ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

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The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995,[1] incorporating several previously existing events. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Seasons[edit]

Number Season Events
1 1995–96 6
2 1996–97 7
3 1997–98 7
4 1998–99 7
5 1999–00 7
6 2000–01 7
7 2001–02 7
8 2002–03 7
9 2003–04 7
10 2004–05 7
Number Season Events
11 2005–06 7
12 2006–07 7
13 2007–08 7
14 2008–09 7
15 2009–10 7
16 2010–11 7
17 2011–12 7
18 2012–13 7
19 2013–14 7
20 2014–15 7
Number Season Events
21 2015–16 7
22 2016–17 7
23 2017–18 7
24 2018–19 7
25 2019–20 7
26 2020–21 4
27 2021–22 6
28 2022–23 7
29 2023–24 7

Summary[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Currently, the sanctioned competitions for the Grand Prix are:

Discontinued competitions[edit]

Background[edit]

Fall international competitions such as Skate America, organized by the skating federations of their host countries, had been held for many years prior to being organized into a series as separate individual events. Following the Nancy Kerrigan attack in 1994, television coverage of skating was saturated with made-for-TV professional skating events, while the traditional "amateur" or "eligible" competitions were neglected. In order to remedy this situation, in 1995, the skating federations from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan began to plan their events as a series with cooperative marketing of the television rights in those countries, and with prize money funded by the sale of those rights. At this point, the International Skating Union stepped in and asserted its ownership of the international television rights to the series.

When it was first created in the 1995–1996 skating season, the series was known as the ISU Champions Series. It did not become known as the Grand Prix of Figure Skating until the 1998–1999 season, when the ISU gained the rights to use that name.

It was originally composed of five events, held in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, and France. Following the demise of the Prize of Moscow News, last held in 1990, the Russian federation created the Cup of Russia, which increased the number of events to six in 1996, the series' second year. In the fall of 2003, the event in Germany, the Bofrost Cup on Ice, was discontinued, and was replaced with one in China, due to the ISU having negotiated a more favorable television contract in that country.

In 1997, the ISU also created a similar series of developmental events for junior age-eligible skaters. Initially known as the ISU Junior Series, these events are now named the ISU Junior Grand Prix. This season begins before the senior-level one does.

Qualifying[edit]

Skaters are entered in the individual events either by being seeded or by invitation. The seeding of top skaters at Grand Prix events basically takes into account their placement from the previous World Championships, as well as their ISU international ranking. Skaters who are not seeded can be invited by the hosting country and each country can invite up to three of their own skaters for each discipline. This is to give a balanced field throughout the series, as well as allowing the hosting country a chance to showcase their top competitors.

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating uses a points-based system based on results from the selected international events. The top qualifying skaters from each discipline are eligible to compete in the Grand Prix Figure Skating Final. The entry, seeding, and qualification rules for the individual events have varied from year to year, and also between the different disciplines. Currently, skaters are assigned to one or two events.

Starting with the 2003–04 season, the Interim Judging System was introduced for scoring events in the Grand Prix. This later developed into the ISU Judging System, often called the Code of Points (CoP), of figure skating, replacing the previous 6.0 system.

Over the years, the ISU has experimented with different formats for the Grand Prix Final competition. In some years, skaters were required to prepare three different programs rather than the normal two, with the third program being used for a skate-off between the top two finishers in each discipline after the initial rounds. This is no longer the case.

