2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
Figure skating competition held in Nagoya, Japan
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The 2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and ISU Junior Grand Prix Final took place from 7 to 10 December 2017 at the Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium (Nippon Gaishi Hall) in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya was announced as the host on 3 November 2016.[1] The combined event was the culmination of two international series — the Grand Prix of Figure Skating and the Junior Grand Prix. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance on the senior and junior levels."The competition featured the top six qualifiers from each discipline, based on the results of their respective series
| 2017–18 Grand Prix Final | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | December 7 – 10, 2017 |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Location: | Nagoya, Japan |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium (Nippon Gaishi Hall) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Nathan Chen (S) Alexei Krasnozhon (J) | |
Ladies' singles:  Alina Zagitova (S) Alexandra Trusova (J) | |
Pairs:  Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot (S)  Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor (J) | |
Ice dance:  Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (S) Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin (J) | |
| Previous: 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
| Next: 2018–19 Grand Prix Final | |
| Previous Grand Prix: 2017 Skate America | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2018 Skate America | |
Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:
| Event | Component | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior ladies | Short program | Alena Kostornaia |
71.65 | 7 December 2017 | [2] |
| Alexandra Trusova |
73.25 | [2] | |||
| Pairs | Free skate | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
157.25 | 9 December 2017 | [3] |
| Ice dance | Total score | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron |
202.16 | [4] |
Schedule
[5]
(Local time)
Thursday, December 7
- 14:10 - Junior: Pairs' short
- 15:30 - Junior: Men's short
- 16:40 - Junior: Ladies' short
- Opening ceremony
- 18:15 - Senior: Pairs' short
- 19:30 - Senior: Men's short
- 20:40 - Senior: Short dance
Friday, December 8
- 14:40 - Junior: Short dance
- 16:00 - Junior: Pairs' free
- 17:30 - Junior: Men's free
- 18:55 - Senior: Ladies' short
- 20:15 - Senior: Men's free
- Victory ceremony – Senior Men, Junior Men, Junior Pairs
Saturday, December 9
- 13:45 - Junior: Free dance
- 15:05 - Junior: Ladies' free
- 16:25 - Senior: Pairs' free
- 17:55 - Senior: Free dance
- 19:20 - Senior: Ladies' free
- Victory ceremony – Senior Ladies, Junior Ice Dance, Junior Ladies, Senior Pairs, Senior Ice Dance
Sunday, December 10
- Gala exhibition
Qualifiers
Senior-level qualifiers
| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Chen |
|
 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron |
| 2 |  Shoma Uno |
Alina Zagitova |
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov |
 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada |
Kaetlyn Osmond |
Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
| 4 | Sergei Voronov |
 Carolina Kostner |
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford |
Madison Chock / Evan Bates |
| 5 | Adam Rippon |
Maria Sotskova |
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov |
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue |
| 6 | |
Wakaba Higuchi |
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao |
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| Alternates | ||||
| 1st | Jason Brown (called up) |
Satoko Miyahara (called up) |
Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès |
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
| 2nd |  Javier Fernández |
Kaori Sakamoto |
Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov |
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
| 3rd |  Misha Ge |
Polina Tsurskaya |
Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise |
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin |
Junior-level qualifiers
Medalists
Senior
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Nathan Chen |
Shoma Uno |
Mikhail Kolyada |
| Ladies | Alina Zagitova |
Maria Sotskova |
Kaetlyn Osmond |
| Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford |
| Ice dance | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron |
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
Junior
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Alexei Krasnozhon |
Camden Pulkinen |
Mitsuki Sumoto |
| Ladies | Alexandra Trusova |
Alena Kostornaia |
Anastasia Tarakanova |
| Pairs | Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor |
Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov |
Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin |
| Ice dance | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin |
Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
Sofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov |
Medals table
Senior
Junior
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Senior-level results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Chen | United States |
286.51 | 1 | 103.32 | 2 | 183.19 |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Japan |
286.01 | 2 | 101.51 | 1 | 184.50 |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia |
282.00 | 3 | 99.22 | 3 | 182.78 |
| 4 | Sergei Voronov | Russia |
266.59 | 5 | 87.77 | 4 | 178.82 |
| 5 | Adam Rippon | United States |
254.33 | 6 | 86.19 | 5 | 168.14 |
| 6 | Jason Brown | United States |
253.81 | 4 | 89.02 | 6 | 164.79 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alina Zagitova | Russia |
223.30 | 2 | 76.27 | 1 | 147.03 |
| 2 | Maria Sotskova | Russia |
216.28 | 4 | 74.00 | 2 | 142.28 |
| 3 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada |
215.16 | 1 | 77.04 | 5 | 138.12 |
| 4 | Carolina Kostner | Italy |
214.65 | 6 | 72.82 | 3 | 141.83 |
| 5 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan |
213.49 | 3 | 74.61 | 4 | 138.88 |
| 6 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan |
202.11 | 5 | 73.26 | 6 | 128.85 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany |
236.68 | 1 | 79.43 | 1 | 157.25 |
| 2 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China |
230.89 | 3 | 75.82 | 2 | 155.07 |
| 3 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada |
210.83 | 5 | 72.18 | 3 | 138.65 |
| 4 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Russia |
209.26 | 4 | 73.15 | 5 | 136.11 |
| 5 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
208.73 | 2 | 78.83 | 6 | 129.90 |
| 6 | Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao | China |
207.14 | 6 | 70.15 | 4 | 136.99 |
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France |
202.16 | 1 | 82.07 | 1 | 120.09 |
| 2 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada |
199.86 | 2 | 81.53 | 2 | 118.33 |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States |
188.00 | 3 | 78.09 | 6 | 109.91 |
| 4 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States |
187.40 | 4 | 74.81 | 4 | 112.59 |
| 5 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States |
187.15 | 5 | 74.36 | 3 | 112.79 |
| 6 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy |
185.23 | 6 | 74.24 | 5 | 110.99 |
Junior-level results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Krasnozhon | United States |
236.35 | 1 | 81.33 | 1 | 155.02 |
| 2 | Camden Pulkinen | United States |
217.10 | 5 | 70.90 | 2 | 146.20 |
| 3 | Mitsuki Sumoto | Japan |
214.45 | 3 | 77.10 | 3 | 137.35 |
| 4 | Makar Ignatov | Russia |
211.99 | 4 | 75.78 | 4 | 136.21 |
| 5 | Alexey Erokhov | Russia |
207.04 | 2 | 78.39 | 5 | 128.65 |
| 6 | Andrew Torgashev | United States |
160.49 | 6 | 64.73 | 6 | 95.76 |
Ladies
Alena Kostornaia broke the junior world record in the women's short program, 70.92 held by Alina Zagitova, with a score of 71.65. Alexandra Trusova broke it again 13 minutes later with a score of 73.25. Rika Kihira became the first woman to land triple Axel-triple toe loop combination in the free skate.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Trusova | Russia |
205.61 | 1 | 73.25 | 2 | 132.36 |
| 2 | Alena Kostornaia | Russia |
204.58 | 2 | 71.65 | 1 | 132.93 |
| 3 | Anastasia Tarakanova | Russia |
199.64 | 3 | 67.90 | 3 | 131.74 |
| 4 | Rika Kihira | Japan |
192.45 | 4 | 66.82 | 4 | 125.63 |
| 5 | Daria Panenkova | Russia |
191.16 | 5 | 65.65 | 5 | 125.51 |
| 6 | Sofia Samodurova | Russia |
187.74 | 6 | 65.01 | 6 | 122.73 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | Australia |
173.85 | 2 | 60.26 | 1 | 113.59 |
| 2 | Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | Russia |
173.01 | 1 | 60.81 | 3 | 112.20 |
| 3 | Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin | Russia |
172.94 | 3 | 59.51 | 2 | 113.43 |
| 4 | Gao Yumeng / Xie Zhong | China |
165.03 | 4 | 59.47 | 4 | 105.56 |
| 5 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia |
160.80 | 6 | 55.92 | 5 | 104.88 |
| 6 | Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry Sopot | Russia |
160.47 | 5 | 57.28 | 6 | 103.19 |
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia |
153.61 | 1 | 65.87 | 1 | 87.74 |
| 2 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States |
151.76 | 2 | 64.10 | 2 | 87.66 |
| 3 | Sofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov | Russia |
149.04 | 3 | 63.17 | 3 | 85.87 |
| 4 | Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko | Russia |
144.38 | 5 | 60.10 | 4 | 84.28 |
| 5 | Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov | Russia |
141.88 | 6 | 58.53 | 5 | 83.35 |
| 6 | Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | Canada |
141.28 | 4 | 60.52 | 6 | 80.76 |