2026 Grand Prix de France
| 2026 Grand Prix de France | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | 23 – 25 October |
| Season: | 2026–27 |
| Location: | Angers, France |
| Host: | French Federation of Ice Sports |
| Venue: | Angers IceParc |
| Champions | |
Women's singles:  Ami Nakai | |
Ice dance:  Laurence Fournier Beaudryand Guillaume Cizeron | |
| Previous: 2025 Grand Prix de France | |
| Next: 2027 Grand Prix de France | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2026 Skate Canada International | |
The 2026 Grand Prix de France is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports (French: Fédération française des sports de glace), it is the first event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held from 23 to 25 October at the Angers IceParc in Angers. Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters will earn points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline will be invited to then compete at the 2026–27 Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China.
Background
[edit]The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters with whom they will later compete at the World Championships. This series also provides the viewing public with additional televised skating, which was in high demand. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final.[1] The Grand Prix de France debuted in 1987,[2] and when the ISU launched the Grand Prix series in 1995, the Grand Prix de France was one of the original qualifying events.[3] It has been a Grand Prix event every year since, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
The 2026 Grand Prix de France will be the first event of the 2026–27 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series,[5] and will be held from 23 to 25 October at the Angers IceParc in Angers.[6]
Entries
[edit]The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on 16 June 2026.
| Country | Men[7] | Women[8] | Pairs[9] | Ice dance[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
N/a | |||
 Belgium |
N/a | Nina Pinzarrone | N/a | |
 Canada |
N/a | Gabrielle Daleman | N/a | |
 China |
N/a | N/a | ||
 Estonia |
Aleksandr Selevko | N/a | ||
| France |
Sammy Hammi | Ève Dubecq | ||
| Adam Siao Him Fa | N/a | |||
| François Pitot | ||||
 Georgia |
N/a | Anastasiia Gubanova | ||
 Germany |
N/a | N/a | ||
 Italy |
Nikolaj Memola | Lara Naki Gutmann | N/a | |
| N/a | Sarina Joos | |||
 Individual Neutral Athlete |
N/a | N/a | ||
| Japan |
Kao Miura | Yuna Aoki | N/a | |
| Sōta Yamamoto | Ami Nakai | |||
| N/a | Rion Sumiyoshi | |||
 Kazakhstan |
Mikhail Shaidorov | N/a | ||
 South Korea |
Seo Min-kyu | Kim Yu-seong | N/a | |
| N/a | Youn Seo-jin | |||
 Slovakia |
Adam Hagara | N/a | ||
 Spain |
N/a | |||
 Ukraine |
N/a | N/a | ||
 United States |
Jimmy Ma | Sarah Everhardt | N/a | |
| Jacob Sanchez | N/a | |||
| N/a | ||||
Changes to preliminary assignments
[edit]| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Men | N/a | 4 August | Host pick | |||
| Ice dance | 8 September | 16 September | Taking time off | [11][12] | ||
| 10 September | 22 September | [13][14] | ||||
| Pairs | 2 October | 5 October | Sviatchenko undergone shoulder surgery | [15][16][17] | ||
Required performance elements
[edit]Single skating
[edit]Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[18] the short program has to include the following elements:
For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[19]
For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[19]
The free skate can last no more than 4 minutes,[18] and has to include the following: six jump elements, of which one has to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one has to be a spin combination, one a flying spin, and one a choreographic spin; one step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.[20]
Pair skating
[edit]Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[18] the short program has to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one pair spin combination, one death spiral, and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[21]
The free skate could last no more than 4 minutes,[18] and has to include the following: two pair lifts, one twist lift, two different throw jumps, one solo jump, one jump combination or sequence, one choreographic pair spin, and one death spiral.[22]
Ice dance
[edit]Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[18] the theme of the rhythm dance this season is "Rhythm and Waltz".[23] The rhythm dance has to include the following elements: one section of the Golden Waltz pattern dance, one creative dance element, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence while not touching.[23]
The free dance can last no longer than 4 minutes,[18] and has to include the following: three dance lifts or one short lift and one combination lift; one dance spin; one step sequence in hold; one set of synchronized twizzles, one one-foot turns sequence in hold, and two choreographic elements.[23]
Judging
[edit]Skaters are judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as jumps and spins), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on three program components (skating skills, presentation, and composition). Each technical element in a figure skating performance is assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −5 to +5 based on the quality of its execution.[24] Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 is assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values.[25][23] For example, a triple Axel is worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of +3 is worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of +3 earns 10.40 points.[25] The judging panel's GOE for each element is determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements are added together to generate a Total Elements Score.[26] At the same time, the judges evaluate each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assign each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component is also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores are then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results are added together to generate a total Program Component Score.[27]
| Discipline | Short program or rhythm dance |
Free skate or free dance |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1.67 | 3.33 |
| Women | 1.33 | 2.67 |
| Pairs | 1.33 | 2.67 |
| Ice dance | 1.33 | 2.00 |
