The 2025 Finlandia Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by Skating Finland, it was the sixth event of the 2025–26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held from 21 to 23 November at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters also earned points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season were then invited to compete at the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. Yuma Kagiyama and Mone Chiba of Japan won the men's and women's events, respectively. Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany won the pairs event, and Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance event. The unusually harsh judging of the ice dance event prompted an outcry from both skaters and their coaches, leading the ISU to announce a formal review of the matter.
Background The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final. The first edition of the Grand Prix of Finland was held in 2018 in Helsinki as a replacement event for the Cup of China – a long-time event in the Grand Prix series – after the Chinese Skating Association declined to host any international skating events in order to prepare its venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Rostelecom Cup, which had been scheduled in Russia for that November, was cancelled. As such, the Grand Prix of Finland was staged to serve as its replacement. In 2024, the Grand Prix of Finland adopted the name Finlandia Trophy, which had previously been the name of Finland's Challenger Series event.
The 2025 Finlandia Trophy was the sixth event of the 2025–26 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, and was held from 21 to 23 November at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. Upon completion of the Finlandia Trophy, the top six skaters and teams in each discipline – men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance – were then invited to compete at the 2025 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, Japan.
Changes to preliminary assignments The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on 6 June 2025. +Changes to preliminary assignments Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Men colspan=2 rowspan=3 15 September Host picks Women Men 13 October 15 October Women 10 November colspan="2" Medical reasons Ice dance 13 November 14 November Injury (Versluis)
Required performance elements Single skating Men and women competing in single skating performed their short programs on 21 November. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds, the short program had to include the following elements:
For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.
For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.
Men and women performed their free skates on 22 November. The free skate could last no more than 4 minutes, and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one a flying spin, and one a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.
Pairs Couples competing in pair skating performed their short programs on 21 November. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds, the short program had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.
Couples performed their free skates on 22 November. The free skate could last no more than 4 minutes, and had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.
Ice dance
Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on 21 November. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds, the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music included pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge. The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.
Couples then performed their free dances on 22 November. The free dance could last no longer than 4 minutes, and had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.
Judging
Skaters were judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as jumps and spins), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on three program components (skating skills, presentation, and composition). Each technical element in a figure skating performance was assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −5 to +5 based on the quality of its execution. Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 was assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values. For example, a triple Axel was worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of +3 was worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of +3 earned 10.40 points. The judging panel's GOE for each element was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a Total Elements Score. At the same time, the judges evaluated each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assigned each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results were added together to generate a total Program Component Score.
+Program component factoring Discipline Short program Rhythm dance Free skate Free dance Men 1.67 3.33 Women 1.33 2.67 Pairs 1.33 2.67 Ice dance 1.33 2.00 Deductions were applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls. The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score were then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.
Medal summary
+Medalists Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Men Yuma Kagiyama Adam Siao Him Fa Stephen Gogolev Women Mone Chiba Amber Glenn Rino Matsuike Pairs Ice dance
Results Men's singles Yuma Kagiyama of Japan secured his spot at the 2025 Grand Prix Final with his victory at the Finlandia Trophy. Kagiyama fell on his quadruple toe loop during his free skate, but still finished with the highest score in the free skate and overall. Adam Siao Him Fa of France, who had been in first place after the short program, made several errors in his jumps and finished in second place. "I was very nervous and it was very stressful, but overall there are a lot of positives from this event," Siao Him Fa stated. "A lot of stuff happened before the competition that could have put my confidence a bit down but somehow I kind of managed with all of that." Siao Him Fa also secured a spot at the Grand Prix Final. Stephen Gogolev of Canada finished in third place, marking the first time Gogolev had won a medal at a Grand Prix competition. +Men's results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS Yuma Kagiyama 270.45 3 88.16 1 182.29 Adam Siao Him Fa 256.98 1 92.50 2 164.48 Stephen Gogolev 253.61 2 89.35 3 164.26 4 Roman Sadovsky 243.29 6 82.91 4 160.38 5 Jason Brown 243.17 4 87.66 6 155.51 6 Sōta Yamamoto 238.45 7 81.09 5 157.36 7 Matteo Rizzo 229.55 8 78.75 7 150.80 8 Mihhail Selevko 218.25 5 84.18 10 134.07 9 Andreas Nordebäck 212.61 11 67.93 8 144.68 10 Deniss Vasiļjevs 210.08 9 75.45 9 134.63 11 Jimmy Ma 196.11 10 67.99 11 128.12 12 Valtter Virtanen 173.79 12 61.92 12 111.87
Women's singles Mone Chiba of Japan, who had been in second place after the short program, placed first in the free skate and won the gold medal, securing her spot at the 2025 Grand Prix Final. "Reflecting back on today's performance, there were not so perfect jumps," Chiba stated afterward. "However the rest of the jumps I was able to complete clean... And I was able to deliver and convey emotions through the step sequence and choreographic sequence, so I'm happy." Amber Glenn of the United States, who had been in first place after the short program, finished in second place, despite landing her signature triple Axel, when she had errors with several of her following jumps. Rino Matsuike of Japan rallied back from a sixth-place finish in the short program to win the bronze medal. Loena Hendrickx of Belgium, who had struggled considerably in the short program and placed tenth, withdrew from the competition prior to the free skate for medical reasons.
+Women's results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS Mone Chiba 217.22 2 72.89 1 144.33 Amber Glenn 213.41 1 75.72 2 137.69 Rino Matsuike 193.21 6 61.26 3 131.95 4 Bradie Tennell 190.38 4 63.92 4 126.46 5 Madeline Schizas 188.60 3 65.16 5 123.44 6 Iida Karhunen 180.17 9 60.03 6 120.14 7 Rion Sumiyoshi 178.26 5 61.42 7 116.48 8 Lorine Schild 175.63 8 60.74 8 114.89 9 Olivia Lisko 164.67 7 61.00 9 103.67 10 Selma Välitalo 142.47 11 43.84 10 98.63 WD Loena Hendrickx Withdrew 10 54.75 Withdrew from competition
Pairs The top four pairs teams following the short program were separated by a margin of less than one point, making it the slimmest margin in the history of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating in any discipline. Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany emerged victorious, despite errors in both programs: a stumble on their death spiral in the short program and a fall on their triple Salchow in the free skate. Hase and Volodin earned a spot at the 2025 Grand Prix Final. Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States finished in second place, while Ellie Kam and Daniel O'Shea, also of the United States, finished in third place. "I'm very proud of how we skated today," Kam states. "It was definitely a step in the right direction. It wasn't as clean as at [the 2025 Skate Canada International] … but I think we've really taken the steps to improve our performance and we were able to do a good job with that here today."