2010–11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final


The 2010–11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2010–11 season, held in conjunction with the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. It was the culminating competition of both the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition.
The event was held in Beijing, China from December 8–12, 2010. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.

Schedule

Senior-level qualifiers

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2010 were eligible to compete at two senior 2010–11 Grand Prix events, including the 2010 NHK Trophy, 2010 Skate Canada International, 2010 Cup of China, 2010 Skate America, 2010 Cup of Russia, and 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard. They earned points at these events and the six highest ranking skaters/teams qualified for the senior Grand Prix Final. The following skaters qualified for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final.

Junior-level qualifiers

Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2010 but were not yet 19 on that date or 21 were eligible to compete at two 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix events. They earned points at these events and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
The following skaters qualified for the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Competition notes

In the junior event, Kiri Baga had to withdraw due to Achilles tendinopathy in her left ankle. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong withdrew due to qualification to senior Grand Prix Final. There were allegations that two female skaters, Sui in the senior event and Yu Xiaoyu in the junior event, were too young for those competitions, while a male skater Jin Yang was alleged to be too old for the junior event.
In men's singles, Patrick Chan won his first Grand Prix Final title after edging past Nobunari Oda. In ladies, Alissa Czisny also won her first title, ahead of Carolina Kostner. In pair skating, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won their second title. In ice dancing, Meryl Davis and Charlie White successfully defended their title.
In the Junior GP Final, Richard Dornbush won the men's event, in his third trip to the event. In ladies, Adelina Sotnikova won the title in her debut. There was a tie for third in junior ladies, with Li Zijun and Risa Shoji both finishing with 149.82 points. The tiebreaker gave the medal to the free skate winner. Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran won Japan's first pair skating JGP Final title.
Ice dancers Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin won their second JGP Final title as Russia swept the podium.

Senior-level results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Medal count

Junior-level results

Junior men

Junior ladies

Junior pairs

Junior ice dancing