2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
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The 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from October 2020 through December 2020. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Before modifications resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, skaters would have earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline would have qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China. Because of the pandemic, only four of the six events were held, while the Grand Prix Final also ultimately cancelled.[1] The corresponding series for junior-level skaters would have been the 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix, but the ISU announced its cancellation in July 2020.[2]
2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | |
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Type: | Grand Prix |
Date: | October 23 – December 13, 2020 |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Previous: 2019–20 Grand Prix | |
Next: 2021–22 Grand Prix |
Reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic
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On May 1, 2020, the International Skating Union established a working group, chaired by ISU Vice-president for Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik, to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its responsibilities included determining the feasibility of holding events as scheduled, possibly behind closed doors, during the first half of the season, and the financial impact of any potential cancellations.[3] The ISU announced that a host federation must make a decision regarding potential cancellation of their event at least twelve weeks prior to the event.[4]
On July 9, the General Administration of Sport of China announced that no international sporting events would be held in China in 2020 except for 2022 Winter Olympics test events.[5] The Chinese Skating Association was scheduled to host several events during the season, including the Cup of China, the Grand Prix Final, and the World Junior Championships. While the Grand Prix Final, scheduled to be hosted in Beijing, was exempt from the Chinese government's ruling due to its status as the test event for the Olympic Games, the ISU had not yet discussed a contingency plan regarding Grand Prix event cancellations at the time of the Chinese government's announcement.[6] The ISU announced on July 13 that the Cup of China would remain as scheduled in Chongqing due to its connection to the Beijing test event: the Grand Prix Final.[7]
On August 4, the ISU confirmed that the Grand Prix series would proceed as scheduled during the fall, with a decision to be made regarding the Grand Prix Final at a later date.[8] The competitions were expected to feature skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons; all officials would also be from the national organizing committee.[9]
On September 25, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Skate America would be held without an audience in line with Nevada Gaming Control Board guidelines regarding the pandemic.[10]
On September 30, the ISU announced that the Grand Prix Final would not be held as scheduled in Beijing on December 10–13, and that they were searching for an alternate host outside China for the event.[11][12] On October 14, Skate Canada announced the cancellation of the 2020 Skate Canada International due to the worsening situation in Ontario.[13] The French Federation of Ice Sports informed the ISU of the cancellation of the 2020 Internationaux de France on October 19.[14]
On November 13, a joint adapted sports testing program developed by the Beijing 2022 planning committee, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and various winter sports federations, including the ISU, replaced all test events scheduled in Beijing. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the ISU announced that it would evaluate the possibility of finding alternative locations outside China and dates to replace the Grand Prix Final.[12]
On December 10, the ISU announced the definitive cancellation of the Grand Prix Final alongside the cancellation of the 2021 European Championships.[1]
The domestic nature of the competitions meant that no ISU World Standing/Ranking points would be awarded to skaters and that scores received would not count for minimum TES requirements for ISU Championship competitions.[15]
Schedule
On October 14, Skate Canada announced the cancellation of the 2020 Skate Canada International,[13] while the French Federation of Ice Sports announced the cancellation of the 2020 Internationaux de France on October 19.[14]
The series included the following events:[16]
Date | Event | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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October 23–24 | ![]() |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | [17] | |
October 30–31 | ![]() |
Cancelled | ||
November 6–8 | ![]() |
Chongqing, China | [18] | |
November 13–15 | ![]() |
Cancelled | ||
November 20–22 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | [19] | |
November 27–29 | ![]() |
Osaka, Japan | No pairs | [20] |
December 10–13 | ![]() |
Cancelled |
Requirements
Skaters were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2020. Due to the modified format, skaters were not required to have earned a minimum total score from certain international events.
