Junhwan was brilliant. He is an ARTIST- subtle, showing deep feelings...unforgettable... it was beauty and art framed in skating.

Men's comp was brilliant. Loved to see Junhwan put everything together.

The Japanese audience was beyond amazing. The fact that they applauded so loudly after Jason’s 3F told me they were knowledgeable.

Junhwan Cha skates so gracefully and is so beautiful he had me screaming and in tears. I can’t wait to see him do more ❤ everything about him is gorgeous

Cried 3 times. After Jason´s flip, when they called Kevin´s scores and Silvia screamed and while Junhwahn did his Ina Bauer. Still super happy Shoma won and everything happened as it did ❤ Best Worlds in a long long time

OMG This even was the absolute best, it had EVERYTHING : The top 6 absolutely killing it, Shoma the undisputed champion, Jun the surprise silver medallist (totally deserved it), ilia landing 4a and making history, Kevin and Silvia being Kevin and Silvia, Jason showing us what art on ice looks like, Keegan showing us his kids photos (and even forgetting his phone in sp), Mark Hanretty getting emotional and appealing to Keegan to not quite fs, the absolute joy of the last 2 mins of kazuki's fp, Queen Belinda calling out morisi's jump technique, morisi sitting in the kiss and cry with eteri on one side and and Gubanova's coach on another making me wonder the whole time who had more Botox to their faces... And of course there was the wonderful saitama crowd, so generous with their ovations and support. It was just such a good event all around, I was personally having a real bad day all day, when I sat to watch it and the whole event filled me with such excitement happiness and made me feel grateful to be fan of fs.

We can all agree Japan has the best audience in the world. Absolutely exciting to watch. Jason brown and Kevin are simply amazing. I wish Jason would learn a quad toe to be more competitive. The commentator belinda was refreshingly honest. She didn't shy away from Morisi saltoe. She knows her technical components. She was dragging the judges 😂

I was so proud of Junhwan's free skate. The quad toe is not his best friend. And he really kept it together on the two triple axels. Well done!

What an event. The final group was so thrilling to watch. Seeing Jason deliver and remind us all why we love this sport started things off beautifully. His performance made me so emotional. I was not all expecting Kevin to follow with the performance of his career. His skating is so dynamic, I can't look away when he skates. Even Keegan with his errors and cheesiness brings so much positivity and joy that this sport so often lacks. And Jun - wow. I am also totally obsessed with his quad Salchow. I can't think of anyone who has done it better. I loved his programs this year but I also think he is capable of something more sophisticated. I'm looking forward to see what he does next year. I am so so happy to see him skate these two clean programs when it mattered most. It was so excited to see Ilia land the quad axel too. And Shoma...what can I say. His free program is stunning. Even with his mistakes he did what he needed to do. He had a charming moment at the end of the performance, reminiscent of Artur Dmitriev at the end of the 94 short program lol. What an exciting event to see not only so many different kinds of skaters but to see so many perform so well. Belinda and Mark as commentators was the icing on the cake. And Tracy's reactions to Jason was the cherry on top.

I was so excited to hear Belinda back in commentary, because she was on the world stream of the 2018 Olympics that I ended up watching, and her commentary made the sport so interesting and accessible to me as a newcomer that I decided to watch it outside of the Olympics for the first time… and here I am, still obsessed! I love how clear, truthful, and technical she is, which is also what I value in TSL! Always love when you deep dive into each discipline like this for worlds ❤

My favorite moment of the week was Shoma's SP to John Mayer's "Gravity." That step sequence was P H E N O M E N A L. I didn't care about the 4T+2T combination.

I'm with Jonathan on Junhwan's programs. They are both memorable. I love hearing Jonathan articulate his perspectives when he can fit it in

Selfishly, I want Shoma to keep going through 2026!

