Feofelova and Valov win junior Grand Prix ice dance gold
Maria Feofelova and Artem Valov won gold at the junior Grand Prix in ice dancing in Bangkok, marking their second consecutive victory in the series after their win in Xi'an. The event was part of the ISU junior Grand Prix series, with the Russian pair scoring 166.09 points total.
Consensus
- Maria Feofelova and Artem Valov are Russian ice dance partners.
- They won gold at the junior Grand Prix event in Bangkok.
- The competition was part of the ISU junior Grand Prix Series.
- The total score for Feofelova and Valov was 166.09 points.
- They scored 65.33 points in the rhythm dance and 100.76 in the free dance.
- The event took place on September 5.
- The second-place finishers were the Italian pair Zoe Bianca and Daniel Basilé with 160.28 points.
- The third-place finishers were the French pair Léa Ienn and Louis Varescon with 149.03 points.
- Feofelova and Valov previously won a junior Grand Prix event in Xi'an on August 21.
- Starting from the 2026/27 season, ISU allows Russian skaters to participate in international competitions under a neutral status.
- The ISU has adjusted the qualification rules for neutral athletes in the Grand Prix series.
Points of divergence
- Sofia Dzepka won gold at the junior Grand Prix in Bangkok with 205.73 points, finishing ahead of Sumika Kanadzawa and Lia Cho. — m24
- Lev Lazarev placed second after the short program at the junior Grand Prix, with 86.47 points, behind Li Yanhao from New Zealand. — vm
- The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation requested ISU to reconsider the neutral status of Grigory Fedorov, Mark Kondratyuk, Kamila Valieva, and Sofia Dzepka. — vm
- ISU revoked the neutral status of Kamila Valieva and Mark Kondratyuk, leading to Kondratyuk's disqualification from the Kinoshita Group Cup. — vm
- Petar Gumenik fell twice during his short program at the Kinoshita Group Cup in Tokyo, scoring 65.54 points. — vm
- The ISU revised qualification rules so that neutral athletes must compete in Challenger series events and achieve a minimum score to qualify for the Grand Prix backup list. — m24
Coverage (5 sources)
- Fefelova and Valov won gold at the junior ice dance Grand Prix — Коммерсантъ
- Fefelova and Valov took second consecutive gold at junior ISU Grand Prix — Вести
- Figure skaters Tefelova and Valov won gold at the junior Grand Prix stage in Bangkok — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian figure skaters Maria Tefelova and Artem Valov won gold at the junior Grand Prix ISU stage in ice dancing. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Figurists Tefelov and Valov won at the junior stage of the Grand Prix in ice dancing — Москва 24
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