It’s finally time for the Quad God to take the ice.
Day 2 of the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics kicks off in just a few hours with the men’s singles short program and the Olympic debut of one of Team USA’s most talked-about athletes, Ilia Malinin.
Malinin is nicknamed the Quad God because of his ability to land quadruple jumps; he’s the only male skater who can land a fully rotated quadruple axel and once performed seven quads in a single, record-breaking program. He will close out the first round with his “The Lost Crown” short program.
OLYMPICS FIGURE SKATING TEAM EVENT Day 2: what to know
- When: February 7, 1:45 p.m. ET
- Where: Milano Ice Skating Arena (Milan, Italy)
- Channel: NBC
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
Team USA is going into the second day of the figure skating team event atop the leaderboard with a two point lead over second place Japan, thanks to a first-place finish by ice dancing duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates and a second-place short program from Alysa Liu.
Figure skating team event day 2 TV schedule
- Team Event: Men’s Short Program – Feb. 7, 1:45 p.m.
- Team Event: Ice Dancing Free Dance – Feb. 7, 4:05 p.m.
How to watch the Olympic figure skating team event for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics live for free.
DIRECTV is our top pick for watching TV live for free — its five-day free trial includes NBC (plus every other channel you’ll need for the rest of the Winter Olympics). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.
Sling TV is another affordable way to stream the Winter Olympics; its Select plan includes NBC and starts at $19.99/month. Of course, Peacock also carries every minute of the games.
Figure skating team event standings
Heading into Day 2 of the team event, here’s where all 10 competing countries fall on the leaderboard.
- United States of America, 25 points
- Japan, 23 points
- Italy, 22 points
- Georgia, 20 points
- Canada, 19 points
- France, 17 points
- Korea, 11 points
- Great Britain, 11 points
- China, 10 points
- Poland, 6 points
Figure skating team event entries
Men’s short program
- Edward Appleby (Great Britain)
- Stephen Gogolev (Canada)
- Vladimir Samoilov (Poland)
- Boyang Jin (China)
- Junhwan Cha (Korea)
- Daniel Grassel (Italy)
- Kevin Aymoz (France)
- Nika Egadze (Georgia)
- Yuma Kagiyama (Japan)
- Ilia Malinin (United States of America)
Ice dance pairs for the free dance will be announced after the conclusion of round one, but it’s expected that Madison Chock and Evan Bates will skate the free dance for Team USA.
How does the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics work?
Introduced in 2014, the team event is the newest figure skating event at the Olympics. Similar to the gymnastics team event held in the Summer Olympics, this team event combines all four of figure skating’s disciplines (men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, ice dance) into a single medal event with eight components.
This year, ten countries qualified for the team event, including both the gold and silver medalists (USA and Japan) from the 2022 edition.
The team event is judged on placements rather than how many points an individual or pair routine gets; the skater or pair with the highest score receives 10 points toward the country’s total, second gets nine points, and so on. After the first round of competition wraps up (following rhythm dance, and short programs for pairs, men and women), the five teams with the lowest point totals are eliminated.
The second round features the top five teams’ free dance and free skate programs for pairs, men and women. The judging and point assignments are consistent with the first round.
At the end of the second round, medals are awarded based on final placements.
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
