2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating explained
The 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from October through December 2017. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points based on their placements at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Competitions
The series included the following events.
Requirements
Skaters are eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017. They were also required to have earned a minimum total score at certain international events.
Assignments
The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on May 26, 2017.
Men's singles
Nation | Skater | Assignment(s) |
---|
| | Skate Canada International | NHK Trophy |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
| Cup of China | Skate America |
| |
---|
|
| | Skate Canada International | NHK Trophy |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup | Internationaux de France |
---|
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup | Skate America |
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| Internationaux de France |
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| |
---|
| Cup of China |
| Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
| NHK Trophy | Skate America |
| | Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
---|
| |
---|
| Skate Canada International | NHK Trophy |
| Rostelecom Cup | Skate America |
| Cup of China |
| NHK Trophy | Skate America |
| Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| |
---|
| |
---|
| Skate America |
| Skate Canada International |
| Skate America |
| Zhang He | Cup of China |
---|
| | Internationaux de France |
---|
|
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| NHK Trophy |
| Cup of China |
| NHK Trophy |
| | Skate America |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup |
| Cup of China |
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| | Cup of China |
---|
| | Skate America | |
---|
Ladies' singles
Nation | Skater | Assignment(s) |
---|
| | Skate Canada International | NHK Trophy |
---|
| Cup of China | Skate America |
| Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
| | Cup of China | Skate America |
---|
| | Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup |
| |
---|
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| | Cup of China |
---|
| Skate Canada International |
| NHK Trophy |
| Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
| NHK Trophy | Skate America |
| Rostelecom Cup |
| NHK Trophy | Internationaux de France |
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| | NHK Trophy | Skate America |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
| Cup of China |
| Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
| NHK Trophy | Skate America |
| Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
|
| | NHK Trophy | Skate America |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
---|
| Skate Canada International | Skate America |
| Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
| Skate Canada International | Skate America |
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| |
---|
| | Cup of China |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| Skate Canada International |
| Skate America |
| | Cup of China |
---|
| NHK Trophy |
| | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Cup of China |
| Skate Canada International |
| Skate America | |
Pairs
Nation | Team | Assignment(s) |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
---|
| | Skate Canada International | Skate America |
---|
| Internationaux de France |
| Cup of China | Skate America |
| Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
| | Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Cup of China | NHK Trophy |
| Skate America |
| | Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
---|
| | Skate America |
---|
| | Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup | Cup of China |
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| |
---|
|
| Internationaux de France |
| Skate Canada International | Skate America |
| | Rostelecom Cup | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Skate Canada International | Skate America |
| NHK Trophy |
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| Zhang Mingyang / Song Bowen | Cup of China |
---|
| | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji |
---|
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| | Cup of China |
---|
| Skate America | |
Ice dance
Nation | Team | Assignment(s) |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup | Skate America |
---|
| Skate Canada International | NHK Trophy |
| Internationaux de France |
| | Cup of China | Skate America |
---|
| | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup | NHK Trophy |
| Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
| | NHK Trophy | Skate America |
---|
| Rostelecom Cup | Internationaux de France |
| | NHK Trophy | Skate America |
---|
| | Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup | Cup of China |
---|
| Skate Canada International | Internationaux de France |
| NHK Trophy | Skate America |
| Rostelecom Cup | Internationaux de France |
| Cup of China | Skate America |
| | Rostelecom Cup | Skate Canada International |
---|
| | Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
---|
| Skate Canada International | Skate America |
| NHK Trophy |
| Rostelecom Cup | Skate America |
| Cup of China | Internationaux de France |
| Rostelecom Cup | Skate America |
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| | Cup of China |
---|
Wang Xiaotong / Zhao Kaige |
| Nicole Kuzmichová / Alexandr Sinicyn | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| | Internationaux de France |
---|
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | NHK Trophy |
---|
| |
---|
| | Rostelecom Cup |
---|
| | Skate Canada International |
---|
| | NHK Trophy |
---|
| | Cup of China | |
---|
Changes to preliminary assignments
Rostelecom Cup
Skate Canada International
Cup of China
NHK Trophy
Internationaux de France
Skate America
Medal summary
Medal standings
Qualification
At each event, skaters earned points toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. Following the sixth event, the top six highest-scoring skaters/teams advanced to the Final. The points earned per placement were as follows:
Placement | Singles | Pairs/Ice dance |
---|
1st | 15 | 15 |
---|
2nd | 13 | 13 |
---|
3rd | 11 | 11 |
---|
4th | 9 | 9 |
---|
5th | 7 | 7 |
---|
6th | 5 | 5 |
---|
7th | 4 | rowspan="2" |
---|
8th | 3 | |
---|
There were originally seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
- 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.
- 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.
- Participated in two events.
- Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
- Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
- Highest combined scores in the short program/short dance of both events.
- Highest number of total participants at the events.
If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all advanced to the Grand Prix Final.
Qualification standings
Qualifiers
- Alternates
Top scores
Men's singles
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/18 Men . September 29, 2017 . International Skating Union.
- Web site: Patrick Chan withdraws from NHK Trophy . November 3, 2017 . Skate Canada.
- Web site: 村上大介 急性肺炎でNHK杯欠場 . November 6, 2017 . Japanese . Daisuke Murakami misses NHK Cup with acute pneumonia . Sponichi Annex.
- Web site: 羽生結弦がNHK杯欠場 GPファイナル5連覇幻に コーチ明かす「結弦は泣いていた」 . November 10, 2017 . Japanese . Yuzuru Hanyu will miss the NHK Cup, 5th consecutive GP Final win; Coach reveals "Hanyu was crying" . Yahoo! Japan . 2017-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114834/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20171110-00000061-dal-spo . 2017-11-10 . dead .
- Web site: 피겨 차준환, 그랑프리 6차대회 포기…평창 2차선발전 '올인' . November 16, 2017 . Korean . Cha Jun-hwan, giving up the Grand Prix 6th contest ... Pyeongchang Second Lane Development 'All In' . Donga . 2017-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065159/http://news.donga.com/Top/3/05/20171116/87298762/1 . 2017-11-17 . dead.
- Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/2018 - Men - Results/Entries . ISU.
- Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/2018 - Ladies - Results/Entries . ISU.
- Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/2018 - Ladies - Results/Entries . ISU.
- Web site: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017/2018 - Ice Dance - Results/Entries . ISU.
- Web site: Jason Brown added as Grand Prix Final replacement. December 2017.