Overview

• Germany's Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin took the pairs title with 221.38 points, beating world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara by 0.35.
• The Germans climbed from second after the short program as Hase shortened a jump combination, while Miura fell on the throw triple loop.
• Their total met the reported qualifying norm for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan–Cortina.
• Recent reporting says Volodin passed a naturalization test, easing a major eligibility hurdle for potential Olympic nomination with Germany.
• Debuting new programs at the ISU Challenger event, the duo said they gained confidence yet see technical and conditioning work ahead, with their next outing planned in Georgia in about two weeks.