The 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from October through December 2017. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points based on their placements at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Competitions The series included the following events.
Date Event Location October 20–22 2017 Rostelecom Cup Moscow, Russia October 27–29 2017 Skate Canada International Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada November 3–5 2017 Cup of China Beijing, China November 10–12 2017 NHK Trophy Osaka, Japan November 17–19 2017 Internationaux de France Grenoble, France November 24–26 2017 Skate America Lake Placid, New York, United States December 7–10 2017–18 Grand Prix Final Nagoya, Japan
Requirements Skaters are eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2017. They were also required to have earned a minimum total score at certain international events.
Assignments The ISU announced the preliminary assignments on May 26, 2017.
Men's singles Nation Skater Assignment(s) Keegan Messing Skate Canada International NHK Trophy Nam Nguyen Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Kevin Reynolds Cup of China Skate America Jin Boyang Yan Han Michal Březina Skate Canada International NHK Trophy Moris Kvitelashvili Rostelecom Cup Internationaux de France Alexei Bychenko NHK Trophy Daniel Samohin Rostelecom Cup Skate America Takahito Mura Skate Canada International Shoma Uno Internationaux de France Denis Ten Rostelecom Cup Deniss Vasiļjevs NHK Trophy Dmitri Aliev Mikhail Kolyada Cup of China Alexander Samarin Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Sergei Voronov NHK Trophy Skate America Javier Fernández Cup of China Internationaux de France Max Aaron Jason Brown Skate Canada International NHK Trophy Nathan Chen Rostelecom Cup Skate America Grant Hochstein Cup of China Adam Rippon NHK Trophy Skate America Vincent Zhou Cup of China Internationaux de France Misha Ge Rostelecom Cup Brendan Kerry Skate Canada International Jorik Hendrickx Patrick Chan Liam Firus Skate America Nicolas Nadeau Skate Canada International Roman Sadovsky Skate America Zhang He Cup of China Kévin Aymoz Internationaux de France Romain Ponsart Paul Fentz Skate Canada International Yuzuru Hanyu Rostelecom Cup Hiroaki Sato NHK Trophy Keiji Tanaka Cup of China Kazuki Tomono NHK Trophy Maxim Kovtun Skate America Andrei Lazukin Rostelecom Cup Alexander Petrov Cup of China Cha Jun-hwan Skate Canada International Alexander Majorov Cup of China Ross Miner Skate America
Ladies' singles Nation Skater Assignment(s) Alaine Chartrand Skate Canada International NHK Trophy Gabrielle Daleman Cup of China Skate America Kaetlyn Osmond Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Li Xiangning Cup of China Skate America Laurine Lecavelier Skate Canada InternationalInternationaux de France Maé-Bérénice Méité Rostelecom Cup Nicole Schott Carolina Kostner NHK Trophy Wakaba Higuchi Cup of China Marin Honda Skate Canada International Rika Hongo NHK Trophy Mai Mihara Cup of China Internationaux de France Satoko Miyahara NHK TrophySkate America Kaori Sakamoto Rostelecom Cup Yuna Shiraiwa NHK TrophyInternationaux de France Elizabet Tursynbaeva Rostelecom Cup Alena Leonova NHK Trophy Skate America Evgenia Medvedeva Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Elena Radionova Cup of China Maria Sotskova Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Polina Tsurskaya NHK Trophy Skate America Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Cup of ChinaInternationaux de France Alina Zagitova Nicole Rajičová NHK Trophy Skate America Mariah Bell Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Karen Chen Skate Canada International Skate America Mirai Nagasu Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Ashley Wagner Skate Canada International Skate America Anastasia Galustyan Rostelecom Cup Kailani Craine Skate Canada International Larkyn Austman Zhao Ziquan Cup of China Valeria Mikhailova Rostelecom Cup Anna Pogorilaya Skate Canada International Serafima Sakhanovich Skate America Choi Da-bin Cup of China Park So-youn NHK Trophy Polina Edmunds Internationaux de France Amber Glenn Cup of China Courtney Hicks Skate Canada International Bradie Tennell Skate America
Pairs Nation Team Assignment(s) Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Skate Canada International Skate America Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch Internationaux de France Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Cup of China Skate America Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Cup of China NHK Trophy Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao Skate America Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Skate America Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Cup of China Internationaux de France Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek Rostelecom Cup Cup of China Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet NHK Trophy Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Internationaux de France Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert Skate Canada International Skate America Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Rostelecom Cup Internationaux de France Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier Skate Canada InternationalSkate America Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim NHK Trophy Sydney Kolodziej / Maxime Deschamps Skate Canada International Zhang Mingyang / Song Bowen Cup of China Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov Internationaux de France Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara NHK Trophy Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc Cup of China Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay Skate America
