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2015-16 Grand Prix Final Preview: By the Numbers

Note: While the Grand Prix Final was called the Champions Series Final in its first three seasons, the event is considered here the GPF for the sake of simplification.

North American dance and pairs entries, Grand Prix Final: 7
Dance: Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (CAN), Madison Chock & Evan Bates, Maia & Alex Shibutani, Madison Hubbell & Zach Donohue (USA)
Pairs: Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford, Julianne Séguin & Charlie Bilodeau (CAN), Alexa Scimeca & Chris Knierim (USA)

North American dance and pairs entries, Junior Grand Prix Final: 2
Dance: Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter, Rachel & Michael Parsons (USA); both teams also competed at the 2013-14 JGPF

Number of first-time Final competitors, total: 10*
*Includes all 6 junior pairs

Previous Final winners: 3*
*Weaver & Poje (2014-15), Duhamel & Radford (2014-15), Yu & Jin (2013-14 JGPF)
(Chock with Greg Zuerlein won 2008-09 JGPF, Hubbell with Keiffer Hubbell 2006-07 JGPF, Hao Zhang with Dan Zhang 2000-01, 2001-02 JGPF)

Coaching teams represented, dance: 9

Coaching teams represented, pairs: 10

Number of teams training in North America, full-time or occasional: 11

Highest 2015-16 Grand Prix score, senior dance: Shibutani & Shibutani, 174.43 (NHK Trophy)*
*SD: Chock & Bates, 70.56 (Skate America)
FD: Anna Cappellini & Luca Lanotte, 106.91 (Cup of China)

Highest 2015-16 Grand Prix score, senior pairs: Duhamel & Radford, 216.16 (Skate Canada International)*
*SP: Ksenia Stolbova & Fedor Klimov, 75.45 (Rostelecom Cup)
LP: Duhamel & Radford, 143.70 (Skate Canada International)

Highest 2015-16 JGP score, dance: McNamara & Carpenter, 162.63 (JGP Copernicus Stars)*
*SD: Parsons & Parsons, 66.49 (JGP Croatia Cup)
FD: McNamara & Carpenter, 97.21 (JGP Copernicus Stars)

Highest 2015-16 JGP score, pairs: Amina Atakhanova & Ilia Spiridonov, 162.50 (JGP Cup of Austria)*
*SP: Atakhanova & Spiridonov, 59.70 (JGP Copernicus Stars)
LP: Atakhanova & Spiridonov, 106.39 (JGP Cup of Austria)

Total number of different winners since 1995-96, GPF dance: 12

Total number of different winners since 1995-96, GPF pairs: 10

Number of classical composers represented in dance and pairs at Final: 9*
*Bizet/Shchedrin, Chopin, Delibes, Grieg, Khatchaturian, Lehar, Prokofiev, J. Strauss, Tchaikovsky

Number of Cirque du Soleil programs: 3

Total American GPF dance entries since 1995-96: 7*
*Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow (1997-98), Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto (2003-04, 2004-05, 2007-08, WD mid-event 2008-09, WD prior to event 2009-10), Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov (2006-07), Meryl Davis & Charlie White (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14), Maia & Alex Shibutani (2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16), Madison Chock & Evan Bates (2014-15, 2015-16), Madison Hubbell & Zach Donohue (2015-16)

Total Canadian GPF dance entries since 1995-96: 6*
*Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02), Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07), Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14), Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier (2009-10, 2010-11), Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier (2014-15)

Total American JGPF dance qualifiers and entries since 1997-98: 18*1

Total Canadian JGPF dance qualifiers and entries since 1997-98: 7*2

Total American GPF pairs entries since 1995-96: 5*
*Jenni Meno & Todd Sand (1995-96; WD mid-event 1996-97), Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman (1998-99, 2001-02), Rena Inoue & John Baldwin, Jr. (2004-05, 2006-07), Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker (WD mid-event 2007-08), Alexa Scimeca & Chris Knierim (2015-16)

Total Canadian GPF pairs entries since 1995-96: 7*
*Jamie Salé & David Pelletier (1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02), Anabelle Langlois & Patrice Archetto (2002-03, 2003-04), Valerie Marcoux & Craig Buntin (2006-07), Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison (2007-08), Kirsten Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscovitch (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14), Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), Julianne Séguin & Charlie Bilodeau (2015-16)

