2007-2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2007-2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2007-2008 season. It was a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of the 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 amount of points per placement. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series competed in the 2007-2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Turin, Italy.

The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 25, 2007 and ended on December 16, 2007.

The Grand Prix is organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters compete for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Qualifying

The top six skaters/teams from the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2007 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.

The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2006-2007 Season's Best list.

chedule

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
- ! width="15%" | Event! width="10%" | Date! width="15%" | Discipline
width="20%" align="center" bgcolor="gold" |Gold
width="20%" align="center" bgcolor="silver" |Silver
width="20%" align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" |Bronze
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rowspan="4" | Grand Prix Final
rowspan=4 | December 15
Ice dancing
flagicon|RUS Oksana Domnina &
flagicon|RUS Maxim Shabalin
flagicon|USA Tanith Belbin &
flagicon|USA Benjamin Agosto
flagicon|FRA Isabelle Delobel &
flagicon|FRA Olivier Schoenfelder
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Men
flagicon|SUI Stéphane Lambiel
flagicon|JPN Daisuke Takahashi
flagicon|USA Evan Lysacek
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Pairs
flagicon|GER Aliona Savchenko &
flagicon|GER Robin Szolkowy
flagicon|CHN Zhang Dan &
flagicon|CHN Zhang Hao
flagicon|CHN Pang Qing &
flagicon|CHN Tong Jian
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Ladies
flagicon|KOR Kim Yu-Na
flagicon|JPN Mao Asada
flagicon|ITA Carolina Kostner

Points

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

References

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* [http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,4844-185603-202825-31267-128885-custom-item,00.html 2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpsmen.htm Grand Prix Standings: Men]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpsladies.htm Grand Prix Standings: Ladies]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpspairs.htm Grand Prix Standings: Pairs]
* [http://www.isufs.org/events/gp2007/gpsdance.htm Grand Prix Standings: Ice dancing]

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