# 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2010–11 season. It was a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2010 that built to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placement toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series competed at the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final, held in Beijing, China.
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2011 European, Four Continents, and World Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 22, 2010, and ended on December 12, 2010.
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

## Qualifying

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2010, were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and then guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.
Skaters and teams who were ranked in the top 24 in the world at the end of the 2009-10 season and those who had an ISU personal best in the top-24 on the season's best list for the 2009–10 season were also guaranteed one event.
Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2009–10 JGP Final or the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.
The host country was allowed to assign three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.
The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2009–10 season's best list. Skaters could not be given a Grand Prix invitation without having been on the season's best list, with the following exceptions:
* The host country could select any three of their own skaters.
* Pairs and dance teams who had in either the 2008-09 or 2009–10 season qualified for Grand Prix spots by World Championships placement or had held a world ranking or season's best ranking in the top 24 with a previous partner could be considered for an alternate spot with their new partner.
* Skaters and teams who had previously been seeded (1st through 6th at the World Championships) and had missed any number of seasons could be considered for one or two Grand Prix assignments if they committed to competing at two Grand Prix events and had never taken advantage of this rule in a previous season.

## Schedule

| Date | Event | Location |
| October 22–24 | 2010 NHK Trophy | Nagoya, Japan |
| October 29–31 | 2010 Skate Canada International | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| November 5–7 | 2010 Cup of China | Beijing, China |
| November 12–14 | 2010 Skate America | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| November 19–21 | 2010 Cup of Russia | Moscow, Russia |
| November 26–28 | 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard | Paris, France |
| December 9–12 | 2010-11 Grand Prix Final | Beijing, China |

## Medal summary

| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| NHK Trophy | Men | Daisuke Takahashi | Jeremy Abbott | Florent Amodio |
| NHK Trophy | Ladies | Carolina Kostner | Rachael Flatt | Kanako Murakami |
| NHK Trophy | Pairs | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran |
| NHK Trophy | Ice dancing | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Skate Canada International | Men | Patrick Chan | Nobunari Oda | Adam Rippon |
| Skate Canada International | Ladies | Alissa Czisny | Ksenia Makarova | Amélie Lacoste |
| Skate Canada International | Pairs | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers |
| Skate Canada International | Ice dancing | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr | Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cup of China | Men | Takahiko Kozuka | Brandon Mroz | Tomáš Verner |
| Cup of China | Ladies | Miki Ando | Akiko Suzuki | Alena Leonova |
| Cup of China | Pairs | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin |
| Cup of China | Ice dancing | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Skate America | Men | Daisuke Takahashi | Nobunari Oda | Armin Mahbanoozadeh |
| Skate America | Ladies | Kanako Murakami | Rachael Flatt | Carolina Kostner |
| Skate America | Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
| Skate America | Ice dancing | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirer | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Rostelecom Cup | Men | Tomáš Verner | Patrick Chan | Jeremy Abbott |
| Rostelecom Cup | Ladies | Miki Ando | Akiko Suzuki | Ashley Wagner |
| Rostelecom Cup | Pairs | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig |
| Rostelecom Cup | Ice dancing | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | Men | Takahiko Kozuka | Florent Amodio | Brandon Mroz |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | Ladies | Kiira Korpi | Mirai Nagasu | Alissa Czisny |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | Ice dancing | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko | Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein |
| Event | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Grand Prix Final | Men | Patrick Chan | Nobunari Oda | Takahiko Kozuka |
| Grand Prix Final | Ladies | Alissa Czisny | Carolina Kostner | Kanako Murakami |
| Grand Prix Final | Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
| Grand Prix Final | Ice dancing | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier |

## Grand Prix Final qualification points

After the final event, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system is as follows:
| Placement | Points (Singles/Dance) | Points (Pairs) |
| 1st place | 15 points | 15 points |
| 2nd place | 13 points | 13 points |
| 3rd place | 11 points | 11 points |
| 4th place | 9 points | 9 points |
| 5th place | 7 points | 7 points |
| 6th place | 5 points | 5 points |
| 7th place | 4 points | |
| 8th place | 3 points | |
There are seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
* Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
* Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
* Participated in two events.
* Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
* Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
* Highest combined scores in the short program/original dance of both events.
* Highest number of total participants at the events.
If there is still a tie, the tie is considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualify for the Grand Prix Final.

### Qualification standings*

Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.
| Points | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| 30 | Takahiko Kozuka Daisuke Takahashi | Miki Ando | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Meryl Davis / Charlie White Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
| 28 | Patrick Chan | | | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirer Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
| 26 | Tomáš Verner Nobunari Oda | Alissa Czisny Carolina Kostner Kanako Murakami Akiko Suzuki Rachael Flatt | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | |
| 24 | Florent Amodio Jeremy Abbott Brandon Mroz | Kiira Korpi | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | |
| 22 | | Mirai Nagasu | | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein |
| 20 | Adam Rippon | | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov |
| 19 | | | | |
| 18 | Kevin Reynolds | Ashley Wagner Amélie Lacoste Cynthia Phaneuf | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | |
| 17 | | Ksenia Makarova | | |
| 16 | | | Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones |
| 15 | | | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | |
| 14 | Samuel Contesti | Agnes Zawadzki | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir Mylene Brodeur / John Mattatall | Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun |
| 13 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Joshi Helgesson | | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
| 12 | Alban Preaubert | Haruka Imai | | Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák |
| 11 | Armin Mahbanoozadeh | Alena Leonova | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| 10 | Shawn Sawyer | Valentina Marchei Mao Asada | | |
| 9 | Brian Joubert Artur Gachinski | Elene Gedevanishvili | Katerina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill |
| 8 | Kevin van der Perren | | | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed |
| 7 | Javier Fernandez Tatsuki Machida Daisuke Murakami Chafik Besseghier | Geng Bingwa Myriane Samson | Felicia Zhang / Taylor Toth Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| 6 | | | | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland |
| 5 | Song Nan Takahito Mura | Viktoria Helgesson Sofia Biryukova Amanda Dobbs | Britney Simpson / Nathan Miller Stefania Berton / Ondre Hotarek Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon Klára Kadlecová / Petr Bidař | Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell |
| 4 | Ross Miner Adrian Schultheiss Wu Jialiang Peter Liebers | Sonia Lafuente Caroline Zhang | | Isabella Cannuscio / Ian Lorello Sarah Arnold / Justin Trojek |
| 3 | Jeremy Ten Anton Kovalevski Guan Jinlin Ivan Tretiakov | Maé-Bérénice Méité Fumie Suguri Kristine Musademba | | Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen Stefanie Frohberg / Tim Giesen Dora Turoczi / Balazs Major |
| 0 | Yasuharu Nanri Stephen Carttiere Zoltan Kelemen Grant Hochstein Konstantin Menshov Denis Ten Kristoffer Berntsson Chen Peitong Paolo Bacchini Viktor Pfeifer Sergei Voronov | Kwak Min-jeong Jenna Mccorkell Lena Marrocco Diane Szmiett Elena Glebova Sarah Hecken Alexe Gilles Candice Didier Sarah Meier Zhu Qiuying | Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming Anna Khnychenkova / Mark Magyar Stacey Kemp / David King Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Tatiana Novik / Mikhail Kuznetsov Kaleigh Hole / Adam Johnson | Guan Xueting / Wang Meng Rachel Tibbetts / Collin Brubaker |