Grand Prix de France (figure skating)

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Grand Prix de France (figure skating)

The Grand Prix de France is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports (French: Fédération Française des Sports de Glace) (FFIS). The first iteration of the Grand Prix de France was held in 1987 in Paris. When the ISU launched the Champions Series (later renamed the Grand Prix Series) in 1995, the Grand Prix de France was one of the five qualifying events. It has been a Grand Prix event every year since, except for 2020, when the FFIS was forced to cancel the event in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Grand Prix de France has been held under several names: the Grand Prix International de Paris, the Trophée de France, the Trophée Lalique, the Trophée Éric Bompard, and the Internationaux de France.

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Grand Prix de France
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StatusActive
GenreISU Grand Prix
FrequencyAnnual
Country France
Inaugurated1985
Previous event2024 Grand Prix de France
Next event2025 Grand Prix de France
Organized byFrench Federation of Ice Sports
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The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the men's event at the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard: Takahiko Kozuka of Japan (center), Florent Amodio of France (left), and Brandon Mroz of the United States (right)
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The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the women's event at the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard: Ashley Wagner of the United States (center), Adelina Sotnikova of Russia (left), and Anna Pogorilaya of Russia (right)
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The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the pairs event at the 2009 Trophée Éric Bompard: Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov of Russia (center), Jessica Dubé and Bryce Davison of Russia (left), and Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany (right)
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The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the ice dance event at the 2019 Internationaux de France: Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (center), Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States (left), and Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy (right)

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Alexei Yagudin of Russia currently holds the record for winning the most Grand Prix de France titles in men's singles (with five),[1] while Surya Bonaly of France holds the record in women's singles (also with five).[2] Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany,[3] and Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia,[4] are tied for winning the most titles in pair skating (with three each), although Berezhnaya won an additional title while partnered with Oļegs Šļahovs and competing for Latvia.[5] Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat,[6] and Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron,[7] both of France, are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with six each).

The 2025 Grand Prix de France is scheduled to be held October 17–19 in Angers.[8]

History

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The inaugural competition – the 1987 Grand Prix International de Paris – was held in Paris. Petr Barna of Czechoslovakia won the men's event, Jill Trenary of the United States won the women's event, Natalie and Wayne Seybold of the United States won the pairs event, and Lia Trovati and Roberto Pelizzola of Italy won the ice dance event.[9]

The competition was known as the Trophée Lalique from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2002 in recognition of its sponsor, the luxury glass-maker Lalique.[10] In addition to their gold medals, champions also received crystal trophies designed by Marie-Claude Lalique.[11] The 1991 Trophée Lalique was held at the Halle Olympique in Albertville and served as the test event for the 1992 Winter Olympics.[12]

From 1994 to 1995, the competition was known as the Trophée de France. Beginning with the 1995–96 season, the International Skating Union (ISU) launched the Champions Series – later renamed the Grand Prix Series – which, at its inception, consisted of five qualifying competitions and the Champions Series Final. This allowed skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters with whom they would later compete at the World Championships.[13] This series also provided the viewing public with additional televised skating, which was in high demand.[13] The five qualifying competitions during this inaugural season were the 1995 Nations Cup, the 1995 NHK Trophy, the 1995 Skate America, the 1995 Skate Canada International, and the 1995 Trophée de France.[14] Skaters earned points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline were then invited to compete at the Champions Series Final in Paris.[15]

In 2003, the cashmere manufacturer Éric Bompard became the competition's principal sponsor and the name Trophée Éric Bompard was adopted.[16][17] The 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard was cancelled after the November 2015 Paris attacks. The short programs had been completed on 13 November, but the free skating was to be held the next day.[18] On 23 November, the ISU announced that the results of the short programs would be considered the final results for the competition.[19]

Citing losses from the cancelled 2015 competition and a failure of the French Federation of Ice Sports to respond to its inquiries, Éric Bompard chose to end its sponsorship of the Grand Prix de France in the summer of 2016.[17] The competition returned to Paris in 2016 and the name Trophée de France.[20] The following year, it relocated to Grenoble and became known as the Internationaux de France.[21]

