The sixth of the Grand Prix events is Rostelecom Cup, which takes place in Sochi, Russia from the 26th-28th November.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Kerry | Australia | Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 - 7th (218.95) | SP: Leave A Light On / FS: Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 4T | 43rd | ||
| Roman Sadovsky | Canada | WTT 2021 - 10th (224.41) | Skate Canada 2021 - 12th (217.73) | SP: Breathe For Me / FS: Chasing Cars | 4S | 53rd | |
| Michal Brezina | Czech Republic | Worlds 2021 - 19th (210.73) | U.S. Classic 2021 - 1st (238.65) | 1st | SP: Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing / FS: Bryan Adams medley | 4S | 34th |
| Nika Egadze | Georgia | Cup of Austria 2021 - 1st (227.57) | 4S+3T | 56th | |||
| Morisi Kvitelashvili | Georgia | Worlds 2021 - 14th (231.81) | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 3rd (236.18) | SP: Tout l'univers / FS: Frank Sinatra medley | 4T+3T | 10th | |
| Matteo Rizzo | Italy | Worlds 2021 - 11th (245.37) | NHK Trophy 2021 - 5th (255.84) | 2nd | SP: Maneskin medley / FS: Two Men In Love | 4T+3T | 9th |
| Keiji Tanaka | Japan | Skate Canada 2021 - 10th (222.20) | 4th | SP: Shin Evangelion / FS: Whiplash | 4S | 45th | |
| Kazuki Tomono | Japan | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 6th (245.11) | 6th | SP: Cinema Paradiso / FS: La La Land (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 35th | |
| Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | WTT 2021 - 3rd (274.14) | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 2nd (273.55) | 1st | SP: The Nutcracker / FS: Schindler's List | 4T+3T | 18th |
| Mark Kondratiuk | Russia | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2021 - 2nd (250.08) | 3rd | SP: Kösem soundtrack/Sound Of Darbuka / FS: Jesus Christ Superstar | 4S+1Eu+3S | 40th | |
| Evgeni Semenenko | Russia | Worlds 2021 - 8th (258.45) | Skate Canada 2021 - 3rd (256.01) | 11th (S), 1st (J) | SP: What Is It About Her? / FS: The Master and Margarita (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 25th |
| Camden Pulkinen | USA | U.S. Classic 2021 - 4th (208.99) | 8th | SP: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack) / FS: Besame Mucho | 4T | 33rd |
Ice dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen | Canada | Worlds 2021 - 8th (196.88) | Cup of Austria 2021 - 2nd (194.67) | RD: George Michael medley / FD: Roots (Return to the Inner Temple) | YNNY (+2.09) | 9th | |
| Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Spain | Worlds 2021 - 11th (186.13) | NHK Trophy 2021 - 4th (188.09) | RD: Partition/Mi Gente / FD: Led Zeppelin medley | YYNY (+1.34) | 10th | |
| Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | WTT 2021 - 2nd (207.68) | Cup of Austria 2021 - 1st (208.88) | 1st | RD: Michael Jackson medley / FD: Atonement (soundtrack)/Song For The Little Sparrow | YYNY (+1.93) | 5th |
| Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevicius | Lithuania | Worlds 2021 - 15th (178.18) | Budapest Trophy 2021 - 2nd (181.01) | RD: Old Friend/Hazey/Blue Monday / FD: Vinegar & Salt/White Lies | YYYN (+1.45) | 20th | |
| Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin | Russia | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2021 - 3rd (186.80) | 5th | RD: Come Together/It's Raining Men / FD: Experience/In Paris | YYNY (+1.61) | 86th | |
| Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | Worlds 2021 - 1st (221.17) | NHK Trophy 2021 - 1st (215.44) | RD: You Can Leave Your Hat On/Brick House / FD: Piano Concerto No. 2/Variations on a Theme of Paganini | YYNY (+2.73) | 4th | |
| Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2021 - 1st (195.06) | 3rd | RD: Uptown Funk/Bad To The Bone / FD: Romeo and Juliet | YYYY (+1.61) | 37th | |
| Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | USA | Worlds 2021 - 9th (188.51) | 3rd | RD: Love to Love You Baby/Bad Girl / FD: Prelude in E-Minor/Nocturne in E-Minor | 18th |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria | Worlds 2021 - 11th (182.30) | 1st | SP: All I Want / FS: Broken/Another Love | 15th | |
| Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | Worlds 2021 - 6th (195.29) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 8th (184.37) | FS: Carry You | 7th | |
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Mark Magyar | Hungary | Challenge Cup 2021 - 3rd (169.21) | Budapest Trophy 2021 - 3rd (157.12) | 1st | SP: Cant Pretend / FS: Dust In The Wind | 20th |
| Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | WTT 2021 - 4th (194.33) | Lombarda Trophy 2021 - 1st (188.10) | 1st | SP: Let It Be / FS: Moulin Rouge | 8th |
| Iasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | Russia | Warsaw Cup 2021 - 3rd (192.94) | 6th | SP: Bolero For Violin And Orchestra / FS: Aladdin (soundtrack) | 38th | |
| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | Russia | Worlds 2021 - 1st (227.59) | NHK Trophy 2021 - 1st (227.28) | 4th | SP: Esmeralda / FS: The Snowstorm/Time, Forward! | 3rd |
| Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin | Russia | Skate Canada 2021 - 2nd (193.08) | 3rd | SP: Be Italian / FS: Black Swan (soundtrack) | 17th | |
| Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | USA | John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2021 - 3rd (195.20) | 4th | SP: Toxic/Survivor / FS: Ancient Lands | 22nd |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Mikutina | Austria | Worlds 2021 - 8th (198.77) | 1st | SP: My Nocturnal Serenade / FS: Primavera/Experience | 3Lz+3T | 34th | |
| Ekaterina Ryabova | Azebaijan | Worlds 2021 - 12th (189.46) | Internationaux de France 2021 - 7th (186.65) | SP: Mambo Italiano | 3Lz+3T | 9th | |
| Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | Worlds 2021 - 5th (208.44) | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 3rd (219.05) | 1st | SP: Caruso / FS: Andromeda (Psytrance)/Spirits/Lost Dessert/Mizmar vs Violin/Arabian Night | 3Lz+3T | 20th |
| Viktoriia Safonova | Belarus | Ice Star 2020 - 1st (200.66) | Ice Star 2021 - 1st (198.08) | SP: Time to Say Goodbye / FS: Your Heart Is As Black As Night/Power | 3Lz+3T | 30th | |
| Madeline Schizas | Canada | Worlds 2021 - 13th (185.78) | Skate Canada 2021 - 8th (186.56) | SP: My Sweet and Tender Beast / FS: Entrance of Butterfly/Un Bel Di Vedremo | 3Lz+3T | 41st | |
| Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2021 - 1st (190.23) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 7th (202.04) | 1st | SP: Baiana / FS: A Star Is Born (soundtrack) | 3F+1Eu+3S | 23rd |
| Rino Matsuike | Japan | NHK Trophy 2021 - 6th (186.17) | 4th (S), 1st (J) | SP: A Quoi Ca Sert l'Amour / FS: Moonlight | 3Lz+3T+2T | 84th | |
| Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | Worlds 2021 - 32nd (52.28) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 - 2nd (193.58) | 1st | SP: Steppe / FS: Terry Theme from Limelight | 3Lz+1Eu+3F | 18th |
| Maiia Khromykh | Russia | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 2nd (226.35) | 5th | SP: I'll Take Care Of You / FS: Buenos Aires Hora Cero/El Tango De Roxanne | 4T+3T | 17th | |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | WTT 2021 - 3rd (226.58) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 2nd (233.30) | 7th | SP: Oblivion (J'oublie / FS: Arabia/My Love...Music | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 5th |
| Kamila Valieva | Russia | Skate Canada 2021 - 1st (265.08) | 2nd | SP: In Memoriam / FS: Bolero | 4T+1Eu+3S | 15th | |
| Mariah Bell | USA | Internationaux de France 2021 - 6th (190.79) | 5th | SP: River Flows In You / FS: Hallelujah | 3F+2T+2Lo | 29th |
