1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 1999–2000 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was held in Lyon, France from January 13 to 16, 2000. It was the culmination of the 1999–2000 Grand Prix Series. Skaters qualified for the event by accumulating points throughout the season. The events of the series were the 1999 Skate America, the 1999 Skate Canada International, the 1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice, the 1999 Trophée Lalique, the 1999 Cup of Russia, and the 1999 NHK Trophy. The top six skaters in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing met at the final to crown the Grand Prix Final Champion.

1999–2000 Grand Prix Final
Type:Grand Prix
Date:January 13 – 16, 2000
Season:1999–2000
Location:Lyon, France
Venue:Palais des Sports de Gerland
Champions
Men's singles:
Evgeni Plushenko
Ladies' singles:
Irina Slutskaya
Pair skating:
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Ice dance:
Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat
Previous:
1998–99 Grand Prix Final
Next:
2000–01 Grand Prix Final
Previous GP:
1999 NHK Trophy

The format of the event differed from other years. Singles and pair skaters competed in the short program and the free skating, and ice dancers competed in the original dance and the free dance. The top four finishers in each discipline were split in groups of two and then competed head-to-head in different free skating finals.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS F1 F2
1 Evgeni Plushenko Russia1.5111
2 Elvis Stojko Canada3.0222
3 Timothy Goebel United States6.5541
4 Alexander Abt Russia5.0432
5 Guo Zhengxin China6.535
6 Vincent Restencourt France9.066
WD Alexei Yagudin Russia

Ladies

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS F1 F2
1 Irina Slutskaya Russia3.0221
2 Michelle Kwan United States1.5112
3 Maria Butyrskaya Russia4.5331
4 Julia Soldatova Russia7.0642
5 Elena Liashenko Ukraine7.045
6 Viktoria Volchkova Russia8.556

Pairs

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS F1 F2
1 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China1.5111
2 Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis France4.0422
3 Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia6.0251
4 Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov Russia4.5332
5 Jamie Salé / David Pelletier Canada6.554

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation TFP OD FD F1 F2
1 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat France1.0111
2 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio Italy2.0222
3 Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas Lithuania4.0441
4 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh Russia3.0332
5 Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Canada5.055
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