The 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2010–11 season. It was a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2010 that built to the Grand Prix Final. 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 placement toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series competed at the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final, held in Beijing, China.
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2011 European, Four Continents, and World Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 22, 2010, and ended on December 12, 2010.
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Qualifying Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2010, were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and then guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.
Skaters and teams who were ranked in the top 24 in the world at the end of the 2009-10 season and those who had an ISU personal best in the top-24 on the season's best list for the 2009–10 season were also guaranteed one event.
Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2009–10 JGP Final or the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating 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 assign three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.
The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2009–10 season's best list. Skaters could not be given a Grand Prix invitation without having been on the season's best list, with the following exceptions: The host country could select any three of their own skaters. Pairs and dance teams who had in either the 2008-09 or 2009–10 season qualified for Grand Prix spots by World Championships placement or had held a world ranking or season's best ranking in the top 24 with a previous partner could be considered for an alternate spot with their new partner. Skaters and teams who had previously been seeded (1st through 6th at the World Championships) and had missed any number of seasons could be considered for one or two Grand Prix assignments if they committed to competing at two Grand Prix events and had never taken advantage of this rule in a previous season.
Schedule Date Event Location October 22–24 2010 NHK Trophy Nagoya, Japan October 29–31 2010 Skate Canada International Kingston, Ontario, Canada November 5–7 2010 Cup of China Beijing, China November 12–14 2010 Skate America Portland, Oregon, United States November 19–21 2010 Cup of Russia Moscow, Russia November 26–28 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard Paris, France December 9–12 2010-11 Grand Prix Final Beijing, China
Medal summary
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze NHK Trophy Men Daisuke Takahashi Jeremy Abbott Florent Amodio Ladies Carolina Kostner Rachael Flatt Kanako Murakami Pairs Pang Qing / Tong Jian Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Ice dancing Meryl Davis / Charlie White Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Skate Canada International Men Patrick Chan Nobunari Oda Adam Rippon Ladies Alissa Czisny Ksenia Makarova Amélie Lacoste Pairs Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers Ice dancing Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier Sinead Kerr / John Kerr Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Cup of China Men Takahiko Kozuka Brandon Mroz Tomáš Verner Ladies Miki Ando Akiko Suzuki Alena Leonova Pairs Pang Qing / Tong Jian Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin Ice dancing Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Skate America Men Daisuke Takahashi Nobunari Oda Armin Mahbanoozadeh Ladies Kanako Murakami Rachael Flatt Carolina Kostner Pairs Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Ice dancing Meryl Davis / Charlie White Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirer Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Rostelecom Cup Men Tomáš Verner Patrick Chan Jeremy Abbott Ladies Miki Ando Akiko Suzuki Ashley Wagner Pairs Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig Ice dancing Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Trophée Eric Bompard Men Takahiko Kozuka Florent Amodio Brandon Mroz Ladies Kiira Korpi Mirai Nagasu Alissa Czisny Pairs Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende Ice dancing Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Grand Prix Final Men Patrick Chan Nobunari Oda Takahiko Kozuka Ladies Alissa Czisny Carolina Kostner Kanako Murakami Pairs Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Pang Qing / Tong Jian Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Ice dancing Meryl Davis / Charlie White Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
Grand Prix Final qualification points
After the final event, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system is as follows:
Placement Points (Singles/Dance) Points (Pairs) 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 are seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points: 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. 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. Participated in two events. Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events. Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event. Highest combined scores in the short program/original dance of both events. Highest number of total participants at the events.
If there is still a tie, the tie is considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualify for the Grand Prix Final.
Qualification standings* Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.
Points MenISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011: Men's Standings LadiesISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011: Ladies Standings PairsISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011: Pairs Standings Ice danceISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011: Ice Dance Standings 30 Takahiko Kozuka Daisuke Takahashi Miki Ando Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Pang Qing / Tong Jian Meryl Davis / Charlie White Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 28 Patrick Chan Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirer Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 26 Tomáš Verner Nobunari Oda Alissa Czisny Carolina Kostner Kanako Murakami Akiko Suzuki Rachael Flatt Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch 24 Florent Amodio Jeremy Abbott Brandon Mroz Kiira Korpi Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran 22 Mirai Nagasu Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein 20 Adam Rippon Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 19 18 Kevin Reynolds Ashley Wagner Amélie Lacoste Cynthia Phaneuf Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig 17 Ksenia Makarova 16 Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones 15 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov 14 Samuel Contesti Agnes Zawadzki Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir Mylene Brodeur / John Mattatall Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun 13 Yuzuru Hanyu Joshi Helgesson Sinead Kerr / John Kerr 12 Alban Preaubert Haruka Imai Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák 11 Armin Mahbanoozadeh Alena Leonova Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali 10 Shawn Sawyer Valentina Marchei Mao Asada 9 Brian Joubert Artur Gachinski Elene Gedevanishvili Katerina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill 8 Kevin van der Perren Cathy Reed / Chris Reed 7 Javier Fernandez Tatsuki Machida Daisuke Murakami Chafik Besseghier Geng Bingwa Myriane Samson Felicia Zhang / Taylor Toth Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte 6 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland 5 Song Nan Takahito Mura Viktoria Helgesson Sofia Biryukova Amanda Dobbs Britney Simpson / Nathan Miller Stefania Berton / Ondre Hotarek Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon Klára Kadlecová / Petr Bidař Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell 4 Ross Miner Adrian Schultheiss Wu Jialiang Peter Liebers Sonia Lafuente Caroline Zhang Isabella Cannuscio / Ian Lorello Sarah Arnold / Justin Trojek 3 Jeremy Ten Anton Kovalevski Guan Jinlin Ivan Tretiakov Maé-Bérénice Méité Fumie Suguri Kristine Musademba Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen Stefanie Frohberg / Tim Giesen Dora Turoczi / Balazs Major 0 Yasuharu Nanri Stephen Carttiere Zoltan Kelemen Grant Hochstein Konstantin Menshov Denis Ten Kristoffer Berntsson Chen Peitong Paolo Bacchini Viktor Pfeifer Sergei Voronov Kwak Min-jeong Jenna Mccorkell Lena Marrocco Diane Szmiett Elena Glebova Sarah Hecken Alexe Gilles Candice Didier Sarah Meier Zhu Qiuying Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming Anna Khnychenkova / Mark Magyar Stacey Kemp / David King Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Tatiana Novik / Mikhail Kuznetsov Kaleigh Hole / Adam Johnson Guan Xueting / Wang Meng Rachel Tibbetts / Collin Brubaker
References
2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
External links 2009-2010 Season's Best Scores: Men's singles 2009-2010 Season's Best Scores: Ladies singles 2009-2010 Season's Best Scores: Pair skating 2009-2010 Season's Best Scores: Ice Dancing