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Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

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The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (formerly Champions Series Final) is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The event is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series; skaters earn points for their placements and the top six from each discipline qualify to the Final.

Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Type:ISU Grand Prix

Although not an ISU Championship, the Grand Prix Final has been considered by the International Skating Union to be the most important international competition in a first half of figure skating season before start of the ISU Championships.

History

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The first three editions of the competition were titled the Champions Series Final. The current name was first used in the 1998–99 season. The competition omitted the compulsory dance prior to the International Skating Union's decision to completely discontinue the segment.

Medalists

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Men's singles

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Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96   Paris   Alexei Urmanov   Elvis Stojko   Éric Millot [1]
1996–97   Hamilton   Elvis Stojko   Todd Eldredge   Alexei Urmanov
1997–98   Munich   Ilia Kulik   Elvis Stojko   Todd Eldredge
1998–99   Saint Petersburg   Alexei Yagudin   Alexei Urmanov   Evgeni Plushenko
1999–00   Lyon   Evgeni Plushenko   Elvis Stojko   Timothy Goebel [2]
2000–01   Tokyo   Evgeni Plushenko   Alexei Yagudin   Matthew Savoie [3]
2001–02   Kitchener   Alexei Yagudin   Evgeni Plushenko   Timothy Goebel [4]
2002–03   Saint Petersburg   Evgeni Plushenko   Ilia Klimkin   Brian Joubert [5][6]
2003–04   Colorado Springs   Emanuel Sandhu   Evgeni Plushenko   Michael Weiss [7]
2004–05   Beijing   Evgeni Plushenko   Jeffrey Buttle   Li Chengjiang [8]
2005–06   Tokyo   Stéphane Lambiel   Jeffrey Buttle   Daisuke Takahashi [9]
2006–07   Saint Petersburg   Brian Joubert   Daisuke Takahashi   Nobunari Oda [10]
2007–08   Turin   Stéphane Lambiel   Daisuke Takahashi   Evan Lysacek [11]
2008–09   Goyang   Jeremy Abbott   Takahiko Kozuka   Johnny Weir [12]
2009–10   Tokyo   Evan Lysacek   Nobunari Oda   Johnny Weir [13]
2010–11   Beijing   Patrick Chan   Nobunari Oda   Takahiko Kozuka [14]
2011–12   Quebec City   Patrick Chan   Daisuke Takahashi   Javier Fernández [15]
2012–13   Sochi   Daisuke Takahashi   Yuzuru Hanyu   Patrick Chan [16]
2013–14   Fukuoka   Yuzuru Hanyu   Patrick Chan   Nobunari Oda [17]
2014–15   Barcelona   Yuzuru Hanyu   Javier Fernández   Sergei Voronov [18]
2015–16   Yuzuru Hanyu   Javier Fernández   Shoma Uno [19]
2016–17   Marseille   Yuzuru Hanyu   Nathan Chen   Shoma Uno [20]
2017–18   Nagoya   Nathan Chen   Shoma Uno   Mikhail Kolyada [21]
2018–19   Vancouver   Nathan Chen   Shoma Uno   Cha Jun-hwan [22]
2019–20   Turin   Nathan Chen   Yuzuru Hanyu   Kévin Aymoz [23]
2020–21   Beijing Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [24]
2021–22   Osaka [25]
2022–23   Turin   Shoma Uno   Sōta Yamamoto   Ilia Malinin [26]
2023–24   Beijing   Ilia Malinin   Shoma Uno   Yuma Kagiyama [27]

