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

[Wyliefan]

I always forget about the hip wiggle. And it's the only interesting thing about him.

 

[Sylvia]

Raf is in DA HOUSE. He must be there with Torgy.

Arutunian was with Ilia and his dad in the practice earlier today:

Raf is at Ilia’s practice today

 

[NinjaTurtles]

The lean outside the circle on the 3T in the combo, crazy he landed it.

 

[Lilia A]

I've already made peace with the fact that the US is winning this and Japan won't have a chance at a team gold for several more cycles until they get their shit together in ice dance. I mean, look, an Olympic silver medal is a huge accomplishment and it only bolsters Kaori's and Yuma's and RikuRyu's already impressive resume. And congrats to Utamasa and Shun for winning their first ever Olympic medal.

Now about Georgia vs. Italy. I asked Gemini about the tie and apparently Georgia would win the tie break. Damn. Ok, since Canada can't medal, I really wanted Italy to win a medal at home. I'll try to think positively about the situation. For a long time, I looked at Gleb Smolkin and thought this guy is Olympic medal material, I can see that happening for him, so there, at least my little prophecy would come true even without switching partners.

ETA: I missed Egadze's skate because I had too much anxiety. Maybe I should skip the rest too.

 

[Skaterbob]

Nika looks stiffer than Amber :|

 

[Firedancer]

He seems really slow

 

[VGThuy]

“Sail” is more exciting than what Egadze can provide.

 

[CantALoop]

That hip wiggle attempt in the middle of the steps puts death in my soul; -5 GOE

 

[Karen-W]

Sorry, Johnny & Tara but that hip shimmy was lame and weak. If you're gonna wiggle, you better be fully committed like Donovan Carrillo or just go home.

 

[Cachoo]

Poor guy.

 

[viennese]

The two teams are tied. I'm not understanding why you think the US needs to win by more than one point.

Because ordinals are confusing? I dunno.

 

[peibeck]

While a Babs stare may be scary, the frosty glare of Eteri when Nika gets off the ice will probably be worse....

 

[miffy]

His little choreo attempt & smile on the 'la la la' bit made me lol I'm sad for him though, this has been such a bad event after his level at Euros

 

[flyingsit]

I have loathed this song for 10 years at this point. And it’s still better than Gubanova’s music.

 

[PRlady]

Every jump had a wide swinging leg and several looked short from up here. Just not an attractive skater.

 

[skatingguy]

Nika Egadze
Coach: E. Tutberidze, B. Richaud, S. Dudakov
Music: Sailing, Verve, Sail

2Lz - step out
4T
4S+3Tq
3A - step out
Flying Camel Spin 3 (4 after review)
3S+3T
3F+2A+2A+SEQ
3Lz
Change Foot Camel Spin 3
Step Sequence 4
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 3

A subpar performance from Egadze should solidify the Bronze medal for Italy.

154.79 = 1st Place

 

[genevieve]

Is this a new costume for Egadze? A new program? Where is the brown monstrosity I am remembering? And this song seems more like something a Canadian would skate to.

Did Ambergate erase all my memories of this season's mens programs?

 

[BittyBug]

He works with Ilia too.

Yeah but I believe you can only bring one coach to the OLYs (vs. two to Worlds), so he must be there with another athlete.

 

[Matryeshka]

As Italy collectively says in the words of Carly Patterson after Romania boffed the beam in the 2004 TE: well, that's just too bad.

Just to note, I don't hate Egadze by any means and hope he gets better programs next quad that bring out his personality.

 

[Citlali]

Nika reverting to his pre Euro Champion skating, some good, some bad, some meh

 

[MacMadame]

Egadz sleeves remind me of those ski jumping pants that were deemed illegal. (I assume the extra fabric is to allow for movement the routine demands.)

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

I just pooped into this thread to tell you how much I don't want to be in this thread. :lo:

 

[MsZem]

Can we crowdfund to get Egadze a stylist?

Or just some scissors really.

 

[LilJen]

Okay, Nika, think how much easier those jumps might be without all that hair flying around.

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Poor Nika. It's really tough that this skate might have cost Georgia the medal.
Or I will be pissed if it doesn't.

 

[Spikefan]

While a Babs stare may be scary, the frosty glare of Eteri when Nika gets off the ice will probably be worse....

Nah, she always seems nice to her boys.

 

[susieB129]

Not Nika's day. Bring on the Sparkly Vecnas.

 

[beckab81]

Nika, you'll always have your Euro's title. Wish he could have skated a bit better here though, but the Olympics is just a different beast.

 

[VGThuy]

Amber should feel proud that she didn’t give up on the performance because she really could have imploded and placed 4th or 5th. Every little point counts at this moment.

 

[canbelto]

While a Babs stare may be scary, the frosty glare of Eteri when Nika gets off the ice will probably be worse....

Eteri will just do her typical "I never liked you anyway" side eye.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

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!

I'm very confused by this. I don't listen to podcasts, but most of FSU thought Alysa short and Alysa free or Amber short and Amber free.

Also, the free skate is much lower stakes than the SP. Why would a nervy skater do better in the SP where it is much easier to lose a lot of points.