2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition
| title = 2008–09 Grand Prix Final
| image = 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.jpg
| imagesize = 500px
| caption =
| comptype = Grand Prix
| startdate = December 10
| enddate = 14, 2008
| skatingseason = 2008–09
| host =
| venue = Seongsa Ice Rink
| prizemoney = $272,000.00 USD (senior)
$105,000.00 USD (junior)
| championmen = {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Abbott (S)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Florent Amodio (J)
| championladies = {{flagicon|JPN}} Mao Asada (S)
{{flagicon|USA}} Becky Bereswill (J)
| championpairs = {{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Qing / Tong Jian (S)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (J)
| championdance = {{flagicon|FRA}} Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder (S)
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (J)
| previouscomp = 2007–08 Grand Prix Final
| nextcomp = 2009–10 Grand Prix Final
| previousgp = 2008 NHK Trophy
| nextgp =
}}
The 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was the senior and junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2008–09 season. It was the culminating competition of the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition. The junior and senior finals were hosted together for the first time.
Skaters had earned points towards qualifying for the senior Grand Prix Final at the 2008 Skate America, the 2008 Skate Canada International, the 2008 Cup of China, the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, the 2008 Cup of Russia, and the 2008 NHK Trophy. Skaters had earned points towards qualifying for the junior Grand Prix Final at each of the eight Junior Grand Prix events. The six highest ranking skaters/teams from the Grand Prix series and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams from the Junior Grand Prix met at the Grand Prix Final.
Hosted by the Korea Skating Union, the Grand Prix Final was held in Goyang, South Korea from December 10 to 14, 2008. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.
Unlike the other events in both series, there was no compulsory dance portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the original dance starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
- Thursday, December 11
- 16:00 Opening ceremony
- 16:45 Junior ice dancing - Original dance
- 18:10 Junior men - Short program
- 19:35 Junior pairs - Short program
- 21:00 Junior ladies - Short program
- Friday, December 12
- 14:24 Junior pairs - Free skating
- 16:00 Junior men - Free skating
- 18:00 Senior ice dancing - Original dance
- 19:10 Senior men - Short program
- 20:15 Senior ladies - Short program
- 21:20 Senior pairs - Short program
- Saturday, December 13
- 14:00 Junior ice dancing - Free dance
- 15:25 Junior ladies - Free skating
- 17:30 Senior ice dancing - Free dance
- 18:50 Senior men - Free skating
- 20:05 Senior ladies - Free skating
- 21:45 Senior pairs - Free skating
- Sunday, December 14
- 14:00 Gala exhibition
Qualifiers
=Senior-level qualifiers=
The following skaters qualified for the Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2008/gpsmen.htm|title=Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2008/gpsladies.htm|title=Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2008/gpspairs.htm|title=Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/gp2008/gpsdance.htm|title=Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Men
! Ladies ! Pairs ! Ice dancing |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Patrick Chan | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Yuna | {{flagicon|GER}} Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | {{flagicon|FRA}} Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder |
| 2
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiko Kozuka | {{flagicon|CAN}} Joannie Rochette | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | {{flagicon|RUS}} Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Weir | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mao Asada | {{flagicon|RUS}} Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Brian Joubert | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carolina Kostner | {{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Qing / Tong Jian | {{flagicon|RUS}} Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski |
| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Abbott | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yukari Nakano | {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov | {{flagicon|USA}} Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 6
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Verner | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Ando | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | {{flagicon|USA}} Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
| colspan=5 align=center | Alternates |
| 1st
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alban Préaubert | {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumie Suguri | {{flagicon|USA}} Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|USA}} Evan Lysacek | {{flagicon|USA}} Rachael Flatt | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | {{flagicon|CAN}} Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier |
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Ponsero | {{flagicon|USA}} Alissa Czisny | {{flagicon|USA}} Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
=Junior-level qualifiers=
The following skaters qualified for the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsmen.htm|title=Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsladies.htm|title=Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2008/jgpspairs.htm|title=Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsdance.htm|title=Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating|website=www.isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}
- Michal Březina, the second qualifier in the men's event, withdrew on December 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/Entries_JuniorMen.htm|title=SBS ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Entries Men|website=isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}} Artur Gachinski, the first alternate, replaced him.
- Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue, the fifth qualifiers in the ice dancing event, withdrew due to an injury to Gilles.{{cite web|url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=42263|title=Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating|website=www.usfigureskating.org|access-date=19 April 2018|archive-date=13 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613143219/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=42263|url-status=dead}} Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev, the first alternates, replaced them.
- Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov, the first alternates in the pairs event, withdrew on December 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.org/events/Entries_JuniorPairs.htm|title=SBS ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Entries Junior Pairs|website=isuresults.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}
| class="wikitable" |
| ! Men
! Ladies ! Pairs ! Ice dancing |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Dornbush | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristine Musademba | {{flagicon|RUS}} Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell |
| 2
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Březina (WD) | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yukiko Fujisawa | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein |
| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} Armin Mahbanoozadeh | {{flagicon|USA}} Alexe Gilles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov | {{flagicon|USA}} Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Johnson | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanako Murakami | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro |
| 5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Florent Amodio | {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Dobbs | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert | {{flagicon|USA}} Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue (WD) |
| 6
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Bariev | {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Bereswill | {{flagicon|JPN}} Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | {{flagicon|UKR}} Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun |
| 7
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Denis Ten | {{flagicon|USA}} Angela Maxwell | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yue / Wang Lei | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill |
| 8
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Elladj Baldé | {{flagicon|CAN}} Diane Szmiett | {{flagicon|USA}} Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev |
| colspan="5" align="center" | Alternates |
| 1st
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Gachinski (called up) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefania Berton | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov (WD) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev (called up) |
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|USA}} Keegan Messing | {{flagicon|GER}} Sarah Hecken | {{flagicon|CAN}} Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | {{flagicon|CAN}} Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle |
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Gongming | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoko Ishikawa | {{flagicon|SUI}} Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz | {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák |
Senior-level results
=Men=
File:2008-2009 GPF Men's Podium.jpg (2nd), Jeremy Abbott (1st), Johnny Weir (3rd).]]
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{USA}} | 237.72 | 2 | 78.26 | 1 | 159.46 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{JPN}} | 224.63 | 1 | 83.90 | 3 | 140.73 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{USA}} | 215.50 | 4 | 72.50 | 2 | 143.00 |
| 4
| Tomáš Verner || {{CZE}} || 206.65 || 5 || 69.34 || 4 || 137.31 | ||||||
| 5
| Patrick Chan || {{CAN}} || 205.16 || 6 || 68.00 || 5 || 137.16 | ||||||
| WD
| Brian Joubert || {{FRA}} || || 3 || 74.55 || || |
=Ladies=
File:2008-2009 GPF Ladies Podium.jpg (2nd), Mao Asada (1st), Carolina Kostner (3rd).]]
This was Mao Asada’s second win.{{Cite news|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/sports/14iht-figure14.18662878.html|title=Asada, Abbott win gold at finals in South Korea|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 December 2008}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{JPN}} | 188.55 | 2 | 65.38 | 1 | 123.17 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | Kim Yuna | {{KOR}} | 186.35 | 1 | 65.94 | 2 | 120.41 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{ITA}} | 168.01 | 4 | 55.88 | 4 | 112.13 |
| 4
| Joannie Rochette || {{CAN}} || 166.36 || 6 || 50.48 || 3 || 115.88 | ||||||
| 5
| Yukari Nakano || {{JPN}} || 161.93 || 3 || 62.08 || 6 || 99.85 | ||||||
| 6
| Miki Ando || {{JPN}} || 158.25 || 5 || 55.44 || 5 || 102.81 |
=Pairs=
File:2008-2009 GPF Pairs Podium.jpg / Zhang Hao (2nd), Pang Qing / Tong Jian (1st), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (3rd).]]
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{CHN}} | 191.49 | 3 | 66.24 | 1 | 125.25 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{CHN}} | 188.22 | 2 | 68.34 | 2 | 119.88 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{GER}} | 185.09 | 1 | 70.14 | 3 | 114.95 |
| 4
| Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov || {{UKR}} || 175.83 || 4 || 64.08 || 5 || 111.75 | ||||||
| 5
| Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov || {{RUS}} || 167.45 || 6 || 55.42 || 4 || 112.03 | ||||||
| 6
| Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov || {{RUS}} || 153.16 || 5 || 61.56 || 6 || 91.60 |
=Ice dancing=
File:2008-2009 GPF Ice Dancing Podium.jpg / Maxim Shabalin (2nd), Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder (1st), Meryl Davis / Charlie White (3rd).]]
