Chock and Bates won their third consecutive Grand Prix Final ice dance title in an anticipated first head-to-head against Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France, prevailing by 6.17 points. The two couples who share coaches and Montreal training ice are expected to have a close duel for gold in Milan.

In Nagoya, Japan, Ilia Malinin reminded everyone why he’s the front-runner for Milan Cortina 2026, surging back from 3rd place after the short program with a historic free skate, complete with the highest free skate score ever recorded and a never-been-done seven quad jumps,

Ilia Malinin of the United States lived up to his reputation as the “The Quad God” by winning his third straight figure skating Grand Prix Final and solidifying his place as the gold medal favorite at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Double world champion Ilia Malinin shattered his own world record for the men's singles free programme to win gold at the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, setting the bar sky high ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu won gold at the Grand Prix Final in Japan, defeating Ami Nakai by less than two points ahead of her return to the Milano-Cortina Olympics.

U.S. three-time and reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their third Grand Prix Final title in Nagoya, Japan.