2026 Olys Pairs SP PBP - Veni, Vidi, Wedgie

[Allen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1r5ph98/ilia_malinin_donovan_carrillo_watching_the_pairs

Gurrrrl

 

[rfisher]

NOOOOOOO. I want an OGM. Their twist is soooo good and she two foots the throw. Kill me now.

 

[Colonel Green]

Berulava's footwork in lifts remains scary. It's bizarre given how classically Russian everything else they do is.

 

[Wyliefan]

Ilia and Donovan watching things would make a great web series.

Ilia and Donovan and Piper! If you go to the Reddit thread, you'll see she's on Ilia's other side.

 

[tony]

I still remember Savchenko/Szolkowy's Flamenco Bolero. With the original costumes.

One of the worst programs in existence and I was a massive S/S fan. Hate hate hate and the Worlds program should’ve been tanked.

 

[tangerine dream]

It gives "artistic swimming" hair

You think she used gelatin?

 

[Aussie Willy]

When he grabbed her leg at the end I was waiting for a headbanger.

 

[Karen-W]

MetBeru - SBS 3s - excellent; 3tw - beautiful as always; throw 3f - oooo - step out on her landing; BIDS - good; SBS spins - really good unison & very close; lift - got through it; step seq - solid if a bit subdued.

Well, in a fair world, they'd be behind PerMich but they won't be.

 

[overedge]

I haven't seen this program from earlier in this season, but I was not impressed. Even without the mistakes this would be a dull program.

 

[Skaterbob]

Ah, cool, look, it's two guys with the same technical score in the LP

Too soon!

 

[Amy L]

I don't know how someone with gold medal prospects be as shaky with lifts as Michael Marinaro was.

 

[skatingguy]

Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava
Coach: P. Sluisarenko, E. Zakroev
Music: Bolero (Excerpt) by Milos Karadaglic

3S
Triple Twist 4
Throw 3F - step out
Back Inside Death Spiral 3
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Step Sequence 4

An unusual mistake on the throw, and the performance level dropped after that element.

Q SP: 75.46 = 1st Place

 

[Kaz7714]

Berulava’s footwork on the lifts is mega scary.

That, I can't watch it without cringing.

 

[flyingsit]

Berulava’s footwork on the lifts is mega scary.

About as scary as her hair and makeup

 

[Private Citizen]

The flip error may have cost them a shot at the gold. Think they'll PCS their way into the lead, with deserved GOE on the SBS jumps and twist, but there's not much of a program there.

 

[SlavicaK]

One of the Swiss commentators throwing shade (in Swiss German): "He has a somewhat different technique, so that the turns in the lifts don't look stable. But everything turns out fine, or mostly does."

 

[ilovesalchows]

Well she’s amazing. And he’s…her partner.

 

[Lizziebeth]

Berulava’s footwork on the lifts is mega scary.

I thought he caught a toepick? She's a brave girl

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Berulava is scary as heck on lifts. Otherwise there is something fabulous about this pair. Is not the same without Russian pairs though (please don't hate on me....)

 

[mattiecat13]

I want to get a shock collar and shock Tara every time she calls GOE extra credit.

I want to shock Tara every time she opens her mouth.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I'm sure they'll go into first but they're currently second in TES.

 

[peibeck]

Good, but these two are no Torvill and Dean.

the way his feet lunge forward in the lift. Still great presentation and she has diva power for days.

 

[my little pony]

her spit curl was the most interesting part of that

 

[Sally1214]

"He's one of the weakest lifters in the competitionm" says Sandra. True .... but Luka might be giving HER a death stare if he gets wind of what she said.

And then, Sandra adds, "His whole technique needs attention." She's begging for that stare

 

[Amy L]

One of the worst programs in existence and I was a massive S/S fan. Hate hate hate and the Worlds program should’ve been tanked.

Oh gosh that was the one that sounded like it was being sung by Muppets. I had that buried in my subconscious until just now

 

[Allen]

NOOOOOOO. I want an OGM. Their twist is soooo good and she two foots the throw. Kill me now.

Me too, I love them.

 

[MsZem]

You think she used gelatin?

nm

 

[rfisher]

I do not understand why his lift footwork isn't better. He has one of the best pair coaches in the business which is why the twist is so good.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Our robotics meeting ended 35 minutes ago, but I cannot relocate during skating, so I'm jus there by myself watching on the big projector.

 

[skatingguy]

Sara Conti/Niccolo Macii
Coach: B Luoni
Music: The Wild Bull by John Califra; Concerto de Espana By Benise

First Olympic appearance wining Team Event bronze in 2026 in Milano Cortina. Three World Championships participation(s) winning Pair Skating bronze in 2025 and Pair Skating bronze in 2023. Won Pair Skating gold in 2023 and Pair Skating silver in 2025 at the European Championships. Grand Prix: 2 x silver and 1 x bronze.

Short Program
PB: 77.22
SB: 77.22