2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior-level international figure skating competitions in the 2009–10 season. The six invitational events took place in the fall of 2009, building to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placement and the top six in each discipline at the end of the series qualified for the 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Tokyo, Japan.

2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 15 – December 6, 2009
Season:2009–10
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The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, and the 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 15, 2009, and ended on December 6, 2009.

The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Qualifying

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Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2009, were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th will also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters and teams who were ranked in the top 24 in the world at the end of the 2008-2009 season and those who had an ISU personal best in the top-24 on the season's best list for the 2008–09 season were also guaranteed one event.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2008–09 JGP Final or the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.

The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.

The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2008–09 season's best list. Skaters could not be given a Grand Prix invitation without having been on the season's best list, with the following exceptions:

  1. The host country could select any three of their own skaters for an invitation.
  2. Pairs and dance teams who had in either the 2007-08 or 2008–09 season qualified for Grand Prix spots by World Championships placement or had held a world ranking or season's best ranking in the top 24 with a previous partner could be considered for an alternate spot with their new partner.
  3. Skaters and teams who had previously been seeded (1st through 6th at the World Championships) and had not competed in prior seasons either through injury or no fault of their own could be considered for one or two Grand Prix assignments if they chose to return to competitive skating.

Assignments and withdrawals

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Sasha Cohen withdrew from the Trophée Eric Bompard due to tendinitis in her right calf.[1] She also withdrew from Skate America and was replaced by Emily Hughes.[2] Kimmie Meissner withdrew from the Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy due to a right knee injury.[3]

Schedule

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Date Event Location
October 15–18 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard   Paris, France
October 22–25 2009 Rostelecom Cup   Moscow, Russia
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 2009 Cup of China   Beijing, China
November 5–8 2009 NHK Trophy   Nagano, Japan
November 12–15 2009 Skate America   Lake Placid, New York, United States
November 19–22 2009 Skate Canada International   Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
December 3–6 2009–10 Grand Prix Final   Tokyo, Japan

Medal summary

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Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Trophée Eric Bompard October 17 Men   Nobunari Oda   Tomáš Verner   Adam Rippon
Pairs   Maria Mukhortova /
Maxim Trankov
  Jessica Dubé /
Bryce Davison
  Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy
Ladies   Kim Yuna   Mao Asada   Yukari Nakano
Ice dancing   Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir
  Nathalie Péchalat /
Fabian Bourzat
  Sinead Kerr /
John Kerr
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Rostelecom Cup October 24 Men   Evgeni Plushenko   Takahiko Kozuka   Artem Borodulin
Pairs   Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
  Yuko Kavaguti /
Alexander Smirnov
  Keauna McLaughlin /
Rockne Brubaker
Ice dancing   Meryl Davis /
Charlie White
  Anna Cappellini /
Luca Lanotte
  Ekaterina Rubleva /
Ivan Shefer
Ladies   Miki Ando   Ashley Wagner   Alena Leonova
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Cup of China October 31 Ladies   Akiko Suzuki   Kiira Korpi   Joannie Rochette
Men   Nobunari Oda   Evan Lysacek   Sergei Voronov
Pairs   Shen Xue /
Zhao Hongbo
  Zhang Dan /
Zhang Hao
  Tatiana Volosozhar /
Stanislav Morozov
Ice dancing   Tanith Belbin /
Benjamin Agosto
  Jana Khokhlova /
Sergei Novitski
  Federica Faiella /
Massimo Scali
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  NHK Trophy November 7 Pairs   Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
  Yuko Kavaguti /
Alexander Smirnov
  Rena Inoue /
John Baldwin
Men   Brian Joubert   Johnny Weir   Michal Březina
Ladies   Miki Ando   Alena Leonova   Ashley Wagner
November 8 Ice dancing   Meryl Davis /
Charlie White
  Sinead Kerr /
John Kerr
  Vanessa Crone /
Paul Poirier
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Skate America November 14 Pairs   Shen Xue /
Zhao Hongbo
  Tatiana Volosozhar /
Stanislav Morozov
  Zhang Dan /
Zhang Hao
Men   Evan Lysacek   Shawn Sawyer   Ryan Bradley
November 15 Ladies   Kim Yuna   Rachael Flatt   Júlia Sebestyén
Ice dancing   Tanith Belbin /
Benjamin Agosto
  Anna Cappellini /
Luca Lanotte
  Alexandra Zaretski /
Roman Zaretski
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Skate Canada International November 21 Pairs   Aliona Savchenko &
Robin Szolkowy
  Maria Mukhortova &
Maxim Trankov
  Jessica Dubé &
Bryce Davison
Men   Jeremy Abbott   Daisuke Takahashi   Alban Préaubert
Ladies   Joannie Rochette   Alissa Czisny   Laura Lepistö
November 22 Ice dancing   Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir
  Nathalie Péchalat /
Fabian Bourzat
  Kaitlyn Weaver /
Andrew Poje
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix Final December 4 Ice dancing   Meryl Davis /
Charlie White
  Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir
  Nathalie Péchalat /
Fabian Bourzat
December 5 Pairs   Shen Xue /
Zhao Hongbo
  Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
  Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy
Men   Evan Lysacek   Nobunari Oda   Johnny Weir
Ladies   Kim Yuna   Miki Ando   Akiko Suzuki