Women's singles

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Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96   Paris   Michelle Kwan   Irina Slutskaya   Josée Chouinard [1]
1996–97   Hamilton   Tara Lipinski   Michelle Kwan   Irina Slutskaya
1997–98   Munich   Tara Lipinski   Tanja Szewczenko   Maria Butyrskaya
1998–99   Saint Petersburg   Tatiana Malinina   Maria Butyrskaya   Irina Slutskaya
1999–00   Lyon   Irina Slutskaya   Michelle Kwan   Maria Butyrskaya [2]
2000–01   Tokyo   Irina Slutskaya   Michelle Kwan   Sarah Hughes [3]
2001–02   Kitchener   Irina Slutskaya   Michelle Kwan   Sarah Hughes [4]
2002–03   Saint Petersburg   Sasha Cohen   Irina Slutskaya   Viktoria Volchkova [5][6]
2003–04   Colorado Springs   Fumie Suguri   Sasha Cohen   Shizuka Arakawa [7]
2004–05   Beijing   Irina Slutskaya   Shizuka Arakawa   Joannie Rochette [8]
2005–06   Tokyo   Mao Asada   Irina Slutskaya   Yukari Nakano [9]
2006–07   Saint Petersburg   Yuna Kim   Mao Asada   Sarah Meier [10]
2007–08   Turin   Yuna Kim   Mao Asada   Carolina Kostner [11]
2008–09   Goyang   Mao Asada   Yuna Kim   Carolina Kostner [12]
2009–10   Tokyo   Yuna Kim   Miki Ando   Akiko Suzuki [13]
2010–11   Beijing   Alissa Czisny   Carolina Kostner   Kanako Murakami [14]
2011–12   Quebec City   Carolina Kostner   Akiko Suzuki   Alena Leonova [15]
2012–13   Sochi   Mao Asada   Ashley Wagner   Akiko Suzuki [16]
2013–14   Fukuoka   Mao Asada   Yulia Lipnitskaya   Ashley Wagner [17]
2014–15   Barcelona   Elizaveta Tuktamysheva   Elena Radionova   Ashley Wagner [18]
2015–16   Evgenia Medvedeva   Satoko Miyahara   Elena Radionova [19]
2016–17   Marseille   Evgenia Medvedeva   Satoko Miyahara   Anna Pogorilaya [20]
2017–18   Nagoya   Alina Zagitova   Maria Sotskova   Kaetlyn Osmond [21]
2018–19   Vancouver   Rika Kihira   Alina Zagitova   Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [22]
2019–20   Turin   Alena Kostornaia   Anna Shcherbakova   Alexandra Trusova [23]
2020–21   Beijing Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [24]
2021–22   Osaka [25]
2022–23   Turin   Mai Mihara   Isabeau Levito   Loena Hendrickx [26]
2023–24   Beijing   Kaori Sakamoto   Loena Hendrickx   Hana Yoshida [27]

Pairs

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Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96   Paris
[1]
1996–97   Hamilton
1997–98   Munich
1998–99   Saint Petersburg
1999–00   Lyon [2]
2000–01   Tokyo [3]
2001–02   Kitchener [4]
2002–03   Saint Petersburg [5][6]
2003–04   Colorado Springs [7]
2004–05   Beijing [8]
2005–06   Tokyo [9]
2006–07   Saint Petersburg [10]
2007–08   Turin [11]
2008–09   Goyang [12]
2009–10   Tokyo [13]
2010–11   Beijing [14]
2011–12   Quebec City [15]
2012–13   Sochi [16]
2013–14   Fukuoka [17]
2014–15   Barcelona [18]
2015–16 [19]
2016–17   Marseille [20]
2017–18   Nagoya [21]
2018–19   Vancouver [22]
2019–20   Turin [23]
2020–21   Beijing Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [24]
2021–22   Osaka [25]
2022–23   Turin [26]
2023–24   Beijing [27]

Ice dance

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Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96   Paris [1]
1996–97   Hamilton
1997–98   Munich
1998–99   Saint Petersburg
1999–00   Lyon [2]
2000–01   Tokyo [3]
2001–02   Kitchener [4]
2002–03   Saint Petersburg [5][6]
2003–04   Colorado Springs [7]
2004–05   Beijing [8]
2005–06   Tokyo [9]
2006–07   Saint Petersburg [10]
2007–08   Turin [11]
2008–09   Goyang [12]
2009–10   Tokyo [13]
2010–11   Beijing [14]
2011–12   Quebec City [15]
2012–13   Sochi [16]
2013–14   Fukuoka [17]
2014–15   Barcelona [18]
2015–16 [19]
2016–17   Marseille [20]
2017–18   Nagoya [21]
2018–19   Vancouver [22]
2019–20   Turin [23]
2020–21   Beijing Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [24]
2021–22   Osaka [25]
2022–23   Turin [26]
2023–24   Beijing [27]

