2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of six international invitational competitions in the 2008–09 season. 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 placements and the top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series qualified for the 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Goyang, South Korea.

2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 23 – December 14, 2008
Season:2008–09
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The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 23, 2008 and ended on December 14, 2008.

The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Qualifying

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Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2008 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters from the 2008 World Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2008 World Junior 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 in each discipline.

The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2007–08 Season's Best list.

Schedule

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Date Event Location
October 23–26 2008 Skate America   Everett, Washington, United States
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 2008 Skate Canada International   Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
November 6–9 2008 Cup of China   Beijing, China
November 13–16 2008 Trophée Éric Bompard   Paris, France
November 20–23 2008 Cup of Russia   Moscow, Russia
November 27–30 2008 NHK Trophy   Tokyo, Japan
December 10–14 2008–09 Grand Prix Final   Goyang, South Korea

Assignments

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Nation skater Assignment(s)[1]
Belarus Sergei Davydov Skate America, NHK Trophy
Belgium Kevin van der Perren Skate America, Cup of Russia
Canada Jeffrey Buttle Skate Canada International, Cup of China
Canada Patrick Chan Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Canada Vaughn Chipeur Cup of China, Cup of Russia
Canada Christopher Mabee Skate America, NHK Trophy
Canada Ian Martinez Skate America (added)
Canada Kevin Reynolds Skate America, NHK Trophy
Canada Shawn Sawyer Skate America, Skate Canada International (added)
Canada Jeremy Ten Skate Canada International (added), Cup of China (added)
China Gao Song Cup of China
China Guan Jinlin Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
China Li Chengjiang Skate America, Cup of Russia
China Wu Jialiang Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard (added)
China Xu Min Cup of China
Czech Republic Tomas Verner Cup of China, Cup of Russia
France Yoann Deslot Trophée Éric Bompard (added)
France Brian Joubert Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia
France Kim Lucine Trophée Éric Bompard
France Yannick Ponsero Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
France Alban Preaubert Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia
Germany Peter Liebers Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy (added)
Italy Karel Zelenka Skate Canada International
Japan Takahiko Kozuka Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Japan Takahito Mura NHK Trophy
Japan Kensuke Nakaniwa Cup of China
Japan Yasuharu Nanri Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy (added)
Japan Nobunari Oda NHK Trophy
Japan Daisuke Takahashi Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Russia Artem Borodulin Cup of China, Cup of Russia
Russia Andrei Griazev Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Russia Andrei Lutai Trophée Éric Bompard (added), NHK Trophy
Russia Alexander Uspenski Cup of Russia
Russia Vladimir Uspenski Skate Canada International
Russia Sergei Voronov Skate Canada International, Cup of Russia
Slovakia Igor Macypura Skate America (added), Trophée Éric Bompard (added)
Slovenia Gregor Urbas Trophée Éric Bompard
Sweden Kristoffer Berntsson Cup of China, Cup of Russia
Sweden Adrian Schultheiss Skate America, NHK Trophy
Switzerland Stephane Lambiel Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Switzerland Jamal Othman NHK Trophy (added)
Ukraine Anton Kovalevski Skate Canada International (added), NHK Trophy (added)
United States Jeremy Abbott Cup of China, Cup of Russia
United States Ryan Bradley Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
United States Stephen Carriere Cup of China, NHK Trophy
United States Evan Lysacek Skate America, Skate Canada International
United States Brandon Mroz Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
United States Adam Rippon Skate America, Cup of Russia
United States Johnny Weir Skate America, NHK Trophy

