Russian veteran Sergei Voronov grabbed the lead in the Men’s Short Program but Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) had to withdraw due to injury. Israel’s Alexei Bychenko sits in second place, followed by Jason Brown (USA).
World champion Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia took a 5.42-point lead over five-time European champion Carolina Kostner of Italy in the Ladies Short Program at the NHK Trophy on Friday. Russian newcomer Polina Tsurskaya came third in the first segment of the competition.
World pairs champions Wenjing Sui/Cong Han of China skated to the lead as the competition at the NHK Trophy kicked off on Friday with the Pairs Short Program. Russia’s Olympic silver medallists Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov came second followed by teammates Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov.
Olympic Champions Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) and Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) as well as World Champion Evgenia Medvedeva (RUS) and World Pairs Champions Wenjing Sui/Cong Han (CHN) headline NHK Trophy in Osaka (JPN) this week and look to qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series consists of six international senior invitational events which qualify the top six skaters in each discipline (Men, Ladies, Pairs and ice Dance) to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This year the ISU Junior & Senior Grand Prix Final will take place in Nagoya, Japan from December 7 - 10.
eigning World Champions Wenjing Sui/Cong Han led a Chinese one-two as competition concluded at Audi Cup of China. Xiaoyu Yu/Hao Zhang took the silver medal, with Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro claiming bronze.
Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada skated off with the gold medal, his first at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. World bronze medalist Boyang Jin, of China, claimed the silver medal and USA’s Max Aaron (USA) pulled up from fifth place to claim the bronze.
2017 World Junior Champion Alina Zagitova, of Russia, vaulted from fourth place to first in the Ladies Free Skating at the Audi Cup of China in Beijing on Saturday, winning gold in her Grand Prix debut.
France’s two-time World Champions Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron danced to victory at the Audi Cup of China in Beijing Saturday and established new highest scores in the Free Dance and overall, becoming the first Ice Dance team to break the 200 points.
Reigning World Champions Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, and Xiaoyu Yu/Hao Zhang, led China’s pairs to a one-two finish in the Short Program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Audi Cup of China, with Italy’s Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise in third.
Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada upset reigning World bronze medalist Boyang Jin, of China, and Spain’s two-time World Champion Javier Fernandez to take the lead in the Men’s Short Program.
2017 World bronze medalist Gabrielle Daleman, of Canada, took a narrow lead as the Audi Cup of China continued Friday in Beijing with the Ladies Short Program.
France's Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron smashed the competition in the Ice Dance, taking the lead by more than eight points. Two-time World medalists Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA), and multiple European medalists Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev, of Russia, are almost tied in second and third place.
Canada’s World silver medalist Kaetlyn Osmond (21), won her home Grand Prix Skate Canada International and starts with confidence into the Olympic season.
As part of the ISU video archive collection, this video shows some of the greatest Figure Skaters that competed over the years.