The 2011
Trophée Éric Bompard
The Grand Prix de France is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It was previously known as the Grand Prix International de Paris (1987–1993), Trophée de France ...
was the fifth event of six in the
2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais () may refer to:
* Dance hall, popularly a ''palais de danse'', in the 1950s and 1960s in the UK
* ''Palais'', French for palace
** Grand Palais, the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées
** Petit Palais, an art museum in Paris
* Palais River ...
in
Paris
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on November 17–20. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating, and
ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...
. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the
2011–12 Grand Prix Final.
Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the
2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:
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]
Entries
The entries were as follows.[ ]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 ...
withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Romain Ponsart
Romain Ponsart (born 27 April 1992) is a retired French figure skater. He is the 2012 Triglav Trophy bronze medalist and 2015 Toruń Cup champion. He is a six-time French National medalist.
Personal life
Ponsart was born on 27 April 1992 in ...
.[
]
Schedule
(Local time, GMT +01:00):[
* Thursday, November 17
** 09:30–16:15 – Official practices
* Friday, November 18
** 09:00–14:10 – Official practices
** 15:00–16:20 – Men's short
** 16:45–17:55 – Pairs' short
** 18:15–19:40 – Ladies' short
** 20:00–21:10 – Short dance
* Saturday, November 19
** 07:50–13:00 – Official practices
** 13:30–15:05 – Men's free
** 15:30–16:40 – Pairs' free
** 16:40–17:00 – Medal ceremonies
** 18:30–20:00 – Ladies' free
** 20:30–21:45 – Free dance
** 21:45–22:00 – Medal ceremonies
* Sunday, November 20
** 10:00–12:00 – Official practices
** 14:00–17:00 – Gala/Exhibitions
]
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
External links
*
ISU website: Entries
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Internationaux de France
Trophée Éric Bompard
The Grand Prix de France is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It was previously known as the Grand Prix International de Paris (1987–1993), Trophée de France ...
Figure
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*Dance figure, an elementary dance pattern ...
International figure skating competitions hosted by France
November 2011 sports events in France