Japan's Miura wins men's title at ISU Figure Skating Cup of China

Gold medalist Miura Kao (C) of Japan, silver medalist Individual Neutral Athlete Vladislav Dikidzhi (L) and bronze medalist Individual Neutral Athlete Evgeni Semenenko pose during the awarding cerenomy after the men's free skating at the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2026 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)

SHENZHEN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Kao Miura clinched the men's title with a personal-best total of 293.25 points at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Cup of China here on Sunday, while Olympic gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov finished fifth.

Miura, 21, scored a personal-best 190.35 points in Sunday's free skate, after leading Friday's short program with a season-best 102.90 points.

"I'm happy with my performance today. The competition at this year's Cup of China was quite fierce, and there were many amazing skaters. I was nervous and a little scared at the beginning, but I managed to stay focused and do my best," said Miura, who secured a place in the Grand Prix Final.

Individual Neutral Athletes Vladislav Dikidzhi and Evgeni Semenenko took silver and bronze with 282.44 and 281.62 points, respectively. Kazakhstan's Shaidorov had several mistakes in his jumps to score 168.62 points in the free skate, finishing fifth overall with 263.49 points.

China's Chen Yudong and Peng Zhiming finished ninth and 10th, respectively.