The 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo was the sixth event of the 2022–23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland, from November 25-27. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters also earned points toward qualifying for the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final.
| 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 25 – 27 |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Location: | Espoo |
| Venue: | Espoo Metro Areena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ilia Malinin | |
Women's singles:  Mai Mihara | |
Pairs:  Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | |
Ice dance:  Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | |
| Previous: 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki | |
| Next: 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | |
| Previous GP: 2022 NHK Trophy | |
| Next GP: 2022–23 Grand Prix Final | |
In April 2022, the ISU cancelled the Rostelecom Cup in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] The Grand Prix of Espoo was named as its replacement on July 14, 2022.[2]
Entries edit
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on July 22, 2022.[3][4]
Changes to preliminary assignments edit
| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Refs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Pairs | August 5 |  Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore
|
August 29 |  Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi
|
Remained in Juniors | [9] |
| October 26 |  Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
|
October 27 |  Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert
|
Injury (Jin) | [10] | |
| Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi
|
Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza
|
Injury (Holichenko) | ||||
| November 8 | Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland
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November 11 |  Nika Osipova / Dmitry Epstein
|
Injury | [11] | |
| November 11 |  Karina Safina / Luka Berulava
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November 14 |  Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord
|
Injury (Safina) | ||
| Men | November 16 |  Mikhail Shaidorov
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November 17 |  Aleksandr Selevko
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| Women | November 23 |  Emmi Peltonen
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November 23 | Janna Jyrkinen
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COVID-19 | [12] |
Results edit
Men's singles edit
| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ilia Malinin |  United States
|
278.39 | 2 | 85.57 | 1 | 192.82 |
|
Shun Sato | Japan
|
262.21 | 3 | 81.59 | 2 | 180.62 |
|
Kévin Aymoz |  France
|
255.69 | 1 | 88.96 | 3 | 166.73 |
| 4 | Tatsuya Tsuboi | Japan
|
244.90 | 5 | 78.82 | 4 | 166.08 |
| 5 | Camden Pulkinen | United States
|
229.92 | 7 | 72.45 | 5 | 157.47 |
| 6 | Nikolaj Majorov | Sweden
|
209.55 | 8 | 69.94 | 6 | 139.61 |
| 7 | Arlet Levandi | Estonia
|
209.50 | 6 | 72.67 | 7 | 136.83 |
| 8 | Keegan Messing | Canada
|
205.02 | 4 | 80.12 | 12 | 124.09 |
| 9 | Valtter Virtanen | Finland
|
204.02 | 9 | 69.15 | 8 | 134.87 |
| 10 | Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia
|
199.47 | 11 | 66.96 | 10 | 132.51 |
| 11 | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | Japan
|
197.90 | 10 | 67.92 | 11 | 129.98 |
| 12 | Morisi Kvitelashvili | Georgia
|
196.80 | 12 | 62.42 | 9 | 134.38 |
Women's singles edit
| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Mai Mihara | Japan
|
204.14 | 2 | 73.58 | 1 | 130.56 |
|
|
Loena Hendrickx |  Belgium
|
203.91 | 1 | 74.88 | 3 | 129.03 |
|
|
Mana Kawabe | Japan
|
197.41 | 3 | 67.03 | 2 | 130.38 |
| 4 | Rika Kihira | Japan
|
192.43 | 6 | 64.07 | 4 | 128.36 |
| 5 | Madeline Schizas | Canada
|
187.84 | 5 | 65.19 | 5 | 122.65 |
| 6 | Lindsay Thorngren | United States
|
183.23 | 4 | 65.75 | 6 | 117.48 |
| 7 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia
|
166.57 | 9 | 56.03 | 8 | 110.54 |
| 8 | Bradie Tennell | United States
|
163.98 | 7 | 60.64 | 9 | 103.34 |
| 9 | Jenni Saarinen | Finland
|
155.64 | 8 | 59.69 | 11 | 95.95 |
| 10 | Janna Jyrkinen | Finland
|
154.45 | 12 | 42.89 | 7 | 111.56 |
| 11 | Linnea Ceder | Finland
|
151.91 | 10 | 55.63 | 10 | 96.28 |
| 12 | Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia
|
138.89 | 11 | 49.27 | 12 | 89.62 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | Italy
|
189.74 | 1 | 67.31 | 1 | 122.43 |
|
|
Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert | Germany
|
170.75 | 4 | 62.46 | 2 | 108.29 |
|
|
Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman | Georgia
|
166.56 | 3 | 62.59 | 3 | 103.97 |
| 4 | Anastasiia Smirnova / Danylo Siianytsia | United States
|
165.12 | 2 | 63.01 | 4 | 102.11 |
| 5 | Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba | Netherlands
|
146.15 | 5 | 56.41 | 6 | 89.74 |
| 6 | Nika Osipova / Dmitry Epstein | Netherlands
|
138.10 | 6 | 47.97 | 5 | 90.13 |
| 7 | Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza | Italy
|
129.02 | 8 | 44.36 | 7 | 84.66 |
| 8 | Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord | Sweden
|
127.37 | 7 | 45.79 | 8 | 81.58 |
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada
|
219.49 | 1 | 87.80 | 1 | 131.69 |
|
|
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States
|
202.46 | 2 | 80.93 | 2 | 121.53 |
|
|
Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis | Finland
|
191.79 | 4 | 75.06 | 3 | 116.73 |
| 4 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States
|
188.80 | 3 | 76.20 | 4 | 112.60 |
| 5 | Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler |  Czech Republic
|
186.39 | 5 | 74.60 | 5 | 111.79 |
| 6 | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Canada
|
175.63 | 6 | 72.38 | 7 | 103.25 |
| 7 | Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen | Finland
|
173.17 | 8 | 69.13 | 6 | 104.04 |
| 8 | Oona Brown / Gage Brown | United States
|
166.70 | 9 | 65.71 | 8 | 100.99 |
| 9 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | China
|
165.20 | 7 | 69.95 | 9 | 95.25 |
| 10 | Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa | France
|
151.63 | 10 | 60.07 | 10 | 91.56 |
References edit
- ^ "Communication No. 2469: Decisions of the ISU Council – War in Ukraine/Protective Measures". International Skating Union. April 25, 2022.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2022–23". International Skating Union. July 14, 2022.
- ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (July 22, 2022). "2022/23 Grand Prix Assignments" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "World Champions to highlight ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events 2022/23". International Skating Union. July 22, 2022.
- ^ "ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - Men: Entries". International Skating Union. July 25, 2022.
- ^ "ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - Women: Entries". International Skating Union. July 25, 2022.
- ^ "ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - Pairs: Entries". International Skating Union. July 25, 2022.
- ^ "ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - Ice Dance: Entries". International Skating Union. July 25, 2022.
- ^ "2022 - 23 International Assignments". Ice Skating Australia. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "ISU GP Grand Prix of Espoo 2022 - Pairs - Entries". October 26, 2022.
- ^ "ISU GP Grand Prix of Espoo 2022 - Pairs - Entries". November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Janna Jyrkinen pikakomennuksella GP-edustajaksi" [Janna Jyrkinen on express assignment as a GP representative] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 23 November 2022.
External links edit
- Grand Prix of Espoo at the International Skating Union
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Results