Cup of China

Cup of China
StatusActive
GenreGrand Prix competition
FrequencyAnnual
Country China
Inaugurated2003
Previous event2024 Cup of China
Next event2025 Cup of China
Organised byChinese Skating Association

The Cup of China is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Chinese Skating Association (simplified Chinese: 中国滑冰协会; traditional Chinese: 中國滑冰協會), and part of the ISU Grand Prix Series. The first competition was held in 2003 in Beijing as a replacement for Bofrost Cup on Ice. The Cup of China has been interrupted three times in its history: in 2018 when the Chinese Skating Association elected to forgo hosting any international skating events in order to prepare its venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and then in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Jeremy Abbott of the United States and Jin Boyang of China are tied for winning the most Cup of China titles in men's singles (with two each). Three skaters are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (also with two each): Mao Asada of Japan, Irina Slutskaya of Russia, and Yuna Kim of South Korea. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo hold the record for winning the most titles in pair skating (with four); while Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat of France, and Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United States, are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with three each).

The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the men's event at the 2019 Cup of China: Jin Boyang of China (center), Yan Han of China (left), and Matteo Rizzo of Italy (right)
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the women's event at the 2012 Cup of China: Mao Asada of Japan (center), Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia (left), and Kiira Korpi of Finland (right)
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the pairs event at the 2011 Cup of China: Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia (center), Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao of China (right), and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada (left)
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the ice dance event at the 2013 Cup of China: Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat of France (center), Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia (left), and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States (right)
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