{"id":10354,"date":"2017-10-30T09:09:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T13:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=10354"},"modified":"2021-09-12T16:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T20:13:53","slug":"preview-cup-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2017\/10\/30\/preview-cup-of-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Cup of China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third Grand Prix event of the 2017-2018 ISU Grand Prix Series will get underway Nov.3-5 at Cup of China in Beijing, China. Here are the skaters competing at the event. (* marks their senior Grand Prix debut)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ladies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Gabrielle Daleman (CAN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 6th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs<\/strong>: Short Program: Carmen by\u00a0Georges Bizet<br \/>\n<strong>Free Skate<\/strong>: Gladiator Rhapsody from Gladiator by Lang Lang and Hans Zimmer<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 72.70 (2016 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Trophee de France )<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 142.41 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 214.15 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<h4 lang=\"en\"><\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">*Li Xiangning (CHN)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far: <\/strong>2nd at 2017 Cup of Nice\u00a0<strong><br \/>\nPrograms: <\/strong>Short Program: Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone<br \/>\nFree Skate: Raymonda by Alexander Glazunov<strong><br \/>\nISU Personal Best SP: <\/strong>63.81 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<strong><br \/>\nISU Personal Best FS: <\/strong>117.09 (2017 ISU World Championships)\u00a0\u00a0<strong><br \/>\nISU Personal Best Total: <\/strong>179.42 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">Zhao Ziquan\u00a0<strong>(CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 16th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:Prelude Op.28, No.15 in D-Flat Major (Raindrop)<br \/>\nby\u00a0Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin<br \/>\nFree Skate:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Tarquito Militar and Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 58.20 (2016 ISU Grand Prix-Cup of China)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 97.40 (2017 ISU Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 149.12(2016 ISU Grand Prix-Cup of China)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Wakaba Higuchi (JPN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 2nd at 2017 Lombardia Trophy and <strong>3rd at 2017 ISU Grand Prix-Rostelecom Cup<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:Gypsy Dance (from Don Quixote) by Leon Minkus<br \/>\nFree Skate: Skyfall by Adele<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 74.26 (2017 Lombardia Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 145.30 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 217.63 (2017 Lombardia Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Marin Honda (JPN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 1st at 2017 U.S. International Classic and <strong>5th at 2017 ISU Grand Prix-Skate Canada Int&#8217;l<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: The Giving by Michael W. Smith<br \/>\nFree Skate:\u00a0Turandot by Giacomo Puccini<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 68.35 (2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 133.26 (2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 201.61 (2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mai Mihara (JPN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far: <\/strong>2nd at the 2017 Autumn Classic<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla<br \/>\nFree Skate: Gabriel&#8217;s Oboe (from &#8220;The Mission&#8221; soundtrack) by Ennio Morricone<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong>\u00a072.10 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 146.17 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 218.27 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Dabin Choi (KOR)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 4th at 2017 Ondrej Nepela and 9th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Papa Can You Hear Me (soundtrack)<br \/>\nFree Skate: Seven Gypsy Melodies by Antonin Dvorak; Songs My Mother Taught Me by Antonin Dvorak<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 62.66 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS<\/strong>: 128.45 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 191.11 (2017 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Elena Radionova (RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 3rd at 2017 Ondrej Nepela and <strong>4th at 2017 ISU Grand Prix-Rostelecom Cup<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin<br \/>\nFree Skate: Historia de un amor 2<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 72.21 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 139.53 (2015 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Rostelecom Cup)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 211.32 (2015 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Rostelecom Cup)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">Elizaveta Tuktamysheva\u00a0<strong>(RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a06th at 2017 Lombardia Trophy and 3rd at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs<\/strong>: Short Program: Pisando Flores by Ara Malikian<br \/>\nFree Skate: Erinnerung performed by Efim Jourist Quartett<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 77.62 (2015 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 141.31 (2015 ISU European Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 210.40 (2015 ISU European Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">*Alina Zagitova\u00a0<strong>(RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 1st at 2017 Lombardia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Black Swan<br \/>\nFree Skate: Don Quixote by Leon Minkus<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 71.29 (2017 Lombardia Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 147.17 (2017 Lombardia Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 