Grand Prix de France 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Grand Prix de France 2026, rhythm dance · 5 elements · 43.86 technical points- 1CiStW2+CiStM3Circular step sequence7.83+2.3810.21
- 21GW3+kpNYYYPattern dance element, Golden Waltz No. 4 of 30 this season8.70+2.2410.94
- 3SqTwW4+SqTwM4Sequential twizzles7.34+1.839.17
- 4CDE4Choreographic dance element5.75+0.906.65
- 5RoLi4Rotational lift5.45+1.446.89
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
Carreira and Ponomarenko's waltz comes straight from My Fair Lady ("I Could've Danced All Night" and "Embassy Waltz"), then "Sing Sing Sing" covers the rhythm. U.S. Figure Skating says the pairing came after feedback at an early-season camp and work with movement coach Randi Strong. There's family history too: Ponomarenko's parents, Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, created the Golden Waltz.
At Grand Prix de France it scored 77.83, third and 0.07 behind Davis/Smolkin, with an 8.61 composition mark and a level 3 Golden Waltz.
Fans on r/FigureSkating loved the classic, waltz-centered package and many felt it deserved second. A few said the Sing Sing Sing part recalls their 50s rhythm dance from two seasons ago.
