2025 - 2026 Competitions: ISU events and Olympics (Milan)

[Perelandra]

On 2/14/2026 at 2:12 AM, yuzupon said:

Hang on, sorry for the double posting, but does this mean Zu's 4A< remains the only attempted 4A on Olympics ice? I might be laughing histerically at this, ngl.

Yes, only certified 4A according to protocols on Olympic Ice.

 

[Perelandra]

Sorry to add my tiny contribution so late on.

 

In fact the event and the past few days have been a bit of a whirlwind. We have all seen the results, so that discussion is already old news.

Many congratulations to Mischa

 

BBC commentator Robin Cousins, himself an Olys champion, had some diplomatic words and advice for the skaters. He really emphasised that each skater could only control their own skate and they should focus on everything that they had practised and do their best "do their day job' and not be distracted chasing someone else. He was completely correct and as a past Olympian and champion he should know. Mikhail had a wonderful skate and deserved to well, perhaps because he perhaps initially thought that he was not in medal contention and so was able to set aside distraction and skate in away that he could be and indeed became very proud of. 

 

Although he did not explicitly say so, he remarked that whilst some of the eye catching moves during the choreo sequence were permitted they did not score as individual elements and that skaters should still consider the artistry, flow and story of their programme performance not just jumps and crowd pleasing moves. He also made several lovely references to Yuzu as both fantastic quads and artistry and that he is a major influence in the modern era. He was also very sensitive about the emotional pressures for Maxim Naurumov having lost his parents and the Ukrainian athletes having to compete and during the Free having to skate after the AIN Russian skater. Robin also mentioned the late Denis Ten and his legacy for Qazaqhstan skating with Shaidarov following in his skating. Robin also complimented Yuma's and Shun's team event performances, he said during the individual FS how much he loves the Firebird programme. He also emphasised how fabulous Yuma is as a complete skater and he did mention that although Ilia has huge scores from the high base value of his jumps he would do well to study Yuma's non jumping elements and reflect on that. 

 

Personally, I had some sympathy for Ilia and also the other skaters who delivered performances that were less than their potential best. It was awful to see anybody crumple and essentially be humiliated in such a manner on a high publicity stage. However, he would have garnered a lot more empathy had he behaved in a less arrogant way during his competitive career, for example not pretending that Yuzu was jealous of the fact that he had landed the 4A in ISU comp and his phobic derogatory and discriminatory comments, one can only hope that he will reflect on his skating, personal conduct and the way that he courts the media and the hype that goes with it.

 

In BJ several people remarked that Ice chan had betrayed Yuzu with the hole leading to the popped snake Sal, but perhaps she was telling Yuzu that his path lay elsewhere and her intervention was ultimately in a bigger arena. Ice chan redeemed herself on Friday the 13th and has most certainly confirmed the title of GOAT upon Yuzu.

 

Wishing everyone a great day and enjoyment watching the Winter Olympics. 

FS is not the only sport on offer and it has been an exciting games so far with additional bonus of a wonderful opening ceremony

[Perelandra]

Just to add, it's particularly intriguing and interesting to see Countries which don't have nay snow and ice participating in the games. It goes to show that sports are for everyone and the Olympic Games really embodies the ideal of coming together throught the community of sports. 

Hoping that all of the athletes has a safe and happy games