Prelude to a Soul

Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin GEO · Ice dance, free dance · 2026/27

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

Elements

Cup of China 2026, free dance · 8 elements · 61.15 technical points
7 elements in the season's top 5
  1. 1OFTW2+OFTM2One foot turns sequence No. 3 of 30 this season5.34+2.187.52
  2. 2SyTwW1+SyTwM4Synchronized twizzles5.84−0.515.33
  3. 3CuLi4+RoLi4Combination lift No. 2 of 28 this season10.90+3.7014.60
  4. 4SeStW2+SeStM2Serpentine step sequence No. 2 of 10 this season7.46+2.6910.15
  5. 5SlLi4Serpentine lift No. 3 of 15 this season5.45+1.657.10
  6. 6DSp4Dance spin, level 4 No. 2 of 30 this season6.00+1.857.85
  7. 7ChSt1Choreographic character step sequence No. 2 of 29 this season1.10+2.964.06
  8. 8ChLi1Choreographic lift No. 1 of 14 this season1.10+3.444.54

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

Davis and Smolkin rebuilt this free dance on the fly. Their early-season version used "Within You," a track ice-dance.com lists as AI-generated, at the Kinoshita Cup and Trialeti Trophy. By Grand Prix de France the music was "Prelude to a Soul," "Terra Rossa" and "Ambivalence," and Smolkin said they cut the voiceover because it distracted them. The costumes carry lines that mimic veins.

At Cup of China it scored 114.23, second, with a 9.04 composition mark. Davis missed her third twizzle, and they lost gold by 1.39 points.

Fans on r/FigureSkating called the lifts challenging and different, praised Smolkin's carriage, and many felt that twizzle bobble was the only thing between them and the win.

Sources

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