{"id":130999,"date":"2026-02-09T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/?p=130999"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:00:10","slug":"winter-olympics-georgia-takes-fourth-place-in-figure-skating-team-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/en\/winter-olympics-georgia-takes-fourth-place-in-figure-skating-team-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics: Georgia takes fourth place in figure skating team event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the Winter Olympic Games taking place in Milan and Cortina, Nika Egadze performed his free programme in the men\u2019s singles. The judges awarded him 154.79 points.<\/p>\n<p>Before Nika\u2019s performance, the Georgian team had 50 points and sat in fourth position in the team standings. To secure a medal, they needed to overturn a two-point deficit behind third-placed Italy, but an impressive performance by Italian skater Matteo Rizzo prevented Nika from overtaking him. Consequently, Georgia finished fourth in the figure skating team competition, very close to claiming the bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, the team event consists of four disciplines: ice dance, in which the Davis-Smolkin pair competed (7 points); pairs skating \u2013 the Metelkina-Berulava pair (9 points); women\u2019s singles \u2013 Gubanova (9 points); and men\u2019s singles \u2013 Egadze (6 points).<\/p>\n<p>The final standings in the figure skating team event were as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USA (69 points)<\/li>\n<li>Japan (68 points)<\/li>\n<li>Italy (60 points)<\/li>\n<li>Georgia (56 points)<\/li>\n<li>Canada (54 points)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Winter Olympic Games taking place in Milan and Cortina, Nika Egadze performed his free programme in the men\u2019s singles. The judges awarded him 154.79 points. Before Nika\u2019s performance, the Georgian team had 50 points and sat in fourth position in the team standings. 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