2001–02 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

February 2015 December 2023 2001–02 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix December 13 16, 2001 2001–02 Kitchener, Canada The Aud RUS Alexei Yagudin RUS Irina Slutskaya CAN Jamie Salé / David Pelletier CAN Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz 2000–01 Grand Prix Final 2002–03 Grand Prix Final 2001 NHK Trophy The 2001–02 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held from December 13 to 16, 2001 at The Aud in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Unlike most competitions that season, the compulsory dance was not part of the ice dance competition at the Grand Prix Final. The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which at the time consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Sparkassen Cup on Ice, Trophée Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final. In the 2001–02 season, competitors at the Grand Prix Final performed a short program, followed by two free skating or free dance programs. This was implemented because of television coverage. Ottavio Cinquanta envisioned that the skaters would perform two new free skating programs for the season at the final and this would appeal to and help attract viewers. Instead, most skaters went back to an old free skating program for one of the free skatings. Due to the failure of this plan, the second free skating/dance was eventually removed from the Grand Prix Final. All the medalists from the men's, ladies, and pairs' events would go on to medal at the 2002 Olympics. Moreover, the men's podium was exactly the same at the final as it was at the Olympics. Results Men Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2 1 Alexei Yagudin 3.0 2 2 1 2 Evgeni Plushenko 3.0 1 1 2 3 Timothy Goebel 6.0 3 3 3 4 Todd Eldredge 8.4 5 4 4 5 Takeshi Honda 9.6 4 5 5 6 Ivan Dinev 12.0 6 6 6 Ladies Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2 1 Irina Slutskaya 2.0 1 1 1 2 Michelle Kwan 4.4 3 2 2 3 Sarah Hughes 6.4 4 3 3 4 Maria Butyrskaya 7.2 2 4 4 5 Yoshie Onda 11.0 6 6 5 6 Tatiana Malinina 11.0 5 5 6 Pairs Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2 1 Jamie Salé / David Pelletier 2.6 1 2 1 2 Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze 3.4 2 1 2 3 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 6.0 3 3 3 4 Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman 8.8 6 4 4 5 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov 10.0 5 5 5 6 Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis 11.2 4 6 6 Ice dancing Rank Name Nation TFP OD FD1 FD2 1 Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz 3.0 2 2 1 2 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat 3.0 1 1 2 3 Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas 6.4 4 3 3 4 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio 7.6 3 4 4 5 Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski 10.0 5 5 5 6 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon 12.0 6 6 6 References External links 2001–02 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Isu.org Isu.org Isu.org Isu.org Category:2001 in figure skating Category:Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Category:December 2001 sports events in Canada Category:Sports competitions in Kitchener, Ontario Category:2001 in sports in Ontario