Grand Prix de France 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Grand Prix de France 2026, free dance · 8 elements · 67.29 technical points- 1ChAJ1Choreographic assisted jump Rare: only 3 teams this season · also Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud, Katarina Wolfkostin / Dimitry Tsarevski1.10+3.794.89
- 2OFTW3+OFTM3One foot turns sequence No. 1 of 30 this season6.10+2.598.69
- 3SyTwW3+SyTwM3Synchronized twizzles6.10+1.467.56
- 4SlLi4Serpentine lift No. 1 of 15 this season5.45+1.927.37
- 5ChSt1Choreographic character step sequence No. 1 of 29 this season1.10+3.684.78
- 6DSp4Dance spin, level 4 No. 2 of 30 this season6.00+1.857.85
- 7SeStW3+SeStM2Serpentine step sequence No. 1 of 10 this season7.83+3.4411.27
- 8CuLi4+RoLi4Combination lift No. 1 of 28 this season10.90+3.9814.88
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
Max Richter carries this one. "They Will Shade Us with Their Wings" opens it and "This Bitter Earth" (Dinah Washington with Richter) closes it. Golden Skate reports a live Richter concert in Montreal inspired the opening, and credits Eve-Marie Dalcourt with the contemporary-ballet choreography, built in two acts.
Cizeron promised franceinfo a "100% dramatic" program. In Angers it scored 125.01 with a 9.61 composition mark and 57.72 in components, though the twizzles slipped to level 3.
On r/FigureSkating, fans kept comparing the first half to last season's The Whale. "This Bitter Earth" reminded several of Weaver/Poje's old free dance, and the minimalist costumes drew Flashdance jokes. A few predicted the last lift will hit hard once it's fluent.
