The third of the Grand Prix events is Rostelecom Cup, which takes place in Moscow, Russia from the 20th-22nd November.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ISU decided that the Grand Prix events would be hosted domestically with skaters and teams from the host country or that train geographically in or close to the host country.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
(*Usually I try to only include international results in these previews, but due to the nature of the competition, if necessary sectional/regional/other domestic results have been included.)
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Notable Results 20/21 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Litvintsev | Azerbaijan | Europeans - 9th (221.09) | 4T+3T | 29th | |||
| Alexander Lebedev | Belarus | Tallink Hotels Cup - 5th (200.99) | Ice Star - 4th (204.76) | 2nd | 3Lz+3T | 50th | |
| Morisi Kvitelashvili | Georgia | Europeans - 3rd (246.71) | SP: Amsterdam / FP: Tosca | 4S+3T | 8th | ||
| Dmitri Aliev | Russia | Europeans - 1st (272.89) | Russian Cup (Stage 3) - 3rd (250.71) | 1st | SP: Masquerade Waltz / FP: L'immensita | 4Lz+3T | 3rd |
| Petr Gumennik | Russia | JGP Egna - 2nd (232.39, J) | Russian Cup - 3rd (249.46) | 7th (S), 2nd (J) | SP: Moonlight Sonata / FP: Phantom of the Opera | 4S+2T / 3Lz+3Lo+2Lo | 20th |
| Makar Ignatov | Russia | Rostelecom Cup - 3rd (252.87) | Russian Cup - 3rd (247.69) | 4th | SP: I Can't Go On Without You / FP: Je Suis Malade | 4S+3T | 40th |
| Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | Ice Star - 1st (269.35) | SP: Let's Get Loud / FP: Nureyev (The White Crow soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 32nd | ||
| Artem Kovalev | Russia | Ice Star - 2nd (222.07) | Russian Cup (Stage 2) - 1st (255.82) | 8th (J) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 70th | |
| Andrei Mozalev | Russia | Junior Worlds - 1st (245.09, J) | Russian Cup (Stage 3) - 2nd (274.44) | 5th (S), 3rd (J) | SP: Sadness (Part II) / FP: The Man With The Harmonica | 4T+3T | 24th |
| Ilya Yablokov | Russia | JGP Egna - 4th (213.40) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 4th (245.43) | 11th (S), 6th (J) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 73rd | |
| Roman Savosin | Russia | Skate America - 12th (182.16) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 6th (234.03) | SP: Bella Ciao / FP: Requiem | 2A+3T | 61st | |
| Evgeni Semenenko | Russia | Tallink Hotels Cup - 2nd (227.52) | Ice Star- 3rd (230.68) | 5th (J) | SP: The City Which Doesn't Exist / FP: Notre Dame de Paris soundtrack | 4T / 4S | 117th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Notable Results 20/21 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktoria Semenjuk / Ilya Yukhimuk | Belarus | Ice Star - 1st (151.85) | NNYY (0.00) | ||||
| Anna Yanovskaya / Adam Lukacs | Hungary | RD: Grease | 56th | ||||
| Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevicius | Lithuania | Nebelhorn Trophy - 7th (180.13) | RD: Bandstand / FD: Aurora medley | NNYY (+1.61) | 20th | ||
| Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin | Russia | Russian Cup (Stage 3) - 2nd (197.00) | RD: The Artist/Sing Sing Sing / FD: Experience/In Paris (Instrumental) | ||||
| Ekaterina Mironova / Evgenii Ustenko | Russia | Bavarian Open - 7th (143.07) | Russian Cup (Stage 2) - 2nd (149.56) | 12th | RD: A Chorus Line / FD: The Story of Medusa | NYNN (-0.16) | |
| Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin | Russia | Golden Spin - 2nd (191.71) | Russian Cup (Stage 2) - 1st (198.00) | 4th | RD: Funny Honey/Sing Sing Sing/It Don't Mean A Thing / FD: Terra Rossa | NNYY (+1.93) | 63rd |
| Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | Europeans - 1st (220.42) | 1st | RD: Singin' In The Rain / FD: Smile/Come Together | YYYY (+2.41) | 1st | |
| Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | Egna Dance Trophy - 2nd (182.57) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 1st (199.56) | 5th | RD: Bonnie and Clyde / FD: Never Tear Us Apart | NYYY (+1.88) | 30th |
