2010–11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final explained

2010–11 Grand Prix Final
Comptype:Grand Prix
Startdate:December 8
Enddate:12, 2010
Skatingseason:2010–11
Location:Beijing, China
Host:Chinese Skating Association
Venue:Capital Indoor Stadium
Championmen: Patrick Chan (S)
Richard Dornbush (J)
Championladies: Alissa Czisny (S)
Adelina Sotnikova (J)
Championpairs: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (S)
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (J)
Championdance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S)
Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (J)
Previouscomp:2009–10 Grand Prix Final
Nextcomp:2011–12 Grand Prix Final
Previousgp:2010 Trophée Éric Bompard

The 2010–11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2010–11 season, held in conjunction with the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. It was the culminating competition of both the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition.

The event was held in Beijing, China from December 8–12, 2010.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.

Schedule

(Local Time, GMT +08:00)

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2010 were eligible to compete at two senior 2010–11 Grand Prix events, including the 2010 NHK Trophy, 2010 Skate Canada International, 2010 Cup of China, 2010 Skate America, 2010 Cup of Russia, and 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard. They earned points at these events and the six highest ranking skaters/teams qualified for the senior Grand Prix Final. The following skaters qualified for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final.

MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1 Takahiko Kozuka Miki Ando Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2 Daisuke Takahashi Alissa Czisny Pang Qing / Tong Jian Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
3 Patrick Chan Carolina Kostner Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
4 Tomáš Verner Kanako Murakami Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
5 Nobunari Oda Akiko Suzuki Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
6 Florent Amodio Rachael Flatt Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin
Alternates
1st Jeremy Abbott Kiira Korpi Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
2nd Brandon Mroz Mirai Nagasu Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
3rd Adam Rippon Ashley Wagner Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko

Junior-level qualifiers

Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2010 but were not yet 19 on that date (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete at two 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix events. They earned points at these events and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

The following skaters qualified for the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final.[2] [3] [4] [5]

MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1 Andrei Rogozine Adelina Sotnikova Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
2 Yan Han Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (withdrew) Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
3 Joshua Farris Risa Shoji Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro
4 Keegan Messing Polina Shelepen Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely
5 Richard Dornbush Christina Gao Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin
6 Yasmin Siraj Anna Silaeva / Artur Minchuk Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin
7 Zhan Bush Kristiene Gong Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan Anastasia Galyeta /Alexei Shumski
8 Gordei Gorshkov Kiri Baga (withdrew) Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev
Alternates
1st Artur Dmitriev Jr Li Zijun (called up) Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell (called up) Tiffany Zahorski / Alexis Miart
2nd Jason Brown Ira Vannut Tatiana Danilova / Andrei Novoselov Anastasia Cannuscio/ Colin McManus
3rd Alexander Majorov Shion Kokobun Kylie Duarte / Colin Grafton Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

Competition notes

In the junior event, Kiri Baga had to withdraw due to Achilles tendinopathy in her left ankle.[6] Sui Wenjing and Han Cong withdrew due to qualification to senior Grand Prix Final. There were allegations that two female skaters, Sui in the senior event and Yu Xiaoyu in the junior event, were too young for those competitions, while a male skater Jin Yang was alleged to be too old for the junior event.[7]

Senior-level results

Men

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Patrick Chan259.75285.591174.16
2Nobunari Oda242.81186.593156.22
3Takahiko Kozuka237.79477.902159.89
4Daisuke Takahashi219.77382.576137.20
5Tomáš Verner213.64565.374148.27
6Florent Amodio201.90661.645140.26

Ladies

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Alissa Czisny180.75163.763116.99
2Carolina Kostner178.60262.134116.47
3Kanako Murakami178.59361.472117.12
4Akiko Suzuki173.72458.265115.46
5Miki Ando173.15550.451122.70
6Rachael Flatt127.57645.19682.38

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy210.72174.401136.32
2Pang Qing / Tong Jian189.93268.632121.30
3Sui Wenjing / Han Cong179.04461.493117.55
4Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze177.44560.064117.38
5Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov176.80363.865112.94
6Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch169.57658.736110.84

Ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Meryl Davis / Charlie White171.58168.641102.94
2Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat162.10265.66296.44
3Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier139.74554.82384.92
4Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev136.75654.33482.42
5Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje136.34455.51580.83
6Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin132.07355.98676.09

Medal count

Junior-level results

Junior men

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Richard Dornbush219.56170.751148.81
2Yan Han186.05367.293118.76
3Andrei Rogozine181.78759.172122.61
4Max Aaron181.28563.784117.50
5Keegan Messing174.42268.528106.90
6Joshua Farris173.97465.247108.73
7Zhan Bush173.75660.056113.70
8Gordei Gorshkov171.81855.555116.26

Junior ladies

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Adelina Sotnikova169.81157.271112.54
2Elizaveta Tuktamysheva160.87253.762107.11
3Li Zijun149.82549.624100.20
4Risa Shoji149.82452.56597.26
5Polina Shelepen147.37353.26694.11
6Christina Gao145.01743.983101.03
7Yasmin Siraj130.95838.08792.87
8Kristiene Gong129.90647.24882.66

Junior pairs

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran159.52153.941105.58
2 Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov150.54249.632100.91
3Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang140.58643.68396.90
4Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz133.08348.07685.01
5Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan131.96543.92588.04
6Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell131.04742.34488.70
7Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz127.02445.30781.72
8Anna Silaeva / Artur Minchuk113.99835.25878.74

Junior ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin136.22255.50180.72
2Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin134.62155.58279.04
3Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin129.94353.59376.35
4Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro123.75453.06670.69
5Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely121.58550.74570.84
6Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin118.60646.98471.62
7Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski113.54745.10768.44
8Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev110.16843.18866.98

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2010 . . January 7, 2010 . January 7, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100118071715/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0%2C10869%2C4844-128590-19728-18885-304343-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item%2C00.html . January 18, 2010 . live .
  2. Web site: ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Men . International Skating Union.
  3. Web site: ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Ladies . International Skating Union.
  4. Web site: ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Pairs . International Skating Union.
  5. Web site: ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Ice Dance. International Skating Union.
  6. News: Baga withdraws from Junior Grand Prix Final . November 25, 2010 . . icenetwork.com . March 31, 2011 . November 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111117190132/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101125&content_id=16213156&vkey=ice_pressrelease . dead .
  7. News: China eyed over 9 athletes' ages . February 14, 2011 . Associated Press . . February 14, 2011.