I think Shoma indicated that his ideas for next season and the upcoming preparation this off season will be more on performance and finding an artistic pov he resonates with and shifting away from “result driven” performances

Comparing Nathan and Ilia together is so ridiculous. Nathan has not lacked artistry since he was a child, but when he just added a large number of quads to the program, he put his priority on stabilizing his jumps. When he gradually stabilized his jumps after 2018, he found balance of technique and artistry , and constantly trying different styles, each style was performed quite well (because he has always been a good dancer). Nathan has always been an all-around skater, Ilia is not, at least not yet.

I agree with Jonathan! Jun’s programs were perfect for him this season. His short was so great.

The men's event was by far the main event of this Championships. That final flight of men in the free skate each delivering one after another was really great to watch, and it's really great to see Junhwan put it all together here - he's always been on the verge of this level of success and this was a huge moment for him. Skating Scores has been a really great resource and quite eye-opening, as always: it was interesting to see the Japanese judge and US judge (along with three other judges) have Junhwan first in the free and Shoma second. The US judge also had Junhwan first in PCS. I will say that to me Junhwan's free skate was really captivating right from that amazing 4S which made it the skate of the night, although I think it could have gone either way between who won the free skate and the judges were clearly split themselves. Also I noticed in the scoring sheets that while Ilia definitely needs to work on his PCS, he also needs to really clean up the quads. His final TES was less than a point above his BV, because he was underrotating or landing quads on the q. If he takes a couple out and goes for a clean program in the free, he'll garner better GOEs. He said that he wanted to focus on taking less risk and going for clean programs next season, so hopefully this has indeed been both a successful first senior season and a good learning experience for him.

I loved, really loved Kevin Amos. So sad he did not have a medal. He was so emotionnal, so artistic

What an event this was! Never thought I'd see the day when Kevin put 2 clean skates together! Hope he can build on this for the next 3 yrs... Cha's program was the perfect balance between jumps and artistry

You know..that Kazuki was my moment of the week...He never gives up on a performance..He is pure joy..It was a wonderful men's event..

USFS should be on their hands and knees BEGGING Jason to not retire - they should let him do all the shows/whatever he wants as long as he promises to come back for Nats and Worlds each year. Personally I also hope he doesn’t retire - he got a PB here and looks better than ever!! And Tracy’s reaction in the k&c shows she clearly agrees.

Kazuki Tomono's SP made me seriously reconsider the PCS cap for a fall (not that they even gave him a 9 for presentation 😢). He recovered and put in 3x the energy that fast, it made me forget in 0.5 seconds.

Belinda Noonan was the shining star of the whole show!

Thank you for sharing this video! I was in Saitama on the 25th and it was a very exciting experience. Especially in the men's single, there were so many good performances that I couldn't help but stand up and applaud after each performance. I couldn't throw flowers or gifts, but instead there were many spectators who brought not only Japanese flags but also flags of other countries to support the athletes, and it was a wonderful space.

Thanks for the video guys!!! 😍💖 The event was out of this world!!! I was there on the 25th it was the best event of my life 🔥 the judges were quite strict but fair AND ALL THE SKATERS WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING especially the last group of men blowed my mind! 🔥 So happy for Kevin, Jason, Jun and my darling Shoma 💖

To see Japanese crowd on their feet with US flags after Jason Brown performance was the greatest moment !I was so proud and happy for this recognition!Brought tears in my eyes !Such an incredible moment !❤

I remember when Shoma was in a really dark place, doing and saying dumb sh!t and now he's so mature and he looks geniunely happy and put together, he expresses so well in interviews. I never thought Lambiel could change his chip the way he did, kuddos to Stephane.

The last flight and Kazuki were magical, especially Shoma. I wish I could watch Worlds on repeat.

My favorite Belinda-ism was “a lot of end to end jumping”. She’s saying there’s no choreography; that’s shade. 😂😂😂😂

OMG...this worlds competition was everything for me, the ladies, pairs, dance and of course the men. Bravooo this was epic, so strong, unique, soft skating, the lines...loove it...the top 15th of men was fantastic. And Japanese audiece full in the arena, was epic.

