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

[Aceon6]

So we just sit on the Venue Feed for 50 minutes? I understand the venue logistics and all, but 50 minutes?

 

[Elisheba]

The men mostly did good! Sad for Cha but Korea wasnt qualifying anyway

 

[thvu]

The Team Competition this year is such a real race for the medals. FINALLY.

 

[Rob]

That restored my faith in fair judging for the time being.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Well, the free dance portion of the team event will now be a bit less exciting. And I had just binge watched Gitter and Gold on Netflix this morning. SIGH.

 

[my little pony]

do I leave on this feed or do I have to switch to something? when do we come back? it's day 2 and I've already lost my bearings

 

[Marta24]

Yay, Yuma!

This team event is so exciting! I didn’t think that Canada would be closer to the Bronze than Georgia at this point of the competition.

 

[MacMadame]

do I leave on this feed or do I have to switch to something? when do we come back? it's day 2 and I've already lost my bearings

You can stay here. It will just be boring for 50 minutes.

 

[my little pony]

Well, the free dance portion of the team event will now be a bit less exciting. And I had just binge watched Gitter and Gold on Netflix this morning. SIGH.

is that the team Russo show where you can win anything with a 2T 2T?

 

[peibeck]

do I leave on this feed or do I have to switch to something? when do we come back? it's day 2 and I've already lost my bearings

50 minutes to dance

 

[Karen-W]

Standings after the SP/RD phase...

Advantage to Italy for the bronze.

Country	Dance RD​	Pairs SP​	Women SP​	Men SP​	Subtotal​
USA	10​	6​	9​	9​	34​
JPN	3​	10​	10​	10​	33​
ITA	6​	8​	8​	6​	28​
CAN	7​	7​	5​	8​	27​
GEO	5​	9​	6​	5​	25​
FRA	9​	4​	4​	7​	24​
KOR	4​	0​	7​	3​	14​
GBR	8​	2​	1​	1​	12​
CHN	2​	5​	3​	4​	14​
POL	1​	3​	2​	2​	8​

 

[million$momma]

USA for team gold, is now necessary to make Chock-Bates and Ilia do the free

Didn't they have to announce who would be skating the free prior to the men's skate today?

 

[terisa]

This is why you always send the future to a pressure free feel the Olympic vibe if there is opportunity to do that.

Seriously, we've all gotten used to him being "no nerves, no stress", but this IS the biggest stage he's ever been on.

 

[zigzig]

Gogo was Canada's surprise secret weapon!

Is Ilia injured - the jumps looked really uncharacteristically tight.

Glad Aymoz had a redemptive skate.

Cha - so frustrating. Exquisite skating but always makes a big mistake. The Sasha Cohen of today's men.

 

[genevieve]

Ilia still looking like he’s got some kind of injury that they haven’t disclosed.

I thought it looked like he knew he didn't have to try very hard here. I fully expect the singles comps to be different.

 

[Spikefan]

Should I stretch and work out or just sit here and watch skaters doing that?

 

[victorskid]

TE Men SP Protocols: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...------QUAL0001MN--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

 

[Private Citizen]

So Ilia's Lutz was under but Grassl's wasn't?

Granted, Malinin’s lutz was right in front of me and Grassl’s was on the other side of the rink, but yes: today Malinin’s lutz was more underrotated. I’d have called Grassl’s q and Malinin’s <.

 

[peibeck]

I still cannot believe Georgia is in the final by 0.22 points.

ETERI WILL NOT BE DENIED!!!

 

[tangerine dream]

Well, the free dance portion of the team event will now be a bit less exciting. And I had just binge watched Gitter and Gold on Netflix this morning. SIGH.

Lop/Bri were going to do the FD anyway.

 

[rfisher]

So, how much OMG will he skate the FS or let it pass and focus on the big medal? If you want to be fair, let Torgy skate the free. The US will get a medal of some color and that's his only chance to get one. Share the wealth!

 

[Karen-W]

Didn't they have to announce who would be skating the free prior to the men's skate today?

No. FD is confirmed in about 5 minutes by the 5 countries that qualified. Tomorrow's competitors are confirmed 10 minutes after the FD concludes today.

 

[Aceon6]

Well, the free dance portion of the team event will now be a bit less exciting. And I had just binge watched Gitter and Gold on Netflix this morning. SIGH.

Yup, unless ChoBat eat something nasty during the break, that’s a lock. And Japan can’t beat any of the other teams.

 

[Jammers]

And that's why Ilia needed to go in 2022 to get that Olympic experience under his belt.

 

[slicekw]

He looked nervous at his opening pose. And why wouldn’t he be?

As usual, USFS and the USOC are putting him forward on everything and he’s supposed to be this godsend savior of US skating. He looked really pukey at the end of the ladies’. I think he’s been pushed out of his bubble and I still think there’s something wrong because he’s guarding when he jumps. Hopefully he can get enough space to get his job done the way he wants for the rest of the Olys.

 

[Brooke]

I like the venue feed. We are getting random shots of ice dancers warming up and now the women's practice ice, and Abba.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I would be interested in seeing a data analysis on this theory.

No data analysis but the last Olympices had all our past US men gold medalists saying they needed that first pressure free exposure. It helped them know what to expect when they won gold second time around.

 

[victorskid]

Rank	Team	Nation	Total Points	Men Single Skating	Women Single Skating	Pair Skating	Ice Dance	Q
SP	SP	SP	RD
1	United States of America	USA	34	9	9	6	10	Q
2	Japan	JPN	33	10	10	10	3	Q
3	Italy	ITA	28	6	8	8	6	Q
4	Canada	CAN	27	8	5	7	7	Q
5	Georgia	GEO	25	5	6	9	5	Q
6	France	FRA	FNR	7	4	4	9
7	Republic of Korea	KOR	FNR	3	7	-	4
8	People's Republic of China	CHN	FNR	4	3	5	2
9	Great Britain	GBR	FNR	1	1	2	8
10	Poland	POL	FNR	2	2	3	1

 

[Karen-W]

And that's why Ilia needed to go in 2022 to get that Olympic experience under his belt.

Agreed. But I'd rather it happen today in the TE SP than in the Men's SP like it did for Nathan in 2018.

 

[susieB129]

OMG. I need TTJ to shut up about this being an upset. Ilia skated tight and Yuma's always been able to keep it close when he's clean and on in the SP.

THIS. Gogolev winning the SP would be an upset, not Yuma.