On 4 September at 15:15 Tokyo time, men’s and women’s short programs open at Tatsumi. The season’s second Challenger: Sato, Miura, Shimada, Nakai and Alexandra Ignatova (Trusova).
At the first Challenger of 2026/27 in Norwood, Aleksandr Selevko scored 246.15 and Kim Yu-seong 202.70. The series moves to Tokyo for the Kinoshita Group Cup on 4–6 September.
The Kinoshita Group Cup runs September 4–6 at Tokyo Tatsumi, the second 2026/27 Challenger after Cranberry Cup and a marker on the road to Angers.
Tatsumi is confirmed for the Japanese Challenger. Three days of short, free and tune-up before Europe. Angers tickets are on sale, about ten weeks to GP France.