| 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 21 – December 11, 2011 |
| Season: | 2011–2012 |
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The 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2011–2012 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at six invitational competitions in the fall of 2011. Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the skaters who finished in the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final, held in Quebec City, Canada.
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2012 European, Four Continents, and World Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 21, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011.
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Contents |
| Event | Location | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Skate America | Ontario, California | October 21, 2011 | October 23, 2011 |
| 2011 Skate Canada International | Mississauga, Ontario | October 28, 2011 | October 30, 2011 |
| 2011 Cup of China | Shanghai, China | November 4, 2011 | November 6, 2011 |
| 2011 NHK Trophy | Sapporo, Japan | November 11, 2011 | November 13, 2011 |
| 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard | Paris, France | November 18, 2011 | November 20, 2011 |
| 2011 Cup of Russia | Moscow, Russia | November 25, 2011 | November 27, 2011 |
| 2011-2012 Grand Prix Final | Quebec City, Quebec | December 8, 2011 | December 11, 2011 |
The maximum number of entries at each event was reduced from twelve to ten in singles and from ten to eight in ice dancing.[1] This reduced by twelve the number of available spots in each discipline. The number of spots for pairs had already been reduced to eight and remained at that level.
The number of possible events was increased to three for the top six in each discipline at the 2011 World Championships.[1] This had been allowed in the early years of the Grand Prix series but reduced to two later. If all of the skaters accepted, it would reduce by six the number of available spots for other skaters, which combined with the reduction of entries, would result in 18 fewer spots available to other skaters in each discipline, compared to the previous season. The top six were offered a US $10,000 bonus to compete at three events but face a fine if they later withdraw, even for valid medical reasons. About 29% of the 24 skaters/teams opted for three events.[2]
A minimum score requirement was introduced to the Grand Prix series for the first time.
Skaters who reach the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following scores:[3]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 168.60 |
| Ladies | 117.48 |
| Pairs | 130.71 |
| Ice dance | 111.15 |
Skaters who had not earned the minimums in the previous season could attempt to do so at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, 2011 Finlandia Trophy, 2011 Coupe de Nice, 2011 Ice Challenge or 2011 NRW Ice Dance Trophy.[3]
The International Skating Union decided that the minimums do not apply to "host picks", i.e. Canadians Adriana DeSanctis and Elladj Balde were allowed to compete at their home country's event, 2011 Skate Canada, despite failing to reach the minimums at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy.
The top six skaters/teams from the 2011 World Championships were seeded and assigned to two events. They also had the option of competing at a third event, receiving a US$10,000 bonus if they chose to do so, with their best two results counting toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.[1] There were no substitutions of the seeded positions.[3]
Skaters who placed 7-12 at 2011 Worlds were guaranteed two assignments. The remaining spots could be given to skaters who placed in the top 24 on the season's best score or world ranking lists.[1] However, these skaters were not guaranteed any events, even if they had a higher Season's Best score than skaters in the top 12 at Worlds but did not compete at the event due to the three-per-country restriction.
The host country was allowed to assign three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.
Skaters who missed one or more seasons but had placed in the top six at any previous World Championships had the option of getting assignments to the Grand Prix under the "Come-back skaters" clause. They were obliged to commit to two events and could take advantage of this clause only once.[3]
The following skaters have received assignments for one or more Grand Prix events:[4]
| Skater | Assignment(s) |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Abbott | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Florent Amodio | Skate America, Trophee Bompard |
| Elladj Balde | Skate Canada |
| Michal Brezina | Skate America, Trophee Bompard, Cup of Russia |
| Patrick Chan | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Samuel Contesti | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Richard Dornbush | Skate America, Cup of China |
| Javier Fernandez | Skate Canada, Cup of Russia |
| Artur Gachinski | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Brian Joubert | Trophee Bompard |
| Takahiko Kozuka | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Tatsuki Machida | NHK Trophy |
| Armin Mahbanoozadeh | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Alexander Majorov | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Konstantin Menshov | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Ross Miner | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Brandon Mroz | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Daisuke Murakami | Skate America |
| Nobunari Oda | Cup of China, Trophee Bompard |
| Alban Preaubert | Skate Canada |
| Douglas Razzano | Skate America |
| Kevin Reynolds | Cup of China, Trophee Bompard |
| Adam Rippon | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Andrei Rogozine | Skate Canada, Cup of Russia |
| Nan Song | Cup of China, Trophee Bompard |
| Daisuke Takahashi | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Denis Ten | Skate America, Skate Canada |
| Kevin van der Perren | Skate America |
| Tomas Verner | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Sergei Voronov | Cup of Russia |
