2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

Figure skating competition 2002–03 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix February 28 March 2, 2003 2002–03 Saint Petersburg, Russia Ice Palace RUS Evgeni Plushenko USA Sasha Cohen RUS Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin RUS Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh 2001–02 Grand Prix Final 2003–04 Grand Prix Final 2002 NHK Trophy The 2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held from February 28 to March 2, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. 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 dancing 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, Bofrost 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 2002–03 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. Results Men Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2 1 Evgeni Plushenko 2.0 1 1 1 2 Ilia Klimkin 4.0 2 2 2 3 Brian Joubert 7.0 4 4 3 4 Alexander Abt 8.0 3 3 5 5 Li Chengjiang 9.4 6 5 4 6 Zhang Min 11.6 5 6 6 Ladies Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2 1 Sasha Cohen 2.6 1 2 1 2 Irina Slutskaya 3.4 2 1 2 3 Viktoria Volchkova 7.0 3 3 4 4 Shizuka Arakawa 7.8 6 4 3 5 Elena Liashenko 9.6 4 5 5 6 Fumie Suguri 11.6 5 6 6 Pairs Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2 1 Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin 2.0 1 1 1 2 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo 4.0 2 2 2 3 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov 6.0 3 3 3 4 Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov 8.0 4 4 4 5 Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek 10.0 5 5 5 6 Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto 12.0 6 6 6 Ice dancing Rank Name Nation TFP OD FD1 FD2 1 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh 2.0 1 1 1 2 Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov 4.0 2 2 2 3 Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski 6.0 3 3 3 4 Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov 8.0 4 4 4 5 Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski 10.0 5 5 5 6 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon 12.0 6 6 6 External links 2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Category:2003 in figure skating Category:2003 in Russian sport Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Category:Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by Russia Category:Sports competitions in Saint Petersburg Category:February 2003 sports events in Europe Category:March 2003 sports events in Europe Category:February 2003 in Russia Category:March 2003 in Russia