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Yuna Aoki leads figure skating Grand Prix de France after short program

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 23, 2026, 8:04 PM

Last updated Oct 23, 2026

Yuna Aoki leads figure skating Grand Prix de France after short program

Summary

Yuna Aoki took an unexpected lead at the Grand Prix de France in Angers on Friday, scoring 76.13 points in her short program, skated to 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You.' This performance marked nearly a five-point improvement from her previous personal best. Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai made a costly error, placing third with 70.66 points after her opening triple axel attempt. In the ice dance event, Olympic champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron debuted their rhythm dance, leading with a score of 82.56, despite a deduction for a time violation. The men's and pairs competitions are set to begin on Saturday.

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By the Numbers

•Aoki leads with 76.13 points after the short program.
•Nakai scores 70.66, placing third due to a mistake.
•Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron lead ice dance with 82.56 points.
•Men's and pairs competitions start on Saturday.

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8:04 PMYahoo Sports — Yuna Aoki takes the lead in France as figure skating Grand Prix season begins

What they're saying

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ANGERS, France (AP) — Yuna Aoki raised her game to take a surprise lead before Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai made a costly mistake on an eventful first day of competition in the figure skating Grand Prix series on Friday.Skating to “Can't Take My Eyes Off You,” Aoki opened her short program with a shaky triple lutz-triple loop combination but still scored 76.
— Yahoo Sports

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