| Jialiang Wu | Cup of China |
| Skater | Assignment(s) |
|---|---|
| Mao Asada | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Sofia Biryukova | Cup of Russia |
| Alissa Czisny | Skate America, Trophee Bompard |
| Adriana DeSanctis | Skate Canada |
| Rachael Flatt | Skate Canada, Cup of Russia |
| Joelle Forte | Skate America |
| Christina Gao | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Elene Gedevanishvili | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Bingwa Geng | Cup of China |
| Sarah Hecken | Skate Canada |
| Joshi Helgesson | Skate America |
| Viktoria Helgesson | Trophee Bompard |
| Haruka Imai | Skate America, Cup of Russia |
| Shoko Ishikawa | NHK Trophy |
| Kiira Korpi | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Carolina Kostner | Skate America, Cup of China, Trophee Bompard |
| Amelie Lacoste | Skate Canada, Cup of Russia |
| Sonia Lafuente | Trophee Bompard |
| Alena Leonova | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Ksenia Makarova | Skate America, Cup of China |
| Valentina Marchei | Skate America, Cup of China |
| Léna Marrocco | Trophee Bompard |
| Mae Berenice Meite | NHK Trophy, Trophee Bompard |
| Kanako Murakami | Cup of China, Trophee Bompard |
| Mirai Nagasu | Skate Canada, Cup of China |
| Cynthia Phaneuf | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Yretha Silete | Trophee Bompard |
| Adelina Sotnikova | Cup of China, Cup of Russia |
| Akiko Suzuki | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Ashley Wagner | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Agnes Zawadzki | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Caroline Zhang | Skate America |
| Kexin Zhang | Cup of China |
| Zhu Qiuying | Cup of China |
| Skaters | Assignment(s) |
|---|---|
| Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Skate America, Trophee Bompard |
| Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek | NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan | Cup of Russia |
| Adeline Canac / Yannick Bonheur | Trophee Bompard |
| Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | NHK Trophy |
| Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | Skate America, NHK Trophy |
| Huibo Dong / Yiming Wu | Trophee Bompard |
| Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | Cup of China, Trophee Bompard |
| Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert | Cup of Russia |
| Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | Skate America, Cup of Russia |
| Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | Trophee Bompard |
| Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell | Cup of Russia |
| Klara Kadlecova / Petr Bidar | Cup of China |
| Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Skate Canada |
| Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker | Skate America |
| Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Skate America, Cup of China |
| Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz | NHK Trophy |
| Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Skate America, NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia |
| Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz | Cup of China |
| Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Trophee Bompard, Cup of Russia |
| Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | Skate Canada, Cup of China |
| Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Skate Canada, NHK Trophy |
| Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin | Skate America |
| Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard |
| Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin | Skate Canada, Cup of China |
| Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | Skate America, Cup of China |
A list of alternates was used to call up replacements, in the following order:[3]
Skaters from split teams which placed in the top 12 at the 2010 or 2011 World Championships and earned the minimum score in that period were not required to earn a new minimum with the new partner.[3]
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skate America[5] | Men | Michal Březina | Kevin van der Perren | Takahiko Kozuka |
| Ladies | Alissa Czisny | Carolina Kostner | Viktoria Helgesson | |
| Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | |
| Ice dancing | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skate Canada International[6] | Men | Patrick Chan | Javier Fernández | Daisuke Takahashi |
| Ladies | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Akiko Suzuki | Ashley Wagner | |
| Pairs | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | |
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup of China[7] | Men | Jeremy Abbott | Nobunari Oda | Nan Song |
| Ladies | Carolina Kostner | Mirai Nagasu | Adelina Sotnikova | |
| Pairs | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | |
| Ice dancing | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHK Trophy[8] | Men | Daisuke Takahashi | Takahiko Kozuka | Ross Miner |
| Ladies | Akiko Suzuki | Mao Asada | Alena Leonova | |
| Pairs | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
| Ice dancing | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trophée Eric Bompard[9] | Men | Patrick Chan | Nan Song | Michal Březina |
| Ladies | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Carolina Kostner | Alissa Czisny | |
| Pairs | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | |
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostelecom Cup[10] | Men | Yuzuru Hanyu | Javier Fernández | Jeremy Abbott |
| Ladies | Mao Asada | Alena Leonova | Adelina Sotnikova | |
| Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek | |
| Ice dancing | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix Final | Men[11] | Patrick Chan | Daisuke Takahashi | Javier Fernández |
| Ladies[12] | Carolina Kostner | Akiko Suzuki | Alena Leonova | |
| Pairs[13] | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | |
| Ice dancing[14] | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
Skaters ranked according to total score. The short and free columns break down the total score of a skater's best overall event into the short and free program.
