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The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final – originally known as the Champions Series Final – is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). It is the culminating event of the Grand Prix Series. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at qualifying competitions each season, and the top six skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Since 2008, the Grand Prix Final has been held concurrently with the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

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GenreGrand Prix event
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Inaugurated1995–96 Champions Series Final
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Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
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StatusActive
GenreGrand Prix event
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1995–96 Champions Series Final
Previous event2025–26 Grand Prix Final
Next event2026–27 Grand Prix Final
Organized byInternational Skating Union
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Evgeni Plushenko of Russia and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan are tied for winning the most Grand Prix Final titles in men's singles (with four each), while Irina Slutskaya of Russia and Mao Asada of Japan are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (also with four each). Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China hold the record in pair skating (with six), while Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States hold the record in ice dance (with five).

History

Beginning with the 1995–96 season, the International Skating Union (ISU) launched the Champions Series – later renamed the Grand Prix Series – which, at its inception, consisted of five qualifying competitions and the Champions Series Final. This allowed skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. This series also provided the viewing public with additional televised skating, which had been in demand.[1] The five qualifying competitions during this inaugural season were the 1995 Nations Cup, the 1995 NHK Trophy, the 1995 Skate America, the 1995 Skate Canada, and the 1995 Trophée de France.[2] Skaters earned points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline were then invited to compete at the Champions Series Final in Paris. Alexei Urmanov of Russia won the inaugural men's event, Michelle Kwan of the United States won the women's event, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia won the pairs event, and Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov, also of Russia, won the ice dance event.[3]

The ISU established the Junior Grand Prix Series in 1997 as a complement to the Grand Prix Series. It consists of a series of seven international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Skaters earn points based on their results each season and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are then invited to compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.[4] Since 2008, the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Grand Prix Final have been held concurrently.[5][6]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Grand Prix Final, scheduled to be held in Beijing, was at first postponed,[7] and then removed from China altogether.[8] The ISU ultimately cancelled the event on December 10, 2020.[9] On November 29, 2021, in response to the discovery of the Omicron variant, the Japanese government announced travel restrictions that prevented foreigners from entering Japan beginning the next day.[10] The Japan Skating Federation later announced that it would adjust by implementing a bubble environment – that is, a cluster made up exclusively of individuals who have been thoroughly tested and unlikely to spread infection – at the 2021 Grand Prix Final in Osaka, as the federation "[proceeded] with preparations while taking infection control measures in line with the government's policy."[11] On December 2, the ISU announced that the event had been cancelled for the month of December due to the "complicated epidemic situation".[12] The ISU left open the possibility for postponement until the end of the season, but did not announce a post-season date or location for any rescheduled event.[13] Unable to find a replacement host, the ISU cancelled the event on December 17.[14]

Medalists

Ilia Malinin at the 2024 World Championships
Alysa Liu at the 2022 World Championships
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara at the 2024 World Championships
Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2017 Four Continents Championships
The reigning Grand Prix Final champions: Ilia Malinin of the United States (men's singles); Alysa Liu of the United States (women's singles); Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan (pair skating); and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States (ice dance)

Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96 France Paris Russia Alexei Urmanov Canada Elvis Stojko France Éric Millot [3]
1996–97 Canada Hamilton Canada Elvis Stojko United States Todd Eldredge Russia Alexei Urmanov [15]
1997–98 Germany Munich Russia Ilia Kulik Canada Elvis Stojko United States Todd Eldredge [16]
1998–99 Russia Saint Petersburg Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexei Urmanov Russia Evgeni Plushenko [17]
1999–2000 France Lyon Russia Evgeni Plushenko Canada Elvis Stojko United States Timothy Goebel [18]
2000–01 Japan Tokyo Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Alexei Yagudin United States Matthew Savoie [19]
2001–02 Canada Kitchener Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Evgeni Plushenko United States Timothy Goebel [20]
2002–03 Russia Saint Petersburg Russia Evgeni Plushenko Russia Ilia Klimkin France Brian Joubert [21]
2003–04 United States Colorado Springs Canada Emanuel Sandhu Russia Evgeni Plushenko United States Michael Weiss [22]
2004–05 China Beijing Russia Evgeni Plushenko Canada Jeffrey Buttle China Li Chengjiang [23]
2005–06 Japan Tokyo Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel Canada Jeffrey Buttle Japan Daisuke Takahashi [24]
2006–07 Russia Saint Petersburg France Brian Joubert Japan Daisuke Takahashi Japan Nobunari Oda [25]
2007–08 Italy Turin Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel Japan Daisuke Takahashi United States Evan Lysacek [26]
2008–09 South Korea Goyang United States Jeremy Abbott Japan Takahiko Kozuka United States Johnny Weir [6]
2009–10 Japan Tokyo United States Evan Lysacek Japan Nobunari Oda United States Johnny Weir [27]
2010–11 China Beijing Canada Patrick Chan Japan Nobunari Oda Japan Takahiko Kozuka [28]
2011–12 Canada Quebec City Canada Patrick Chan Japan Daisuke Takahashi Spain Javier Fernández [29]
2012–13 Russia Sochi Japan Daisuke Takahashi Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Canada Patrick Chan [30]
2013–14 Japan Fukuoka Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Canada Patrick Chan Japan Nobunari Oda [31]
2014–15 Spain Barcelona Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Spain Javier Fernández Russia Sergei Voronov [32]
2015–16 Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Spain Javier Fernández Japan Shoma Uno [33]
2016–17 France Marseille Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Nathan Chen Japan Shoma Uno [34]
2017–18 Japan Nagoya United States Nathan Chen Japan Shoma Uno Russia Mikhail Kolyada [35]
2018–19 Canada Vancouver United States Nathan Chen Japan Shoma Uno South Korea Cha Jun-hwan [36]
2019–20 Italy Turin United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuzuru Hanyu France Kévin Aymoz [37]
2020–21 China Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
2021–22 Japan Osaka [14]
2022–23 Italy Turin Japan Shoma Uno Japan Sōta Yamamoto United States Ilia Malinin [38]
2023–24 China Beijing United States Ilia Malinin Japan Shoma Uno Japan Yuma Kagiyama [39]
2024–25 France Grenoble United States Ilia Malinin Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Shun Sato [40]
2025–26 Japan Nagoya United States Ilia Malinin Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Shun Sato [41]
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Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96 France Paris United States Michelle Kwan Russia Irina Slutskaya Canada Josée Chouinard [3]
1996–97 Canada Hamilton United States Tara Lipinski United States Michelle Kwan Russia Irina Slutskaya [15]
1997–98 Germany Munich United States Tara Lipinski Germany Tanja Szewczenko Russia Maria Butyrskaya [16]
1998–99 Russia Saint Petersburg Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina Russia Maria Butyrskaya Russia Irina Slutskaya [17]
1999–2000 France Lyon Russia Irina Slutskaya United States Michelle Kwan Russia Maria Butyrskaya [18]
2000–01 Japan Tokyo Russia Irina Slutskaya United States Michelle Kwan United States Sarah Hughes [19]
2001–02 Canada Kitchener Russia Irina Slutskaya United States Michelle Kwan United States Sarah Hughes [20]
2002–03 Russia Saint Petersburg United States Sasha Cohen Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Viktoria Volchkova [21]
2003–04 United States Colorado Springs Japan Fumie Suguri United States Sasha Cohen Japan Shizuka Arakawa [22]