Men's event was a joy, l was so impressed with the Japanese skating audience, just the best. Belinda is a fantastic commentator.

My favorite skating was Junhwan and Jason Brown ones. both of them finished unforgettable performance !

The brutal honesty in this video is exactly what I needed to listen to tonight, Dave. Bravo! ❤

The mens event was amazing! Thank the skating gods for this! 🙏🙏🙏 In terms of commentary, I get so tired of Tara & Johnny re-explaining the basics of Figure Skating… most people watching know all this stuff! I totally agree with Johnathan on this! Also, Tara- please stop commentating during the beginning of each performance!😬

Thank you Japan for putting on a beautiful, joyous and supportive event! Thank you Dave for the Opera fix since the world feed with Mark and Belinda was a pleasure (the closed caption with their two accents was amusing and sometimes naughty). The Men's event had to be the best of the Worlds. Many of the men seemed to be putting out their best effort and they seemed to have more individual and creative programs.

I love watching you two go crazy over this event. You're both so sweet, thoughtful, and funny! Always a great program!

0:00 competition overall 3:00 balanced technique and artistry, commentary 5:07 Adam Siao Him Fa, boot problems 9:55 Boyang Jin 10:15 commentators 12:05 Morisi Kvitelashvili, effects of doping 16:36 Thomas Bach 19:03 Daniel Grassl 20:30 how to promote skating for next season, Kévin Aymoz 26:34 Jason Brown, japanese audience 34:20 us men, college gymnastics strategies 37:48 Junhwan Cha 44:19 Shoma Uno 50:08 Ilia Malinin 56:00 Keegan Messing 57:51 Kazuki Tomono 1:01:03 Lukas Britschgi 1:02:00 Moment of the event

This is the best WCC in years!! Love the vibe all athletes and audiences gave. Such a wonderful experience.

The judges seem to tell Ilia that figure skating is more than the quantity of quads. Pay attention to the quality and other elements. He was just gliding over the in between jumps. All of the other elements were mere smoke brakes as he catches his breath to prepare for the next jumping pass

I loved you the Japanese crowd was clapping like mad for Jason’s stunning spins!

If ilia would just pick his 3 best quads and just work on all the other aspects that are lacking for a while it would be so much better. Jump drills to average music just isn’t fun to watch in such a strong field of well rounded skaters.

Yay! Two recaps and of the best discipline in skating! The discipline that still gives tear worthy performances .

I loved Kevin Aymoz & appreciate how emotional he is - he said in an interview he nearly retired due to injuries, so this result is a big deal. I want him to continue to improve his skating skills & add another quad just to shut up some of the negative comments, especially on Twitter, that came his way after this...

I’ve been saying all year that Belinda should be commentating so I’m feeling rather smug right now. Love my Aussie Queen who tells it like it is. Good to have representation from a skating minnow nation as well. As Mark and Belinda have shown, you don’t have to finish in the top 3 to have an important point of view.

Im so glad the judges decided to put Cha in front of Malinin (I was really worried after the ice dance judging farce). Junhwan's free skate got me screaming, his Ina Bauer at the end of a glorious program was a real icing on the cake. I was delighted to see Jason skate so well too, his every movement is a piece of art on the ice. Not a fan of Kevin though, his reactions (both positive and negative) are off-putting for me.