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | OD ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{FRA}} | 156.10 | 1 | 60.35 | 1 | 95.75 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{RUS}} | 152.95 | 2 | 59.33 | 2 | 93.62 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{USA}} | 148.04 | 5 | 55.89 | 3 | 92.15 |
| 4
| Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali || {{ITA}} || 145.12 || 3 || 57.89 || 4 || 87.23 | ||||||
| WD
| Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto || {{USA}} || || 4 || 57.33 || || | ||||||
| WD
| Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski || {{RUS}} || || || || || |
Junior-level results
=Men=
File:2008-2009 JGPF Men's Podium.jpg
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{FRA}} | 199.58 | 1 | 68.20 | 1 | 131.38 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{USA}} | 193.48 | 2 | 67.05 | 2 | 126.43 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{USA}} | 183.93 | 3 | 66.50 | 4 | 117.43 |
| 4
| Ivan Bariev || {{RUS}} || 180.65 || 5 || 63.75 || 5 || 116.90 | ||||||
| 5
| Denis Ten || {{KAZ}} || 180.34 || 7 || 60.59 || 3 || 119.75 | ||||||
| 6
| Alexander Johnson || {{USA}} || 178.40 || 4 || 64.85 || 6 || 113.55 | ||||||
| 7
| Elladj Baldé || {{CAN}} || 170.34 || 8 || 59.89 || 7 || 110.45 | ||||||
| 8
| Artur Gachinski || {{RUS}} || 168.68 || 6 || 62.20 || 8 || 106.48 |
=Ladies=
File:2008-2009 JGPF Ladies Podium.jpg
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{USA}} | 146.69 | 4 | 48.68 | 2 | 98.01 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{JPN}} | 145.92 | 7 | 44.48 | 1 | 101.44 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{USA}} | 144.49 | 1 | 54.24 | 4 | 90.25 |
| 4
| Kanako Murakami || {{JPN}} || 141.63 || 2 || 51.04 || 3 || 90.59 | ||||||
| 5
| Angela Maxwell || {{USA}} || 131.75 || 3 || 48.84 || 5 || 82.91 | ||||||
| 6
| Kristine Musademba || {{USA}} || 122.86 || 8 || 43.04 || 6 || 79.82 | ||||||
| 7
| Amanda Dobbs || {{USA}} || 117.07 || 5 || 47.48 || 7 || 69.59 | ||||||
| 8
| Diane Szmiett || {{CAN}} || 113.25 || 6 || 45.64 || 8 || 67.61 |
=Pairs=
File:2008-2009 JGPF Pairs Podium.jpg
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{RUS}} | 149.38 | 1 | 56.88 | 1 | 92.50 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{CHN}} | 137.92 | 4 | 50.22 | 3 | 87.70 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{RUS}} | 137.22 | 2 | 51.54 | 5 | 85.68 |
| 4
| Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov || {{RUS}} || 137.03 || 3 || 50.60 || 4 || 86.43 | ||||||
| 5
| Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov || {{RUS}} || 134.91 || 5 || 46.04 || 2 || 88.87 | ||||||
| 6
| Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir || {{USA}} || 126.40 || 6 || 44.84 || 6 || 81.56 | ||||||
| 7
| Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran || {{JPN}} || 106.04 || 8 || 34.24 || 7 || 71.80 | ||||||
| WD
| Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert || {{RUS}} || || 7 || 43.46 || || |
=Ice dancing=
File:2008-2009 JGPF Ice Dancing Podium.jpg
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Rank
! Name ! Nation ! Total points ! colspan="2" width="80px" | OD ! colspan="2" width="80px" | FD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="gold"
| align="center" | 1 | {{USA}} | 131.15 | 1 | 51.84 | 1 | 79.31 |
| bgcolor="silver"
| align="center" | 2 | {{USA}} | 124.68 | 6 | 47.98 | 2 | 76.70 |
| bgcolor="cc9966"
| align="center" | 3 | {{RUS}} | 124.30 | 2 | 50.85 | 4 | 73.45 |
| 4
| Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani || {{USA}} || 120.60 || 7 || 47.05 || 3 || 73.55 | ||||||
| 5
| Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev || {{RUS}} || 120.35 || 5 || 48.59 || 5 || 71.76 | ||||||
| 6
| Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill || {{CAN}} || 120.09 || 4 || 48.72 || 6 || 71.37 | ||||||
| 7
| Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun || {{UKR}} || 119.38 || 3 || 49.45 || 7 || 69.93 | ||||||
| 8
| Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev || {{RUS}} || 111.43 || 8 || 43.64 || 8 || 67.79 |
Medals table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host=
| flag_template =
| event =
| team =
| gold_USA = 3 | silver_USA = 2 | bronze_USA = 4
| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 0
| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 2
| gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 2 | bronze_CHN = 0
| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 2 | bronze_JPN = 0
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1
| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081216012249/http://www.gpfgoyang.com/ Official site]
- {{isu competition | domain= isuresults.com | id = gpf0809| name= 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final}}
- {{cite web |url= http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=956 |title= 2008–09 Grand Prix Announcement |access-date= 2008-06-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080928000648/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=956 |archive-date= 2008-09-28 |url-status= dead}}
- {{cite web |url= http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1199 |title= ISU Senior and Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Announcement |access-date= 2008-11-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081222221204/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=1199 |archive-date= 2008-12-22 |url-status= dead}}
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