U.S. LINEUP FOR 2011 ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING SERIES
The Grand Prix Series, entering its 17th season, incorporates six international figure skating competitions as a unified point-scoring series that awards prize money to eligible skaters. At the conclusion of the series, athletes’ points are totaled, and the top six ladies, men, pairs and ice dancing teams are invited to compete at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. The Grand Prix Final is scheduled for Dec. 8–11, 2011, in Quebec City, Quebec. The event will run concurrently with the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
Skate America — Ontario, Calif. — Oct 21–23
Ladies: Alissa Czisny, Caroline Zhang
Pairs: Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker; Tiffany Vise and Don Baldwin
Ice Dancing: Meryl Davis and Charlie White
Skate Canada — Mississauga, Ontario — Oct. 28–30
Ladies: Rachael Flatt, Mirai Nagasu, Ashley Wagner
Cup of China — Shanghai, China — Nov. 4–6
Ladies: Christina Gao, Nagasu
Pairs: Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig
Ice Dancing: Charlotte Lichtman and Dean Copely; Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani
NHK Trophy — Sapporo, Japan — Nov. 11–13
Ladies: Wagner, Agnes Zawadzki
Pairs: Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir
Ice Dancing: Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt; Shibutani and Shibutani
Trophée Eric Bompard — Paris, France — Nov. 18–20
Ladies: Czisny
Pairs: Evora and Ladwig
Rostelecom Cup — Moscow, Russia — Nov. 25–27
Ladies: Flatt, Gao, Zawadzki
Pairs: Ashley Cain and Joshua Reagan
Ice Dancing: Davis and Charlie
