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 the start of most national championships and 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.

Medalists

Men's singles

Season	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Paris	Alexei Urmanov	Elvis Stojko	Éric Millot	^[1]
1996–97	Hamilton	Elvis Stojko	Todd Eldredge	Alexei Urmanov
1997–98	Munich	Ilia Kulik	Elvis Stojko	Todd Eldredge
1998–99	Saint Petersburg	Alexei Yagudin	Alexei Urmanov	Evgeni Plushenko
1999–00	Lyon	Evgeni Plushenko	Elvis Stojko	Timothy Goebel
2000–01	Tokyo	Evgeni Plushenko	Alexei Yagudin	Matthew Savoie
2001–02	Kitchener	Alexei Yagudin	Evgeni Plushenko	Timothy Goebel
2002–03		Evgeni Plushenko	Ilia Klimkin	Brian Joubert
2003–04		Emanuel Sandhu	Evgeni Plushenko	Michael Weiss
2004–05	Beijing	Evgeni Plushenko	Jeffrey Buttle	Li Chengjiang
2005–06	Tokyo	Stéphane Lambiel	Jeffrey Buttle	Daisuke Takahashi
2006–07	Saint Petersburg	Brian Joubert	Daisuke Takahashi	Nobunari Oda
2007–08	Turin	Stéphane Lambiel	Daisuke Takahashi	Evan Lysacek
2008–09	Goyang	Jeremy Abbott	Takahiko Kozuka	Johnny Weir
2009–10	Tokyo	Evan Lysacek	Nobunari Oda	Johnny Weir
2010–11	Beijing	Patrick Chan	Nobunari Oda	Takahiko Kozuka
2011–12	Quebec City	Patrick Chan	Daisuke Takahashi	Javier Fernández
2012–13	Sochi
2013–14	Fukuoka	Yuzuru Hanyu	Patrick Chan	Nobunari Oda
2014–15	Barcelona	Yuzuru Hanyu	Javier Fernández	Sergei Voronov
2015–16		Yuzuru Hanyu	Javier Fernández	Shoma Uno
2016–17	Marseille	Yuzuru Hanyu	Nathan Chen	Shoma Uno
2017–18	Nagoya	Nathan Chen	Shoma Uno	Mikhail Kolyada
2018–19	Vancouver	Nathan Chen	Shoma Uno	Cha Jun-hwan
2019–20	Turin	Nathan Chen	Yuzuru Hanyu	Kévin Aymoz
2020–21	Beijing	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Osaka
2022–23	Turin	Shoma Uno	Sōta Yamamoto	Ilia Malinin
2023–24	Beijing	Ilia Malinin	Shoma Uno	Yuma Kagiyama
2024–25	Grenoble

Women's singles

Season	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Paris	Michelle Kwan	Irina Slutskaya	Josée Chouinard
1996–97	Hamilton	Tara Lipinski	Michelle Kwan	Irina Slutskaya
1997–98	Munich	Tara Lipinski	Tanja Szewczenko	Maria Butyrskaya
1998–99	Saint Petersburg	Tatiana Malinina	Maria Butyrskaya	Irina Slutskaya
1999–00	Lyon
2000–01	Tokyo	Irina Slutskaya	Michelle Kwan	Sarah Hughes
2001–02	Kitchener	Irina Slutskaya	Michelle Kwan	Sarah Hughes
2002–03		Sasha Cohen	Irina Slutskaya	Viktoria Volchkova
2003–04		Fumie Suguri	Sasha Cohen	Shizuka Arakawa
2004–05	Beijing	Irina Slutskaya	Shizuka Arakawa	Joannie Rochette
2005–06	Tokyo	Mao Asada	Irina Slutskaya	Yukari Nakano
2006–07	Saint Petersburg	Yuna Kim	Mao Asada	Sarah Meier
2007–08	Turin	Yuna Kim	Mao Asada	Carolina Kostner
2008–09	Goyang	Mao Asada	Yuna Kim	Carolina Kostner
2009–10	Tokyo	Yuna Kim	Miki Ando	Akiko Suzuki
2010–11	Beijing	Alissa Czisny	Carolina Kostner	Kanako Murakami
2011–12	Quebec City	Carolina Kostner	Akiko Suzuki	Alena Leonova
2012–13	Sochi	Mao Asada	Ashley Wagner	Akiko Suzuki
2013–14	Fukuoka	Mao Asada	Yulia Lipnitskaya	Ashley Wagner
2014–15	Barcelona	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	Elena Radionova	Ashley Wagner
2015–16		Evgenia Medvedeva	Satoko Miyahara	Elena Radionova
2016–17	Marseille	Evgenia Medvedeva	Satoko Miyahara	Anna Pogorilaya
2017–18	Nagoya	Alina Zagitova	Maria Sotskova	Kaetlyn Osmond
2018–19	Vancouver	Rika Kihira	Alina Zagitova	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
2019–20	Turin	Alena Kostornaia	Anna Shcherbakova	Alexandra Trusova
2020–21	Beijing	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Osaka
2022–23	Turin	Mai Mihara	Isabeau Levito	Loena Hendrickx
2023–24	Beijing	Kaori Sakamoto	Loena Hendrickx	Hana Yoshida
2024–25	Grenoble

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
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
2022–23	Turin
2023–24	Beijing
2024–25	Grenoble

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
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
2022–23	Turin
2023–24	Beijing
2024–25	Grenoble

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
	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
	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
				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
				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.

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Hines, James R. . Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating . 2011 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6859-5 . Lanham, Maryland . xxvii.