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Ami Nakai wins Grand Prix de France after clean free skate
Ami Nakai won the women’s Grand Prix de France in Angers, France, after starting the free skate in third place.
The 18-year-old Japanese skater scored 219.78 points overall and defended her title at the event.
She delivered a clean free skate, including a triple axel after missing the jump in the short program.
Nakai won bronze at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February, and this was her first Grand Prix event of the season.
Yuna Aoki fell from first to fourth after errors in her free skate, while Japan’s Rion Sumiyoshi finished sixth.
Nakai said the support from the crowd helped her trust herself and handle the pressure.
Her next Grand Prix event is Skate America, scheduled to begin on November 13 in Everett, Washington.
Yuna Aoki led the women’s short program at the French Grand Prix, while Ami Nakai placed third.
Nakai won the event after scoring the highest mark in the free skate, finishing with 219.78 points.
Aoki, who had led after the short program, finished fourth overall with 200.62 points.
Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia was second, and Lara Naki Gutmann of Italy finished third.
The event was held in Angers, France, on October 23 and 24.
- Who
- Japan’s Yuna Aoki and Ami Nakai, along with skaters from other countries.
- What
- Aoki led the short program, and Nakai won the women’s event after finishing third in the short program.
- When
- October 23 and 24, 2026.
- Where
- Angers, France.
- Why
- Not stated
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Aoki placed first and Nakai third in the women’s short program.
Nakai scored 149.08 points in the free skate and won the event with 219.78 points.
Aoki scored 124.31 in the free skate and finished fourth overall with 200.62 points.
- Short-program leader
- Yuna Aoki, 76.31 points
- Short-program position
- Ami Nakai, third, 70.66 points
- Event winner
- Ami Nakai, 219.78 points
- Runner-up
- Anastasiia Gubanova, 202.82 points
- Third place
- Lara Naki Gutmann, 202.37 points
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What people are saying
Honestly, I'm surprised to start in the lead
I was surprised when I popped my triple axel. My mind went completely blank
I was able to believe in myself at the end, and I think that is why I was able to skate so well