Figure skater Pyotr Gumennik took sixth place at the Olympics on February 13.

Russian figure skater Pyotr Gumennik competed in the free skate at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. His speech took place on Friday, February 13. The athlete competed in a neutral status, without national symbols, under the 13th number. He entered the third warm-up group and took to the ice at 23:13 Moscow time. According to the results of the competition, Gummenik took the sixth place.

Mikhail Shaidorov from Kazakhstan became the winner of the men's free skate, Japanese Yuma Kagiyama took the second place, and Japanese Shunu Sato took the third place.

Earlier, Humennik performed a short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He scored 86.72 points, taking 12th place. As a result of the draw, his performance was the first. The figure skater opened the Olympic program on February 10 by presenting his number to the soundtrack from the film "Onegin" by composer Edgar Hakobyan.

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Peter Gumennik is a Russian figure skater from St. Petersburg. Since the beginning of his career, he has been competing in single skating. The 23-year—old athlete has participated in prestigious Russian and international competitions. Humennik is a bronze medalist at the World Junior Championships, a champion of Russia and a two—time finalist at the Grand Prix of the country.

This is the first time a Russian has competed at the Olympics. He has one of the most technically challenging numbers, which includes quadruple jumps, triple axel and other difficult elements.

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