2004–05 China Beijing Russia Irina Slutskaya Japan Shizuka Arakawa Canada Joannie Rochette [23]
2005–06 Japan Tokyo Japan Mao Asada Russia Irina Slutskaya Japan Yukari Nakano [24]
2006–07 Russia Saint Petersburg South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Mao Asada Switzerland Sarah Meier [25]
2007–08 Italy Turin South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Mao Asada Italy Carolina Kostner [26]
2008–09 South Korea Goyang Japan Mao Asada South Korea Yuna Kim Italy Carolina Kostner [6]
2009–10 Japan Tokyo South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Miki Ando Japan Akiko Suzuki [27]
2010–11 China Beijing United States Alissa Czisny Italy Carolina Kostner Japan Kanako Murakami [28]
2011–12 Canada Quebec City Italy Carolina Kostner Japan Akiko Suzuki Russia Alena Leonova [29]
2012–13 Russia Sochi Japan Mao Asada United States Ashley Wagner Japan Akiko Suzuki [30]
2013–14 Japan Fukuoka Japan Mao Asada Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya United States Ashley Wagner [31]
2014–15 Spain Barcelona Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Elena Radionova United States Ashley Wagner [32]
2015–16 Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Japan Satoko Miyahara Russia Elena Radionova [33]
2016–17 France Marseille Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Japan Satoko Miyahara Russia Anna Pogorilaya [34]
2017–18 Japan Nagoya Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Maria Sotskova Canada Kaetlyn Osmond [35]
2018–19 Canada Vancouver Japan Rika Kihira Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [36]
2019–20 Italy Turin Russia Alena Kostornaia Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Alexandra Trusova [37]
2020–21 China Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
2021–22 Japan Osaka [14]
2022–23 Italy Turin Japan Mai Mihara United States Isabeau Levito Belgium Loena Hendrickx [38]
2023–24 China Beijing Japan Kaori Sakamoto Belgium Loena Hendrickx Japan Hana Yoshida [39]
2024–25 France Grenoble United States Amber Glenn Japan Mone Chiba Japan Kaori Sakamoto [40]
2025–26 Japan Nagoya United States Alysa Liu Japan Ami Nakai Japan Kaori Sakamoto [41]
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Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96 France Paris
  • Russia
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1996–97 Canada Hamilton [15]
1997–98 Germany Munich [16]
1998–99 Russia Saint Petersburg [17]
1999–2000 France Lyon [18]
2000–01 Japan Tokyo [19]
2001–02 Canada Kitchener [20]
2002–03 Russia Saint Petersburg [21]
2003–04 United States Colorado Springs [22]
2004–05 China Beijing [23]
2005–06 Japan Tokyo [24]
2006–07 Russia Saint Petersburg [25]
2007–08 Italy Turin [26]
2008–09 South Korea Goyang [6]
2009–10 Japan Tokyo [27]
2010–11 China Beijing [28]
2011–12 Canada Quebec City [29]
2012–13 Russia Sochi [30]
2013–14 Japan Fukuoka [31]
2014–15 Spain Barcelona [32]
2015–16 [33]
2016–17 France Marseille [34]
2017–18 Japan Nagoya [35]
2018–19 Canada Vancouver [36]
2019–20 Italy Turin [37]
2020–21 China Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
2021–22 Japan Osaka [14]
2022–23 Italy Turin [38]
2023–24 China Beijing [39]
2024–25 France Grenoble [40]
2025–26 Japan Nagoya [41]
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Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–96 France Paris [3]
1996–97 Canada Hamilton [15]
1997–98 Germany Munich [16]
1998–99 Russia Saint Petersburg [17]
1999–2000 France Lyon [18]
2000–01 Japan Tokyo [19]
2001–02 Canada Kitchener [20]
2002–03 Russia Saint Petersburg [21]
2003–04 United States Colorado Springs [22]
2004–05 China Beijing [23]
2005–06 Japan Tokyo [24]
2006–07 Russia Saint Petersburg [25]
2007–08 Italy Turin [26]
2008–09 South Korea Goyang [6]
2009–10 Japan Tokyo [27]
2010–11 China Beijing [28]
2011–12 Canada Quebec City [29]
2012–13 Russia Sochi [30]
2013–14 Japan Fukuoka [31]
2014–15 Spain Barcelona [32]
2015–16 [33]
2016–17 France Marseille [34]
2017–18 Japan Nagoya [35]
2018–19 Canada Vancouver [36]
2019–20 Italy Turin [37]
2020–21 China Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
2021–22 Japan Osaka [14]
2022–23 Italy Turin [38]
2023–24 China Beijing [39]
2024–25 France Grenoble [40]
2025–26 Japan Nagoya [41]
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Cumulative medal counts