Eligibility[edit]

To be eligible for the senior Grand Prix series, skaters are required to have turned 15 by the preceding July 1 (e.g. July 1, 2009 for the 2009–10 series). A skater must meet the age requirement before it turns July 1 in their place of birth. For example, Adelina Sotnikova was born a few hours into July 1, 1996, in Moscow and consequently, was not eligible to compete until the 2011–12 season.[2]

In 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the senior Grand Prix series and set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a senior Grand Prix event, skaters must earn the following:[3]

Discipline Minimum
Men 168.60
Ladies 117.48
Pairs 130.71
Ice dance 111.15

The International Skating Union decided that the minimums do not apply to "host picks", i.e. Canadians Adriana DeSanctis and Elladj Baldé were allowed to compete at their home country's event, 2011 Skate Canada, despite failing to reach the minimums at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Gold medalists[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Year Skate America
United States
Skate Canada
Canada
Bofrost Cup on Ice
Germany
Cup of China[a]
China
Grand Prix de France
France
Cup of Russia[b]
Russia
Grand Prix of Finland[c]
Finland
NHK Trophy
Japan
Grand Prix Final
1995 United States Todd Eldredge Russia Alexei Urmanov Ukraine Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Russia Ilia Kulik Canada Elvis Stojko Russia Alexei Urmanov
1996 United States Todd Eldredge Canada Elvis Stojko Russia Alexei Urmanov United States Todd Eldredge Russia Alexei Urmanov Canada Elvis Stojko Canada Elvis Stojko
1997 United States Todd Eldredge Canada Elvis Stojko Canada Elvis Stojko Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Ilia Kulik Russia Ilia Kulik
1998 Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexei Urmanov Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin
1999 Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Evgeni Plushenko
2000 United States Timothy Goebel Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Evgeni Plushenko
2001 United States Timothy Goebel Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko Japan Takeshi Honda Russia Alexei Yagudin
2002 France Brian Joubert Japan Takeshi Honda Russia Evgeni Plushenko United States Michael Weiss Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Ilia Klimkin Russia Evgeni Plushenko
2003 United States Michael Weiss Russia Evgeni Plushenko United States Timothy Goebel Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Evgeni Plushenko Canada Jeffrey Buttle Canada Emanuel Sandhu
2004 France Brian Joubert Canada Emanuel Sandhu Canada Jeffrey Buttle United States Johnny Weir Russia Evgeni Plushenko United States Johnny Weir Russia Evgeni Plushenko
2005 Japan Daisuke Takahashi Canada Emanuel Sandhu Canada Emanuel Sandhu Canada Jeffrey Buttle Russia Evgeni Plushenko Japan Nobunari Oda Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel
2006 Japan Nobunari Oda Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel United States Evan Lysacek France Brian Joubert France Brian Joubert Japan Daisuke Takahashi France Brian Joubert
2007 Japan Daisuke Takahashi France Brian Joubert United States Johnny Weir Canada Patrick Chan United States Johnny Weir Japan Daisuke Takahashi Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel
2008 Japan Takahiko Kozuka Canada Patrick Chan United States Jeremy Abbott Canada Patrick Chan France Brian Joubert Japan Nobunari Oda United States Jeremy Abbott
2009 United States Evan Lysacek United States Jeremy Abbott Japan Nobunari Oda Japan Nobunari Oda Russia Evgeni Plushenko France Brian Joubert United States Evan Lysacek
2010 Japan Daisuke Takahashi Canada Patrick Chan Japan Takahiko Kozuka Japan Takahiko Kozuka Czech Republic Tomáš Verner Japan Daisuke Takahashi Canada Patrick Chan
2011 Czech Republic Michal Březina Canada Patrick Chan United States Jeremy Abbott Canada Patrick Chan Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Daisuke Takahashi Canada Patrick Chan
2012 Japan Takahiko Kozuka Spain Javier Fernández Japan Tatsuki Machida Japan Takahito Mura Canada Patrick Chan Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Daisuke Takahashi
2013 Japan Tatsuki Machida Canada Patrick Chan China Yan Han Canada Patrick Chan Japan Tatsuki Machida Japan Daisuke Takahashi Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
2014 Japan Tatsuki Machida Japan Takahito Mura Russia Maxim Kovtun Russia Maxim Kovtun Spain Javier Fernández Japan Daisuke Murakami Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
2015 United States Max Aaron Canada Patrick Chan Spain Javier Fernández Japan Shoma Uno Spain Javier Fernández Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
2016 Japan Shoma Uno Canada Patrick Chan Canada Patrick Chan Spain Javier Fernández Spain Javier Fernández Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
2017 United States Nathan Chen Japan Shoma Uno Russia Mikhail Kolyada Spain Javier Fernández United States Nathan Chen Russia Sergei Voronov United States Nathan Chen
2018 United States Nathan Chen Japan Shoma Uno United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Shoma Uno United States Nathan Chen
2019 United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuzuru Hanyu China Jin Boyang United States Nathan Chen Russia Alexander Samarin Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Nathan Chen
2020 United States Nathan Chen China Jin Boyang Russia Mikhail Kolyada Japan Yuma Kagiyama
2021 United States Vincent Zhou United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Yuma Kagiyama Georgia (country) Morisi Kvitelashvili Japan Shoma Uno
2022 United States Ilia Malinin Japan Shoma Uno Italy Daniel Grassl France Adam Siao Him Fa United States Ilia Malinin Japan Shoma Uno Japan Shoma Uno
2023 United States Ilia Malinin Japan Sōta Yamamoto France Adam Siao Him Fa France Adam Siao Him Fa Japan Kao Miura Japan Yuma Kagiyama United States Ilia Malinin

