China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix: Mischner/Galyamov won the pairs skating championship

China News Service, Shenzhen, November 8 (Zhang Lu Suo Youwei) The 2026 China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix will continue on the 7th. Neutral athletes Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galiamov won the pairs skating championship, while Japan's Momon Chiba won the women's single skating championship.

In the competition that day, Mishina/Galyamov, who had previously ranked first in the short program, continued their good form, scoring 135.15 points in the free skate, and won the championship with a total score of 209.84 points in the short program and free skate. This pair is the 2021 World Championships champion and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics bronze medalist in pairs skating. They will return to the Grand Prix stage in the summer of 2026 as neutrals. The Georgian pair Anastasia Metelkina/Luka Berulava won the runner-up with 198.27 points, and the Japanese pair Nagaoka Yuna/Moriguchi Seishi finished third with 181.50 points.

Mischner said after the game: "This time we participated in the Cup of China, our completion of both sets of movements was good, but it is not perfect. We will continue to improve and prepare for the next Winter Olympics cycle." Her partner Galiamov said: "Although we won the Cup of China this time, we still have areas to improve, such as one posture that was not done well at the end. In the next game, I hope everyone can see our progress."

The competition for the third place in pairs skating is fierce. The Armenian pair Akopova/Rachmanin had a 3.28-point lead in the short program, but only scored 115.12 points in the free skate. The Japanese pair Yuna Nagaoka/Sumi Moriguchi performed well in the free skate, scoring 118.44 points, completing a comeback and finishing third with a narrow gap of 0.04 points.

The Chinese pair Zhang Jiaxuan/Huang Yihang ranked seventh in the pairs skating competition with a total score of 156.10 points. Huang Yihang said: "I think the previous mistakes in the short program will have a greater impact on our mentality. Because these jumping movements can be performed normally in previous training and competitions. I think it is more about adjusting the mentality. Technically there is not much problem."

In the women's single skating competition held on the same day, Japanese player Momon Chiba won the championship with a total score of 224.48 points, relying on the advantages established in the short program. Alexandra Ignatova (née Trusova) won the runner-up with a total score of 221.27 points, and South Korea's Lee Hae-in won the third place with a total score of 210.79 points.

It is worth mentioning that Ignatova completed the signature quadruple hook jump (4Lz) at the beginning of the free skate. She scored 14.29 points in a single movement, and finally ranked first in the free skate with 148.90 points, setting a new personal best score in the free skate season. After the show ended, the audience burst into applause and "baby rain" fell on the ice.

Chinese player Zhu Yi ranked eighth in women's single skating with a total score of 180.47 points. Her short program, free skate and total score all set new personal best records. (over)