The 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia was a
figure skating competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating.
Types of figure skating competitions
International
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sanctioned by the
International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the
Italian Ice Sports Federation (), and the third event of the
2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It was held at the
Torino Palavela
Palavela, formerly known as Palazzo delle Mostre and Palazzo a Vela is an indoor arena that is located in Turin, Italy, on the bank of the River Po. It was designed by engineer Franco Levi and architects Annibale Rigotti, Annibale and Giorgio Ri ...
in
Turin, Italy
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, from 5 to 7 November 2021. Medals were awarded in
men's singles, women's 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 dance
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. Ac ...
. Skaters earned points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season were then invited to then compete at the
2021–22 Grand Prix Final in
Osaka, Japan
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a populatio ...
.
Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won the men's event,
Anna Shcherbakova of Russia won the women's event,
Sui Wenjing and
Han Cong of China won the pairs event, and
Gabriella Papadakis and
Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance event.
Background
The
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 ...
is a series of seven events sanctioned by the
International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the
Grand Prix Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters with whom they will later compete at the World Championships.
This series also provides the viewing public with additional televised skating, which was in high demand.
Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the
Grand Prix Final.
The
2021 Cup of China, originally scheduled to be held in
Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
, was cancelled due to travel and quarantine restrictions related to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
In an attempt to preserve the Grand Prix series, the ISU asked other interested
ISU members to apply as hosts. The Gran Premio d'Italia was announced as its replacement.
In addition to the successful bid from the Italian federation, the ISU also received applications from the Hungarian Skating Federation and
U.S. Figure Skating.
The ISU announced the preliminary list of entrants on 29 June 2021.
The Gran Premio d'Italia assignments were updated on 10 September; China's host spots were re-allocated to Italy. Subsequent withdrawals by Chinese skaters were also replaced by Italian skaters.
Changes to preliminary assignments
Medal summary
Results
Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
References
External links
Gran Premio d'Italiaat the
International Skating Union
ISU Results2021 Gran Premio d'Italiaat SkatingScores.com
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2021 in figure skating
2021 in Italian sport
November 2021 sports events in Italy
2021 Gran Premio d'Italia