The Rocker Skating Podcast

Jackie is back one final time from Milano to recap the final event of the Games — and these women did not disappoint.

He breaks down a thrilling Olympic final, including Alysa Liu’s improbable gold-medal performance, Kaori Sakamoto’s push for silver, and Ami Nakai’s standout bronze, as well as skate after skate from women who crafted their own Olympic moment one triple jump at a time.

Jackie recaps all the drama and history from the Pairs event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He breaks down how Miura and Kihara delivered one of the most memorable free skates of the Games — storming from fifth after the short program to claim Olympic gold and make history for Japan, walks through Metelkina and Berulava’s amazing silver medal performance — another milestone, as it became Georgia’s first Winter Olympic medal — and how Hase and Volodin fought their way onto the podium for bronze.

Jackie also looks at how hometown favorites Conti and Macii skated in front of the Italian crowd, how the Americans Chan and Howe and Kam and O’Shea fared in the final standings, and Stellato’s inspiring return to the Olympic stage after her training setback.

It’s all the results, reactions, and emotion from the pairs competition — plus what these performances mean for the sport going forward.

The women are ready to take center ice in Milan, and Jackie and Michelle break down everything you need to know heading into the Olympic event. From defending world powerhouse Kaori Sakamoto and Japan’s deep lineup with Ami Nakai and Mone Chiba, to Team USA contenders Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito, plus home-ice hopes for Italy’s Lara Naki Gutmann and technical wildcard Adelia Petrosian — the field is stacked.

Who’s peaking at the right time? Who could surprise? And where might chaos strike?

Jackie is back on the mic immediately following the shocking finale of the Olympic men’s event in Milan, trying to process what we all just watched. From an unexpected podium shake-up led by Mikhail Shaidorov winning GOLD, with Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato joining him on the podium, to heavy favorite Ilia Malinin falling all the way to eighth after leading the short program, it was case of classic Olympic-Level-Menning — brilliance, mistakes, and total unpredictability all in one event.

Jackie and Michelle are back with a full preview of the Olympic Pairs event on Rocker Skating Podcast, breaking down the storylines to know before the teams hit the ice in Milano-Cortina.

They look at gold-medal favorites Miura and Kihara, whether Metelkina and Berulava can push into the title conversation, and how Hase and Volodin — along with home-crowd favorites Conti and Macii — could shake up the podium picture.

Plus, the dramatic late twist for Canada as Deanna Stellato-Dudek is cleared to compete after a training accident threatened to derail their Games, and a look at whether Americans Kam and O’Shea can carry their late-season momentum onto the Olympic stage.

Jackie Wong is back fresh off the Free Dance recap the Ice Dance event at the Milan Games, where the final standings left many fans — and even fellow skaters — puzzled. France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron claimed gold ahead of Madison Chock and Evan Bates, with Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier taking bronze (and notching the performance of the night. Cue the tears!). Jackie breaks down how the event unfolded, the scoring conversations coming out of the competition, and notable performances throughout the field — including strong home-ice skates from Guignard/Fabbri, a breakthrough showing from Zingas/Kolesnik, fan-favorite moments from Smart/Dieck, and Fear/Gibson falling out of medal contention in a dramatic free dance.

The first figure skating medals of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics have been won, and yes, it came down to the very last skater. Jackie's back with the breakdown of all three days of competition, including Kam/O'Shea's heroics in the pairs event, Ilia Malinin's surprise 2nd place finish in the short program, and Amber Glenn's debut on Olympic ice.

It’s almost time for the men to take center ice in Milan — and you know what that means: maximum chaos potential.

Jackie and Michelle dig into the contenders they keep coming back to — Ilia Malinin, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato, and the men who might mix things up. Who will hold it together when Olympic pressure hits? … and will there be more positive or negative Menning?

Jackie and Michelle sit down before heading to Milan to make their Olympic Ice Dance predictions, breaking down how they see the podium battle shaping up once competition begins.

They get into how the medal fight could play out between Americans Madison Chock & Evan Bates, France’s Laurence Fournier-Beaudry & Guillaume Cizeron, Canadian contenders Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier, how team GB's Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson could shake up the standings, and where hometown favorites Charlène Guignard & Marco Fabbri might land skating in front of an Italian crowd.

From politicking and momentum to levels, GOE, and nerves on the Olympic stage, they walk through what they think will actually make the difference when the medals are on the line — and which teams are best positioned to deliver when it counts most.

Jackie Wong checks in from Milan with a full preview of the Olympic Team Event, walking through how the whole thing actually works before skating even starts. He talks through how countries decide who skates each segment, when we’ll learn the short program and rhythm dance lineups, and why those decisions matter way beyond just the team medal.

He also gets into how the U.S. and Japan could put themselves in position to fight for gold, what strategy choices federations have to make between chasing team points and protecting skaters for their individual events, and which disciplines could end up swinging the standings.

Basically, if you’re already debating lineup strategy or just want to be fully prepped before the first team event skater hits the ice, Jackie walks through everything you need to know before competition begins.