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2009/2010 ISU Grand Prix

The 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2009 that will build to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters will earn points towards qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. The amount of points will be based on their placement. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series will compete at the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Tokyo, Japan.

This is an important series of events because participation and results are a foctor in selection for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

 
Event Location Date
2009 Trophée Eric Bompard Paris, France Oct 15-Oct 18, 2009
2009 Rostelecom Cup Moscow, Russia Oct 22-Oct 25, 2009
2009 Cup of China Beijing, China Oct 29-Nov 1, 2009
2009 NHK Trophy Nagano, Japan Nov 5-Nov 8, 2009
2009 Skate America Lake Placid, New York Nov 12-Nov 15, 2009
2009 Skate Canada International Kitchener, Ontario Nov 19-Nov 22, 2009
2009–2010 Grand Prix Final Tokyo, Japan Dec 3-Dec 6, 2009
Qualifying
 

The top six skaters/teams from the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships will seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th will also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters and teams who were ranked in the top 24 in the world at the end of the 2008-2009 season and those who had an ISU personal best in the top-24 on the season's best list for the 2008-2009 season will also be guaranteed one event.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2008-2009 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships are guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships are guaranteed only one event.

The host country will be allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.

 
 
Ladies Men Pairs Dance
Trophée Eric Bompard
Sasha Cohen Ryan Bradley Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell
Alexe Gilles Adam Rippon   Kim Navarro & Brent Bommentre
Caroline Zhang     Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates
 
Rostelecom Cup
Alissa Czisny Brandon Mroz Keauna McLaughlin &
Rockne Brubaker
Meryl Davis& Charlie White
Kimmie Meissner
Johnny Weir    
Ashley Wagner      
 
Cup of China
Rachael Flatt Stephen Carriere Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
Bebe Liang
Evan Lysacek   Madison Chock& Greg Zuerlein
Mirai Nagasu Armin Mahbanoozadeh    
 
NHK Trophy
Becky Bereswill Jeremy Abbott

Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett

Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
Kimmie Meissner Adam Rippon

Rena Inoue & John Baldwin

Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein
Ashley Wagner Johnny Weir

 

 
 
Skate America
Sasha Cohen Ryan Bradley

Keauna McLaughlin &
Rockne Brubaker

Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto
Rachael Flatt
Evan Lysacek

TBD

Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein
TBD Brandon Mroz

TBD

Kim Navarro & Brent Bommentre
 
Skate Canada
Alissa Czisny Jeremy Abbott

Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett

Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell
Mirai Nagasu Stephen Carriere

Caitlin Yankowskas &
John Coughlin

Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates
Caroline Zhang Armin Mahbanoozadeh

 

 
 
Grand Prix Final
 
Event Location Date
2009 Trophée Eric Bompard Paris, France Oct 15-Oct 18, 2009
2009 Rostelecom Cup Moscow, Russia Oct 22-Oct 25, 2009
2009 Cup of China Beijing, China Oct 29-Nov 1, 2009
2009 NHK Trophy Nagano, Japan Nov 5-Nov 8, 2009
2009 Skate America Lake Placid, New York Nov 12-Nov 15, 2009
2009 Skate Canada International Kitchener, Ontario Nov 19-Nov 22, 2009
2009–2010 Grand Prix Final Tokyo, Japan Dec 3-Dec 6, 2009
       
       
       
   
   
Junior Grand Prix
 
JGP United States: Lake Placid, N.Y. – Sept. 2-6
JGP Poland: Torun, Poland – Sept. 9-13
JGP Belarus: Minsk, Belarus – Sept. 23-27
JGP Germany: Dresden, Germany – Sept. 30-Oct. 4
JGP Croatia: Zagreb, Croatia – Oct. 7-11
JGP Turkey: Istanbul, Turkey – Oct. 14-18
JGP Final: Tokyo, Japan – Dec. 3-6
   
 

U.S. Entries at JGP Hungary

Ladies
Ellie Kawamura, Angela Maxwell

Men's
Richard Dornbush, Grant Hochstein

Ice Dancing
Piper Gilles & Zachary Donohue, Charlotte Lichtman & Dean Copely

   
 

Ladies
Taylor Firth, DeeDee Leng, Kristine Musademba

Men
Joshua Farris, Andrew Gonzales, Ross Miner

Pairs
Kylie Duarte & Colin Grafton, Meredith Pipkin & Brett Dunie-Neustadt, Britney Simpson & Nathan Miller

Ice Dancing
Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello, Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani, Rachel Tibbetts & Collin Brubaker

   
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