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

[ilovesalchows]

So does anyone have a reference for how Sato performs under pressure?

 

[SidelineSkater]

Here to point out how important it was for Amber to deliver the rest of the program. I’m not sure if she’s ever tacked on a combo when missed earlier in the program. Shake it off and reset for next week!

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

I have crappy taste in skating programs. It's fine y'all.

I like Gubanova's ice presence. She was probably overscored and I'm not questioning the judging or how the standings shook out.

 

[once_upon]

Yep, this sound tape for intermissions is the same one used at pro volleyball games.

I had hoped we would skip YMCA. But knew it was after Get Loud

 

[marbri]

I suspect I'm the only one on FSU who is pulling for a bronze for Georgia. I couldn't care less which of Japan or the US wins gold, but Georgia has never won an Olympic medal and this is the best chance they've ever had. So, Nika, keep your focus and stay on your feet boy. Pretend this is Europeans.

To be fair though Russia has won a few already

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

I do admire Gubanova`s grit. So many times she`s come into the free. I can see her mind "I do this or I`m out". And, she`s done it on a few occasions.

Little worried about Amber. She didn`t fall apart as other`s have said. But she was slow throughout and it took all she had to get through her elements. Not much performance in it. Hoping that now that she has experience and Damon on her side she can do better next week.

 

[Cachoo]

I'm with you in the minority. And this program is super-flat when she's not clean & selling the heck out of it.

Nope. She's already throwing out excuses about this being her first time on Olympic ice in the backstage interview with Andrea Joyce. For all the folks who are dying for the geriatric ice dancers to retire, I'm looking forward to Amber the headcase hanging up her competitive skates at the end of this season.

Harsh. A lot of us love her journey.

 

[CassAgain]

One just has to listen to her teammates talk about her to know what a sweetheart Amber is. It probably was too much pressure for her, but I am really proud of her for recovering. Anyone gleeful she wasn’t perfect because she spoke up for her community—that says more about them than it will ever say about our girl.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

If Amber costs Italy the bronze, I will be
Go, baby Matteo!

 

[BrightSkates]

Just had a thought I had, I wonder if Stellato-Dudek wasn't out would Kam/Oshea still have placed 4th, ultimately resulting in possible gold?

 

[rfisher]

To be fair though Russia has won a few already

That's true, but Gubanova would never, ever have made the Olympics if she was skating for Russia. I've had a real soft spot for her since she was a junior and I'd be thrilled for her to end her career with an Olympic medal. She has no chance in the individual event unlike the pairs and even an outside possibility for Egadze, but what happens, happens.

 

[LilJen]

Hearing “Let’s Get Loud” makes me remember Tanith and Ben 20 years ago.

 

[Karen-W]

She scored scored higher than Mirai Nagasu who had a clean triple axel and much better spins. She should be happy. I am sure if Mirai could have had a double axel seq and would have have probably have a higher score but still.

Let's not forget that in 2018 the GOE was still a +3 to -3 range compared to now with the +5 to -5 range.

 

[Augusztus]

I like Gubanova's ice presence.

This was apparent IRL at Euros in Sheffield. The way she carried herself was really quite distinctive. At least to me, she has some aura live, and she really stood out in comparison with many of the others. It doesn't quite come across on the screen.

 

[viennese]

Advance congratulations to Japan for best skating and team spirit

I guess the only way for the US to come out ahead is for the men to finish

1. Malinin
2. Somebody not Sato
3. Sato

 

[ilovesalchows]

If Amber costs Italy the bronze, I will be
Go, baby Matteo!

Why stop there? Where was she when that Lindbergh baby went missing?

 

[Interludes]

Advance congratulations to Japan for best skating and team spirit

I guess the only way for the US to come out ahead is for the men to finish

1. Malinin
2. Somebody not Sato
3. Sato

If Ilia beats Shun here, USA wins.

 

[Karen-W]

Just had a thought I had, I wonder if Stellato-Dudek wasn't out would Kam/Oshea still have placed 4th, ultimately resulting in possible gold?

