On Wednesday 14 October 2026, the Luxembourg Speed Skating Union (Union Luxembourgeoise de Patinage de Vitesse – ULPV) reported on the participation of five Luxembourg skaters in the Belfort Open (Trophée du Grand Lion) in France, held from Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 October 2026.
According to the ULPV, Julie Kiesgen placed third in the U19 (Junior A) women's overall classification, with a time of 2:43.317 in the 1500m, while Marco Kiesgen also finished third in the Open/Masters Group B category, recording 1:42.284 in the 777m. In the U15 (Junior C) men's category, Elias Castan finished fourth and Johan (Zhouhan) Yuan seventh. Antoine Mercy placed eighth in the U17 (Junior B) men's category, with a time of 2:43.483 in the 1500m.
The ULPV highlighted personal bests for Elias Castan in the 500m (49.030 seconds) and Johan (Zhouhan) Yuan in the 500m (50.870 seconds) and 1000m (1:48.766). All three male junior skaters competed in the 1500m for the first time.
Elias Castan, Julie Kiesgen and Johan (Zhouhan) Yuan also participated in a friendly mixed relay involving skaters of different genders and age categories, with the latter's team winning its race. Separately, Sidoine Conesa finished nineteenth in the overall classification at the Hansa Cup in Rostock, Germany.
The Luxembourg skaters' next competitions will be the Lara van Ruijven Memorial in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 24 to 25 October 2026, followed by the first Benelux Cup of the 2026/2027 season in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, on Saturday 31 October 2026.