Total American JGPF pairs entries since 1997-98: 24*3

Total Canadian JGPF pairs entries since 1997-98: 14*4

Oldest competitor, dance or pairs: Yuko Kavaguti (November 20, 1981)*
*Oldest at JGPF: Yuri Vlasenko (November 20, 1994)

Youngest competitor, dance or pairs: Amina Atakhanova (May 3, 2002)*
*Youngest at GPF: Cheng Peng (April 23, 1997)

Number of programs choreographed by Peter Tchernyshev: 4*
Weaver & Poje (FD), Shibutani & Shibutani (FD), Kavaguti & Smirnov (SP, LP)

  1. *Jessica Joseph & Charles Butler (1997-98), Jamie Silverstein & Justin Pekarek (1997-98, 1998-99), Belbin & Agosto (1999-00, 2000-01), Emilie Nussear & Brandon Forsyth (1999-00), Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin (2003-04, 2004-05), Davis & White (2005-06), Trina Pratt & Todd Gilles (2005-06), Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates (2006-07, 2007-08), Hubbell & Hubbell (2006-07, 2008-09), Chock & Zuerlein (2007-08, 2008-09), Shibutani & Shibutani (2008-09, 2009-10), Piper Gilles & Zach Donohue (WD prior to event, 2008-09), Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello (2009-10), Charlotte Lichtman & Dean Copely (2010-11), Alexandra Aldridge & Daniel Eaton (2011-12, 2012-13), Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker (2013-14), McNamara & Carpenter (2013-14, 2015-16), Parsons & Parsons (2013-14, 2015-16)
  2. *Virtue & Moir (2004-05, 2005-06), Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno (2004-05), Crone & Poirier (2007-08), Joanna Lenko & Mitch Islam (WD prior to event, 2007-08), Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill (2008-09, 2009-10), Mackenzie Bent & Garrett MacKeen (2014-15), Madeline Edwards & ZhaoKai Pang (2014-15)
  3. *Natalie Vlandis & Jered Guzman (1997-98), Tiffany & Johnnie Stiegler (1997-98, 2002-03), Laura Handy & Paul Binnebose (1998-99), Christen Dean & Joshua Murphy (2000-01), Kristen Roth & Michael McPherson (2000-01), Sima & Amir Ganaba (2000-01), Amanda Magarian & Jered Guzman (2000-01), Jennifer Don & Jonathon Hunt (2002-03), Andrea Varraux & David Pelletier (2003-04), Mariel Miller & Rockne Brubaker (2004-05, 2005-06), Julia Vlassov & Drew Meekins (2004-05, 2005-06), Aaryn Smith & Will Chitwood (2004-05, 2005-06), Sydney Schmidt & Christoper Pottenger (2004-05), Kendra Moyle & Andy Seitz (2005-06, 2006-07), Bianca Butler & Joseph Jacobsen (2005-06, 2007-08), Bridget Namiotka & John Coughlin (2005-06, 2006-07), Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker (2006-07), Kaela Pflumm & Christopher Pottenger (2006-07), Jessica Rose Paetsch & Jon Nuss (2006-07, 2007-08), Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir (2008-09), Britney Simpson & Nathan Miller (2009-10), Ashley Cain & Joshua Reagan (2010-11), Britney Simpson & Matthew Blackmer (2011-12), Chelsea Liu & Brian Johnson (2014-15)
  4. *Chantal Poirier & Craig Buntin (1999-00), Carla Montgomery & Ryan Arnold (2001-02, 2002-03), Jessica Dube & Samuel Tetrault (2001-02, 2002-03), Dubé & Davison (2003-04, 2004-05), Emilie Demers Boutin & Pierre-Philippe Joncas (2006-07), Amanda Velenosi & Mark Fernandez (2007-08), Kaleigh Hole & Adam Johnson (2009-10), Natasha Purich & Raymond Schultz (2010-11), Taylor Steele & Robert Schultz (2010-11), Brittany Jones & Kurtis Gaskell (2010-11), Katherine Bobak & Ian Beharry (2011-12), Margaret Purdy & Michael Marinaro (2012-13), Brittany Jones & Ian Beharry (2012-13), Séguin & Bilodeau (2014-15)