218.46 (2017 Lombardia Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*Amber Glenn (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 4th at 2017 Autumn Classic<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Send in the Clowns performed by Susan Boyle<br \/>\nFree Skate:\u00a0The Red Violin by John Corigliano<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 67.93 (2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 115.67 (2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 183.60 (2016 ISU Golden Spin of Zagreb)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Friday, November 3, 2017 &#8212; 5:10 a.m. EST\/2:10 a.m. PST &#8212; Ladies&#8217; Short Program<br \/>\nSaturday, October 28, 2017 &#8212; 4:30 a.m. EST\/1:30 a.m. PST &#8212; Ladies&#8217; Free Skate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Winner: Elena Radionova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Men<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Kevin Reynolds (CAN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far<\/strong>: 11th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Whiplash (soundtrack) by Justin Hurwitz, Hank Levy<br \/>\nFree Skate:The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace by Karl Jenkins<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 85.16 (2013 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 172.21 (2013 ISU Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 253.84 (2017 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Boyang Jin (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far<\/strong>: 1st at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:\u00a0Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack) by Tan Dun<br \/>\nFree Skate: Mars (from &#8220;The Planets&#8221;) by Gustav Holst; Stars Wars (soundtrack) by John Williams<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 98.64 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 204.94 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 303.58 (2017 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Han Yan (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 1st at 2017 Cup of Nice<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:<br \/>\nFree Skate:<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 90.14 (2013 ISU Grand Prix-Cup of China)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 181.98 (2016 ISU Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 271.55 (2016 ISU Four Continents Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*He Zhang (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 6th at 2017 Cup of Nice<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:<br \/>\nFree Skate:<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 70.85 (2016 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 129.38 (2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix Logrono)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 196.20 (2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">Keiji Tanaka\u00a0<strong>(JPN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 8th at 2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Memories by Gary Moore<br \/>\nFree Skate: Federico Fellini Movies Soundtrack Medley by Nino Rota<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 80.49 (2016 ISU Grand Prix&#8211;NHK Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 167.95 (2016 ISU Grand Prix&#8211;NHK Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 248.44 (2016 ISU Grand Prix&#8211;NHK Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mikhail Kolyada (RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 1st at 2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, 4th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy, <strong>3rd at 2017 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Rostelecom Cup<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br \/>\nTango<br \/>\nFree Skate:\u00a0Elvis Presley Medley<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 95.37 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 185.27 <strong>(2017 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Rostelecom Cup)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 279.41 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alexander Petrov (RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 7th at 2017 Lombardia Trophy and 9th at Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:\u00a0Sabre Dance by Aram Khatchaturian<br \/>\nFree Skate:\u00a0Frank Sinatra Medley<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 81.29 (2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 162.18(2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 243.47 (2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Javier Fernandez (ESP)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 1st at 2017 Autumn Classic<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin soundtrack)<br \/>\nFree Skate: Man of La Mancha<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 109.05 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong>\u00a0216.41 (2016 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong>\u00a0314.93 (2016 World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alexander Majorov (JPN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far: <\/strong>6th\u00a0at 2017 Lombardia Trophy and 3rd at 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs: <\/strong>Short Program: Bang Bang by Asaf Avidan<br \/>\n<strong>Free Skate: <\/strong>Man With the Golden Arm (soundtrack) by Elmer Bernstein; From Russia With Love (James Bond soundtrack) by Elmer Bernstein; Peter Gunn Theme by Blues Brothers<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP: <\/strong>83.81\u00a0(2o14 Winter Olympic Games)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 150.07 (2016 Warsaw Cup)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 228.97 (2016 Warsaw Cup)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Max Aaron (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a03rd at 2017 Philadelphia Summer International and 2nd at 2017 U.S. International Classic<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:<br \/>\nFree Skate:<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 87.03 (2015 Tallinn Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 175.50 (2017 U.S. International Classic)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 