Trialti Trophy 2026: Petrykina and Egadze lead after day one in Batumi

At the Trialti Trophy 2026 figure skating Challenger series event in Batumi, Estonia's Nina Petrykina leads the women's short program, while Georgia's Nika Egadze tops the men's standings after the first day of competition on October 3. Petrykina, a two-time European champion, edged out neutral athlete Anna Frolova by about one point in elements and 0.2 in components. European champion Anastasia Gubanova placed third despite higher component scores, due to a mistake on her triple lutz. In men's competition, Egadze led despite an error, followed by Estonia's Mikhail Selevko and debutant Nikolai Ugozhaev. In ice dance, Georgia's Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin lead with over 85 points, significantly ahead of neutral athletes Elizaveta Pasechnik and Dario Cirisano. Hungary's Maria Ignateva and Danil Semko are third.