Grand Prix de France 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Grand Prix de France 2026, free skate · 10 elements · 51.78 technical points- 13Tw2Triple twist lift5.40+0.856.25
- 21S0.40−0.100.30
- 32A+2A+SEQDouble Axel + double Axel (sequence)6.60−0.665.94
- 45RLi3Reverse lasso lift (group 5)6.60+0.857.45
- 53FThThrow triple flip5.30+1.066.36
- 63Li3Group 3 lift4.70+1.075.77
- 73LoThThrow triple loop5.00−0.504.50
- 8BoDs2Backward outside death spiral4.00+0.634.63
- 9ChPLi1Choreographic lift4.50+0.795.29
- 10ChPSp1Choreographic pair spin, level 1 No. 3 of 24 this season3.50+1.795.29
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
Hocke and Kunkel opened their season at the Grand Prix de France with a Queen free skate that runs from Too Much Love Will Kill You into The Show Must Go On, We Will Rock You and I Want It All. It scored 112.71 and helped them to bronze on 179.74.
They almost didn't get there. In July Hocke's blade cut Kunkel's hand, which needed a skin graft, and a foot injury later pulled them out of Nebelhorn. In France Hocke singled the side-by-side Salchow, while the throw triple flip held up. Hocke said, "This medal has a completely different story and meaning."
Fans on r/FigureSkating loved the daredevil pair spins and the crowd, and felt the judges marked their components too low.
