The 2025 Grand Prix de France is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports (), it was the first event of the 2025–26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held from 17 to 19 October 2025 at the Angers IceParc in Angers. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season were then invited to compete at the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. Ilia Malinin of the United States won the men's event, Ami Nakai of Japan won the women's event, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the pairs event, and Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance event.
Background The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the same skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. Skaters earn points based on their results at the six qualifying events, after which the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final. The Grand Prix de France debuted in 1987, and when the ISU launched the Grand Prix series in 1995, the Grand Prix de France was one of the original qualifying events. It has been a Grand Prix event every year since, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2025 Grand Prix de France was the first event of the 2025–26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, and was held from 17 to 19 October 2025 at the Angers IceParc in Angers. Changes to preliminary assignments The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on 6 June 2025.
Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Men colspan="2" rowspan="7" 30 July Host picks Women Pairs Women 2 September Pairs Ice dance Pairs 29 September 29 September Women 7 October 9 October Medical reasons (Petrõkina)
Required performance elements Single skating Women competing in single skating performed their short programs on 17 October, while men performed theirs on 18 October. Lasting 2 minutes 40 seconds (+/− 10 seconds), the short program had to include the following elements:
For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.
For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.
Women performed their free skates on 18 October, while men performed theirs on 19 October. Lasting 4 minutes (+/− 10 seconds), the free skate for both men and women had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one a flying spin, and one a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.
Pairs Couples competing in pair skating performed their short programs on 17 October. Lasting 2 minutes 40 seconds (+/− 10 seconds), the short program had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.
Couples performed their free skates on 18 October. Lasting 4 minutes (+/− 10 seconds), the free skate had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one had to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.
Ice dance Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on 18 October. Lasting 2 minutes 50 seconds (+/− 10 seconds), the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music included pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge. The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.
Couples then performed their free dances on 19 October. Lasting 4 minutes (+/− 10 seconds), the free dance had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.
Judging
Skaters were judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as jumps and spins), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on three program components (skating skills, presentation, and composition). Each technical element in a figure skating performance was assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −5 to +5 based on the quality of its execution. Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 was assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values. For example, a triple Axel was worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of +3 was worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of +3 earned 10.40 points. The judging panel's GOE for each element was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a Total Elements Score. At the same time, the judges evaluated each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assigned each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results were added together to generate a total Program Component Score.
+Program component factoring Discipline Short program rhythm dance Free skate free dance Men 1.67 3.33 Women 1.33 2.67 Pairs 1.33 2.67 Ice dance 1.33 2.00 Deductions were applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls. The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score were then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.
Medal summary
+Medalists Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Men Ilia Malinin Adam Siao Him Fa Nika Egadze Women Ami Nakai Kaori Sakamoto Rion Sumiyoshi Pairs Ice dance
Results Men's singles Ilia Malinin of the United States won the men's event overwhelmingly, defeating second-place finisher Adam Siao Him Fa of France by a margin of over forty points. The last time that Malinin had been defeated in competition was by Siao Him Fa at the 2023 Grand Prix de France; he had not lost a competition since. Malinin took a commanding lead after his short program, which included a quadruple Lutz-triple toe loop jump combination and his signature backflip. Malinin's free skate featured a quadruple flip, triple Axel, and quadruple Lutz, among other elements. Nika Egadze of Georgia won the bronze medal; it was Egadze's first Grand Prix medal. +Men's results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS Ilia Malinin 321.00 1 105.22 1 215.78 Adam Siao Him Fa 280.95 5 84.87 2 196.08 Nika Egadze 259.41 2 95.67 4 163.74 4 Lukas Britschgi 249.04 7 78.68 3 170.36 5 François Pitot 233.98 8 78.50 6 155.48 6 Andrew Torgashev 233.36 12 71.52 5 161.84 7 Tatsuya Tsuboi 232.78 4 87.04 9 145.74 8 Mihhail Selevko 232.17 6 80.17 7 152.00 9 Maxim Naumov 226.74 9 75.27 8 151.47 10 Kao Miura 209.57 3 87.25 12 122.32 11 Luc Economides 208.86 10 75.20 10 133.66 12 Gabriele Frangipani 197.99 11 71.81 11 126.18
Women's singles It was a Japanese sweep of the women's podium at the Grand Prix de France. Ami Nakai, in her first season on the senior skating circuit, won the women's event, defeating her teammate and skating idol Kaori Sakamoto. "I came here aiming for a podium, so when I saw the score and realized I was first, my brain froze and stopped working and then the tears came flowing," Nakai explained afterward. Sakamoto finished in second place; it was her first defeat at a Grand Prix event in two seasons. "I am not going to leave it at this, and I plan to get better and better throughout the season," Sakamoto stated afterward. Rion Sumiyoshi won the bronze medal. +Women's results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS Ami Nakai 227.08 1 78.00 1 149.08 Kaori Sakamoto 224.23 2 76.20 2 148.03 Rion Sumiyoshi 216.06 4 71.03 3 145.03 4 Isabeau Levito 212.71 3 73.37 4 139.34 5 Lorine Schild 189.31 5 62.45 5 126.86 6 Kim Chae-yeon 187.59 6 62.24 6 125.35 7 Shin Ji-a 182.33 8 59.23 7 123.10 8 Elyce Lin-Gracey 172.07 7 59.30 9 112.77 9 You Young 171.82 10 54.40 8 117.42 10 Léa Serna 164.79 9 57.06 10 107.73 11 Clémence Mayindu 136.91 11 48.05 12 88.86 12 Livia Kaiser 134.83 12 42.30 11 92.53
Pairs Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the pairs event by a margin of over twenty points. "In the last competition [the 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup] … we had two mistakes, so we tried coming into this event to completely erase those mistakes. Today, we were able to land those two elements cleanly, so we are very happy about that," Miura stated afterward. Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada finished in second place, while Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko of Hungary finished third.
Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps performed an assisted backflip during their short program. Stellato-Dudek performed the actual backflip with an assist from Deschamps, who pulled up one of her skates. Stellato-Dudek, who cited Surya Bonaly of France as an inspiration, became the first woman to perform the backflip since it became a legal element in figure skating in 2024. Bonaly had performed a backflip at the 1998 Winter Olympics when it was an illegal maneuver, for which she received a point deduction. An error on the opening twist lift in their free skate – Stellato-Dudek clipped Deschamps' boot with her toepick – disrupted their momentum, leading to a series of small errors on their next few elements. Deschamps explained afterward: "For every athlete, missing the first element ... it’s always hard. The first one usually is the element that gives you the mood for a program, gives you the rhythm and everything, and to not have it is more difficult." +Pairs' results Rank Team Nation Total points SP FS 219.15 1 79.44 1 139.71 197.66 2 74.26 2 123.40 192.76 3 70.15 3 122.61 4 178.08 4 63.31 4 114.77 5 173.30 5 61.79 5 111.51 6 160.62 6 59.00 6 101.62 7 148.10 7 54.09 7 94.01 8 139.21 8 50.41 8 88.80
Ice dance