Skate Canada International 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Skate Canada International 2026, short program · 7 elements · 38.70 technical points- 13Tw4Triple twist lift6.00+1.547.54
- 23STriple Salchow4.30−1.173.13
- 33LoThThrow triple loop No. 1 of 24 this season5.00+1.506.50
- 43Li4Group 3 lift5.10+0.515.61
- 5StSq3Step sequence, level 3 No. 3 of 24 this season3.50+0.854.35
- 6FiDs4Forward inside death spiral No. 1 of 24 this season3.80+1.415.21
- 7PCoSp4Pair combination spin, level 4 No. 2 of 24 this season5.00+1.366.36
Points are the base value plus the GOE, the judges' mean grade of execution without the highest and lowest mark. Each square is one judge's grade, -5 to +5. ★ marks an execution among the season's five best of its kind, out of at least 10. ◆ marks an element at most three teams skate this season and worth at least the usual base value of its kind.
About the program
Donna Summer's Last Dance gives Efimova and Mitrofanov a lighter look for their short, which debuted at the Summer Sizzler show. Fans on r/FigureSkating liked the change of style and the pink and orange costumes.
Its best mark so far, 70.32, came at Skate Canada, second behind Pereira and Michaud. Efimova put a foot down on the side-by-side triple Salchows. The throw loop was solid, and the twist, lift, death spiral and spin all got level 4. It was the 2026 Four Continents champions' first event of the season after injuries.
Mitrofanov called it "more of a learning opportunity than anything." Fans in Kelowna felt they looked tired and didn't sell it, and some called the lift clunky.
