2012–13 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

2012–13 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix December 6 9, 2012 2012–13 Sochi, Russia Iceberg Skating Palace JPN Daisuke Takahashi (S) RUS Maxim Kovtun (J) JPN Mao Asada (S) RUS Elena Radionova (J) RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov (S) RUS Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin (J) USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White (S) RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (J) 2011–12 Grand Prix Final 2013–14 Grand Prix Final 2012 NHK Trophy The 2012–13 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an international figure skating competition in the 2012–13 season, held together with the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. The combined event was the culmination of two international series — the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for senior-level skaters and the 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix for juniors. The event was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia from 6–9 December 2012. It was a test event in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. Medalists Senior Men JPN Daisuke Takahashi JPN Yuzuru Hanyu CAN Patrick Chan Ladies JPN Mao Asada USA Ashley Wagner JPN Akiko Suzuki Pairs RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov RUS Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov CHN Pang Qing / Tong Jian Ice dancing USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir FRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Junior Men RUS Maxim Kovtun USA Joshua Farris JPN Ryuju Hino Ladies RUS Elena Radionova USA Hannah Miller RUS Anna Pogorilaya Pairs RUS Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin RUS Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat RUS Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev Ice dancing RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin FRA Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron USA Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Qualifiers Senior-level qualifiers Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete at two senior 2012–13 Grand Prix events, including the 2012 Skate America, 2012 Skate Canada International, 2012 Cup of China, 2012 Cup of Russia, 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard, and 2012 NHK Trophy. They earned points at these events and the six highest ranking skaters in each discipline qualified for the senior Grand Prix Final. Yulia Lipnitskaya withdrew due to a concussion and was replaced by first alternate Christina Gao. Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing 1 CAN Patrick Chan USA Ashley Wagner RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White 2 JPN Yuzuru Hanyu JPN Mao Asada RUS Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 3 JPN Takahiko Kozuka FIN Kiira Korpi CHN Pang Qing / Tong Jian FRA Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 4 JPN Tatsuki Machida JPN Akiko Suzuki RUS Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov RUS Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 5 JPN Daisuke Takahashi RUS Yulia Lipnitskaya (withdrew) CAN Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford RUS Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 6 ESP Javier Fernández RUS Elizaveta Tuktamysheva CAN Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch ITA Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Alternates 1st USA Jeremy Abbott USA Christina Gao (called up) USA Caydee Denney / John Coughlin CAN Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 2nd FRA Florent Amodio USA Mirai Nagasu ITA Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek RUS Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko 3rd JPN Takahito Mura JPN Kanako Murakami RUS Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov USA Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Junior-level qualifiers Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2012 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete at two 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix events. They earned points at these events and the six highest-ranking skaters in each discipline qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing 1 USA Joshua Farris RUS Elena Radionova CAN Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro RUS Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin 2 RUS Maxim Kovtun USA Angela Wang RUS Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin USA Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton 3 USA Jason Brown RUS Anna Pogorilaya CAN Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry FRA Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron 4 CHN Boyang Jin JPN Satoko Miyahara RUS Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev RUS Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin 5 JPN Ryuju Hino USA Hannah Miller RUS Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat RUS Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin 6 JPN Keiji Tanaka USA Leah Keiser CHN Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang RUS Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov Alternates 1st RUS Alexander Samarin KOR Kim Hae-jin USA Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage GER Shari Koch / Christian Nuchtern 2nd CHN Han Yan USA Courtney Hicks GER Annabelle Prölss / Ruben Blommaert CAN Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang 3rd RUS Alexander Petrov JPN Miyabi Oba USA Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer CAN Andreanne Poulin / Marc-Andre Servant Overview T = Toe loop, S = Salchow, A = Axel Senior event Japan's Daisuke Takahashi was first in the men's short program, followed by the reigning World and GPF champion Patrick Chan of Canada, and Yuzuru Hanyu, also of Japan. Spain's Javier Fernández, fourth overall, won the free skate with a program that included a 4T, 4S+3T, 4S, and 3A. Takahashi won the GPF title in his seventh appearance at the event, Hanyu won silver, and Chan took the bronze. Japan's Mao Asada took the lead in the ladies' short program, with the United States' Ashley Wagner and Japan's Akiko Suzuki in second and third respectively. Asada also placed first in the free skate and won her third GPF title, Wagner injured herself in falls during the free skate but completed the program and took the silver, and Suzuki took the bronze. Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva was second in the free skate but remained in 5th overall. Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won the pairs' short program ahead of teammates Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov and China's Pang Qing / Tong Jian. Bazarova / Larionov won the free skate but Volosozhar / Trankov finished first overall and took their first GPF title, while silver medalists Bazarova / Larionov won their first medal at the event and Pang / Tong took the bronze. The defending GPF champions, Meryl Davis / Charlie White of the United States, finished first in the short dance ahead of the reigning World champions, Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir of Canada, and Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat of France. Davis / White also placed first in the free dance and won their fourth consecutive GPF title, Virtue / Moir won their third silver at the event, and Pechalat / Bourzat won the bronze. Junior event Russia swept all four gold medals at the Junior Grand Prix Final and the entire pairs' podium. The United States' Joshua Farris won the men's short program ahead of Russia's Maxim Kovtun and the 2011 JGP Final champion Jason Brown. Kovtun won the free skate with a program that included a 4T-3T, 3A+3T, and 3A. He won the title by 11 points over the silver medalist, Farris, while Japan's Ryuju Hino moved ahead of Brown to take the bronze. Russia's Elena Radionova was first in the ladies' short program, with the United States' Hannah Miller in second and Russia's Anna Pogorilaya in third. Radionova also placed first in the free skate and won the junior ladies' title by 11 points ahead of silver medalist Miller, who placed fourth in the segment, and bronze medalist Pogorilaya. Angela Wang of the United States was second in the free skate but remained in fourth overall. Russia's Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin took the lead in the pair's short program, followed by Canada's Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro and Russia's Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat. Fedorova / Miroshkin were also first in the free skate and won gold with a total score slightly over five points ahead of the silver medalists, Davankova / Deputat, while Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev rose to take the bronze, producing a Russian sweep of the podium. Davankova / Deputat were the only junior pairs' medalists to attempt (and complete) side-by-side triple jumps. Vigalova (born 29 June 1999) was the youngest skater at the JGP Final. Russia's Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin won the short dance ahead of France's Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron and 2011 JGP Final silver medalists Anna Yanovskaia / Sergey Mozgov. Stepanova / Bukin also placed first in the free dance and won gold by ten points ahead of Papadakis / Cizeron, while the United States' Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton moved past Yanovskaia / Mozgov to take the bronze. Senior-level results Men Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Daisuke Takahashi 269.40 1 92.29 3 177.11 2 Yuzuru Hanyu 264.29 3 87.17 2 177.12 3 Patrick Chan 258.66 2 89.27 4 169.39 4 Javier Fernández 258.62 5 80.19 1 178.43 5 Takahiko Kozuka 253.27 4 86.39 5 166.88 6 Tatsuki Machida 198.63 6 70.58 6 128.05 Ladies Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Mao Asada 196.80 1 66.96 1 129.84 2 Ashley Wagner 181.93 2 66.44 4 115.49 3 Akiko Suzuki 180.77 3 65.00 3 115.77 4 Kiira Korpi 174.94 4 63.42 5 111.52 5 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 173.75 5 56.61 2 117.14 6 Christina Gao 154.54 6 48.56 6 105.98 Pairs Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov 204.55 1 73.46 2 131.09 2 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov 201.60 2 70.14 1 131.46 3 Pang Qing / Tong Jian 192.81 3 64.74 3 128.07 4 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 187.09 4 64.20 4 122.89 5 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch 180.45 5 60.95 6 119.50 6 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov 178.72 6 58.02 5 120.70 Ice dancing Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD 1 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 183.39 1 73.20 1 110.19 2 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 179.83 2 71.27 2 108.56 3 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 170.18 3 68.70 3 101.48 4 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte 165.64 5 66.11 4 99.53 5 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 158.09 4 66.23 6 91.86 6 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 156.36 6 63.56 5 92.80 Junior-level results Junior men Rank Name Nation Total points Junior Men Results https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/CAT005RS.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 SP Junior Men Short Program Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG009.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 FS Junior Men Free Skating Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG010.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 1 Maxim Kovtun 222.31 2 72.53 1 149.78 2 Joshua Farris 211.37 1 74.53 2 136.84 3 Ryuju Hino 198.92 4 67.55 3 131.37 4 Jason Brown 198.32 3 69.43 4 128.89 5 Jin Boyang 187.95 6 60.73 5 127.22 6 Keiji Tanaka 174.55 5 61.74 6 112.81 Junior ladies Rank Name Nation Total points Junior Ladies Results https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/CAT002RS.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 SP Junior Ladies Short Program Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG003.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 FS Junior Men Free Skating Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG004.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 1 Elena Radionova 179.40 1 60.90 1 118.50 2 Hannah Miller 168.41 2 59.18 4 109.23 3 Anna Pogorilaya 167.40 3 57.94 3 109.46 4 Angela Wang 162.05 4 51.16 2 110.89 5 Satoko Miyahara 157.74 5 49.60 5 108.14 6 Leah Keiser 137.44 6 47.23 6 90.23 Junior pairs Rank Name Nation Total points Junior Pairs Results https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/CAT007RS.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 SP Junior Men Short Program Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG013.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 FS Junior Men Free Skating Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG014.