Assignments
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As part of the ISU's efforts to mitigate the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, skaters were limited to one assignment each.[21] Assignments were released on October 1, 2020.[22]
Men's singles
Nation | Skater | Assignment |
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Vladimir Litvintsev | Rostelecom Cup |
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Alexander Lebedev | |
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Keegan Messing | Skate America |
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Chen Yudong | Cup of China |
Jin Boyang | ||
Peng Zhiming | ||
Xu Juwen | ||
Yan Han | ||
Zhang He | ||
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Morisi Kvitelashvili | Rostelecom Cup |
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Alexei Bychenko | Skate America |
Daniel Samohin | ||
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Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | NHK Trophy |
Yuma Kagiyama | ||
Yuto Kishina | ||
Kao Miura | ||
Sena Miyake | ||
Shun Sato | ||
Mitsuki Sumoto | ||
Keiji Tanaka | ||
Kazuki Tomono | ||
Sōta Yamamoto | ||
Nozomu Yoshioka | ||
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Dmitri Aliev | Rostelecom Cup |
Petr Gumennik | ||
Makar Ignatov | ||
Mikhail Kolyada | ||
Artem Kovalev | ||
Andrei Mozalev | ||
Roman Savosin | ||
Evgeni Semenenko | ||
Ilya Yablokov | ||
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Nathan Chen | Skate America |
Tomoki Hiwatashi | ||
Joseph Kang | ||
Alexei Krasnozhon | ||
Jimmy Ma | ||
Ilia Malinin | ||
Maxim Naumov | ||
Camden Pulkinen | ||
Vincent Zhou |
Ladies' singles
Nation | Skater | Assignment |
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Anastasia Galustyan | Rostelecom Cup |
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Ekaterina Ryabova | |
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Viktoriia Safonova | |
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Chen Hongyi | Cup of China |
Jin Minzhi | ||
Angel Li | ||
Lin Shan | Skate America | |
Zhang Siyang | Cup of China | |
Zheng Lu | ||
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Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Rostelecom Cup |
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Alina Urushadze | |
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Nana Araki | NHK Trophy |
Wakaba Higuchi | ||
Marin Honda | ||
Tomoe Kawabata | ||
Mana Kawabe | ||
Rino Matsuike | ||
Mai Mihara | ||
Kaori Sakamoto | ||
Chisato Uramatsu | ||
Mako Yamashita | ||
Yuhana Yokoi | ||
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Anastasiia Guliakova | Rostelecom Cup |
Alena Kostornaia | ||
Elizaveta Nugumanova | ||
Sofia Samodurova | ||
Alexandra Trusova | ||
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | ||
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You Young | NHK Trophy |
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Starr Andrews | Skate America |
Mariah Bell | ||
Karen Chen | ||
Amber Glenn | ||
Gracie Gold | ||
Finley Hawk | ||
Pooja Kalyan | ||
Paige Rydberg | ||
Audrey Shin | ||
Bradie Tennell | ||
Sierra Venetta |
Pairs
Nation | Team | Assignment |
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Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | Cup of China |
Wang Yuchen / Huang Yihang | ||
Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang | ||
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Ioulia Chtchetinina / Márk Magyar | Rostelecom Cup |
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Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Skate America |
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Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov | Rostelecom Cup |
Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev | ||
Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | ||
Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | ||
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | ||
Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | ||
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Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | Skate America |
Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | ||
Emily Chan / Spencer Howe | ||
Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | ||
Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | ||
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier | ||
Olivia Serafini / Mervin Tran |
Ice dance
Changes to preliminary assignments
Skate America
Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
Pairs | — | October 5 | ![]() |
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Men | October 7 | ![]() |
October 7 | ![]() |
Injury[24] | [25] |
Ladies | ![]() |
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Pairs | October 8 | ![]() |
October 13 | ![]() |
Event conflict | [27][28] |
Men | October 9 | ![]() |
October 9 | ![]() |
Injury[29] | [30] |
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— | Lack of preparation time | [31][32] | ||
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— | [33][32] | ||||
— | October 9 | ![]() |
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Ladies | October 12 | ![]() |
October 12 | ![]() |
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Cup of China
Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
Men | — | October 16 | ![]() |
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Ice dance | ![]() |
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Pairs | October 29 | ![]() |
October 29 | ![]() |
Recovery from surgery (Han)[37] | [38] |
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Rostelecom Cup
NHK Trophy
Medal summary
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Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ice dance | ![]() |
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Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ice dance | ![]() |
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Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Pairs | No pairs competition | |||
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Medal standings
The competitions were largely domestic events due to the pandemic, leading to skaters from the home country dominating the medals table at each respective event.
