2018–2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | |
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Type: | Grand Prix |
Date: | October 19 – December 9, 2018 |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Previous: 2017–18 Grand Prix | |
Next: 2019–20 Grand Prix |
The 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of invitational senior internationals which will run from October 2018 through to December 2018. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earn points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver.
Organized by the International Skating Union, the series sets the stage for the 2019 Europeans, the 2019 Four Continents, and the 2019 World Championships. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Schedule
The series will comprise the following events:[1][2]
Event | Location | Date |
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2018 Skate America | Everett, Washington, United States | October 19–21 |
2018 Skate Canada | Laval, Quebec, Canada | October 26–28 |
2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki | Helsinki, Finland | November 2–4 |
2018 NHK Trophy | Hiroshima, Japan | November 9–11 |
2018 Rostelecom Cup | Moscow, Russia | November 16–18 |
2018 Internationaux de France | Grenoble, France | November 23–25 |
2018–19 Grand Prix Final | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | December 6–9 |
Requirements
Skaters were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2018. They were also required to have earned either a minimum total score or minimum technical elements scores (TES) at certain international events.[3]
Discipline | Total score | Short segment TES | Free segment TES |
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Men | 192.84 | 34.51 | 76.57 |
Ladies | 133.93 | 24.78 | 45.21 |
Pairs | 147.50 | 26.48 | 50.34 |
Ice dance | 124.32 | 26.62 | 38.36 |
Total scores: ISU Championships, Grand Prix; Challenger Series, Junior Grand Prix in the 2017–18 season. TES: ISU Events or selected international competitions in the 2017–18 or 2018–19 season |
Assignments
The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2018.[4]
Men
Skater | Assignment(s) | |
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2 Assignments | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup (added) | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America, Skate Canada (added) | ||
Skate America (added), NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, GP Helsinki | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France (added) | ||
Skate America, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America, GP Helsinki | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup (added) | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
Skate Canada, GP Helsinki (added) | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, Internationaux de France | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
1 Assignment | ||
Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada | ||
GP Helsinki (added) | ||
Internationaux de France | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
NHK Trophy | ||
NHK Trophy (added) | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki | ||
NHK Trophy | ||
NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki | ||
NHK Trophy | ||
Skate America (added) | ||
Withdrew | ||
Ladies
Skater | Assignment(s) | |
---|---|---|
2 Assignments | ||
Skate America, GP Helsinki | ||
Skate America (added), Skate Canada | ||
Skate America, Internationaux de France | ||
NHK Trophy (added), Internationaux de France | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America, Internationaux de France | ||
NHK Trophy (added), Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
Skate America, GP Helsinki | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, GP Helsinki | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup (added) | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America, Internationaux de France | ||
1 Assignment | ||
Skate Canada (added) | ||
Skate Canada (added) | ||
GP Helsinki (added) | ||
GP Helsinki (added) | ||
Internationaux de France (added) | ||
GP Helsinki | ||
GP Helsinki | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
Internationaux de France | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
NHK Trophy | ||
NHK Trophy | ||
Skate America (added) | ||
Withdrew | ||
Pairs
Pair | Assignment(s) |
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2 Assignments | |
Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup | |
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | |
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | |
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France (added) | |
Skate America (added), Skate Canada | |
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | |
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | |
Skate America (added), Internationaux de France (added) | |
Skate America, NHK Trophy | |
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | |
GP Helsinki (added), NHK Trophy | |
GP Helsinki, Internationaux de France | |
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | |
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup | |
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | |
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup | |
GP Helsinki, NHK Trophy | |
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup | |
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | |
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | |
NHK Trophy (added), Internationaux de France (added) | |
Skate America, NHK Trophy | |
GP Helsinki (added), Rostelecom Cup | |
1 Assignment | |
GP Helsinki (added) | |
Skate America (added) | |
Withdrew | |
Ice dance
Team | Assignment(s) | |
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2 Assignments | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | ||
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, GP Helsinki | ||
NHK Trophy, Rostelecom Cup (added) | ||
Rostelecom Cup (added), Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate Canada, NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
Skate Canada, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy | ||
Skate America, NHK Trophy (added) | ||
Skate America (added), Skate Canada | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
GP Helsinki, Rostelecom Cup | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
Skate America, Skate Canada | ||
Skate America, GP Helsinki | ||
NHK Trophy, Internationaux de France | ||
1 Assignment | ||
Skate Canada | ||
GP Helsinki (added) | ||
Internationaux de France (added) | ||
GP Helsinki (added) | ||
GP Helsinki (added) | ||
Skate America | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
Rostelecom Cup | ||
Rostelecom Cup (added) | ||
Skate America (added) | ||
Withdrew | ||
Changes to preliminary assignments
Skate America
Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
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July 9 and 31 | Pairs | Foot injury (Yu) | [5][6] | ||
July 18 and September 7 | Ice dance | Split | [7][8] | ||
August 9 and 16 | Ladies | [9][10] | |||
August 15 and 16 | Men | [11] | |||
September 10 | Men | N/A | Host pick | [12] | |
