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, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the

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, a junior-level international competition. The junior and senior finals were hosted together for the first time. Skaters had earned points towards qualifying for the senior Grand Prix Final at the

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, and the 2008 NHK Trophy. Skaters had earned points towards qualifying for the junior Grand Prix Final at each of the eight 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. Hosted by the Korea Skating Union, the Grand Prix Final was held in Goyang,

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from December 10 to 14, 2008. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. Unlike the other events in both series, there was no compulsory dance portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the original dance starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.

Schedule

All times are

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( UTC+9). * Thursday, December 11 ** 16:00 Opening ceremony ** 16:45 Junior ice dancing - Original dance ** 18:10 Junior men - Short program ** 19:35 Junior pairs - Short program ** 21:00 Junior ladies - Short program * Friday, December 12 ** 14:24 Junior pairs - Free skating ** 16:00 Junior men - Free skating ** 18:00 Senior ice dancing - Original dance ** 19:10 Senior men - Short program ** 20:15 Senior ladies - Short program ** 21:20 Senior pairs - Short program * Saturday, December 13 ** 14:00 Junior ice dancing - Free dance ** 15:25 Junior ladies - Free skating ** 17:30 Senior ice dancing - Free dance ** 18:50 Senior men - Free skating ** 20:05 Senior ladies - Free skating ** 21:45 Senior pairs - Free skating *Sunday, December 14 ** 14:00 Gala exhibition

Qualifiers

Senior-level qualifiers

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

Junior-level qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification. * Michal Březina, the second qualifier in the men's event, withdrew on December 1. Artur Gachinski, the first alternate, replaced him. *

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Zachary Donohue Zachary Tyler "Zach" Donohue (born January 8, 1991) is an American former ice dancer. With Madison Hubbell, he is a two-time 2022 Winter Olympics medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2014 Four Continents ...

, the fifth qualifiers in the ice dancing event, withdrew due to an injury to Gilles. Marina Antipova /

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, the first alternates, replaced them. *

Ekaterina Sheremetieva Ekaterina Alexandrovna Sheremetieva (russian: Екатерина Александровна Шереметьева; born 26 August 1991) is a Russian former pair skater. With Mikhail Kuznetsov, she is the 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver ...

/ Mikhail Kuznetsov, the first alternates in the pairs event, withdrew on December 1.