The figure skating calendar is already hard. Grand Prix de France in Angers is set for Oct 23-25 and staffs enter the August test-skate window. It is the first public answer to who built programs after the Olympic cycle.
What to watch
Quad cleanliness in men, step sequences in women, new pairs and dance after partner changes. Malinin, Shaidorov and Hase/Volodin are already inked into the autumn grid.
Neutral factor
The ISU expanded the Russian neutral list to 21. Stages get deeper fields. Next checkpoint August-September assignments, then Angers.
