2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2002–03 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held from February 28 to March 2, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Unlike most competitions that season, the compulsory dance was not part of the ice dancing competition at the Grand Prix Final.

2002–03 Grand Prix Final
Type:Grand Prix
Date:February 28 – March 2, 2003
Season:2002–03
Location:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Venue:Ice Palace
Champions
Men's singles:
Evgeni Plushenko
Ladies' singles:
Sasha Cohen
Pair skating:
Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin
Ice dance:
Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh
Previous:
2001–02 Grand Prix Final
Next:
2003–04 Grand Prix Final
Previous GP:
2002 NHK Trophy

The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which at the time consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Bofrost Cup on Ice, Trophée Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.

In the 2002–03 season, competitors at the Grand Prix Final performed a short program, followed by two free skating or free dance programs. This was implemented because of television coverage. Ottavio Cinquanta envisioned that the skaters would perform two new free skating programs for the season at the final and this would appeal to and help attract viewers. Instead, most skaters went back to an old free skating program for one of the free skatings. Due to the failure of this plan, the second free skating/dance was eventually removed from the Grand Prix Final.

Results

Men
Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2
1 Evgeni Plushenko Russia2.0111
2 Ilia Klimkin Russia4.0222
3 Brian Joubert France7.0443
4 Alexander Abt Russia8.0335
5 Li Chengjiang China9.4654
6 Zhang Min China11.6566

Ladies
Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2
1 Sasha Cohen United States2.6121
2 Irina Slutskaya Russia3.4212
3 Viktoria Volchkova Russia7.0334
4 Shizuka Arakawa Japan7.8643
5 Elena Liashenko Ukraine9.6455
6 Fumie Suguri Japan11.6566

Pairs
Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS1 FS2
1 Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin Russia2.0111
2 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China4.0222
3 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov Russia6.0333
4 Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov Russia8.0444
5 Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek Poland10.0555
6 Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto Canada12.0666

Ice dancing
Rank Name Nation TFP OD FD1 FD2
1 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh Russia2.0111
2 Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov Russia4.0222
3 Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski Bulgaria6.0333
4 Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov Ukraine8.0444
5 Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski Israel10.0555
6 Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon Canada12.0666
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