The 2009–10 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. It was the culminating competition of the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the

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, a junior-level international competition. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the senior Grand Prix Final at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, the 2009 NHK Trophy, the 2009 Rostelecom Cup, the 2009 Cup of China, the 2009 Skate America, and the

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. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix Final at each of the seven Junior Grand Prix events. The six highest ranking skaters/teams from the Grand Prix series and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams from the Junior Grand Prix met at the Grand Prix Final. The event was held in

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from December 2 to December 6, 2009. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and

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on the senior and junior levels. Unlike the other events in both series, there was no

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portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the

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starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.

Schedule

All times are

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). * Wednesday, December 2 ** 19:30 Opening ceremony * Thursday, December 3 ** 17:00 Junior pairs – Short program ** 18:30 Junior men – Short program ** 20:00 Senior pairs – Short program ** 21:15 Senior ice dancing – Original dance * Friday, December 4 ** 15:00 Junior men – Free skating ** 16:35 Junior pairs – Free skating ** 18:30 Senior men – Short program ** 19:40 Senior ladies – Short program ** 20:50 Senior ice dancing – Free dance * Saturday, December 5 ** 13:30 Junior ice dancing – Original dance ** 14:55 Junior ladies – Short program ** 16:25 Senior pairs – Free skating ** 18:00 Senior men – Free skating ** 19:30 Senior ladies – Free skating * Sunday, December 6 ** 12:30 Junior ice dancing – Free dance ** 14:00 Junior ladies – Free skating ** 16:15 Exhibition gala

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification. *

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, the third qualifiers in the ice dancing event, withdrew due to illness (Belbin). They were replaced by second alternates

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after the first alternates, Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski, withdrew due to illness (Novitski). *

Brian Joubert Brian Joubert (; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion. On the domestic le ...

, the third qualifier in the men's event, withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by first alternate

Tomáš Verner Tomáš Verner (; born 3 June 1986) is a former Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships (2007 silver, 2011 bronze), and a ten-time (2002–2004, 2006–2008, 2011–2014) Czech nati ...

Junior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.

Medals table

Senior-level results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

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Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo (; born 22 September 1973) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 & 2007), a three-time Four Co ...

set a new short program

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of 75.36, a new free skating world record of 138.89, and a new combined total score of 214.25. 2009-2010 GPF Pairs Podium

Ice dancing

Junior-level results

Junior men

Junior ladies

Junior pairs

Junior ice dancing

References

External links

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