The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics Ice Dance figure skating events take place on the 9th and 11th of February. The rhythm dance will be held on the 9th and the free dance on the 11th.
Twenty-three teams from fifteen countries are scheduled to take part in the event. Here we will introduce all of the competitors.
Australia
Holly Harris & Jason Chan
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 73.35 | Waiting For Tonight by Jennifer Lopez, If You Had My Love by Jennifer Lopez, I'm Outta Love by Anastacia |
| 110.96 | Clair de Lune (Pied au Piano) by Son Lux, Chris Pattishall, Claude Debussy, Bloodstream by Tokio Myers, I Love You by Son Lux, Hanna Benn, Bilune by Karl Hugo, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy |
| 183.50 |
Holly Harris (23) and Jason Chan (29) represent Australia. The two partnered up in 2019 and train at the Ice Academy of Montreal. Harris previously competed in singles when she was a Junior, and participated in the Junior World Championships, but switched to ice dance after she suffered too many concussions. Chan previously represented Canada but received Australian citizenship in 2022. They medaled for the first time on the Challenger series this season, earning silver at Trialeti Trophy. The team narrowly missed out on earning an Olympic quota at the World Championships last season, but secured their spot by placing 2nd at the Skate to Milano competition.
Canada
Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 88.37 | Supermodel (You Better Work) by RuPaul, I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred |
| 133.17 | Vincent by Govardo |
| 219.68 |
Piper Gilles (34) and Paul Poirier (34) represent Canada. This will be their 3rd Olympics as a team and Poirier’s 4th, having competed in 2010 with previous partner Vanessa Crone. They are 4-time World medalists and two-time Four Continents Champions. The team missed Nationals and Four Continents during the 2022/23 season, and Gilles later revealed that she had been treated for stage 1 ovarian cancer during this time. Poirier has a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics and speaks English, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Gilles and Poirier are five-time Canadian National champions. This season, they revived their popular 2018/19 free dance to “Vincent”.
Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 82.86 | Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited, The Power by Snap!, Ole by The Bouncing Souls |
| 125.71 | Nureyev (The White Crow) by Ilan Eshkeri, Lisa Batiashvili & Dudana Mazmanishvili |
| 208.01 |
Marjorie Lajoie (25) and Zachary Lagha (26) represent Canada. They placed 13th at the 2022 Olympics. The team are the 2019 Junior World Champions, becoming the first Canadian ice dance team to win the accolade since Olympic Champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Lajoie and Lagha partnered up in 2011, and briefly split in 2015 before coach Marie-France Dubreuil encouraged them to reunite. Lagha plays piano and has played at Carnegie Hall. Lajoie’s younger brother is autistic, and she organised a charity event called ‘Atypical Skating’ to raise money for the Autism Foundation.
Marie-Jade Lauriault & Romain le Gac
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 76.40 | You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?) fear Heather Small, 7th District Radio Max by Tom Jones, Sexbomb (feat. Mousse T.) by Tom Jones |
| 121.50 | Les Pyramides by Philippe Chany, Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre by Philippe Chany, Cleopatra's Song of the Nile by Jeffrey Goodman, Oasis Dance by Karl Hugo |
| 197.90 |
Marie-Jade Lauriault (29) and Romain le Gac (30) represent Canada. Previously, the team represented France, le Gac’s birth country, until 2020. They placed 17th at the 2018 Olympics. They announced in 2021 that they would be switching representation to Canada, Lauriault’s birth country. Having lived and trained in Canada for years, and struggling to compete during the pandemic, the team felt Canada was established as their home. Lauriault and le Gac are a couple and have been married since 2015.
China
Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 77.45 | Go Wild Alone by Andy Lau, Limao Zhao, Zheniong Yang, Flower Guardian by Hacken Lee, Hasegawa Shuhei, Weiyuan Pan |
| 119.30 | The Bat Man Theme by Krutikov music, A Watchful Guardian by Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, The Batman Trailer Music by Nirvana |
| 196.75 |
Shiyue Wang (31) and Xinyu Liu (31) represent China. This will be their third Olympics, having placed 22nd in 2018 and 12th in 2022. They withdrew from many competitions over the past few seasons, citing injury problems. However, in 2024, posts briefly appeared on Liu’s Instagram account accusing him of a series of misconducts including sexual assault and embezzling funds from China’s national team. The team claimed Liu’s account was hacked to spread false allegations. They earned an Olympic quota by placing 4th at the Skate to Milano competition, a result that was met with some backlash from ice dance fans.
