The Grand Prix de France is an annual

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sanctioned by the

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(ISU), organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports () (FFIS). The first iteration of the Grand Prix de France was held in 1987 in

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. When the ISU launched the Champions Series (later renamed the Grand Prix Series) in 1995, the Grand Prix de France was one of the five qualifying events. It has been a Grand Prix event every year since, except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the

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. The Grand Prix de France has been held under several names: the Grand Prix International de Paris, the Trophée de France, the Trophée Lalique, the Trophée Éric Bompard, and the Internationaux de France. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles,

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, and

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. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the

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Alexei Yagudin Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin ( rus, Алексей Константинович Ягудин, , ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪ̯ kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɪ̯ɪˈɡudʲɪn, Ru-Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin.ogg; 18 March 1980) is a Russian former com ...

of Russia holds the record for winning the most Grand Prix de France titles in men's singles (with five), while

Surya Bonaly Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973 in Nice, France) is a French retired figure skater and coach. She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993–1995), a five-time European champion (1991–1995), the 1991 World Junior Champ ...

of France holds the record in women's singles (also with five).

Aljona Savchenko Aljona Savchenko (, ''Olena Valentynivna Savchenko''; German Romanization: ''Aljona Sawtschenko'', sometimes ''Aliona Savchenko''; born 19 January 1984) is a retired Ukrainian-born German pair skater. One of the most decorated pair skaters, she ...

and

Bruno Massot Bruno Massot (born 28 January 1989) is a French-German pair skating coach and former competitor. Competing with Aljona Savchenko for Germany, he is the 2018 Olympic Champion, the 2018 World Champion, a two-time European silver medalist, and t ...

of Germany, and

Elena Berezhnaya Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (, , born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze, she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion. Berezhnaya first com ...

and

Anton Sikharulidze Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze (Georgian: ანტონ ტარიელის ძე სიხარულიძე; , born 25 October 1976) is a Georgian-Russian former pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World ...

of Russia, are tied for winning the most titles in pair skating (with three each), although Berezhnaya won an additional title with a different partner. Marina Anissina and

Gwendal Peizerat Gwendal Peizerat (born 21 April 1972) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 2002 Olympic champion, the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2000 World champion, and a six-time French national champion. Pe ...

, and

Gabriella Papadakis Gabriella Maria Papadakis (born 10 May 1995) is a retired French ice dancer. With former partner, Guillaume Cizeron, she is a 2022 Olympic champion, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion (2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2022), a f ...

and

Guillaume Cizeron Guillaume Cizeron (born 12 November 1994) is a French ice dancer. With former partner, Gabriella Papadakis, he is the 2022 Olympic champion, the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion (2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2022), a fiv ...

, both of France, are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with six each).

History

The inaugural competition – the 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris – was held in

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of Czechoslovakia won the men's event, Jill Trenary of the United States won the women's event,

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and

Wayne Seybold Wayne Seybold (born September 5, 1963) is formerly the mayor of Marion, Indiana and a former Olympic pair skater representing the United States. Competing with his sister Natalie Seybold, he won five senior international medals, became a two- ...

of the United States won the pairs event, and

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and

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of Italy won the ice dance event. The competition was known as the Trophée Lalique from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003 in recognition of its sponsor, the luxury glassmaker

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. In addition to their gold medals, champions received

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trophies designed by Marie-Claude Lalique. The 1991 Trophée Lalique was held at the Halle Olympique in

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and served as the test event for the

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. Test events are held prior to the Olympics to test the readiness and infrastructure of the venues to be used. From 1994 to 1995, the competition was known as the Trophée de France. Beginning with the 1995–96 season, the

(ISU) launched the Champions Series – later renamed the Grand Prix Series – which, at its inception, consisted of five qualifying competitions and the Champions Series Final. This allowed skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the same skaters whom they would later encounter at the World Championships. This series also provided the viewing public with additional televised skating, which was in high demand. The five qualifying competitions during this inaugural season were the 1995 Nations Cup, the 1995 NHK Trophy, the

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, the 1995 Skate Canada, and the

1995 Trophée de France The 1995 Trophée de France was the third event of five in the 1995–96 ISU Champions Series, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Bordeaux on November 14–17. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of ...

. Skaters earned points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline were then invited to compete at the Champions Series Final. In 2004, the cashmere manufacturer

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became the competition's principal sponsor and the name Trophée Éric Bompard was adopted. The 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard in

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was cancelled after the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks. The short programs had been completed on 13 November, but the free skating was to be held the next day. On 23 November, the ISU announced that the results of the short programs would be considered the final results for the competition. Citing losses from the

2014 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth event of six in the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Meriadeck Ice Rink in Bordeaux on November 21–23. Meda ...

– which had been relocated from Paris to Bordeaux while the

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was undergoing renovations – as well as diminishing television exposure, the cancelled 2015 competition, and the failure of the French Federation of Ice Sports to respond to its inquiries, Éric Bompard chose to end its sponsorship of the Grand Prix de France in 2016. The competition returned to Paris in 2016 and the name Trophée de France. The following year, it relocated to

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and became known as the Internationaux de France. The 2020 Internationaux de France was cancelled after a curfew was imposed on Grenoble on account of the

. Beginning in 2022, the competition relocated to

Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

and adopted its current name: the Grand Prix de France. The 2025 Grand Prix de France is scheduled to be held 17–19 October in Angers.

Medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Records

Cumulative medal count

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Total medals

References

External links

French Federation of Ice Sports

ISU Grand Prix

Grand Prix de France
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