2010 ISU Grand Prix Final

StN. Name Nation

Warm-Up Group 1

1 Rachael FLATT
USA
2 Akiko SUZUKI
JPN
3 Kanako MURAKAMI
JPN
4 Carolina KOSTNER
ITA
5 Alissa CZISNY
USA
6 Miki ANDO
JPN

I heard that Miki Ando changed her short to music Grabiel's oboe and The Falls by Ennio Morricone! Can't wait to see her new SP.

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

24 skaters/couples out of ten countries are competing in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Six skaters/couples in each category qualified in the six events of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series: Trophée Bompard in Paris (FRA), Cup of Russia in Moscow (RUS), Samsung Anycall Cup of China in Beijing, NHK Trophy in Nagoya (JPN), Skate America in Portland and Skate Canada International in Kingston, and are now vying for a prize money of U.S. $ 272,000.

The prize money is awarded to winners and placed skaters/couples as follows:

Men and Ladies, Pairs and Ice Dance (per couple)

1st place USD $ 25,000
2nd place USD $ 18,000
3rd place USD$ 12,000
4th place USD$ 6,000
5th place USD$ 4,000
6th place USD$ 3,000

Reigning World Champion Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) advanced with two gold medals from the NHK Trophy and Skate America and a seasons best of 234.79 points to the Final. His teammate Takahiko Kozuka struck gold in Paris and in Beijing and earned the highest seasons best of the Men so far with 248.07 points. Two-time World silver medalist Patrick Chan (CAN) advanced to the Final with a victory in Canada and a silver medal from Moscow (seasons best 239.52 points). Tomas Verner (CZE) pocketed the gold at the Cup of Russia and the bronze at the Cup of China (seasons best 230.31 points). Nobunari Oda (JPN) comes to Beijing with two silver medals earned at Skate Canada and Skate America (seasons best 236.52). The only newcomer in the Final is Florent Amodio (FRA), who took the bronze at NHK Trophy and the silver at Trophée Bompard (seasons best 229.38).

In the Ladies', 2007 World Champion Miki Ando (JPN) is the top qualifier after winning the Cup of China and Cup of Russia. She comes with a seasons best of 174.47 points to the Final. Alissa Czisny (USA/seasons best 172.37), Carolina Kostner (ITA/seasons best 164.93) and Kanako Murakami (JPN/seasons best 164.93) all advanced with a gold and a bronze medal from their Grand Prix events to the Final. Akiko Suzuki (JPN/seasons best 172.74) and Rachael Flatt (USA/seasons best 162.86) both claimed two silver medals on their way to Beijing. Murakami and Flatt will compete in their first ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Reigning World Champions Qing Pang/Jian Tong (CHN) and current World silver medalist Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) both won their two Grand Prix events this fall. While the Germans come with a seasons best of 197.88 points, the Chinese couple has a seasons best of 189.37 points. The remaining four couples are newcomers to the Final: Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) claimed the silver medals at NHK Trophy and Trophée Bompard (seasons best 183.00 points) and Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) took silver at Skate Canada and Skate America (seasons best 175.48 points). Lubov Iliushechkina/Nodari Maisuradze (RUS) are headed with a victory from Canada and a fourth-place finish from China to the Final (seasons best 171.40 points) and World Junior Champions Wenjing Sui/Cong Han (CHN) picked up the silver medal in China and the bronze in the USA.

Reigning World and Olympic silver medalist and defending ISU Grand Prix Final Champions Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) arrive in Beijing with two gold medals from the NHK Trophy and Skate America and a seasons best of 165.21 points. Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) won the Cup of China and the Trophée Bompard to qualify for the Final (seasons best 161.82 points). Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN) claimed victory in Canada and the silver in the USA (seasons best 154.42 points). While these three couples have competed in the Final before, the following three teams are newcomers. Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) won in Russia and earned the silver in China (seasons best 154.33 points), Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) come with a silver from Japan and a fourth-place from the USA (seasons best 142.34) and Nora Hoffmann/Maxim Zavozin (HUN) have the silver from Moscow and a fourth place from Beijing (seasons best 142.09).

http://www.universalsports.com/news/...eb+tv+schedule

Universal Sports and Ice Network LIVE Coverage (ET) Segment

Friday, Dec. 10
4:15 a.m. Senior dance short
5:25 a.m. Senior men's short
6:30 a.m. Senior ladies' short
7:35 a.m. Senior pairs short

