The fourth of the Grand Prix events is Cup of China, which takes place in Chongqing, China from the 8th-10th November.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen | Canada | Worlds - 10th (188.10) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st (201.00) | 3rd | RD: Bonnie and Clyde / FD: Summer Time/Georgia On My Mind/Cry Me A River | YYYY (+2.41) | 20th |
| Hong Chen / Zhuoming Sun | China | Four Continents - 8th (156.89) | Skate America - 10th (159.94) | 2nd | RD: It Don't Mean a Thing If You Ain't Got that Swing / FD: It's All Coming Back To Me Now | NNYY (+0.11) | 49th |
| Yuzhu Guo / Pengkun Zhao | China | Winter Universiade - 11th (132.66) | Shanghai Trophy - 4th (148.87) | 4th | NNYN (0.00) | 119th | |
| Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu | China | Worlds - 15th (173.89) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 6th (184.72) | 1st | RD: Charlie Chaplin / FD: Black Swan (soundtrack) | NYYY (+1.61) | 12th |
| Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Japan | World Team Trophy - 6th (160.24) | Asian Open Trophy - 9th (142.09) | 1st | RD: Dreamgirls / FD: Lord of the Dance | NNNN (-0.24) | 25th |
| Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin | Russia | Winter Universiade - 2nd (181.33) | Skate Canada - 9th (167.39) | 3rd | RD: 42nd Street / FD: Schindler's List | NYNY (0.00) | 29th |
| Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | World Team Trophy - 2nd (215.20) | Shanghai Trophy - 1st (213.54) | 1st | RD: Singin' In The Rain / I Giorni/Songs My Mother Taught Me | YYYY (+2.41) | 6th |
| Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | Tallinn Trophy - 2nd (179.78) | 5th | RD: Bonnie and Clyde / FD: Never Tear Us Apart/Earned It | 37th | ||
| Madison Chock / Evan Bates | USA | Worlds - 6th (204.92) | Internationaux de France - 2nd (204.84) | 2nd | RD: Too Darn Hot / FD: Egyptian Snake Dance | YYYY (+2.09) | 7th |
| Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | USA | Four Continents - 5th (189.87) | Skate Canada - 4th (194.77) | 3rd | RD: Saturday Night Fever / FD: Beethoven's 5th Symphony/Paganini's Caprice No. 24 | YNYY (+1.84) | 8th |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailani Craine | Australia | Autumn Classic 2018 - 4th (167.84) | Autumn Classic - 5th (162.11) | 1st | SP: I Like It Like That | 3Lo+3Lo | 41st |
| Hongyi Chen | China | 51st Golden Spin - 6th (165.55) | Shanghai Trophy - 5th (146.65) | 3rd | SP: Air Orchestral Suite in D Major / FP: Six Hours | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 68th |
| Yi Zhu | China | Sofia Trophy - 3rd (135.64, J) | 4th | 3Lo+2T | |||
| Yi Christy Leung | Hong Kong | Worlds - 14th (177.22) | Skate America - 9th (163.68) | SP: Whatever Lola Wants / FP: Cirque du Soleil medley | 3Lz+3T | 42nd | |
| Marin Honda | Japan | Internationaux de France - 6th (188.61) | Skate Canada - 6th (179.26) | 15th | SP: Seven Nation Army / FP: La La Land (soundtrack) | 3F+3T | 30th |
| Satoko Miyahara | Japan | Skate America - 1st (219.71) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 1st (204.30) | 3rd | SP: Yalla, Table & Percussion, Egyptian Disco/ FP: Theme of Schindler's List | 3Lz+3T | 2nd |
| Yujin Choi | South Korea | Finlandia Trophy - 7th (162.80) | 10th | 3Lo+2T | 149th | ||
| Young You | South Korea | Bavarian Open - 1st (195.50) | Skate Canada - 3rd (217.49) | 1st | SP: Romeo + Juliet / FP: Evita | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 3A | 23rd |
| Sofia Samodurova | Russia | Europeans - 1st (213.84) | Ice Star - 1st (187.16) | 6th | SP: Bamboleo / FP: Roxanne | 3F+3T | 10th |
