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

[peibeck]

I’m sorry but throughout the years, I never understood the hype behind Amber speaking strictly of skating. Like the fans here seem so into her and she just seems… there.

She doesn't have the edge quality of the Japanese ladies, or the refined polish of someone like Isabeau, but (imo) there's a heart-on-her-sleeve quality that even comes through both live and on the TV that makes her compelling. Plus her speed is unrivaled by other American ladies.

On top of that, after watching her struggle for about a decade, to finally see her put it together and become (relatively) consistent adds to her story: an underdog finally achieves the title story we usually only see in movies.

 

[JoannaLouise]

I'm using the zamboni break to explain to my mom that wine goes with skating, and beer goes with Superbowl, in case anyone is wondering how this education session is progressing

 

[Wyliefan]

The flower girls are adorable!

 

[kwanfan1818]

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

Personally, or as a skater?

 

[VGThuy]

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!

I think the SP would have been even more unnerving where she could have done worse than place third. The SP is where you want to put the skater who can hit and set you up well going into the LP, not send up a less consistent skater to make the hole you have to dig your way out of deeper and with less skaters to place between you and the skater on the most competitive team.

 

[tony]

Djokovic in the house!

 

[PRlady]

I love LNG but she also could have beaten Gubanova. Italy isn’t all Amber’s fault.

 

[MsZem]

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.

Yes, @VGThuy and @rfisher and I are all noted conservatives here on FSU

Amber Glenn's sportmanship and advocacy are laudable. Her skating does nothing for me.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I know this may be tacky, but the more I see Ashley Wagner’s suit that she’s wearing, the more I hate it. It seems like the skirt needs to be a bit longer and the whole outfit needs some different color (than just the red) somewhere. Like maybe some black tights?

 

[Dobre]

Me laughing at people who thought we could put up Torgashev. (Much less Zingas & Kolesnik).

 

[NinjaTurtles]

If Nika’s finger snaps, hip shake secures Georgia Bronze over Italy, a million depressions.

 

[Carolla5501]

Oops

 

[rfisher]

Yes, @VGThuy and @rfisher and I are all noted conservatives here on FSU

Amber Glenn's sportmanship and advocacy are laudable. Her skating does nothing for me.

Yes, we're all so conservative. @VGThuy clearly said her opinion was based on skating.

 

[Spikefan]

Gogo only one looking relaxed.

 

[allezfred]

Bit of anti climax with Malinin skating for the US. They should have fielded Torgashev to make things more interesting for viewers.

 

[Karen-W]

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.

No, my skepticism about Amber and her being a headcase is a well-established fact from long before she decided she needed to speak on politics or anything else. Check my posting history here if you doubt that.

And, frankly, none of THAT stuff matters to what she actually delivers on the ice when it comes to the scoring. Today was more of the same that we've seen from her time & time again, especially in major competitions. There was solid, sound reasoning to not put her in the TE SP since she's had issues with the 3a in the SP in 3 of the 5 major competitions she's competed in during the past 2 seasons. She's bounced back in the FS, for the most part, after those errors at both GPFs and Worlds, but it was always going to be a risk to put her in cold in this FS because she has a tendency to tighten up and make mistakes in high pressure situations.

It is what it is and I appreciate the work she's done over the past few seasons to get herself to a higher level of consistency and I certainly have no issue with her being an Olympic Champion if Ilia is able to deliver in a little while, but this was very much what I was expecting out of her today, especially after seeing the pukeface she had backstage & as she took her starting position.

 

[SidelineSkater]

Yes, @VGThuy and @rfisher and I are all noted conservatives here on FSU

Amber Glenn's sportmanship and advocacy are laudable. Her skating does nothing for me.

I’m aware. Not everthing about you three

 

[Prancer]

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

You do?

 

[peibeck]

Djokovic in the house!

Not sitting with the paupers it seems. I'm guessing that's one of his daughters with him.

 

[dupa]

OMG you guvs! Keep the racist, pollitical shit out of it and just enjoy the voids. My goodness, what has happened to this board? ****in A

 

[Carolla5501]

I can like Amber as a human and still think her skating has some flaws

And unfortunately judges don’t give you 150 points because you’re a good human nor do they give you zero points because you’re a bad human

 

[Skaterbob]

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

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.

Does plus +3 from the old system give a different bonus than +5 from the new?

 

[EdgyIceMarks]

I am intrigued that Italy vs. Georgia for the Bronze will be in part decided by Stephen Gogolev.

 

[ilovepaydays]

NBC is now giving an update on the men’s hockey team. It looks like has some “old school” designed jerseys.

 

[slicekw]

Got my mom set up to watch the men live on the venue feed. But she’s about 10 seconds behind me and neither of us want to watch it with the other. Technology, gotta love it.

 

[miffy]

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!

Thanks for stopping by

 

[floridaice]

Laughing at some of this. Y'all know if Amber had ended up first, everyone here would be ecstatic - with the exception of a few Kaori stans.

 

[allezfred]

No, my skepticism about Amber and her being a headcase is a well-established fact from long before she decided she needed to speak on politics or anything else. Check my posting history here if you doubt that.

And, frankly, none of THAT stuff matters to what she actually delivers on the ice when it comes to the scoring. Today was more of the same that we've seen from her time & time again, especially in major competitions. There was solid, sound reasoning to not put her in the TE SP since she's had issues with the 3a in the SP in 3 of the 5 major competitions she's competed in during the past 2 seasons. She's bounced back in the FS, for the most part, after those errors at both GPFs and Worlds, but it was always going to be a risk to put her in cold in this FS because she has a tendency to tighten up and make mistakes in high pressure situations.

It is what it is and I appreciate the work she's done over the past few seasons to get herself to a higher level of consistency and I certainly have no issue with her being an Olympic Champion if Ilia is able to deliver in a little while, but this was very much what I was expecting out of her today, especially after seeing the pukeface she had backstage & as she took her starting position.

You could just say you hate her politics. Would say you some time typing.

 

[MsZem]

Laughing at some of this. Y'all know if Amber had ended up first, everyone here would be ecstatic - with the exception of a few Kaori stans.

Personally I like Alysa.

 

[peibeck]

Nika and Matteo both have pukey face.