Ningbo's last nine lifters, Paris's last Masters and Shenzhen's Grand Prix: Team USA watch, Nov. 2–8
A planning brief for Nov. 2–8, 2026: weightlifting's World Championships close in Ningbo with nine Americans left to lift, tennis plays its last Masters 1000 of the season in Paris, and figure skating's Cup of China lands in Shenzhen — with the Eastern times and what each event counts toward.
This issue covers Nov. 2–8, 2026. Weightlifting's World Championships close in Ningbo with nine Americans still to lift, and every total goes into the ranking that fills the Los Angeles weight classes in 2028. 1
Tennis plays its last Masters 1000 of the season in Paris, with seven American men in the draw. The ranking behind that tournament is the one LA28 will read, on a fixed date in 2028. 2
Figure skating reaches Shenzhen for the third of six Grand Prix stops. Those points lead to the Final in Chongqing on Dec. 10–13. 3
What changed since last week
Jessica McClain finished second in New York, the first American woman on the podium since Shalane Flanagan in 2018. McClain ran 2:24:42, catching Hellen Obiri in the last 200 meters; Sheila Chepkirui won in 2:24:36, and Obiri held third in 2:24:43. 4
Three more American women finished in the top eight. Carrie Ellwood was sixth in 2:26:28, Weini Kelati seventh in 2:26:51 in her marathon debut, and Paige Wood eighth in 2:27:29. 4
Andreas Almgren won the men's race at his first marathon, in 2:06:01, thirteen seconds clear of Yemaneberhan Crippa. Zouhair Talbi was the first American home, sixth in 2:06:43, with Ahmed Muhumed seventh in 2:07:08 and Ryan Ford tenth in 2:07:17. 5
Conner Mantz led at 35K and finished outside the top ten. The American record holder was still in the front group when Almgren broke away over the final 7.2 kilometers. 5
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner swept the wheelchair races. Hug beat Daniel Romanchuk by a second, 1:28:14 to 1:28:15. Debrunner won in 1:40:02, with Tatyana McFadden second in 1:48:28 and Susannah Scaroni third in 1:48:32. 6
Hampton Morris took bronze at 65 kg after a jury reversed his last lift. Morris snatched 143 kg and clean and jerked 185 kg for a world record. His 189 kg attempt would have given him 332 kg and the first American men's world title since 1969. The jury overturned the lift for bending and extending the elbow. 78
Miranda Ulrey took silver at 53 kg, one kilogram behind Zhang Haiqin. Ulrey's 220 kg total was an international career best by 4 kg, and her last clean and jerk at 122 kg came after a missed opener. 9
Katie Estep finished sixth at 61 kg with 234 kg. Sophie Shaft missed her clean and jerks at 130 kg and posted no total, in a session where Pei Xinyi set world records in the clean and jerk and the total. 7
Ryan Grimsland and Edward Ginnan placed 12th and 13th at 75 kg, at 334 kg and 332 kg. Gabe Chhum made his opening snatch at 60 kg, missed his next two attempts and withdrew without a total. 10
Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov took pairs silver at Skate Canada, scoring 191.90 behind Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud's 202.17. Liam Kapeikis finished 12th in the men's event at 189.01. 1112
Isabeau Levito sits second after the short program at 78.50, behind Mao Shimada's 82.11. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons are third after the rhythm dance at 74.24. The women's free skate and the free dance were still to come on Sunday afternoon in Kelowna. 1314
This week's watch list