Medal summary

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Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Skate America October 25 Pairs   Aliona Savchenko
/ Robin Szolkowy
  Keauna McLaughlin
/ Rockne Brubaker
  Maria Mukhortova
/ Maxim Trankov
Men   Takahiko Kozuka   Johnny Weir   Evan Lysacek
October 26 Ice dancing   Isabelle Delobel
/ Olivier Schoenfelder
  Tanith Belbin
/ Benjamin Agosto
  Sinead Kerr
/ John Kerr
Ladies   Kim Yuna   Yukari Nakano   Miki Ando
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Skate Canada November 1 Pairs   Yuko Kawaguchi
/ Alexander Smirnov
  Jessica Dubé
/ Bryce Davison
  Keauna McLaughlin
/ Rockne Brubaker
Men   Patrick Chan   Ryan Bradley   Evan Lysacek
Ladies   Joannie Rochette   Fumie Suguri   Alissa Czisny
November 2 Ice dancing   Meryl Davis
/ Charlie White
  Vanessa Crone
/ Paul Poirier
  Nathalie Péchalat
/ Fabian Bourzat
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Cup of China November 7 Pairs   Zhang Dan
/ Zhang Hao
  Tatiana Volosozhar
/ Stanislav Morozov
  Pang Qing
/ Tong Jian
November 8 Ladies   Kim Yuna   Miki Ando   Laura Lepistö
Ice dancing   Oksana Domnina
/ Maxim Shabalin
  Tanith Belbin
/ Benjamin Agosto
  Jana Khokhlova
/ Sergei Novitski
Men   Jeremy Abbott   Stephen Carriere   Tomáš Verner
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Trophée Eric Bompard November 15 Men   Patrick Chan   Takahiko Kozuka   Alban Préaubert
Pairs   Aliona Savchenko
/ Robin Szolkowy
  Maria Mukhortova
/ Maxim Trankov
  Meagan Duhamel
/ Craig Buntin
Ladies   Joannie Rochette   Mao Asada   Caroline Zhang
Ice dancing   Isabelle Delobel
/ Olivier Schoenfelder
  Federica Faiella
/ Massimo Scali
  Sinead Kerr
/ John Kerr
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  Cup of Russia November 22 Ladies   Carolina Kostner   Rachael Flatt   Fumie Suguri
Pairs   Zhang Dan
/ Zhang Hao
  Yuko Kawaguchi
/ Alexander Smirnov
  Tatiana Volosozhar
/ Stanislav Morozov
Men   Brian Joubert   Tomáš Verner   Alban Préaubert
November 23 Ice dancing   Jana Khokhlova
/ Sergei Novitski
  Oksana Domnina
/ Maxim Shabalin
  Meryl Davis
/ Charlie White
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
  NHK Trophy November 29 Pairs   Pang Qing
/ Tong Jian
  Rena Inoue
/ John Baldwin
  Jessica Dubé
/ Bryce Davison
Ice dancing   Federica Faiella
/ Massimo Scali
  Nathalie Péchalat
/ Fabian Bourzat
  Emily Samuelson
/ Evan Bates
Ladies   Mao Asada   Akiko Suzuki   Yukari Nakano
November 30 Men   Nobunari Oda   Johnny Weir   Yannick Ponsero
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix Final
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December 13 Ice dancing   Isabelle Delobel
/ Olivier Schoenfelder
  Oksana Domnina
/ Maxim Shabalin
  Meryl Davis
/ Charlie White
Men   Jeremy Abbott   Takahiko Kozuka   Johnny Weir
Ladies   Mao Asada   Kim Yuna   Carolina Kostner
Pairs   Pang Qing
/ Tong Jian
  Zhang Dan
/ Zhang Hao
  Aliona Savchenko
/ Robin Szolkowy

Points

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After the final event, the 2008 NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The qualification point system is 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 seven 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 a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

Final points

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Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

Points Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
30   Patrick Chan   Kim Yuna
  Joannie Rochette
  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
  Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
  Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
28   Takahiko Kozuka   Mao Asada   Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov   Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
  Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
26   Johnny Weir   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
  Meryl Davis / Charlie White
  Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
24   Brian Joubert
  Jeremy Abbott
  Tomáš Verner
  Carolina Kostner
  Yukari Nakano
  Miki Ando
  Fumie Suguri
  Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov
  Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov
  Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker
  Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison
  Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
22   Alban Préaubert
  Evan Lysacek
  Rachael Flatt   Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
  Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
20   Yannick Ponsero   Alissa Czisny   Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
  Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin
  Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
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18   Stephen Carriere
  Kevin Reynolds
  Laura Lepistö
  Caroline Zhang
  Ashley Wagner
  Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
17   Ryan Bradley
16   Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
15   Nobunari Oda
14   Shawn Sawyer   Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall
  Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent
  Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
  Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost
13   Akiko Suzuki
12   Susanna Pöykiö
  Beatrisa Liang
  Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre
11   Brandon Mroz   Alena Leonova   Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski
10   Adam Rippon   Mirai Nagasu   Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo
9   Artem Borodulin
  Sergei Voronov
  Candice Didier   Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig
  Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming
  Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze
  Stacey Kemp / David King
  Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer
  Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
8   Wu Jialiang
  Adrian Schultheiss
  Katrina Hacker   Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas
7   Vaughn Chipeur
  Takahito Mura
  Cynthia Phaneuf   Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
  Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert
  Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov
  Jennifer Wester / Daniil Barantsev
6   Kristoffer Berntsson
  Yasuharu Nanri
  Kimmie Meissner
5   Alexander Uspenski
  Peter Liebers
  Kevin van der Perren
  Jelena Glebova
  Xu Binshu
  Sarah Meier
  Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia
  Monica Pisotta / Michael Stewart
  Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin
  Rachel Kirkland / Eric Radford
  Laura Magitteri / Ondřej Hotárek
  Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin
4   Jeremy Ten   Mira Leung
  Jenna McCorkell
  Júlia Sebestyén
  Elene Gedevanishvili
  Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles
  Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev
3   Anastasia Gimazetdinova   Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen
  Andrea Chong / Guillame Gfeller
  Cathy Reed / Chris Reed

Prize money

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The total prize money was $180,000 per event in the series and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are 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. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-2009: MEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
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