Ode to Joy

Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov AIN · Pairs, short program · 2026/27

Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.

Elements

Cup of China 2026, short program · 7 elements · 41.45 technical points
4 elements in the season's top 5
  1. 13STriple Salchow No. 5 of 23 this season4.30+0.865.16
  2. 23Tw4Triple twist lift No. 3 of 48 this season6.00+2.068.06
  3. 33FThThrow triple flip5.30+1.446.74
  4. 4FiDs4Forward inside death spiral No. 5 of 24 this season3.80+1.034.83
  5. 5PCoSp4Pair combination spin, level 4 No. 4 of 24 this season5.00+1.296.29
  6. 6StSq3Step sequence, level 33.50+0.604.10
  7. 73Li4Group 3 lift5.10+1.176.27

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

Nikolai Moroshkin reshaped Mishina and Galliamov's Ode to Joy short for 2023/24, reworking the transitions, step sequence and music after Tamara Moskvina dropped an earlier version. The neutral athletes (AIN) revived it this season once their neutral status was confirmed. Moroshkin still lists it among his own works he likes to rewatch.

At Cup of China it scored 74.69 and led the field. They opened with side-by-side triple Salchows and an excellent level-4 twist, landed a throw triple flip, and got level 4 on the death spiral, spin and lift. Mishina called it "a very good performance for this stage of the season."

It was cleaner than Trialeti, where fans on r/FigureSkating found the short slow and nervy. Some also said the trailer-style arrangement of Beethoven distracted them.

Sources

More of the best in pairs

8.75/108.71/108.54/108.29/10