2026 Winter Olympics

[Big_rock_show]

I'm a figure skating junkie for sure.

But I also love (both skiing/snowboarding) half pipe and aerials

BTW, @Big_rock_show , I appreciate how you made the effort to like everyone's posts so far. I wish more people did that. It's nice to be seen, even on the internet.

Awww, that’s so nice of you! I started the post because I genuinely wanted to hear everyone’s answers

 

[irichluck21]

All of figure skating- the team event especially is exciting, want to see if USA can repeat as gold medalists. Who will represent AIN?

Curling is always fun to watch.

Freestyle Skiing.

Speed skating and luge.

Ice Hockey will be exciting especially the women's rivalry between Canada and the US.

 

[Sasha]

I love the winter Olympics. I'll watch just about anything that's fast or involves flight.

 

[Big_rock_show]

All of figure skating- the team event especially is exciting, want to see if USA can repeat as gold medalists. Who will represent AIN?

Curling is always fun to watch.

Freestyle Skiing.

Speed skating and luge.

Ice Hockey will be exciting especially the women's rivalry between Canada and the US.

The women’s hockey is high on my priority list because I follow college hockey so closely and there will be like 5 or 6 Badgers on the team!!

 

[rlayt]

I’m going to try to watch some sports. Figure skating and ice dancing although I’m not obsessed like i was 20 years ago.

I’d like to check out women’s hockey, speed sports like luge and skeleton, aerial and stunt stuff on skis.

 

[daniTS]

I'm not SUPER into any of the winter sports specifically, but I'll watch whatever is on (and particularly like short track, aerials, and the ones where they snowboard down 4 at a time). My uncle is going to a few things (opening ceremonies, some women's hockey, and ski cross I think) so I'll probably watch out for those, and then I'm curious about the new sport (ski mountaineering) predominantly b/c it sounds so unpleasant I'm compelled to watch!

 

[rlayt]

I’ve never heard of ski mountaineering. I hope I catch that one.

 

[Angelika]

Can't wait for the Ice Dancing - really hoping Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson (GB) can deliver and get a medal.
I'm also partial to a bit of Curling and those ski/ski-board races

 

[naimushina]

im excited for figure skating, would love to see what AIN athletes come

 

[MaryClare]

im excited for figure skating, would love to see what AIN athletes come

For Russia it’s Petr Gumennik and Adelia Petrosyan. For Belarus it’s Viktoria Safonova. Only singles skaters were allowed to qualify.

 

[Rich]

Who do you take on the Men's figure skating as the third memeber. Maxim Naumov came 3rd. Jason brown bombed his fs. Went from 3rd to 12th on free skate with an 8th place finishing. It would suck for Maxim to be bumped by Jason again especially since Jason finished 8th. I know USAg will probably still take brown.

 

[irichluck21]

It should be Malinin, Torgashev, and Naumov

 

[makam]

As much as I love Jason Brown, it sounds like he didn't bring it when needed. Maybe alternate based on season results vs the other men, but sounds like others have a better claim to the spots.

 

[Rich]

Men
Ilia Malinin
Maxim Naumov He made it. I just wanted him to make it because of the obvious reasons
Andrew Torgashev

Women
Amber Glenn
Isabeau Levito
Alysa Liu

Ice Dance
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik

Pairs

Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea

 

[Rich]

They did give Brown Worlds
Men
Jason Brown
Ilia Malinin
Andrew Torgashev

Alternate 1: Maxim Naumov
Alternate 2: Tomoki Hiwatashi
Alternate 3: Jacob Sanchez

 

[makam]

I'm starting to get excited to add another lanyard (or 2 for the paralympics!) to my collection!

 

[KristyJ]

They did give Brown Worlds
Men
Jason Brown
Ilia Malinin
Andrew Torgashev

Alternate 1: Maxim Naumov
Alternate 2: Tomoki Hiwatashi
Alternate 3: Jacob Sanchez

I feel bad for Tomoki Hiwatashi, I felt he deserved worlds over Brown after Brown had a complete (and very odd) technical meltdown at nationals.

Very glad Naumov made the Olympic team, I cannot imagine the immense pressure he must have had on his shoulders in that free skate.

 

[RichardL]

What is the logic for giving Brown a berth on the Worlds team and making Naumov the alternate? The conversations behind the scenes in this sport must be even weirder than the ones in gymnastics...

 

[KristyJ]

What is the logic for giving Brown a berth on the Worlds team and making Naumov the alternate? The conversations behind the scenes in this sport must be even weirder than the ones in gymnastics...

Let alone there being some very valid questions about the judging of Hiwatashi's free skate, as well as those of Chan/Howe and Shin/Nagy
I would've had Hiwatashi in fourth and Shin/Nagy in fourth as well, and certainly not Chan/Howe scored as highly as they did. One judge apparently had them first in the free skate? Which is madness even on a night where noone fully showed up.

 

[RedBirdie]

What is the logic for giving Brown a berth on the Worlds team and making Naumov the alternate? The conversations behind the scenes in this sport must be even weirder than the ones in gymnastics...

It's a thank you retirement present. He was expected to make the Olympic team, but.......