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2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating


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title2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
comptypeGrand Prix
startdateOctober 27
enddateDecember 16, 2006
skatingseason2006–07
previouscomp2005–06 Grand Prix
nextcomp2007–08 Grand Prix

The 2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of the 2006–07 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing over six events. Skaters earned a certain number of points per placement and the top six scoring skaters at the end of the series qualified for the 2006–07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on 26 October 2006 and ended on 17 December 2006.

The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Qualifying

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2006 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters from the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2005–06 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters were medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.

The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing in each discipline.

Medal summary

EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
USA Skate AmericaOctober 27PairsUSA Rena Inoue / John BaldwinPOL Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek (NSE)USA Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris
October 28MenJPN Nobunari OdaUSA Evan LysacekFRA Alban Préaubert
LadiesJPN Miki AndoUSA Kimmie MeissnerJPN Mao Asada
October 29Ice dancingBUL Albena Denkova / Maxim StaviskiUSA Melissa Gregory / Denis PetukhovFRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
CAN Skate Canada InternationalNovember 3PairsCHN Zhang Dan / Zhang HaoUSA Rena Inoue / John Baldwin (NSE)CAN Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin
November 4MenSUI Stéphane LambielJPN Daisuke TakahashiUSA Johnny Weir
LadiesCAN Joannie RochetteJPN Fumie SuguriKOR Yuna Kim
November 5Ice dancingCAN Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice LauzonCAN Tessa Virtue / Scott MoirITA Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
CHN Cup of ChinaNovember 10PairsCHN Shen Xue / Zhao HongboCHN Pang Qing / Tong JianGER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
November 11MenUSA Evan LysacekBLR Sergei DavydovCAN Emanuel Sandhu
LadiesHUN Júlia SebestyénJPN Yukari NakanoUSA Emily Hughes
November 12Ice dancingRUS Oksana Domnina / Maxim ShabalinUSA Tanith Belbin / Benjamin AgostoRUS Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
FRA Trophée Eric BompardNovember 16PairsRUS Maria Petrova / Alexei TikhonovUSA Rena Inoue / John BaldwinRUS Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov
November 17MenFRA Brian JoubertFRA Alban PréaubertRUS Sergei Dobrin
LadiesKOR Yuna KimJPN Miki AndoUSA Kimmie Meissner
November 18Ice dancingBUL Albena Denkova / Maxim StaviskiFRA Isabelle Delobel / Olivier SchoenfelderITA Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
RUS Cup of RussiaNovember 25LadiesSUI Sarah MeierHUN Júlia SebestyénJPN Yoshie Onda
PairsGER Aliona Savchenko / Robin SzolkowyRUS Maria Petrova / Alexei TikhonovRUS Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov
MenFRA Brian JoubertUSA Johnny WeirRUS Ilia Klimkin
November 26Ice dancingUSA Tanith Belbin / Benjamin AgostoRUS Oksana Domnina / Maxim ShabalinFRA Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
JPN NHK TrophyDecember 1PairsCHN Shen Xue / Zhao HongboCHN Zhang Dan / Zhang HaoCAN Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin
December 2Ice dancingCAN Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice LauzonRUS Jana Khokhlova / Sergei NovitskiUSA Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov
LadiesJPN Mao AsadaJPN Fumie SuguriJPN Yukari Nakano
December 3MenJPN Daisuke TakahashiJPN Nobunari OdaJPN Takahiko Kozuka
EventDateDisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Grand Prix FinalDecember 16Ice dancingBUL Albena Denkova / Maxim StaviskiCAN Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice LauzonRUS Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
MenFRA Brian JoubertJPN Daisuke TakahashiJPN Nobunari Oda
LadiesKOR Yuna KimJPN Mao AsadaSUI Sarah Meier
PairsCHN Shen Xue / Zhao HongboGER Aliona Savchenko / Robin SzolkowyCHN Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao

Non-scoring event

Points

After the final event, the NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system was as follows:

PlacementPoints
1st15
2nd13
3rd11
4th9
5th7
6th5
7th4
8th3

If a pairs team competed in more than two events, the teams who scored below them in their non-scoring competition did not automatically move up in gaining points. For example, if Team A placed second below Team B, and it was Team B's non-scoring event, Team A still earned 13 points, not 15.

