Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Cup of China 2026, free skate · 10 elements · 62.27 technical points- 13Tw3Triple twist lift5.70+1.797.49
- 23S+2A+SEQTriple Salchow + double Axel (sequence)7.60+1.549.14
- 33TTriple toe loop No. 2 of 19 this season4.20+1.145.34
- 43FThThrow triple flip No. 2 of 23 this season5.30+1.897.19
- 55RLi3Reverse lasso lift (group 5)6.60+1.047.64
- 63LoThThrow triple loop No. 2 of 24 this season5.00+1.436.43
- 73Li3Group 3 lift4.70−1.143.56
- 8ChPLi1Choreographic lift No. 3 of 24 this season4.50+1.646.14
- 9BiDs4Backward inside death spiral Rare: only 2 teams this season · also Hannah Herrera / Ivan Khobta4.00+0.914.91
- 10ChPSp1Choreographic pair spin, level 13.50+0.934.43
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
Metelkina and Berulava's best free skate to Peter Gabriel's The Feeling Begins came at Cup of China, where it scored 131.21 and earned them silver behind Mishina and Galliamov.
The jumps held up: triple Salchow-double Axel, triple toes, and a strong throw flip and throw loop. The Group 3 lift was the weak spot. They lost speed, the dismount was poor, and it stayed at level 3. Berulava said, "I'm really disappointed in the lifts."
The silver still put the 2026 Olympic silver medalists into the Grand Prix Final. At the Grand Prix de France the same program had a fall on the throw loop.
Fans on r/FigureSkating were hard on Berulava's lift technique and said even the choreo lift looked scary.
