Mid-August is the last quiet window to change content before Grand Prix. Angers (Oct 23–25) is about ten weeks away. Use this checklist: what must already work if Finals points are the goal.
Short and free checks
Short: clean early combination across two run-throughs. Free: repeated difficulty and alive second-half choreography. Recovery after a miss matters more than a perfect home skate.
Calendar notes
Angers through Chongqing includes new-arena logistics in Shenzhen. Challenger context: mid-August prep; feed /figure-skating.
Log what lands twice. Pairs/dance injuries move entries fast — August is for backup plans, not only costume premieres.
Log what lands twice. Pairs/dance injuries move entries fast — August is for backup plans, not only costume premieres.
Log what lands twice. Pairs/dance injuries move entries fast — August is for backup plans, not only costume premieres.
Log what lands twice. Pairs/dance injuries move entries fast — August is for backup plans, not only costume premieres.
Log what lands twice. Pairs/dance injuries move entries fast — August is for backup plans, not only costume premieres.
Two-week focus
Full programs on video, then a corrected repeat. Repeatability beats forced quads.
Compare repeatability across the week, not a single scoreline. That series view separates a spike from real form before the next start.
Compare repeatability across the week, not a single scoreline. That series view separates a spike from real form before the next start.
Compare repeatability across the week, not a single scoreline. That series view separates a spike from real form before the next start.
Compare repeatability across the week, not a single scoreline. That series view separates a spike from real form before the next start.
Compare repeatability across the week, not a single scoreline. That series view separates a spike from real form before the next start.
FAQ
When is Angers?
Oct 23–25, 2026.
August priority?
Repeatability and post-error recovery.
Why a checklist?
To separate ready programs from show skates.
Main risk?
Injuries from forcing content and late entry swaps.
Bottom line
Ten weeks is a cushion, not forever. August decides who reaches Angers with two working programs.