Ladies | |||||
Pairs | |||||
Ice dance | |||||
October 8 and 9 | Pairs | [13][14] |
Skate Canada
Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 11 | Men | N/A | Host pick | [15] | |
October 12 | Ladies | Injury; host pick | [16] | ||
Focus on mental health; host pick | |||||
[17] |
GP Helsinki
Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 19 and August 10 | Pairs | Split | [18][19] | ||
July 30 and August 9 | Pairs | Injury recovery (Sui) | [20][21] | ||
August 6 | Pairs | N/A | Host pick | [22] | |
August 9 and 26 | Ladies | Host pick | [9][23] | ||
August 15 and 16 | Ice dance | [24] | |||
August 15 and 31 | Men | [11][25] | |||
August 25 | Men | N/A | Host pick | [26] | |
August 28 | Ice dance | N/A | Host pick | [27] | |
September 21 | Ladies | N/A | Host pick | [28] | |
Ice dance | Host pick | [29] | |||
October 8 and 9 | Pairs | [13][30] |
NHK Trophy
Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 30 and August 6 | Pairs | Injury recovery (Sui) | [20][22] | ||
August 9 and 31 | Ice dance | Split | [31][32] | ||
September 3 | Men | N/A | Host pick | [33] | |
Ladies | |||||
October 8 and 11 | Ladies | [34][35] | |||
October 12 | Ladies | [17] |
Rostelecom Cup
Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 29 and August 28 | Ice dance | Split | [36][27] | ||
July 16 and August 10 | Men | Nationality change | [37][38] | ||
July 19 and August 28 | Men | Deceased | [39][40] | ||
August 9 and 28 | Ice dance | Split | [31][27] | ||
September 18 | Ladies | N/A | Host pick | [41] | |
Ice dance | [42] |
Internationaux de France
Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 9 and 31 | Pairs | Foot injury (Yu) | [5][6] | ||
July 19 and August 2 | Pairs | Split | [18][43] | ||
July 27 and September 28 | Pairs | Split; host pick | [44][45] | ||
September 14 | Men | N/A | Host pick | [46] | |
Ladies | |||||
Ice dance |
References
- ↑ "Communication No. 2124: Decisions of the ISU Council". International Skating Union. October 20, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 Grand Prix Schedule". IFS Magazine. June 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Grand Prix of Figure Skating and Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2018 / 19 Announcement". International Skating Union.
- ↑ ISU Figure Skating [@ISU_figure] (June 29, 2018). "Who is going where? This week the Grand Prix assignments were announced" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs". International Skating Union. July 9, 2018.
- 1 2 "Eiskunstlauf: Zwei Grand-Prix-Einladungen für Vize-Meister Hase/Seegert" [Figure Skating: Two Grand Prix Invitations for Vice Champion Hase / Seegert] (in German). Eurosport Deutschland. July 31, 2018.
- ↑ Gamelin, Alexander (July 18, 2018). "It is with deep regret..." (Instagram).
- ↑ Tweedale, Robynne (September 7, 2018). "Excited to be going to Skate Canada and Skate America soon!" (Instagram).
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies". International Skating Union. August 9, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies". International Skating Union. August 16, 2018.
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Men". International Skating Union. August 16, 2018.
- ↑ U.S. Figure Skating [@USFigureSkating] (September 10, 2018). "🥁 Joining #TeamUSA at #SkateAmerica..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs". International Skating Union. October 8, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP Skate America 2018: Pairs". International Skating Union. October 9, 2018.
- ↑ Nguyen, Nam [@namnamnoodle] (September 11, 2018). "Excited to compete to be able to compete at Skate Canada this year😍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Larkyn Austman and Gabrielle Daleman withdraw from Skate Canada International" (Press release). Skate Canada. October 12, 2018.
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 12, 2018.
- 1 2 "Canadian pair skaters Séguin and Bilodeau end skating partnership" (Press release). Skate Canada. July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs". International Skating Union. August 10, 2018.
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs". International Skating Union. July 30, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs". International Skating Union. August 9, 2018.
- 1 2 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs". International Skating Union. August 6, 2018.
- ↑ Lindfors, Viveca (August 26, 2018). "So happy to tell you that I will compete in my first ever GP event in Helsinki" (Instagram).
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. August 16, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Men". International Skating Union. August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Virtanen, Valtter (August 25, 2018). "I am really happy to announce that I will skate the grand prix Helsinki 2018" (Facebook).
- 1 2 3 "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. August 28, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP Helsinki 2018: Ladies". International Skating Union. September 21, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP Helsinki 2018: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. September 21, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP Helsinki 2018: Pairs". International Skating Union. October 9, 2018.
- 1 2 "平昌五輪アイスダンスの村元・リード組がペア解消「方向性の違い」" [Pyeongchang Olympians Muramoto and Reed end partnership due to "difference in direction"] (in Japanese). Daily Sports Japan. August 9, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "GP NHK杯の開催国枠は山本草太と紀平梨花 男女3選手決定" [Grand Prix NHK Cup adds Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira, three men and ladies decided] (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 8, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP NHK Trophy 2018: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Tina Garabedian – Partner Search". icepartnersearch. May 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Pattinaggio artistico, Maurizio Zandron lascia la nazionale azzurra: sarà un atleta austriaco" [Figure skating, Maurizio Zandron leaves the national team: he will be an Austrian athlete] (in Italian). OA Sport. July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Men". International Skating Union. August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten dies at the age of 25". Kazinform. July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Men". International Skating Union. August 28, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2018: Ladies". International Skating Union. September 18, 2018.
- ↑ "ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2018: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. September 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Skate Canada Event Schedule". Skate Canada. August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Esbrat, Lola (July 27, 2018). "Sorry to announce the end of my partnership with Andrey" (Instagram).
- ↑ "ISU GP Internationaux de France 2018: Pairs". International Skating Union. September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Internationaux de France de Patinage artistique & Danse sur glace – Grenoble" (in French). French Federation of Ice Sports. September 14, 2018.