2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

Figure skating competition

2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

Type:| Grand Prix
Date:| October 23 – December 14, 2008
Season:| 2008–09

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The 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of six international invitational competitions in the 2008–09 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placements and the top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series qualified for the 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Goyang, South Korea.

The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 23, 2008 and ended on December 14, 2008.

The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

## Qualifying

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Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2008 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters from the 2008 World Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2008 World Junior Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.

The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing in each discipline.

The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2007–08 Season's Best list.

## Schedule

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Date  | Event  | Location

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October 23–26  | 2008 Skate America |  Everett, Washington, United States
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2  | 2008 Skate Canada International |  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
November 6–9  | 2008 Cup of China |  Beijing, China
November 13–16  | 2008 Trophée Éric Bompard |  Paris, France
November 20–23  | 2008 Cup of Russia |  Moscow, Russia
November 27–30  | 2008 NHK Trophy |  Tokyo, Japan
December 10–14  | 2008–09 Grand Prix Final |  Goyang, South Korea

## Assignments

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### Men

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Nation  | skater  | Assignment(s)[1]

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Belarus | Sergei Davydov | ~~Skate America~~ , ~~NHK Trophy~~
Belgium | Kevin van der Perren | ~~Skate America~~ , Cup of Russia
Canada | Jeffrey Buttle | ~~Skate Canada International~~ , ~~Cup of China~~
Canada | Patrick Chan | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Canada | Vaughn Chipeur | Cup of China, Cup of Russia
Canada | Christopher Mabee | ~~Skate America~~ , ~~NHK Trophy~~
Canada | Ian Martinez | Skate America (added)
Canada | Kevin Reynolds | Skate America, NHK Trophy
Canada | Shawn Sawyer | Skate America, Skate Canada International (added)
Canada | Jeremy Ten | Skate Canada International (added), Cup of China (added)
China | Gao Song | Cup of China
China | Guan Jinlin | ~~Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy~~
China | Li Chengjiang | ~~Skate America~~ , Cup of Russia
China | Wu Jialiang | Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard (added)
China | Xu Min | Cup of China
Czech Republic | Tomas Verner | Cup of China, Cup of Russia
France | Yoann Deslot | Trophée Éric Bompard (added)
France | Brian Joubert | Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia
France | Kim Lucine | ~~Trophée Éric Bompard~~
France | Yannick Ponsero | Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
France | Alban Preaubert | Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia
Germany | Peter Liebers | Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy (added)
Italy | Karel Zelenka | ~~Skate Canada International~~
Japan | Takahiko Kozuka | Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Japan | Takahito Mura | NHK Trophy
Japan | Kensuke Nakaniwa | Cup of China
Japan | Yasuharu Nanri | Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy (added)
Japan | Nobunari Oda | NHK Trophy
Japan | Daisuke Takahashi | ~~Cup of China~~ , ~~NHK Trophy~~
Russia | Artem Borodulin | Cup of China, Cup of Russia
Russia | Andrei Griazev | ~~Skate America~~ , ~~Trophée Éric Bompard~~
Russia | Andrei Lutai | Trophée Éric Bompard (added), NHK Trophy
Russia | Alexander Uspenski | Cup of Russia
Russia | Vladimir Uspenski | Skate Canada International
Russia | Sergei Voronov | Skate Canada International, Cup of Russia
Slovakia | Igor Macypura | Skate America (added), Trophée Éric Bompard (added)
Slovenia | Gregor Urbas | Trophée Éric Bompard
Sweden | Kristoffer Berntsson | Cup of China, Cup of Russia
Sweden | Adrian Schultheiss | Skate America, NHK Trophy
Switzerland | Stephane Lambiel | ~~Skate Canada International~~ , ~~Trophée Éric Bompard~~
Switzerland | Jamal Othman | NHK Trophy (added)
Ukraine | Anton Kovalevski | Skate Canada International (added), NHK Trophy (added)
United States | Jeremy Abbott | Cup of China, Cup of Russia
United States | Ryan Bradley | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
United States | Stephen Carriere | Cup of China, NHK Trophy
United States | Evan Lysacek | Skate America, Skate Canada International
United States | Brandon Mroz | Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
United States | Adam Rippon | Skate America, Cup of Russia
United States | Johnny Weir | Skate America, NHK Trophy