Medal tables

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Men's singles

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Total medal count by nation

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With four gold medals and seven medals in total, Evgeni Plushenko is the most successful figure skater in the men's singles event.
Number of Grand Prix Final medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia85417
2  Japan612725
3  United States62917
4  Canada46111
5  Switzerland2002
6  France1034
7  Spain0213
8  China0011
  South Korea0011
Totals (9 entries)27272781

Most gold medals by skater

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Yuzuru Hanyu shares the record for the most gold medals won in the men's singles event (four).
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.
Top 10 ranking of men's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Finals
No. Skater Nation Period       Total
1 Evgeni Plushenko   Russia 1998/99–2004/05 4 2 1 7
2 Yuzuru Hanyu   Japan 2012/13–2019/20 4 2 – 6
3 Nathan Chen   United States 2016/17–2019/20 3 1 – 4
4 Patrick Chan   Canada 2010/11–2013/14 2 1 1 4
5 Alexei Yagudin   Russia 1998/99–2001/02 2 1 – 3
6 Stéphane Lambiel   Switzerland 2005/06–2007/08 2 – – 2
7 Shoma Uno   Japan 2015/16–2023/24 1 3 2 6
8 Daisuke Takahashi   Japan 2005/06–2012/13 1 3 1 5
9 Elvis Stojko   Canada 1995/96–1999/00 1 3 – 4
10 Alexei Urmanov   Russia 1995/96–1998/99 1 1 1 3

Women's singles

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Total medal count by nation

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With four gold medals and nine medals in total, Irina Slutskaya is the most successful figure skater in the women's singles event.
Number of Grand Prix Final medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia991028
2  Japan87621
3  United States57416
4  South Korea3104
5  Italy1124
6  Uzbekistan1001
7  Belgium0112
8  Germany0101
9  Canada0033
10  Switzerland0011
Totals (10 entries)27272781

Most gold medals by skater

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Mao Asada shares the record for the most gold medals won in the women's singles event (four).
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.
Top 10 ranking of women's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Finals
No. Skater Nation Period       Total
1 Irina Slutskaya   Russia 1995/96–2005/06 4 3 2 9
2 Mao Asada   Japan 2005/06–2013/14 4 2 – 6
3 Yuna Kim   South Korea 2006/07–2009/10 3 1 – 4
4 Tara Lipinski   United States 1996/97–1997/98 2 – – 2
Evgenia Medvedeva   Russia 2015/16–2016/17 2 – – 2
6 Michelle Kwan   United States 1995/96–2001/02 1 4 – 5
7 Carolina Kostner   Italy 2007/08–2011/12 1 1 2 4
8 Sasha Cohen   United States 2002/03–2003/04 1 1 – 2
Alina Zagitova   Russia 2017/18–2018/19 1 1 – 2
10 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva   Russia 2014/15–2018/19 1 – 1 2

Pairs

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Total medal count by nation

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Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo have won a record six gold medals in the pair skating event at the Grand Prix Finals.
Number of Grand Prix Final medals in pair skating by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China810927
2  Russia7111028
3  Germany72413
4  Canada3137
5  France1102
6  Japan1001
7  Italy0112
8  United States0101
Totals (8 entries)27272781

