2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2014–15 season. Medals were awarded 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 Barcelona, Spain.
Organized by the International Skating Union, the Grand Prix series began in October 24 and ran until December 14, 2014. The series sets the stage for the 2015 European, Four Continents, and World Championships. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters were the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Schedule
The series comprised the following events:| Date | Event | Location |
| October 24–26 | 2014 Skate America | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States |
| Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 | 2014 Skate Canada International | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| November 7–9 | 2014 Cup of China | Shanghai, China |
| November 14–16 | 2014 Rostelecom Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| November 21–23 | 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard | Bordeaux, France |
| November 28–30 | 2014 NHK Trophy | Osaka, Japan |
| December 11–14 | 2014–15 Grand Prix Final | Barcelona, Spain |
Assignments
On June 28, the preliminary Grand Prix assignments were announced:Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Changes to preliminary assignments
Skate America
- On July 2, it was announced that Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek had split up. On July 22, it was announced that their replacement was Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan.
- On July 10, Douglas Razzano and Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus were added as host picks.
- On July 18, Samantha Cesario was added as a host pick.
- On August 13, Maylin Wende / Daniel Wende were removed from the roster due to an injury to Wende. On August 22, it was announced that Annabelle Prolss / Ruben Blommaert were their replacements.
- On September 2, Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage were announced as host picks.
- On September 19, Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan were removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On September 23, Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer were announced as their replacements.
- On September 20, it was reported that Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev were going to be withdrawing due to an injury to Soloviev. They were removed from the roster on September 29. On October 1st, Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin were announced as their replacements.
- On September 22, it was reported that Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov were going to be withdrawing due to an injury to Trankov. On October 1, they were removed from the roster. On October 3, Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Dechamps were announced as their replacements.
- On October 2, Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov withdrew. No reason has been given. On October 3, Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley were announced as their replacements.
- On October 10, Cathy Reed / Chris Reed were replaced on the roster by Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette. No reason has been given.
- On October 17, Joshi Helgesson was removed from the roster due to an injury. She was not replaced.
Skate Canada International
- On July 10, Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay were removed from the roster. On July 15, it was announced that Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage had been named as replacements. It was revealed on July 16 that Zhang/Bartholomay had split up.
- On August 4, Alaine Chartrand was announced as a host pick.
- On September 8, Valentina Marchei was removed from the roster due to injury. On September 17, Viktoria Helgesson was announced as her replacement.
- On September 16, Kaetlyn Osmond withdrew to an injury. On September 17, she was replaced by Julianne Séguin.
- On September 23, Alexander Majorov was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 1, Zhan Bush was announced as his replacement.
- On October 16, Zhan Bush was removed from the roster due to health problems. On October 21, Stephen Carriere was announced as his replacement.
- On October 17, Nathalie Weinzierl was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 22, Brooklee Han was announced as her replacement.
- On October 27, Kevin Reynolds withdrew due to an injury. He was replaced by Andrei Rogozine.
- On October 29, Elladj Balde was removed from the roster due to a concussion. He was not replaced.
Cup of China
- On September 2, Zhao Yue / Zheng Xun were announced as host picks.
- On September 2, Peter Liebers was removed from the roster due to an injury. On September 9, Alexei Bychenko was announced as his replacement.
- On September 9, Kim Hae-jin was added to the roster, in place of a host pick.
- On September 29, Julia Antipova / Nodari Maisuradze were removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 1, they were removed from the roster. On October 9, Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu were announced as their replacements.
- On September 22, it was reported that Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov were going to be withdrawing due to an injury to Trankov. On October 13, their replacement was announced as Arina Cherniavskaia / Antonin Souza-Kordyeru.
- On October 16, Zhan Bush was removed from the roster due to health problems. On October 21, Kim Jin-seo was announced as his replacement.
- On October 17, Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea were removed from the roster due to lack of training time. On October 22, Natasha Purich / Andrew Wolfe were announced as their replacements. No replacement has since been announced.
- On October 24, Joshua Farris was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. He was not replaced.
- On October 29, Song Nan was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. He was replaced by Guan Yuhang.
- On November 3, Zhang Kexin was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. No replacement has been announced.
Rostelecom Cup
- On July 2, it was announced that Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek had split up. On August 4, their replacement was announced as Annabelle Prolss / Ruben Blommaert.
- On July 10, Vanessa Lam was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On July 15, it was announced that Ashley Cain had been named as her replacement.
