2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
# 2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of the 2006–07 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing over six events. Skaters earned a certain number of points per placement and the top six scoring skaters at the end of the series qualified for the 2006–07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on 26 October 2006 and ended on 17 December 2006.

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 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

## Qualifying

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2006 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters from the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2005–06 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters were medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.

The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing in each discipline.

## Medal summary

| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Skate America | October 27 | Pairs | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek $(NSE)^*$ | Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris |
| Skate America | October 28 | Men | Nobunari Oda | Evan Lysacek | Alban Préaubert |
| Skate America | October 28 | Ladies | Miki Ando | Kimmie Meissner | Mao Asada |
| Skate America | October 29 | Ice dancing | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Skate Canada International | November 3 | Pairs | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin $(NSE)^*$ | Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin |
| Skate Canada International | November 4 | Men | Stéphane Lambiel | Daisuke Takahashi | Johnny Weir |
| Skate Canada International | November 4 | Ladies | Joannie Rochette | Fumie Suguri | Yuna Kim |
| Skate Canada International | November 5 | Ice dancing | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cup of China | November 10 | Pairs | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| Cup of China | November 11 | Men | Evan Lysacek | Sergei Davydov | Emanuel Sandhu |
| Cup of China | November 11 | Ladies | Júlia Sebestyén | Yukari Nakano | Emily Hughes |
| Cup of China | November 12 | Ice dancing | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | November 16 | Pairs | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | November 17 | Men | Brian Joubert | Alban Préaubert | Sergei Dobrin |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | November 17 | Ladies | Yuna Kim | Miki Ando | Kimmie Meissner |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | November 18 | Ice dancing | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cup of Russia | November 25 | Ladies | Sarah Meier | Júlia Sebestyén | Yoshie Onda |
| Cup of Russia | November 25 | Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov |
| Cup of Russia | November 25 | Men | Brian Joubert | Johnny Weir | Ilia Klimkin |
| Cup of Russia | November 26 | Ice dancing | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| NHK Trophy | December 1 | Pairs | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin |
| NHK Trophy | December 2 | Ice dancing | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov |
| NHK Trophy | December 2 | Ladies | Mao Asada | Fumie Suguri | Yukari Nakano |
| NHK Trophy | December 3 | Men | Daisuke Takahashi | Nobunari Oda | Takahiko Kozuka |
| Event | Date | Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Grand Prix Final | December 16 | Ice dancing | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin |
| Grand Prix Final | December 16 | Men | Brian Joubert | Daisuke Takahashi | Nobunari Oda |
| Grand Prix Final | December 16 | Ladies | Yuna Kim | Mao Asada | Sarah Meier |
| Grand Prix Final | December 16 | Pairs | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao |

$^*Non-scoring$ event

## Points

After the final event, the NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system was as follows:

| Placement | Points |
| - | - |
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 13 |
| 3rd | 11 |
| 4th | 9 |
| 5th | 7 |
| 6th | 5 |
| 7th | 4 |
| 8th | 3 |

If a pairs team competed in more than two events, the teams who scored below them in their non-scoring competition did not automatically move up in gaining points. For example, if Team A placed second below Team B, and it was Team B's non-scoring event, Team A still earned 13 points, not 15.

Skaters had to compete in two events to qualify for the Final.

### Final points

Skaters in bold qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

| Points | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Brian Joubert | | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon |
| 28 | Evan Lysacek Daisuke Takahashi Nobunari Oda | Miki Ando Júlia Sebestyén | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (withdrew) Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 26 | | Yuna Kim Mao Asada Fumie Suguri | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
| 24 | Alban Préaubert Johnny Weir | Sarah Meier Joannie Rochette Kimmie Meissner Yukari Nakano | | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov (called up) |
| 22 | | | Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| 20 | Sergei Davydov Ilia Klimkin | | | |
| 18 | Shawn Sawyer Emanuel Sandhu | Emily Hughes | Elizabeth Putnam / Sean Wirtz | Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 16 | Tomáš Verner Takahiko Kozuka | Beatrisa Liang | Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
| 15 | Stéphane Lambiel | Yoshie Onda | | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
| 14 | Scott Smith Sergei Dobrin Kevin van der Perren | Susanna Pöykiö | | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| 13 | | Elena Sokolova | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | |
| 12 | Alexander Uspenski | Xu Binshu | Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent Julia Vlassov / Drew Meekins | Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
| 11 | Patrick Chan | Christine Zukowski | Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris Li Jiaqi / Xu Jiankun Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido |
| 10 | | Mai Asada Aki Sawada | Kendra Moyle / Andy Seitz | Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| 9 | Yannick Ponsero Li Chengjiang | Alissa Czisny Kiira Korpi | Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay | |
| 8 | Andrei Griazev | Mira Leung Arina Martinova | Dominika Piątkowska / Dmitri Khromin | |
| 7 | Kensuke Nakaniwa | | | Anastasia Platonova / Andrei Maximishin Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason |
| 6 | Wu Jialiang | | Angelika Pylkina / Niklas Hogner | |
| 5 | Kristoffer Berntsson | Valentina Marchei Fang Dan | | Anastasia Grebenkina / Vazgen Azrojan Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo |
| 4 | Sergei Voronov Vaughn Chipeur | | Elena Efaieva / Alexei Menshikov Jessica Millar / Ian Moram Adeline Canac / Maxime Coia Stacey Kemp / David King | Chantal Lefebvre / Arseni Markov Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin Trina Pratt / Todd Gilles |
| 3 | Ryan Bradley Marc Andre Craig | Anne-Sophie Calvez Viktoria Volchkova Lesley Hawker | Emilie Demers Boutin / Pierre-Philippe Joncas Mélodie Chataigner / Medhi Bouzzine Mari Vartmann / Florian Just | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev Mylène Girard / Bradley Yaeger |

## Prize money

The total prize money is $180,000 per individual event and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown is as follows:

| Placement | Prize money (Series) | Prize money (Final) |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | $18,000 | $25,000 |
| 2nd | $13,000 | $18,000 |
| 3rd | $9,000 | $12,000 |
| 4th | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| 5th | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| 6th | - | $3,000 |
