Figure skating Seo Min-gyu scores 83.83 points in his first senior GP… Medal challenge for 3rd place in short race

Figure skating men's singles next-generation ace Seo Min-gyu (Gyeongshin High School) ranked third in the short program in his Senior Grand Prix debut.

Seo Min-gyu received 45.03 technical points (TES), 39.80 artistic points (PCS), 1 deduction point, and a total score of 83.83 points in the men's single short at the 2026-2027 International Skating Union (ISU) Figure Skating Senior Grand Prix 1st competition held at Angers Ice Park, France on the 24th (Korean time).

It fell slightly short of the personal high score of 86.68 points recorded at last year's Junior World Championships.

1st place was France's Adang Xiaoyingpa with 102.46 points, and 2nd place was Estonia's Aleksandr Celebko (85.49 points).

The free skating, where the medal color is decided, will be held on the night of the 25th.

Seo Min-gyu received a large deduction in points for making the mistake of falling backwards while attempting the quadruple salchow for his first acting assignment of the day.

But the rest of the acting was perfect.

The following triple axel was performed stably, and the flying camel spin was handled at level 4, the highest level of difficulty.

Even in the second half, when 10% extra points were given, all acting elements were performed without mistakes.

He perfectly handled the final jumping task, the triple flip-triple toe loop combination jump, and then performed the change sit spin at level 4.

Afterwards, he drew a positive response from the audience with a spectacular step sequence (level 4) and finished the performance with a change foot combination spin (level 4).

Seo Min-gyu is the next generation figure skater in Korean men's singles, following Cha Jun-hwan.

After winning the 2024 Junior World Championships, he won silver medals in succession at the 2025 Junior World Championships and this year's Junior World Championships.

After completing the junior stage, Seo Min-gyu jumped into the senior stage, where players aged 17 and older compete this season.