Czechia
Natálie Taschlerová & Filip Taschler
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 77.35 | Waiting For Tonight by Jennifer Lopez, Be With You by Enrique Iglesias, Rhythm Divine by Enrique Iglesias |
| 119.83 | The Matrix, Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions |
| 196.39 |
Natálie Tascherlová (24) and Filip Taschler (26) represent Czechia. They and their compatriots Mrázková/Mrázek are the only siblings competing in figure skating at these Olympics. Last year, Taschlerová opened up about her struggles with anorexia dating back to 2019 and how she was working towards recovery. They placed 16th at the 2022 Olympics, are two-time Challenger gold medalists, and 3-time National Champions. The siblings relocated to Finland to train with coach Maurizio Margaglio in May last year.
Kateřina Mrázková & Daniel Mrázek
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 77.29 | One Two by AI, Thunderstruck by AC/DC |
| 115.23 | Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona |
| 188.84 |
Kateřina Mrázková (19) and Daniel Mrázek (22) represent Czechia. The siblings were the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalists and 2023 Junior World Champions. They won their first Challenger medals this season, a silver and a bronze, and are the reigning National Champions. They had to withdraw from the European Championships last month after Mrázek caught the flu. The team have elected to use an AI-generated piece of music in the Rhythm Dance because of struggles they previously had with clearing music last season. This is allowed by the ISU, but has come under scrutiny from fans, especially when an early version of the track plagiarised lyrics from another 90s song.
Finland
Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 81.26 | María by Ricky Martin, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza, Love You For A Day by Ricky Martin, Desmond Child, Draco Rosa, Randall Barlow, The Cup of Life by Ricky Martin, Pablo Flores, Desmond Child, Draco Rosa |
| 124.43 | Bewitched by Per Störby Jutbring, Obcy Astronom by Dobrawa Czocher, Hania Rani, Grzegorz Ciechowski, Zbigniew Krzywanski |
| 205.69 |
Juulia Turkkila (31) and Matthias Versluis (31) represent Finland. Both were singles skaters until they teamed up in 2016. They missed the first half of this season due to Versluis suffering from a nerve injury in his leg. The team are the 2023 European bronze medalists and are 6-time National Champions. They placed 15th at the Olympics in 2022. Last season at the World Championships, after a fall in the rhythm dance for Versluis, the team almost failed to qualify for the free dance until another team suffered the same fate and ended up below them. They were able to climb from 20th to 11th place and help secure two spots for Finland at the Olympics (sadly, the other spot had to be given up as the other team didn’t fulfil citizenship requirements).
France
Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Guillaume Cizeron
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 87.56 | Vogue by Madonna, Shep Pettibone, Rescue Me House Boat vocal by Madonna, Goh Hotdog, Shep Pettibone |
| 135.50 | The Whale soundtrack by High Brun, Rob Simonsen |
| 222.43 |
Laurence Fournier Beaudry (33) and Guillaume Cizeron (31) represent France. Cizeron is the 2022 Olympic Champion with his former partner Gabriella Papadakis. Beaudry and Cizeron announced their partnership in March last year. Just before the start of the 2024/25 season, Beaudry’s former ice dance partner and current romantic partner, Nikolaj Sørensen, was banned for a minimum of 6 years by Skate Canada after an investigation into allegations of sexual assault from 2012 had come to light the prior season. The ban has since been overturned due to jurisdictional reasons, but is under appeal. Both Beaudry and Cizeron maintain Sørensen’s innocence and claim the allegations are false. The team have said Sørensen had a role in suggesting Beaudry partner up with Cizeron. They are the reigning European Champions.
Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 82.75 | Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65, Revolution 909 by Daft Punk, Da funk by Daft Punk, Around the World by Daft Punk |
| 124.01 | All is Full of Love by Bjork, All Around Us by Karl Hugo, Bacherlorette by Bjork |
| 206.76 |
Evgeniia Lopareva (25) and Geoffrey Brissaud (27) represent France. The two teamed up in 2018 and originally trained in Russia, Lopareva’s birth country. They now train at the Ice Academy of Montreal. Lopareva received French citizenship in 2022 when they were alternates for the last Olympics. They are the 2025 European silver medalists and are 3-time National Champions. Their exhibition gala program, including Il est interdit by Shanna and Satisfaction by Benny Benassi, is a fan-favourite.
