2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2012–13 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final, held in Sochi, Russia.
Organized by the International Skating Union, the Grand Prix series ran from October 13 – December 9, 2012. Skaters competed for medals, prize money, and a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The series set the stage for the 2013 European, Four Continents, and World Championships, as well as each country's national championships.
The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Schedule

The ISU announced the following schedule of events taking place in autumn 2012:

Date	Event	Location
October 19–21	2012 Skate America	Kent, Washington, United States
October 26–28	2012 Skate Canada International	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
November 2–4	2012 Cup of China	Shanghai, China
November 9–11	2012 Rostelecom Cup	Moscow, Russia
November 16–18	2012 Trophée Éric Bompard	Paris, France
November 23–25	2012 NHK Trophy	Miyagi, Japan
December 6–9	2012–13 Grand Prix Final	Sochi, Russia

Rule changes

Between seasons, the ISU eliminated the option for seeded skaters to compete at a third GP event and the option for pairs to compete in both the senior Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix in the same season.

General requirements

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores:

Assignments

The International Skating Union released the initial list of Grand Prix assignments on May 21, 2012: Due to the 2012 China anti-Japanese demonstrations, the Japan Skating Federation said it might withdraw its competitors from the Cup of China if the organizers did not provide security guarantees. The event was held without incident.

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

Changes to preliminary assignments

Changes to the initial assignments:

Skate America

Evan Lysacek withdrew due to injury; Armin Mahbanoozadeh replaced him.
Skate Canada International
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker withdrew due to split.
Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert withdrew due to Gerboldt's injury.
Cup of China
Samuel Contesti withdrew due to retirement, replaced by Sergei Voronov.
Carolina Kostner withdrew due to insufficient fitness.
Miki Ando withdrew because she was unable to find a permanent coach.
Wenjing Sui / Cong Han withdrew due to Sui's injury.
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran withdrew because she required surgery on a repeatedly dislocating left shoulder.
Caitlin Yankowskas / Joshua Reagan withdrew due to Reagan's rib injury.
Rostelecom Cup
Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin withdrew and were replaced by Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams
Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave withdrew after she broke his cheekbone during a twist lift.
Johnny Weir withdrew in competition due to right hip injury
Trophée Éric Bompard
Samuel Contesti withdrew due to retirement, replaced by Jinlin Guan.
Carolina Kostner withdrew due to insufficient fitness.
Miki Ando withdrew because she was unable to find a permanent coach.
Johnny Weir withdrew due to right hip injury
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy withdrew due to Savchenko's severe sinus infection.
NHK Trophy
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker withdrew due to split.
Wenjing Sui / Cong Han withdrew due to Sui's injury.
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran withdrew because she required surgery on a repeatedly dislocating left shoulder.
Caitlin Yankowskas / Joshua Reagan withdrew due to Reagan's rib injury. Replaced by Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim.
Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov and Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise replaced withdrawals in the pairs event.
Polina Shelepen withdrew due to worsening of a long-standing ankle injury.
Alissa Czisny withdrew in order to continue her recovery from surgery and was replaced by Mirai Nagasu.
Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave withdrew due to Van Cleave's broken cheekbone.
Medal summary

Event	Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Skate Canada	Men	Javier Fernández	Patrick Chan	Nobunari Oda
Skate Canada	Ladies	Kaetlyn Osmond	Akiko Suzuki	Kanako Murakami
Skate Canada	Pairs	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy	Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek
Skate Canada	Ice dancing	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	Anna Cappelini / Luca Lanotte	Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko

Event	Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Cup of China	Men	Tatsuki Machida	Daisuke Takahashi	Sergei Voronov
Cup of China	Ladies	Mao Asada	Yulia Lipnitskaya	Kiira Korpi
Cup of China	Pairs	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov	Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
Cup of China	Ice dancing	Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat	Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev	Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje

Event	Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rostelecom Cup	Men	Patrick Chan	Takahiko Kozuka	Michal Březina
Rostelecom Cup	Ladies	Kiira Korpi	Gracie Gold	Agnes Zawadzki
Rostelecom Cup	Pairs	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov	Caydee Denny / John Coughlin
Rostelecom Cup	Ice dancing	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov	Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin

Event	Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Trophée Eric Bompard	Men	Takahito Mura	Jeremy Abbott	Florent Amodio
Trophée Eric Bompard	Ladies	Ashley Wagner	Elizaveta Tuktamysheva	Yulia Lipnitskaya
Trophée Eric Bompard	Pairs	Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov	Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford	Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek
Trophée Eric Bompard	Ice dancing	Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat	Anna Cappelini / Luca Lanotte	Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko

Event	Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
NHK Trophy	Men	Yuzuru Hanyu	Daisuke Takahashi	Ross Miner
NHK Trophy	Ladies	Mao Asada	Akiko Suzuki	Mirai Nagasu
NHK Trophy	Pairs	Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov	Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch	Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir
NHK Trophy	Ice dancing	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov	Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani

Event	Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Grand Prix Final	Men	Daisuke Takahashi	Yuzuru Hanyu	Patrick Chan
Grand Prix Final	Ladies	Mao Asada	Ashley Wagner	Akiko Suzuki
Grand Prix Final	Pairs	Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov	Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov	Pang Qing / Tong Jian
Grand Prix Final	Ice dancing	Meryl Davis / Charlie White	Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir	Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat

Top Grand Prix scores

Skaters ranked according to total score. The short and free columns break down the total score of a skater's best overall event into the short and free program.
Top senior Grand Prix scores after all 7 events: Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup, Trophée Eric Bompard, NHK Trophy, and Grand Prix Final.