2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of the 2007–08 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing over six events. Skaters earned a certain number of points per placement and the top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series qualified for the 2007–08 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Turin, Italy.

2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 26 – December 16, 2007
Season:2007–08
Previous:
2006–07 Grand Prix
Next:
2008–09 Grand Prix
The pairs medalists at the 2007 NHK Trophy.

The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 25, 2007 and ended on December 16, 2007.

The Grand Prix is organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters compete for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Qualifying

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2007 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.[1]

Skaters who medaled at the 2006–07 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2007 World Junior Championships were guaranteed one event. Medaling at both guaranteed only one invitation.

The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of its choosing in each discipline. The remaining spots were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2006–07 Season's Best list. The International Skating Union published the list of invitations on June 8, 2007.[2]

Schedule

The series was composed of six events leading to the Grand Prix Final.[3]

Date Event Location
October 26–28 2007 Skate America Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
November 1–4 2007 Skate Canada International Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
November 8–11 2007 Cup of China Harbin, China
November 15–18 2007 Trophée Éric Bompard Paris, France
November 22–25 2007 Cup of Russia Moscow, Russia
Nov. 29 – Dec. 2 2007 NHK Trophy Sendai, Japan
December 13–16 2007–08 Grand Prix Final Turin, Italy

Medal summary

Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Skate America October 27 Pairs Jessica Dubé /
Bryce Davison
Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
Vera Bazarova /
Yuri Larionov
Men Daisuke Takahashi Evan Lysacek Patrick Chan
October 28 Ice dancing Tanith Belbin /
Benjamin Agosto
Nathalie Péchalat /
Fabian Bourzat
Federica Faiella /
Massimo Scali
Ladies Kimmie Meissner Miki Ando Caroline Zhang
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Skate Canada November 3 Pairs Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy
Jessica Dubé /
Bryce Davison
Yuko Kawaguchi /
Alexander Smirnov
Ladies Mao Asada Yukari Nakano Joannie Rochette
November 4 Ice dancing Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir
Anna Cappellini /
Luca Lanotte
Pernelle Carron /
Mathieu Jost
Men Brian Joubert Kevin van der Perren Jeffrey Buttle
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Cup of China November 9 Pairs Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
Keauna McLaughlin /
Rockne Brubaker
Jessica Miller /
Ian Moram
November 10 Ladies Kim Yuna Caroline Zhang Carolina Kostner
Ice dancing Tanith Belbin /
Benjamin Agosto
Oksana Domnina /
Maxim Shabalin
Federica Faiella /
Massimo Scali
Men Johnny Weir Evan Lysacek Stéphane Lambiel
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Trophée Eric Bompard November 17 Ice dancing Isabelle Delobel /
Olivier Schoenfelder
Jana Khokhlova /
Sergei Novitski
Meryl Davis /
Charlie White
Men Patrick Chan Sergei Voronov Alban Préaubert
Ladies Mao Asada Kimmie Meissner Ashley Wagner
Pairs Zhang Dan /
Zhang Hao
Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
Maria Mukhortova /
Maxim Trankov
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Cup of Russia November 24 Ladies Kim Yuna Yukari Nakano Joannie Rochette
Pairs Zhang Dan /
Zhang Hao
Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy
Yuko Kawaguchi /
Alexander Smirnov
Men Johnny Weir Stéphane Lambiel Andrei Griazev
November 25 Ice dancing Oksana Domnina /
Maxim Shabalin
Nathalie Péchalat /
Fabian Bourzat
Anna Zadorozhniuk /
Sergei Verbillo
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
NHK Trophy November 30 Pairs Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy
Keauna McLaughlin /
Rockne Brubaker
Jessica Dubé /
Bryce Davison
December 1 Ice dancing Isabelle Delobel /
Olivier Schoenfelder
Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir
Jana Khokhlova /
Sergei Novitski
Ladies Carolina Kostner Sarah Meier Nana Takeda
December 2 Men Daisuke Takahashi Tomáš Verner Stephen Carriere
Event Date Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix Final December 15 Ice dancing Oksana Domnina /
Maxim Shabalin
Tanith Belbin /
Benjamin Agosto
Isabelle Delobel /
Olivier Schoenfelder
Men Stéphane Lambiel Daisuke Takahashi Evan Lysacek
Pairs Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy
Zhang Dan /
Zhang Hao
Pang Qing /
Tong Jian
Ladies Kim Yuna Mao Asada Carolina Kostner