Medal standings

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States85619
2  Japan55212
3  China5218
4  Canada33410
5  South Korea3003
6  Russia25411
7  France1225
8  Germany1023
9  Italy0213
10  Czech Republic0112
  Finland0112
  Great Britain0112
  Ukraine0112
14  Hungary0011
  Israel0011
Totals (15 entries)28282884

Grand Prix Final qualification points

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After the final event, the 2009 Skate Canada International, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system was as follows:

Placement Points (Singles/Dance) Points (Pairs)
1st Place 15 Points 15 Points
2nd Place 13 Points 13 Points
3rd Place 11 Points 11 Points
4th Place 9 Points 9 Points
5th Place 7 Points 7 Points
6th Place 5 Points 5 Points
7th Place 4 Points
8th Place 3 Points

There were 7 tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:

  1. Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
  2. Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
  3. Participated in two events.
  4. Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
  5. Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
  6. Highest combined scores in the short program/original dance of both events.
  7. Highest number of total participants at the events.

If there is still a tie, the tie is considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualify for the Grand Prix Final.

Final standings

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Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

Points Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
30   Nobunari Oda   Kim Yuna
  Miki Ando
  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
  Pang Qing / Tong Jian
  Meryl Davis / Charlie White
  Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
  Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (withdrew)
28   Evan Lysacek   Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov
26   Joannie Rochette   Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
  Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
  Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
  Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
24   Brian Joubert (withdrew)   Alena Leonova
  Ashley Wagner
  Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
  Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison
  Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov
  Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
22   Jeremy Abbott
  Daisuke Takahashi
  Johnny Weir
  Akiko Suzuki
  Rachael Flatt
  Alissa Czisny
  Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski (called up, but withdrew)
20   Tomáš Verner (called up)
  Michal Březina
  Mao Asada
  Yukari Nakano
  Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker
  Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
  Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (called up)
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18   Laura Lepistö   Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski
  Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer
  Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
17   Takahiko Kozuka
16   Shawn Sawyer
  Sergei Voronov
  Adam Rippon
  Samuel Contesti
  Kiira Korpi
  Júlia Sebestyén
  Mirai Nagasu
  Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett   Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
  Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
15   Evgeni Plushenko
  Alban Préaubert
14   Artem Borodulin
  Yannick Ponsero
  Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo
13   Fumie Suguri
12   Caroline Zhang   Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall   Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre
11   Ryan Bradley   Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
  Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun
10   Carolina Kostner   Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming
9   Florent Amodio
  Adrian Schultheiss
  Elene Gedevanishvili
  Amélie Lacoste
  Cynthia Phaneuf
  Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
  Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin
  Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
8   Stephen Carriere
  Kevin Reynolds
  Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
  Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell
  Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
7   Kevin van der Perren
  Yang Chao
  Brandon Mroz
  Alexe Gilles
  Jelena Glebova
  Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig
  Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze
  Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon
  Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia
  Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev
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5   Patrick Chan   Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch
  Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski
  Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
  Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
4   Denis Ten   Liu Yan
  Emily Hughes
  Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák
  Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann
  Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
3   Jenna McCorkell
  Sarah Hecken
  Annette Dytrt
  Diane Szmiett
  Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas
  Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno
  Caitlin Mallory / Kristjan Rand
  Andrea Chong / Guillaume Gfeller

Prize money

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The total prize money was $180,000 per individual event in the series and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts were in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown was as follows:

Placement Prize money (Series) Prize money (Final)
1st $18,000 $25,000
2nd $13,000 $18,000
3rd $9,000 $12,000
4th $3,000 $6,000
5th $2,000 $4,000
6th - $3,000

References

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  1. ^ "Cohen withdraws from Grand Prix event". ESPN. Associated Press. October 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Lingering tendinitis shelves Cohen". ESPN. Associated Press. November 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "Former World, U.S. Champion Kimmie Meissner Withdraws from ISU Grand Prix Series". U.S. Figure Skating. 8 October 2009.
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