2026 Olys Womens FS PBP - Missed Full of Horrors

[Wyliefan]

Wish we could get an actual look at Kristi instead of just a tiny far-off image.

 

[Private Citizen]

Pretty much every skater in this group could drop precipitously.

(Expressing the sentiment seemed to have worked in the opposite way thus far, so hoping the trend holds )

 

[tony]

Why can’t everyone be cool like Kaori?

 

[Simone411]

Peak Amber! Disaster SP, amazing redemption in LP, she gives us the lowest lows and highest highs.

Amen to that!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Peak Amber! Disaster SP, amazing redemption in LP, she gives us the lowest lows and highest highs.

I mean, it wasn’t a total disaster that triple axel was the bomb. But that double. I’ve always felt …. and this goes for all the skaters. I feel like a double jump should count in the short program, but it can’t be given positive GOE. A single pop will get zero and invalid but I’ve always thought a double jump should count in the short program. But I would not assign positive GOE to it.

 

[MacMadame]

I mean, it wasn’t a total disaster that triple axel was the bomb. But that double. I’ve always felt …. and this goes for all the skaters. I feel like a double jump should count in the short program, but it can’t be given positive GOE. A single pop will get zero and invalid but I’ve always thought a double jump should count in the short program. But I would not assign positive GOE to it.

I agree completely. If a single on the combo doesn't make it an invalid element, why the solo jump?

 

[Simone411]

Why can’t everyone be cool like Kaori?

Oh, I forgot! Michelle is also listed on my Clippy photo cover at FB! Yes, and I need to list Kaori, too!

 

[Finnice]

Happy for Amber! Will she be in Praha? Sorry, Prague.
I wish Iida would change coach.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I agree completely. If a double on the combo doesn't make it an invalid element, why the solo jump?

My bestie just said that Amber could’ve just went for a double axel in the short program instead of the loop like Sophie Jolene Diane von Furstenberg does, count the triple axel as the solo triple jump. But then I said yeah, but she did not know that she was going to double that loop. She doesn’t know going into it. But that is an interesting scenario.

 

[Sylvia]

Halfway through:

1 GLENN Amber USA 214.91 13 1
2 SHIN Jia KOR 206.68 14 2
3 GUTMANN Lara Naki ITA 195.75 18 3
4 KARHUNEN Iida FIN 192.79 15 5
5 SAUTER Julia ROU 190.93 16 4
6 MIKUTINA Olga AUT 185.59 17 6
7 ZHANG Ruiyang CHN 178.03 20 7
8 KURAKOVA Ekaterina POL 173.37 19 9
9 KAISER Livia SUI 171.52 23 8
10 SCHILD Lorine FRA 167.08 24 10
11 REPOND Kimmy SUI 159.54 21 11
12 SENIUK Mariia ISR 152.61 22 12

1 GLENN Amber USA 147.52 78.87 68.65 8.43 8.64 8.64 0.00 #12
2 SHIN Jia KOR 141.02 75.05 65.97 8.14 8.25 8.32 0.00 #11
3 GUTMANN Lara Naki ITA 134.19 69.73 64.46 8.04 8.21 7.89 0.00 #7
4 SAUTER Julia ROU 127.80 66.28 61.52 7.54 7.86 7.64 0.00 #9
5 KARHUNEN Iida FIN 127.73 68.43 59.30 7.50 7.39 7.32 0.00 #10
6 MIKUTINA Olga AUT 123.87 64.06 59.81 7.54 7.50 7.36 0.00 #8
7 ZHANG Ruiyang CHN 118.65 61.54 57.11 7.11 7.21 7.07 0.00 #5
8 KAISER Livia SUI 115.83 62.95 53.88 6.61 6.75 6.82 1.00 #2
9 KURAKOVA Ekaterina POL 113.23 56.60 56.63 6.96 7.18 7.07 0.00 #6
10 SCHILD Lorine FRA 111.45 59.41 52.04 6.46 6.39 6.64 0.00 #1
11 REPOND Kimmy SUI 100.34 51.21 53.13 6.79 6.32 6.79 4.00 #4
12 SENIUK Mariia ISR 94.00 44.64 50.36 6.29 6.07 6.50 1.00 #3

 

[ilovesalchows]

Just got a peak of some heavy gold beading on Alysa.

 

[Karen-W]

In case everyone missed it - the judges panel -

Judge No.1 Ms. CUCUPHAT Helene FRA
Judge No.2 Ms. WALDER Alice SUI
Judge No.3 Ms. PARETSKAIA Nadezhda KAZ
Judge No.4 Ms. KANTOR Anna ISR
Judge No.5 Ms. HAN Young Kyung KOR
Judge No.6 Mr. GRAINGE Richard GBR
Judge No.7 Ms. HORIUCHI Ritsuko JPN
Judge No.8 Ms. POPOVA Vessela BUL
Judge No.9 Ms. RUSIECKA Magdalena POL

The KAZ & ISR judges are VERY pro-Russia and their scores for Adeliia in the SP were appreciably higher than the rest of the panel.