Sat., Dec. 11
3:55 a.m. Senior men's free
5:10 a.m. Senior ladies' free
6:20 a.m. Senior dance free
7:40 a.m. Senior pairs free

U.S. TV SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 12
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. Ladies' free skate and Men's free skate + highlights (taped) NBC
Commentators: Terry Gannon, Scott Hamilton, Tara Lipinski

Universal Sports TV Time (ET) Segment
Friday, Dec. 10 4-5:30 p.m. Ladies' short and dance short
8-9:30 p.m. Men's and pairs short
Sat., Dec. 11 7-9 p.m. Men's and dance free
10-11 p.m. Pairs free
Sun., Dec. 12 4-6 p.m. Re-air of NBC Show

-source by Iriseyes http://skatetv.cansportlive.com/

ISU SENIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING FINAL SkateTV

Live Streaming Schedule (all times Eastern.)

Friday, Dec. 10
4:15 a.m.: Senior Short Dance
5:25 a.m.: Senior Men’s Short
6:30 a.m.: Senior Women’s Short
7:35 a.m.: Senior Pair Short

Saturday, Dec. 11
3:55 a.m.: Senior Men's free
5:10 a.m.: Senior Women’s Free
6:20 a.m.: Senior Free Dance
7:40 a.m.: Senior Pair Free

Thanks for your usual detailed info on the GP events Rezev. $25,000 not bad but they have alot of expenses so I wish it was more. Hoping to see Miki, Kanako and Akiko on the podium. Over on the Miki forum there's more info on Miki's music changes etc. Team Japan rules!

Since the official beginning of the Grand Prix Series in 1995, a country has only swept the podium at the Grand Prix Final one time - that was in 1998 when Aleksei Yagudin, Aleksei Urmanov and Yevgeny Plushenko stood together on the men's podium, at home in Russia no less.

Though not at home in Japan, Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, and Takahiko Kozuka have the opportunity to dominate the podium at the 2010 Final in Beijing.

Reigning world champion Takahashi may be the obvious favorite for gold, but teammate Kozuka has performed more consistently on the Grand Prix and posted the highest total score of the season two weeks ago in France. Should Oda decide to add a quad to his short program, he could vault ahead of his countrymen.

Japan not only qualified three men, but also three ladies' entrants, where the possibility to sweep is even stronger. 2007 world champion Miki Ando, world junior champion Kanako Murakami, and Olympian Akiko Suzuki all qualified for the Final.

Ando was the only lady to win both of her Grand Prix events this season, but the exuberant Murakami is the lady with a consistent triple-triple combination. Never count out the expressive Suzuki, who can land enough triples to make an impact.

So who can spoil Japan's potential dominance of the Grand Prix Final?

Canadian Patrick Chan is certainly a favorite for the podium. He has qualified for the Final twice before, finishing fifth both years, but this time comes rested and armed with a quad.

Without a quad, the final two qualifiers Tomas Verner and Florent Amodio will both pull out their Michael Jackson moves in the free skate and hope their charisma and triple-packed program will be enough.

For the ladies, Americans Rachael Flatt and Alissa Czisny need to pull out their best skates of the season to challenge the Japanese. Flatt struggled with an ankle injury in her two events. Now back to full strength, consistency could lead the U.S. champ to a medal at her first Final.

Meanwhile, Czisny showed a glimpse of brilliance by winning Skate Canada, but fell apart in the free skate at Grand Prix of France. Clean skates from the 2009 U.S. champ certainly put her in contention.

The pairs and ice dance events are centered on two interesting match-ups.

Reigning world champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China host former world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany. While the Chinese will certainly have the crowd on their side, the edge goes to the Germans, who are more powerful and consistent on the side-by-side triple jumps.

In ice dance, the clear favorites are Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The Americans came out strong at Grand Prix of Japan before uncharacteristic mistakes at Skate America.

Expect the U.S. champions to claim gold, but should they falter, the French team of Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat will be waiting to take advantage. The 2009 French champs won both of their Grand Prix events, posting the only total score within four points of Davis and White's season's best.

Davis and White are the only defending Grand Prix Final champions competing in Beijing. The ladies' title was won by Yuna Kim or Mao Asada for the past five years, with the two going back and forth since 2005.

