The neutral pair scored 209.84 points, ahead of Georgia’s Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava on 198.27 and Japan’s Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi on 181.50. Armenia’s Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin were fourth with 181.46, 0.04 points off bronze.
Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov, competing as neutral athletes, won the pairs event at the Cup of China figure skating Grand Prix in Shenzhen. Armenia’s Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin finished fourth, 0.04 points short of bronze.
Akopova and Rakhmanin were third after the short program but placed fourth in the free skate, the second segment of the competition. Japan’s Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi took bronze.
| Place | Pair | Representation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov | Neutral athletes | 209.84 |
| 2 | Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava | Georgia | 198.27 |
| 3 | Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi | Japan | 181.50 |
| 4 | Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin | Armenia | 181.46 |
The results were published by Sportaran.
Akopova and Rakhmanin formed their partnership in February 2020 and began competing for Armenia after receiving approval to transfer from Russia in May 2025. They made their Armenian debut at the 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition, finishing fifth. They finished sixth at 2025 Skate America.
Armenia recovered from a 4–0 halftime deficit away to Sweden on 7 November, earning its first point in Group 1 of the 2028 qualifiers.
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