Georgia
Diana Davis & Gleb Smolkin
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 81.30 | Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring, Come Out and Play by The Offspring |
| 123.04 | Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 1 in D Major by Nikolai Myaskovski, A Taste of Elegance by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen & Gabriel Saban |
| 203.39 |
Diana Davis (23) and Gleb Smolkin (26) represent Georgia. They switched country representation to Georgia in 2023, as Davis is of Georgian heritage through her grandparents. They competed in the last Olympics representing Russia and placed 14th. The pair have been married since 2022. In the summer of 2024, they relocated their training from the U.S. to Canada, also joining the Ice Academy of Montreal. They have won gold at four Challenger events. Davis’ mother is coach Eteri Tutberidze. As a child, she was diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss after being prescribed incorrect medication. Davis is one of the flag bearers for the opening ceremony.
Germany
Jennifer Janse van Rensburg & Benjamin Steffan
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 75.45 | Jungle Bill by Yello, On the Run by Yello |
| 116.86 | La Maza (ft. Shakira) by Mercedes Sosa, Shakira, Silvio Rodriguez, Ameksa (District 78 Remix) by Taalbi Brothers |
| 192.31 |
Jennifer Janse van Rensburg (32) and Benjamin Steffan (30) represent Germany. They teamed up in 2016 and are 5-time National Champions. This is their first Olympics. Janse van Rensburg’s maiden name is Urban, but she took her husband’s name when they got married in 2019. Steffan and his wife welcomed a son last March, and he has appeared in the Kiss and Cry with them on a couple of occasions this season. They are 5-time Challenger series medalists. Their lifts are a stand-out element.
Great Britain
Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 86.56 | Wannabe (Junior Vasquez Remix Edit) by Spice Girls, Junior Vasquez, Who Do You Think You Are by Spice Girls, Spice Up Your Life (Morales Radio Mix) by Spice Girls, David Morales |
| 130.26 | The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond by Ella Roberts, I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers, Auld Lang Syne by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 215.19 |
Lilah Fear (26) and Lewis Gibson (31) represent Great Britain. Gibson was inspired to start skating from watching Dancing On Ice, and competed in pairs and singles before switching to ice dance. Fear is a British-Canadian citizen and had a podcast called The Lilah Jo Show. The team were nicknamed the “Disco Brits” in 2018 after their disco medley free dance brought them a wave of new fans. They placed 10th at the last Olympics, are 4-time European medalists, and won bronze at the World Championships last season, the first medal for the country since Torvill & Dean in 1984. The team are famous for their Halloween costumes each year, and Gibson has notably made huge replica ice skates to be worn as a full-body costume; they have even performed in exhibition galas wearing them. Fear is one of the flag bearers for the opening ceremony.
Phebe Bekker & James Hernandez
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 72.08 | Freedom! '90 by George Michael, Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by George Michael, Freedom (Club Mix) by Revival House Project, George Michael |
| 109.72 | Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack) by Craig Armstrong, Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper, Des'ree |
| 181.80 |
Phebe Bekker (20) and James Hernandez (24) represent Great Britain. They teamed up in 2021 after Hernandez’s last partner retired from the sport. They train in the U.S. with former British Champions and Olympians Nick Buckland and Penny Coomes. The team have appeared at three European Championships and two World Championships. They won gold on the Challenger series last season, beating out teams that usually would’ve placed higher than them. They earned an Olympic quota by placing 17th at the World Championships last season.
Italy
Charlène Guignard & Marco Fabbri
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 90.90 | Everybody (Backstreet's Back) extended version by Backstreet Boys, That's the Way I Like It by Backstreet Boys |
| 132.34 | Diamanti (soundtrack) by Giuliano Taviani, Carmelo Molinar, Giorgia |
| 223.24 |
Charlène Guignard (36) and Marco Fabbri (38) represent Italy. Guignard was born in France. The two have been partners since 2009 and this will be their 4th Olympics. They found one another through the website Ice Partner Search. Guignard and Fabbri are 3-time European Champions and 2-time World medalists. They are also 8-time National Champions. Guignard and Fabbri are in a relationship and have a pet chinchilla named Molly. They are coached by Olympic bronze medalist Barbara Fusar-Poli, who has become infamous for holding a stopwatch at the boards to make sure her team’s elements don’t incur a time penalty.
