2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 23 – December 13, 2020
Season:2020–21
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The 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from October 2020 through December 2020. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Before modifications resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, skaters would have earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline would have qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China. Because of the pandemic, only four of the six events were held, while the Grand Prix Final also ultimately cancelled.[1] The corresponding series for junior-level skaters would have been the 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix, but the ISU announced its cancellation in July 2020.[2]

Reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

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On May 1, 2020, the International Skating Union established a working group, chaired by ISU Vice-president for Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik, to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its responsibilities included determining the feasibility of holding events as scheduled, possibly behind closed doors, during the first half of the season, and the financial impact of any potential cancellations.[3] The ISU announced that a host federation must make a decision regarding potential cancellation of their event at least twelve weeks prior to the event.[4]

On July 9, the General Administration of Sport of China announced that no international sporting events would be held in China in 2020 except for 2022 Winter Olympics test events.[5] The Chinese Skating Association was scheduled to host several events during the season, including the Cup of China, the Grand Prix Final, and the World Junior Championships. While the Grand Prix Final, scheduled to be hosted in Beijing, was exempt from the Chinese government's ruling due to its status as the test event for the Olympic Games, the ISU had not yet discussed a contingency plan regarding Grand Prix event cancellations at the time of the Chinese government's announcement.[6] The ISU announced on July 13 that the Cup of China would remain as scheduled in Chongqing due to its connection to the Beijing test event: the Grand Prix Final.[7]

On August 4, the ISU confirmed that the Grand Prix series would proceed as scheduled during the fall, with a decision to be made regarding the Grand Prix Final at a later date.[8] The competitions were expected to feature skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons; all officials would also be from the national organizing committee.[9]

On September 25, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Skate America would be held without an audience in line with Nevada Gaming Control Board guidelines regarding the pandemic.[10]

On September 30, the ISU announced that the Grand Prix Final would not be held as scheduled in Beijing on December 10–13, and that they were searching for an alternate host outside China for the event.[11][12] On October 14, Skate Canada announced the cancellation of the 2020 Skate Canada International due to the worsening situation in Ontario.[13] The French Federation of Ice Sports informed the ISU of the cancellation of the 2020 Internationaux de France on October 19.[14]

On November 13, a joint adapted sports testing program developed by the Beijing 2022 planning committee, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and various winter sports federations, including the ISU, replaced all test events scheduled in Beijing. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the ISU announced that it would evaluate the possibility of finding alternative locations outside China and dates to replace the Grand Prix Final.[12]

On December 10, the ISU announced the definitive cancellation of the Grand Prix Final alongside the cancellation of the 2021 European Championships.[1]

The domestic nature of the competitions meant that no ISU World Standing/Ranking points would be awarded to skaters and that scores received would not count for minimum TES requirements for ISU Championship competitions.[15]

Schedule

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On October 14, Skate Canada announced the cancellation of the 2020 Skate Canada International,[13] while the French Federation of Ice Sports announced the cancellation of the 2020 Internationaux de France on October 19.[14]

The series included the following events:[16]

Date Event Location Notes Ref.
October 23–24 United States 2020 Skate America Las Vegas, Nevada, United States [17]
October 30–31 Canada 2020 Skate Canada International Cancelled
November 6–8 China 2020 Cup of China Chongqing, China [18]
November 13–15 France 2020 Internationaux de France Cancelled
November 20–22 Russia 2020 Rostelecom Cup Moscow, Russia [19]
November 27–29 Japan 2020 NHK Trophy Osaka, Japan No pairs [20]
December 10–13 China 2020–21 Grand Prix Final Cancelled

Requirements

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Skaters were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2020. Due to the modified format, skaters were not required to have earned a minimum total score from certain international events.

Assignments

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As part of the ISU's efforts to mitigate the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, skaters were limited to one assignment each.[21] Assignments were released on October 1, 2020.[22]

Men's singles

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Nation Skater Assignment
 Azerbaijan Vladimir Litvintsev Rostelecom Cup
 Belarus Alexander Lebedev
 Canada Keegan Messing Skate America
 China Chen Yudong Cup of China
Jin Boyang
Peng Zhiming
Xu Juwen
Yan Han
Zhang He
 Georgia Morisi Kvitelashvili Rostelecom Cup
 Israel Alexei Bychenko Skate America
Daniel Samohin
 Japan Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda NHK Trophy
Yuma Kagiyama
Yuto Kishina
Kao Miura
Sena Miyake
Shun Sato
Mitsuki Sumoto
Keiji Tanaka
Kazuki Tomono
Sōta Yamamoto
Nozomu Yoshioka
 Russia Dmitri Aliev Rostelecom Cup
Petr Gumennik
Makar Ignatov
Mikhail Kolyada
Artem Kovalev
Andrei Mozalev
Roman Savosin
Evgeni Semenenko
Ilya Yablokov
 United States Nathan Chen Skate America
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Joseph Kang
Alexei Krasnozhon
Jimmy Ma
Ilia Malinin
Maxim Naumov
Camden Pulkinen
Vincent Zhou

