2026 Olys Team Event PBP Day 1 - There Is An I(AM) in Team

[Theatregirl1122]

ChatGPT doing figure skating costumes would explain a lot about some of the choices.

 

[Karen-W]

Belinda is being nice in calling Luka's footwork in the lift "dicey".

 

[honey]

Sandra Bezic is rightfully taking him to task over the feet on the lifts. “It is not ok”. Effusive praise for everything else though.

 

[MacMadame]

If Chris was here, he'd say they'll be shooting into the lead! Massive TES

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Did Berulava struggle on the lift? I’m getting drug commercials instead of replays!

 

[rfisher]

Berulava should have worked with Trankov some on his lift footwork, but her runout on the throw is so good as well as their twist.

 

[thvu]

Now the Italians want M&K to place either above the Georgians or below in 3rd place or less.

 

[Karen-W]

Did Berulava struggle on the lift? I’m getting drug commercials instead of replays!

This is a rhetorical question, right? When does Berulava not struggle on the lifts?

 

[genevieve]

Belinda is being nice in calling Luka's footwork in the lift "dicey".

I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying her commentary

 

[MacMadame]

The male announcer is working my every last nerve. Belinda is great though.

 

[victorskid]

Berulava's footwork in the rev. lasso lift was terrifying.

Sandra Bezic agreed with you.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

The male announcer is working my every last nerve. Belinda is great though.

Yeah, and I've forgotten his name so it's harder to complain.

 

[MacMadame]

Yeah, and I've forgotten his name so it's harder to complain.

Ollie. Seared in my brain. Along with his terrible puns and misquoting the lyrics to Paint it Black.

 

[MsZem]

I'll never understand video game Rolling Stones, but that was quality.

 

[skatingguy]

Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Coach: B. Marcotte, M. Duhamel
Music: Paint It Black

Triple Twist 3
3T
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Throw 3Lz
Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Step Sequence 4
Back Inside Death Spiral 4

That was a performance worthy of the Olympics. Chills.

82.84 = 1st Place

 

[rfisher]

I'm not a fan of the Japanese team, but that was an excellent performance. Quality tops personal preference.

 

[ilovesalchows]

This is going to be 80+ points

 

[Karen-W]

Well, now was as good a time as any for MiuKih to lay down their best SP of the season. This should easily go above 80.

 

[Hanna]

That throw The distance covered, oooffff

 

[genevieve]

M/K!

 

[MacMadame]

That was amazing! Best they've skated that all season!

 

[umronnie]

WOW WOW WOW

 

[Theatregirl1122]

That'll be number 1 with a bullet. Exactly the performance Japan needed.

 

[Wyliefan]

Beautiful! They looked so confident!

 

[Citlali]

Riku and Ryuichi

 

[Elisheba]

Wow.

 

[beckab81]

Well that should lead by a LOT. The flourishes in the lift were something I hadn’t appreciated before, so good!

 

[thvu]

That's the best Miura & Kihara have ever skated. Wow. So dynamic, so sharp. That was cleaner than expected too in terms of executing the choreography.

 

[honey]

Best 3T she’s ever done? That was excellent top to bottom.

 

[Private Citizen]

I’ll have to eat my own words about the Japanese not being able to beat the Georgians technically (despite questionable rotation on her toe and the telegraphed throw) . I still think the Georgians are the better team if they had a better program.