Winter Olympics Figure Skating 2018: Saturday Live Stream and Predictions
Team events dominate the figure-skating program on Saturday, with a new champion guaranteed in name after Russia's ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics.
However, the Olympic Athletes from Russia team is present and could scoop gold. The men's single skating and pairs event began on Friday, with United States prodigy Nathan Chen having a disappointing day.
The action starts in the early hours of Sunday morning in Europe, but viewers in the United States can catch the excitement on Saturday night.
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Date: Saturday, Feb. 10
Time: 8 p.m. (ET) Saturday/1 a.m. (GMT) Sunday
TV: NBC Universal (U.S.), BBC and Eurosport (UK)
Stream: NBC Olympics, BBC iPlayer
Per the International Olympic Committee's official website, here is the schedule for the team event.
Saturday Schedule
Team event—ice dance short dance: 8 p.m. (ET) Saturday/1 a.m. (GMT) Sunday.
Team event—ladies' single skating short program: 9:45 p.m. (ET) Saturday/2:45 a.m. (GMT) Sunday.
Team event—pair skating free skating: 11:40 p.m. (ET) Saturday/4:40 a.m. (GMT) Sunday.
Recap and Predictions
Often described as the equivalent of golf's Ryder Cup, the team competition got the skating action underway on Friday.
There was mild disappointment for the United States, as Chen placed only fourth in the men's portion of the day, with Japan's Shoma Uno in fine fettle to earn his nation maximum points.
Uno claimed a score of 103.25, landing a quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination during his routine.
Chen has high hopes in the individual event, but he could only achieve a score of 80.61 in the short program of the team event, falling well short of his best.
Patrick Chan earned eight points for Canada, as he placed third, giving his country a good chance of podium success.
The pair skating short program ended with Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov claiming 10 points for the Olympic Athletes from Russia.
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford produced an impressive performance, driving Canada to second spot.
The early results give Canada a strong chance of a medal in the team event, but they will have to maintain focus in the days ahead.
Mikhail Kolyada's disappointing showing was a blow for the Olympic Athletes from Russia, but they can claw back points during Saturday's action.
The ladies' single program is vital, and the U.S. will believe they have enough in the tank to improve their combined scoring. The structure of the event means there are no certainties after the opening day.
The Olympic Athletes from Russia will look to the supreme talent of Evgenia Medvedeva to set them up for a medal, and if the 18-year-old is anywhere near her best, her team will prevail.
Gold-medal prediction: Olympic Athletes from Russia.
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