Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Cup of China 2026, free skate · 11 elements · 101.64 technical points- 14SQuad Salchow No. 5 of 25 this season9.70+2.4912.19
- 24T+3TQuad toe loop + triple toe loop13.70+1.6315.33
- 33ATriple Axel No. 3 of 64 this season8.00+2.5110.51
- 4FCSp2Flying camel spin, level 22.80−0.202.60
- 5ChSq1Choreographic sequence, level 13.50+1.505.00
- 64TxQuad toe loop No. 1 of 34 this season10.45+3.2613.71
- 73A+Eu+3S+2A+SEQxTriple Axel + Euler + triple Salchow + double Axel (sequence) No. 1 of 11 this season17.16+2.1719.33
- 83LoxTriple loop No. 3 of 11 this season5.39+1.266.65
- 9StSq4Step sequence, level 44.10+1.585.68
- 10ChSp1Choreographic spin, level 1 No. 5 of 35 this season3.50+1.505.00
- 11CCoSp4Change foot combination spin, level 4 No. 1 of 69 this season4.20+1.445.64
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
Kao Miura's Jekyll & Hyde free skate comes from Shae-Lynn Bourne, set to Frank Wildhorn's musical. When it was announced in June, fans joked that a split-personality story suited a skater known for his ups and downs.
He'd sat ninth after the short at Grand Prix de France. At Cup of China he won with a personal best 190.35 in the free, landing a quad Lutz, two quad toes and two triple Axels. His only negative mark came on the flying camel spin, and his 293.25 total is a career best too.
Fans called it one of their favorite free skates and asked who did his eyeliner. Several credited Ilia Malinin and his parents, who host Miura's summer training.