Men's singles

Total medal count by nation

Evgeni Plushenko at the 2010 Winter Olympics
With seven medals total, Evgeni Plushenko of Russia is the most successful figure skater in the men's event.
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Number of Grand Prix Final medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia85417
2 United States82919
3 Japan614929
4 Canada46111
5 Switzerland2002
6 France1034
7 Spain0213
8 China0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (9 entries)29292987
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Most gold medals by skater

Yuzuru Hanyu at the 2019 Grand Prix Final
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan shares the record for the most gold medals won in the men's event (with four).
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
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Top 10 men's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Final
No. Skater Nation Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total Ref.
1 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia 4 2 1 7 [42]
2 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 4 2 – 6 [43]
3 Nathan Chen  United States 3 1 – 4 [44]
4 Ilia Malinin  United States 3 – 1 4 [45]
5 Patrick Chan  Canada 2 1 1 4 [46]
6 Alexei Yagudin  Russia 2 1 – 3 [47]
7 Stéphane Lambiel  Switzerland 2 – – 2 [48]
8 Shoma Uno  Japan 1 3 2 6 [49]
9 Daisuke Takahashi  Japan 1 3 1 5 [50]
10 Elvis Stojko  Canada 1 3 – 4 [51]
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Women's singles

Total medal count by nation

Irina Slutskaya at the 2005 Russian Championships
With nine medals total, Irina Slutskaya of Russia is the most successful figure skater in the women's event.
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Number of Grand Prix Final medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia991028
2 Japan89825
3 United States77418
4 South Korea3104
5 Italy1124
6 Uzbekistan1001
7 Belgium0112
8 Germany0101
9 Canada0033
10 Switzerland0011
Totals (10 entries)29292987
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Most gold medals by skater

Mao Asada at the 2007 Grand Prix Final
Mao Asada of Japan shares the record for the most gold medals won in the women's event (with four).
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
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Top 10 women's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Final
No. Skater Nation Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total Ref.
1 Irina Slutskaya  Russia 4 3 2 9 [52]
2 Mao Asada  Japan 4 2 – 6 [53]
3 Yuna Kim  South Korea 3 1 – 4 [54]
4 Tara Lipinski  United States 2 – – 2 [55]
Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia [56]
6 Michelle Kwan  United States 1 4 – 5 [57]
7 Carolina Kostner  Italy 1 1 2 4 [58]
8 Sasha Cohen  United States 1 1 – 2 [59]
Alina Zagitova  Russia [60]
10 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 1 – 2 3 [61]
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Pairs

Total medal count by nation

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at the 2009 Cup of China
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China have won a record six gold medals in the pairs event.
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Number of Grand Prix Final medals in pair skating by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China810927
2 Germany82515
3 Russia7111028
4 Canada3137
5 Japan2103
6 France1102
7 Italy0213
8 United States0101
9 Georgia0011
Totals (9 entries)29292987
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Most gold medals by pairs team

