Watch the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating from France

Click on the video players below to watch live coverage of the opening event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season in Angers, France.

Action continues on Saturday at 7 a.m. ET with the ice dance rhythm dance.

ISU Figure Skating: Grand Prix France - Ice Dance Rhythm Dance

Next up is the women's free program at 8:40 a.m. ET. On Friday, Ami Nakai took the lead ahead of three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto in the women's short program.

In her Grand Prix debut, former world junior bronze medalist Nakai landed the competition's only triple axel jump at the start of her program on her way to a score of 78 points.

ISU Figure Skating: Grand Prix France - Women's Free

The men's short program is at 12:10 p.m. ET while the pairs free program is at 2 p.m. ET.

The pairs event features a battle for Grand Prix gold between two sets of world champions. Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (79.44) led the short program ahead of Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps (74.26).

The Grand Prix de France is the first of six regular season Grand Prix events building to a final in December. The series is a key competitive test for top-level skaters eyeing medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

For full streaming details for the Grand Prix of France, check out the CBC Sports broadcast schedule.