The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and Junior Grand Prix Final return to the ice after a two-year hiatus at the end of the annual figure skating circuits.
The top six in each of the four disciplines from both the Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix circuits will compete in Turin, Italy, from December 8-11, 2022, at the Torino Palavela.
The venue also hosted the last Grand Prix Final in 2019/20 and the Gran Premio d’Italia competition last season.
Olympics.com will be on the ground in Turin, providing in-depth coverage online and on social media. Here are the daily highlights to watch ahead of the Final.
All times listed below are in Central European Time (UTC/GMT +1 hour and U.S. Eastern +6 hours). Details of the schedule are subject to change at any time.
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Day 1 – Thursday, December 8: How will Malinin rank following the short program?
The senior men will wrap off the first night of competition at 8:35 p.m., though we won’t see Ilia Malinin’s quadruple Axel in Turin on Thursday because to time constraints.
Indeed, Malinin has the fifth-best, highest short program score on the circuit this season, trailing Japan’s Yamamoto Sota, Miura Kao, world champion Uno Shoma, and Italy’s Daniel Grassl.
The junior men, junior pairs, junior women, and senior pairs will all participate in their respective short programs earlier in the day.
Schedule
- 1500–1545 Junior men’s short program
- 1605–1658 Junior pairs short program
- 1720–1805 Junior women’s short program
- 1830–1900 Opening ceremony
- 1920–2013 Senior pairs short program
- 2035–2120 Senior men’s short program
Day 2 – Friday, December 9th: Pairs Final winners are announced
On Friday, the senior pairs and junior women’s free skates will determine the first Grand Prix Final (and Junior Grand Prix Final) champions.
On paper, world champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are the favorites. Still, they were out-qualified for the tournament by Japan’s Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi, who Olympic team champion Meagan Duhamel coaches.
The final features two Italian pairs who will not likely excite the local fans. The junior women’s winner will almost certainly be a skater from Japan or the Republic of Korea, as those are the only two countries represented.
Schedule
- 1500–1552 Junior ice dance rhythm dance
- 1620–1711 Junior women’s free skate
- 1735-1837 Senior pairs free skate
(Followed by victory ceremony senior pairs, junior women) - 1950–2042 Senior ice dance rhythm dance
- 2105–2150 Senior women’s short program
Saturday, December 10th: Quad Axel on high alert.
On Saturday, the last day of competition begins with possibly the most anticipated event of all: the senior men’s free skate, in which Ilia Malinin is scheduled to do the quadruple Axel.
He’s already nailed it three jumps this year, including at both his Grand Prix assignments at Skate America in Boston and the Grand Prix of Espoo.
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The senior ice dancers will then take the rink in hopes of winning their first Grand Prix Final championship.
Finally, world champion Sakamoto Kaori headlines a powerful senior women’s lineup that also includes junior world champion Isabeau Levito.
Schedule
- 1330–1424 Senior men’s free skate
- 1445–1544 Junior pairs free skate
- 1605–1656 Junior men’s free skate
(Followed by victory ceremony junior men, senior men, junior pairs) - 1820–1917 Junior ice dance free dance
- 1940–2040 Senior ice dance free dance
- 2100–2154 Senior women’s free skate
(Followed by victory ceremony senior women, junior ice dance, senior ice dance)
Day 4 – Sunday, December 11th: The exhibition gala takes center stage.
The competition is over, and the last day is dedicated to the skaters being allowed to perform without the pressure of scores, as is customary at a figure skating tournament.
Selected skaters will be asked to perform in the exhibition gala, which begins at 2 p.m., for two and a half hours.
Schedule
- 1400–1630 Exhibition gala
