2002–2003 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

2002–2003 Grand Prix Final
Type: Grand Prix
Date: February 28 – March 2
Season: 2002–2003
Location: Saint Petersburg
Champions
Men's singles:
Evgeni Plushenko
Ladies singles:
Sasha Cohen
Pair skating:
Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin
Ice dancing:
Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh
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Previous GP: 2002 NHK Trophy

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition. Its name is often abbreviated "Grand Prix Final". Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Unlike in most competitions, the compulsory dance is not part of the ice dance competition at the Grand Prix Final.

The Grand Prix Final is the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which at the time consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Bofrost Cup on Ice, Trophée Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.

In the 2002–2003 season, competitors at the Grand Prix Final were to perform a short program, followed by two free skating or free dance programs. This was implemented because of television coverage. Ottavio Cinquanta envisioned that the skaters would perform two new free skating programs for the season at the final and this would appeal to and help attract viewers. Instead, most skaters went back to an old free skate program for one of the free skates. Due to the failure of this plan, the second free skate/dance was eventually removed from the Grand Prix Final.

The 2002–2003 season Grand Prix Final took place between February 28 and March 2, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Contents

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2
1 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia 2.0 1 1 1
2 Ilia Klimkin  Russia 4.0 2 2 2
3 Brian Joubert  France 7.0 4 4 3
4 Alexander Abt  Russia 8.0 3 3 5
5 Li Chengjiang  China 9.4 6 5 4
6 Zhang Min  China 11.6 5 6 6

Ladies

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2
1 Sasha Cohen  United States 2.6 1 2 1
2 Irina Slutskaya  Russia 3.4 2 1 2
3 Viktoria Volchkova  Russia 7.0 3 3 4
4 Shizuka Arakawa  Japan 7.8 6 4 3
5 Elena Liashenko  Ukraine 9.6 4 5 5
6 Fumie Suguri  Japan 11.6 5 6 6

Pairs

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2
1 Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin  Russia 2.0 1 1 1
2 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  China 4.0 2 2 2
3 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov  Russia 6.0 3 3 3
4 Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov  Russia 8.0 4 4 4
5 Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek  Poland 10.0 5 5 5
6 Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto  Canada 12.0 6 6 6

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation TFP OD FD1 FD2
1 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh  Russia 2.0 1 1 1
2 Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov  Russia 4.0 2 2 2
3 Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski  Bulgaria 6.0 3 3 3
4 Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov  Ukraine 8.0 4 4 4
5 Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski  Israel 10.0 5 5 5
6 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon  Canada 12.0 6 6 6

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