Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii, competing as neutral athletes, are second after the pairs short program at the ISU Grand Prix de France. They scored 75.85, close behind European champions Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia on 77.34. Germany’s Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel are third on 67.03.
It is the first Russian entry in the Grand Prix series since the 2021-22 season. Skaters from Russia were barred after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The International Skating Union approved some neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus last season, when they could enter only the Olympics and one Olympic qualifier. This season they may enter the full range of ISU events.