Cup of China 2026, the program's best Composition mark so far. Video on YouTube.
Elements
Cup of China 2026, free skate · 11 elements · 101.52 technical points- 14LzQuad Lutz11.50−3.617.89
- 24FQuad flip11.00+3.1414.14
- 34S+3TQuad Salchow + triple toe loop13.90+1.6615.56
- 44SQuad Salchow No. 5 of 25 this season9.70+2.4912.19
- 5FCSp4Flying camel spin, level 4 No. 3 of 41 this season3.80+0.984.78
- 6StSq4Step sequence, level 44.10+1.005.10
- 73A+Eu+3S+2A+SEQxTriple Axel + Euler + triple Salchow + double Axel (sequence)17.16+0.9118.07
- 83AxTriple Axel8.80+1.4910.29
- 9CCoSp4Change foot combination spin, level 44.20+1.025.22
- 10ChSq1Choreographic sequence, level 13.50+0.644.14
- 11ChSp1Choreographic spin, level 13.50+0.644.14
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
Vladislav Dikidzhi, who competes as a neutral athlete (AIN), skates a free program that was Nikita Mikhailov's idea and Mikhailov's choreography. He told sports.ru it shows a person in darkness who can see and hear but understands nothing, and the feeling is fear. The music is Artem Uzunov's "Feeling the Sound", and the middle was slowed down so he could focus on performing.
At Denis Ten Memorial in October it earned 205.48, part of a 312.79 personal best total.
At Cup of China he scored 183.58, second in the free. Reddit was skeptical. Many fans felt Evgeni Semenenko skated better, and some questioned his components and the choreographic spin.
