2006–07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2006–07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition event held at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia from December 14 through December 17, 2006. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

2006–07 Grand Prix Final
Type:Grand Prix
Date:December 14 – 17, 2006
Season:2006–07
Location:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Venue:Ice Palace
Champions
Men's singles:
France Brian Joubert
Ladies' singles:
South Korea Yuna Kim
Pairs:
China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Ice dance:
Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski
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The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of 2006 Skate America, 2006 Skate Canada International, 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, 2006 Cup of China, 2006 Cup of Russia, and 2006 NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.

Format

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The rules varied from the other Grand Prix events. The skaters performed the short program (or original dance, for ice dancers) in reverse order of their rankings, so the top scorer in the Grand Prix series skated last. The skating order for the long program (or free dance, for ice dancers) was the reverse order of their placement in the short program or original dance, unlike ordinary competitions where start orders are determined by a random draw. Ice dancers did not perform a compulsory dance.

The prize money for the 2006 Final was $25,000 for first place in all disciplines (pairs and dance teams split the money); $18,000 for second place; 12,000 for third place; $6,000 for fourth place; $4,000 for fifth place; and $3,000 for sixth place.

Results

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Brian Joubert   France 233.46 1 80.75 1 152.71
2 Daisuke Takahashi   Japan 224.83 2 79.99 3 144.84
3 Nobunari Oda   Japan 216.86 4 69.15 2 147.71
4 Alban Préaubert   France 201.32 3 71.63 4 129.69
WD Johnny Weir   United States 5 67.60
WD Evan Lysacek   United States

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Yuna Kim   South Korea 184.20 3 65.06 1 119.14
2 Mao Asada   Japan 172.52 1 69.34 4 103.18
3 Sarah Meier   Switzerland 170.28 4 59.46 2 110.82
4 Fumie Suguri   Japan 158.78 5 55.14 3 103.64
5 Miki Ando   Japan 157.32 2 67.52 6 89.80
6 Júlia Sebestyén   Hungary 142.69 6 49.40 5 93.29

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   China 203.19 1 68.66 1 134.53
2 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy   Germany 180.67 4 58.82 2 121.85
3 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   China 175.93 2 64.18 4 111.75
4 Rena Inoue / John Baldwin   United States 166.83 3 59.18 5 107.65
5 Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin   Canada 165.83 6 52.98 3 112.85
6 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov   Russia 154.59 5 56.52 6 98.07

Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation Total points OD FD
1 Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski   Bulgaria 161.24 2 60.12 1 101.12
2 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon   Canada 156.34 1 60.44 3 95.90
3 Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin   Russia 156.14 3 59.97 2 96.17
4 Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder   France 149.00 4 57.28 4 91.72
5 Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski   Russia 141.34 5 53.31 5 88.03
6 Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov   United States 135.94 6 52.84 6 83.10
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