Russia sweeps men's singles podium at Memorial Denis Ten
Russian figure skater Vladislav Dikidze from St. Petersburg won the short program at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenger series tournament in Almaty.
Consensus
- Russian figure skaters won all three medals in the men's singles event at the Memorial Denis Ten in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Vladislav Dikij won gold in the men's singles event with a total score of 312.79.
- The event took place from October 8 to 10, 2026.
- The competition was part of the ISU Challenger Series.
- Russian athletes competed under neutral status.
- Gleb Lutfulin and Petr Gumenik secured silver and bronze medals in men's singles, respectively.
- Vasilisa Kaganovskaya and Maxim Nekrasov won silver in ice dancing.
Points of divergence
- Dikij's total score of 312.79 is the fourth-best in history under the current judging system, behind Nathan Chen, Ilya Malinin, and Yuzuru Hanyu. — tg_MID_Russia
- Dikij's score of 312.79 set a new Russian record for international competitions, and his free skate score of 205.48 was also a new national record. — vesti
- Dikij's short program score of 107.31 was a personal best and the highest among Russian skaters in international competitions. — fontanka
- Alexandra Trusova won the women's singles event, marking her first victory in five years and earning her a spot as the first reserve for the Grand Prix series. — vesti
- The ice dancing gold was won by Finnish pair Julia Tarkkila and Matias Verzus with a total score of 191.32, while Kaganovskaya and Nekrasov finished second with 187.20. — tg_MID_Russia
- The ice dancing silver was won by Kaganovskaya and Nekrasov, with a total score of 187.20. — vesti
- The ice dancing event results were not yet finalized at the time of publication, as the free dance was scheduled for Friday. — fontanka
Coverage (5 sources)
- Grandmaster Esipenko became Russia's chess champion for the first time — Вести
- Russian podium in Kazakhstan, Dikiji shows fourth result in history! — МИД России
- The entire podium in men's singles figure skating at the tournament in Almaty became Russian — Вести
- Peterburg figure skater Vladislav Dikidji won the short program at the Ten Memorial in Almaty — Фонтанка
- Dikidji broke the record in the short program at the tournament in Almaty — Вести
Key entities
- Vladislav Dikidzhi
- Almaty
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
- Denis Ten
- Esipenko
- Moscow
- Rostov-on-Don
- Bratislava
- Memorial
- St. Petersburg
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