2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

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The 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from October 2020 through December 2020. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Before modifications resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, skaters would have earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline would have qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China. Because of the pandemic, only four of the six events were held, while the Grand Prix Final also ultimately cancelled.[1] The corresponding series for junior-level skaters would have been the 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix, but the ISU announced its cancellation in July 2020.[2]

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2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 23 – December 13, 2020
Season:2020–21
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Reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

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On May 1, 2020, the International Skating Union established a working group, chaired by ISU Vice-president for Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik, to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its responsibilities included determining the feasibility of holding events as scheduled, possibly behind closed doors, during the first half of the season, and the financial impact of any potential cancellations.[3] The ISU announced that a host federation must make a decision regarding potential cancellation of their event at least twelve weeks prior to the event.[4]

On July 9, the General Administration of Sport of China announced that no international sporting events would be held in China in 2020 except for 2022 Winter Olympics test events.[5] The Chinese Skating Association was scheduled to host several events during the season, including the Cup of China, the Grand Prix Final, and the World Junior Championships. While the Grand Prix Final, scheduled to be hosted in Beijing, was exempt from the Chinese government's ruling due to its status as the test event for the Olympic Games, the ISU had not yet discussed a contingency plan regarding Grand Prix event cancellations at the time of the Chinese government's announcement.[6] The ISU announced on July 13 that the Cup of China would remain as scheduled in Chongqing due to its connection to the Beijing test event: the Grand Prix Final.[7]

On August 4, the ISU confirmed that the Grand Prix series would proceed as scheduled during the fall, with a decision to be made regarding the Grand Prix Final at a later date.[8] The competitions were expected to feature skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons; all officials would also be from the national organizing committee.[9]

On September 25, U.S. Figure Skating announced that Skate America would be held without an audience in line with Nevada Gaming Control Board guidelines regarding the pandemic.[10]

On September 30, the ISU announced that the Grand Prix Final would not be held as scheduled in Beijing on December 10–13, and that they were searching for an alternate host outside China for the event.[11][12] On October 14, Skate Canada announced the cancellation of the 2020 Skate Canada International due to the worsening situation in Ontario.[13] The French Federation of Ice Sports informed the ISU of the cancellation of the 2020 Internationaux de France on October 19.[14]

On November 13, a joint adapted sports testing program developed by the Beijing 2022 planning committee, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and various winter sports federations, including the ISU, replaced all test events scheduled in Beijing. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the ISU announced that it would evaluate the possibility of finding alternative locations outside China and dates to replace the Grand Prix Final.[12]

On December 10, the ISU announced the definitive cancellation of the Grand Prix Final alongside the cancellation of the 2021 European Championships.[1]

The domestic nature of the competitions meant that no ISU World Standing/Ranking points would be awarded to skaters and that scores received would not count for minimum TES requirements for ISU Championship competitions.[15]

Schedule

On October 14, Skate Canada announced the cancellation of the 2020 Skate Canada International,[13] while the French Federation of Ice Sports announced the cancellation of the 2020 Internationaux de France on October 19.[14]

The series included the following events:[16]

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Date Event Location Notes Ref.
October 23–24 United States 2020 Skate America Las Vegas, Nevada, United States [17]
October 30–31 Canada 2020 Skate Canada International Cancelled
November 6–8 China 2020 Cup of China Chongqing, China [18]
November 13–15 France 2020 Internationaux de France Cancelled
November 20–22 Russia 2020 Rostelecom Cup Moscow, Russia [19]
November 27–29 Japan 2020 NHK Trophy Osaka, Japan No pairs [20]
December 10–13 China 2020–21 Grand Prix Final Cancelled
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Requirements

Skaters were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2020. Due to the modified format, skaters were not required to have earned a minimum total score from certain international events.

Assignments

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As part of the ISU's efforts to mitigate the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, skaters were limited to one assignment each.[21] Assignments were released on October 1, 2020.[22]

Men's singles

Ladies' singles

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Pairs

Ice dance

Changes to preliminary assignments

Skate America

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Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Pairs October 5 United States Emily Chan / Spencer Howe [23]
Men October 7 Canada Stephen Gogolev October 7 Israel Daniel Samohin Injury[24] [25]
Ladies United States Gabriella Izzo United States Paige Rydberg [26]
Pairs October 8 Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov October 13 Israel Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski Event conflict [27][28]
Men October 9 Czech Republic Michal Březina October 9 United States Joseph Kang Injury[29] [30]
Ice dance United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Lack of preparation time [31][32]
United States Livvy Shilling / Alexander Petrov [33][32]
October 9 Hungary Emily Monaghan / Ilias Fourati
Ladies October 12 United States Isabelle Inthisone October 12 United States Finley Hawk [34]
United States Kate Wang United States Sierra Venetta
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Cup of China