Women's singles[edit]

Year Skate America
United States
Skate Canada
Canada
Bofrost Cup on Ice
Germany
Cup of China[a]
China
Grand Prix de France
France
Cup of Russia[b]
Russia
Grand Prix of Finland[c]
Finland
NHK Trophy
Japan
Grand Prix Final
1995 United States Michelle Kwan United States Michelle Kwan United States Michelle Kwan Canada Josée Chouinard China Chen Lu United States Michelle Kwan
1996 United States Michelle Kwan Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya United States Michelle Kwan Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya United States Tara Lipinski
1997 United States Michelle Kwan United States Michelle Kwan Germany Tanja Szewczenko France Laetitia Hubert Russia Irina Slutskaya Germany Tanja Szewczenko United States Tara Lipinski
1998 Russia Maria Butyrskaya Ukraine Elena Liashenko Russia Elena Sokolova Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Elena Sokolova Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina
1999 United States Michelle Kwan United States Michelle Kwan Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya
2000 United States Michelle Kwan Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya
2001 United States Michelle Kwan United States Sarah Hughes Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina Russia Irina Slutskaya
2002 United States Michelle Kwan United States Sasha Cohen Japan Yoshie Onda United States Sasha Cohen Russia Viktoria Volchkova Japan Yoshie Onda United States Sasha Cohen
2003 United States Sasha Cohen United States Sasha Cohen Ukraine Elena Liashenko United States Sasha Cohen Ukraine Elena Liashenko Japan Fumie Suguri Japan Fumie Suguri
2004 United States Angela Nikodinov Canada Cynthia Phaneuf Russia Irina Slutskaya Canada Joannie Rochette Russia Irina Slutskaya Japan Shizuka Arakawa Russia Irina Slutskaya
2005 Russia Elena Sokolova United States Alissa Czisny Russia Irina Slutskaya Japan Mao Asada Russia Irina Slutskaya Japan Yukari Nakano Japan Mao Asada
2006 Japan Miki Ando Canada Joannie Rochette Hungary Júlia Sebestyén South Korea Yuna Kim Switzerland Sarah Meier Japan Mao Asada South Korea Yuna Kim
2007 United States Kimmie Meissner Japan Mao Asada South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Mao Asada South Korea Yuna Kim Italy Carolina Kostner South Korea Yuna Kim
2008 South Korea Yuna Kim Canada Joannie Rochette South Korea Yuna Kim Canada Joannie Rochette Italy Carolina Kostner Japan Mao Asada Japan Mao Asada
2009 South Korea Yuna Kim Canada Joannie Rochette Japan Akiko Suzuki South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Miki Ando Japan Miki Ando South Korea Yuna Kim
2010 Japan Kanako Murakami United States Alissa Czisny Japan Miki Ando Finland Kiira Korpi Japan Miki Ando Italy Carolina Kostner United States Alissa Czisny
2011 United States Alissa Czisny Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Italy Carolina Kostner Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Japan Mao Asada Japan Akiko Suzuki Italy Carolina Kostner
2012 United States Ashley Wagner Canada Kaetlyn Osmond Japan Mao Asada United States Ashley Wagner Finland Kiira Korpi Japan Mao Asada Japan Mao Asada
2013 Japan Mao Asada Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Russia Anna Pogorilaya United States Ashley Wagner Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Japan Mao Asada Japan Mao Asada
2014 Russia Elena Radionova Russia Anna Pogorilaya Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Elena Radionova Japan Rika Hongo United States Gracie Gold Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
2015 Russia Evgenia Medvedeva United States Ashley Wagner Japan Mao Asada United States Gracie Gold Russia Elena Radionova Japan Satoko Miyahara Russia Evgenia Medvedeva
2016 United States Ashley Wagner Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Elena Radionova Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Anna Pogorilaya Russia Anna Pogorilaya Russia Evgenia Medvedeva
2017 Japan Satoko Miyahara Canada Kaetlyn Osmond Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Alina Zagitova
2018 Japan Satoko Miyahara Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Japan Rika Kihira Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Alina Zagitova Japan Rika Kihira Japan Rika Kihira
2019 Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Alexandra Trusova Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Alena Kostornaia Russia Alexandra Trusova Russia Alena Kostornaia Russia Alena Kostornaia
2020 United States Mariah Bell China Chen Hongyi Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Japan Kaori Sakamoto
2021 Russia Alexandra Trusova Russia Kamila Valieva Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Kamila Valieva Japan Kaori Sakamoto
2022 Japan Kaori Sakamoto Japan Rinka Watanabe Japan Mai Mihara Belgium Loena Hendrickx Japan Mai Mihara South Korea Kim Ye-lim Japan Mai Mihara
2023 Belgium Loena Hendrickx Japan Kaori Sakamoto Japan Hana Yoshida United States Isabeau Levito Japan Kaori Sakamoto United States Ava Marie Ziegler Japan Kaori Sakamoto

