I love that these people and only these people won individual Olympic gold medals

No russians on the podium feels so good man. Let's do it again next time.

I can't wait for Kaori and Wakaba to announce that they're forming an ice dance pair to campaign for same sex pair inclusion in the sport and then go on to win the ice dance gold medal in 2030 and make Guillaume Cizeron cry

Thank you to Jordan Cowan, the on-ice cameraman, for this incredible moment! #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating

Alysa Liu, Olympic Gold Medalist! #MilanoCortina2026 ⛸️

This sport 😭. I think we all knew from the start of the season that the women’s event was going to be a heartbreaker no matter how it ended, and yet somehow I still wasn’t prepared for these emotions?! So happy for Alysa, she earned it 100%, I just feel sad for Kaori not getting her perfect ending.

and none for Eteri Tutberidze, bye #figureskating #MilanoCortina2026

I’m not ready for Kaori to retire.

Final group. Time for stress 😩

I am so glad Amber was able to put in such a redemptive skate. She deserved this 🩷

Amber Glenn's triple axel today was MONEY. SWISH. LOVE IT. #MilanoCortina2026 ⛸️

"I didn't fall in the Olympics" after her free skate. 🥹 got me tearing up in the club

Good thing we get to hibernate for a few weeks after today.

And ICYMI, our recap of the goalfest win at Aston Villa. #COYS #THWFC

Finally had a chance to tune in to this interview pod and it was a great listen! Will write a little more about it in my newsletter this week but definitely give it a listen in the meantime. #COYS #THWFC

the five stages of #figureskating fandom

I know I’ve shared the first program in this thread multiple times before, but it really is that good 🥹 And man, I forgot how beautiful Adam’s skating was.

Does anyone else feel like they’re in purgatory waiting for the women’s free skate tomorrow? I just want to know how sad and/or happy I’m going to be.

1) I don’t understand who is asking for this 2) Ceferin and Infantino both up for reelection next year… I stg if they go unopposed 🤬

Son + Bouanga is just a delightful combo every time.

by the way, if you don't normally watch skating but you're enjoying the olympics, consider watching the world championships from mar 24-29! you will see a lot of your faves again! i feel like most of us skating fans get into it by continuing on to post-olympics worlds

So many things about these placements make me want to scream, but you know who is guaranteed to be screaming herself? Maddie for not making the free skate. Woof.

Heartbroken for Amber. Nothing else to say.

Promise will go down as the best single-song women’s program in at least a generation #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating

I have to say that the most frustrating part of the post-ice dance figure skating events at the Olympics has been Tara and Johnny’s insistence on gushing over the Russian skaters (and the Georgians for that matter). Why do they think this is the angle NBC viewers want to hear? It’s bizarre.

Gold medal twist from Miura & Kihara. This is why we watch figure skating. #MilanoCortina2026 ⛸️

On a provisional basis pending review this Wednesday

From @theathletic.com: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan triumphed in the mixed pairs figure skating final, with a world-record free skate score of 158.13. nyti.ms/3Ochmf0

Look at these legends #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating

no words OUR CHAMPIONS #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating

Other assorted thoughts about the Pairs result: -good for Hungary tbh -frankly shocked Sui’s body held out well enough for 5th, not the full comeback they wanted but they can be proud -such a bummer for 🇨🇦 all around -🇩🇪 are silver medalists of my heart -Chan/Howe over Kam/O’Shea was a surprise!

🇯🇵 Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara become the first Japanese pair team to win gold at the Olympics! #MilanoCortina2026

The gaps were *not* insurmountable. Never over until it's over in figure skating. #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating ⛸️

Misha 🤝 Riku Shutting down in disbelief over winning gold Sports are GOOD, actually! So happy for Miura/Kihara, they deserved this, they *are* the best in the world.

Bruno Marcotte insisting to Ryuichi as he came off the ice that "It's not over!" is absolutely right. There's a whole free skate to go. If Shun Sato can pull a bronze medal out of 9th place, these two can still win. #MilanoCortina2026 ⛸️

This little North American summit between Mexico’s Donovan Carrillo, USA’s Ilia Malinin, and Canada’s Piper Gilles is adorable

YAYYYYYY #MilanoCortina2026

The conclusions of both singles disciplines so far left me in tears (sad tears for Chock/Bates, happy tears for Shaidorov) but surely, surely my general ambivalence about pairs will keep my eyes dry this week… right??

NBC fell ass backwards into the massive success of Snoop Dogg/Martha Stewart/Leslie Jones a decade ago and assumed the takeaway was “people love Snoop Dogg at the Olympics” and not “people like unexpected new ideas that bring joy to the broadcast.”

ICYMI

Just the universe trying to keep the title race interesting 🙃

Olympic Figure Skating History Lesson! This is fascinating!

Tinka being proper coys matters - because she fully gets what it means. When she scored she kissed the badge and ran straight to the away fans to celebrate. Every scorer after her followed suit and came and celebrated with our fans. #hypequeen. 👑

You know I have to do this

The best time to start watching Spurs Women was at the start of the season. The second best time is now.

That’s now three players scoring their first Spurs goals in this game. You absolutely adore to see it.

A brace for Tinka! She’s *back* back.

And nice for the WSL to give us a proper highlight angle on an offside decision for once 😝