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Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Men October 16 China Peng Zhiming [35]
China Xu Juwen
Ladies China Jin Minzhi [36]
China Angel Li
China Zhang Siyang
China Zheng Lu
Ice dance China Lin Yufei / Gao Zijian [32]
Pairs October 29 China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong October 29 China Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang Recovery from surgery (Han)[37] [38]
China Tang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao
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Rostelecom Cup

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Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Men October 9 Belarus Alexander Lebedev [30]
Ladies Armenia Anastasia Galustyan [39]
Pairs Russia Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev [40]
October 9 Israel Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski Russia Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov
Men October 16 Georgia (country) Irakli Maysuradze November 12 Russia Artem Kovalev [35][41]
Ice dance Georgia (country) Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya October 28 Lithuania Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius [32][42]
Ladies Estonia Eva-Lotta Kiibus [43]
Ice dance November 4 Russia Ksenia Konkina / Pavel Drozd November 7 Hungary Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács [44][45]
Men November 12 Russia Artur Danielian November 12 Russia Evgeni Semenenko Recovery from surgery[46] [41]
Pairs Russia Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin November 13 Russia Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko Respiratory infection (Khodykin)[47] [48][49]
Ladies November 16 Russia Evgenia Medvedeva November 16 Russia Elizaveta Nugumanova Recovery from injury[50] [51]
Ice dance Russia Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko Russia Ekaterina Mironova / Evgenii Ustenko COVID-19[52] [53]
Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Belarus Viktoria Semenjuk / Ilya Yukhimuk
Men November 17 Russia Alexander Samarin November 17 Russia Ilya Yablokov Recovery from injury[54] [55]
Pairs November 18 Russia Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov COVID-19 (coach)[56] [57]
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NHK Trophy

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Ladies October 19 South Korea You Young [58]
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Medal summary

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Event Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
China Cup of China Men China Jin Boyang China Yan Han China Chen Yudong
Ladies China Chen Hongyi China Angel Li China Jin Minzhi
Pairs China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang China Wang Yuchen / Huang Yihang China Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang
Ice dance China Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu China Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming China Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao
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Medal standings

The competitions were largely domestic events due to the pandemic, leading to skaters from the home country dominating the medals table at each respective event.

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China44412
2 United States44311
3 Russia43411
4 Japan3339
5 Georgia0101
6 Canada0011
Totals (6 entries)15151545
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Top scores

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The scores awarded on the 2020–21 Grand Prix did not count for minimum TES requirements for the ISU Championships and did not count as official personal bests, season's bests, or world records.[15][59]

Men's singles

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Top 10 best scores in the men's free skating
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Yuma Kagiyama  Japan 188.61 2020 NHK Trophy
2 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 188.55 2020 Rostelecom Cup
3 Nathan Chen  United States 187.98 2020 Skate America
4 Jin Boyang  China 186.95 2020 Cup of China
5 Andrei Mozalev  Russia 180.68 2020 Rostelecom Cup
6 Evgeni Semenenko 177.36
7 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 176.24
8 Dmitri Aliev  Russia 175.49
9 Vincent Zhou  United States 175.47 2020 Skate America
10 Keegan Messing  Canada 174.02
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Ladies' singles

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Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 229.51 2020 NHK Trophy
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 223.39 2020 Rostelecom Cup
3 Alena Kostornaia 220.78
4 Mariah Bell  United States 212.73 2020 Skate America
5 Bradie Tennell 211.07
6 Audrey Shin 206.15
7 Karen Chen 204.90
8 Wakaba Higuchi  Japan 200.98 2020 NHK Trophy
9 Anastasiia Guliakova  Russia 199.03 2020 Rostelecom Cup
10 Rino Matsuike  Japan 198.97 2020 NHK Trophy
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Top 10 best scores in the ladies' free skating
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 153.91 2020 NHK Trophy
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 148.69 2020 Rostelecom Cup
3 Alena Kostornaia 141.94
4 Bradie Tennell  United States 137.78 2020 Skate America
5 Karen Chen 136.77
6 Audrey Shin 136.38
7 Mariah Bell 136.25
8 Rino Matsuike  Japan 133.23 2020 NHK Trophy
9 Mai Mihara 131.32
10 Wakaba Higuchi 131.27
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Pairs

Ice dance

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