2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

2006–2007 Grand Prix Final
Type: Grand Prix
Date: December 14 – December 17
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Venue: Ice Palace
Champions
Men's singles:
Brian Joubert
Ladies singles:
Kim Yu-Na
Pair skating:
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Ice dancing:
Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski
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The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition event. Its name is often abbreviated "Grand Prix Final". Skaters competed in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of 2006 Skate America, 2006 Skate Canada International, 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, 2006 Cup of China, 2006 Cup of Russia, and 2006 NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.

The 2006 competition took place at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia from December 14 through December 17.

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Format

The rules varied from the other Grand Prix events. The skaters performed the short program (or original dance, for ice dancers) in reverse order of their rankings, so the top scorer in the Grand Prix series skated last. The skating order for the long program (or free dance, for ice dancers) was the reverse order of their placement in the short program or original dance, unlike ordinary competitions where start orders are determined by a random draw. Ice dancers did not perform a compulsory dance.

The prize money for the 2006 Final was $25,000 for first place in all disciplines (pairs and dance teams split the money); $18,000 for second place; 12,000 for third place; $6,000 for fourth place; $4,000 for fifth place; and $3,000 for sixth place.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Brian Joubert  France 233.46 1 1
2 Daisuke Takahashi  Japan 224.83 2 3
3 Nobunari Oda  Japan 216.86 4 2
4 Alban Préaubert  France 201.32 3 4
WD Johnny Weir  United States 67.60 5
WD Evan Lysacek  United States

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Kim Yu-Na  South Korea 184.20 3 1
2 Mao Asada  Japan 172.52 1 4
3 Sarah Meier  Switzerland 170.28 4 2
4 Fumie Suguri  Japan 158.78 5 3
5 Miki Ando  Japan 157.32 2 6
6 Júlia Sebestyén  Hungary 142.69 6 5

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo  China 203.19 1 1
2 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany 180.67 4 2
3 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao  China 175.93 2 4
4 Rena Inoue / John Baldwin  United States 166.83 3 5
5 Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin  Canada 165.83 6 3
6 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov  Russia 154.59 5 6

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation Total Points OD FD
1 Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski  Bulgaria 161.24 2 1
2 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon  Canada 156.34 1 3
3 Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin  Russia 156.14 3 2
4 Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder  France 149.00 4 4
5 Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski  Russia 141.34 5 5
6 Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov  United States 135.94 6 6

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