The 2020 Internationaux de France was cancelled after French president Emmanuel Macron imposed a curfew on Grenoble on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] Beginning in 2022, the competition relocated to Angers and adopted its current name.[23]

Medalists

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The reigning Grand Prix de France champions: Adam Siao Him Fa of France (men's singles); Amber Glenn of the United States (women's singles); Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany (pair skating); and Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud of France (ice dance)

Men's singles

More information Year, Location ...
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1987 Paris Czechoslovakia Petr Barna United States Angelo D'Agostino United Kingdom Paul Robinson [9]
1988 United States Paul Wylie Poland Grzegorz Filipowski Canada Michael Slipchuk [24]
1989 Soviet Union Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Canada Norm Proft [25]
1990 United States Christopher Bowman Soviet Union Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Canada Elvis Stojko [11]
1991 Albertville Canada Kurt Browning Soviet Union Alexei Urmanov [26]
1992 Paris United States Mark Mitchell France Éric Millot Canada Sébastien Britten [27]
1993 United States Todd Eldredge France Philippe Candeloro Ukraine Viacheslav Zagorodniuk [28]
1994 Lyon France Philippe Candeloro France Éric Millot United States Michael Chack [29]
1995 Bordeaux Russia Ilia Kulik Canada Elvis Stojko [30]
1996 Paris United States Todd Eldredge Ukraine Viacheslav Zagorodniuk United States Michael Weiss [31]
1997 Russia Alexei Yagudin France Philippe Candeloro Azerbaijan Igor Pashkevich [32]
1998 United States Michael Weiss Canada Emanuel Sandhu [33]
1999 France Vincent Restencourt Bulgaria Ivan Dinev [34]
2000 France Stanick Jeannette Russia Roman Serov [35]
2001 United States Todd Eldredge Germany Andrejs Vlaščenko [36]
2002 United States Michael Weiss China Zhang Min Japan Takeshi Honda [37]
2003 Russia Evgeni Plushenko Belgium Kevin van der Perren United States Michael Weiss [38]
2004 United States Johnny Weir France Brian Joubert Canada Emanuel Sandhu [39]
2005 Canada Jeffrey Buttle Romania Gheorghe Chiper [40]
2006 France Brian Joubert France Alban Préaubert Russia Sergei Dobrin [41]
2007 Canada Patrick Chan Russia Sergei Voronov France Alban Préaubert [42]
2008 Japan Takahiko Kozuka [43]
2009 Japan Nobunari Oda Czech Republic Tomáš Verner United States Adam Rippon [44]
2010 Japan Takahiko Kozuka France Florent Amodio United States Brandon Mroz [45]
2011 Canada Patrick Chan China Song Nan Czech Republic Michal Březina [46]
2012 Japan Takahito Mura United States Jeremy Abbott France Florent Amodio [47]
2013 Canada Patrick Chan Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Jason Brown [48]
2014 Bordeaux Russia Maxim Kovtun Japan Tatsuki Machida Kazakhstan Denis Ten [49]
2015 Japan Shoma Uno Russia Maxim Kovtun Japan Daisuke Murakami [50]
2016 Paris Spain Javier Fernández Kazakhstan Denis Ten United States Adam Rippon [51]
2017 Grenoble Japan Shoma Uno Uzbekistan Misha Ge [21]
2018 United States Nathan Chen United States Jason Brown Russia Alexander Samarin [52]
2019 Russia Alexander Samarin France Kévin Aymoz [53]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Shun Sato United States Jason Brown [54]
2022 Angers France Adam Siao Him Fa Japan Sōta Yamamoto Japan Kazuki Tomono [23]
2023 United States Ilia Malinin Japan Yuma Kagiyama [55]
2024 Japan Koshiro Shimada United States Andrew Torgashev [56]
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Women's singles

