2026 Olys Team Event PBP Day 3 - When Your Bum Hits the Ice and Your Legs In the Sky - That's Errore!

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

I won't lie.
I'm amused that M/Beru got lower PCS than Con/Mac.
Not objecting. Just being amused.

 

[CassAgain]

Nice of them to go with the theme and have one jumping in Milan and one in Cortina.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

I forgot about this crappy Gladiator. Why????

 

[canbelto]

I really am sick of the overwrought opera music for every program and we haven't even started the indivdual competitions yet. Help.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Ah yes, gladiator that doesn't sound like gladiator.

At least we also got gladiator that does sound like gladiator, although not the best cut of that either.

 

[MsZem]

How can they stand to listen to this every day in training?

 

[MacMadame]

Only 5 teams but 2 Gladiators. And I'll take sirens and phones ringing over this vocal seciton.

 

[ilovesalchows]

I want gold in pairs for these two so much!

 

[Wyliefan]

I never watched Gladiator, so I really don't care which cuts/covers they use or don't use. But they look AMAZING out there. I want individual gold for them so so badly!!

 

[Private Citizen]

Miles apart on their SBS jumps and really telegraphed throw lutz. Bit of a sync issue on the sals. But those are relatively minor nitpicks and the quality is in a different league to the Georgians. Still, the performance of the night goes to Kam and O’Shea for me.

 

[Elisheba]

I liked Lia and Trennt's gladiator better...

 

[tony]

All three throw jumps for Miura/Kihara have been insanely good all of a sudden. Great stretch and run out. They really worked coming into this event.

 

[skatingguy]

Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Coach: B. Marcotte, M. Duhamel
Music: Gladiator (soundtrack)

Triple Twist 3
3Tq+2A+2A+SEQ - Ryuichi struggled on the toeloop, and too far apart
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Throw 3Lz
Back Outside Death Spiral 3 (4 after review)
Pair Combo Spin 4
3S
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Throw 3Lo
Hand-to-Hand Lift 3 (4 after review)
Choreo Sequence

Another stellar performance from the reigning World Champions to give Japan a shot of the Gold medal going into the singles free skates.

155.55 = 1st Place

 

[allezfred]

Wow! The pairs really brought it!

 

[Karen-W]

I'm all for MiuKih leaving all their clean skates out here on the TE ice. And yet... Hand down from him on the 3t in the 3t+2a+2a combo; swishy easy throw 3lz; why are we subjected to two rather bland Gladiator free skates in this competition today? Perfect SBS 3s; throw 3s - nice. Well, this will win the TE FS today, for sure, and it won't even be close. Still don't care for this program.

 

[CassAgain]

Did their job; saved flawless for the individual.

 

[skategal]

Wow wow wow!!

Soooooo good!

Yay Team Japan!!

 

[miffy]

Wow!!! Amazing So happy for them.

All 5 pairs should be pretty damn proud of themselves. Can't wait for the individual now.

 

[beckab81]

Did they almost lose their last lift? Seemed like a really awkward transition out of it, and only a level 3.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

That was great and they're going to win. I hope they didn't leave it all in the team event.

 

[Aceon6]

Now that was special. I’m not looking at those two yellow blobs.

 

[my little pony]

good for my actual children! not perfect but very good

 

[Spikefan]

What an awesome Pairs event!

 

[Bill Trenary]

Wow...save some for the individual event! I want this pair to win Gold so bad.

 

[MacMadame]

Did they almost lose their last lift? Seemed like a really awkward transition out of it, and only a level 3.

I swear he slipped a bit in the middle too.

 

[Dobre]

Yep, pairs delivered tonight. Kudos to all.

 

[LilJen]

Give the Japanese all the points. That was fantastic.

 

[umronnie]

I love M/R!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Nice of them to go with the theme and have one jumping in Milan and one in Cortina.

Livigno was wuz robbed!

 

[Citlali]

Riku and Ryuichi