2026 Olys Team Event PBP Day 2 - Will It Be YAYmoz? Or GO!GO!lev?

[Rob]

We need an engineer to make us Mini Wind-up Kagiyamas for our coffee tables so we can have him skate for us all day.

 

[Sally1214]

LOOOOVE Yuma's K/C reaction!!

 

[Elisheba]

Kaori for tursy-POTS!

 

[Spikefan]

Ilia looks sluggish.

 

[Karen-W]

Argh! Messy 3A.

 

[tony]

Flip looked tight just by the hitch on the landing, probably rotation okay. 3A obviously off from the start, twisted on the landing and just barely below a 0 GOE. I get the interesting transitions into it, but no.

I'm not saying it just because but all 4 jump landings looked tight.

 

[Jammers]

Ilia is tight and that's gonna cost his the lead.

 

[my little pony]

this costume is like the evolution of a bruise

 

[HaNguyen]

OMG! I think Yuma wins the short!!!

 

[umronnie]

A nervy skate

 

[thvu]

Ilia showing nerves. He's lucky the judges are giving him rep GOE for his overrated 3axel landed at a standstill and the 4lutz/3toe with a poor landing and little speed.

Team Japan really needed this point Ilia just ceded.

 

[MsZem]

I'm not saying it just because but all 4 jump landings looked tight.

They did, though. Yuma was much, much better.

 

[victorskid]

A lot of yellow "blobs"...

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

I know Ilia is Ilia, but I really do wish he'd gotten the spot 4 years ago just to get Olympic experience before going in as the favorite.

 

[skipaway]

Behind Japan easily!

 

[Wyliefan]

I think Ilia got nervous at the last minute after all.

 

[floridaice]

And how will Ilia react to 2nd place?

 

[tony]

OMG! I think Yuma wins the short!!!

PCS for Yuma should be at least 2.5 points higher, he has this.

Ilia would need nearly a perfect 50 PCS and that's if no jumps get called short.

 

[Rob]

This is a very tight performance from Ilia. He looks nervous. Kagiyama should win this.

 

[my little pony]

well how bout them raspberries, I mean apples

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Feels like Ilia is saving energy and isn't completely all in

 

[Colonel Green]

And Japan wins the segment!

 

[Karen-W]

Well, that won't win the SP and if the USA wants to win TE gold, Ilia must do the FS tomorrow.

 

[rfisher]

figure skating is so fun. Fans will scream and melt down. He'll laugh.

 

[skatingguy]

Ilia Malinin
Coach: T. Malinia, R. Skorniakov, A. Arutiunian
Music: Dies Irae, The Lost Crown

4F
3A - no flow on landing, stuck on the toe-picks
Change Foot Camel Spin 4
4Lz<+3T
Flying Sit Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 4
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Malinin not getting done in the short program despite playing it safe with the jumps - safe for him at least. Advantage Japan going to the free skates.

98.00 = 2nd Place

 

[Private Citizen]

I love Ilia but I saw the mistake on the axel coming. And looked like 4Lz<+3Tq to me. Yuma should have this by 10 points or more. He can’t skate like this in the individual event.

 

[Skaterbob]

Ilia is kind feeling like a flop bizarre to see.

 

[LilJen]

Ilia squeaking out a few jumps there. Ugh. It was either this or I had fears of him trying the 4a-3t and breaking a bone. Definitely NOT better than Yuma.

 

[MacMadame]

Ilia looks sluggish.

And tight. A little nervy.

 

[beckab81]

If Yuma doesn’t win this segment we riot