Desrochers and Thrasher Finish Eighth at Cup of China
The Canadian pair made their senior Grand Prix debut in Shenzhen, placing eighth overall with 153.08 points.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Ice Skating
Jazmine Desrochers and Kieran Thrasher finished eighth overall with 153.08 points at the ISU Grand Prix Cup of China in Shenzhen, China, in their senior Grand Prix debut. Individual neutral athletes Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov won gold with 209.84 points.
Why it matters
The result marks the first senior Grand Prix appearance for the Canadian junior world silver medallists, offering an early benchmark for their international competitiveness. The event also serves as a stepping stone in the ISU Grand Prix season ahead of its next stop.
Official ISU scoring places the pair at 153.08 points overall, with 59.24 in the short program and 93.84 in the free program, trailing the gold-medal total of 209.84 points by 56.76 points. The source does not provide comparisons to their prior junior scores or results from other events.
The players
Jazmine Desrochers
Desrochers is a Canadian pair skater from Mississauga, Ontario, who competed in her senior Grand Prix debut alongside partner Kieran Thrasher.
Kieran Thrasher
Thrasher is a Canadian pair skater from Windsor, Ontario, who with partner Jazmine Desrochers is a junior world silver medallist making his senior Grand Prix debut.
Anastasia Mishina
Mishina is an individual neutral athlete pair skater who won gold at the Cup of China with partner Aleksandr Galliamov.
Aleksandr Galliamov
Galliamov is an individual neutral athlete pair skater who won gold at the Cup of China with partner Anastasia Mishina.
The details
Desrochers and Thrasher competed in both the short and free programs at the Cup of China, a Grand Prix event held in Shenzhen. Individual neutral athletes Mishina and Galliamov took gold ahead of Georgia's Metelkina and Berulava, who earned silver, and Japan's Nagaoka and Moriguchi, who took bronze.
Timeline
November 7, 2026: Desrochers and Thrasher finish eighth at the Cup of China in Shenzhen.
November 13-15, 2026: The ISU Grand Prix series resumes with Skate America in Everett, Washington.
Season Trajectory
The Cup of China is one stop in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, the sport's main international circuit feeding into the Grand Prix Final. For Desrochers and Thrasher, a senior debut result sets an early baseline for their placement within that circuit this season.
Fans tracking the Grand Prix season can use the eighth-place finish as a baseline for the pair's early-season standing. The next scheduled event, Skate America in Everett on November 13-15, will show whether the pair's scores improve on this debut.
The takeaway
A senior Grand Prix debut at eighth place is a common starting point for emerging pairs, and the next few events will show how the team's scores develop against the field.
What happens next
The ISU Grand Prix series resumes November 13-15 with Skate America in Everett, Washington.
Further reading
For additional context on the sport's international circuit, see the Ice Skating section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Sport Information Resource Centre.
