2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

Figure skating competition held in Tokyo, Japan

The 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. It was the culminating competition of the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition.

Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the senior Grand Prix Final at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, the 2009 NHK Trophy, the 2009 Rostelecom Cup, the 2009 Cup of China, the 2009 Skate America, and the 2009 Skate Canada International. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final at each of the seven Junior Grand Prix events. The six highest ranking skaters/teams from the Grand Prix series and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams from the Junior Grand Prix met at the Grand Prix Final.

The event was held in Tokyo, Japan from December 2 to December 6, 2009. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.

Unlike the other events in both series, there was no compulsory dance portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the original dance starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

• Wednesday, December 2
  • 19:30 Opening ceremony
• Thursday, December 3
  • 17:00 Junior pairs – Short program
  • 18:30 Junior men – Short program
  • 20:00 Senior pairs – Short program
  • 21:15 Senior ice dancing – Original dance
• Friday, December 4
  • 15:00 Junior men – Free skating
  • 16:35 Junior pairs – Free skating
  • 18:30 Senior men – Short program
  • 19:40 Senior ladies – Short program
  • 20:50 Senior ice dancing – Free dance
• Saturday, December 5
  • 13:30 Junior ice dancing – Original dance
  • 14:55 Junior ladies – Short program
  • 16:25 Senior pairs – Free skating
  • 18:00 Senior men – Free skating
  • 19:30 Senior ladies – Free skating
• Sunday, December 6
  • 12:30 Junior ice dancing – Free dance
  • 14:00 Junior ladies – Free skating
  • 16:15 Exhibition gala

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.^[1][2][3][4]

• Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto, the third qualifiers in the ice dancing event, withdrew due to illness (Belbin).^[5] They were replaced by second alternates Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier after the first alternates, Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski, withdrew due to illness (Novitski).^[6]
• Brian Joubert, the third qualifier in the men's event, withdrew due to injury.^[6] He was replaced by first alternate Tomáš Verner.

Junior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Medals table

Senior-level results

Men

The men's podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.

Ladies

The ladies' podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.

Pairs

Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo set a new short program world record of 75.36,^[11] a new free skating world record of 138.89, and a new combined total score of 214.25.^[12]

The pairs' podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.

Ice dancing

The ice dancing podium for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final.

Junior-level results

Junior men

The men's podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Junior ladies

The ladies' podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Junior pairs

The pairs' podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Junior ice dancing

The ice dancing podium for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final.

References

1. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Men FINAL RESULTS". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
2. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Ladies FINAL RESULTS". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
3. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Pairs FINAL RESULTS". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
4. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Ice Dance FINAL RESULTS". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
5. "Belbin and Agosto Withdraw from 2009 Grand Prix Final". U.S. Figure Skating. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
6. Smith, Beverley (26 November 2009). "Joubert injures foot, will miss Grand Prix Final". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
7. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Junior Men". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
8. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Junior Ladies". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
9. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Junior Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
10. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2009/2010 Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
11. "ISU Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Day 1". International Skating Union. 3 Dec 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 5 Dec 2009.
12. "ISU Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Day 3". International Skating Union. 5 Dec 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 Dec 2009.

External links

• "Grand Prix of Figure Skating & Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2009/2010 Announcement". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
• "2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Announcement". Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
• 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at the International Skating Union