Figure skater Dikigi wins the second stage of the Russian Grand Prix in St. Petersburg

Russian figure skater Vladislav Dikidzhi won the second stage of the Russian Grand Prix of Figure Skating in St. Petersburg on October 25. According to the results of the short and free programs, the athlete scored 297.67 points.

The silver medal was won by Petr Gumennik, who received 293.99 points from the judges. Arseniy Fedotov rounded out the top three winners with a score of 283.48 points.

After the short program, Dikidzhi took second place, losing 0.66 points to Humennik. However, in the free skate, the 22-year-old skater managed to come out ahead. He included four quadruple jumps and two triple axels in his program, which allowed him to score the most points based on the results of two performances.

Dikigi is the champion of Russia in 2025 and trains under the guidance of Oleg Tataurov. This season, the skater has also won two international Challenger tournaments in Tokyo and Alma Ata.

The second stage of the Russian Grand Prix will end on October 25. The next competitions of the series will be held in Krasnoyarsk from October 31 to November 1.

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In Angers, the Russian champions will meet with the Olympic medalists and a number of other strong duets.

Figure skaters Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin, representing Georgia, finished second at the Grand Prix in Angers on October 24. The total for the two programs is 193.93 points. This medal was their first in the ISU series. The first place was taken by Frenchmen Laurence Fournier-Baudry and Guillaume Cizeron (207.57 points). The Americans Cristina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko finished third (189.36 points).