{
  "id": 18483758,
  "title": "Chiba leads figure skating Cup of China as Ignatova returns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/chiba-leads-figure-skating-cup-of-china-as-ignatova-returns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T10:24:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chiba-leads-figure-skating-cup-102409947.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shenzen, China (AP) — In the women's short program at the Cup of China, silver medalist Mone Chiba took the lead with a James Bond-themed program, despite an error on a double axel, scoring 76.08 points. This placed her ahead of young Georgian skater Anastasiia Gubanova, who scored 75.05 and celebrated with a double fist pump. Russian Alexandra Ignatova, skating as a neutral athlete, finished third with a score of 72.37, marking her biggest international event since the 2022 Olympics. The International Skating Union has now allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in more events, including the Grand Prix series. British ice dancers Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson led in the ice dance event, scoring 80 points, ahead of Georgia's Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin. Olympic gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov aims to bounce back in the men's short program later in the day.",
  "summary": "SHENZHEN, China (AP) — World silver medalist Mone Chiba led the way in the women's short program at the Cup of China as Russian Alexandra Ignatova made a long-awaited return to the figure skating Grand Prix series Friday.08 points with her James Bond-themed program, despite an error on a double axel, in her first skate since the world championships in March following an offseason ankle injury.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}