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2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating |
| comptype | Grand Prix |
| startdate | October 23 |
| enddate | December 14, 2008 |
| skatingseason | [2008–09](2008-09-figure-skating-season) |
| previouscomp | [2007–08 Grand Prix](2007-08-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating) |
| nextcomp | [2009–10 Grand Prix](2009-10-isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating) |
The 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of six international invitational competitions in the 2008–09 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placements and the top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series qualified for the 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Goyang, South Korea.
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 23, 2008 and ended on December 14, 2008.
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2008 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters from the 2008 World 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 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2008 World Junior Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who 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.
The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2007–08 Season's Best list.
Schedule
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| October 23–26 | [2008 Skate America](2008-skate-america) | USA Everett, Washington, United States |
| Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 | [2008 Skate Canada International](2008-skate-canada-international) | CAN Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| November 6–9 | [2008 Cup of China](2008-cup-of-china) | CHN Beijing, China |
| November 13–16 | [2008 Trophée Éric Bompard](2008-trophee-eric-bompard) | FRA Paris, France |
| November 20–23 | [2008 Cup of Russia](2008-cup-of-russia) | RUS Moscow, Russia |
| November 27–30 | [2008 NHK Trophy](2008-nhk-trophy) | JPN Tokyo, Japan |
| December 10–14 | [2008–09 Grand Prix Final](2008-09-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-final) | KOR Goyang, South Korea |
Assignments
Men
| Nation | skater | Assignment(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Sergei Davydov | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Belgium | Kevin van der Perren | Skate America, Cup of Russia |
| Canada | Jeffrey Buttle | Skate Canada International, Cup of China |
| Canada | Patrick Chan | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard |
| Canada | Vaughn Chipeur | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Canada | Christopher Mabee | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Canada | Ian Martinez | Skate America (added) |
| Canada | Kevin Reynolds | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Canada | Shawn Sawyer | Skate America, Skate Canada International (added) |
| Canada | Jeremy Ten | Skate Canada International (added), Cup of China (added) |
| China | Gao Song | Cup of China |
| China | Guan Jinlin | Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy |
| China | Li Chengjiang | Skate America, Cup of Russia |
| China | Wu Jialiang | Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard (added) |
| China | Xu Min | Cup of China |
| Czech Republic | Tomas Verner | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| France | Yoann Deslot | Trophée Éric Bompard (added) |
| France | Brian Joubert | Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia |
| France | Kim Lucine | Trophée Éric Bompard |
| France | Yannick Ponsero | Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy |
| France | Alban Preaubert | Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia |
| Germany | Peter Liebers | Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy (added) |
| Italy | Karel Zelenka | Skate Canada International |
| Japan | Takahiko Kozuka | Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard |
| Japan | Takahito Mura | NHK Trophy |
| Japan | Kensuke Nakaniwa | Cup of China |
| Japan | Yasuharu Nanri | Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy (added) |
| Japan | Nobunari Oda | NHK Trophy |
| Japan | Daisuke Takahashi | Cup of China, NHK Trophy |
| Russia | Artem Borodulin | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Russia | Andrei Griazev | Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard |
| Russia | Andrei Lutai | Trophée Éric Bompard (added), NHK Trophy |
| Russia | Alexander Uspenski | Cup of Russia |
| Russia | Vladimir Uspenski | Skate Canada International |
| Russia | Sergei Voronov | Skate Canada International, Cup of Russia |
| Slovakia | Igor Macypura | Skate America (added), Trophée Éric Bompard (added) |
| Slovenia | Gregor Urbas | Trophée Éric Bompard |
| Sweden | Kristoffer Berntsson | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Sweden | Adrian Schultheiss | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Switzerland | Stephane Lambiel | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard |
| Switzerland | Jamal Othman | NHK Trophy (added) |
| Ukraine | Anton Kovalevski | Skate Canada International (added), NHK Trophy (added) |
| United States | Jeremy Abbott | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| United States | Ryan Bradley | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard |
| United States | Stephen Carriere | Cup of China, NHK Trophy |
| United States | Evan Lysacek | Skate America, Skate Canada International |
| United States | Brandon Mroz | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard |
| United States | Adam Rippon | Skate America, Cup of Russia |
| United States | Johnny Weir | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
Medal summary
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA [Skate America](2008-skate-america) | October 25 | Pairs | GER Aliona Savchenko | ||
| / Robin Szolkowy | USA Keauna McLaughlin | ||||
| / Rockne Brubaker | RUS Maria Mukhortova | ||||
| / Maxim Trankov | |||||
| Men | JPN Takahiko Kozuka | USA Johnny Weir | USA Evan Lysacek | ||
| October 26 | Ice dancing | FRA Isabelle Delobel | |||
| / Olivier Schoenfelder | USA Tanith Belbin | ||||
| / Benjamin Agosto | GBR Sinead Kerr | ||||
| / John Kerr | |||||
| Ladies | KOR Kim Yuna | JPN Yukari Nakano | JPN Miki Ando |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [Skate Canada](2008-skate-canada-international) | November 1 | Pairs | RUS Yuko Kawaguchi | ||
| / Alexander Smirnov | CAN Jessica Dubé | ||||
| / Bryce Davison | USA Keauna McLaughlin | ||||
| / Rockne Brubaker | |||||
| Men | CAN Patrick Chan | USA Ryan Bradley | USA Evan Lysacek | ||
| Ladies | CAN Joannie Rochette | JPN Fumie Suguri | USA Alissa Czisny | ||
| November 2 | Ice dancing | USA Meryl Davis | |||
| / Charlie White | CAN Vanessa Crone | ||||
| / Paul Poirier | FRA Nathalie Péchalat | ||||
| / Fabian Bourzat |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN [Cup of China](2008-cup-of-china) | November 7 | Pairs | CHN Zhang Dan | ||
| / Zhang Hao | UKR Tatiana Volosozhar | ||||
| / Stanislav Morozov | CHN Pang Qing | ||||
| / Tong Jian | |||||
| November 8 | Ladies | KOR Kim Yuna | JPN Miki Ando | FIN Laura Lepistö | |
| Ice dancing | RUS Oksana Domnina | ||||
| / Maxim Shabalin | USA Tanith Belbin | ||||
| / Benjamin Agosto | RUS Jana Khokhlova | ||||
| / Sergei Novitski | |||||
| Men | USA Jeremy Abbott | USA Stephen Carriere | CZE Tomáš Verner |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [Trophée Eric Bompard](2008-trophee-eric-bompard) | November 15 | Men | CAN Patrick Chan | JPN Takahiko Kozuka | FRA Alban Préaubert |
| Pairs | GER Aliona Savchenko | ||||
| / Robin Szolkowy | RUS Maria Mukhortova | ||||
| / Maxim Trankov | CAN Meagan Duhamel | ||||
| / Craig Buntin | |||||
| Ladies | CAN Joannie Rochette | JPN Mao Asada | USA Caroline Zhang | ||
| Ice dancing | FRA Isabelle Delobel | ||||
| / Olivier Schoenfelder | ITA Federica Faiella | ||||
| / Massimo Scali | GBR Sinead Kerr | ||||
| / John Kerr |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS [Cup of Russia](2008-cup-of-russia) | November 22 | Ladies | ITA Carolina Kostner | USA Rachael Flatt | JPN Fumie Suguri |
| Pairs | CHN Zhang Dan | ||||
| / Zhang Hao | RUS Yuko Kawaguchi | ||||
| / Alexander Smirnov | UKR Tatiana Volosozhar | ||||
| / Stanislav Morozov | |||||
| Men | FRA Brian Joubert | CZE Tomáš Verner | FRA Alban Préaubert | ||
| November 23 | Ice dancing | RUS Jana Khokhlova | |||
| / Sergei Novitski | RUS Oksana Domnina | ||||
| / Maxim Shabalin | USA Meryl Davis | ||||
| / Charlie White |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [NHK Trophy](2008-nhk-trophy) | November 29 | Pairs | CHN Pang Qing | ||
| / Tong Jian | USA Rena Inoue | ||||
| / John Baldwin | CAN Jessica Dubé | ||||
| / Bryce Davison | |||||
| Ice dancing | ITA Federica Faiella | ||||
| / Massimo Scali | FRA Nathalie Péchalat | ||||
| / Fabian Bourzat | USA Emily Samuelson | ||||
| / Evan Bates | |||||
| Ladies | JPN Mao Asada | JPN Akiko Suzuki | JPN Yukari Nakano | ||
| November 30 | Men | JPN Nobunari Oda | USA Johnny Weir | FRA Yannick Ponsero |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Grand Prix Final](2008-2009-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-final) | |||||
| (KOR) | December 13 | Ice dancing | FRA Isabelle Delobel | ||
| / Olivier Schoenfelder | RUS Oksana Domnina | ||||
| / Maxim Shabalin | USA Meryl Davis | ||||
| / Charlie White | |||||
| Men | USA Jeremy Abbott | JPN Takahiko Kozuka | USA Johnny Weir | ||
| Ladies | JPN Mao Asada | KOR Kim Yuna | ITA Carolina Kostner | ||
| Pairs | CHN Pang Qing | ||||
| / Tong Jian | CHN Zhang Dan | ||||
| / Zhang Hao | GER Aliona Savchenko | ||||
| / Robin Szolkowy |
Points
After the final event, the 2008 NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The qualification point system is as follows:
| Placement | Points (Singles/Dance) | Points (Pairs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 15 Points | 15 Points |
| 2nd Place | 13 Points | 13 Points |
| 3rd Place | 11 Points | 11 Points |
| 4th Place | 9 Points | 9 Points |
| 5th Place | 7 Points | 7 Points |
| 6th Place | 5 Points | 5 Points |
| 7th Place | 4 Points | |
| 8th Place | 3 Points |
There were seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
- Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
- Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
- Participated in two events.
- Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
- Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
- Highest combined scores in the short program/original dance of both events.
