2026 Olys Mens FS PBP - Habemus Pop-am

[Theatregirl1122]

Kao's reign of terror continues.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I already regret asking, but what exactly are you talking about??

In case you didn't watch the team event, there was this stupid "jump" moving map graphic that looked far too much like a swimming sperm hence the FSU named it the "sperm map" I had a whole whack of people in a bar rolling over in laughter when I pointed this out during a team event replay.

 

[hermajesty]

A few people in my block using the next skater for a bathroom break

 

[Aceon6]

C’mon somebody, anybody, show us your best.

 

[Matryeshka]

If any athlete is in ITALY and getting Starbucks for their coffee, I hope they lose. And I say this as an actual employee of Starbucks. This is also a commercial that is proof of the annoyingness of late stage capitalism.

Come on little Egaze. @tony has convinced me to root for him.

 

[miffy]

I love how chill Rizzo has been. He said before the team event he knew he wasn't a contender in the men and you can tell he really enjoyed the experience no matter the results.

 

[Elisheba]

C’mon somebody, anybody, show us your best.

Nika would prefer not to.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

If I skated, my message would have been "Let's sacrifice Egadze".

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I know we've talked about Egadze's hair but

 

[Lizziebeth]

C’mon somebody, anybody, show us your best.

this competition seems cursed to me

 

[HaNguyen]

I’m beginning to think that Nika needs fun or maybe weird music to skate well.

 

[miffy]

I want Nika to do well. He's had a rotten time all week, he deserves at least one good skate out of the 4 he had to do.

to the haters.

 

[Sally1214]

I'll miss Rizzo (assuming he's retiring after this season), he has such a lovely glide and way of working between the elements.

I agree. Speaking of his "glide," I especially liked the way he "glided" straight toward the camera at the end of his program .... almost like he was gliding right into my livingroom. I wish ........

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

If any athlete is in ITALY and getting Starbucks for their coffee, I hope they lose. And I say this as an actual employee of Starbucks. This is also a commercial that is proof of the annoyingness of late stage capitalism.

Come on little Egaze. @tony has convinced me to root for him.

When I was in Verona about a year and half ago, the Starbucks was packed much to my chagrin. Also the Juliet balcony deserves +5 GOE for top tier tourist trapness.

 

[Private Citizen]

Nika down on 4Lz and looked short. Completing other jumps but very low quality. Even lower quality spins. I’d be giving negative GoE. Base value will keep him high but possibly the weakest skating since Carillo. Or maybe before.

 

[SlavicaK]

Kao's reign of terror continues.

With Lukas on his coattails!

 

[ilovesalchows]

Nika looks at the judges a lot. I think he is desperate for approval, not surprising since he probably has Stockholm Syndrome due to his coach.

 

[my little pony]

every single element is ugly to me, id rather stay under the Kao reign of terror

 

[peibeck]

Nika actually having some facial expression and smiled while performing??? WHAT IS HAPPENING???

 

[Kaz7714]

I kind of enjoyed him at Euros (live)...but it's back to neutral,lightly bored again.

 

[PRlady]

Just sitting here hoping for a great skate for Max and then escaping to meet a friend on concourse before crowds. Jin has been my smoke break for 800000 cigarettes and just because I stopped smoking doesn’t mean I’m gonna watch him.

 

[flyingsit]

And we have a new longest program of the day

 

[Matryeshka]

The fandom of @rfisher and myself was too much for Egadze to overcome. He left it all in Sheffield. The Curse of the Reigning Euros Men's Champ continues...though I think he is ending Kao's Reign of Terror.

 

[SlavicaK]

Italian and Swiss tv lost interest in Nika and Maxim. I want to see Maxim!

 

[Spikefan]

If any athlete is in ITALY and getting Starbucks for their coffee, I hope they lose. And I say this as an actual employee of Starbucks. This is also a commercial that is proof of the annoyingness of late stage capitalism.

Come on little Egaze. @tony has convinced me to root for him.

We went to the Reserve in Milan, really cool building with coffee cocktails upstairs in a bar, I had one of those. The place was packed with Italian speakers.

 

[skatingguy]

Nika Egadze
Coach: E. Tutberidze. B. Richaud, S. Dudakov
Music: Sailing, Verve, Sail

4Lz - tilted forward, fall
4T - free leg a little wild
4S+3T
3A
Flying Camel Spin 3
4S+3T
3F+2A+2Aq+SEQ
3Lz
Change Foot Camel Spin 3
Step Sequence 3
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 3 (2V after review)

Things just not quite coming together for Nika in this performance. Better overall than the Team Event, but the presentation was very flat, and lifeless.

SP: 85.11 = 15th Place
-1.00 = Falls
FS: 175.16 = 1st Place
Total: 260.27 = 1st Place

 

[umronnie]

That was a loooong program. I feel like I aged a few months.

 

[MacMadame]

Skating better to AWOLnation, as it should be.

 

[Karen-W]

LMAO! Johnny calling out how empty this program is until the hip shimmy.

 

[Elisheba]

Aside from the opening jump fro Egadze that wasn't terrible.