261.56 (2017 U.S. International Classic)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Grant Hochstein (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far<\/strong>: 4th at 2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and <strong>11th at 2017 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Rostelecom Cup<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Your Song (Moulin Rouge soundtrack)<br \/>\nFree Skate: Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 81.94 (2017 ISU Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 162.44 (2016 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 237.25 (2016 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*Vincent Zhou (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far<\/strong>: 2nd at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol<br \/>\nFree Skate: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong>\u00a080.53 (2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix Yokohama)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS<\/strong>: 179.24 (2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 258.11\u00a0(2017 ISU World Junior Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Friday, November 3, 2017 &#8212; 7:05 a.m. EST\/4:05 a.m. PST &#8212; Men&#8217;s Short Program<br \/>\nSaturday, November 4, 2017 &#8212; 6:45 a.m. EST\/3:45 a.m. PST &#8212; Men&#8217;s Free Skate<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Winner: Patrick Chan (CAN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pairs<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kirsten Moore-Towers\/Michael Marinaro (CAN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 1st at 2017 U.S. International Classic<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:Heartbreak Hotel by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Darden<br \/>\nFree Skate:Un Ange Passe by Alain Lefevre<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 70.89 (2017 Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 130.09 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 199.65 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Wenjing Sui\/Cong Han (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> Haven&#8217;t competed internationally yet this season<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program: Hallelujah<br \/>\nFree Skate: Turandot by Giacomo Puccini<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP: <\/strong>81.23\u00a0(2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 150.83 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 232.06 (2017 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Xiaoyu Yu\/Hao Zhang (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 7th at 2017 U.S. International Classic<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:\u00a0Satellite by Colin James; Surely (I Love You) by Colin James<br \/>\nFree Skate:\u00a0Opening (from &#8220;Far from the Maddening Crowd&#8221;) by Craig Armstrong; Love Theme (from &#8220;Far from the Maddening Crowd&#8221;) by Craig Armstrong; End Credits (from &#8220;Far from the Maddening Crowd&#8221;) by Craig Armstrong<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 55.54 (2017 U.S. International Classic)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 108.78 (2017 U.S. International Classic)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 164.32 (2017 U.S. International Classic)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*Mingyang Zhang\/ Bowen Song (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a0Have not competed yet this season<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong>\u00a0N\/A<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP<\/strong>: N\/A<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> N\/A<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Nicole Della Monica\/Matteo Guarise (ITA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 2nd at 2017 Lombardia Trophy and Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Program:\u00a0Magnificat by Mina<br \/>\nFree Skate: The Tree Of Life by Roberto Cacciapagua<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 70.08 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 128.08 (2017 Finlandia Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 193.50 (2017 Finlandia Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Valentina Marchei\/Ondrej Hotarek(ITA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 3rd at 2017 Lombardia Trophy and <strong>4th at 2017 ISU Grand Prix&#8211;Rostelecom Cup<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<strong>Program:<\/strong> Short Program:\u00a0Tu vuo fa l&#8217;Americano by Renato Carosone<br \/>\nFree Skate: Amarcord by Nino Rota<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 71.04 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 132.88 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 203.92 (2017 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*Ashley Cain\/Timothy LeDuc (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 4th at Lombardia Trophy and 7th at Nebelhorn Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Program:<\/strong> Short Program:I&#8217;ll Take Care of You by Joe Bonamassa<br \/>\nFree Skate: Bang Bang (from &#8220;The Great Gatsby&#8221; soundtrack); Young and Beautiful (from &#8220;The Great Gatsby&#8221; soundtrack);\u00a0A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (from &#8220;The Great Gatsby&#8221; soundtrack)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SP:<\/strong> 62.58 (2017 ISU Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FS:<\/strong> 120.88 (2017 Nebelhorn Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total:<\/strong> 176.35 (2017 Nebelhorn Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Friday, November 3, 2017 &#8212; 9:00 a.m. EST\/6:00 a.m. PST &#8211;Pairs&#8217; Short Program<br \/>\nSaturday, November 4, 2017 &#8212; 9:00 a.m. EST\/6:00 a.m. PST &#8212; Pairs&#8217; Free Skate<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Winner: Xiaoyu Yu\/ Hao Zhang (CHN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XrKlkQcMC7o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dance<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Hong Chen\/Yan Zhao (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far<\/strong>: Haven&#8217;t yet competed internationally this season<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance:<br \/>\nFree Dance:<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong> 51.54 (2016 ISU Grand Prix &#8211; Cup of China)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 77.21 (2017 ISU Four Continents Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 128.55 (2017 ISU Four Continents Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Shiyue Wang\/Xinyu Liu (CHN)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong> 2nd at 2017 Cup of Nice and 7th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance: Rhumba: Despacito; Samba<br \/>\nFree Dance: Over My Shoulder; Happy Ending<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a064.03 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 94.33(2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 158.36 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*Angelique Abachkina\/Louis Thauron (FRA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a04th at 2017 Cup of Nice and 5th at 2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance: Samba: Le Serpent by Guem; Rhumba: Abrazame performed by Tamara<br \/>\nRhumba: Danca Kizomba by Stony<br \/>\nFree Dance: Mariage d&#8217;amour by Paul de Senneville; Je suis malade performed by Lara Fabian<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a061.11 (2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix-St. Gervais)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 91.06 (2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix-St. Gervais)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 152.17 (2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix-St. Gervais)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Gabriella Papadakis\/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a01st at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance: Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran; Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran, remastered by Karl Hugo<br \/>\nFree Dance:Piano Sonata N. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No 2. &#8220;Moonlight Sonata&#8221;, Adagio Sostenuto, by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Steve Anderson; &#8220;Moonlight Sonata&#8221;, Presto Agitato by Ludwig van Beethoven<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a078.26 (2016 ISU Grand Prix &#8211;Trophee de France)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 119.15 (2017 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 196.04 (2017 ISU World Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ekaterina Bobrova\/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a02nd at 2017 Lombardia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance:Rhumba: Latin Lover by Joao Bosco; Samba: Dance by DJ Maksy; Samba: Quand je vois tes yeux by Dany Brilliant<br \/>\nFree Dance:\u00a0Chicago (musical soundtrack)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a076.33 (2017 ISU Grand Prix&#8211;Rostelecom Cup)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 111.76 (2016 ISU Grand Prix-Rostelecom Cup)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 186.68\u00a0 (2016 ISU Grand Prix-Rostelecom Cup)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tiffani Zagorski\/Jonathan Guerreiro (RUS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a02nd at 2017 Minsk Arena Ice Star<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance: Samba: Hip Hip Chin Chin performed by Club des Belugas; Rhumba: Volveras performed by Gloria Estefan; Samba: Batucada Brasiliera performed by Samba Brazilian Batucada Band<br \/>\nFree Dance: Exogenesis Symphony Part III by Muse; Exogenesis Symphony Part II by Muse; Ruled by Secrecy by Muse<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a069.06 (2016 Warsaw Cup)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 103.96 (2016 Warsaw Cup)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 173.02\u00a0 (2016 Warsaw Cup)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Madison Chock\/Evan Bates (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>Have not competed yet this season<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance:<br \/>\nFree Dance:<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a079.05(2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 113.31 (2016 ISU World Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 189.01\u00a0 (2017 ISU World Team Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>*Lorraine McNamara\/Quinn Carpenter (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a01st at 2017 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, 5th at 2017 Autumn Classic, 8th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance:Rhumba: Mambo Italiano by Bob Merrill; Slow Rhumba: El Perdedor by Enrique Inglesias feat. Antonio Solis; Samba: Big Bagz by Alex Romano<br \/>\nFree Dance: Anime Contro Vendo by Medialuna Tango Project<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a066.60 (2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix-Czech Skate)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 97.40 (2016 ISU World Junior Championships)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 163.65\u00a0(2016 ISU World Junior Championships)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Elliana Pogrebinsky\/Alex Benoit (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Season so far:<\/strong>\u00a03rd at 2017 Lake Placid Ice Dance International and 4th at Lombardia Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Programs:<\/strong> Short Dance:<br \/>\nFree Dance:<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best SD:<\/strong>\u00a065.94 (2016 Tallinn Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best FD<\/strong>: 101.87 (2016 Tallinn Trophy)<br \/>\n<strong>ISU Personal Best Total<\/strong>: 167.81 (2016 Tallinn Trophy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third Grand Prix event of the 2017-2018 ISU Grand Prix Series will get underway Nov.3-5 at Cup of China in Beijing, China. Here are the skaters competing at the event. (* marks their senior Grand Prix debut) Ladies &nbsp; Gabrielle Daleman (CAN) Season so far: 6th at 2017 Finlandia Trophy Programs: Short Program: Carmen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10354"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10377,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10354\/revisions\/10377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}