The Golden Spin of Zagreb is the final stage of this season’s International Skating Union (ISU) Challenger Series. It is held from December 7 to 11 in Sisak, Croatia – 57 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of Zagreb.
Georgian representative Anastasiia Gubanova began her short program performance with a triple flip-triple toe loop combination and later completed a double axel and a triple Lutz. The 19-year-old figure skater received a score of 65.68 points for her presentation.
In her only previous competition this season, Gubanova placed fifth overall at the Finlandia Trophy – only behind the likes of Kamila Valieva, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Alena Kostornaia, and Loena Hendrickx.
Last season’s U.S. national silver medalist Amber Glenn began her short program routine with a triple axel – unfortunately the jump was deemed to be under-rotated. Later, Glenn landed a triple flip-double toe loop combination and a triple loop. She received a higher program component score than the leader – 31.00 points, compared to Gubanova’s 30.08 points – but is currently in second place with a total score of 64.45 points.
Women’s Short Program Results:
- Anastasiia Gubanova (GEO) – 65.68
- Amber Glenn (USA) – 64.45
- Gabriella Izzo (USA) – 62.91
- Niina Petrokina (EST) – 61.35
- Marilena Kitromilis (CYP) – 58.71
- Hanna Harrell (USA) – 57.30
- Eliska Brezinova (CZE) – 55.27
- Gerli Liinamae (EST) – 54.03
- Dasa Grm (SLO) – 53.56
- Kailani Craine (AUS) – 53.22
- Josefin Taljegard (SWE) – 53.04
- Kristina Shkuleta-Gromova (EST) – 51.56
- Maia Mazzara (FRA) – 50.39
- Ellen Slavickova (CZE) – 46.90
- Taylor Morris (ISR) – 45.14
- Victoria Alcantara (AUS) – 44.38
- Maria Levushkina (BUL) – 44.23
- Niki Wories (NED) – 42.85
- Andrea Montesinos Cantu (MEX) – 42.78
- Elena Komova (GBR) – 42.58
- Ivelina Baycheva (BUL) – 42.52
- Kristina Grigorova (BUL) – 42.26
- Antonina Dubinina (SRB) – 42.19
Canada’s Keegan Messing took a six-point lead of the men’s event after the short program. The 29-year-old began his performance with a quad toe loop-double toe loop combination, later completing a triple axel and a triple Lutz. He received a score of 90.26 points.
Men’s Short Program Results:
- Keegan Messing (CAN) – 90.26
- Deniss Vasiljevs (LAT) – 84.46
- Brendan Kerry (AUS) – 84.36
- Alexei Bychenko (ISR) – 82.88
- Jimmy Ma (USA) – 80.84
- Andrei Mozalev (RUS) – 80.71
- Aleksandr Selevko (EST) – 80.54
- Conrad Orzel (CAN) – 78.85
- Nika Egadze (GEO) – 73.56
- Eric Sjoberg (USA) – 73.48
- Georgii Reshtenko (CZE) – 72.58
- Mihhail Selevko (EST) – 70.84
- Basar Oktar (TUR) – 70.39
- Kevin Aymoz (FRA) – 70.35
- Vladimir Samoilov (POL) – 68.19
- Mark Gorodnitsky (ISR) – 66.66
- Jari Kessler (CRO) – 65.01
- Burak Demirboga (TUR) – 64.96
- Raffaele Francesco Zich (ITA) – 64.21
- Alessandro Fadini (ITA) – 63.67
- Makar Suntsev (FIN) – 60.97
- Morisi Kvitelashvili (GEO) – 58.53
- Daniel Samohin (ISR) – 56.85
- Joseph Phan (CAN) – 56.01
- Alp Eren Ozkan (TUR) – 55.38
- Charles Henry Katanovic (CRO) – 53.60
Pairs’ Short Program Results:
- Karina Safina / Luka Berulava (GEO) – 66.95
- Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier (USA) – 66.44
- Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov (USA) – 66.41
- Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman (GEO) – 65.97
- Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson (USA) – 61.74
- Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (CAN) – 61.51
- Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev (RUS) – 61.18
- Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud (CAN) – 59.31
- Vanessa James / Eric Radford (CAN) – 56.74
- Lana Petranovic / Antonio Souza Kordeiru (CRO) – 56.40
- Maria Pavlova / Balazs Nagy (HUN) – 55.61
- Hailey Kops / Evgeni Krasnopolski (ISR) – 53.79
- Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore (AUS) – 53.42
- Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio (ITA) – 51.18
- Maria Chernyshova / Harley Windsor (AUS) – 49.02
- Milania Vaananen / Mikhail Akulov (FIN) – 48.99
- Campbell Young / Lachlan Lewer (AUS) – 35.17
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