| Event and governing body | Dates, place and sessions | Tier | Team USA watch | What is at stake | U.S. viewing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWF World Championships — IWF and USA Weightlifting 15 | Oct. 27–Nov. 8 at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, China. American sessions this week, Eastern: Caden Cahoy Monday at 3 a.m., Mattie Rogers Thursday at 6 a.m., Kolbi Ferguson Friday at 6 a.m., Katelyn Witte Saturday at 12:30 a.m., Keiser Witte Saturday at 3:30 a.m., Ella Nicholson Saturday at 6 a.m., Caitlin Thilges Saturday at 10:30 p.m., Aaron Williams Sunday at 1 a.m., Mary Theisen-Lappen Sunday at 3:30 a.m. 15 | World Championships, and the first of the qualifying events in Period 1 of the LA28 cycle 16 | Cahoy at 85 kg, Rogers at 77, Ferguson at 110, Katelyn Witte and Nicholson at 86, Keiser Witte and Williams at +110, Thilges and Theisen-Lappen at +86. 15 | Totals become ranking points toward eight places per Olympic weight class. Lifters need five qualifying events, counting their best three totals from Period 1 and their best two from Period 2. 1 | Weightlifting House TV streams every session, and Olympics.com carries live coverage subject to regional restrictions. 1516 |
| Rolex Paris Masters — ATP 17 | Nov. 2–8 at Paris La Défense Arena. The round of 64 opens from 5 a.m. ET, and the final closes the week on Sunday. 18 | ATP Masters 1000, the last of the season, and the final tournament before the ATP Finals in Turin on Nov. 15–22 19 | Ben Shelton, the third seed, and Frances Tiafoe, the seventh, have first-round byes. Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen play their openers; Tien meets Stefanos Tsitsipas, Paul meets Holger Rune, Nakashima meets Matteo Berrettini and Michelsen meets Jiri Lehecka. 1718 | Ranking points toward the eight-player ATP Finals field. At LA28, 56 of the 64 singles places come from the ranking of June 12, 2028. 219 | Tennis Channel carries the tournament in the United States, and Tennis TV streams every match. 1820 |
| Cup of China — ISU 21 | Nov. 6–8 at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, China. Sessions in Eastern: rhythm dance Friday at 1:45 a.m., women's short at 3:25 a.m., pairs short at 6 a.m., men's short at 7:25 a.m.; free dance Saturday at 1:30 a.m., women's free at 3:30 a.m., pairs free at 5:40 a.m.; men's free Sunday at midnight, exhibition gala at 5 a.m. 21 | ISU Grand Prix, the third of six stops this season 3 | Alina Bonillo and Sophie Joline von Felten in the women's event, Lucius Kazanecki and Jacob Sanchez in the men's, Chelsea Liu and Ryan Bedard and Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez in pairs, Emily Bratti and Ian Somerville and Eva Pate and Logan Bye in ice dance. 22 | Points toward the Grand Prix Final in Chongqing on Dec. 10–13, where the top six in each discipline compete. 3 | The ISU Skating Channel on YouTube streams the series. 3 |
What New York left the Trials
New York sits inside the qualifying window for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which runs from Sept. 1, 2025 to Jan. 17, 2028. The entry standards are 2:16:00 for men and 2:37:00 for women, and St. Louis hosts the Trials on March 25, 2028, where three men and three women earn Olympic places. 2324
Seven Americans finished Sunday's races inside those standards. On the men's side that is Talbi at 2:06:43, Muhumed at 2:07:08 and Ford at 2:07:17; on the women's side McClain at 2:24:42, Ellwood at 2:26:28, Kelati at 2:26:51 and Wood at 2:27:29. 45
The Trials A standard is the second route, and it carries travel and accommodation support. A top-10 finish at a platinum-label marathon inside the window is one way to meet it, and New York holds that label. Talbi in sixth, Ford in tenth and McClain in second added it to their times. 23
The last week in Ningbo
The counting rule decides how much these sessions matter. A lifter needs five qualifying events across two periods, and the ranking sums their best three totals from Period 1 and best two from Period 2, one kilogram to one point. 1
