Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final explained

Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Comptype:	ISU Grand Prix

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (formerly Champions Series Final) is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The event is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series; skaters earn points for their placements and the top six from each discipline qualify to the Final.

Although not an ISU Championship, the Grand Prix Final has been considered by the International Skating Union to be the most important international competition in a first half of figure skating season before start of the ISU Championships.

History

The first three editions of the competition were titled the Champions Series Final. The current name was first used in the 1998–99 season. The competition omitted the compulsory dance prior to the International Skating Union's decision to completely discontinue the segment.

The rules for the final have varied from year to year. Nowadays the skaters perform the short program in reverse order of their rankings, so the top scorer in the Grand Prix series skates last. The skating order for the free skate (free dance for ice dancers) is the reverse order of their placement in the short program or short dance, unlike other competitions where start orders are determined by a random draw.

Medalists

Men's singles

Season	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Paris
1996–97	Hamilton			Alexei Urmanov
1997–98	Munich			Todd Eldredge
1998–99	Saint Petersburg			Evgeni Plushenko
1999–00	Lyon
2000–01	Tokyo
2001–02	Kitchener
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05	Beijing
2005–06	Tokyo
2006–07	Saint Petersburg
2007–08	Turin
2008–09	Goyang
2009–10	Tokyo
2010–11	Beijing
2011–12	Quebec City
2012–13	Sochi
2013–14	Fukuoka
2014–15	Barcelona
2015–16	Barcelona
2016–17	Marseille
2017–18	Nagoya
2018–19	Vancouver
2019–20	Turin
2020–21	Beijing	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Osaka	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022–23	Turin
2023–24	Beijing

Women's singles

Season	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Paris
1996–97	Hamilton			Irina Slutskaya
1997–98	Munich			Maria Butyrskaya
1998–99	Saint Petersburg			Irina Slutskaya
1999–00	Lyon
2000–01	Tokyo
2001–02	Kitchener
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05	Beijing
2005–06	Tokyo
2006–07	Saint Petersburg
2007–08	Turin
2008–09	Goyang
2009–10	Tokyo
2010–11	Beijing
2011–12	Quebec City
2012–13	Sochi
2013–14	Fukuoka
2014–15	Barcelona
2015–16	Barcelona
2016–17	Marseille
2017–18	Nagoya
2018–19	Vancouver
2019–20	Turin
2020–21	Beijing	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Osaka	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022–23	Turin
2023–24	Beijing

Pairs

Season	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Paris
1996–97	Hamilton
1997–98	Munich
1998–99	Saint Petersburg
1999–00	Lyon
2000–01	Tokyo
2001–02	Kitchener
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05	Beijing
2005–06	Tokyo
2006–07	Saint Petersburg
2007–08	Turin
2008–09	Goyang
2009–10	Tokyo
2010–11	Beijing
2011–12	Quebec City
2012–13	Sochi
2013–14	Fukuoka
2014–15	Barcelona
2015–16	Barcelona
2016–17	Marseille
2017–18	Nagoya
2018–19	Vancouver
2019–20	Turin
2020–21	Beijing	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Osaka	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022–23	Turin
2023–24	Beijing

Ice dance

Season	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Paris
1996–97	Hamilton
1997–98	Munich
1998–99	Saint Petersburg
1999–00	Lyon
2000–01	Tokyo
2001–02	Kitchener
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05	Beijing
2005–06	Tokyo
2006–07	Saint Petersburg
2007–08	Turin
2008–09	Goyang
2009–10	Tokyo
2010–11	Beijing
2011–12	Quebec City
2012–13	Sochi
2013–14	Fukuoka
2014–15	Barcelona
2015–16	Barcelona
2016–17	Marseille
2017–18	Nagoya
2018–19	Vancouver
2019–20	Turin
2020–21	Beijing	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Osaka	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022–23	Turin
2023–24	Beijing

Medal tables

Men's singles

Most gold medals by skater

If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.

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Skater	Nation	Period				Total
1	Evgeni Plushenko		1998/99–2004/05	4	2	1	7
2	Yuzuru Hanyu		2012/13–2019/20	4	2	–	6
3	Nathan Chen		2016/17–2019/20	3	1	–	4
4	Patrick Chan		2010/11–2013/14	2	1	1	4
5	Alexei Yagudin		1998/99–2001/02	2	1	–	3
6			2005/06–2007/08	2	–	–	2
7	Shoma Uno		2015/16–2023/24	1	3	2	6
8	Daisuke Takahashi		2005/06–2012/13	1	3	1	5
9	Elvis Stojko		1995/96–1999/00	1	3	–	4
10	Alexei Urmanov		1995/96–1998/99	1	1	1	3

Women's singles

Most gold medals by skater

If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.

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Skater	Nation	Period				Total
1	Irina Slutskaya		1995/96–2005/06	4	3	2	9
2	Mao Asada		2005/06–2013/14	4	2	–	6
3	Yuna Kim		2006/07–2009/10	3	1	–	4
4	Tara Lipinski		1996/97–1997/98	2	–	–	2
4	Evgenia Medvedeva		2015/16–2016/17	2	–	–	2
6			1995/96–2001/02	1	4	–	5
7	Carolina Kostner		2007/08–2011/12	1	1	2	4
8	Sasha Cohen		2002/03–2003/04	1	1	–	2
8	Alina Zagitova		2017/18–2018/19	1	1	–	2
10	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva		2014/15–2018/19	1	–	1	2

Pairs

Most gold medals by pairs team

Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.

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Female partner	Male partner	Nation	Period				Total
1				1998/99–2009/10	6	1	2	9
2				2005/06–2013/14	4	1	3	8
3				2002/03–2005/06	2	1	–	3
4				2000/01–2001/02	2	–	–	2
5				1997/98–2001/02	1	3	1	5
6				2004/05–2013/14	1	2	4	7
7				2011/12–2013/14	1	2	–	3
8				2014/15–2017/18	1	1	2	4
8				2010/11–2019/20	1	1	2	4
10				1995/96–1997/98	1	1	1	3

Notes:

Ice dance

Total medal count by nation

Most gold medals by ice dance team

Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the teams receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.

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Female partner	Male partner	Nation	Period				Total
1				2008/09–2013/14	5	–	1	6
2				2002/03–2005/06	3	1	–	4
3				2014/15–2019/20	2	1	1	4
4				1996/97–2001/02	2	1	–	3
5				1995/96–1997/98	2	–	–	2
5				2014/15–2015/16	2	–	–	2
7				2009/10–2017/18	1	5	–	6
8				2014/15–2023/24	1	4	–	5
9				1995/96–2001/02	1	2	3	6
10				1995/96–1998/99	1	2	–	3

Overall

Most gold medals by skater

If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final".

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Skater	Nation	Discipline	Period				Total
1	Shen Xue		Pairs	1998/99–2009/10	6	1	2	9
1	Zhao Hongbo		Pairs	1998/99–2009/10	6	1	2	9
3	Aljona Savchenko		Pairs	2005/06–2017/18	5	1	3	9
4	Meryl Davis		Ice dance	2008/09–2013/14	5	–	1	6
4	Charlie White		Ice dance	2008/09–2013/14	5	–	1	6
6	Irina Slutskaya		Women's singles	1995/96–2005/06	4	3	2	9
7	Evgeni Plushenko		Men's singles	1998/99–2004/05	4	2	1	7
8	Mao Asada		Women's singles	2005/06–2013/14	4	2	–	6
8	Yuzuru Hanyu		Men's singles	2012/13–2019/20	4	2	–	6
10	Robin Szolkowy		Pairs	2005/06–2013/14	4	1	3	8