Their short program was set to the ballet “La Esmeralda” by Cesare Pugni. Mishina and Galliamov are incredible athletes. Their triple twist is one of the best in the event.

Not since the 1998 Olympics, when the U.S. pairs were fourth and sixth in the short program, have both been so high in the standings. No U.S. pair has finished better than ninth overall since 2006.

The 2023 lineup serves as the 11th annual edition of the Frameline Voices short distribution slate, with the program from the nonprofit behind San Francisco’s International LGBTQ+ Film Festival ...

Alysa Liu of the United States skates her women's short program during the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships.© GEOFF ROBINS, AFP via Getty Images ...

Reigning men's world figure skating champion Shoma Uno took first in the short program with 104.63 points to take the lead at the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan on Thursday.

After the short program in Beijing, it is all but certain that the three American women competing will miss the podium again; they currently sit in 8 th, 11 th, and 13 th place.

The totals from the short program will be added to the competitors’ scores from Friday’s free skate. The women’s free skate is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Broadmoor World Arena.

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Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, China Sui Wenjing, 26, and Han Cong, 29, won the Olympic figure skating team event short program at this year’s Games with a world record score of 82.83 points.

Kamila Valieva's short program displayed the grace that helped establish her as one of the best skaters of her time. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ...

Not since the 1998 Olympics, when the U.S. pairs were fourth and sixth in the short program, have both been so high in the standings. No U.S. pair has finished better than ninth overall since 2006.