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1987 Paris United States Jill Trenary France Agnès Gosselin West Germany Patricia Neske [9]
1988 West Germany Claudia Leistner Soviet Union Natalia Gorbenko East Germany Evelyn Großmann [24]
1989 France Surya Bonaly United States Holly Cook France Laëtitia Hubert [25]
1990 Czech Republic Lenka Kulovaná United States Nancy Kerrigan [11]
1991 Albertville Japan Midori Ito United States Kristi Yamaguchi [26]
1992 Paris France Surya Bonaly Canada Karen Preston France Laëtitia Hubert [27]
1993 Finland Mila Kajas Canada Lisa Sargeant [28]
1994 Lyon United States Tonia Kwiatkowski United States Michelle Kwan [29]
1995 Bordeaux Canada Josée Chouinard China Chen Lu France Surya Bonaly [30]
1996 Paris United States Michelle Kwan Russia Maria Butyrskaya United States Tara Lipinski [31]
1997 France Laëtitia Hubert United States Tara Lipinski France Vanessa Gusmeroli [32]
1998 Russia Maria Butyrskaya United States Nicole Bobek [33]
1999 Russia Viktoria Volchkova United States Sarah Hughes [34]
2000 United States Jennifer Kirk [35]
2001 United States Sarah Hughes United States Sasha Cohen [36]
2002 United States Sasha Cohen Japan Yoshie Onda Finland Alisa Drei [37]
2003 Japan Shizuka Arakawa Hungary Júlia Sebestyén [38]
2004 Canada Joannie Rochette Italy Carolina Kostner [39]
2005 Japan Mao Asada United States Sasha Cohen Japan Shizuka Arakawa [40]
2006 South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Miki Ando United States Kimmie Meissner [41]
2007 Japan Mao Asada United States Kimmie Meissner United States Ashley Wagner [42]
2008 Canada Joannie Rochette Japan Mao Asada United States Caroline Zhang [43]
2009 South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Yukari Nakano [44]
2010 Finland Kiira Korpi United States Mirai Nagasu United States Alissa Czisny [45]
2011 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Italy Carolina Kostner [46]
2012 United States Ashley Wagner Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya [47]
2013 Russia Adelina Sotnikova Russia Anna Pogorilaya [48]
2014 Bordeaux Russia Elena Radionova Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya United States Ashley Wagner [49]
2015 United States Gracie Gold Italy Roberta Rodeghiero [50]
2016 Paris Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Russia Maria Sotskova Japan Wakaba Higuchi [51]
2017 Grenoble Russia Alina Zagitova Canada Kaetlyn Osmond [21]
2018 Japan Rika Kihira Japan Mai Mihara United States Bradie Tennell [52]
2019 Russia Alena Kostornaia Russia Alina Zagitova United States Mariah Bell [53]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 Russia Anna Shcherbakova Russia Alena Kostornaia Japan Wakaba Higuchi [54]
2022 Angers Belgium Loena Hendrickx South Korea Kim Ye-lim Japan Rion Sumiyoshi [23]
2023 United States Isabeau Levito Belgium Nina Pinzarrone [55]
2024 United States Amber Glenn Japan Wakaba Higuchi [56]
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Pairs

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1987 Paris
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Laurene Collin
  • John Penticost
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1988 [24]
1989 [25]
1990
  • Canada
[11]
1991 Albertville [26]
1992 Paris [27]
1993 [28]
1994 Lyon [29]
1995 Bordeaux [30]
1996 Paris [31]
1997 [32]
1998 [33]
1999 [34]
2000 [35]
2001 [36]
2002 [37]
2003 [38]
2004 [39]
2005 [40]
2006 [41]
2007 [42]
2008 [43]
2009 [44]
2010 [45]
2011 [46]
2012 [47]
2013 [48]
2014 Bordeaux [49]
2015 [50]
2016 Paris [51]
2017 Grenoble [21]
2018 [52]
2019 [53]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 [54]
2022 Angers [23]
2023 [55]
2024 [56]
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Ice dance