Ice dance Nation Team Assignment(s) Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Rostelecom Cup Skate America Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Skate Canada International NHK Trophy Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Internationaux de France Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu Cup of China Skate America Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron Internationaux de France Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac Rostelecom Cup NHK Trophy Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Cup of China Internationaux de France Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte NHK Trophy Skate America Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Rostelecom Cup Internationaux de France Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed NHK Trophy Skate America Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Rostelecom Cup Cup of China Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd Skate Canada International Internationaux de France Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov NHK Trophy Skate America Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Rostelecom Cup Internationaux de France Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro Cup of China Skate America Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar Rostelecom Cup Skate Canada International Madison Chock / Evan Bates Cup of China Internationaux de France Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Skate Canada International Skate America Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue NHK Trophy Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons Rostelecom Cup Skate America Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit Cup of China Internationaux de France Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Rostelecom Cup Skate America Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus Skate Canada International Chen Hong / Zhao Yan Cup of China Wang Xiaotong / Zhao Kaige Nicole Kuzmichová / Alexandr Sinicyn Rostelecom Cup Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen NHK Trophy Lorenza Alessandrini / Pierre Souquet Internationaux de France Kavita Lorenz / Joti Polizoakis Skate Canada International Penny Coomes / Nicholas BucklandNHK Trophy Misato Komatsubara / Timothy Koleto Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov Rostelecom Cup Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz Skate Canada International Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin NHK Trophy Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter Cup of China
Changes to preliminary assignments Rostelecom Cup Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Ladies September 13 Ivett Tóth September 26 Nicole Schott Injury Men colspan="2" rowspan="4" September 14 Andrei Lazukin Host picks Pairs Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Ice dance Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin Ladies September 20 Valeria Mikhailova Pairs September 20 Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei September 22 Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer Injury (Xuehan) Ice dance October 9 Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin October 9 Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov Injury (Evdokimova) Ladies Park So-youn October 10 Anastasia Galustyan Injury recovery Men October 16 Keiji Tanaka October 16 Moris Kvitelashvili Injury
Skate Canada International Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Men colspan="2" rowspan="3" September 13 Nicolas Nadeau Host picks Ladies Larkyn Austman Pairs Sydney Kolodziej / Maxime Deschamps Men September 29 Maxim Kovtun October 2 Michal Březina Recurring injury Ladies October 9 Roberta Rodeghiero October 11 Courtney Hicks Kim Na-hyunOctober 12 Kailani Craine Men Chafik Besseghier Paul Fentz
Cup of China Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Pairs September 15 Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea September 15 Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc Focus on injury recovery (Kayne) Men colspan="2" rowspan="2" September 20 Zhang He Host picks Pairs Zhang Mingyang / Song Bowen Ice dance October 16 Song Linshu / Sun Zhuoming October 16 Wang Xiaotong / Zhao Kaige Ladies October 13 Gracie Gold October 23 Amber Glenn Focus on treatment October 31 Li Zijun colspan="2" rowspan="2" Pairs Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař Injury (Dušková)
NHK Trophy Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Men colspan="2" rowspan="3" August 23 Hiroaki Sato Host picks PairsSeptember 19 Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara Ice dance Misato Komatsubara / Timothy Koleto Men September 22 Joshua Farris September 29 Nam Nguyen November 3 Patrick Chan November 3 Keegan Messing Focus on preparing for Canadian Nationals November 6 Daisuke Murakami November 6 Kazuki Tomono Pneumonia Ice dance November 8 Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko November 8 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Men November 10 Yuzuru Hanyu colspan="2" Injury
Internationaux de France Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Pairs colspan="2" rowspan="2" September 19 Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov Host picks Ice dance Lorenza Alessandrini / Pierre Souquet Ladies October 13 Gracie Gold October 31 Nicole Schott Focus on treatment Pairs October 25 Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji October 31 Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař November 6 Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Injury (Dušková) Ladies November 6 Li Zijun colspan="2" rowspan="2" Men November 10 Chafik Besseghier
Skate America Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s) Men colspan="2" rowspan="4" September 19 Ross Miner Host picks Ladies Bradie Tennell Pairs Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay Ice dance Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons Men November 10 Alexander Petrov November 13 Roman Sadovsky Injury November 16 Cha Jun-hwan November 16 Yan Han Focus on injury recovery Ladies November 17 Choi Da-bin colspan="2" November 20 Anna Pogorilaya November 20 Serafima Sakhanovich Focus on injury recovery MenNovember 22 Jorik Hendrickx November 22 Liam Firus Ice dance Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko colspan="2"
Medal summary Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Rostelecom Cup Men Nathan Chen Yuzuru Hanyu Mikhail Kolyada Ladies Evgenia Medvedeva Carolina Kostner Wakaba Higuchi Pairs Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Ice dance Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin