The masterclass: Why the 2026 Exhibition Gala lineup represents the pinnacle of modern figure skating
The line-up for one of the most anticipated showcases of the Olympic Winter Games – the Figure Skating Exhibition at Milano Cortina 2026 – has been released, and it includes a stellar cast.
The list features the entire podiums of all three completed figure skating events, namely men’s singles, pairs and ice dance, with some skaters from the team events also invited for the prestigious and glamorous event set to run from 20:00 to 22:30 CET on Saturday (21 February) at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
With Olympic medals still up for grabs in the women’s singles event, additional invitations will be extended following the conclusion of the Free Skate, and confirmed officially on Friday, 20 February.
Mikhail Shaidorov (Kazakhstan), Kagiyama Yuma (Japan) and Sato Shun (Japan) will be on display, joined by Team USA’s ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin, Junhwan Cha (South Korea), Adam Siao Him Fa (France), and home favourite Daniel Grassl of Italy.
The pairs will feature reigning world champions and gold medallists Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi of Japan, who claimed the country’s first-ever pairs figure skating title on Monday (16 February). Silver medallists and European champions Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia and Germany’s bronze medal-winning duo of Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin will also be on show. Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko (Hungary) and Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii (Italy), round up the pairs lineup.
Ice dance will see representation from Olympic champions Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry of France, silver medallists Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), as well as Canada’s bronze-medal winners Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Hometown favourites Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri, as well as Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius of Lithuania complete the line up.
See the full list below:
MEN
- Mikhail Shaidorov (KAZ)
- Yuma Kagiyama (JPN)
- Shun Sato (JPN)
- Junhwan Cha (KOR)
- Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA)
- Ilia Malinin (USA)
- Daniel Grassl (ITA)
PAIRS
- Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara (JPN)
- Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava (GEO)
- Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin (GER)
- Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko (HUN)
- Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii (ITA)
ICE DANCE
- Guillaume Cizeron / Laurence Fournier Beaudry (FRA)
- Madison Chock / Evan Bates (USA)
- Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (CAN)
- Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri (ITA)
- Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius (LTU)