Ladies' singles

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Nation Skater Assignment
 Armenia Anastasia Galustyan Rostelecom Cup
 Azerbaijan Ekaterina Ryabova
 Belarus Viktoriia Safonova
 China Chen Hongyi Cup of China
Jin Minzhi
Angel Li
Lin Shan Skate America
Zhang Siyang Cup of China
Zheng Lu
 Estonia Eva-Lotta Kiibus Rostelecom Cup
 Georgia Alina Urushadze
 Japan Nana Araki NHK Trophy
Wakaba Higuchi
Marin Honda
Tomoe Kawabata
Mana Kawabe
Rino Matsuike
Mai Mihara
Kaori Sakamoto
Chisato Uramatsu
Mako Yamashita
Yuhana Yokoi
 Russia Anastasiia Guliakova Rostelecom Cup
Alena Kostornaia
Elizaveta Nugumanova
Sofia Samodurova
Alexandra Trusova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
 South Korea You Young NHK Trophy
 United States Starr Andrews Skate America
Mariah Bell
Karen Chen
Amber Glenn
Gracie Gold
Finley Hawk
Pooja Kalyan
Paige Rydberg
Audrey Shin
Bradie Tennell
Sierra Venetta

Pairs

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Nation Team Assignment
 China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Cup of China
Wang Yuchen / Huang Yihang
Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang
 Hungary Ioulia Chtchetinina / Márk Magyar Rostelecom Cup
 Israel Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski Skate America
 Russia Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov Rostelecom Cup
Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev
Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov
Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov
 United States Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc Skate America
Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson
Emily Chan / Spencer Howe
Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea
Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier
Olivia Serafini / Mervin Tran

Ice dance

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Nation Team Assignment
 Belarus Viktoria Semenjuk / Ilya Yukhimuk Rostelecom Cup
 China Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming Cup of China
Guo Yuzhu / Zhao Pengkun
Lin Yufei / Gao Zijian
Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
 Hungary Emily Monaghan / Ilias Fourati Skate America
Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács Rostelecom Cup
 Japan Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho NHK Trophy
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi
 Lithuania Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius Rostelecom Cup
 Russia Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin
Ekaterina Mironova / Evgenii Ustenko
Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin
Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
 Ukraine Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin
 United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Skate America
Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov
Caroline Green / Michael Parsons
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Lorraine McNamara / Anton Spiridonov
Eva Pate / Logan Bye

Changes to preliminary assignments

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Skate America

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Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Pairs October 5 United States Emily Chan / Spencer Howe [23]
Men October 7 Canada Stephen Gogolev October 7 Israel Daniel Samohin Injury[24] [25]
Ladies United States Gabriella Izzo United States Paige Rydberg [26]
Pairs October 8 Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov October 13 Israel Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski Event conflict [27][28]
Men October 9 Czech Republic Michal Březina October 9 United States Joseph Kang Injury[29] [30]
Ice dance United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Lack of preparation time [31][32]
United States Livvy Shilling / Alexander Petrov [33][32]
October 9 Hungary Emily Monaghan / Ilias Fourati
Ladies October 12 United States Isabelle Inthisone October 12 United States Finley Hawk [34]
United States Kate Wang United States Sierra Venetta

Cup of China

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Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Men October 16 China Peng Zhiming [35]
China Xu Juwen
Ladies China Jin Minzhi [36]
China Angel Li
China Zhang Siyang
China Zheng Lu
Ice dance China Lin Yufei / Gao Zijian [32]
Pairs October 29 China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong October 29 China Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang Recovery from surgery (Han)[37] [38]
China Tang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao

