U.S. Figure Skating chaotically attempts to throw first pitch at Mets game

No one can deny that the members of the United States figure skating team are elite athletes. Throwing a pitch, however, might not be part of their skillset. Several members of the 2026 U.

S. figure skating team, including members of the gold medal-winning team from Milan , appeared at Citi Field on Thursday. The group then threw out the ceremonial first pitch — or pitches — ahead of the New York Mets’ game against the Washington Nationals, in a series of chaotic, entertaining attempts.

First up was pairs skater Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, with Kam lobbing the ball from atop O’Shea’s shoulders, where it went well wide of Andrew Torgashev. Then the “Quad God,” Ilia Malinin, threw a ball slightly more on frame to Torgashev — who dropped it. Ice dancer Emilea Zingas was lifted by partner Vadym Kolesnik in preparation to receive a pitch from Amber Glenn.

Glenn did a graceful jump before throwing a pretty terrible pitch that went high over Zingas’ glove. The only successful pitch from the whole group went from Evan Bates, part of the silver medal-winning ice dancing duo , to skater Jason Brown. Bates lobbed an overhand pitch that landed in Brown’s glove, which the pair quickly celebrated.