Second after the Short Program, Shoma Uno (JPN) leapfrogged compatriot Kao Miura in the Free Skate to take a seventh ISU GP gold. © ISU
2022 ISU World Champion Shoma Uno jumped to gold, overtaking teammate Kao Miura for a Japanese 1-2 finish. Matteo Rizzo of Italy secured the bronze in what was an exciting Men’s final at Skate Canada International.
Uno opened his elegant program to “Air on a G-String” by Johann Sebastian Bach with a somewhat shaky quadruple loop. He landed a quad toe-triple toe and triple Axel-double Axel, however, he slightly under-rotated his quad flip and Salchow (q) and stumbled on an underrotated quadruple toe loop. The two-time Olympic medalist scored 183.17 points for his performance and racked up 273.15 points for this seventh ISU Grand Prix gold medal.
“Today’s performance same as in the short program, I was able to find the agenda the main agenda, which was the quad toe,” Uno said.
“I’m happy with the result. I performed like I do in practice, there were good parts and bad parts.”
Miura (JPN) slipped into the silver position for the second week in a row but was happy with his unexpected medal haul. © ISU
Overnight leader Miura produced a quad toe-triple toe, triple Axel-Euler-triple Salchow and another solo triple Axel, but fell on his quadruple Salchow. The 2022 Skate America silver medalist earned 171.23 points and totaled 265.29 points to win his second Grand Prix medal in as many weeks.
“These results are totally unexpected. Before Skate America I thought maybe I can be on the podium when I skate well and coming here I thought again maybe I can do it.”
The 2022 ISU Four Continents bronze medalist had to deal with a broken lace that interrupted his warm-up.
“What happened before my performance was that my skate lace broke. I would give myself a 100 percent for the way I was able to perform my program considering this,” the 17-year-old noted.
Matteo Rizzo (ITA) fed off the crowd's energy in the Free Skate to hold on to the bronze medal position he had occupied overnight. © ISU
Skating to “Talking to the Moon” and “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars, Rizzo landed a quad loop and six triple jumps. Only his quad toe was wobbly. The 2019 European bronze medalist netted 169.85 points and was ranked fourth in the Free Skating, but overall held on to the bronze at 251.03 points.
“That means a lot,” the Italian Skater said. “It was important for me to achieve a great result in this competition.
“Keegan [Messing, CAN] skated an amazing Free Skate before me, the crowd was crazy. I actually love this kind of situation, I can take the power from there and try to put it in my program.”
Keegan Messing (CAN) put out the third-best Free Skating of the night, but was edged out of the podium by less than half a point. He remained in fourth place at 250.72 points. Camden Pulkinen (USA) finished fifth on 219.06 points while Lukas Britschgi (SUI) moved up from eighth to sixth place (212.43 points).
Uno takes 15 points to his second event, the NHK Trophy in Sapporo (JPN). Miura has completed his two events and with two silver medals and 26 points is likely to qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Rizzo (11 points) will skate again in Japan.
Skate Canada International in Mississauga (CAN) October 28-30 is the second of six events in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.
More than 150 Skaters/Couples representing 29 ISU Members have been invited to the Series. The maximum number of entries for each event is 12 Ladies, 12 Men, 8 Pairs and 10 Ice Dance couples.
The General Announcement of the 2022/23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series is available here. The individual announcements are published under the respective events. Full entry lists and further information are available on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series page.
Selection Criteria
The Skaters are seeded and invited to the six Grand Prix of Figure Skating events based on the results of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022. Skaters/Couples who have placed 1 to 6 in each of the four categories are seeded and assigned to two events. Skaters/Couples who have placed 7-12 at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships are selected for two ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events, and Skaters with a top 24 Seasonal Best Scores (from the 2021/22 season) as well as those placed in the top 24 of the ISU World Standings can also be invited. If available, medalists from the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships can also be selected.
In order for a Skater/Couple to be eligible to compete at an ISU Grand Prix event, a minimum total score must have been achieved in the 2021/22 or current 2022/23 season in an ISU event (Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, Championships) or a Challenger Series event. Exceptions apply to host country Skaters, previously ranked Skaters or split ranked Couples who return with new partners. The minimum total score is 3/5 of highest score per discipline at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2022 and are as follows: Women: 141.65, Men: 187.49, Pairs: 132.65, Ice Dance: 137.89.
Following the IOC recommendation and in order to protect the integrity of ice skating competitions and for the safety of all the participants of international ice skating competitions, the ISU Council based on Article 17.1.q)i) of the ISU Constitution, agreed that with immediate effect and until further notice, no Skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia (Russian Skating Union and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia) and Belarus (Skating Union of Belarus) shall be invited or allowed to participate in International ice skating competitions including ISU Championships and other ISU Events. The same applies to Officials listed in the respective ISU Communications and/or Regulations under Russia and Belarus (see ISU Communication 2469).
Grand Prix Standings
Men Women Ice Dance Pair Skating
Where to Watch
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ISU Grand Prix Schedule
The schedules of each ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events are available below:
21 - 23 Oct, 2022 Skate America, Norwood (USA)
28 - 30 Oct, 2022 Skate Canada International, Mississauga (CAN)
04 - 06 Nov, 2022 Grand Prix de France, Angers (FRA)
11 - 13 Nov, 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, Sheffield (GBR)
18 - 20 Nov, 2022 NHK Trophy, Sapporo (JPN)
25 - 27 Nov, 2022 Grand Prix Espoo, Espoo (FIN)
08 - 11 Dec, 2022 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Torino (ITA)
About ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series started in 1995 (previously known as the ISU Champions Series) and consists of six invitational international senior events and the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. The top six of the past World Championships are seeded. Competitors collect points in their Grand Prix events towards the qualification for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Only the top six Skaters / Couples in each discipline can qualify for the Final.
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