Further proof of the depth in Japanese skating - reigning world champion Asada did not even factor into the three Grand Prix Final qualifiers.

Is it finally Ando's turn to take the Grand Prix title, or could "mini-Mao" Murakami steal the show?

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CC IT Ded.
- StN.

1 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 68.64 34.42 34.22 8.57 8.43 8.54 8.50 8.68 0.00 #6
2 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 65.66 33.29 32.37 8.04 7.82 8.21 8.04 8.29 0.00 #5
3 Nora HOFFMANN / Maxim ZAVOZIN HUN 55.98 30.21 25.77 6.50 6.21 6.39 6.43 6.61 0.00 #1
4 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN 55.51 29.50 26.01 6.61 6.25 6.57 6.32 6.68 0.00 #2
5 Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER CAN 54.82 26.86 27.96 7.00 6.89 7.04 6.96 7.04 0.00 #4
6 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS 54.33 27.00 27.33 7.00 6.71 6.68 6.86 6.86 0.00 #3

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.

1 Nobunari ODA JPN 86.59 48.06 38.53 8.00 7.21 7.93 7.68 7.71 0.00 #2
2 Patrick CHAN CAN 85.59 43.77 41.82 8.54 8.21 8.14 8.36 8.57 0.00 #4
3 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 82.57 40.57 42.00 8.43 8.07 8.43 8.36 8.71 0.00 #5
4 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 77.90 39.43 38.47 7.89 7.54 7.50 7.68 7.86 0.00 #6
5 Tomas VERNER CZE 65.37 28.76 36.61 7.39 7.11 7.07 7.61 7.43 0.00 #3
6 Florent AMODIO FRA 61.64 28.38 33.26 6.71 6.29 6.61 6.79 6.86 0.00 #1

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.

1 Alissa CZISNY USA 63.76 33.62 30.14 7.46 7.29 7.64 7.57 7.71 0.00 #5
2 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 62.13 31.53 30.60 7.61 7.29 7.71 7.75 7.89 0.00 #4
3 Kanako MURAKAMI JPN 61.47 33.04 28.43 7.04 6.82 7.39 7.07 7.21 0.00 #3
4 Akiko SUZUKI JPN 58.26 30.06 28.20 7.07 6.71 7.18 7.07 7.21 0.00 #2
5 Miki ANDO JPN 50.45 22.67 28.78 7.32 6.89 7.07 7.36 7.32 1.00 #6
6 Rachael FLATT USA 45.19 19.88 25.31 6.36 6.14 6.29 6.46 6.39 0.00 #1

What a surprise results. I never expected this Poor Miki about the 3F I really love to see her win this.

Her dress is so beautiful. I love it

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.

1 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY GER 74.40 40.63 33.77 8.36 8.14 8.46 8.64 8.61 0.00 #6
2 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 68.63 35.64 32.99 8.21 7.89 8.43 8.25 8.46 0.00 #5
3 Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV RUS 63.86 35.16 28.70 7.36 6.82 7.21 7.11 7.36 0.00 #4
4 Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN CHN 61.49 34.54 26.95 6.57 6.43 6.82 6.86 7.00 0.00 #1
5 Lubov ILIUSHECHKINA / Nodari MAISURADZE RUS 60.06 32.67 27.39 6.93 6.71 6.89 6.79 6.93 0.00 #2
6 Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH CAN 58.73 32.44 27.29 6.93 6.61 6.75 6.82 7.00 1.00 #3

Thanks for the You Tube vids....GREAT. Miki had a rough time. The more I see Kanako skate, the more Im carried away. Miki, Mao & Kanako = my 3 favs. Hoping all 3 ladies of Team Japan comes back in the FS and blows the crowd away.

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.

