1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was held in Lyon, France, from January 13 to 16, 2000. It was the culmination of the 1999–2000 Grand Prix Series. Skaters qualified for the event by accumulating points throughout the season. The events of the series were the 1999 Skate America, the 1999 Skate Canada International, the 1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice, the 1999 Trophée Lalique, the 1999 Cup of Russia, and the 1999 NHK Trophy. The top six skaters in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing met at the final to crown the Grand Prix Final Champion.

1999–2000 Grand Prix Final
Type:Grand Prix
Date:January 13 – 16, 2000
Season:1999–2000
Location:Lyon, France
Venue:Palais des Sports de Gerland
Champions
Men's singles:
Russia Evgeni Plushenko
Ladies' singles:
Russia Irina Slutskaya
Pairs:
China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Ice dance:
France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat
Navigation
Previous:
1998–99 Grand Prix Final
Next:
2000–01 Grand Prix Final
Previous GP:
1999 NHK Trophy

The format of the event differed from other years. Singles and pair skaters competed in the short program and the free skating, and ice dancers competed in the original dance and the free dance. The top four finishers in each discipline were split in groups of two and then competed head-to-head in different free skating finals.

Results edit

Men edit

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS F1 F2
1 Evgeni Plushenko   Russia 1.5 1 1 1
2 Elvis Stojko   Canada 3.0 2 2 2
3 Timothy Goebel   United States 6.5 5 4 1
4 Alexander Abt   Russia 5.0 4 3 2
5 Guo Zhengxin   China 6.5 3 5
6 Vincent Restencourt   France 9.0 6 6
WD Alexei Yagudin   Russia

Ladies edit

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS F1 F2
1 Irina Slutskaya   Russia 3.0 2 2 1
2 Michelle Kwan   United States 1.5 1 1 2
3 Maria Butyrskaya   Russia 4.5 3 3 1
4 Julia Soldatova   Russia 7.0 6 4 2
5 Elena Liashenko   Ukraine 7.0 4 5
6 Viktoria Volchkova   Russia 8.5 5 6

Pairs edit

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS F1 F2
1 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   China 1.5 1 1 1
2 Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis   France 4.0 4 2 2
3 Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze   Russia 6.0 2 5 1
4 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov   Russia 4.5 3 3 2
5 Jamie Salé / David Pelletier   Canada 6.5 5 4

Ice dancing edit

Rank Name Nation TFP OD FD F1 F2
1 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat   France 1.0 1 1 1
2 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio   Italy 2.0 2 2 2
3 Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas   Lithuania 4.0 4 4 1
4 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh   Russia 3.0 3 3 2
5 Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz   Canada 5.0 5 5

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