Top scores
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The scores awarded on the 2020–21 Grand Prix did not count for minimum TES requirements for the ISU Championships and did not count as official personal bests, season's bests, or world records.[15][59]
Men's singles
No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Nathan Chen | ![]() |
299.15 | 2020 Skate America |
2 | Jin Boyang | ![]() |
290.89 | 2020 Cup of China |
3 | Mikhail Kolyada | ![]() |
281.89 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
4 | Yuma Kagiyama | ![]() |
275.87 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
5 | Morisi Kvitelashvili | ![]() |
275.80 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
6 | Vincent Zhou | ![]() |
275.10 | 2020 Skate America |
7 | Petr Gumennik | ![]() |
268.47 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
8 | Andrei Mozalev | 266.69 | ||
9 | Keegan Messing | ![]() |
266.42 | 2020 Skate America |
10 | Dmitri Aliev | ![]() |
265.11 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Nathan Chen | ![]() |
111.17 | 2020 Skate America |
2 | Jin Boyang | ![]() |
103.94 | 2020 Cup of China |
3 | Morisi Kvitelashvili | ![]() |
99.56 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
4 | Vincent Zhou | ![]() |
99.36 | 2020 Skate America |
5 | Petr Gumennik | ![]() |
96.26 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
6 | Mikhail Kolyada | 93.34 | ||
7 | Yan Han | ![]() |
92.56 | 2020 Cup of China |
8 | Keegan Messing | ![]() |
92.40 | 2020 Skate America |
9 | Makar Ignatov | ![]() |
91.82 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
10 | Dmitri Aliev | 89.62 |
No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Yuma Kagiyama | ![]() |
188.61 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
2 | Mikhail Kolyada | ![]() |
188.55 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
3 | Nathan Chen | ![]() |
187.98 | 2020 Skate America |
4 | Jin Boyang | ![]() |
186.95 | 2020 Cup of China |
5 | Andrei Mozalev | ![]() |
180.68 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
6 | Evgeni Semenenko | 177.36 | ||
7 | Morisi Kvitelashvili | ![]() |
176.24 | |
8 | Dmitri Aliev | ![]() |
175.49 | |
9 | Vincent Zhou | ![]() |
175.47 | 2020 Skate America |
10 | Keegan Messing | ![]() |
174.02 |
Ladies' singles
No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Kaori Sakamoto | ![]() |
229.51 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | ![]() |
223.39 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
3 | Alena Kostornaia | 220.78 | ||
4 | Mariah Bell | ![]() |
212.73 | 2020 Skate America |
5 | Bradie Tennell | 211.07 | ||
6 | Audrey Shin | 206.15 | ||
7 | Karen Chen | 204.90 | ||
8 | Wakaba Higuchi | ![]() |
200.98 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
9 | Anastasiia Guliakova | ![]() |
199.03 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
10 | Rino Matsuike | ![]() |
198.97 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Alena Kostornaia | ![]() |
78.84 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Mariah Bell | ![]() |
76.48 | 2020 Skate America |
3 | Kaori Sakamoto | ![]() |
75.60 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
4 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | ![]() |
74.70 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
5 | Bradie Tennell | ![]() |
73.29 | 2020 Skate America |
6 | Alexandra Trusova | ![]() |
70.81 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
7 | Anastasiia Guliakova | 70.07 | ||
8 | Audrey Shin | ![]() |
69.77 | 2020 Skate America |
9 | Wakaba Higuchi | ![]() |
69.71 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
10 | Elizaveta Nugumanova | ![]() |
68.47 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Kaori Sakamoto | ![]() |
153.91 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | ![]() |
148.69 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
3 | Alena Kostornaia | 141.94 | ||
4 | Bradie Tennell | ![]() |
137.78 | 2020 Skate America |
5 | Karen Chen | 136.77 | ||
6 | Audrey Shin | 136.38 | ||
7 | Mariah Bell | 136.25 | ||
8 | Rino Matsuike | ![]() |
133.23 | 2020 NHK Trophy |
9 | Mai Mihara | 131.32 | ||
10 | Wakaba Higuchi | 131.27 |
Pairs
No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | ![]() |
232.56 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | 225.80 | ||
3 | Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | ![]() |
223.90 | 2020 Cup of China |
4 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier | ![]() |
214.77 | 2020 Skate America |
5 | Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | ![]() |
210.07 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
6 | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | ![]() |
207.40 | 2020 Skate America |
7 | Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | ![]() |
204.67 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
8 | Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev | 200.77 | ||
9 | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | ![]() |
189.65 | 2020 Skate America |
