Tony and Thomas close out Skate to Milano with a full men’s free skate breakdown and an event‑wide wrap up. It is a rollercoaster of clean skates, near misses, and razor‑thin margins, all in a field so deep that great performances still fell short of Olympic tickets.

Zooming out, Tony and Thomas sketch the early Olympic medal picture for the men, what this qualifier signals about PCS trends, and how quotas, citizenship clocks, and the placement of the team event could reshape the final lineup. There are throwbacks to 90s and 2000s coverage, notes on how the ISU has modernized the show, and a quick Grand Prix look‑ahead.

Expect rulebook nerdery, clear scoring walk‑throughs, and warm, honest commentary with a little nostalgia.

Tony and Thomas unpack the free dance finale of the Skate to Milano Olympic Qualifier in Beijing. They walk through the judging reviews, the long waits for numbers, and the score inputs that shifted on screen while the panel finalized calls, then explain how four Olympic ice dance spots were allocated in a field separated by tenths.

The leaders get a clear read: Lithuania’s Reed and Ambrulevicius win with crowd energy and big highlights, Australia’s Harris and Chan deliver a cohesive Clair de Lune that holds up on construction, Spain’s new duo skate clean enough to rise into third, and China’s Wang and Liu return with a polished, greatest‑hits style program that closes strong. Sweden’s breakout team miss the last ticket by 0.24, and Tony and Thomas show why, using clips and slow‑motion to break down the key elements that decided it.

Expect rulebook nerdery, clear explanations, and side‑by‑side element analysis that maps performance choices to the numbers.

Tony and Thomas break down Day 2 of the Skate to Milano Olympic Qualifier in Beijing. First look at the men’s short program: what Petr Gumennik showed in form and scoring as a neutral athlete, where Donovan Carrillo sits after a crowd‑pleasing skate, and why a six‑point logjam from fourth through eleventh sets up chaos for the free skate. Surprises from Monaco, Ukraine, Germany, and Chinese Taipei, plus a quick audit of under‑rotations, spin calls, and PCS intent versus outcome.

Pairs and women are settled. The alternates, the citizenship caveats, and what these results mean for the team event are discussed. The episode ends with a preview of the men’s free and the free dance: quad math, stamina, judging tendencies, and the scenarios that could move skaters from the middle rows to the Olympic bus.

Expect rulebook nerdery, historical context, and plain‑spoken analysis with music and program talk woven through.