Skaters had to compete in two events to qualify for the Final.

Final points

Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

PointsMenLadiesPairsIce dance30282624222018161514131211109876543
FRA Brian JoubertCHN Shen Xue / Zhao HongboBUL Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski
CAN Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon
USA Evan Lysacek
JPN Daisuke Takahashi
JPN Nobunari OdaJPN Miki Ando
HUN Júlia SebestyénUSA Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
RUS Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov
CHN Zhang Dan / Zhang HaoUSA Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (withdrew)
RUS Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
KOR Yuna Kim
JPN Mao Asada
JPN Fumie SuguriGER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
FRA Alban Préaubert
USA Johnny WeirSUI Sarah Meier
CAN Joannie Rochette
USA Kimmie Meissner
JPN Yukari NakanoFRA Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
RUS Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
USA Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov (called up)
CAN Valérie Marcoux / Craig BuntinCAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
ITA Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
BLR Sergei Davydov
RUS Ilia Klimkin
CAN Shawn Sawyer
CAN Emanuel SandhuUSA Emily HughesCAN Elizabeth Putnam / Sean WirtzUSA Meryl Davis / Charlie White
CZE Tomáš Verner
JPN Takahiko KozukaUSA Beatrisa LiangPOL Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek
CAN Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau
RUS Julia Obertas / Sergei SlavnovGBR Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
SUI Stéphane LambielJPN Yoshie OndaFRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
USA Scott Smith
RUS Sergei Dobrin
BEL Kevin van der PerrenFIN Susanna PöykiöUSA Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin
RUS Elena SokolovaCHN Pang Qing / Tong Jian
RUS Alexander UspenskiCHN Xu BinshuUSA Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent
USA Julia Vlassov / Drew MeekinsISR Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski
HUN Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek
CAN Patrick ChanUSA Christine ZukowskiUSA Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris
CHN Li Jiaqi / Xu Jiankun
RUS Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov
RUS Maria Mukhortova / Maxim TrankovJPN Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido
JPN Mai Asada
JPN Aki SawadaUSA Kendra Moyle / Andy SeitzUSA Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre
FRA Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost
ITA Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
FRA Yannick Ponsero
CHN Li ChengjiangUSA Alissa Czisny
FIN Kiira KorpiCAN Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
RUS Andrei GriazevCAN Mira Leung
RUS Arina MartinovaPOL Dominika Piątkowska / Dmitri Khromin
JPN Kensuke NakaniwaRUS Anastasia Platonova / Andrei Maximishin
CAN Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason
CHN Wu JialiangSWE Angelika Pylkina / Niklas Hogner
SWE Kristoffer BerntssonITA Valentina Marchei
CHN Fang DanARM Anastasia Grebenkina / Vazgen Azrojan
UKR Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo
RUS Sergei Voronov
CAN Vaughn ChipeurRUS Elena Efaieva / Alexei Menshikov
CAN Jessica Miller / Ian Moram
FRA Adeline Canac / Maxime Coia
GBR Stacey Kemp / David KingCAN Chantal Lefebvre / Arseni Markov
AZE Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin
USA Trina Pratt / Todd Gilles
USA Ryan Bradley
CAN Marc Andre CraigFRA Anne-Sophie Calvez
RUS Viktoria Volchkova
CAN Lesley HawkerCAN Emilie Demers Boutin / Pierre-Philippe Joncas
FRA Mélodie Chataigner / Medhi Bouzzine
GER Mari Vartmann / Florian JustRUS Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev
CAN Mylène Girard / Bradley Yaeger

Prize money

The total prize money is $180,000 per individual event and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown is as follows:

PlacementPrize money (Series)Prize money (Final)
1st$18,000$25,000
2nd$13,000$18,000
3rd$9,000$12,000
4th$3,000$6,000
5th$2,000$4,000
6th-$3,000

References

References

  1. [http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2006/gpsmen.htm Grand Prix Qualifiers: Men]{{Dead link. (December 2025)
  2. [http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2006/gpsladies.htm Grand Prix Qualifiers: Ladies]{{Dead link. (December 2025)
  3. [http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2006/gpspairs.htm Grand Prix Qualifiers: Pairs]{{Dead link. (December 2025)
  4. [http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2006/gpsdance.htm Grand Prix Qualifiers: Ice Dancing]{{Dead link. (December 2025)
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