- On August 13, Maylin Wende / Daniel Wende were removed from the roster due to an injury to Wende. On August 29, Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara were named as their replacements.
- On August 29, Artur Gachinski, Nikol Gosviani, and Evgenia Tarasova / Vladmimir Morozov were chosen as host picks.
- On September 8, Valentina Marchei was removed from the roster due to injury. On September 17, Rika Hongo was announced as her replacement.
- On October 2, Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov withdrew. No reason was given. On October 7, Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov were announced as their replacements.
- On October 14, Nikol Gosviani was replaced by Maria Artemieva. No reason has been given.
- On October 17, Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea were removed from the roster due to lack of training time. On October 24, Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu were announced as their replacements.
- On October 28, Nathalie Weinzierl was removed from the roster due to an injury. On October 30, Eliška Březinová was announced as her replacement.
- On November 5, Alexander Majorov was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On November 11, Misha Ge was announced as his replacement.
- On November 7, there were a few substitutions to the roster. Adelina Sotnikova and Mikhail Kolyada withdrew due to an injury. Vasilia Davankova / Alexander Enbert withdrew to due health problems. They were replaced by Maria Stavitskaya, Moris Kvitelashvili, and Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov respectively.
Trophée Éric Bompard
- On August 29, Romain Ponsart and Anais Ventard were chosen as host picks.
- On September 2, Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov and Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer were added to the roster, in place of host picks.
- On September 16, Kaetlyn Osmond withdrew due to an injury. On September 17, Veronik Mallet was announced as her replacement.
- On September 20, it was reported that Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev were going to be withdrawing due to an injury to Soloviev. They were officially removed from the roster on October 13. On October 17, Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri were announced as their replacements.
- On November 5, Anais Ventard and Romain Ponsart withdrew from the competition. They were replaced by Anna Ovcharova and Douglas Razzano.
- On November 14, it was reported that Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte withdrew due to needing to make changes to their program. They were officially removed from the roster on November 17, and were not replaced.
- On November 13, Song Nan was removed from the roster. No reason has been given and he was not replaced.
NHK Trophy
- On July 10, Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay were removed from the roster. On July 15, it was announced that Mari Vartmann / Aaron van Cleave had been named as replacements. It was revealed on July 16 that Zhang/Bartholomay had split up.
- On August 12, it was announced that Daisuke Murakami, Riona Kato, and Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion were added as host picks.
- On September 29, Julia Antipova / Nodari Maisuradze were removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 8, Arina Cherniavskaia / Antonio Souza-Kordeyru were announced as their replacements.
- On October 9, Guan Jinlin was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 23, Jeremy Ten was announced as his replacement.
- On October 14, Nikol Gosviani was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On October 30, Elene Gedevanishvili was announced as he replacement.
- On October 27, Kevin Reynolds withdrew due to an injury. On October 30, Jorik Hendrickx was announced as his replacement.
- On October 29, Peter Liebers was removed from the roster. No reason has been given. On November 11, Elladj Balde was announced as his replacement.
- On November 9, it was reported that Adelina Sotnikova withdrew due to a torn ankle ligament. She was officially removed from the roster on November 11. On November 17, Anne Line Gjersem was announced as her replacement.
- On November 24, Jorik Hendrickx and Arina Cherniavskaia / Antonio Souza-Kordeyru were removed from the roster. No replacements have been announced.