Deductions are applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[28] The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score are then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[29]
Medal Summary
[edit]| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Women | Ami Nakai |
Anastasiia Gubanova |
Lara Naki Gutmann |
| Pairs | |||
| Ice dance |
Results
[edit]Women’s Singles
[edit]| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ami Nakai | Japan |
219.74 | 3 | 70.66 | 1 | 149.08 |
 |
Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia |
202.82 | 2 | 72.63 | 3 | 130.19 |
 |
Lara Naki Gutmann | Italy |
202.37 | 5 | 65.36 | 2 | 137.01 |
| 4 | Yuna Aoki | Japan |
200.62 | 1 | 76.31 | 5 | 124.31 |
| 5 | Kim Yu-seong | South Korea |
192.57 | 4 | 68.72 | 7 | 123.85 |
| 6 | Rion Sumiyoshi | Japan |
190.70 | 8 | 61.10 | 4 | 129.60 |
| 7 | Sarah Everhardt | United States |
184.62 | 9 | 60.73 | 6 | 123.89 |
| 8 | Sarina Joos | Italy |
175.76 | 6 | 63.67 | 8 | 112.09 |
| 9 | Nina Pinzarrone | Belgium |
162.15 | 7 | 63.19 | 10 | 98.96 |
| 10 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada |
156.22 | 11 | 55.66 | 9 | 100.56 |
| 11 | Ève Dubecq | France |
146.63 | 12 | 51.74 | 11 | 94.89 |
| 12 | Youn Seo-jin | South Korea |
132.56 | 10 | 57.50 | 12 | 75.06 |
Ice Dance
[edit]| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France |
207.57 | 1 | 82.56 | 1 | 125.01 | |
|
Georgia |
193.93 | 2 | 77.90 | 2 | 116.03 | |
|
United States |
189.36 | 3 | 77.83 | 3 | 111.53 | |
| 4 | Spain |
165.99 | 5 | 64.78 | 4 | 101.21 | |
| 5 | United States |
164.72 | 6 | 64.60 | 5 | 100.12 | |
| 6 | United States |
156.07 | 4 | 64.80 | 8 | 91.27 | |
| 7 |  Sweden |
155.95 | 8 | 63.01 | 6 | 92.94 | |
| 8 | Australia |
154.79 | 7 | 63.45 | 7 | 91.34 | |
| 9 | France |
151.24 | 9 | 62.40 | 9 | 88.84 | |
| 10 | France |
141.94 | 10 | 57.55 | 10 | 84.39 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Hines, James R. (2006). Figure Skating: A History. University of Illinois Press. pp. 246–247, 332–335. ISBN 978-0-252-07286-4.
- ↑ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (January 1988). "Grand Prix de Paris" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 65, no. 1. pp. 14–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Lucrative Grand Prix gets green light" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 72, no. 8. August 1995. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Grand Prix of France figure skating event canceled due to coronavirus". Olympic Channel. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "ISU Council strengthens ice skating's future with key event decisions: Finland set to host ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2027". International Skating Union. 9 April 2025. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (16 June 2026). "ISU announces 2026-27 international figure skating events". Golden Skate. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2026/27 ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix series Assignments: Men". International Skating Union. 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "2026/27 ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix series Assignments: Women". International Skating Union. 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "2026/27 ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix series Assignments: Pairs". International Skating Union. 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "2026/27 ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix series Assignments: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ @goldenskate (8 September 2026). "Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevičius 🇱🇹 are taking time off and will not compete on the Grand Prix circuit this season" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 October 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @AnythingGOE (16 September 2026). "🇸🇪 Milla Ruud Reitan/Nikolaj Majorov have been assigned to Grand Prix de France 🇩🇪 Jennifer Janse van Rensburg/Benjamin Steffan have withdrawn from Skate America" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @AnythingGOE (10 September 2026). "🇺🇸 Sophie Joline von Felten has been assigned to Skate America 🇩🇪 Jennifer Janse van Rensburg/Benjamin Steffan have withdrawn from Grand Prix de France" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @AnythingGOEs (22 September 2026). "🇦🇺 Holly Harris/Jason Chan have been assigned to Grand Prix de France" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @AnythingGOEs (2 October 2026). "🇭🇺 Maria Pavlova/Alexei Sviatchenko have withdrawn Grand Prix de France and Finlandia Trophy" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @AnythingGOE (5 October 2026). "Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitrii Kozlovskii have been assigned to Grand Prix de France" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 October 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @AnythingGOEs (6 October 2026). "🇭🇺 The Hungarian federation have posted that the reason for Pavlova/Sviatchenko's withdrawal is that Alexei Sviatchenko has undergone shoulder surgery" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 S&P/ID 2026, p. 50.
- 1 2 S&P/ID 2026, p. 67.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 70.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 75.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 77.
- 1 2 3 4 "Communication No. 2795: Ice Dance – Requirements for Technical Specifications" (PDF). International Skating Union. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ S&P/ID 2026, pp. 9, 52–53.
- 1 2 3 "Communication No. 2786: Single & Pair Skating – Scale of Values and Program Components" (PDF). International Skating Union. 2 July 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 9.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 10.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, pp. 10–11.
- ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 12.
- ↑ "2026 GP de France". Skating Scores. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2026 GP de France - Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2026 GP de France - Ice Dance Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
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Works cited
[edit]- "Sports Rules – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
