Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Cup of China 2026, short program · 7 elements · 59.57 technical points- 14LzQuad Lutz No. 1 of 10 this season11.50+2.9614.46
- 24T+3TQuad toe loop + triple toe loop13.70+1.7615.46
- 3FCSp3Flying camel spin, level 33.40+0.634.03
- 43AxTriple Axel8.80+2.2911.09
- 5CSSp4Change foot sit spin, level 4 No. 4 of 23 this season3.60+0.934.53
- 6StSq3Step sequence, level 33.50+1.104.60
- 7CCoSp4Change foot combination spin, level 44.20+1.205.40
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
Shun Sato skates his short to Iwao Furusawa's "Beloved Czardas", choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto. The program was first reported out of Japan's national team camp in the summer.
At Cup of China he went clean and set a personal best of 101.97, finishing second by less than a point behind Kao Miura. Their technical scores were a hundredth apart. The gap came from components, where Sato got 42.40 to Miura's 43.32.
Reddit was cooler on it than the judges. Some fans felt the music swallowed him in places and that his face stayed serious throughout, which made his coach's grin at the boards even funnier. Others argued his components were already generous.