Rostelecom Cup

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Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Men October 9 Belarus Alexander Lebedev [30]
Ladies Armenia Anastasia Galustyan [39]
Pairs Russia Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev [40]
October 9 Israel Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski Russia Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov
Men October 16 Georgia (country) Irakli Maysuradze November 12 Russia Artem Kovalev [35][41]
Ice dance Georgia (country) Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya October 28 Lithuania Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius [32][42]
Ladies Estonia Eva-Lotta Kiibus [43]
Ice dance November 4 Russia Ksenia Konkina / Pavel Drozd November 7 Hungary Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács [44][45]
Men November 12 Russia Artur Danielian November 12 Russia Evgeni Semenenko Recovery from surgery[46] [41]
Pairs Russia Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin November 13 Russia Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko Respiratory infection (Khodykin)[47] [48][49]
Ladies November 16 Russia Evgenia Medvedeva November 16 Russia Elizaveta Nugumanova Recovery from injury[50] [51]
Ice dance Russia Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko Russia Ekaterina Mironova / Evgenii Ustenko COVID-19[52] [53]
Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Belarus Viktoria Semenjuk / Ilya Yukhimuk
Men November 17 Russia Alexander Samarin November 17 Russia Ilya Yablokov Recovery from injury[54] [55]
Pairs November 18 Russia Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov COVID-19 (coach)[56] [57]

NHK Trophy

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Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Ladies October 19 South Korea You Young [58]

Medal summary

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Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
United States Skate America Men United States Nathan Chen United States Vincent Zhou Canada Keegan Messing
Ladies United States Mariah Bell United States Bradie Tennell United States Audrey Shin
Pairs United States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier United States Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson United States Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
Ice dance United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
China Cup of China Men China Jin Boyang China Yan Han China Chen Yudong
Ladies China Chen Hongyi China Angel Li China Jin Minzhi
Pairs China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang China Wang Yuchen / Huang Yihang China Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang
Ice dance China Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu China Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming China Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Russia Rostelecom Cup Men Russia Mikhail Kolyada Georgia (country) Morisi Kvitelashvili Russia Petr Gumennik
Ladies Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Alena Kostornaia Russia Anastasiia Guliakova
Pairs Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii Russia Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov Russia Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov
Ice dance Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov Russia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro Russia Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Japan NHK Trophy Men Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Kazuki Tomono Japan Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda
Ladies Japan Kaori Sakamoto Japan Wakaba Higuchi Japan Rino Matsuike
Pairs No pairs competition
Ice dance Japan Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto Japan Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho Japan Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi

Medal standings

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The competitions were largely domestic events due to the pandemic, leading to skaters from the home country dominating the medals table at each respective event.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China44412
2 United States44311
3 Russia43411
4 Japan3339
5 Georgia0101
6 Canada0011
Totals (6 entries)15151545

Top scores

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The scores awarded on the 2020–21 Grand Prix did not count for minimum TES requirements for the ISU Championships and did not count as official personal bests, season's bests, or world records.[15][59]

Men's singles

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Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Nathan Chen  United States 299.15 2020 Skate America
2 Jin Boyang  China 290.89 2020 Cup of China
3 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 281.89 2020 Rostelecom Cup
4 Yuma Kagiyama  Japan 275.87 2020 NHK Trophy
5 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 275.80 2020 Rostelecom Cup
6 Vincent Zhou  United States 275.10 2020 Skate America
7 Petr Gumennik  Russia 268.47 2020 Rostelecom Cup
8 Andrei Mozalev 266.69
9 Keegan Messing  Canada 266.42 2020 Skate America
10 Dmitri Aliev  Russia 265.11 2020 Rostelecom Cup
Top 10 best scores in the men's short program
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Nathan Chen  United States 111.17 2020 Skate America
2 Jin Boyang  China 103.94 2020 Cup of China
3 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 99.56 2020 Rostelecom Cup
4 Vincent Zhou  United States 99.36 2020 Skate America
5 Petr Gumennik  Russia 96.26 2020 Rostelecom Cup
6 Mikhail Kolyada 93.34
7 Yan Han  China 92.56 2020 Cup of China
8 Keegan Messing  Canada 92.40 2020 Skate America
9 Makar Ignatov  Russia 91.82 2020 Rostelecom Cup
10 Dmitri Aliev 89.62
Top 10 best scores in the men's free skating
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Yuma Kagiyama  Japan 188.61 2020 NHK Trophy
2 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 188.55 2020 Rostelecom Cup
3 Nathan Chen  United States 187.98 2020 Skate America
4 Jin Boyang  China 186.95 2020 Cup of China
5 Andrei Mozalev  Russia 180.68 2020 Rostelecom Cup
6 Evgeni Semenenko 177.36
7 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 176.24
8 Dmitri Aliev  Russia 175.49
9 Vincent Zhou  United States 175.47 2020 Skate America
10 Keegan Messing  Canada 174.02