Well, seeing that Canada's plan was always to swap out SDDes for PerMich for the free skate, no, it wouldn't have affected the gold medal race.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Just had a thought I had, I wonder if Stellato-Dudek wasn't out would Kam/Oshea still have placed 4th, ultimately resulting in possible gold?

I stan Deanna, but they didn’t even win Nationals. Not sure it would have been any different.

 

[victorskid]

I have opted to step away from the commentary here to just watch the skating and keep track of the scores, etc. via the Olympics site.

Some of you take all the joy out of things with your comments

I just popped in briefly to confirm my expectations and am gone again!

 

[my little pony]

once I saw wham and Andrew Ridgeley stepped on my hand

 

[Finnice]

Advance congratulations to Japan for best skating and team spirit

I guess the only way for the US to come out ahead is for the men to finish

1. Malinin
2. Somebody not Sato
3. Sato

2. RIZZO!

 

[SidelineSkater]

To the Amber skeptics who say her programs are flat or her skating does nothing. Sometimes it’s more than just music and jumps.

Her ability to inspire and represent a marginalized community and her heart for caring for others is worth more than a 150+ FS.

Perhaps the negative Nancy’s are leaning into their conservative values to disqualify how much of an ambassador she is on and off the ice.

When the vast majority of people like a person, you have to ask yourself, what’s wrong with those who don’t.

 

[Spikefan]

So does anyone have a reference for how Sato performs under pressure?

He did great at Japanese Nationals, which is a pressure cooker. We will know in under an hour.

 

[jlai]

It wasn't great. Headcase as usual.

I thought she would be second and now she is third. She isn’t the only one who underperforms a little.

Compared to past team events in past Olympics this isn’t too bad (eg K Chen or Abbott or even Vincent in team final)

 

[ilovepaydays]

So……NBC is replaying Ilia’s SP from the team event? Where’s his fluff piece? Kaori got Kobe beef, after all!

 

[Jammers]

Advance congratulations to Japan for best skating and team spirit

I guess the only way for the US to come out ahead is for the men to finish

1. Malinin
2. Somebody not Sato
3. Sato

No Ilia just needs to win the LP and they win the Gold.

 

[VGThuy]

She scored scored higher than Mirai Nagasu who had a clean triple axel and much better spins. She should be happy. I am sure if Mirai could have had a double axel seq and would have have probably have a higher score but still.

Wasn’t that a different scoring system? In 2018, there wasn’t a +/-5 GOE scale.

To the Amber skeptics who say her programs are flat or her skating does nothing. Sometimes it’s more than just music and jumps.

Her ability to inspire and represent a marginalized community and her heart for caring for others is worth more than a 150+ FS.

Perhaps the negative Nancy’s are leaning into their conservative values to disqualify how much of an ambassador she is on and off the ice.

When the vast majority of people like a person, you have to ask yourself, what’s wrong with those who don’t.

I’m not conservative. I’m here because I like figure skating. I’m sure she’s a great person but I’m allowed to not like her skating.

 

[Lilia A]

Advance congratulations to Japan for best skating and team spirit

I guess the only way for the US to come out ahead is for the men to finish

1. Malinin
2. Somebody not Sato
3. Sato

USA and Japan are tied. Malinin just needs to beat Shun, even if they're 4th and 5th. Canada handed the US that gold medal by stepping out of that throw jump, basically (because Shun isn't beating Ilia even if Ilia implodes, which I doubt he will)

 

[mtnskater]

Welp the conventional arm chair skating wisdom (and podcasters) was Amber short, Alysa free. (Mine was Alysa and Isabeau but we know that wasn’t up for debate). But who knows what went on behind the scenes to arrive at the reverse. Sending a nervy skater to do a free skate first time on Olympic ice in a very very high pressure situation…a gamble that didn’t completely pay off. But it has made this an incredibly nail biting, nerve wracking event. Incredibly edge of the seat stuff! Like Ashley said, great TV!