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2012 1 Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin 161.11 1 54.37 1 106.74 2 Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat 155.96 3 51.34 2 104.62 3 Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev 153.56 4 50.76 3 102.80 4 Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro 149.94 2 51.83 5 98.11 5 Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin 149.20 5 50.34 4 98.86 6 Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry 145.89 6 48.11 6 97.78 Junior ice dancing Rank Name Nation Total points Junior Ice Dance Results https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1112/CAT008RS.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2011 SD Junior Ice Dance Short Dance Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1112/SEG015.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2011 FD Junior Short Dance Free Dance Result Details https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1112/SEG016.HTM International Skating Union 11 December 2011 1 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin 149.57 1 61.18 1 88.39 2 Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron 139.21 2 54.79 2 84.42 3 Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton 136.19 4 52.60 3 83.59 4 Anna Yanovskaia / Sergey Mozgov 129.31 3 53.03 4 76.28 5 Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin 124.19 6 50.39 5 73.80 6 Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin 120.05 5 50.45 6 69.60 References 3 http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3781 Announcement International Skating Union 2012 2012-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20130826183948/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3781 2013-08-26 dead http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120514&content_id=31228580&vkey=ice_news Sochi's 'Iceberg' Skating Palace ready for action Vladislav Luchianov Icenetwork 2012-05-14 2012-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113203132/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120514&content_id=31228580&vkey=ice_news 2014-01-13 dead http://fsrussia.ru/news/302_yuliya-lipnickaya-snyalas-s-finala-gran-pri/ ru:Юлия Липницкая снялась с финала Гран-при ru Yulia Lipnitskaya withdrew from the Grand Prix Final Olga Ermolina Russian Figure Skating Federation 2012-11-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140226225148/http://fsrussia.ru/news/302_yuliya-lipnickaya-snyalas-s-finala-gran-pri/ 2014-02-26 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40471076&vkey=ice_news Gao gets into Final after Lipnitskaia withdraws Ice Network 2012-11-30 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/takahashi-leads-men-in-sochi/ Takahashi leads men in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-08 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/takahashi-scores-victory-at-grand-prix-final/ Takahashi scores a victory on his seventh try at Grand Prix Final Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-09 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/asada-nails-short-program-in-sochi/ Asada nails Short Program in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-07 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/asada-wins-third-grand-prix-title-in-sochi/ Asada wins third Grand Prix Final title in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-09 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/volosozhar-and-trankov-lead-in-sochi/ Volosozhar and Trankov lead in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-08 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/bittersweet-victory-for-volosozhar-and-trankov-in-sochi/ A bittersweet victory for Volosozhar and Trankov in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-10 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/davis-and-white-take-lead-in-sochi/ Davis and White take the lead in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-08 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/davis-and-white-take-fourth-consecutive-grand-prix-title/ Davis and White take fourth consecutive Grand Prix title in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-09 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/farris-takes-junior-mens-short-program-in-sochi/ Farris takes Junior Men’s Short Program in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-07 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/kovtun-wins-junior-mens-title-in-sochi/ Kovtun captures Junior Men’s title in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-07 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/radionova-squeaks-into-first-in-junior-ladies-at-grand-prix-final/ Radionova squeaks into first in Junior Ladies at Grand Prix Final Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-07 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/radionova-wins-title-at-junior-grand-prix-final/ Radionova wins Ladies title at Junior Grand Prix Final Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-09 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/fedorova-and-miroshkin-lead-junior-pairs-in-sochi/ Fedorova and Miroshkin lead Junior Pairs in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-07 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/russia-sweeps-pairs-at-figure-skating-final/ Russia sweeps Junior Pairs at Figure Skating Final Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-09 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/stepanova-and-bukin-dominate-junior-dance-in-sochi/ Stepanova and Bukin dominate Junior Dance in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-07 https://www.goldenskate.com/2012/12/stepanova-and-bukin-outclass-competition-in-sochi/ Stepanova and Bukin outclass the competition in Sochi Anna Kondakova GoldenSkate 2012-12-08 https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/gpf1213_Men_FS_Scores.pdf ISU Grand Prix Final 2012: MEN FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER International Skating Union https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/gpf1213_JuniorMen_FS_Scores.pdf ISU Grand Prix Final 2012: JUNIOR MEN FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER International Skating Union https://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/gpf1213_JuniorPairs_FS_Scores.pdf ISU Grand Prix Final 2012: JUNIOR PAIRS FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER International Skating Union External links Official site Entries Starting Orders/Detailed Results Senior Grand Prix standings: Men, Ladies, Pairs, Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix standings: Men, Ladies, Pairs, Ice dancing 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