Period 1 covers six events, from Ningbo through the 2027 World Championships next September, and a lifter needs three totals inside it. Ningbo is the first of those six, which makes this week's numbers the ones the rest of the period gets measured against. 16
Eight places are available in each Olympic weight class. A country can send at most six lifters, three per gender, spread across three classes. 1
Mattie Rogers lifts at 77 kg on Thursday at 6 a.m. ET, in her tenth world championships. She has 14 senior world medals, nine silver and five bronze, the second-most by an American woman behind Robin Goad's 19. 15
Mary Theisen-Lappen closes the American week at +86 kg on Sunday at 3:30 a.m. ET. The Paris Olympian has four world medals, two of them silver at her 2023 debut, where she totaled 277 kg. 15
Nicholson holds the American 86 kg records in all three lifts after a guest appearance at the British Championships. Thilges won the 2026 national title at +86 kg, and Witte took clean and jerk and total bronze at 86 kg at the Pan American Championships. 15
Two American men arrive with continental titles behind them. Caden Cahoy, the 2024 junior world champion, lifts at 85 kg on Monday after a 204 kg clean and jerk at the 2026 Pan American Championships set a senior continental record. Kolbi Ferguson swept silver at 110 kg at the same meet with 397 kg. 15
The LA28 read
Ningbo builds an Olympic ranking. Every total this week is a candidate for the three scores Period 1 will count. 1
Paris builds a ranking that LA28 reads in 2028. The 56 direct places in each singles draw come from the rankings of June 12, 2028, so this week's points decide the ATP Finals field in Turin and the year-end order. 2
Shenzhen builds a Grand Prix season. The top six in each discipline reach Chongqing in December, and figure skating's Olympic path runs through the next Winter Games cycle. 3
Calendar order
All times are Eastern. China is thirteen hours ahead, so the Chinese sessions land overnight in the United States.
- Monday, Nov. 2 — Ningbo and Paris: Caden Cahoy lifts in the men's 85 kg class at 3 a.m. ET. The Paris round of 64 starts at 5 a.m. ET, with Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen on the order of play. 1518
- Tuesday, Nov. 3 — Ningbo and Paris: the women's 69 kg session at 6 a.m. ET has no American entered. Paris plays the rest of its round of 64. 1516
- Wednesday, Nov. 4 — Ningbo and Paris: the men's 95 kg session at 6 a.m. ET has no American entered. The Paris draw narrows to the round of 32, with Shelton and Tiafoe due to start after their byes. 1617
- Thursday, Nov. 5 — Ningbo and Paris: Mattie Rogers lifts in the women's 77 kg class at 6 a.m. ET. 15
- Friday, Nov. 6 — Shenzhen and Ningbo: the Cup of China opens with the rhythm dance at 1:45 a.m. ET, the women's short at 3:25 a.m., the pairs short at 6 a.m. and the men's short at 7:25 a.m. Kolbi Ferguson lifts at 110 kg in Ningbo at 6 a.m. ET. 1521
- Saturday, Nov. 7 — Ningbo and Shenzhen: Katelyn Witte lifts at 12:30 a.m. ET, Keiser Witte at 3:30 a.m. and Ella Nicholson at 6 a.m., and Caitlin Thilges closes the day at 10:30 p.m. Shenzhen runs the free dance at 1:30 a.m. ET, the women's free at 3:30 a.m. and the pairs free at 5:40 a.m. 1521
- Sunday, Nov. 8 — Shenzhen, Ningbo and Paris: the men's free skate starts at midnight ET and the exhibition gala at 5 a.m. Aaron Williams lifts at +110 kg at 1 a.m. ET and Mary Theisen-Lappen at +86 kg at 3:30 a.m. Paris plays its final. 1521
Weightlifting's second qualifying event is the IWF LA28 qualifier in Doha in December, and Olivia Reeves, the Olympic champion, is due to begin her campaign there after a back injury. Figure skating moves to Skate America in Everett, Washington, on Nov. 13–15, the alpine World Cup resumes in Levi, Finland, on Nov. 14–15, and tennis gathers in Turin for the ATP Finals from Nov. 15. 16192225
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