2026 US Figure Skating Pairs SP "Choke and Stagger"

[MacMadame]

Anyone have a link to the bios. I saw them on the USFS once and now I can't find them.

ETA nm, I finally found them

 

[Matryeshka]

I have to go to a meeting and will miss the last pairs and the SPs

 

[Wyliefan]

I have to go to a meeting and will miss the last pairs and the SPs

I'm going to miss all of pairs and a lot of women's on Friday night. Darn real life interfering with skating.

 

[peibeck]

Yup, that's some bullshit scoring. PlaFern got hosed on PCS and are behind ShiNagy. What a joke.

Although they were clean, their presentation isn't really outstanding. S/N got a better reception here from the audience.

 

[susieB129]

I'm going to miss all of pairs and a lot of women's on Friday night. Darn real life interfering with skating.

I have to miss the rhythm dance (which I don't care about), and the men's short (which I most definitely do).

 

[Aceon6]

I’m going to miss almost everything that happens after 9 Eastern. I’m training for Euros next week. Praying to the skategods that the replays still have music when I watch them at 5 am.

 

[Karen-W]

Fast ice resurfacing and we're back! Soooooo nervous for this final group.

 

[susieB129]

Any one of these teams can win the short program, and all of them are capable of total implosion.

 

[Karen-W]

Ashley telling us that McBark aren't eligible but still playing up the CHANCE that Alisa could get her passport in the next 4 days.

 

[floridaice]

Is this a new outfit for Ellie?

 

[peibeck]

This has been a very nervy warm up.

 

[Karen-W]

Ellie is falling on all the throw attempts during this warmup.

 

[flyingsit]

So much black and so much gray…why????

 

[Karen-W]

This has been a very nervy warm up.

We haven't seen all of the skaters but we have seen two falls from Ellie on throw attempts here at home. You know where my heart lies, so any info on Emily would be great (or maybe not, lol).

 

[Carolla5501]

Ashley telling us that McBark aren't eligible but still playing up the CHANCE that Alisa could get her passport in the next 4 days.

I wondered what she was saying, but I didn’t care enough to turn the sound up

I’m on mute until they actually start skating

 

[PRlady]

I was going to sleep through the pairs because it’s going to be awful sleep-wise til Sunday. But insomnia again so here I am.

 

[Wyliefan]

I was going to sleep through the pairs because it’s going to be awful sleep-wise til Sunday. But insomnia again so here I am.

I hope the skaters give you something worth being awake for. It's been an unusually well-skated U.S. pairs event so far!

 

[Aceon6]

I didn’t expect McBark to lose points against the field on the lift and DS.

 

[Karen-W]

McBark - 3tw - beautiful; SBS 3t - stayed up; throw 3lz - landed; lift - called L2; BODS - good; SBS spins - slow-ish but decent synch until the final position; step seq - fine. Felt sort of muted overall. Should be super-close for the lead.

 

[peibeck]

M/P best sbs so far, but lift errors and I think the death spiral wasn't low enough for the needed revs.

 

[her grace]

McBeath/Parkman

Great 3twist, good throw, beginning was so strong but then some minor errors—a little unsteady on lift dismount, spins pretty off sync

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

That music did nothing for me, but it’s better than any emo music.

 

[Braulio]

I know, I know this clean pairs short program thus far will have a cost, I know!!!

 

[peibeck]

We haven't seen all of the skaters but we have seen two falls from Ellie on throw attempts here at home. You know where my heart lies, so any info on Emily would be great (or maybe not, lol).

She only did doubles.

 

[once_upon]

On my large whatever inch TV screen this is, at times Katie's make up looks like one of those creepy porcelain dolls

 

[Aceon6]

I know, I know this clean pairs short program thus far will have a cost, I know!!!

Yup. We’re at least 3 falls/URs behind schedule.

 

[Lizziebeth]

I know this has been discussed before, but does Ashley get paid by the word???

 

[floridaice]

Yup. We’re at least 3 falls/URs behind schedule.

the last 2 pairs are very capable of getting that back on schedule

 

[Karen-W]

Scores are taking awhile - they're going to get hammered on reviews, I'm guessing.

 

[floridaice]

I know this has been discussed before, but does Ashley get paid by the word???

and volume