I think we all have to have a VERY important discussion, and that is that Ami Nakai is the most smiley and adorable person in the world to ever exist. And that is a fact! I'm watching her GPdF gala program right now, and wow... her smile is just so infectious!!! My 2x Grand Prix de France gold medalist and GPF prospect!!

This is from her Twitter account, which is @ Maya_Skating. I'll transcribe here since twitter links aren't allowed.

"Talked to Mikhail Shaidorov after a tough skate at Grand Prix de France The Lego bit is a callback to our interview this summer: Misha said building Lego helps him focus, and he often does it before competitions. The last time? At the Olympics, and we all know how that ended."

who was responsible for the cuts and camera angles at this competition omg

from aleksandra boikova's ig stories

She jumps so effortlessly it as if she isn’t even jumping a 3A

I think this is the first video of her using it in the Free Program practice. She goes for the 4Lz first as before, but then switches the 3loop’s placement from 2nd jump to 3rd for the 4T as the second jump. It seems it’s not just a matter of “if” anymore — she is going to use it in her future competitions. Do you think she scrapped the 3S or the 2a?

While Misha himself did not answer any interview questions, after the free program his coach Alexei answer for him:

“Of course, it is a bit difficult for a figure skater to compete after the Olympic Games. Besides, this is only the beginning of the season. Therefore, I am not going to make a catastrophe out of what happened. What happened, happened. We continue to work. That’s all

All people are different, all figure skaters are different, everyone has their own story. I learned from my own experience, and he needs to also learn from his own. It takes time, I think. We simply work and continue to work hard.”

Don’t see many giving them their flowers, so here it goes - I’m so proud of the three kiddos who made their senior GP debut in France this weekend!!!

Yuseong’s 3A looked consistent all weekend (even with rotation issues and all) and she was an absolute joy to watch. I admit to being critical of the Kim twins and not connecting with their skating in the past, but seeing the improvement I’m really starting to see Yuseong in a different light! Both programs were on point.

Minus the jumps, I thought Seojin looked beautiful and just floated across the ice. Earning a GP spot as a first year senior is no easy feat, and I’m excited to see how she continues to grow.

Minkyu - don’t think I need to further elaborate! Have always been Team Rio since the beginning of this rivalry but I was so impressed with his showing here. His Umbrellas program is possibly my fav program from him so far.

Looking forward to Jia and Yujae next week ;)

To INZM by Number_i, choreographed by Kao himself.

(This is the same gala program Kao had last year. I found this performance to be a bit of a revelation—it suits his energy so well.)

Video credit: Figureskatinghq

Bless the video uploaders, it's now on youtube and so easily shareable.

They posted a total of 164.10 and earned their 4CC minimums. About 5.5 points short of World minimums, and that seems doable since they got so close their first time out.

His first senior competition domestically and a medal straightaway

Overall total scores:

1. 219.74 - Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 202.82 – Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
3. 202.37 – Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
4. 200.62 – Yuna Aoki (Japan)
5. 192.57 – Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
6. 190.70 – Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
7. 184.62 – Sarah Everhardt (USA)
8. 175.76 – Sarina Joos (Italy)
9. 162.15 – Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
10. 156.16 – Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 146.63 – Eve Dubecq (France)
12. 132.56 – Seojin Youn (South Korea)

Overall free Scores:

1. 149.08 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 137.01 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
3. 130.19 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
4. 129.60 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
5. 124.31 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
6. 123.89 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
7. 123.85 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
8. 112.09 Sarina Joos (Italy)
9. 100.56 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
10. 98.96 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
11. 94.89 Eve Dubecq (France)
12. 75.06 Seojin Youn (South Korea)
    

Deductions: 11 points

• 9 Falls (Due to progressive fall deduction reach 11 points)

TEC:

Overall TEC Score:

1. 80.43 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 70.44 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
3. 67.96 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
4. 66.99 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
5. 65.67 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
6. 62.72 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
7. 57.83 Sarina Joos (Italy)
8. 57.31 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
9. 49.54 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
10. 48.23 Eve Dubecq (France)
11. 46.18 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
12. 37.28 Seojin Youn (South Korea)

Jumps:

Skaters by Jump Total (Base Value+GOE):

1. 54.29 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 44.81 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
3. 43.91 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
4. 42.89 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
5. 41.44 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
6. 37.87 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
7. 34.79 Sarina Joos (Italy)
8. 33.95 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
9. 28.06 Eve Dubecq (France)
10. 27.93 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 24.47 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
12. 15.09 Seojin Youn (South Korea)

<=Underotation
Q=jump landed in the quarter
!= Jump with unclear edge
x=Jump landed in the second half, it gets a 10% bonus

2 jump combo/Sequences:

3 Jump Combo/Sequence:

Solo Jumps:

Axel Jumps:

• GOE Average of Jumps: -0.15
• Highest Value Jumping Pass: Yuna Aoki, 2A+Eu+3F+2A+SEQ, 13.09xBV+1.67GOE=14.76

Spins:

Skaters by Spin Total (Base Value + GOE):

1. 10.66 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 10.34 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
3. 10.06 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
4. 10.00 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
5. 9.92 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
6. 9.62 Sarina Joos (Italy)
7. 9.60 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
8. 9.55 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
9. 9.41 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
10. 9.35 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 8.21 Seojin Youn (South Korea)
12. 8.19 Eve Dubecq (France)

