Olympic Champions, World Champions and rising stars are set to light up the ice as the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Series returns for the 2026/27 season. The ISU has announced the line-up for one of figure skating's most prestigious competitions, where the world’s best skaters will battle for points, prize money and a place in the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final.

What to know about the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix 2026/27

The countdown for the 2026/27 season is on: From Olympic Champions to ambitious newcomers, the series has it all, showcasing the best of the best in a high-level competition. The ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix assignment is one of the most anticipated off-season news for athletes and fans around the world. 

Some of the top athletes competing in the series are:

The Women: 

• Olympic Champion and skating superstar Alysa Liu (USA)
• Two-time ISU World medalist Mone Chiba of Japan
• Reigning ISU World bronze medalist Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium
• Estonia’s two-time ISU Figure Skating European Champion Niina Petrokina
• Triple Axel queen & 2024 ISU Grand Prix Final Champion Amber Glenn (USA) 
• 2023 ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Champion Haein Lee of Korea

The Men: 

• Reigning Olympic Champion Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan 
• Three-time ISU Figure Skating World Champion Ilia Malinin (USA) 
• Olympic and ISU Figure Skating World medalist Shun Sato of Japan
• France’s two-time ISU Figure Skating European Champion Adam Siao Him Fa
• 2026 ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Championships silver medalist Junhwan Cha of Korea
• Crowd favorites Kevin Aymoz of France and Jason Brown (USA)

Mikhail Shaidorov competes in the Men's Short Program at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final 2025 in Nagoya, Japan. © ISU

The Pairs: 

• 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Champions Minerva Hase & Nikita Volodin of Germany
• Olympic and ISU Figure Skating World silver medalists Anastasiia Metelkina & Luka Berulava of Georgia
• ISU Four Continents Champions Alisa Efimova & Misha Mitrofanov (USA) 
• Canada’s ISU Figure Skating World bronze medalists Lia Pereira & Trennt Michaud
• Up-and-coming Yuna Nagaoka & Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan and Maria Pavlova & Alexei Sviatchenko of Hungary

The Ice Dance: 

• 2026 Olympic Champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Guillaume Cizeron of France
• Rising stars and ISU Figure Skating World bronze medalists Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik (USA)
• Multiple ISU Figure Skating European medalists Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson of Great Britain
• Lithuania’s Allison Reed & Saulius Ambrulevicius
• Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck of Spain

 Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius compete in the Ice Dance Free Dance at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final 2025 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. © ISU

The field is further strenghthened by exciting newcomers, including ISU Figure Skating Junior World Champions Mao Shimada and Rio Nakata of Japan, adding even more intrigue to what promises to be a thrilling Grand Prix season.

A total of about 150 skaters/couples from all around the world will compete in the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix events. 

Six events, six countries, six weeks: The ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix hits the road

The series kicks off at the end of October with the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix de France 2026 in Angers, France (October 23-25) followed by the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Skate Canada International 2026, Kelowna, Canada (October 30-November 1). The third stop is the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Cup of China 2026, which will be held in Shenzhen, China, for the first time (November 6-8). The series continues with the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Skate America 2026 in Everett, WA, USA (November 13-15) and the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy 2026 in Helsinki, Finland (November 20-22). The final stop is the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix NHK Trophy 2026 in Tokyo, Japan (November 27-29) where the last spots for the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final are on the line. 

The road to the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final

Skaters earn points based on their placements at each event, making every performance count. At the end of the series, the top six Women, Men, Pair Skating teams and Ice Dance couples will qualify for the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China (December 10–13), where the season’s first major titles will be on the line.

Check out the full rosters below to see which skaters and teams are competing at each event.

ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Assignments: Women

ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Assignments: Men

ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Assignments: Pairs

ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Assignments: Ice Dance