| Tiffani Zagorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | Russia | Europeans - 6th (188.03) | Russian Cup (Stage 3) - 1st (201.02) | 3rd | RD: The Greatest Showman / FD: Survivor | YYYN (+1.83) | 19th |
| Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | Russia | Bosporus Cup - 2nd (189.23) | Budapest Trophy - 1st (178.97) | 1st | RD: 42nd Street / FD: Rene Aubry medley | YYNY (+1.61) | 23rd |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Notable Results 20/21 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Mark Magyar | Hungary | Challenge Cup - 4th (162.60) | 1st | SP: Renaissance (Medici: Masters of Florence soundtrack) / FP: Welshly Arms medley | 31st | |
| Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov | Russia | JGP Chelyabinsk - 1st (185.05, J) | Russian Cup (Stage 1) - 2nd (190.70) | 10th (S), 2nd (J) | SP: Mirko (Cirque du Soleil) / FP: Shine On You Crazy Diamond | 18th |
| Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev | Russia | JGP Zagreb - 1st (179.83, J) | Russian Cup (Stage 3) - 2nd (204.39) | 7th (S), 3rd (J) | SP: Senza Parole / FP: Queen medley | 26th |
| Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia | Europeans - 1st (234.58) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 3rd (220.30) | 1st | SP: Captivating Star of Happiness / FP: James Bond | 4th |
| Iasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | Russia | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 4th (205.07) | SP: Becoming A Geisha / FP: Devil and Angel | |||
| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksander Galliamov | Russia | Finlandia Trophy - 1st (210.18) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 1st (233.09) | 4th | SP: Esmeralda / FP: Bohemian Rhapsody | 11th |
| Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | Russia | Youth Olympics - 1st (199.21) | 6th (S), 1st (J) | SP: Bathroom Dance/Rock & Roll/Joke's On You / FP: No One Ever Called Me That | 14th |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Notable Results 20/21 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasiya Galustyan | Armenia | Denis Ten Memorial - 6th (154.13) | 3Lz+3T | 61st | |||
| Ekaterina Ryabova | Azerbaijan | Rostelecom Cup - 5th (187.77) | 3Lz+3T | 15th | |||
| Viktoriia Safonova | Belarus | Golden Spin - 2nd (192.49) | Ice Star - 1st (200.66) | 1st | FP: Bolero | 3Lz+3T | 65th |
| Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | Europeans - 7th (181.24) | Budapest Trophy - 2nd (184.27) | 1st | SP: Sign of the Times / Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninov) | 3F+1Eu+3S | 24th |
| Alina Urushadze | Georgia | Youth Olympics - 5th (179.50) | SP: Asturias / FP: Non, je ne regrette rien/The 9th Hour/Milord | 3Lz+3T | 37th | ||
| Anastasiia Guliakova | Russia | Tallink Hotels Cup - 1st (200.11) | Ice Star - 2nd (181.97) | 7th | SP: Sheherazade / FP: Don't Say You Do/Real Boy | 3F+3T | 58th |
| Alena Kostornaia | Russia | Grand Prix Final - 1st (247.59) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 2nd (226.31) | 2nd | SP: No Time To Die/You Should See Me With A Crown / FP: Abel Korzeniowski medley | 3A / 3F+1Eu+3S | 6th |
| Elizaveta Nugumanova | Russia | Warsaw Cup - 3rd (186.02) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 5th (190.05) | 14th | SP: Die Fledermaus / FP: Dusk Til Dawn | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 144th |
| Sofia Samodurova | Russia | Ice Star - 1st (187.16) | Ice Star - 3rd (179.14) | 9th | SP: The Man With The Harmonica / FP: Makeba/Replay/Mah-Na-Mah-Na | 3F+3T | 10th |
| Anna Shcherbakova | Russia | Grand Prix Final - 2nd (240.92) | Russian Cup (Stage 1) - 1st (246.40) | 1st | SP: O doux printemps d'autrafois / FP: Morning Passages/Big Plans/Beethoven's Five Secrets | 4Lz+3T | 3rd |
| Alexandra Trusova | Russia | Skate Canada - 1st (241.02) | Russian Cup (Stage 4) - 1st (248.63) | 3rd | SP: Love Story/Appassionata / FP: Romeo and Juliet | 4T+1Eu+3S / 4Lz | 4th |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | Golden Spin - 1st (221.15) | Russian Cup (Stage 3) - 3rd (213.26) | 4th | SP: Adagio (Spartacus) / FP: Chronicles of a Mischievous Bird | 3A+2T | 11th |
