2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, China from December 16 to 19, 2004. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

2004–05 Grand Prix Final
Type:	Grand Prix
Date:	December 16 – 19, 2004
Season:	2004–05
Location:	Beijing, China
Venue:	Capital Gymnasium
Champions
Men's singles: Evgeni Plushenko
Ladies' singles: Irina Slutskaya
Pairs: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Ice dance: Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov
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The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.

Results

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP		FS
1	Evgeni Plushenko	Russia	251.75	1	84.35	1	167.40
2	Jeffrey Buttle	Canada	216.65	2	76.45	2	140.20
3	Li Chengjiang	China	201.07	5	65.91	3	135.16
4	Emanuel Sandhu	Canada	195.90	3	75.60	5	120.30
5	Brian Joubert	France	193.64	4	67.30	4	126.34
6	Ryan Jahnke	United States	172.06	6	61.40	6	110.66

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP		FS
1	Irina Slutskaya	Russia	180.88	1	65.46	1	115.42
2	Shizuka Arakawa	Japan	160.24	2	64.10	4	96.14
3	Joannie Rochette	Canada	156.68	3	55.68	2	101.00
4	Miki Ando	Japan	151.10	5	51.06	3	100.04
5	Yoshie Onda	Japan	138.22	4	52.18	6	86.04
6	Cynthia Phaneuf	Canada	134.06	6	42.96	5	91.10

Pairs

Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo from China set a new world record under the ISU Judging System for the short program (70.52), for the free skating (136.02), and for the combined total (206.54).

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	SP		FS
1	Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo	China	206.54	1	70.52	1	136.02
2	Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov	Russia	187.32	2	67.42	2	119.90
3	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	China	173.66	4	60.34	3	113.32
4	Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov	Russia	173.28	3	60.64	5	112.64
5	Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao	China	172.50	5	59.28	4	113.22
6	Rena Inoue / John Baldwin, Jr.	United States	155.72	6	52.42	6	103.30

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total points	OD		FD
1	Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov	Russia	180.23	1	65.30	1	114.93
2	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	United States	170.53	2	62.37	2	108.16
3	Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski	Bulgaria	167.62	4	59.73	3	107.89
4	Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski	Israel	166.79	3	60.33	4	106.46
5	Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon	Canada	159.65	5	58.06	6	101.59
6	Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder	France	159.38	6	55.95	5	103.43

External links

• 2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at the International Skating Union