Lithuania
Allison Reed & Saulius Ambrulevičius
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 83.08 | I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred, Bettys, Cantloop (Flip Fantastia) by Us3, Rahsaan, Gerard Presencer |
| 122.64 | God is a DJ by Faithless, Jason Howes, We Come I by Faithless |
| 203.37 |
Allison Reed (31) and Saulius Ambrulevičius (33) represent Lithuania. The team qualified a spot for Lithuania at the 2022 Olympics, but were unable to compete as Reed had yet to gain citizenship. She was finally granted citizenship in 2024 after improved results, such as their 2024 European bronze medal. After a fluke fall at the World Championships last season, the team shockingly did not make the free dance segment, which meant they had to wait months to confirm their placement at the Skate to Milano competition. Their preparation paid off, because as well as easily earning the quota for the Olympics, the team had a great Grand Prix series and qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the first time. Reed previously competed at the Olympics in 2010 for Georgia when she was just fifteen. Reed and Ambrulevičius are flag bearers in the opening ceremony.
Republic of Korea
Hannah Lim & Ye Quan
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 76.02 | Men in Black by Will Smith |
| 114.62 | Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber |
| 190.26 |
Hannah Lim (21) and Ye Quan (24) represent the Republic of Korea. They were the first dance team representing the country to win a Junior Grand Prix and the first to medal at Junior Worlds. Quan was born in Iceland and moved to China as a child, before relocating again to Canada. He received South Korean citizenship in 2024. Lim and Quan are 4-time Challenger series medalists and have been in the top 10 at three Four Continents Championships. They were part of the silver medal-winning Korean team at the 2023 World Team Trophy, the first competition they took part in at the Senior level.
Spain
Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 77.21 | Freedom by George Michael, Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams |
| 123.71 | Dune Part Two (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer, Dune Part Two - Trailer 3 Music (epic version) by Mathias Fritsche, Navras by Don Davis & Juno Reactor |
| 200.92 |
Olivia Smart (28) and Tim Dieck (29) represent Spain. Both Smart and Dieck participated in the 2022 Olympics but in separate teams. Smart placed 8th with Adrián Díaz, whilst Dieck placed 21st with his former partner Katharina Müller. Smart took a break from competition after the last Olympics and was a professional skater on Dancing On Ice, which she won. Smart and Dieck teamed up in late 2022 and chose to represent Spain instead of Dieck’s birth country of Germany due to better financial circumstances with the Spanish federation. Their Dune program last season catapulted them up the ice dance hierarchy, and they elected to do a sequel program of Dune Two this season.
Sofía Val & Asaf Kazimov
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 70.59 | Maria by Ricky Martin, La Copa de la Vida by Ricky Martin, Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin |
| 110.86 | Exogenesis Part 3 by Muse |
| 181.45 |
Sofía Val (21) and Asaf Kazimov (25) represent Spain. Due to Smart/Dieck’s 6th place at Worlds last season, Spain had the opportunity to earn a second quota at the Skate to Milano competition. Val and Kazimov were able to confirm this spot by placing 3rd. The team was formed in 2022 after both of their previous partnerships dissolved. They are coached by Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin, who competed as a team for Spain for several years and were domestic rivals of Smart/Díaz. Kazimov, born in Russia but a German resident since 2012, was granted Spanish citizenship in September last year.
Sweden
Milla Ruud Reitan & Nikolaj Majorov
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 69.30 | Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin, Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, Maria (Spanglish Radio Edit) by Ricky Martin, La Copa de la Vida by Ricky Martin, Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child, Robi Draco Rosa |
| 108.03 | Un Giorno Per Noi (Romeo and Juliet) by Nino Rota, performed by Josh Groban |
| 177.25 |
Milla Ruud Reitan (20) and Nikolaj Majorov (25) represent Sweden. Majorov participated in the 2022 Olympics, but as a singles skater. Following the 2022/23 season, Majorov announced he would be retiring from singles and pursuing ice dance due to a back injury that was worsened by jumps. Reitan and Majorov debuted in 2023, and Majorov’s potential in ice dance was immediately obvious. He took to the discipline much faster than most who make a switch. The team placed 5th at the Skate to Milano competition, becoming first alternates for the Olympics. They were given the spot when the Finnish team Orihara/Pirinen had to rescind the second spot due to Orihara not having citizenship. Reitan, originally from Norway, was then on a time crunch to receive Swedish citizenship before the Games. Their spot was confirmed in early January, and they will become the first Swedish ice dance team to compete at the Olympics.
