The figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held from 6 to 8 February at the Forum di Milano in Milan, Italy. The team event consists of competitions in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters and teams earn points based on their placements in each individual event, and the medalists are determined based on the total points earned. == Background == The team event is the newest Olympic figure skating event and was first contested at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The event combines the four Olympic figure skating disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance) into a single event; skaters earn points based on their placement in each discipline, and the gold medals are awarded to the team that earns the most placement points. The figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held between 6 to 8 February at the Forum di Milano in Milan, Italy. The American team is favored to win the team event, with Japan expected to be strong competition; other teams likely to be in medal contention are Italy, Georgia, and Canada. The Americans are the reigning champions in the team event; however, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee originally finished in first place, while the United States team finished second, and the Japanese team finished third. When it came to light that a positive test confirming the presence of a banned substance was received from a sample submitted by Kamila Valieva of Russia, the medal ceremony was postponed. After nearly two years of litigation, Valieva's scores were stricken, and the newly-tabulated results placed the United States team first, the Japanese team second, and the Russian team third. The American and Japanese teams ultimately received their medals at a ceremony during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The American team includes three-time World champions in ice dance Madison Chock and Evan Bates, as well as the World champions in both the men's and women's events: Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu, respectively. The biggest challenge to the American team is expected to come from the Japanese team. 2022 Olympic bronze medalist and three-time World champion Kaori Sakamoto is competing in the first round of the team competition. Additionally, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan are the reigning World champions in pair skating. The Canadian team is also eager to medal in the team event, as they were denied the bronze medals at the 2022 team event due to a decision by the International Skating Union to award them to the Russians that many found controversial. "We want the gold," said Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles, “but a lot of it is out of our hands. What we can control is our skating, and how we feel about it, and what moment we want to create. That’s when we skate our best." The only two Russian skaters competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Petr Gumennik and Adeliia Petrosian – are competing as Individual Neutral Athletes and are not eligible to participate in the team event. == Timeline == All times are (UTC+1). == Records == == Qualification == Notes == Entries == Code key Member nations submitted the following entrants for the indicated segments in each discipline. == Required performance elements == === Single skating === The women competing in the team event will perform their short programs on Friday, 6 February; while the men will perform theirs on Saturday, 7 February. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds, the short program has to include the following elements: For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface. For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface. The five teams with the highest cumulative total points after the first round will advance to the final round. Regardless of their scores in the short program, the men and women from the top five teams will perform their free skates on Sunday, 8 February. The free skate for both men and women can last no more than 4 minutes, and has to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one has to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one has to be a spin combination, one has to be a flying spin, and one has to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence. === Pair skating === The pairs couples competing in the team event will perform their short programs on Friday, 6 February. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds, the short program has to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface. The five teams with the highest cumulative total points after the first round will advance to the final round. Regardless of their scores in the short program, the couples from the top five teams will perform their free skates on Sunday, 8 February. The free skate can last no more than 4 minutes, and has to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence. === Ice dance === The ice dance couples competing in the team event will perform their rhythm dances on Friday, 6 February. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds, the theme of the rhythm dance this season is "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music include, but are not limited to: pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge. The rhythm dance has to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence. The five teams with the highest cumulative total points after the first round will advance to the final round. Regardless of their scores in the short program, the couples from the top five teams will perform their free dances on Saturday, 7 February. The free dance can last no longer than 4 minutes, and has to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements. == Judging == For the 2025–26 season, all of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps and spins – are assigned a predetermined base point value and are then scored by a panel of seven or nine judges on a scale from -5 to 5 based on their quality of execution. The judging panel's Grade of Execution (GOE) is determined by calculating the trimmed mean (that is, the average after deleting the highest and lowest scores), and this GOE is added to the base value to come up with the final score for each element. The panel's scores for all elements are added together to generate a total elements score. At the same time, judges evaluate each performance based on three program components – skating skills, presentation, and composition – and assign a score from .25 to 10 in .25 point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component is also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores are then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results are added together to generate a total program component score. Deductions are applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls. The total elements score and total program component score are added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team. == Team event scoring == The ten skaters or teams in each discipline perform their short programs and rhythm dances first, and they are judged just as they would be at any other figure skating competition. The skater or team in each discipline who receives the highest score earns ten points, the next highest score earns nine points, and so on. Once all four events have been held, the points earned in each event are totaled, and the five teams with the highest totals move on to the final round. Teams may elect to substitute up to two skaters or teams at this point. The five skaters or teams in each discipline then perform their free skates and free dances, and again receive scores from the judges. The skater or team in each discipline who receives the highest score earns ten points, the next highest score earns nine points, and so on. Once all four events have been held, the points earned over both rounds are totaled to determine the medalists. == Results (qualifying round) == Code key === Ice dance === The team competition began on 6 February 2026 with the rhythm dance. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won the segment, earning a score of 91.06. "To break 90 is always a great feat," Bates said afterward. "To do it at an Olympic Games is even better." === Pairs === The pairs' short program was held on 6 February 2026. On 2 February, Skate Canada announced that Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps would not compete in the team event after Stellato-Dudek suffered an injury during practice. Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud competed instead. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan, the reigning World champions, finished in first place by a significant margin. Their performance featured a triple toe loop and triple Lutz throw. "We’re really proud of the performance today," Kihara stated. "We were calm, managed to focus on executing each and every element with precision." Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia finished in second place. "Everything went well for us in training," Metelkina said. "We had a really good week ahead of the Olympics so we went out calmly and did what we had to do." Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii of Italy finished in third place with their flamenco program. Conti successfully performed a triple Salchow despite suffering a knee injury in January. "I am happy we managed to have fun despite everything," Conti stated afterward. "It was a great emotion to hear the Italian fans from start to finish." Macii added: "We've done our best, that's the important thing, that everyone does their best... we will celebrate with Prosecco." Ellie Kam and Daniel O'Shea of the United States finished in fifth place after Kam fell on a throw jump. "It's disappointing whenever you make a mistake, but I think we did an amazing job of picking ourselves back into the program and really finishing with some really strong elements," O'Shea stated afterward. === Women's singles === The women's short program was held on 6 February 2026. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan, who had announced earlier that she would retire at the end of the season, finished in first place, setting a new personal best score for the season. Sakamoto's performance was described as "dazzling", earning top levels on her spins and step sequence. "I thought I skated really well for my first performance at this Olympics," Sakamoto said in an interview. "I was my usual self. I was nervous like I always am, but it wasn’t to a point where my legs were shaking." Alysa Liu of the United States finished in second place, and Lara Naki Gutmann of Italy finished in third. Gutmann set a new personal best score, surpassing 70 points in the short program for the first time in her career. A snafu with the music forced Madeline Schizas to restart her program, and she ultimately finished in sixth place. === Men's singles === The men's short program was held on 7 February 2026. Ilia Malinin's second-place finish and score were seen as uncharacteristically low. === Overall === Code key Upon completion of the men's short program, the top five teams were cleared to move on to the second round of competition. The United States was in the lead with 34 points, followed by Japan, Italy, Canada, and Georgia. The bottom five teams – France, South Korea, China, Great Britain, and Poland – were eliminated from the competition. == Results (final round) == Code key === Ice dance === The free dance was held on 7 February 2026. === Pairs === The pairs' free skate will be held on 8 February 2026. === Women's singles === The women's free skate will be held on 8 February 2026. === Men's singles === The men's free skate will be held on 8 February 2026. === Overall === Code key == References == == Works cited == "Special Regulations & Technical Rules – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2024" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.