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The schedule for this season's Grand Prix:

• October 19-21, 2018 - Skate America in Everett, WA, USA
• October 26-28, 2018 - Skate Canada in Laval, QC, Canada -Tickets went on sale in November 2017 - see https://skatecanada.ca/2017/11/ticket-i ... rnational/
• November 2-4, 2018 - Cup of China
• November 9-11, 2018 - NHK Trophy in Hiroshima, Japan
• November 16-18, 2018 - Rostelecom Cup in Russia
• November 23-25, 2018 - Internationaux de France in Grenoble, France

Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final December 6-9, 2018 Vancouver, BC, Canada - schedule: https://skatecanada.ca/2018-isu-grand-p ... ing-final/

Ticket information for the GPF was released some time ago: https://skatecanada.ca/2018/01/ticket-i ... ing-final/

Tickets went on sale on January 19th, 2018 and were very popular, I understand.

I suspect that the small arena at UBC will be quite full for the GPF, especially with the popularity of figure skating with Japanese fans.

I wonder why they chose this small arena, I would think they could fill the Canucks arena (can't think of its name right now). Perhaps they'll reconsider if it doesn't conflict with the NHL schedule.

happyheini wrote: ↑Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:26 pm I wonder why they chose this small arena, I would think they could fill the Canucks arena (can't think of its name right now). Perhaps they'll reconsider if it doesn't conflict with the NHL schedule.

I believe part of the rationale for a smaller venue is to have it look full on TV (plus a lower cost). I think the "ship has sailed" with respect to any possible relocation since tickets have already been sold.

For those wondering who will skate in which GP, you will have to wait a while.

The ISU GP Selection Committee will meet in June after the ISU Congress (which takes place June 4-6). The recently posted World Standings will be relevant in the decisions/selections made.

can't wait....

Still waiting to hear what will happen with the "Cup of China" (the 3rd GP event of the season) since it will not be in China. South Korea was supposed to let the ISU know by June 25th about their willingness to take on this event. So far nothing has been announced.

The selections for the competitors at the GP events were supposed to be sorted out during a meeting in Toronto this week (June 26, 27 & 28). Nothing has been announced on that front yet, either, although a number of skaters have indicated that they will not be participating. The ISU has signaled that there should be an announcement tomorrow...

A very strange season!

Yes, Elizabeth. we may see a whole new crop of skaters at the GP events. It won't be boring...

The ISU announced today that Helsinki, FIN will host the GP event that used to be the Cup of China.

They also announced the entries, by discipline:
Ice Dance:

Ladies:

Men:

Pairs:

An article from Skate Canada about the assignments for Canadian skaters: https://skatecanada.ca/2018/06/canadian ... -in-laval/

So many familiar names missing, so many new names to get used to...
I was surprised to see Carolina Kostner and Gracie Gold on the roster though.
Happy summer everyone

Kevin Reynolds???? I thought he retired after Canadians??

Kevin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:31 pm Kevin Reynolds???? I thought he retired after Canadians??

I thought so too......

The ISU article about the GP and the links for the downloadable lists of entries, by discipline: https://www.isu.org/news/125-grand-prix ... teParam=15

Thanks for the all the info.

I'm also surprised about Kevin Reynolds. Perhaps he feels he has a good shot at the Canadian National title and doesn't want to miss that possible opportunity.

Sui/Han have withdrawn from both of the GP events - at the moment there are 8 empty slots for pairs across the GP series.

More info on the withdrawal of Sui/Han:

Xinhua Sport: Sui still needs more time to recover: Last week, Sui had a minor fracture on her nose because she fell on the ice when they were practicing a lift. They plan on do choreography with Lori in a few week. #SuiHan are hoping to be back for competition on 4CC or sooner.

The pairs entries have been updated with the addition of two US teams but the empty slots have not yet all been filled: https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-li ... vents/file

The schedule for the GP event in Helsinki is now available: https://www.stll.fi/gp-2018/schedule-aikataulu/

The latest entries lists, as of August 16th, have been posted - there are still a few spots to be filled:

• Men: https://t.co/dC0xEBZ9KH
• Ladies: https://t.co/CJuKSqj86g
• Pairs: https://t.co/2P2i3RPNJG
• Ice Dance: https://t.co/icxJfYX2oc

The entries for men, ladies & dance have been updated yet again:

• Men: https://t.co/dC0xEBZ9KH
• Ladies: https://t.co/CJuKSqj86g
• Ice Dance: https://t.co/icxJfYX2oc

There's still time for more updates before the competitions begin in October

And updates today to the entries for men and ice dance:

Men - https://t.co/ISGGF5Q7ex
Ice Dance - https://t.co/BRHYgqdFwS

The Junior Grand Prix Final will take place in Vancouver in conjunction with the senior one. The top finishers in each of the seven JGP events are assigned points toward qualifying for the JGP final. The top six point-getters in each discipline get to compete at the final.

The current standings in each of the disciplines can be found on the ISU site - they are updated immediately after each event:

• Ladies: http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpsladies.htm
• Men: http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpsmen.htm
• Pairs: http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpspairs.htm
• Ice Dance: http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpsdance.htm

The latest lists of competitors for the six Grand Prix events, by discipline:

Ladies: https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-li ... vents/file

Men: https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-li ... vents/file

Pairs: https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-li ... vents/file

Ice Dance: https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-li ... vents/file

There continue to be changes to the entry lists as we get closer to the beginning of the GP series. The latest entries, by discipline, can be found from the links here: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/figu ... re-skating

Once the series is underway, the standings, by discipline, will also be updated - links on the same page. These will determine the entries at the GPF in Vancouver.

I will create a thread for each of the individual GP events.

The seven event Junior Grand Prix has now been completed and all of the qualifiers and official alternates for the Final in Vancouver have been determined. There will be a heavy representation from Russia with multiple skaters in all but one of the disciplines.

The official results are now available here:

• Men - http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpsmen.htm
• Ladies - http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpsladies.htm
• Pairs - http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpspairs.htm
• Ice Dance http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2018/jgpsdance.htm

The current standings in the GP series, by discipline are here:

• Ladies: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2018/gpsladies.htm
• Men: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2018/gpsmen.htm
• Pairs: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2018/gpspairs.htm
• Ice Dance: http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2018/gpsdance.htm

On each of the charts you can see when the skaters will next be competing,if they have not already done their two events, and against whom.

In Ice Dance Hubbell & Donohue of the USA have won their two events and should appear at the GPF in Vancouver.