Most gold medals by pairs team

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Aljona Savchenko shares the record for the most total medals won in the pair skating event (nine), eight of which were won with Robin Szolkowy.
  • Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.
Top 10 ranking of pairs skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Finals
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Period       Total
1 Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo   China 1998/99–2009/10 6 1 2 9
2 Aljona Savchenko[a] Robin Szolkowy   Germany 2005/06–2013/14 4 1 3 8
3 Tatiana Totmianina Maxim Marinin   Russia 2002/03–2005/06 2 1 – 3
4 Jamie Salé David Pelletier   Canada 2000/01–2001/02 2 – – 2
5 Elena Berezhnaya Anton Sikharulidze   Russia 1997/98–2001/02 1 3 1 5
6 Pang Qing Tong Jian   China 2004/05–2013/14 1 2 4 7
7 Tatiana Volosozhar Maxim Trankov   Russia 2011/12–2013/14 1 2 – 3
8 Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford   Canada 2014/15–2017/18 1 1 2 4
Sui Wenjing Han Cong   China 2010/11–2019/20 1 1 2 4
10 Mandy Wötzel Ingo Steuer   Germany 1995/96–1997/98 1 1 1 3

Notes:

  1. ^ Aljona Savchenko won another gold medal with Bruno Massot (2017/18), earning five gold medals and nine overall medals in total.

Ice dance

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Total medal count by nation

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White have won a record five gold medals in ice dance at the Grand Prix Finals.
Number of Grand Prix Final medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia86216
2  United States76518
3  Canada67316
4  France44917
5  Italy1236
6  Bulgaria1124
7  Ukraine0101
8  Lithuania0033
Totals (8 entries)27272781

Most gold medals by ice dance team

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Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov have won four medals in total in ice dance at the Grand Prix Finals.
  • Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the teams receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.
Top 10 ranking of ice dance teams by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Finals
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Period       Total
1 Meryl Davis Charlie White   United States 2008/09–2013/14 5 – 1 6
2 Tatiana Navka Roman Kostomarov   Russia 2002/03–2005/06 3 1 – 4
3 Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron   France 2014/15–2019/20 2 1 1 4
4 Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz   Canada 1996/97–2001/02 2 1 – 3
5 Oksana Grishuk Evgeni Platov   Russia 1995/96–1997/98 2 – – 2
Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje   Canada 2014/15–2015/16 2 – – 2
7 Tessa Virtue Scott Moir   Canada 2009/10–2017/18 1 5 – 6
8 Madison Chock Evan Bates   United States 2014/15–2023/24 1 4 – 5
9 Marina Anissina Gwendal Peizerat   France 1995/96–2001/02 1 2 3 6
10 Anjelika Krylova Oleg Ovsyannikov   Russia 1995/96–1998/99 1 2 – 3

Overall

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Total medal count by nation

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Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo are the only figure skaters to have won six gold medals at the Grand Prix Finals.
Total number of Grand Prix Final medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia32312689
2  United States18161852
3  Japan15191347
4  Canada13141037
5  China8101028
6  Germany73414
7  France651223
8  South Korea3115
9  Italy24612
10  Switzerland2013
11  Bulgaria1124
12  Uzbekistan1001
13  Spain0213
14  Belgium0112
15  Ukraine0101
16  Lithuania0033
Totals (16 entries)108108108324

Most gold medals by skater

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Pairs skater Aljona Savchenko won five gold medals at the Grand Prix Finals with two different partners.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
  • The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the Grand Prix Finals.
Top 10 ranking of skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Finals
No. Skater Nation Discipline Period       Total
1 Shen Xue   China Pairs 1998/99–2009/10 6 1 2 9
Zhao Hongbo
3 Aljona Savchenko   Germany Pairs 2005/06–2017/18 5 1 3 9
4 Meryl Davis   United States Ice dance 2008/09–2013/14 5 – 1 6
Charlie White
6 Irina Slutskaya   Russia Women's singles 1995/96–2005/06 4 3 2 9
7 Evgeni Plushenko   Russia Men's singles 1998/99–2004/05 4 2 1 7
8 Mao Asada   Japan Women's singles 2005/06–2013/14 4 2 – 6
Yuzuru Hanyu   Japan Men's singles 2012/13–2019/20 4 2 – 6
10 Robin Szolkowy   Germany Pairs 2005/06–2013/14 4 1 3 8

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