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Olympic champ Shaidorov 5th as Miura leads figure skating Cup of China
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
Mikhail Shaidorov placed fifth in the men's short program at the Cup of China, scoring 94.87
The detail
Kao Miura leads the men's short program with a score of 102.90, including two high-scoring quadruple jumps
The detail
Shun Sato of Japan is second with 101.97, and Evgeni Semenenko, competing as a neutral athlete, is third with 99.72
The detail
Mone Chiba leads the women's short program with 76.08 points, her first competition since the world championships in March after an ankle injury
How it unfolded
two weeks earlier: Kao Miura placed ninth in an erratic short program at the Grand Prix opener in France, then won silver after a strong free skate · last month: Mikhail Shaidorov struggled with falls in France · Friday: Short programs held at Cup of China in Shenzhen, with Miura taking the lead and Shaidorov placing fifth · Friday: Mone Chiba led the women's short program and Alexandra Ignatova made her return to the Grand Prix series · Friday: Fear and Gibson led ice dance's rhythm dance, and Mishina and Galliamov led pairs
By the numbers
102.90 points · 94.87 points · 76.08 points · 80 points · 74.69 points