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
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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

(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

Senior-level qualifiers

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.

MenLadiesPairsIce 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

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]

MenLadiesPairsIce 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

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

Men

The men's medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Patrick Chan  Canada259.75285.591174.16
2Nobunari Oda  Japan242.81186.593156.22
3Takahiko Kozuka  Japan237.79477.902159.89
4Daisuke Takahashi  Japan219.77382.576137.20
5Tomáš Verner  Czech Republic213.64565.374148.27
6Florent Amodio  France201.90661.645140.26

Ladies

The ladies' medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Alissa Czisny  United States180.75163.763116.99
2Carolina Kostner  Italy178.60262.134116.47
3Kanako Murakami  Japan178.59361.472117.12
4Akiko Suzuki  Japan173.72458.265115.46
5Miki Ando  Japan173.15550.451122.70
6Rachael Flatt  United States127.57645.19682.38

Pairs

The pairs' medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany210.72174.401136.32
2Pang Qing / Tong Jian  China189.93268.632121.30
3Sui Wenjing / Han Cong  China179.04461.493117.55
4Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze  Russia177.44560.064117.38
5Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov  Russia176.80363.865112.94
6Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch  Canada169.57658.736110.84

Ice dancing

The ice dancing medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Meryl Davis / Charlie White  United States171.58168.641102.94
2Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat  France162.10265.66296.44
3Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier  Canada139.74554.82384.92
4Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev  Russia136.75654.33482.42
5Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada136.34455.51580.83
6Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin  Hungary132.07355.98676.09

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)2002
2  Canada (CAN)1012
3  Germany (GER)1001
4  Japan (JPN)0123
5  China (CHN)0112
6  France (FRA)0101
 Italy (ITA)0101
Totals (7 entries)44412

Junior-level results

Junior men

The men's medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Richard Dornbush  United States219.56170.751148.81
2Yan Han  China186.05367.293118.76
3Andrei Rogozine  Canada181.78759.172122.61
4Max Aaron  United States181.28563.784117.50
5Keegan Messing  United States174.42268.528106.90
6Joshua Farris  United States173.97465.247108.73
7Zhan Bush  Russia173.75660.056113.70
8Gordei Gorshkov  Russia171.81855.555116.26

Junior ladies

The ladies' medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Adelina Sotnikova  Russia169.81157.271112.54
2Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia160.87253.762107.11
3Li Zijun  China149.82549.624100.20
4Risa Shoji  Japan149.82452.56597.26
5Polina Shelepen  Russia147.37353.26694.11
6Christina Gao  United States145.01743.983101.03
7Yasmin Siraj  United States130.95838.08792.87
8Kristiene Gong  United States129.90647.24882.66

Junior pairs

The pairs' medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran  Japan159.52153.941105.58
2Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov  Russia150.54249.632100.91
3Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang  China140.58643.68396.90
4Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz  Canada133.08348.07685.01
5Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan  United States131.96543.92588.04
6Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell  Canada131.04742.34488.70
7Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz  Canada127.02445.30781.72
8Anna Silaeva / Artur Minchuk  Russia113.99835.25878.74

Junior ice dancing

The ice dancing medalists
RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin  Russia136.22255.50180.72
2Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin  Russia134.62155.58279.04
3Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin  Russia129.94353.59376.35
4Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro  Russia123.75453.06670.69
5Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely  United States121.58550.74570.84
6Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin  Russia118.60646.98471.62
7Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski  Ukraine113.54745.10768.44
8Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev  Russia110.16843.18866.98

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