10 | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | 189.23 |
No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | ![]() |
79.34 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | 78.29 | ||
3 | Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | ![]() |
75.62 | 2020 Cup of China |
4 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier | ![]() |
74.19 | 2020 Skate America |
5 | Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | ![]() |
73.84 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
6 | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | ![]() |
71.08 | 2020 Skate America |
7 | Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | ![]() |
70.62 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
8 | Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev | 70.11 | ||
9 | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | ![]() |
67.52 | 2020 Skate America |
10 | Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov | ![]() |
67.50 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | ![]() |
154.27 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | ![]() |
148.28 | 2020 Cup of China |
3 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | ![]() |
146.46 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
4 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier | ![]() |
140.58 | 2020 Skate America |
5 | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | 136.32 | ||
6 | Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | ![]() |
136.23 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
7 | Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | 134.05 | ||
8 | Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev | 130.66 | ||
9 | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | ![]() |
125.02 | 2020 Skate America |
10 | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | 122.13 |
Ice dance
No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | ![]() |
217.51 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | ![]() |
211.39 | 2020 Skate America |
3 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | ![]() |
206.91 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
4 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | ![]() |
206.84 | 2020 Cup of China |
5 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | ![]() |
202.47 | 2020 Skate America |
6 | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | ![]() |
199.25 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
7 | Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin | 193.18 | ||
8 | Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming | ![]() |
192.26 | 2020 Cup of China |
9 | Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin | ![]() |
191.00 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
10 | Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | ![]() |
188.25 |
No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | ![]() |
91.13 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | ![]() |
85.30 | 2020 Skate America |
3 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | ![]() |
84.46 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
4 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | ![]() |
84.23 | 2020 Cup of China |
5 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | ![]() |
81.15 | 2020 Skate America |
6 | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | ![]() |
79.75 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
7 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | ![]() |
78.63 | 2020 Skate America |
8 | Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming | ![]() |
76.57 | 2020 Cup of China |
9 | Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin | ![]() |
76.21 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
10 | Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin | 76.10 |
No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
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1 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | ![]() |
126.38 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
2 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | ![]() |
126.09 | 2020 Skate America |
3 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | ![]() |
122.61 | 2020 Cup of China |
4 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | ![]() |
122.45 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
5 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | ![]() |
121.32 | 2020 Skate America |
6 | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | ![]() |
119.50 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
7 | Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin | 117.08 | ||
8 | Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming | ![]() |
115.69 | 2020 Cup of China |
9 | Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin | ![]() |
114.79 | 2020 Rostelecom Cup |
10 | Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | ![]() |
113.39 |
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