The key facts

  • Dikidzhi — silver (282.44 points), Semenenko — bronze (281.62), Japan's Kao Miura won (293.25)
  • All four Russian participants of the stage won medals: Mishina/Galliamov — gold, Ignatova (Trusova) — silver
  • Russians competed in a neutral status after being admitted to ISU events from the 2026/27 season

Two Russians on the podium in Shenzhen

At the third stage of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix, held in Shenzhen, China, Russian figure skaters Vladislav Dikidzhi and Yevgeny Semenenko took second and third places in men's singles skating. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru and Life.ru. Dikidzhi, who scored 183.58 points for the free program and 282.44 in total across both skates, took silver; Semenenko, with 181.90 and 281.62 points respectively, took bronze. The Russians were separated by just 0.82 points. Victory went to Japan's Kao Miura — 293.25 points (190.35 for the free program); fourth place went to his compatriot Shun Sato (277.20).

How the podium took shape

The podium order was decided in the free program. According to Life.ru, after the short program Semenenko was third and Dikidzhi only fourth; at the same time, Semenenko skated his short program without errors, with two quadruple jumps and a triple axel. A clean free program allowed Dikidzhi to overtake his compatriot and move up to second place. Both athletes competed in a neutral status and came to the Chinese stage after victories at challengers: in October, Dikidzhi won the Denis Ten Memorial in Kazakhstan with 312.79 points, while Semenenko had earlier won the Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Slovakia with 292.09 points.

All Russians at the stage left with medals

The men's podium concluded the Russian team's performance at the tournament: as Gazeta.Ru noted, all Russian figure skaters who competed at the stage won medals. The day before, the pairs team of Anastasia Mishina — Alexander Galliamov took gold, and Alexandra Ignatova (née Trusova) took silver in women's singles skating. Russian athletes have been admitted to ISU-sanctioned competitions since the 2026/27 season in a neutral status — according to the union's press release of June 30, the decision covers figure skating, short track and speed skating, and applies to both individual and team events. Thus, the medal success in Shenzhen became one of the first results for Russians at Grand Prix stages since this admission.