I'm glad figure skating is starting to send the message that components are important, but I think they also need to send a message that the skills you are throwing need to be clean and deductions need to be harsher. Putting aside the fact that it's frustrating that a program that didn't even score a full point on total GOE got on the podium- when people are consistently throwing skills that aren't consistent because they think they have to do this to be competitive, it's how injuries that could end up being career ending happen. It's the same issue I have with Gymnastics, but that's a debate for your other channel 😂

Love the honesty! Great content. This has become my new Sunday routine

Big fan of Belinda’s commentary…really wish she were the only one I had to listen to. And I can tolerate Mark .. cute Scottish accent. Normally most interested in pairs but Junhwan Cha WC performance just blew me away.. 😮

Too many top moments for this men's event: Prince JunHwan's programs, Jason Brown, Kevin + his Rudy Galindo moment at Kiss and Cry, and Kazuki Tomono. Sad moments, French Adam, but he'll pick it up next year!

Ilia's skating does nothing for me. The quads simply blends into the messy presentation and poor skating skills. If he removed 1 quad, perhaps the programme would work. Without the jumps, there's not much, it all falls flat.

Not be be negative, but I'm so frustrated with ISU. I've been a long time fan, but with this year full competitions being nearly impossible to watch back in the US, it's just not worth following. It seems like I can't even watch back individual programs unless NBC uploads it to youtube. That combined with years of scores making no sense in terms of reflecting what was put on ice, the doping, the abuse, the lack of solid identities, retirements, etc, it doesn't even seem like a real sport. They need big changes but it doesn't feel like they care at all :/

While watching the competition I thought Daniel Grassl was better before Eteri. Still wonder why he decided to go to her.

Finally! I've been refreshing like a madwoman since yesterday!

If Russian athletes are allowed in as neutrals, they should not be allowed to participate in the team competition. That's something that never made sense to me. How can athletes who should technically have no affiliation be able to participate as a team?

In the documentary I DEF want to see the Shoma/ Lambiel dynamic and also gotta throw that Vassiliejev co dependency aspect. ALL a mess!

That Olympic channel show got me back into skating after 15 years of not watching! Having more connection to the process makes the results interesting!

thank you for not talking "down" to me, its so damn refreshing. I was commenting much the same about tara and johnny while watching. reading the comments, i want to say i do not want to hear any more about Jason doing a quad. when he was trying, he was too thin and gaunt and stressed looking. what he does is more than enough.

My highlight was the short programme of Jari Kessler. Incredible musicality, an unexpected crowd clap-along, and a spin so exquisite that even Belinda Noonan told us "and just look at that".

Kazuki was amazing!!!

I hope Shoma would do some more dark, dramatic programs next season. I am missing programs like LOCO or Great Spirit.

I know is been said already, but the men’s event was spectacular. If I’m being honest, the men have been the main attraction for me all season, while the women have kind of lost me a bit. But yeah, the men’s event was wonderful. I’ve never been the biggest Shoma fan, but I’m happy for him nonetheless. Junhwan nailed it. Ilia has this great fiery spirit that really animates his skating. I hope people will stop taking shots at him. No one is above criticism, but some comments are just petty. Kevin and Jason were incredible and epitomize everything good about skating. Keegan definitely made my heart happy. So, so sad for Adam. I adore his programs and think he is amazing. And finally, I love Deniss. I wish things came together better for him, but still, I love his jubilant skating.

I saved the men’s recap for last, and it did not disappoint

I love this channel so much! I watched the short version on NBC and found the commercials to be so annoying. From the perscription medicine, A Place for Mom and cruise on the rivers of the America, they must think only 60 plus people watch skating. LOL

Could not agree more re: Tracy serving glasses on head tunic top elite energy 🙏🏻

As for Bond I agree- nothing special exept the performance quality, but Jackson is fantastic! This small gestures during the program..just vow

I don't have time to watch right now, but I watched the mens free last night and it was amazing AMAZING, I didn't know the result so I was kept in suspense, but even if I had known, the skating was just phenomenal and we saw so many great skates. Can't wait to see what everyone's saying...

Totally agree with Jonathan re Junwa. The programs worked for me! I loved them. I might have had him beat shoma overall.

