2026 Olys Mens FS PBP - Habemus Pop-am

[skatfan]

Well, it's not as if it's helping them skate better. At what point do you decide to revisit the depressing dirges and go for something a bit more uplifting that might help you have a more successful competition? Better results would give them a far bigger platform to tell their story than mid-to-poor results where they're forgotten as soon as they're done skating.

Oh, so now it’s not about your feelings but to help them skate better? Spare me any of your supposed compassion which is just veiled inconvenience.

 

[my little pony]

wow good for Gogo! how is it so close to the leader? they looked like completely different things

 

[Colonel Green]

Mao set the bar for step sequences to this music very high, much higher than Gogo can realistically aspire to.

But that aside, that's a great skate for Stephen. I don't think he could have asked for more out of his Olympics than he got.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Much happiness in the CBC commentary booth! And Go Go nails his tribute program to Dylan Moscovitch's Heated Rivalry cameo appearance.

 

[Karen-W]

Not too shabby for Gogolev! I hope he scores well enough to remain ahead of Gumennik. We need that today.

 

[ilovesalchows]

TES is holding even with Gumennik

 

[beckab81]

Gogolev's TES seems to be holding so far, I'd say he's looking at a big new PB here.

 

[peibeck]

Good for GoGo! Hopefully that will bring the (hopefully) brief Russian reign to an end. If Gumennik "deserved" 8s in PCS GoGo suddenly does too.

 

[rfisher]

Gogolev has had quite the competition. Good for him.

 

[skatfan]

Gogolev's TES seems to be holding so far, I'd say he's looking at a big new PB here.

I thought he should have stopped skating and am I glad to admit how wrong I am!

 

[Rob]

What an Olympics for GoGo!

 

[Carolla5501]

Well, it's not as if it's helping them skate better. At what point do you decide to revisit the depressing dirges and go for something a bit more uplifting that might help you have a more successful competition? Better results would give them a far bigger platform to tell their story than mid-to-poor results where they're forgotten as soon as they're done skating.

They are much more memorable for being there than you rainbow and unicorn desires.. Just when I think you can't amaze me any more with your political views... here you go!

 

[Wyliefan]

Yay!

 

[marbri]

God he is so introverted it's almost charming

 

[MacMadame]

I didn't realize Zendaya sang.

I knew someone would go there. True. But the personality fit might be nice. Ok, lets send him to Raf.

I was thinking Raf. But also I'd be okay with him slinking back to RUS never to be on my screen again.

Spot on from Gogolev. Gorgeous quads, nothing to review. Just the tiniest issue on the 3Lo. Program slows at the end but still so much better than Gummenik. Happy to see him disappear from the leader chair.

And so quickly too.

 

[delayedaxel]

Having him in the building is really unfortunate IMO

Having Eteri in the building is really unfortunate.

 

[canbelto]

Come on Shun!

 

[Spikefan]

Thank you GoGo and Canada!

 

[skatingguy]

Shun Sato
Rank: 9 SP: 88.70
Coach: T. Kusaka, K. Asano
Music: Dance of the Firebird (from “The Firebird”) by Igor Stravinski; Round Dances of the Princesses (from “The Firebird”) by Igor Stravinski; Infernal Dance of King Kaschei (from “The Firebird”) by Igor Stravinski; Finale (from “The Firebird”) by Igor Stravinski

First Olympic appearance winning Team Event silver in 2026 in Milano Cortina. One World Championships participation(s) with a best result of 6th in Men Single Skating in 2025. Won Men Single Skating silver in 2024 and Men Single Skating bronze in 2023 at the Four Continents Championships. Grand Prix Final: 2 x bronze. Junior World Championships: 1 x 6th.

Free Skate
PB: 194.86
SB: 194.86

Total
PB: 292.08
SB: 292.08

 

[tangerine dream]

Gogo proving all that matters is jumps. He doesn't really have anything else.

 

[Lara]

Gogo Amazing what finally being relatively healthy does. What an inspiration.

 

[text_skate]

Good for Gogolev.

 

[Elisheba]

Yay Gogo beat Gummenik!

 

[Matryeshka]

This Olympics has put me in the very awkward position of first rooting for ChoBats and now Gogolev. What a world we live in. Huh.

 

[Desperado]

Stephen responds to his season's best score with an underwhelming "wow.

 

[slicekw]

Sato has cat instincts, I swear some of his air positions scare the hell out of me. And yet, landed and green blob.

 

[HaNguyen]

Is Gogolev going to Worlds? He should if Canada wants 2 men next year.

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Sato's jumps are a joy to watch. Edit: most of the time.

 

[umronnie]

The Firebird is on fire

 

[annie_mg]

Sato showing more musicality in the first 10 seconds than the whole group combined so far.