2010–11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

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.

2010–11 Grand Prix Final
Type:Grand Prix
Date:December 8 – 12, 2010
Season:2010–11
Location:Beijing, China
Host:Chinese Skating Association
Venue:Capital Indoor Stadium
Champions
Men's singles:
Canada Patrick Chan (S)
United States Richard Dornbush (J)
Ladies' singles:
United States Alissa Czisny (S)
Russia Adelina Sotnikova (J)
Pairs:
Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (S)
Japan Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (J)
Ice dance:
United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S)
Russia Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (J)
Navigation
Previous:
2009–10 Grand Prix Final
Next:
2011–12 Grand Prix Final
Previous GP:
2010 Trophée Éric Bompard

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

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(Local Time, GMT +08:00)

  • Thursday, December 9
    • 16:45 Junior ice dancing: Short dance
    • 18:10 Junior ladies: Short program
    • 19:35 Junior men: Short program
    • 21:00 Junior pairs: Short program
  • Friday, December 10
    • 14:15 Junior ice dancing: Free dance
    • 15:45 Junior ladies: Free skating
    • 17:15 Ice dancing: Short dance
    • 18:25 Men: Short program
    • 19:30 Ladies: Short program
    • 20:35 Pairs: Short program
  • Saturday, December 11
    • 13:45 Junior men: Free skating
    • 15:20 Junior pairs: Free skating
    • 16:55 Men: Free skating
    • 18:10 Ladies: Free skating
    • 19:20 Ice dancing: Free dance
    • 20:40 Pairs: Free skating
  • Sunday, December 12
    • Exhibition gala

Qualifiers

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Senior-level qualifiers

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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.

Men Ladies Pairs Ice 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

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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]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice 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   Max Aaron   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

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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

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The men's medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Patrick Chan   Canada 259.75 2 85.59 1 174.16
2 Nobunari Oda   Japan 242.81 1 86.59 3 156.22
3 Takahiko Kozuka   Japan 237.79 4 77.90 2 159.89
4 Daisuke Takahashi   Japan 219.77 3 82.57 6 137.20
5 Tomáš Verner   Czech Republic 213.64 5 65.37 4 148.27
6 Florent Amodio   France 201.90 6 61.64 5 140.26

Ladies

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The ladies' medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Alissa Czisny   United States 180.75 1 63.76 3 116.99
2 Carolina Kostner   Italy 178.60 2 62.13 4 116.47
3 Kanako Murakami   Japan 178.59 3 61.47 2 117.12
4 Akiko Suzuki   Japan 173.72 4 58.26 5 115.46
5 Miki Ando   Japan 173.15 5 50.45 1 122.70
6 Rachael Flatt   United States 127.57 6 45.19 6 82.38

Pairs

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The pairs' medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy   Germany 210.72 1 74.40 1 136.32
2 Pang Qing / Tong Jian   China 189.93 2 68.63 2 121.30
3 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong   China 179.04 4 61.49 3 117.55
4 Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze   Russia 177.44 5 60.06 4 117.38
5 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov   Russia 176.80 3 63.86 5 112.94
6 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch   Canada 169.57 6 58.73 6 110.84

Ice dancing

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The ice dancing medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD
1 Meryl Davis / Charlie White   United States 171.58 1 68.64 1 102.94
2 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat   France 162.10 2 65.66 2 96.44
3 Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier   Canada 139.74 5 54.82 3 84.92
4 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev   Russia 136.75 6 54.33 4 82.42
5 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje   Canada 136.34 4 55.51 5 80.83
6 Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin   Hungary 132.07 3 55.98 6 76.09

Junior-level results

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Junior men

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The men's medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Richard Dornbush   United States 219.56 1 70.75 1 148.81
2 Yan Han   China 186.05 3 67.29 3 118.76
3 Andrei Rogozine   Canada 181.78 7 59.17 2 122.61
4 Max Aaron   United States 181.28 5 63.78 4 117.50
5 Keegan Messing   United States 174.42 2 68.52 8 106.90
6 Joshua Farris   United States 173.97 4 65.24 7 108.73
7 Zhan Bush   Russia 173.75 6 60.05 6 113.70
8 Gordei Gorshkov   Russia 171.81 8 55.55 5 116.26

Junior ladies

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The ladies' medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Adelina Sotnikova   Russia 169.81 1 57.27 1 112.54
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva   Russia 160.87 2 53.76 2 107.11
3 Li Zijun   China 149.82 5 49.62 4 100.20
4 Risa Shoji   Japan 149.82 4 52.56 5 97.26
5 Polina Shelepen   Russia 147.37 3 53.26 6 94.11
6 Christina Gao   United States 145.01 7 43.98 3 101.03
7 Yasmin Siraj   United States 130.95 8 38.08 7 92.87
8 Kristiene Gong   United States 129.90 6 47.24 8 82.66

Junior pairs

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The pairs' medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran   Japan 159.52 1 53.94 1 105.58
2 Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov   Russia 150.54 2 49.63 2 100.91
3 Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang   China 140.58 6 43.68 3 96.90
4 Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz   Canada 133.08 3 48.07 6 85.01
5 Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan   United States 131.96 5 43.92 5 88.04
6 Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell   Canada 131.04 7 42.34 4 88.70
7 Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz   Canada 127.02 4 45.30 7 81.72
8 Anna Silaeva / Artur Minchuk   Russia 113.99 8 35.25 8 78.74

Junior ice dancing

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The ice dancing medalists
Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD
1 Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin   Russia 136.22 2 55.50 1 80.72
2 Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin   Russia 134.62 1 55.58 2 79.04
3 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin   Russia 129.94 3 53.59 3 76.35
4 Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro   Russia 123.75 4 53.06 6 70.69
5 Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely   United States 121.58 5 50.74 5 70.84
6 Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin   Russia 118.60 6 46.98 4 71.62
7 Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski   Ukraine 113.54 7 45.10 7 68.44
8 Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev   Russia 110.16 8 43.18 8 66.98

Medal count

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)3003
2  Russia (RUS)2316
3  Canada (CAN)1023
4  Germany (GER)1001
5  China (CHN)0235
6  Japan (JPN)0123
7  France (FRA)0101
  Italy (ITA)0101
Totals (8 entries)78823

References

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  1. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2010". International Skating Union. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Men". International Skating Union.
  3. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Ladies". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Pairs". International Skating Union.
  5. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ "Baga withdraws from Junior Grand Prix Final". U.S. Figure Skating. icenetwork.com. November 25, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  7. ^ "China eyed over 9 athletes' ages". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
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