Dave, you are so right about the drop off of the Georgian skaters! No more Shevetsky services to help with oxygen uptake and puberty deferral. Poor Karina Safina. Gut wrenching. Going from top 10 in the Olympics to almost dead last at Worlds a year later.

Guys. I was waiting all weekend to hear every detail you loved about Jason's long program and instead we spent more time talking about yelim Kim in the men's recap. Although Dave, yes, the moment when he drops into the sit spin. Chefs kiss. I want to know joanthans Jason moments! The lilting into the opening axel sequence. The musical phrasing into the triple Lutz triple toe. And best of all the Ina Bauer and splits and spirals when the ending builds. The program was up there with great Michelle kwan or Paul Wylie programs. It really was. And I agree with Dave about preferring the long to the short.

Lovely to have you - loved the men’s the most - just watched you live - agree with Jonathan - a counter-tenor program at Worlds and yes, loved Jun’s Bond program - Jason Kevin Keegan so many great moments - but have I missed the discussions on the Women’s and Ice Dance - really interested to here your thoughts and views. Thank you again guys 🙏

Really loved this competition and loved Belinda. I had only ever heard her commentating the Olympics and I was always wondering why she wasn't hired more often. This is what I want from commentators.

32:40 they aren’t allowed to throw toys anymore. You could hear the announcers tell the audience during the ice resurfacing.

I’m one of those others. General public. In my 60’s. Been watching skating forever. But.. still can’t tell a flip from toe jump(they happen so fast) I appreciate commentators providing useful info. Dont like the cliché s. I adore Jason. They need to limit the number of Quads.

I think the feedback someone gave on the Pairs video was nor about not knowing who people were, but if you lose focus on the video for a little bit, sometimes you don’t know which skater is being discussed anymore. Is it the last person you mentioned or we are now discussing someone else? lol I keep having to go back. I also loved Belinda. I haven’t followed skating in years and it’s been a learning curve being back the last 2 seasons. I also thought that her comments help capture newer audiences.

I loved this competition, it had everything, that last group had me all excited. I do hope the judges keep sending this signals, we want good skaters with programs not all jumps. Ilia’s free was very formulaic a là Nathan and it just doesn’t work they even have Raph now.

Even with Yuzu and Nathan there was always the possibility of them not fully delivering and when Shoma or someone else would, they could sneak in. Also Y & N of course had some “bonuses” on the GOEs and PCs but it never went to the lengths of what the Tut girls got in Women’s skating. I think this also contributes to Men’s being the most exciting event.

Honestly, you can’t have Silvia on a reality show without discussing John Zimmerman and her POV about that horrible situation.

Belinda always started with the technical commentary and handed it over to Mark for the components. They seemed to have a system. They did a great job indeed. It’s still not as great as the CBC commentary with Kurt, Carol Lane, Meagan Duhamel. It was a huge improvement over the rest of the season. Even Ted had improved in response to feedback I imagine.

Tara and Johnnie need to go home and get anyone else in the skating community. They have been painful for years now.

Listening again after the premiere! 6:00 ish: I think Nathan said something similar about his plans for the program each season in his book

I agree with David. I'm a huge fan of Junhwan's skating (and especially his gorgeous Ina Bauer, OMG, I can't get enough of it). Yet, I also think that with his amazing qualities, and especially the breathtaking lines, his flexibility and amazingly fluid upper body movements... He could probably do much more original things. I mean, sure, Michael Jackson or James Bond are always great to skate to, but they're also overused and not very original. Or at least, do what Kevin Aymoz did with Gladiator: take something that has been overused, but put a different twist on it (as he did by using the calm, eerie "Now We Are Free" rather than all the epic pieces of the soundtrack that we've heard a million times).

Everyone is saying such good things about Belinda commenting, but my laptop stinks (no VPN anyhow) and America is geoblocked so I was stuck with Peacock no commentary until Johnny and Tara came on the air for the last 2 groups lol Hopefully she does it more so I can watch her commenting some day!

