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Grand Prix

Grand Prix (French pronunciation: ​[ɡʁɑ̃pʁi], meaning Grand Prize; plural Grands Prix) may refer to:

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Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

The competition was titled the Champions Series Final until 1998. Its name is often shortened to Grand Prix Final and abbreviated as GPF. While not an ISU Championship, the Grand Prix Final has been considered by the ISU itself to be the second most important competition (after the World Championships) in a season, ahead of the European Championships and the Four Continents Championships.

The Grand Prix Final is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consists of the Skate America, Skate Canada International, Trophée Eric Bompard, Cup of China, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. Skaters earn points according to placement on the Grand Prix series. The top six skaters or teams from each discipline compete in the Final.

Shoma Uno

Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma, born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. On the junior level, He is the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2015 World Junior Champion, 2012 Winter Youth Olympics silver medalist. He is also the 2014–15 Japan Championships senior silver medalist and junior champion.

Uno is the current record-holder for the highest junior short program, free program, and combined total scores.

Personal life

Shoma Uno was born December 17, 1997 in Nagoya, Japan. His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.

Career

Early career

Uno started skating when he was five. He made his Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2011–12 season, winning a bronze medal at the JGP Tallinn Cup in Estonia after placing 4th at the event in Poland. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, he won silver in the individual event and gold in the team event. He finished 10th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

2012–13 season

In 2012–13, Uno finished 6th at his Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia. At his next JGP event, in Germany, he won the silver medal with personal bests in both programs and a total score of 188.48 points. He finished 7th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Yuzuru Hanyu

Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦, Hanyū Yuzuru, born 7 December 1994) is a Japanese figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline. He is the 2014 Olympic champion, the 2014 World champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16), two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2011, 2013), the 2010 World Junior champion, the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2013–2016).

Hanyu has broken world records ten times, and currently has achieved the highest short program, free skating, and combined total scores. He is the first man to have broken the 100-point barrier in the men's short program, the 200-point barrier in the men's free skating and the 300-point barrier in the combined total score, as well as being the first Asian to win the figure skating gold at the Olympic men's event. He is also the youngest to win the Olympic title since Dick Button in 1948. In the 2015–2016 Grand Prix, he broke the world record for the largest victory margin, with 37.48 points.