The 2026 Olympic Games figure skating competition kicks off in Milano Cortina with the Team Event. Ten countries. Three medals. Zero room for error.

We examine the teams most likely to vie for the podium, and which ones probably won't make the free skate. Many of the competitors haven't been officially announced yet, so we conjecture on which skaters will take part, and the strategy behind those choices.

With world champions in the mix — like Ilia Malinin, Kaori Sakamoto, Alysa Liu, Muira & Kihara, Chock & Bates, and Sui & Han — expect the competition to be FIERCE in Italy.

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro 00:00:45 ISU disables VPN access on YouTube 00:05:38 Team Event Preview 00:11:29 Team USA 00:18:24 Team Japan 00:20:46 Team Georgia 00:22:31 Team Italy 00:25:45 Team Canada 00:30:16 Team France 00:32:47 Team China 00:35:02 South Korea 00:37:18 Team Poland 00:38:54 Team Great Britain 00:42:02 Predictions 00:44:34 Wrap-Up