Pairs[edit]

Year Skate America
United States
Skate Canada
Canada
Bofrost Cup on Ice
Germany
Cup of China[a]
China
Grand Prix de France
France
Cup of Russia[b]
Russia
Grand Prix of Finland[c]
Finland
NHK Trophy
Japan
Grand Prix Final
1995 Russia Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov Russia Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov Russia Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov Latvia Elena Berezhnaya / Oleg Shliakhov Russia Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov Russia Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov
1996 Russia Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev Germany Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer Germany Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer Russia Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev Germany Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer United States Jenni Meno / Todd Sand Germany Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer
1997 Russia Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov Russia Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev Germany Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze
1998 Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov France Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
1999 Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov France Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
2000 Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier France Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier
2001 Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Canada Jamie Salé / David Pelletier
2002 Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin
2003 China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
2004 China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
2005 China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin
2006 United States Rena Inoue / John Baldwin China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
2007 Canada Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Pang Qing / Tong Jian China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
2008 Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China Pang Qing / Tong Jian China Pang Qing / Tong Jian
2009 China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo Russia Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov China Pang Qing / Tong Jian China Pang Qing / Tong Jian China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
2010 Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
2011 Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
2012 Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
2013 Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Italy Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
2014 Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford China Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
2015 China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
2016 Canada Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford China Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
2017 Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot
2018 Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès
2019 China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Russia Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
2020 United States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Brandon Frazier China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
2021 Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii Russia Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov Russia Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov
2022 United States Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier Japan Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara United States Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier Canada Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps Italy Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini Japan Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Japan Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara
2023 Germany Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel Canada Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps Canada Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps Canada Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud Germany Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin Germany Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin Germany Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin

