When Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama skated his free program at the 2026 Olympic Men’s Figure Skating Finals, it was to the World premiere of a special condensed version of composer Christopher Tin’s new ending of Puccini’s Turandot. Tin reduced his 18 minute ending to 4:17 and it was recorded over two days at Abbey Road Studios in London, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English National Opera Chorus, and then added soloists Grammy-winning soprano Christine Goerke and tenor Clay Hilley.
Unfortunately, Kagiyama made several mistakes and only placed sixth in the Free Program, which when combined with his second place in the Short Program, earned him the silver medal, a repeat of the silver he won at the Beijing Olympics four years earlier.
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According to Reuters, Tin plans to release the Olympic version on streaming services due to strong fan demand. Here is the link to view the performance with the Tin’s version (start at 3:47:00).
Here is the version in rehearsal with the Italian and English text
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