- Highest number of total participants at the events.
If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualified for the Grand Prix Final.
Final points
Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.
| Points | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN **Patrick Chan** | KOR **Kim Yuna** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN **Joannie Rochette** | GER **Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN **Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao** | FRA **Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN **Takahiko Kozuka** | JPN **Mao Asada** | RUS **Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov** | RUS **Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA **Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Johnny Weir** | CHN **Pang Qing / Tong Jian** | RUS **Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Meryl Davis / Charlie White** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA **Brian Joubert** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Jeremy Abbott** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE **Tomáš Verner** | ITA **Carolina Kostner** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN **Yukari Nakano** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN **Miki Ando** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Fumie Suguri | UKR **Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS **Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | FRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Alban Préaubert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Evan Lysacek | USA Rachael Flatt | CAN Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Sinead Kerr / John Kerr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Yannick Ponsero | USA Alissa Czisny | USA Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin | USA Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Stephen Carriere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Kevin Reynolds | FIN Laura Lepistö | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Caroline Zhang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ashley Wagner | ITA Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ryan Bradley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Nobunari Oda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Shawn Sawyer | CAN Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent | RUS Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Akiko Suzuki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Susanna Pöykiö | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Beatrisa Liang | USA Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brandon Mroz | RUS Alena Leonova | ISR Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Adam Rippon | USA Mirai Nagasu | UKR Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Artem Borodulin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Sergei Voronov | FRA Candice Didier | USA Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Stacey Kemp / David King | RUS Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN Wu Jialiang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Adrian Schultheiss | USA Katrina Hacker | LTU Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Vaughn Chipeur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takahito Mura | CAN Cynthia Phaneuf | CHN Zhang Yue / Wang Lei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EST Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov | USA Jennifer Wester / Daniil Barantsev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Kristoffer Berntsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yasuharu Nanri | USA Kimmie Meissner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Alexander Uspenski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Peter Liebers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Kevin van der Perren | EST Jelena Glebova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN Xu Binshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUI Sarah Meier | FRA Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Monica Pisotta / Michael Stewart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Rachel Kirkland / Eric Radford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Laura Magitteri / Ondřej Hotárek | AZE Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Jeremy Ten | CAN Mira Leung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jenna McCorkell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HUN Júlia Sebestyén | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GEO Elene Gedevanishvili | USA Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UZB Anastasia Gimazetdinova | CHN Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Andrea Chong / Guillame Gfeller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Cathy Reed / Chris Reed |
Prize money
The total prize money was $180,000 per event in the series and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown was as follows:
| Placement | Prize 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
- "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-2009: MEN". [[International Skating Union]].
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