Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Cup of China 2026, short program · 7 elements · 42.31 technical points- 13F+3TTriple flip + triple toe loop No. 2 of 10 this season9.50+1.4410.94
- 22ADouble Axel3.30−0.332.97
- 3FCSp4Flying camel spin, level 43.80+0.814.61
- 43LzxTriple Lutz6.49+1.437.92
- 5CCoSp4Change foot combination spin, level 4 No. 5 of 70 this season4.20+1.565.76
- 6StSq4Step sequence, level 4 No. 2 of 72 this season4.10+1.585.68
- 7LSp4Layback spin, level 4 No. 2 of 25 this season3.20+1.234.43
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
Jeffrey Buttle choreographed Mone Chiba's James Bond short: Adele's "Skyfall" folded into the classic Bond theme. It was the reigning world silver medalist's first top-level event since March, and she led the Cup of China short with 76.08, 1.03 points ahead of Anastasiia Gubanova.
She landed a triple flip-triple toe and a triple Lutz, and turned out of the double Axel landing, per NBC Sports.
On r/FigureSkating, most fans called the scoring fair and credited her steps and spins, which topped a fan-made spin breakdown. The argument was over that Axel: some thought it should have cost more, others pointed out she never put her free foot down.