| Anna Shcherbakova | Russia | Junior Worlds - 2nd (219.94, J) | Skate America - 1st (227.76) | 1st | SP: The Perfume (soundtrack) / FP: Six Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No.1/The Firebird | 4Lz | 28th |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | World Team Trophy - 1st (234.43) | Lombardia Trophy - 2nd (214.38) | SP: Drumming Song / FP: Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | 3Lz+3T / 3A+2T | 11th | |
| Amber Glenn | USA | Challenge Cup - 4th (180.91) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 3rd (186.28) | 7th | SP: Scars / FP: Gravity | 3F+3T | 54th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Kerry | Australia | Four Continents - 9th (224.44) | International Halloween Cup - 1st (213.80) | 1st | SP: Puttin' On the Ritz/Mah-Na Mah-Na / FP: Sherlock Holmes soundtrack | 3A+2T / 4T | 31st |
| Keegan Messing | Canada | Four Continents - 4th (267.61) | Autumn Classic - 3rd (256.02) | 3rd | SP: Perfect / FP: November Rain | 4T+3T | 7th |
| Conrad Orzel | Canada | JGP Ljubljana - 4th (212.94, J) | Autumn Classic - 6th (214.98) | 5th | SP: In My Blood / On The Waterfront (Soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 46th |
| Boyang Jin | China | Four Continents - 2nd (273.51) | Lombardia Trophy - 1st (268.31) | 1st | SP: First Light / FP: The Path of Silence/Yellow Moon | 4Lz+3T | 10th |
| Han Yan | China | SP: A Thousand Years / FP: La La Land (soundtrack) | 3A+3T / 4T | 66th | |||
| He Zhang | China | Four Continents - 16th (179.89) | 2nd | 3F+3T | 134th | ||
| Chih-I Tsao | Chinese Taipei | Asian Open Trophy - 2nd (195.40) | 1st | 3A / 3S+3T | 69th | ||
| Matteo Rizzo | Italy | Winter Universiade - 1st (273.54) | Shanghai Trophy - 1st (248.53) | 2nd | SP: Start A Fire / FP: Galicia Flamenca | 4T+3T | 9th |
| Keiji Tanaka | Japan | World Team Trophy - 5th (258.84) | Skate Canada - 3rd (250.02) | 3rd | SP: Hip Hip Chin Chin / FP: Sherlock Holmes (soundtrack) | 3A+3T / 4S+2T | 13th |
| Junhwan Cha | South Korea | Grand Prix Final - 3rd (263.49) | Autumn Classic - 4th (230.44) | 1st | SP: Astor Piazzolla medley / FP: The Fire Within | 4S / 3A+1Eu+3S | 12th |
| Andrei Lazukin | Russia | World Team Trophy - 8th (249.33) | Skate Canada - 8th (212.07) | 4th | SP: Mack the Knife / FP: Concierto de Aranjuez | 4Lz | 25th |
| Camden Pulkinen | USA | JGP Linz - 1st (223.95, J) | Skate Canada - 4th (244.78) | 12th | SP: Caruso / FP: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence/Rain | 4T / 3Lz+3T | 23rd |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada | Finlandia Trophy - 3rd (193.58) | SP: My Funny Valentine / FP: Je voudrais voir la mer | 40th | ||
| Cheng Peng / Yang Jin | China | Grand Prix Final - 2nd (216.90) | Shanghai Trophy - 1st (209.85) | 1st | SP: Alegria / FP: Cloud Atlas (soundtrack) | 5th |
| Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | China | Worlds - 1st (234.84) | SP: Blues Deluxe / FP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes | 10th | ||
| Feiyao Tang / Yongchao Yang | China | Junior Worlds - 4th (168.77, J) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 4th (182.76) | 3rd | SP: Tango de los Exilados / FP: The Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 27th |
| Tae Ok Ryom / Ju Sik Kim | North Korea | Internationaux de France - 4th (187.95) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 3rd (183.02) | SP: Malaguena / FP: Fly High, Doves | 20th | |
| Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | Europeans - 4th (205.14) | 1st | SP: Crazy In Love / FP: Pilgrims on a Long Journey/Saturn | 7th | |
| Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | 51st Golden Spin - 1st (183.89) | Finlandia Trophy - 2nd (194.28) | 6th | SP: Carmina Burana / FS: The Sound of Silence | 21st |
| Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | USA | Internationaux de France - 2nd (191.43) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 4th (174.02) | 4th | SP: Sweet Dreams / FP: Les Miserables | 12th |
