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- 13F+3TTriple flip + triple toe loop9.50+1.2910.79
- 22ADouble Axel3.30+0.613.91
- 3FCSp4Flying camel spin, level 43.80+1.094.89
- 43LzxTriple Lutz6.49+1.187.67
- 5StSq4Step sequence, level 44.10+1.295.39
- 6CCoSp4Change foot combination spin, level 44.20+0.965.16
- 7SSp4Sit spin, level 43.00+0.643.64
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. 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
Anastasiia Gubanova's coaches and choreographer Adam Solya suggested tango variations. Then Piazzolla's "Oblivion" came on while she was listening to music on a train, she told Golden Skate.
It's been her steadier segment. At the Grand Prix de France she opened with a triple flip-triple toe, then the double Axel and triple Lutz, with level 4 footwork and spins. Her best came at Cup of China: 75.05, second, 1.03 behind Mone Chiba.
On r/FigureSkating, fans in France were thrilled she hit all her levels after past seasons of level 2 spins and steps. At Cup of China a few thought she deserved to lead the short outright.
