- 2007-2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2007-2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2007-2008 season. It was a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of thefigure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, andice dancing over six events. Skaters earned a certain amount of points per placement. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series competed in the2007-2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final , held inTurin, Italy .The Grand Prix series set the stage for the
2008 European Figure Skating Championships , the2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships , the2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships , and the2008 World Figure Skating Championships , as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began onOctober 25 ,2007 and ended onDecember 16 ,2007 .The Grand Prix is organized by the
International Skating Union . Skaters compete for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix .Qualifying
The top six skaters/teams from the
2007 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final or the
2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters were medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing in each discipline.
The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2006-2007 Season's Best list.
chedule
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
- ! width="15%" | Event! width="10%" | Date! width="15%" | Discipline
width="20%" align="center" bgcolor="gold" |Gold
width="20%" align="center" bgcolor="silver" |Silver
width="20%" align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" |Bronze
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rowspan="4" | Grand Prix Final
rowspan=4 |December 15
Ice dancing
flagicon|RUSOksana Domnina &
flagicon|RUSMaxim Shabalin
flagicon|USATanith Belbin &
flagicon|USABenjamin Agosto
flagicon|FRAIsabelle Delobel &
flagicon|FRAOlivier Schoenfelder
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Men
flagicon|SUIStéphane Lambiel
flagicon|JPNDaisuke Takahashi
flagicon|USAEvan Lysacek
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Pairs
flagicon|GERAliona Savchenko &
flagicon|GERRobin Szolkowy
flagicon|CHNZhang Dan &
flagicon|CHNZhang Hao
flagicon|CHNPang Qing &
flagicon|CHNTong Jian
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Ladies
flagicon|KORKim Yu-Na
flagicon|JPNMao Asada
flagicon|ITACarolina Kostner Points
After the final event, the
NHK Trophy , the six skaters/teams with the most points advance to the Grand Prix Final. The point system is as follows:References
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* [http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,4844-185603-202825-31267-128885-custom-item,00.html 2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpsmen.htm Grand Prix Standings: Men]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpsladies.htm Grand Prix Standings: Ladies]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpspairs.htm Grand Prix Standings: Pairs]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpsdance.htm Grand Prix Standings: Ice dancing]External links
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