2026 US Nationals Free Dance "Nix You"

[Lizziebeth]

Since we have the time, what was that guy with the lights doing????

discuss and speculate

 

[Karen-W]

FWIW - the live results page for the FD still says "ice resurfacing" - it usually updates when the warm-up group takes the ice, so hopefully we'll know when that happens.

 

[Vagabond]

People on the ground in St. Louis, come in please!

 

[Karen-W]

And now we're back to the live view of the rink... Or not... Oh, now we get a commercial, lol.

 

[PRlady]

Oh we get to see them panic through the tape to find someone to show us.

 

[pollyanna]

Peacock is really fcuking up

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

Love the live scrubbing of the video playback operator trying to find something, anything, to fill the void.

 

[kwanette]

and Sarah's bows..WTF!!

 

[purple skates]

OMG. I could have finished hanging my new curtains by now!

(Different room from tv)

 

[Karen-W]

What in the world is going on?! they just FFWed through Sarah's program! NBC's production team having a massive fail here, lol. Oh, back to the live arena shot that we were treated to on Wednesday for the first two pairs teams in the SP!

 

[maureenfarone]

And now we have Sarah's FS or not...We now have a shot of the rink with lights down low. Heaven help us! An peacock has gone dark again.

 

[Lizziebeth]

This event seems very disorganized lol

 

[PRlady]

Ok while we wait: Gabby’s green and burgundy outfit might read well in France but it’s awful for American TV. Discuss.

 

[Vagabond]

I suppose that FSU and no skating is always better than skating without FSU.

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

I've never been an overly-sensitive person, but... "double crippler"? That sounds a bit insensitive to me.

 

[Lizziebeth]

Sarah's dress is better than the one with the giant yellow sleeves but that's not saying much

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

Oh good, do we get to hear Johnny's ****ING INSANE email analogy again?

 

[terisa]

Whoever is producing this event for NBC is going to have a really difficult meeting on Monday.

 

[BlueRidge]

The time schedule https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/lea...----------FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

shows the second group warm up starting 6:11, I assume thats CT so should be 7:11 ET

isn't that right?

 

[purple skates]

Someone call me when dance is on. I’m going to hang those curtains now.

 

[once_upon]

Who will we miss?

 

[Wyliefan]

What a clown show. And the one year that the non-fans are paying attention to skating too.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Ok while we wait: Gabby’s green and burgundy outfit might read well in France but it’s awful for American TV. Discuss.

I thought she was taking on Johnny's role of matching colors that don't go together.

 

[Vagabond]

Who will we miss?

We won't miss the Shibs.

 

[Garden Kitty]

Darn, I was in the kitchen making dinner and missed the random guy with lights!!

 

[MacMadame]

The time schedule https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/lea...----------FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

shows the second group warm up starting 6:11, I assume thats CT so should be 7:11 ET

isn't that right?

I think it is. This is the 1 hour-ish summary with C/B RD and now the 1-5 finishers from Women's FS. For people who don't watch skating on Friday night, I guess.

 

[tangerine dream]

Are they going to show the whole final group of women again? I'd rather see junior dance again or something that wasn't on last night!

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

At least Peacock's weird hiccups got me out of kitchen cleanup. Just told my husband skating was on. Didn't mention I'd already seen it.

 

[MacMadame]

According to the official website for Nationals, the FD starts at 7:00 pm EST

 

[Karen-W]

The time schedule https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/lea...----------FNL-000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

shows the second group warm up starting 6:11, I assume thats CT so should be 7:11 ET

isn't that right?

No. The start time for the event shows as 2:28 and it definitely started at 2:28 CT because that was 12:28pm PT where I'm at and I remember glancing at the clock at 12:32 and realizing I was a bit late & when I finally got Peacock going they were in the middle of Pham/Spiridonov's FD.

Oh, wait, I misread what you were saying. You are correct. So, basically, we have another 45 minutes before the 2nd group takes the ice.