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:
Evan Lysacek (S)
Yuzuru Hanyu (J)
Ladies' singles:
Kim Yuna (S)
Kanako Murakami (J)
Pair skating:
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (S)
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (J)
Ice dance:
Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S)
Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (J)
Previous:
2008–09 Grand Prix Final
Next:
2010–11 Grand Prix Final
Previous GP:
2009 Skate Canada International

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]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice 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]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice 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 United States (USA)2013
2 China (CHN)1102
3 South Korea (KOR)1001
4 Japan (JPN)0213
5 Canada (CAN)0101
6 France (FRA)0011
 Germany (GER)0011
Totals (7 nations)44412

Senior-level results

Men
The men's podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Evan Lysacek  United States 249.45 2 89.85 1 159.60
2 Nobunari Oda  Japan 243.36 3 87.65 3 155.71
3 Johnny Weir  United States 237.35 4 84.60 4 152.75
4 Jeremy Abbott  United States 235.38 5 76.65 2 158.73
5 Daisuke Takahashi  Japan 224.60 1 89.95 5 134.65
6 Tomáš Verner  Czech Republic 192.32 6 70.17 6 122.15

Ladies
The ladies' podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Kim Yuna  South Korea 188.86 2 65.64 1 123.22
2 Miki Ando  Japan 185.94 1 66.20 2 119.74
3 Akiko Suzuki  Japan 174.00 5 57.54 3 116.46
4 Ashley Wagner  United States 162.07 6 54.26 4 107.81
5 Joannie Rochette  Canada 156.71 4 60.94 5 95.77
6 Alena Leonova  Russia 156.55 3 61.60 6 94.95

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.
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  China 214.25 1 75.36 1 138.89
2 Pang Qing / Tong Jian  China 201.86 4 68.04 2 133.82
3 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany 200.38 2 73.14 4 127.24
4 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov  Russia 198.35 3 69.78 3 128.57
5 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov  Russia 183.01 6 62.30 5 120.71
6 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao  China 180.25 5 66.24 6 114.01

Ice dancing
The ice dancing podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.
Rank Name Nation Total points OD FD
1 Meryl Davis / Charlie White  United States 169.44 1 65.80 2 103.64
2 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir  Canada 168.22 2 64.01 1 104.21
3 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat  France 147.62 3 56.93 3 90.69
4 Sinead Kerr / John Kerr  United Kingdom 145.33 4 56.47 4 88.86
5 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte  Italy 139.21 5 54.91 5 84.30
6 Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier  Canada 135.99 6 51.69 6 84.30

Junior-level results

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

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

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

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

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