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard Rostelecom Cup and Grand Prix Final.[15]
| Rank | Name | Country | Total | Short | Free | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 260.30 | 86.63 | 173.67 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 2 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan | 259.75 | 90.43 | 169.32 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-13 |
| 3 | Javier Fernández | Spain | 250.33 | 84.71 | 165.62 | Skate Canada | 2011-10-29 |
| 4 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 245.82 | 79.33 | 166.49 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 5 | Jeremy Abbott | United States | 238.82 | 82.66 | 156.16 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 6 | Takahiko Kozuka | Japan | 235.02 | 79.77 | 155.25 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-13 |
| 7 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 227.11 | 77.65 | 149.46 | Cup of China | 2011-11-05 |
| 8 | Nan Song | China | 226.75 | 72.72 | 154.03 | Cup of China | 2011-11-05 |
| 9 | Michal Brezina | Czech Republic | 226.35 | 79.01 | 147.34 | Rostelecom Cup | 2011-11-26 |
| 10 | Artur Gachinski | Russia | 222.54 | 81.64 | 140.90 | Cup of China | 2011-11-05 |
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard Rostelecom Cup and Grand Prix Final.[16]
| Rank | Name | Country | Total | Short | Free | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Kostner | Italy | 187.48 | 66.43 | 121.05 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan | 185.98 | 66.55 | 119.43 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-12 |
| 3 | Mao Asada | Japan | 184.19 | 58.42 | 125.77 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-12 |
| 4 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 182.89 | 62.04 | 120.85 | Trophée Bompard | 2011-11-19 |
| 5 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 180.45 | 63.91 | 116.54 | Rostelecom Cup | 2011-11-26 |
| 6 | Alissa Czisny | United States | 179.15 | 57.25 | 121.90 | Trophée Bompard | 2011-11-19 |
| 7 | Mirai Nagasu | United States | 173.22 | 60.96 | 112.26 | Cup of China | 2011-11-05 |
| 8 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 169.75 | 57.79 | 111.96 | Rostelecom Cup | 2011-11-26 |
| 9 | Sofia Biryukova | Russia | 166.07 | 56.30 | 109.77 | Rostelecom Cup | 2011-11-26 |
| 10 | Ashley Wagner | United States | 165.65 | 55.88 | 109.77 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-12 |
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard Rostelecom Cup and Grand Prix Final.[17]
| Rank | Name | Country | Total | Short | Free | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Germany | 212.26 | 69.82 | 142.44 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 2 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia | 212.08 | 71.57 | 140.51 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 3 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia | 197.84 | 65.17 | 132.67 | Rostelecom Cup | 2011-11-26 |
| 4 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Russia | 184.91 | 59.06 | 125.85 | Trophée Bompard | 2011-11-19 |
| 5 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China | 182.54 | 63.43 | 119.11 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-10 |
| 6 | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | China | 180.82 | 59.23 | 121.59 | Skate Canada | 2011-10-29 |
| 7 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada | 177.43 | 59.60 | 117.83 | Skate America | 2011-10-23 |
| 8 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada | 176.62 | 61.06 | 115.56 | Trophée Bompard | 2011-11-19 |
| 9 | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | United States | 175.40 | 59.62 | 115.78 | Skate America | 2011-10-23 |
| 10 | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Japan | 172.09 | 57.89 | 114.20 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-12 |
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard Rostelecom Cup and Grand Prix Final.[18]
| Rank | Name | Country | Total | Short | Free | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 188.55 | 76.17 | 112.38 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-11 |
| 2 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada | 183.34 | 71.01 | 112.33 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-11 |
| 3 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | France | 169.69 | 68.68 | 101.01 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-11 |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 166.07 | 66.24 | 99.83 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-11 |
| 5 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 163.52 | 65.73 | 97.79 | Cup of China | 2011-11-05 |
| 6 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | 160.55 | 65.53 | 95.02 | Grand Prix Final | 2011-12-11 |
| 6 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy | 154.87 | 61.92 | 92.95 | Skate Canada | 2011-10-30 |
| 8 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 149.48 | 61.83 | 87.65 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-12 |
| 9 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Germany | 136.12 | 55.69 | 80.43 | NHK Trophy | 2011-11-12 |
| 10 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States | 135.10 | 51.24 | 84.67 | Skate Canada | 2011-10-30 |
For the first six events, the top five finishers earned prize money and points toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final according to the chart below. Pair and ice dance teams split the prize money and collect points up to 6th place.[1]
| Placement | Prize money | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | US $18,000 | 15 |
| 2nd | US $13,000 | 13 |
| 3rd | US $9,000 | 11 |
| 4th | US $3,000 | 9 |
| 5th | US $2,000 | 7 |
| 6th | 5 | |
| 7th | 4* | |
| 8th | 3* |
The sign * denotes not applicable to pairs and ice dancing.
After the final event, the 2011 Cup of Russia, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. If a skater or team competed at three events, their two best results counted toward the standings. There were seven tie-breakers:
If there was still a tie, the tie is considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualifyd for the Grand Prix Final.
The total prize money for the Grand Prix Final was US $272,000. Couples split the money:[3]
| Placement | Prize money |
|---|---|
| 1st | US $25,000 |
| 2nd | US $18,000 |
| 3rd | US $12,000 |
| 4th | US $6,000 |
| 5th | US $4,000 |
| 6th | US $3,000 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | United States | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Japan | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | China | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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