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Olympic Champ Shaidorov 5th as Miura Leads Figure Skating Cup of China
Kao Miura posted 102.90 points with two quadruple jumps, while Mikhail Shaidorov settled for fifth after an opening quad lutz error.
- On Friday, Japanese skater Kao Miura led the men's short program at the Cup of China with 102.90 points, while teammate Shun Sato placed second on 101.97 and Russian athlete Evgeni Semenenko third on 99.72.
- Kazakhstan skater Mikhail Shaidorov finished fifth after an uneasy start to the season, though his 94.87 score improved by 30 points from his ninth-place finish in France last month.
- World silver medalist Mone Chiba leads the women's short program with 76.08 points despite a minor error, while Russian athlete Alexandra Ignatova placed third with 72.37 in her return to the Grand Prix.
- Russian athletes Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov lead the pairs competition with 74.69 points, while British skaters Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson top the ice dance standings after scoring 80 points.
- The International Skating Union expanded eligibility this season, allowing neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in a wider range of events after being limited to the Olympics and one qualifier last year.
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Olympic champ Shaidorov 5th as Miura leads figure skating Cup of China
Olympic gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov’s uneasy start to the new figure skating season continues as an improved performance was only good enough for fifth place at the Cup of China
·Washington, United States
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The Japanese team got off to a fantastic start...
·Osaka, Japan
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The first day of the Cup of China 2026, act number three of the Grand Prix 2026-2027 of artistic skating on stage this weekend on the ice of Shenzhen, finishes with a splendid race. The Japanese Kao Miura leads in fact a very short ranking in the men's short, slightly exceeding the threshold of 100 points. The Japanese [...]
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