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1987 Paris [9]
1988 [24]
1989
  • Soviet Union
[25]
1990
  • Soviet Union
[11]
1991 Albertville [26]
1992 Paris [27]
1993 [28]
1994 Lyon [29]
1995 Bordeaux [30]
1996 Paris [31]
1997 [32]
1998 [33]
1999 [34]
2000 [35]
2001 [36]
2002 [37]
2003 [38]
2004 [39]
2005 [40]
2006 [41]
2007 [42]
2008 [43]
2009 [44]
2010 [45]
2011 [46]
2012 [47]
2013 [48]
2014 Bordeaux [49]
2015 [50]
2016 Paris [51]
2017 Grenoble [21]
2018 [52]
2019 [53]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 [54]
2022 Angers [23]
2023 [55]
2024 [56]
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Records

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From left to right: Alexei Yagudin of Russia has won five Grand Prix de France titles in men's singles; Surya Bonaly of France has won five Grand Prix de France titles in women's singles; Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany have won three Grand Prix de France titles in pair skating; and Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France have won six Grand Prix de France titles in ice dance.
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Records
Discipline Most titles
Men's singles 5 1997–2001
Women's singles 5 1989–90;
1992–94
Pairs 3 2008;
2010;
2016
3 1997;
2000–01
Latvia & Russia Elena Berezhnaya[a] 4 1995;
1997;
2000–01
Ice dance 6 1994;
1996;
1998–2001
6 2007;
2009;
2011–13;
2016–17
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  1. Elena Berezhnaya won four titles in pair skating, the first while partnered with Oļegs Šļahovs and competing for Latvia (1995), and the last three with Anton Sikharulidze and competing for Russia (1997, 2000–01).

Cumulative medal count

Men's singles

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Total number of Grand Prix of France medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States96924
2 Russia83314
3 Canada60713
4 France511420
5 Japan57416
6 Spain2002
7 Soviet Union1214
8 Czech Republic1113
9 China0202
 Poland0202
11 Kazakhstan0112
 Ukraine0112
13 Belgium0101
14 Azerbaijan0011
 Bulgaria0011
 Germany0011
 Great Britain0011
 Romania0011
 Uzbekistan0011
Totals (19 entries)373737111
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Women's singles

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Total number of Grand Prix of France medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia1011223
2 United States991533
3 France61512
4 Japan47718
5 Canada3126
6 South Korea2103
7 Finland1113
8 Belgium1102
9 West Germany1012
10 Italy0213
11 China0101
 Czechoslovakia0101
 Soviet Union0101
14 Hungary0022
15 East Germany0011
Totals (15 entries)373737111
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Pairs

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Total number of Grand Prix of France medals in pairs by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia1811635
2 China43411
3 Germany4149
4 France34310
5 Soviet Union3216
6 Canada25512
7 United States15915
8 East Germany1102
 Latvia1102
10 Italy0235
11 Czechoslovakia0213
12 Poland0011
Totals (12 entries)373737111
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Ice dance

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Total number of Grand Prix of France medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France189734
2 Russia45514
3 Italy45413
4 Canada37212
5 United States28515
6 Ukraine2136
7 Bulgaria2103
8 Soviet Union2024
9 Great Britain0123
10 Lithuania0033
11 Czech Republic0022
12 Finland0011
 Germany0011
Totals (13 entries)373737111
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Total medals

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Total number of Grand Prix of France medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia40301686
2 France32251976
3 United States21283887
4 Canada14131643
5 Japan9141134
6 Soviet Union65415
7 Italy49821
8 China46414
9 Germany41611
10 Ukraine2248
11 Bulgaria2114
12 South Korea2103
13 Spain2002
14 Belgium1203
15 Czech Republic1135
16 Finland1124
17 East Germany1113
18 Latvia1102
19 West Germany1012
20 Czechoslovakia0314
21 Poland0213
22 Great Britain0134
23 Kazakhstan0112
24 Lithuania0033
25 Hungary0022
26 Azerbaijan0011
 Romania0011
 Uzbekistan0011
Totals (28 entries)148148148444
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