Points

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

Placement Points (Singles/Dance) Points (Pairs)
1st Place15 points15 points
2nd Place13 points13 points
3rd Place11 points11 points
4th Place9 points9 points
5th Place7 points7 points
6th Place5 points5 points
7th Place4 points
8th Place3 points

If a pairs team competed in more than two events, the teams who scored below them in their non-scoring competition did not automatically move up in gaining points. For example, if Team A placed second below Team B, and it was Team B's non-scoring event, Team A still earned 13 points, not 15.

Skaters were required to competed in two events in order to qualify for the Final.

Final points

Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

Points Men[4] Ladies[5] Pairs[6] Ice dance[7]
30 Daisuke Takahashi
Johnny Weir
Kim Yuna
Mao Asada
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
28 Kimmie Meissner Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison
Pang Qing / Tong Jian
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
26 Patrick Chan
Evan Lysacek
Carolina Kostner
Yukari Nakano
Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
24 Stéphane Lambiel Caroline Zhang Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
22 Kevin van der Perren Sarah Meier
Miki Ando
Joannie Rochette
Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
20 Stephen Carriere
Jeffrey Buttle
Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Meryl Davis / Charlie White
19
18 Tomáš Verner
Alban Préaubert
Ashley Wagner
Emily Hughes
Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost
17
16 Nana Takeda
Fumie Suguri
Jessica Miller / Ian Moram
Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent
Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov
Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo
Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
15 Brian Joubert
Andrei Griazev
14 Sergei Davydov Mira Leung Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin
13 Sergei Voronov Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski
12 Christopher Mabee
Jeremy Abbott
Ryan Bradley
Li Jiaqi / Xu Jiankun
11 Alexander Uspenski Laura Lepistö
Júlia Sebestyén
Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
10 Takahiko Kozuka
Yannick Ponsero
Anastasia Grebenkina / Vazgen Azrojan
Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre
9 Kiira Korpi Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig
Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
8 Jelena Glebova
Elene Gedevanishvili
Beatrisa Liang
7 Vaughn Chipeur
Sergei Dobrin
Kensuke Nakaniwa
Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
Meeran Trombley / Laureano Ibarra
Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas
Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer
Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi
6
5 Karel Zelenka Alissa Czisny
Nina Petushkova
Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia
Laura Magitteri / Ondřej Hotárek
Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin
Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov
4 Andrei Lutai
Pavel Kaška
Shawn Sawyer
Lesley Hawker
Fang Dan
Viktória Pavuk
Alexandra Ievleva
Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun
Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov
3 Kevin Reynolds
Jamal Othman
Susanna Pöykiö
Mai Asada
Gwendoline Didier
Chris Reed / Cathy Reed
Zoé Blanc / Pierre-Loup Bouquet
Barbora Silná / Dmitri Matsjuk
Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann

Prize money

The total prize money is $180,000 per individual event and $272,000 for the Final.[1] All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown is as follows:

Placement Prize money (series) Prize money (Final)
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

  1. "2007/08 Grand Prix Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
  2. "Lineup Announced for 2007-08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series". U.S. Figure Skating. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007.
  4. "Grand Prix Standings: Men". International Skating Union.
  5. "Grand Prix Standings: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  6. "Grand Prix Standings: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  7. "Grand Prix Standings: Ice dancing". International Skating Union.
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