China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix held in Shenzhen for the first time

China News Service, Shenzhen, October 22 (Reporter Zhang Lu) From November 6th to 8th, the 2026 China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix will be held at the Shenzhen Universiade Center Gymnasium. This is the first time that the China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix has been held in Shenzhen. 60 high-level athletes from all over the world will gather in Shenzhen to compete in four events: men's single skating, women's single skating, pairs skating, and ice dancing.

According to reports, the China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix was founded in 2003. It is the top category A event of the International Skating Union (ISU) and the highest-level international figure skating event held in China. This China Cup World Figure Skating Grand Prix is ​​the third of the six stations of the 2026/2027 International Skating Union Figure Skating Grand Prix. Players will accumulate points through the station competitions and strive to advance to the finals.

In men's singles, Chen Yudong and Peng Zhiming won the runner-up and third place respectively in the 2025/2026 National Figure Skating Championships; in women's singles, Zhang Ruiyang made his debut at the Milan Winter Olympics this year, and Zhu Yi has experience participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The pairs skating combination Zhang Jiaxuan/Huang Yihang won the 2024/2025 Grand Prix youth finals championship and won the Milan Winter Olympics qualifying competition, winning a pair skating quota for the Chinese team. The ice dance pair Ren Junfei/Xing Jianing is the champion of the 2025/2026 National Figure Skating Championship. The above-mentioned players and combinations have been included in the entry list of this site and are expected to appear at home in Shenzhen.

In terms of international players, the Milan Winter Olympics men’s singles champion Sadov of Kazakhstan, the Milan Winter Olympics men’s singles third runner-up Shun Sato of Japan, the 2026 World Championships women’s singles runner-up Momon Chiba of Japan, and South Korean women’s singles player Lee Hae-in have all been included in the list of entries for this site. The Milan Winter Olympics pairs skating runner-up, the Georgian pair Metelkina/Berulava, and the European Championships third runner-up, the British ice dance pair Fell/Gibson are expected to appear in Shenzhen.