Ice dance[edit]

Year Skate America
United States
Skate Canada
Canada
Bofrost Cup on Ice
Germany
Cup of China[a]
China
Grand Prix de France
France
Cup of Russia[b]
Russia
Grand Prix of Finland[c]
Finland
NHK Trophy
Japan
Grand Prix Final
1995 Russia Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov Russia Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Russia Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov
1996 Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov France Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz
1997 United States Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov Russia Pasha Grishuk / Evgeni Platov Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov Russia Pasha Grishuk / Evgeni Platov Russia Pasha Grishuk / Evgeni Platov
1998 France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov
1999 Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio Lithuania Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat
2000 Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio
2001 Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Italy Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz
2002 Ukraine Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov Ukraine Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Ukraine Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov Russia Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh Russia Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh Russia Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh
2003 United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov
2004 United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov
2005 United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Canada Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Ukraine Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Canada Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon Russia Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov
2006 Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Canada Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Canada Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon Bulgaria Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski
2007 United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto France Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin France Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
2008 France Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin France Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder Russia Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski Italy Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali France Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
2009 United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2010 United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2011 United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2012 United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2013 United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White
2014 United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
2015 United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Italy Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
2016 United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
2017 United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
2018 United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin United States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
2019 United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
2020 United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue China Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov Japan Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
2021 United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
2022 United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Canada Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
2023 United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates United Kingdom Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d From 1995 to 2002, this spot on the Grand Prix calendar was filled by the German Cup on Ice. The Cup of China replaced it on the circuit in 2003 and has held that spot ever since, with the exception of 2018, 2021 and 2022; its spots on the calendar were filled that years by the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki, 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, and 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, respectively. The names of the medalists in this table reflect the winners of two latter events for the years of 2021 and 2022 that the Cup of China was not held.
  2. ^ a b c d Known since 2009 as the Rostelecom Cup for commercial purposes. It was discontinued in 2022 when the ISU banned participation by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia in international competitions following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  3. ^ a b c d The Grand Prix of Finland replaced the Cup of China in 2018 and the Rostelecom Cup beginning in 2022.

Top gold medalists[edit]

Only top 10 positions by number of victories (in each discipline) are shown here. Active skaters are marked with a hash (#). Skaters who at least once participated in three Grand Prix events within a single season, the Grand Prix Final not included, are marked with an asterisk (*).

Medal tables (1995–2023)[edit]

Cumulative medal count[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia240205170615
2 United States127153153433
3 Japan10511682303
4 Canada998292273
5 China606848176
6 France544157152
7 Germany33132167
8 Italy21363996
9 South Korea1131226
10 Ukraine8151841
11 Bulgaria84820
12 Spain76417
13  Switzerland44412
14 Uzbekistan3047
15 Belgium26412
16 Czech Republic25613
17 Finland21811
18 Lithuania151218
19 Great Britain15612
20 Hungary13711
21 Georgia1225
22 Latvia1124
23 Israel010818
24 Poland021315
25 Kazakhstan0224
26 Azerbaijan0134
27 Belarus0112
28 Austria0101
29 Armenia0011
 Denmark0011
 Estonia0011
 Romania0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (33 entries)7917917912373

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Figure skating: ISU Grand Prix Series to go ahead, events targeted at domestic skaters". Reuters. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-12-18. The Grand Prix Series, held every year since 1995, is a six-fixture event that qualifies the top six skaters and teams in each discipline for the Grand Prix Final in December.
  2. ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (December 13, 2010). Елена Буянова: "Сотникова намного лучше, чем была я" [Elena Buianova: "Sotnikova is much better than I was"]. sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "ISU Grand Prix 2011 - 12 Announcement". International Skating Union. July 2011. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

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