Grand Prix of Espoo

Ladies' podium from the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki.

The Grand Prix of Finland, known in certain years as the Grand Prix of Helsinki, Grand Prix of Espoo or Grand Prix Espoo is one of the series of six senior-level, international figure skating competitions held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The competition was first held in 2018 in Helsinki as a replacement for the then cancelled Cup of China.[1] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes in figure skating, the annually held Rostelecom Cup was cancelled.[2][3] As such, the Finnish Grand Prix returned in 2022 as the Grand Prix of Espoo, to serve as a replacement for the Rostelecom Cup.[4] The event is set to be held once again in Espoo as part of the 2023-24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

Medalists

Men

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2018 Helsinki Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Czech Republic Michal Brezina South Korea Cha Jun-hwan [5]
2022 Espoo United States Ilia Malinin Japan Shun Sato France Kevin Aymoz [6]
2023 Espoo Japan Kao Miura Japan Shun Sato France Kevin Aymoz [7]

Women

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2018 Helsinki Russia Alina Zagitova Russia Stanislava Konstantinova Japan Kaori Sakamoto [5]
2022 Espoo Japan Mai Mihara Belgium Loena Hendrickx Japan Mana Kawabe [6]
2023 Espoo Japan Kaori Sakamoto Japan Rion Sumiyoshi United States Amber Glenn [7]

Pairs

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2018 Helsinki Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert Italy Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Russia Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin [5]
2022 Espoo Italy Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini Germany Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert Georgia (country) Anastasia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman [6]
2023 Espoo Germany Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin Italy Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii Hungary Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko [7]

Ice dance

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2018 Helsinki Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri United States Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter [5]
2022 Espoo Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier United States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Finland Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis [6]
2023 Espoo United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Canada Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Finland Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis [7]

References

  1. ^ "ISU announces 2018-19 Grand Prix assignments". Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ Meyers, Dvora (21 March 2022). "Russia's Figure Skating Ban Will Reverberate For Years To Come". Five Thirty Eight. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Russia Stripped of Hosting Grand Prix Figure Skating Event Due to the Invasion in Ukraine". Voice of America. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ Sharma, Hritika (15 July 2022). "Finland replaces Russia as host of Grand Prix event". Reuters. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: 2018 Helsinki". ISU Results. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Espoo 2022". ISU Results. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Espoo 2023". ISU Results. Retrieved 18 November 2023.