 

[Matryeshka]

There’s salted caramel vodka?? Interesting…

Yes, yes there is, Stoli Salted Caramel Vodka. Mix with a bit of half-and-half, Bailey's, shake with ice, salt the rim and pour and enjoy.

I'm happy with whoever leads in Canada v USA hockey. They all seem like great women. The US hockey men, however

I swear to god is there no one else they can interview besides Scott Hamilton? Can they not recruit Ben Agosto for this role.

Oooo, Ami looks kinda fierce. So many podiums I'd like to see. I don't care who wins gold as long as it's Kaori. LET JAPAN HAVE THIS.

 

[tony]

Pinzarrone has the best program of the free skates IMO. She is a dream.

 

[MacMadame]

My bestie just said that Amber could’ve just went for a double axel in the short program instead of the loop like Sophie Jolene Diane von Furstenberg does, count the triple axle as the solo triple jump. But then I said yeah, but she did not know that she was going to double that loop. She doesn’t know going into it. But that is an interesting scenario.

I think an axel jump can't count as the solo trip though.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

My bestie just said that Amber could’ve just went for a double axle in the short program instead of the loop like Sophie Jolene Diane von Furstenberg does, count the triple axle as the solo triple jump. But then I said yeah, but she did not know that she was going to double that loop. She doesn’t know going into it. But that is an interesting scenario.

You can't do a double axel as the solo triple jump.

 

[Coco]

And it's calorie free, right @Matryeshka ?

 

[Lara]

Curious and checked Petrokina’s Euros FS score, it’d give her around 215 total. She can stay ahead but it’ll have to be excellent.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

You can't do a double axel as the solo triple jump.

No, you don’t get it but it is a difficult scenario. The double axel would be instead of the triple loop at the end so that’s the double axel. Her first jump…The triple axle would be the solo triple jump.

 

[peibeck]

For context and comparison, here is the top 3 with 12 skaters to go, then below that is the top 12 from last year's worlds.

1	GLENN Amber​	USA	214.91	13	1
2	SHIN Jia​	KOR	206.68	14	2
3	GUTMANN Lara Naki​	ITA	195.75	18	3

2025 Worlds

1	Alysa LIU​	USA	222.97	1	1
2	Kaori SAKAMOTO​	JPN	217.98	5	2
3	Mone CHIBA​	JPN	215.24	2	3
4	Isabeau LEVITO​	USA	209.84	3	5
5	Amber GLENN​	USA	205.65	9	4
6	Wakaba HIGUCHI​	JPN	204.58	4	6
7	Nina PINZARRONE​	BEL	199.43	8	7
8	Niina PETROKINA​	EST	196.67	12	8
9	Haein LEE​	KOR	194.36	7	10
10	Chaeyeon KIM​	KOR	194.16	11	9
11	Madeline SCHIZAS​	CAN	190.79	6	11
12	Kimmy REPOND​	SUI	183.33	10	15

The tech panel at Worlds was tougher than this one.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I think an axel jump can't count as the solo trip though.

he said that’s what Sophie Jolene does.

Short program…. triple axel as the solo required triple jump, then the combination. And then the double axel like everyone else does for the axel.

 

[MacMadame]

No, you don’t get it but it is a difficult scenario. The double axel would be instead of the triple loop at the end so that’s the double axel. Her first jump…The triple axle would be the solo triple jump.

But you can't do that. That's why Ilia does the 4X in combo when he puts it in the SP.

 

[Karen-W]

No, you don’t get it but it is a difficult scenario. The double axle would be instead of the triple loop at the end so that’s the double axle. Her first tuck jump. The triple axle would be the solo triple jump

No, you can only have one Axel solo jump, of any rotations, in the SP for the women at the senior level. She could do the 3A in combination, which is what von Felten attempts in her SP, but she can't do both a 3A and a 2A as solo jumps.

 

[flyingsit]

So BEL used their entire rhinestone budget for Loena? None left over for Pinzarrone?

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

No, you don’t get it but it is a difficult scenario. The double axle would be instead of the triple loop at the end so that’s the double axle. Her first tuck jump. The triple axle would be the solo triple jump

Oh, I see what you mean. Potentially a good strategy.

 

[tony]

he said that’s what Sophie Jolene does.

Short program…. triple axel as the solo required triple jump, then the combination. And then the double axel like everyone else does for the axel.

She does in juniors a 3A+2T and a 2A. Difference between combo and solo jump.

 

[Sylvia]

Amber to Andrea Joyce: "I had my [Olympic] moment in my spiral..."

Just got a peak of some heavy gold beading on Alysa.

New Lisa McKinnon dress.

 

[slicekw]

Just got a peak of some heavy gold beading on Alysa.

Gold? Is she skating to Donna or Gaga?

 

[Karen-W]

So BEL used their entire rhinestone budget for Loena? None left over for Pinzarrone?

Nina didn't want any anyways, lol.

 

[Karen-W]

Gold? Is she skating to Donna or Gaga?

Donna.