The 2026 Finlandia Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by Skating Finland, it is the fourth event of the 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held from 21 to 23 November at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters will earn points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season will be invited to then compete at the 2026–27 Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China.
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 skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final. The first edition of the Grand Prix of Finland was held in 2018 in Helsinki as a replacement event for the Cup of China – a long-time event in the Grand Prix series – after the Chinese Skating Association declined to host any international skating events in order to prepare its venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Rostelecom Cup, which had been scheduled in Russia for that November, was cancelled. As such, the Grand Prix of Finland was staged to serve as its replacement. In 2024, the Grand Prix of Finland adopted the name Finlandia Trophy, which had previously been the name of Finland's Challenger Series event.
The 2026 Finlandia Trophy is the fifth event of the 2026–27 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, and will be held from 21 to 23 November at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland.
Entries The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on 16 June 2026. Country Men Women Pairs Ice dance colspan="2" Stephen Gogolev colspan="3" Chen Yudong colspan=3 Arlet Levandi Niina Petrõkina colspan="2" rowspan="2" Mihhail Selevko Iida Karhunen rowspan="3" rowspan="2" Olivia Lisko Janna Jyrkinen Adam Siao Him Fa Nika Egadze colspan="3" Genrikh Gartung Individual Neutral Athlete rowspan=2 colspan="2" rowspan=2 Anna Pezzetta Kazuki Tomono Mao Shimada colspan="2" rowspan="3" rowspan="2" Rion Sumiyoshi Rinka Watanabe rowspan="3" Kim Seo-yeong colspan="2" rowspan="3" Lee Hae-in Kim Yu-seong Andreas Nordebäck colspan="2" Kyrylo Marsak Andrew Torgashev Isabeau Levito rowspan="2" rowspan=2 rowspan="2"
Changes to preliminary assignments +Changes to preliminary assignments Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Women colspan="2" 17 June Host pick Pairs 31 July 4 August Schaller/Mayr retired. Women 25 August 1 September Taking season off Men 2 September 4 September Ice dance 8 September 10 September Taking time off @goldenskate (8 September 2026). “Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevičius 🇱🇹 are taking time off and will not compete on the Grand Prix circuit this season.” (Tweet) - via X (formerly Twitter).Pairs11 September14 September@AnythingGOE (September 11, 2026). “🇫🇷 Louise Ehrhard / Matthis Pellegris have withdrawn from Finlandia Trophy” (Tweet) - via X (formerly Twitter). Men rowspan=2 colspan=2 15 September Host picks Women Pairs 2 October 5 October Sviatchenko undergone shoulder surgery
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