Figure skaters Mishina and Gallyamov won gold at the Grand Prix stage in China

Russian figure skaters Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov won the pairs competition at the third stage of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix series in Shenzhen, China. Following the results of the two programs on November 7, the duo scored 209.84 points, beating their closest rivals by more than 11 points.

In the free skate, the Russians received 135.15 points from the judges, which allowed them to maintain their leadership and finish the competition in first place. For the short program, the skaters had previously earned 74.69 points.

The silver medals went to Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, who competed for Georgia and finished the tournament with a score of 198.27 points. The bronze medal was won by Japanese representatives Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi, who received a total of 181.50 points.

The fight for the third position turned out to be particularly intense. The Japanese couple beat the Armenian duo of Karina Hakopova and Nikita Rachmaninoff by only 0.04 points, leaving it outside the top three. The third stage of the ISU Grand Prix series is taking place in Shenzhen from November 6 to 8. Russian athletes participate in competitions in a neutral status.

The day before, the duo of Mishina and Gallyamov became the best in the short program at the ISU Grand Prix in Shenzhen. The closest pursuers of the Russians were representatives of Georgia Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, who scored 67.06 points. They lost another 0.72 points to figure skaters from Armenia Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin, who took third place with a score of 66.34 points.

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