BTW, Kazuki "blanked out" during part of his step sequence..and basically ad-libbed..

There was no ranking event between 4CC and Worlds. There is only one ranking comp, which is a 4CC qualifying event, and it was before the GPF this season. The competition you referred to here is the Winter Sports Festival held by the KSOC (not KSU), which is for all the winter sports, not just figure skating. It's important domestically (for school and such) but less so for skaters who are internationally competitive, so top skaters tend to skip if they've already won. Junhwan didn't compete last season so kind of expected him to compete this season. Also he said he wanted to compete there because he didn't do well at 4CC, so he wanted to kind of overwrite that experience and get energy from the Korean fans. It was surprising to see Yelim compete as she'd already won at the University level last season. When asked after 4CC whether she would compete at the Winter Sports Festival, she said she would see how she felt and consult her team and since she did compete, I guess she felt well enough at the time.

I love Kevin Aymoz so much 🥹

I am dying to know who the special guest who canceled was 😭. Men's is the best because the results seem the most legitimate with the Russian boycott. It had been awhile since a Russian man had medaled at Worlds IIRC. (Kolyada won bronze in 2018, but what was the last time before that? Seems like it had been awhile.)

I agree withyou guys, Men's was THE discipline this year. I was worried about losing Nathan and Yuzu, but instead it freed the men up to reach for the gold, instead of knowing they were fighting for the bronze The entire top 10 or 15 was amazing! Even at 5 am East Coast time it was amazing. OMG Jun peaking at the right time and I am so proud of him. I think Jun is important because his programs are contemporary and entertaiing and might pull in a younger audience for figure skating if we can get him some PR outside of Asia. Belinda and Mark were perfection. Thank you guys for chastizing us into setting up a VPN -- life changing. So many clean performances. Loved loved loved all the green boxes.

Guys, in the description you wrote Kevin Aymoz twice, just wanted to let you know!

Can you guys try using names more often please? Sometimes it’s really hard to keep up with who you guys are referring to. Also maybe some times stamps would be nice so viewers can just listen to only particular parts if they wanted to.

Eteri's penance was being present to Shoma's second gold. A skater she deemed not worthy to work with lol.

at 37:20 that feels like the korean ranking comps intent with the women, even if it backfires when women (yelim) who had showed they are internationally strong get tired out and burnt out

Thank God you're not a judge Dave, because Junhwan has every right to choose Michael Jackson and James Bond for his music as much as every other caucasian is using middle eastern style music. Last year you said his beige gloves don't match his skin color and now this??? I can see that you're not a fan, but it sounds like you're bashing Junhwan to the lowest detail. As a Korean I feel so attacked!!!😡

No Hanyu needed at this competition. It's time for others to have their chance to shine. Let him have his fun at his ice shows. I thought he didn't want to have anything to do with ISU and JSF.

While I love Ilia and his athleticism, clearly he needs to expand his " balancing" with his skating skills and overall performance. I am hopeful for the PCS scoring overall, as the messaging was clear.

Everything we need to know about the future of figure skating in the US can be summed up by the ads shown during worlds. If Prevagen and Consumer Cellular are your main sponsors, then your audience is quite literally dying. 😬😅

I’m making a bumper sticker: How did you show up in the algorithm and NOT KNOW Benoit?

I’m confused when you’re talking about Adam, he didn’t go for any difficult quads here? So what are you referring to? 😅 love you guys! Great recap!

@Jonathonbeyer why not use the peacock world feed view without the commentary

Please tell me what skating channel you watch with Belinda as commentator. I would love to see that!

I must be the only person on the planet who doesn''t find Jason's programs that special this year. To me it all looks similar in characteristics because of the arched back. The other men above and also below him in this competition showed much more variety and innovative moves in my eyes. Yes Jason very elastic and flowy but it is all of these Jason trademark moves just shuffled around and the result is a snoozeshow for me 🤷‍♀there I said it!