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2012–13 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

Field	Value
title	2012–13 Grand Prix Final
comptype	Grand Prix
startdate	December 6
enddate	9, 2012
skatingseason	[2012–13](2012-13-figure-skating-season)
location	Sochi, Russia
venue	Iceberg Skating Palace
championmen	JPN Daisuke Takahashi (S)
RUS Maxim Kovtun (J)
championladies	JPN Mao Asada (S)
RUS Elena Radionova (J)
championpairs	RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov (S)
RUS Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin (J)
championdance	USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S)
RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (J)
previouscomp	[2011–12 Grand Prix Final](2011-12-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-final)
nextcomp	[2013–14 Grand Prix Final](2013-14-grand-prix-of-figure-skating-final)
previousgp	[2012 NHK Trophy](2012-nhk-trophy)

RUS Maxim Kovtun (J) RUS Elena Radionova (J) RUS Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin (J) RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (J)

The 2012–13 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an international figure skating competition in the 2012–13 season, held together with the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. The combined event was the culmination of two international series — the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for senior-level skaters and the 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix for juniors.

The event was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia from 6–9 December 2012. It was a test event in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.

Medalists

Senior

Ice dancing	USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White	CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	FRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat

Junior

Ice dancing	RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin	FRA Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron	USA Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete at two senior 2012–13 Grand Prix events, including the 2012 Skate America, 2012 Skate Canada International, 2012 Cup of China, 2012 Cup of Russia, 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard, and 2012 NHK Trophy. They earned points at these events and the six highest ranking skaters in each discipline qualified for the senior Grand Prix Final. Yulia Lipnitskaya withdrew due to a concussion and was replaced by first alternate Christina Gao.

Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
CAN Patrick Chan	USA Ashley Wagner	RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White
JPN Yuzuru Hanyu	JPN Mao Asada	RUS Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov	CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
JPN Takahiko Kozuka	FIN Kiira Korpi	CHN Pang Qing / Tong Jian	FRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
JPN Tatsuki Machida	JPN Akiko Suzuki	RUS Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov	RUS Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
JPN Daisuke Takahashi	RUS Yulia Lipnitskaya (withdrew)	CAN Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	RUS Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
ESP Javier Fernández	RUS Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	CAN Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch	ITA Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
USA Jeremy Abbott	USA Christina Gao (called up)	USA Caydee Denney / John Coughlin	CAN Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
FRA Florent Amodio	USA Mirai Nagasu	ITA Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek	RUS Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
JPN Takahito Mura	JPN Kanako Murakami	RUS Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov	USA Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani

Junior-level qualifiers

Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2012 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete at two 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix events. They earned points at these events and the six highest-ranking skaters in each discipline qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
USA Joshua Farris	RUS Elena Radionova	CAN Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro	RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
RUS Maxim Kovtun	USA Angela Wang	RUS Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin	USA Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton
USA Jason Brown	RUS Anna Pogorilaya	CAN Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry	FRA Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
CHN Boyang Jin	JPN Satoko Miyahara	RUS Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev	RUS Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin
JPN Ryuju Hino	USA Hannah Miller	RUS Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat	RUS Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin
JPN Keiji Tanaka	USA Leah Keiser	CHN Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang	RUS Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
RUS Alexander Samarin	KOR Kim Hae-jin	USA Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage	GER Shari Koch / Christian Nuchtern
CHN Han Yan	USA Courtney Hicks	GER Annabelle Prölss / Ruben Blommaert	CAN Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang
RUS Alexander Petrov	JPN Miyabi Oba	USA Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer	CAN Andreanne Poulin / Marc-Andre Servant

Overview

T = Toe loop, S = Salchow, A = Axel

Senior event

Japan's Daisuke Takahashi was first in the men's short program, followed by the reigning World and GPF champion Patrick Chan of Canada, and Yuzuru Hanyu, also of Japan. Spain's Javier Fernández, fourth overall, won the free skate with a program that included a 4T, 4S+3T, 4S, and 3A. Takahashi won the GPF title in his seventh appearance at the event, Hanyu won silver, and Chan took the bronze.

Japan's Mao Asada took the lead in the ladies' short program, with the United States' Ashley Wagner and Japan's Akiko Suzuki in second and third respectively. Asada also placed first in the free skate and won her third GPF title, Wagner injured herself in falls during the free skate but completed the program and took the silver, and Suzuki took the bronze. Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva was second in the free skate but remained in 5th overall.

Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won the pairs' short program ahead of teammates Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov and China's Pang Qing / Tong Jian. Bazarova / Larionov won the free skate but Volosozhar / Trankov finished first overall and took their first GPF title, while silver medalists Bazarova / Larionov won their first medal at the event and Pang / Tong took the bronze.

The defending GPF champions, Meryl Davis / Charlie White of the United States, finished first in the short dance ahead of the reigning World champions, Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir of Canada, and Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat of France. Davis / White also placed first in the free dance and won their fourth consecutive GPF title, Virtue / Moir won their third silver at the event, and Pechalat / Bourzat won the bronze.