## Medal summary

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Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Skate America | October 25  | Pairs  |  Aliona Savchenko
/ Robin Szolkowy |  Keauna McLaughlin
/ Rockne Brubaker |  Maria Mukhortova
/ Maxim Trankov
Men  |  Takahiko Kozuka |  Johnny Weir |  Evan Lysacek
October 26  | Ice dancing  |  Isabelle Delobel
/ Olivier Schoenfelder |  Tanith Belbin
/ Benjamin Agosto |  Sinead Kerr
/ John Kerr
Ladies  |  Kim Yuna |  Yukari Nakano |  Miki Ando
Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Skate Canada | November 1  | Pairs  |  Yuko Kawaguchi
/ Alexander Smirnov |  Jessica Dubé
/ Bryce Davison |  Keauna McLaughlin
/ Rockne Brubaker
Men  |  Patrick Chan |  Ryan Bradley |  Evan Lysacek
Ladies  |  Joannie Rochette |  Fumie Suguri |  Alissa Czisny
November 2  | Ice dancing  |  Meryl Davis
/ Charlie White |  Vanessa Crone
/ Paul Poirier |  Nathalie Péchalat
/ Fabian Bourzat
Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Cup of China | November 7  | Pairs  |  Zhang Dan
/ Zhang Hao |  Tatiana Volosozhar
/ Stanislav Morozov |  Pang Qing
/ Tong Jian
November 8  | Ladies  |  Kim Yuna |  Miki Ando |  Laura Lepistö
Ice dancing  |  Oksana Domnina
/ Maxim Shabalin |  Tanith Belbin
/ Benjamin Agosto |  Jana Khokhlova
/ Sergei Novitski
Men  |  Jeremy Abbott |  Stephen Carriere |  Tomáš Verner
Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Trophée Eric Bompard | November 15  | Men  |  Patrick Chan |  Takahiko Kozuka |  Alban Préaubert
Pairs  |  Aliona Savchenko
/ Robin Szolkowy |  Maria Mukhortova
/ Maxim Trankov |  Meagan Duhamel
/ Craig Buntin
Ladies  |  Joannie Rochette |  Mao Asada |  Caroline Zhang
Ice dancing  |  Isabelle Delobel
/ Olivier Schoenfelder |  Federica Faiella
/ Massimo Scali |  Sinead Kerr
/ John Kerr
Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Cup of Russia | November 22  | Ladies  |  Carolina Kostner |  Rachael Flatt |  Fumie Suguri
Pairs  |  Zhang Dan
/ Zhang Hao |  Yuko Kawaguchi
/ Alexander Smirnov |  Tatiana Volosozhar
/ Stanislav Morozov
Men  |  Brian Joubert |  Tomáš Verner |  Alban Préaubert
November 23  | Ice dancing  |  Jana Khokhlova
/ Sergei Novitski |  Oksana Domnina
/ Maxim Shabalin |  Meryl Davis
/ Charlie White
Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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NHK Trophy | November 29  | Pairs  |  Pang Qing
/ Tong Jian |  Rena Inoue
/ John Baldwin |  Jessica Dubé
/ Bryce Davison
Ice dancing  |  Federica Faiella
/ Massimo Scali |  Nathalie Péchalat
/ Fabian Bourzat |  Emily Samuelson
/ Evan Bates
Ladies  |  Mao Asada |  Akiko Suzuki |  Yukari Nakano
November 30  | Men  |  Nobunari Oda |  Johnny Weir |  Yannick Ponsero
Event  | Date  | Discipline  | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Grand Prix Final
()  | December 13  | Ice dancing  |  Isabelle Delobel
/ Olivier Schoenfelder |  Oksana Domnina
/ Maxim Shabalin |  Meryl Davis
/ Charlie White
Men  |  Jeremy Abbott |  Takahiko Kozuka |  Johnny Weir
Ladies  |  Mao Asada |  Kim Yuna |  Carolina Kostner
Pairs  |  Pang Qing
/ Tong Jian |  Zhang Dan
/ Zhang Hao |  Aliona Savchenko
/ Robin Szolkowy