Medal summary
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Skate America | Men |  Tatsuki Machida |  Jason Brown |  Nam Nguyen |
| Skate America | Ladies |  Elena Radionova | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Gracie Gold |
| Skate America | Pairs | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier |  Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao |
| Skate America | Ice dancing | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Skate Canada | Men | Takahito Mura |  Javier Fernández | Max Aaron |
| Skate Canada | Ladies | Anna Pogorilaya | Ashley Wagner | Satoko Miyahara |
| Skate Canada | Pairs | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov |
| Skate Canada | Ice dancing | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cup of China | Men | Maxim Kovtun | Yuzuru Hanyu | Richard Dornbush |
| Cup of China | Ladies | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Kanako Murakami |
| Cup of China | Pairs | Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei |
| Cup of China | Ice dancing |  Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |  Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Rostelecom Cup | Men | Javier Fernández | Sergei Voronov |  Michal Březina |
| Rostelecom Cup | Ladies | Rika Hongo | Anna Pogorilaya | Alaine Chartrand |
| Rostelecom Cup | Pairs | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov |
| Rostelecom Cup | Ice dancing | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin |  Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Trophée Éric Bompard | Men | Maxim Kovtun | Tatsuki Machida |  Denis Ten |
| Trophée Éric Bompard | Ladies | Elena Radionova | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Ashley Wagner |
| Trophée Éric Bompard | Pairs | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei |
| Trophée Éric Bompard | Ice dancing | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| NHK Trophy | Men | Daisuke Murakami | Sergei Voronov | Takahito Mura |
| NHK Trophy | Ladies | Gracie Gold | Alena Leonova | Satoko Miyahara |
| NHK Trophy | Pairs | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang |
| NHK Trophy | Ice dancing | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Grand Prix Final | Men | Yuzuru Hanyu | Javier Fernández | Sergei Voronov |
| Grand Prix Final | Ladies | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Elena Radionova | Ashley Wagner |
| Grand Prix Final | Pairs | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
| Grand Prix Final | Ice dancing | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Gabriella Papadakis/ Guillaume Cizeron |
Medal standings
Qualification
At each event, skaters earned points toward qualification for the Grand Prix Final. Following the sixth event, the top six highest scoring skaters/teams advanced to the Final. The points earned per placement were as follows:| Placement | Points | Points |
| 1st | 15 | 15 |
| 2nd | 13 | 13 |
| 3rd | 11 | 11 |
| 4th | 9 | 9 |
| 5th | 7 | 7 |
| 6th | 5 | 5 |
| 7th | 4 | - |
| 8th | 3 | - |
| 9th | - | – |
| 10th | - | – |
There were seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
- Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
- Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
- Participated in two events.
- Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
- Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
- Highest combined scores in the short program/short dance of both events.
- Highest number of total participants at the events.
Qualification standings
Bold denotes Grand Prix Final qualification.| Points | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| 30 | Maxim Kovtun | Elena Radionova | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Madison Chock / Evan Bates Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron |
| 28 | Javier Fernández Tatsuki Machida | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Anna Pogorilaya | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | |
| 26 | Takahito Mura Sergei Voronov | Gracie Gold ' Yulia Lipnitskaya | Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier |
| 24 | Ashley Wagner | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | ||
| 22 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Rika Hongo ' Satoko Miyahara | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue |
| 20 | Jason Brown Denis Ten Nam Nguyen | Kanako Murakami | ||
| 19 | ||||
| 18 | Alena Leonova Courtney Hicks | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | |
| 17 | ||||
| 16 | Konstantin Menshov  Misha Ge | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | |
| 15 | Daisuke Murakami Michal Březina Richard Dornbush Max Aaron | Alaine Chartrand | ||
| 14 | Jeremy Abbott | Mirai Nagasu  Park So-youn | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | |
| 13 | Samantha Cesario | |||
| 12 | Polina Edmunds Gabrielle Daleman | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | |
| 11 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | ||
| 10 | Adian Pitkeev | |||
| 9 | Stephen Carriere | Li Zijun | Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz Elisabeth Paradis / Francois Xavier Ouelette Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | |
| 8 | Yan Han Takahiko Kozuka | |||
| 7 | Adam Rippon | Maé-Bérénice Méité Riona Kato | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave | Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus |
| 6 | Haruka Imai | |||
| 5 | Florent Amodio | Maria Artemieva Miyabi Oba | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Annabelle Prolss / Ruben Blommaert DeeDee Leng / Simon Shnapir Natasha Purich / Andrew Wolfe Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Dechamps | Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Wang Shiyue / Lin Xinyu |
| 4 | Chafik Besseghier  Alexei Bychenko Ross Miner |  Elene Gedevanishvili  Viktoria Helgesson Maria Stavitskaia | ||
| 3 | Jeremy Ten Artur Gachinski Douglas Razzano Keiji Tanaka |  Brooklee Han Kim Hae-jin Ashley Cain | ||
| 0 | Kim Jin-seo Andrei Rogozine Ivan Righini  Michael Christian Martinez Guan Yuhang Liam Firus Joshua Farris Wang Yi  Jorik Hendrickx Moris Kvitelashvili | Eliška Březinová Christina Gao Angela Wang Veronik Mallet  Anna Ovcharova  Anne Line Gjersem  Natalia Popova Laurine Lecavelier Julianne Séguin | Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan  Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer Arina Cherniavskaia / Antonio Souza-Kordeyru | Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov  Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley Zhang Yiyi / Wu Nan Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion Zhao Yue / Zheng Xun |