2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. It was the culminating competition of the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition.

2009–10 Grand Prix Final
Type:Grand Prix
Date:December 2 – 6, 2009
Season:2009–10
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Venue:Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Evan Lysacek (S)
Japan Yuzuru Hanyu (J)
Ladies' singles:
South Korea Kim Yuna (S)
Japan Kanako Murakami (J)
Pairs:
China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (S)
China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (J)
Ice dance:
United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S)
Russia Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (J)
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Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the senior Grand Prix Final at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, the 2009 NHK Trophy, the 2009 Rostelecom Cup, the 2009 Cup of China, the 2009 Skate America, and the 2009 Skate Canada International. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final at each of the seven Junior Grand Prix events. The six highest ranking skaters/teams from the Grand Prix series and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams from the Junior Grand Prix met at the Grand Prix Final.

The event was held in Tokyo, Japan from December 2 to December 6, 2009. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.

Unlike the other events in both series, there was no compulsory dance portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the original dance starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

  • Wednesday, December 2
    • 19:30 Opening ceremony
  • Thursday, December 3
    • 17:00 Junior pairs – Short program
    • 18:30 Junior men – Short program
    • 20:00 Senior pairs – Short program
    • 21:15 Senior ice dancing – Original dance
  • Friday, December 4
    • 15:00 Junior men – Free skating
    • 16:35 Junior pairs – Free skating
    • 18:30 Senior men – Short program
    • 19:40 Senior ladies – Short program
    • 20:50 Senior ice dancing – Free dance
  • Saturday, December 5
    • 13:30 Junior ice dancing – Original dance
    • 14:55 Junior ladies – Short program
    • 16:25 Senior pairs – Free skating
    • 18:00 Senior men – Free skating
    • 19:30 Senior ladies – Free skating
  • Sunday, December 6
    • 12:30 Junior ice dancing – Free dance
    • 14:00 Junior ladies – Free skating
    • 16:15 Exhibition gala

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1][2][3][4]

MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1 Nobunari Oda Kim Yuna Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2 Evan Lysacek Miki Ando Pang Qing / Tong Jian Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
3 Brian Joubert (withdrew) Joannie Rochette Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (withdrew)
4 Jeremy Abbott Alena Leonova Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
5 Daisuke Takahashi Ashley Wagner Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
6 Johnny Weir Akiko Suzuki Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
Alternates
1st Tomáš Verner (called up) Rachael Flatt Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski (withdrew)
2nd Michal Březina Alissa Czisny Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (called up)
3rd Takahiko Kozuka Mao Asada Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski

Junior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[7][8][9][10]

MenLadiesPairsIce dancing
1 Yuzuru Hanyu Kanako Murakami Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
2 Ross Miner Polina Shelepen Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
3 Song Nan Kiri Baga Kaleigh Hole / Adam Johnson Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
4 Artur Gachinski Angela Maxwell Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro
5 Kento Nakamura Ksenia Makarova Tatiana Novik / Mikhail Kuznetsov Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill
6 Stanislav Kovalev Christina Gao Britney Simpson / Nathan Miller Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi
7 Richard Dornbush Anna Ovcharova Alexandra Vasilieva / Yuri Shevchuk Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev
8 Grant Hochstein Ellie Kawamura Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Isabella Cannuscio / Ian Lorello
Alternates
1st Austin Kanallakan Yuki Nishino Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle
2nd Gordei Gorshkov Kristine Musademba Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun
3rd Zhan Bush Kate Charbonneau Maddison Bird / Raymond Schultz Tatiana Baturintseva / Ivan Volobuiev

Medals table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan (JPN)2215
2  United States (USA)2013
3  China (CHN)1102
4  South Korea (KOR)1001
5  Canada (CAN)0101
6  France (FRA)0011
 Germany (GER)0011
Totals (7 entries)64414

Senior-level results

Men

The men's podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Evan Lysacek  United States249.45289.851159.60
2Nobunari Oda  Japan243.36387.653155.71
3Johnny Weir  United States237.35484.604152.75
4Jeremy Abbott  United States235.38576.652158.73
5Daisuke Takahashi  Japan224.60189.955134.65
6Tomáš Verner  Czech Republic192.32670.176122.15

Ladies

The ladies' podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Kim Yuna  South Korea188.86265.641123.22
2Miki Ando  Japan185.94166.202119.74
3Akiko Suzuki  Japan174.00557.543116.46
4Ashley Wagner  United States162.07654.264107.81
5Joannie Rochette  Canada156.71460.94595.77
6Alena Leonova  Russia156.55361.60694.95

Pairs

Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo set a new short program world record of 75.36,[11] a new free skating world record of 138.89, and a new combined total score of 214.25.[12]

The pairs' podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  China214.25175.361138.89
2Pang Qing / Tong Jian  China201.86468.042133.82
3Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany200.38273.144127.24
4Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov  Russia198.35369.783128.57
5Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov  Russia183.01662.305120.71
6Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao  China180.25566.246114.01

Ice dancing

The ice dancing podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsODFD
1Meryl Davis / Charlie White  United States169.44165.802103.64
2Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir  Canada168.22264.011104.21
3Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat  France147.62356.93390.69
4Sinead Kerr / John Kerr  United Kingdom145.33456.47488.86
5Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte  Italy139.21554.91584.30
6Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier  Canada135.99651.69684.30

Junior-level results

Junior men

The men's podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan206.77369.851136.92
2Song Nan  China204.99171.702133.29
3Ross Miner  United States196.09270.854125.24
4Richard Dornbush  United States191.80659.353132.45
5Grant Hochstein  United States187.92466.455121.47
6Artur Gachinski  Russia178.03562.446115.59
7Stanislav Kovalev  Russia163.20757.697105.51
8Kento Nakamura  Japan142.78857.16885.62

Junior ladies

The ladies' podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Kanako Murakami  Japan160.53259.521101.01
2Polina Shelepen  Russia159.29159.54299.75
3Christina Gao  United States151.47552.82398.65
4Ksenia Makarova  Russia147.29355.38491.91
5Anna Ovcharova  Russia144.96454.92690.04
6Angela Maxwell  United States137.55847.28590.27
7Kiri Baga  United States122.35749.58772.77
8Ellie Kawamura  United States120.93650.30870.63

Junior pairs

The pairs' podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Sui Wenjing / Han Cong  China160.45156.801103.65
2Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran  Japan145.80254.44291.36
3Zhang Yue / Wang Lei  China137.19546.04391.15
4Tatiana Novik / Mikhail Kuznetsov  Russia134.33645.72488.61
5Kaleigh Hole / Adam Johnson  Canada132.17447.00585.17
6Britney Simpson / Nathan Miller  United States128.62744.48684.14
7Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov  Russia122.19348.90873.29
8Alexandra Vasilieva / Yuri Shevchuk  Russia121.35843.08778.27

Junior ice dancing

The ice dancing podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.
RankNameNationTotal pointsODFD
1Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin  Russia141.21155.70185.51
2Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia139.36354.35285.01
3Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani  United States138.75255.21383.54
4Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill  Canada124.75448.84475.91
5Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro  Russia119.50546.68572.82
6Isabella Cannuscio / Ian Lorello  United States118.11646.48671.63
7Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi  Italy106.78839.03767.75
8Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev  Russia106.69742.17864.52

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