An American in Paris

Ami Nakai JPN · Women's singles, free skate · 2026/27

Grand Prix de France 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.

Elements

Grand Prix de France 2026, free skate · 11 elements · 80.43 technical points
5 elements in the season's top 5
  1. 13ATriple Axel No. 5 of 16 this season8.00+0.118.11
  2. 23Lz+3TTriple Lutz + triple toe loop No. 5 of 22 this season10.10+1.6011.70
  3. 33F!!Triple flip5.30+0.535.83
  4. 4FSSp4Flying sit spin, level 4 No. 1 of 19 this season3.60+1.184.78
  5. 5ChSq1Choreographic sequence, level 13.50+1.434.93
  6. 63Lo+2A+2A+SEQxTriple loop + double Axel + double Axel (sequence)12.65+1.2613.91
  7. 73LzxTriple Lutz No. 3 of 43 this season6.49+1.608.09
  8. 83LoxTriple loop5.39+1.266.65
  9. 9CCoSp4Change foot combination spin, level 4 No. 4 of 70 this season4.20+1.685.88
  10. 10StSq4Step sequence, level 44.10+1.525.62
  11. 11ChSp1Choreographic spin, level 13.50+1.434.93

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. !: unclear edge. x: second half, +10%. ★ marks an execution among the season's five best of its kind, out of at least 10. ◆ marks an element at most three skaters skate this season and worth at least the usual base value of its kind.

About the program

David Wilson choreographed Ami Nakai's Gershwin free: "An American in Paris," "Shall We Dance?" and the Second Rhapsody, skated in a bright yellow dress.

At the Grand Prix de France she sat third after falling on her triple Axel in the short. In the free she landed it, plus a triple Lutz-triple toe and four more triples, with only an edge call on the flip. The 149.08 matched her personal best from this event last year and won her the title again at 219.74. "I was totally fearless, and I was just going for it," she told the ISU.

Fans on r/FigureSkating called it jaunty and lighthearted and noticed she smiled the whole way through. One fan at the rink said she stole the show.

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