## Points

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After the final event, the 2008 NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The qualification point system is as follows:

Placement  | Points (Singles/Dance)  | Points (Pairs)

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1st Place | 15 Points | 15 Points
2nd Place | 13 Points | 13 Points
3rd Place | 11 Points | 11 Points
4th Place | 9 Points | 9 Points
5th Place | 7 Points | 7 Points
6th Place | 5 Points | 5 Points
7th Place | 4 Points |
8th Place | 3 Points |

There were seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:

1. Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
2. Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
3. Participated in two events.
4. Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
5. Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
6. Highest combined scores in the short program/original dance of both events.
7. Highest number of total participants at the events.

If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

### Final points

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Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

Points  | Men  | Ladies  | Pairs  | Ice dance

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30  |  Patrick Chan |  Kim Yuna
Joannie Rochette |  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao |  Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
28  |  Takahiko Kozuka |  Mao Asada |  Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov |  Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
26  |  Johnny Weir |  |  Pang Qing / Tong Jian |  Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
24  |  Brian Joubert
Jeremy Abbott
Tomáš Verner |  Carolina Kostner
Yukari Nakano
Miki Ando
Fumie Suguri |  Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov
Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov
Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker
Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison |  Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
22  |  Alban Préaubert
Evan Lysacek |  Rachael Flatt |  |  Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
20  |  Yannick Ponsero |  Alissa Czisny |  Rena Inoue / John Baldwin
Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin |  Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
19  |  |  |  |
18  |  Stephen Carriere
Kevin Reynolds |  Laura Lepistö
Caroline Zhang
Ashley Wagner |  |  Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
17  |  Ryan Bradley |  |  |
16  |  |  |  |  Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
15  |  Nobunari Oda |  |  |
14  |  Shawn Sawyer |  |  Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall
Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent |  Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost
13  |  |  Akiko Suzuki |  |
12  |  |  Susanna Pöykiö
Beatrisa Liang |  |  Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre
11  |  Brandon Mroz |  Alena Leonova |  |  Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski
10  |  Adam Rippon |  Mirai Nagasu |  |  Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo
9  |  Artem Borodulin
Sergei Voronov |  Candice Didier |  Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig
Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming
Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze
Stacey Kemp / David King |  Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
8  |  Wu Jialiang
Adrian Schultheiss |  Katrina Hacker  |  |  Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas
7  |  Vaughn Chipeur
Takahito Mura |  Cynthia Phaneuf |  Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert
Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov |  Jennifer Wester / Daniil Barantsev
6  |  Kristoffer Berntsson
Yasuharu Nanri |  Kimmie Meissner |  |
5  |  Alexander Uspenski
Peter Liebers
Kevin van der Perren |  Jelena Glebova
Xu Binshu
Sarah Meier |  Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia
Monica Pisotta / Michael Stewart
Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin
Rachel Kirkland / Eric Radford
Laura Magitteri / Ondřej Hotárek |  Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin
4  |  Jeremy Ten |  Mira Leung
Jenna McCorkell
Júlia Sebestyén
Elene Gedevanishvili |  |  Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles
Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev
3  |  |  Anastasia Gimazetdinova |  |  Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen
Andrea Chong / Guillame Gfeller
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed

## Prize money

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The total prize money was $180,000 per event in the series and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown was as follows:

Placement  | Prize money (series)  | Prize money (final)

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1st | $18,000 | $25,000
2nd | $13,000 | $18,000
3rd | $9,000 | $12,000
4th | $3,000 | $6,000
5th | $2,000 | $4,000
6th | - | $3,000

## References

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1. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-2009: MEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 28 October 2009.

* "2008/09 Grand Prix Announcement".Archive index at the Wayback Machine
*   * "Grand Prix Standings: Men". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
* "Grand Prix Standings: Ladies". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
* "Grand Prix Standings: Pairs". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
* "Grand Prix Standings: Ice dancing". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-06-12.

## External links

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* 2008 Skate America at the International Skating Union
* 2008 Skate Canada International at the International Skating Union
* 2008 Cup of China at the International Skating Union
* 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard at the International Skating Union
* 2008 Cup of Russia at the International Skating Union
* 2008 NHK Trophy at the International Skating Union
* 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at the International Skating Union

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