Ladies' singles

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Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 229.51 2020 NHK Trophy
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 223.39 2020 Rostelecom Cup
3 Alena Kostornaia 220.78
4 Mariah Bell  United States 212.73 2020 Skate America
5 Bradie Tennell 211.07
6 Audrey Shin 206.15
7 Karen Chen 204.90
8 Wakaba Higuchi  Japan 200.98 2020 NHK Trophy
9 Anastasiia Guliakova  Russia 199.03 2020 Rostelecom Cup
10 Rino Matsuike  Japan 198.97 2020 NHK Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the ladies' short program
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Alena Kostornaia  Russia 78.84 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Mariah Bell  United States 76.48 2020 Skate America
3 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 75.60 2020 NHK Trophy
4 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 74.70 2020 Rostelecom Cup
5 Bradie Tennell  United States 73.29 2020 Skate America
6 Alexandra Trusova  Russia 70.81 2020 Rostelecom Cup
7 Anastasiia Guliakova 70.07
8 Audrey Shin  United States 69.77 2020 Skate America
9 Wakaba Higuchi  Japan 69.71 2020 NHK Trophy
10 Elizaveta Nugumanova  Russia 68.47 2020 Rostelecom Cup
Top 10 best scores in the ladies' free skating
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 153.91 2020 NHK Trophy
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 148.69 2020 Rostelecom Cup
3 Alena Kostornaia 141.94
4 Bradie Tennell  United States 137.78 2020 Skate America
5 Karen Chen 136.77
6 Audrey Shin 136.38
7 Mariah Bell 136.25
8 Rino Matsuike  Japan 133.23 2020 NHK Trophy
9 Mai Mihara 131.32
10 Wakaba Higuchi 131.27

Pairs

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Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 232.56 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov 225.80
3 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China 223.90 2020 Cup of China
4 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier  United States 214.77 2020 Skate America
5 Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov  Russia 210.07 2020 Rostelecom Cup
6 Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson  United States 207.40 2020 Skate America
7 Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko  Russia 204.67 2020 Rostelecom Cup
8 Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev 200.77
9 Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov  United States 189.65 2020 Skate America
10 Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc 189.23
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' short program
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov  Russia 79.34 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii 78.29
3 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China 75.62 2020 Cup of China
4 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier  United States 74.19 2020 Skate America
5 Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov  Russia 73.84 2020 Rostelecom Cup
6 Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson  United States 71.08 2020 Skate America
7 Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko  Russia 70.62 2020 Rostelecom Cup
8 Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev 70.11
9 Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov  United States 67.52 2020 Skate America
10 Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov  Russia 67.50 2020 Rostelecom Cup
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' free skating
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 154.27 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China 148.28 2020 Cup of China
3 Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov  Russia 146.46 2020 Rostelecom Cup
4 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier  United States 140.58 2020 Skate America
5 Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson 136.32
6 Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov  Russia 136.23 2020 Rostelecom Cup
7 Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko 134.05
8 Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev 130.66
9 Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc  United States 125.02 2020 Skate America
10 Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov 122.13

Ice dance

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Top 10 season's best scores in the combined total (ice dance)
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 217.51 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 211.39 2020 Skate America
3 Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro  Russia 206.91 2020 Rostelecom Cup
4 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China 206.84 2020 Cup of China
5 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States 202.47 2020 Skate America
6 Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia 199.25 2020 Rostelecom Cup
7 Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin 193.18
8 Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming  China 192.26 2020 Cup of China
9 Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin  Russia 191.00 2020 Rostelecom Cup
10 Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin  Ukraine 188.25
Top 10 season's best scores in the rhythm dance
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 91.13 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 85.30 2020 Skate America
3 Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro  Russia 84.46 2020 Rostelecom Cup
4 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China 84.23 2020 Cup of China
5 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States 81.15 2020 Skate America
6 Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia 79.75 2020 Rostelecom Cup
7 Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko  United States 78.63 2020 Skate America
8 Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming  China 76.57 2020 Cup of China
9 Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin  Russia 76.21 2020 Rostelecom Cup
10 Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin 76.10
Top 10 season's best scores in the free dance
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 126.38 2020 Rostelecom Cup
2 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 126.09 2020 Skate America
3 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China 122.61 2020 Cup of China
4 Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro  Russia 122.45 2020 Rostelecom Cup
5 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States 121.32 2020 Skate America
6 Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia 119.50 2020 Rostelecom Cup
7 Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin 117.08
8 Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming  China 115.69 2020 Cup of China
9 Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin  Russia 114.79 2020 Rostelecom Cup
10 Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin  Ukraine 113.39

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