2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final explained

2018–19 Grand Prix Final
Comptype:Grand Prix
Startdate:6
Enddate:9 December 2018
Skatingseason:2018–19
Location:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Host:Skate Canada
Venue:Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Championmen: Nathan Chen (S)
Stephen Gogolev (J)
Championladies: Rika Kihira (S)
Alena Kostornaia (J)
Championpairs: Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès (S)
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov (J)
Championdance: Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue (S)
Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko (J)
Previouscomp:2017–18 Grand Prix Final
Nextcomp:2019–20 Grand Prix Final
Previousgp:2018 Internationaux de France
Nextgp:2019 Skate America

The 2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and ISU Junior Grand Prix Final took place from 6 to 9 December 2018 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The combined event was the culmination of two international series — the Grand Prix of Figure Skating and the Junior Grand Prix. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.

Schedule

Listed in local time (UTC−8)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Friday, December 7, 2018

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1 Yuzuru Hanyu (withdrew) Alina Zagitova Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
2 Shoma Uno Rika Kihira Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
3 Nathan Chen Satoko Miyahara Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
4 Michal Březina Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri
5 Sergei Voronov Kaori Sakamoto Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise
6 Cha Jun-hwan Sofia Samodurova Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
Alternates
1st Keegan Messing (called up) Mai Mihara Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin
2nd Alexander Samarin Stanislava Konstantinova Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
3rd Matteo Rizzo Evgenia Medvedeva Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter

Junior-level qualifiers

MenLadiesPairsIce dance
1 Petr Gumennik Alexandra Trusova Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
2 Camden Pulkinen Alena Kostornaia Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov
3 Adam Siao Him Fa Anna Shcherbakova Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik
4 Tomoki Hiwatashi Anastasia Tarakanova Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko
5 Andrew Torgashev (withdrew) Kim Ye-lim Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry Sopot Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha
6 Koshiro Shimada Alena Kanysheva Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya
Alternates
1st Stephen Gogolev (called up) Anna Tarusina Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow Polina Ivanenko / Daniil Karpov
2nd Kirill Iakovlev You Young Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi
3rd Yuma Kagiyama Rion Sumiyoshi Patricia Andrew / Paxton Fletcher Darya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov

Changes to preliminary qualifiers

DateDisciplineWithdrewAddedReason/Other notesRefs
November 12Junior men Andrew Torgashev Stephen GogolevInjury[1]
November 29Senior men Yuzuru Hanyu Keegan MessingInjury

Records

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

Event Component Skater(s) Score Date Ref
Junior pairsShort program Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov66.446 December 2018[2]
Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin66.84
Junior ladies Alena Kostornaia76.32[3]
Ladies Rika Kihira82.51[4]
Junior menFree skating Stephen Gogolev154.767 December 2018[5]
Total score 233.58[6]
Junior pairsFree skating Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov126.268 December 2018[7]
Total score190.63[8]
PairsFree skating Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès148.37[9]

Medalists

Senior

Men Nathan Chen Shoma Uno
Ladies Alina Zagitova Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Pairs Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
Ice dancing Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri

Junior

Men Stephen Gogolev Petr Gumennik Koshiro Shimada
Ladies Alexandra Trusova Alena Kanysheva
Pairs Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov
Ice dancing Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov

Medals table

Junior

Senior-level results

Men

RankNameNationTotal points
1Nathan Chen282.42192.991189.42
2Shoma Uno275.10291.672183.43
3Cha Jun-hwan263.49489.073174.42
4Michal Březina255.26389.214166.05
5Keegan Messing236.05679.565156.49
6Sergei Voronov226.44582.966143.48

Ladies

RankNameNationTotal points
1Rika Kihira233.12182.511150.61
2Alina Zagitova226.53277.932148.60
3Elizaveta Tuktamysheva215.32370.653144.67
4Kaori Sakamoto211.68470.234141.45
5Sofia Samodurova204.33568.245136.09
6Satoko Miyahara201.31667.526133.79

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal points
1Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès219.88471.511148.37
2Peng Cheng / Jin Yang216.90175.692141.21
3Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov214.20374.043140.16
4Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert201.07275.184125.89
5Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise187.63569.776117.86
6Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin186.81661.245125.57

Ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal points
1Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue205.35180.531124.82
2Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov201.37377.332124.04
3Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri198.65278.303120.35
4Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin196.72477.204119.52
5Tiffani Zagorski / Jonathan Guerreiro184.37572.986111.39
6Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker184.04671.335112.71

Junior-level results

Men

RankNameNationTotal points
1Stephen Gogolev233.58278.821154.76
2Petr Gumennik218.75376.162142.59
3Koshiro Shimada214.38473.974140.41
4Adam Siao Him Fa207.04566.483140.56
5Camden Pulkinen197.68180.316117.37
6Tomoki Hiwatashi190.80662.485128.32

Ladies

RankNameNationTotal points
1Alena Kostornaia217.98176.321141.66
2Alexandra Trusova215.20274.432140.77
3Alena Kanysheva198.14368.663129.48
4Anastasia Tarakanova190.46561.784128.68
5Anna Shcherbakova181.83656.265125.57
6Kim Ye-lim177.91462.516115.40

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal points
1Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov190.63364.371126.26
2Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin189.53166.842122.69
3Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov186.59266.443120.15
4Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov172.51462.044110.47
5Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry Sopot158.33559.28599.05
Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman649.82

Ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal points
1Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko170.66167.732102.93
2Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov170.65267.491103.16
3Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov164.54366.29498.25
4Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha164.51466.25398.26
5Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik158.47563.73594.74
6Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya148.76657.51691.25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2018/19 Entries: Junior Men. International Skating Union.
  2. Web site: Personal Best Score: Pairs – Short Program Score . 6 December 2018 . . 6 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Personal Best Score: Ladies – Short Program Score . 6 December 2018 . . 6 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Progression of Highest Score: Ladies – Short Program Score. 6 December 2018 . . 6 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Personal Best Score: Men – Free skating Score . 7 December 2018 . . 7 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Personal Best Score: Men – Total Score . 7 December 2018 . . 7 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Personal Best Score: Pairs – Free skating Score . 8 December 2018 . . 8 December 2018.
  8. Web site: Personal Best Score: Pairs – Total Score . 8 December 2018 . . 8 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Free skating Score. 8 December 2018 . . 8 December 2018.