Overview
- Petr Gumennik scored 109.05 points in the short program to take the lead at the Peter Grushman Memorial, a mark reported as a new Russian record.
- The free skate is scheduled for Thursday, with the competition set to conclude on January 22 in St. Petersburg.
- Semen Solovyov stands second after the short program with 88.53 points, and Ilya Strogonov is third with 74.22.
- Gumennik described the event as a rehearsal for the Olympics, saying his planned competitive schedule now pauses until the Games.
- Balancing training with academics, he said he has completed more than half of his final-year courses at ITMO, including two just the day before.