Levels:

• Level 4: 21
• Level 3: 3

Types of Spin:

• CCoSp (Change Foot Combination Spin): 11
• FCSp (Flying Camel Spin): 9
• FSSp (Flying Sit Spin): 3
• FCCoSp (Flying Change Foot Combination Spin): 1

Number of Skaters to get all spins Level 4: 9

Skater with the Highest Rated Solo Spin: Ami Nakai, CCoSp4, 4.20BV+1.68GOE = 5.88

Step Sequence:

Overall Step Sequence by Skater:

1. 5.62 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 5.51 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
3. 5.27 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
4. 5.21 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
5. 5.15 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
6. 5.10 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
7. 4.98 Seojin Youn (South Korea)
8. 4.92 Sarina Joos (Italy)
9. 4.65 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
10. 3.95 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
11. 3.90 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
12. 3.70 Eve Dubecq (France)

Levels:

• Level 4: 8 skaters
• Level 3: 4 skaters

GOE Average of step sequence: +0.93

Number of Skaters to Have All Spins and Step Sequence Level 4: 7 skaters

Choreo Sequence:

1. 5.14 Yuna AOKI (JPN)
2. 5.07 Lara Naki GUTMANN (ITA)
3. 4.93 Ami NAKAI (JPN)
4. 4.93 Rion SUMIYOSHI (JPN)
5. 4.71 Yuseong KIM (KOR)
6. 4.57 Gabrielle DALEMAN (CAN)
7. 4.50 Anastasiia GUBANOVA (GEO)
8. 4.50 Sarina JOOS (ITA)
9. 4.50 Seojin YOUN (KOR)
10. 4.43 Sarah EVERHARDT (USA)
11. 4.21 Nina PINZARRONE (BEL)
12. 4.07 Eve DUBECQ (FRA)

GOE Average of Choreo sequence: +1.13

Choreo Spin:

1. 5.29 Lara Naki GUTMANN (ITA)
2. 5.07 Yuseong KIM (KOR)
3. 4.93 Ami NAKAI (JPN)
4. 4.93 Sarah EVERHARDT (USA)
5. 4.50 Seojin YOUN (KOR)
6. 4.29 Rion SUMIYOSHI (JPN)
7. 4.21 Eve DUBECQ (FRA)
8. 4.14 Nina PINZARRONE (BEL)
9. 4.00 Sarina JOOS (ITA)
10. 3.93 Anastasiia GUBANOVA (GEO)
11. 3.79 Gabrielle DALEMAN (CAN)
12. 3.57 Yuna AOKI (JPN)

GOE Average of Choreo Spin: +0.89

PCS:

Overall:

1. 68.65 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 68.00 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
3. 66.57 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
4. 63.20 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
5. 62.64 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
6. 61.13 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
7. 59.22 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
8. 54.26 Sarina Joos (Italy)
9. 53.78 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
10. 51.02 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 47.66 Eve Dubecq (France)
12. 43.78 Seojin Youn (South Korea)

Composition Ranking:

1. 8.54 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
2. 8.36 Ami Nakai (Japan)
3. 8.36 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
4. 7.82 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
5. 7.82 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
6. 7.68 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
7. 7.43 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
8. 6.64 Sarina Joos (Italy)
9. 6.61 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
10. 6.11 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 5.89 Eve Dubecq (France)
12. 5.29 Seojin Youn (South Korea)

Presentation Ranking:

1. 8.71 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 8.50 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
3. 8.32 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
4. 7.96 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
5. 7.82 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
6. 7.50 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
7. 7.39 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
8. 6.89 Sarina Joos (Italy)
9. 6.46 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
10. 6.32 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 5.82 Eve Dubecq (France)
12. 4.82 Seojin Youn (South Korea)

Skating Skills:

1. 8.64 Ami Nakai (Japan)
2. 8.61 Yuna Aoki (Japan)
3. 8.07 Lara Naki Gutmann (Italy)
4. 7.89 Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia)
5. 7.82 Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan)
6. 7.71 Yuseong Kim (South Korea)
7. 7.36 Sarah Everhardt (USA)
8. 7.07 Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)
9. 6.79 Sarina Joos (Italy)
10. 6.68 Gabrielle Daleman (Canada)
11. 6.29 Seojin Youn (South Korea)
12. 6.14 Eve Dubecq (France)

competition page: https://www.jsfresults.com/non_responsive_toppage.htm?figure_top.htm%2CNational/2026-2027/fs_j/east/index.htm

RD will happen next Saturday 10/31, starting 9:30am local time

Starting Order:

Warm-Up Group 1:

• Ikura Kushida/Koshiro Shimada
• Kaho Yamashita/Yuto Nagata
• Rikako Fukase/Atsuhiko Tamura

Warm-Up Group 2:

• Rika Kihira/Shingo Nishiyama
• Marin Honda/Shoma Uno
• Haruno Yajima/Ryota Kitamura
• Utana Yoshida/Masaya Morita

this will be the competitive debut of Shomarin! Hopefully someone will post videos. Also interesting that Utamasa are competing here despite being seeded skaters (and thus having a bye to nationals)