Russian skaters made the ice in Bordeaux their own as teenagers Elena Radionova and Maxim Kovtun won the women's and men's titles at the Trophee Eric Bompard on Saturday.
Russia's Elena Radionova performs during the ladies free skating at the Eric Bompard Trophy competition in Bordeaux, France, on November 22, 2014
Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov claimed their second pairs gold in a week at the fifth of the six-leg ISU Grand Prix figure skating series, with Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron putting the hosts on the top of the podium in ice dancing.
Radionova, 15, opened the gold medal rush for Russia as she glided in blue across the ice at the Meriadeck Ice Rink to take the title ahead of countrywoman Julia Lipnitskaya and two-time winner Ashley Wagner of the United States, who both fell in their free skate.
After achieving a career-best short programme (67.28) to take the lead on Friday, Radionova also beat her personal best in the free skate (136.64) and overall score (203.92) in her first senior season.
"There's no limit to perfection," said the modest Muscovite after her technically challenging and seamless skate to 'Selections' by Sergei Rachmaninov which included seven triple jumps including three in combination with other jumps.
"I can improve on my jumps, spins, steps... There's still a lot of work to be done," she added, as she booked her ticket to next month's Grand Prix final after her gold after Skate America.
She finished 18.74 points ahead of Lipnitskaya, 16, who fell on a triple jump in her routine to 'Romeo and Juliet' for which she scored 118.39, and 185.18 overall.
It was enough, however, to also see the Olympic team gold medallist through to the Barcelona finale after her second silver following the Cup of China.
Wagner won the French title in 2012 and 2013 in Paris.
But the 23-year-old blamed illness as she also hit the ice badly in her skate to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, to score 116.39 for the free skate and 177.74 overall.
Meanwhile, Kovtum, 19, surged to his second gold after the Cup of China after his rivals Tatsuki Machida and Denis Ten both fell in their free skate.
Kovtum had been just sixth after the short programme, but landed two quad jumps in a solid free skate to 'Exogenesis Symphony' by Muse to score 243.35 overall and snatch the title from Machida (237.74).
"I'm just glad that after yesterday's performance I didn't break down," said Kovtum. "My coaches did a lot to build me up."
Olympic bronze medallist Ten suffered a meltdown falling on a quad jump and popping three triples as he lost his overnight lead to finish third on 236.28.
"I'm happy I got a medal. It's the first for Kazakhstan in a Grand Prix and hopefully there will be more medals in my career," said Ten.
Stolbova, 22, and Klimov, 24, achieved their second win in a week after the Cup of Russia in Moscow, and are also through to the Grand Prix final.
The Olympic and world silver medallists brought the crowd to their feet with their spellbinding free skate to 'Notre Dame de Paris' to hold the overnight lead ahead of two Chinese pairs -- Sui Wenjing and Han Cong; and Wang Xuehan and Wang Lei -- who took silver and bronze respectively.
Ice dancers Papadakis and Cizeron continued on from their stunning victory two weeks ago at the Cup of China in Shanghai.
Taking to the ice last in their group after leading Friday's short dance, their fluid and elegant free dance performance to Mozart's 'Piano Concerto No 23' included complicated step sequences, lifts and twizzles.
They achieved 102.60 for the free dance and 166.66 overall to put themselves 9.08 points ahead of Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.
The Grand Prix series concludes next week with the NHK Trophy at Osaka, with the top six skaters in each of the four disciplines qualifying for the Grand Prix Final from December 11-14.