USA
Christina Carreira & Anthomy Ponomarenko
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 81.51 | Sweet Dreams by La Bouche & Paolo Pellegrino, Robert Haynes, M. Sonmez, Gerd Amir Saraf, Melanie Thornton, 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters, Basement Boys |
| 123.37 | The Girl With The Plums (Perfume - The Story of a Murderder), Strictly Taboo by Audiomachine, La Belle Époque, Deceit and Betrayal by Audiomachine, La Belle Époque, Meeting Laura (Perfume - The Story of a Murderder) |
| 204.88 |
Christina Carreira (25) and Anthony Ponomarenko (25) represent the USA. The two teamed up in 2014. Carreira and Ponomarenko are two-time Junior World medalists, two-time Four Continents medalists, and 5-time National medalists. In 2021, they moved away from their longtime coach Igor Shpilband and became the first high-profile students of former Olympic Champion Scott Moir. Ponomarenko had ankle surgery in 2022 after suffering with pain since 2015, Carreira trained by herself for three months while he recovered. In order to acquire her U.S. citizenship, Carreira lived in Michigan and commuted daily across the border to Canada for training, and finally acquired citizenship in November last year. Ponomarenko’s parents are 1992 Olympic champions Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko.
Madison Chock & Evan Bates
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 93.91 | American Woman by Lenny Kravitz, Fly Away by Quevo, Lenny Kravitz, Always On the Run by Lenny Kravitz, Are You Gonna Go My Way (Remix) by Lenny Kravitz, PH Electro |
| 138.41 | Paint It Black by Ramin Djawadi |
| 232.32 |
Madison Chock (33) and Evan Bates (36) represent the USA. They became partners in 2011 after both of their previous partnerships dissolved. This will be their 4th Olympics as a team, and Bates’ 5th. They are 3-time World Champions, 3-time Four Continents Champions, 3-time Grand Prix Final Champions, and 7-time National Champions. They are the current World Record holders in each segment of scoring. Chock designs her own costumes. Bates was elected to the ISU Athletes Commission in 2022. The two got married in Hawaii in 2024.
Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 80.43 | Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe, Something In Your Eyes by Bell Biv DeVoe, Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe |
| 122.89 | Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights by Mark Ermler & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden - Juliet's Death by Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa |
| 202.86 |
Emilea Zingas (23) and Vadym Kolesnik (24) represent the USA. The two teamed up in 2022. Before their partnership, Zingas was a singles skater and represented Cyprus, and was the first skater to represent the country at the World Championships in 2021. Kolesnik was Junior World Champion in 2020 with his former partner Avonley Nguyen, but the partnership ended just several months after their win. Zingas and Kolesnik are the reigning Four Continents Champions and qualified for their first Grand Prix Final this season. Kolesnik was born in Ukraine, and his brother is in the Ukrainian army. The skater has spoken out in support of Russian skaters being banned from competition.
Bonus: Team event
The ice dance team event takes place on February 6th and 7th. There are two teams that will take part in the team event and not the individual event.
Japan
Utana Yoshida & Masaya Morita
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 69.69 | Stomp to My Beat by JS16, Jaakko Salovaara, Butterfly by Smile,dk, Robert Uhlmann |
| 103.35 | Rise of the Phoenix by Jennifer Thomas, X-X by Hans Zimmer, Rise of the Phoenix by Quantum Infinity |
| 171.59 |
Utana Yoshida (22) and Masaya Morita (22) represent Japan. The two narrowly missed out on qualifying for the individual event, both at the World Championships and then at Skate to Milano, and therefore will only be present in the team event. The team paired up in 2023 after their other partnerships ended. They have placed in the top 10 at Four Continents three times, earned silver at World Team Trophy in 2025, and are two-time National Champions. Morita was named as the Team Leader for the Japanese team at these Olympic Games. Their coach, Cathy Reed, is the sister of Lithuanian ice dancer Allison Reed.
Poland
Sofiia Dovhal & Wiktor Kulesza
| ISU Personal Best Scores (Rhythm/Free/Total) | Music (Rhythm/Free) |
|---|---|
| 60.05 | Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C+C Music Factory, RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) by Black Eyes Peas X J Balvin, Skytech & Vion Konger Rhythm Of The Night by R3HAB |
| 96.77 | Westworld (soundtrack) by Ramin Djawadi |
| 156.82 |
Sofiia Dovhal (19) and Wiktor Kulesza (22) represent Poland. The team partnered up in 2020 and debuted on the Junior Grand Prix in 2021. They are two-time National Champions and have appeared at three European Championships and one World Championship. With Poland qualifying for the Olympics in the other three disciplines, Dovhal and Kulesza earned the opportunity to receive additional athlete quotas specifically to take part in the team event. However, they had to wait until just a week before the Games to have this confirmed, as they were next in line to receive these quotas after the French pairs team were called up as first alternates for the individual event. The team have executed an ambitious lift in competition based on the almost-illegal one competed by Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue at the last Olympics. Dovhal was born in Ukraine and received Polish citizenship in late 2024.