1 Patrick CHAN CAN 174.16 86.94 87.22 8.71 8.54 8.50 8.86 9.00 0.00 #5
2 Takahiko KOZUKA JPN 159.89 82.25 77.64 8.00 7.57 7.71 7.75 7.79 0.00 #3
3 Nobunari ODA JPN 156.22 79.58 78.64 8.14 7.64 7.68 7.93 7.93 2.00 #6
4 Tomas VERNER CZE 148.27 74.35 73.92 7.46 7.00 7.39 7.50 7.61 0.00 #2
5 Florent AMODIO FRA 140.26 70.40 69.86 7.00 6.46 7.11 7.04 7.32 0.00 #1
6 Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 137.20 58.20 81.00 8.32 7.93 7.64 8.36 8.25 2.00 #4



FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS

1 Patrick CHAN
CAN
259.75 2 1
2 Nobunari ODA
JPN
242.81 1 3
3 Takahiko KOZUKA
JPN
237.79 4 2
4 Daisuke TAKAHASHI
JPN
219.77 3 6
5 Tomas VERNER
CZE
213.64 5 4
6 Florent AMODIO
FRA
201.90 6 5

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.

1 Miki ANDO JPN 122.70 64.64 58.06 7.32 6.86 7.57 7.25 7.29 0.00 #2
2 Kanako MURAKAMI JPN 117.12 59.98 57.14 7.29 6.79 7.25 7.14 7.25 0.00 #4
3 Alissa CZISNY USA 116.99 55.68 61.31 7.57 7.43 7.82 7.64 7.86 0.00 #6
4 Carolina KOSTNER ITA 116.47 55.56 60.91 7.54 7.21 7.79 7.71 7.82 0.00 #5
5 Akiko SUZUKI JPN 115.46 58.18 57.28 7.25 6.79 7.36 7.11 7.29 0.00 #3
6 Rachael FLATT USA 82.38 36.47 46.91 6.07 5.61 5.68 6.07 5.89 1.00 #1



FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS

1 Alissa CZISNY
USA
180.75 1 3
2 Carolina KOSTNER
ITA
178.60 2 4
3 Kanako MURAKAMI
JPN
178.59 3 2
4 Akiko SUZUKI
JPN
173.72 4 5
5 Miki ANDO
JPN
173.15 5 1
6 Rachael FLATT
USA
127.57 6 6

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CH IN Ded.
- StN.

1 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY GER 136.32 67.48 68.84 8.57 8.21 8.57 8.79 8.89 0.00 #6
2 Qing PANG / Jian TONG CHN 121.30 55.20 66.10 8.29 7.82 8.25 8.39 8.57 0.00 #5
3 Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN CHN 117.55 63.28 55.27 6.71 6.57 7.11 7.11 7.04 1.00 #3
4 Lubov ILIUSHECHKINA / Nodari MAISURADZE RUS 117.38 60.99 56.39 6.96 6.89 7.18 7.21 7.00 0.00 #2
5 Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV RUS 112.94 57.40 57.54 7.36 6.96 7.11 7.39 7.14 2.00 #4
6 Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH CAN 110.84 59.21 52.63 6.61 6.46 6.57 6.68 6.57 1.00 #1



FPl. Name Nation Points SP FS

1 Aliona SAVCHENKO / Robin SZOLKOWY
GER
210.72 1 1
2 Qing PANG / Jian TONG
CHN
189.93 2 2
3 Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN
CHN
179.04 4 3
4 Lubov ILIUSHECHKINA / Nodari MAISURADZE
RUS
177.44 5 4
5 Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV
RUS
176.80 3 5
6 Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH
CAN
169.57 6 6

Pl. Name Nation TSS
= TES
+ PCS
+ SS TR PE CC IT Ded.
- StN.

1 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 102.94 50.15 52.79 8.71 8.68 8.82 8.89 9.00 0.00 #6
2 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 96.44 46.50 49.94 8.14 8.11 8.43 8.50 8.64 0.00 #5
3 Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER CAN 84.92 42.78 42.14 7.07 6.82 7.07 7.18 7.11 0.00 #2
4 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS 82.42 40.84 41.58 7.00 6.82 6.82 6.96 7.11 0.00 #1
5 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN 80.83 39.84 40.99 6.89 6.50 7.00 6.89 7.11 0.00 #3
6 Nora HOFFMANN / Maxim ZAVOZIN HUN 76.09 37.13 38.96 6.50 6.29 6.43 6.71 6.68 0.00 #4



FPl. Name Nation Points SD FD
1 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE
USA
171.58 1 1
2 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT
FRA
162.10 2 2
3 Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER
CAN
139.74 5 3
4 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV
RUS
136.75 6 4
5 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE
CAN
136.34 4 5
6 Nora HOFFMANN / Maxim ZAVOZIN
HUN
132.07 3 6