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy at the 2008 Grand Prix Final
Aljona Savchenko of Germany shares the record for the most total medals won in the pairs event (with nine), eight of which were with Robin Szolkowy.
  • Only paired results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
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Top 10 pairs teams by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Final
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total Ref.
1 Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo  China 6 1 2 9 [62]
2 Aljona Savchenko[a] Robin Szolkowy  Germany 4 1 3 8 [64]
3 Riku Miura Ryuichi Kihara  Japan 2 1 – 3 [65]
Tatiana Totmianina Maxim Marinin  Russia [66]
5 Minerva Fabienne Hase Nikita Volodin  Germany 2 – 1 3 [67]
6 Jamie Salé David Pelletier  Canada 2 – – 2 [68]
7 Elena Berezhnaya Anton Sikharulidze  Russia 1 3 1 5 [69]
8 Pang Qing Tong Jian  China 1 2 4 7 [70]
9 Tatiana Volosozhar Maxim Trankov  Russia 1 2 – 3 [71]
10 Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford  Canada 1 1 2 4 [72]
Sui Wenjing Han Cong  China [73]
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Note
  1. [a]
    Aljona Savchenko won another gold medal with Bruno Massot (2017–18),[63] earning five gold medals and nine overall medals in total.

Ice dance

Total medal count by nation

Meryl Davis and Charlie White at the 2011 World Championships
Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States have won a record five gold medals in the ice dance event.
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Number of Grand Prix Final medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States96520
2 Russia86216
3 Canada67316
4 France45918
5 Italy1337
6 Bulgaria1124
7 Ukraine0101
8 Lithuania0033
9 Great Britain0022
Totals (9 entries)29292987
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Most gold medals by ice dance team

Chock and Bates at the 2019 Internationaux de France
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States have won a record seven medals total in the ice dance event.
  • Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the teams receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
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Top 10 ice dance teams by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Final
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total Ref.
1 Meryl Davis Charlie White  United States 5 – 1 6 [74]
2 Madison Chock Evan Bates  United States 3 4 – 7 [75]
3 Tatiana Navka Roman Kostomarov  Russia 3 1 – 4 [76]
4 Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron[a]  France 2 1 1 4 [78]
5 Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz  Canada 2 1 – 3 [79]
6 Oksana Grishuk Evgeni Platov  Russia 2 – – 2 [80]
Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje  Canada [81]
8 Tessa Virtue Scott Moir  Canada 1 5 – 6 [82]
9 Marina Anissina Gwendal Peizerat  France 1 2 3 6 [83]
10 Anjelika Krylova Oleg Ovsyannikov  Russia 1 2 – 3 [84]
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Note
  1. [a]
    Guillaume Cizeron won another silver medal with Laurence Fournier Beaudry (2025–26),[77] earning five overall medals in total.

Overall

Total medal count by nation

Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at the 2009 Grand Prix Final
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China are the only figure skaters to have won six gold medals at the Grand Prix Final.
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Total number of Grand Prix Final medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia32312689
2 United States24161858
3 Japan16241757
4 Canada13141037
5 China8101028
6 Germany83516
7 France661224
8 South Korea3115
9 Italy26614
10 Switzerland2013
11 Bulgaria1124
12 Uzbekistan1001
13 Spain0213
14 Belgium0112
15 Ukraine0101
16 Lithuania0033
17 Great Britain0022
18 Georgia0011
Totals (18 entries)116116116348
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Most gold medals by skater

Aljona Savchenko at the 2014 Art on Ice
Aljona Savchenko of Germany won five gold medals in pair skating at the Grand Prix Finals.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
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Top 10 skaters by the most gold medals won at the Grand Prix Final
No. Skater Nation Discipline Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total Ref.
1 Shen Xue  China Pairs 612 9 [62]
Zhao Hongbo
3 Aljona Savchenko  Germany Pairs 513 9 [64][63]
4 Meryl Davis  United States Ice dance 5–1 6 [74]
Charlie White
6 Irina Slutskaya  Russia Women's singles 432 9 [52]
7 Evgeni Plushenko  Russia Men's singles 421 7 [42]
8 Mao Asada  Japan Women's singles 42– 6 [53]
Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan Men's singles [43]
10 Robin Szolkowy  Germany Pairs 413 8 [64]
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