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US figure skating team's first pitch at Mets game doesn't go well

New York Post·Thomas Gamba-Ellis·about 1 month ago
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Perhaps the U.S. figure skating team should stay on the ice and away from the diamond. Multiple members of the team — including some from the gold medal-winning squad from the 2026 Winter Olympics — appeared at Citi Field to throw out the first pitch ahead of the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Nationals on Thursday. Although the skaters are known for their gracefulness, their attempts at throwing out the first pitch could not have been more chaotic. Pairs skaters Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea went first, with Kam throwing the ball well wide of Andrew Torgashev while on O’Shea’s shoulders. Ilia Malinin — known to many as the “Quad God” — went next, throwing a ball slightly more accurately to Torgashev, who dropped the pitch. Amber Glenn, a three-time gold medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships , then threw a pitch to Emilea Zingas, who was on skating partner Vadym Kolesnik’s shoulders. Pairs skaters Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea went first.…

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