Junior event

Russia swept all four gold medals at the Junior Grand Prix Final and the entire pairs' podium.

The United States' Joshua Farris won the men's short program ahead of Russia's Maxim Kovtun and the 2011 JGP Final champion Jason Brown. Kovtun won the free skate with a program that included a 4T-3T, 3A+3T, and 3A. He won the title by 11 points over the silver medalist, Farris, while Japan's Ryuju Hino moved ahead of Brown to take the bronze.

Russia's Elena Radionova was first in the ladies' short program, with the United States' Hannah Miller in second and Russia's Anna Pogorilaya in third. Radionova also placed first in the free skate and won the junior ladies' title by 11 points ahead of silver medalist Miller, who placed fourth in the segment, and bronze medalist Pogorilaya. Angela Wang of the United States was second in the free skate but remained in fourth overall.

Russia's Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin took the lead in the pair's short program, followed by Canada's Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro and Russia's Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat. Fedorova / Miroshkin were also first in the free skate and won gold with a total score slightly over five points ahead of the silver medalists, Davankova / Deputat, while Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev rose to take the bronze, producing a Russian sweep of the podium. Davankova / Deputat were the only junior pairs' medalists to attempt (and complete) side-by-side triple jumps. Vigalova (born 29 June 1999) was the youngest skater at the JGP Final.

Russia's Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin won the short dance ahead of France's Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron and 2011 JGP Final silver medalists Anna Yanovskaia / Sergey Mozgov. Stepanova / Bukin also placed first in the free dance and won gold by ten points ahead of Papadakis / Cizeron, while the United States' Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton moved past Yanovskaia / Mozgov to take the bronze.

Senior-level results

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP	FS	4	5
1	Daisuke Takahashi		269.40	1	92.29	3	177.11
2	Yuzuru Hanyu		264.29	3	87.17	2	177.12
3	Patrick Chan		258.66	2	89.27	4	169.39
Javier Fernández		258.62	5	80.19	1	178.43
Takahiko Kozuka		253.27	4	86.39	5	166.88
Tatsuki Machida		198.63	6	70.58	6	128.05

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP	FS	4	5
1	Mao Asada		196.80	1	66.96	1	129.84
2	Ashley Wagner		181.93	2	66.44	4	115.49
3	Akiko Suzuki		180.77	3	65.00	3	115.77
Kiira Korpi		174.94	4	63.42	5	111.52
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva		173.75	5	56.61	2	117.14
Christina Gao		154.54	6	48.56	6	105.98

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP	FS	4	5
1	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov		204.55	1	73.46	2	131.09
2	Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov		201.60	2	70.14	1	131.46
3	Pang Qing / Tong Jian		192.81	3	64.74	3	128.07
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford		187.09	4	64.20	4	122.89
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch		180.45	5	60.95	6	119.50
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov		178.72	6	58.02	5	120.70

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SD	FD	4	5
1	Meryl Davis / Charlie White		183.39	1	73.20	1	110.19
2	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir		179.83	2	71.27	2	108.56
3	Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat		170.18	3	68.70	3	101.48
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte		165.64	5	66.11	4	99.53
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev		158.09	4	66.23	6	91.86
Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov		156.36	6	63.56	5	92.80

Junior-level results

Junior men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP	FS	4	5
1	Maxim Kovtun		222.31	2	72.53	1	149.78
2	Joshua Farris		211.37	1	74.53	2	136.84
3	Ryuju Hino		198.92	4	67.55	3	131.37
Jason Brown		198.32	3	69.43	4	128.89
Jin Boyang		187.95	6	60.73	5	127.22
Keiji Tanaka		174.55	5	61.74	6	112.81

Junior ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP	FS	4	5
1	Elena Radionova		179.40	1	60.90	1	118.50
2	Hannah Miller		168.41	2	59.18	4	109.23
3	Anna Pogorilaya		167.40	3	57.94	3	109.46
Angela Wang		162.05	4	51.16	2	110.89
Satoko Miyahara		157.74	5	49.60	5	108.14
Leah Keiser		137.44	6	47.23	6	90.23

Junior pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP	FS	4	5
1	Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin		161.11	1	54.37	1	106.74
2	Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat		155.96	3	51.34	2	104.62
3	Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev		153.56	4	50.76	3	102.80
Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro		149.94	2	51.83	5	98.11
Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin		149.20	5	50.34	4	98.86
Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry		145.89	6	48.11	6	97.78

Junior ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SD	FD	4	5
1	Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin		149.57	1	61.18	1	88.39
2	Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron		139.21	2	54.79	2	84.42
3	Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton		136.19	4	52.60	3	83.59
Anna Yanovskaia / Sergey Mozgov		129.31	3	53.03	4	76.28
Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin		124.19	6	50.39	5	73.80
Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin		120.05	5	50.45	6	69.60

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