The 2013–14
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, in ...
was a series of senior international
figure skating
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competitions in the
2013–14 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating ...
, and
ice dancing
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. Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the
Grand Prix Final, held in
Fukuoka
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,
Japan
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.
Organized by the
International Skating Union
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, the Grand Prix series began October 18 and continued until December 8, 2013. Skaters competed for medals, prize money, and a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The series set the stage for the 2014
European,
Four Continents, the
World Championships
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, as well as the
2014 Winter Olympics
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and each country's
national championships
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.
The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the
2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 17th season of a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, in which ...
.
Schedule
The ISU announced the following schedule of events taking place in autumn 2013:
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General requirements
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2013 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores:
Assignments
The International Skating Union released the initial list of Grand Prix assignments on June 3, 2013:[
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Men
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Ladies
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Pairs
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Ice dance
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Changes to preliminary assignments
Skate America
* Evan Lysacek
Evan Frank Lysacek (; born June 4, 1985) is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (20 ...
withdrew[ and was replaced by Jason Brown.][
* Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres withdrew and were replaced by Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro.][
* Brian Joubert]Denis Ten
Denis Yurievich Ten (; 13 June 1993 – 19 July 2018) was a Kazakhstani figure skater. He was the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World medalist (silver in 2013, bronze in 2015), the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2017 Winter Un ...
Skate Canada International
* Yuna Kim[ and ]Kiira Korpi
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi (; born 26 September 1988) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European Figure Skating Championships, European medalist (bronze in 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, 2007 and 2011 European Figure Ska ...
withdrew. They were replaced by Courtney Hicks and Natalia Popova.[
* Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov withdrew due to an injury to Smirnov.]
Cup of China
* Polina Korobeynikova withdrew and was replaced by Nikol Gosviani.
* Geng Bingwa withdrew and was replaced by Guo Xiaowen
Guo Xiaowen (; July 22, 1997) is a Chinese figure skater. She competed in the final segment at the 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan and at one ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix e ...
.[
* Kevin Reynolds withdrew.][ No replacement was made.
]
NHK Trophy
* Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov withdrew due to an injury to Smirnov.[ No replacement was made.
]
Trophée Éric Bompard
* Yuna Kim[ and ]Kiira Korpi
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi (; born 26 September 1988) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European Figure Skating Championships, European medalist (bronze in 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, 2007 and 2011 European Figure Ska ...
withdrew. They were replaced by Amelie Lacoste and Natalia Popova.[
* Ross Miner withdrew. No replacement was made.
* Chafik Besseghier and Romain Ponsart withdrew.][
* Annabelle Prolss / Ruben Blommaert replaced Daria Popova / Bruno Massot.
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Rostelecom Cup
* Artur Gachinski, Nikol Gosviani, Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin, and Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov were selected later as host picks.
* Kevin Reynolds withdrew.[ He was replaced by Konstantin Menshov.]
Medal summary
Qualification
At each event, skaters earned points toward qualification for the Grand Prix Final. Following the sixth event, the top six highest scoring skaters/teams advanced to the Final. The points earned per placement were as follows:
There were seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
# Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
# Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
# Participated in two events.
# Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
# Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
# Highest combined scores in the short program/short dance of both events.
# Highest number of total participants at the events.
If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all advanced to the Grand Prix Final.
Qualification standings
Bold denotes Grand Prix Final qualification.
Medal standings
References
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