The 2006–07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition event held at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia from December 14 through December 17, 2006. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 2006–07 Grand Prix Final | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | December 14 – 17, 2006 |
| Season: | 2006–07 |
| Location: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Venue: | Ice Palace |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Brian Joubert | |
Ladies' singles:  Yuna Kim | |
Pairs:  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | |
Ice dance:  Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | |
| Previous: 2005–06 Grand Prix Final | |
| Next: 2007–08 Grand Prix Final | |
| Previous GP: 2006 NHK Trophy | |
The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of 2006 Skate America, 2006 Skate Canada International, 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, 2006 Cup of China, 2006 Cup of Russia, and 2006 NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.
Format
editThe rules varied from the other Grand Prix events. The skaters performed the short program (or original dance, for ice dancers) in reverse order of their rankings, so the top scorer in the Grand Prix series skated last. The skating order for the long program (or free dance, for ice dancers) was the reverse order of their placement in the short program or original dance, unlike ordinary competitions where start orders are determined by a random draw. Ice dancers did not perform a compulsory dance.
The prize money for the 2006 Final was $25,000 for first place in all disciplines (pairs and dance teams split the money); $18,000 for second place; 12,000 for third place; $6,000 for fourth place; $4,000 for fifth place; and $3,000 for sixth place.
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Joubert | France | 233.46 | 1 | 80.75 | 1 | 152.71 |
| 2 | Daisuke Takahashi |  Japan | 224.83 | 2 | 79.99 | 3 | 144.84 |
| 3 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 216.86 | 4 | 69.15 | 2 | 147.71 |
| 4 | Alban Préaubert | France | 201.32 | 3 | 71.63 | 4 | 129.69 |
| WD | Johnny Weir |  United States | 5 | 67.60 | |||
| WD | Evan Lysacek | United States | |||||
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuna Kim | South Korea | 184.20 | 3 | 65.06 | 1 | 119.14 |
| 2 | Mao Asada | Japan | 172.52 | 1 | 69.34 | 4 | 103.18 |
| 3 | Sarah Meier |  Switzerland | 170.28 | 4 | 59.46 | 2 | 110.82 |
| 4 | Fumie Suguri | Japan | 158.78 | 5 | 55.14 | 3 | 103.64 |
| 5 | Miki Ando | Japan | 157.32 | 2 | 67.52 | 6 | 89.80 |
| 6 | Júlia Sebestyén |  Hungary | 142.69 | 6 | 49.40 | 5 | 93.29 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China | 203.19 | 1 | 68.66 | 1 | 134.53 |
| 2 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |  Germany | 180.67 | 4 | 58.82 | 2 | 121.85 |
| 3 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China | 175.93 | 2 | 64.18 | 4 | 111.75 |
| 4 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | United States | 166.83 | 3 | 59.18 | 5 | 107.65 |
| 5 | Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin |  Canada | 165.83 | 6 | 52.98 | 3 | 112.85 |
| 6 | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov |  Russia | 154.59 | 5 | 56.52 | 6 | 98.07 |
Ice dancing
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | OD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Bulgaria | 161.24 | 2 | 60.12 | 1 | 101.12 |
| 2 | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Canada | 156.34 | 1 | 60.44 | 3 | 95.90 |
| 3 | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Russia | 156.14 | 3 | 59.97 | 2 | 96.17 |
| 4 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | France | 149.00 | 4 | 57.28 | 4 | 91.72 |
| 5 | Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski | Russia | 141.34 | 5 | 53.31 | 5 | 88.03 |
| 6 | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | United States | 135.94 | 6 | 52.84 | 6 | 83.10 |
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