Here's the link for the full gala, no commentary
http://russiasport.ru/user/226/node/8413

Introductions start at around 15:00

1st Warm-up group is on the ice

Starting now.

Stream (kindly provided by rocketry in the Free Dance thread, thank you!): http://russiasport.ru/online/node/7533

Live results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG002.HTM

Just starting now. Stream: http://tvonsite.org/index.php?kanal=sport2

Start Order:

1. Christina GAO (USA)
2. Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA (RUS)
3. Kiira KORPI (FIN)
4. Akiko SUZUKI (JPN)
5. Ashley WAGNER (USA)
6. Mao ASADA (JPN)

So far...

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch
3FTw
3T - he has hands down
BoDS
3LoTh
StSq
CCoSp - unison off in the end
Score: 60.95

Duhamel/Radford
3FTw
Li
BoDs
3Lz - she has hand down
3LzTh
StSq
FCCoSp - unison ok
Score: 64.20

1 Javier FERNANDEZ
2 Daisuke TAKAHASHI
3 Tatsuki MACHIDA
4 Takahiko KOZUKA
5 Yuzuru HANYU
6 Patrick CHAN

Stream:
(1) http://www.hahasport.com/v-2/18/180/v-398188.html
(2) http://www.stopstream.tv/49/20/492049.html

LADIES SHORT PROGRAM - VIDEOS & RESULT

1. Mao ASADA (JPN) - 66.96 Short Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
2. Ashley WAGNER (USA) - 66.44 Short Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
3. Akiko SUZUKI (JPN) - 65.00 Short Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
4. Kiira KORPI (FIN) - 63.42 Short Program, 2nd Copy
5. Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA (RUS) - 56.61 Short Program, 2nd Copy
6. Christina GAO (USA) - 48.56 Short Program, 2nd Copy

SHORT DANCE - VIDEOS & RESULT

1. Meryl DAVIS & Charlie WHITE (USA) - 73.20 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
2. Tessa VIRTUE & Scott MOIR (CAN) - 71.27 Short Dance
3. Nathalie PECHALAT & Fabian BOURZAT (FRA) - 68.70 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
4. Ekaterina BOBROVA & Dmitri SOLOVIEV (RUS) - 66.23 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
5. Anna CAPPELLINI & Luca LANOTTE (ITA) - 66.11 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
6. Elena ILINYKH & Nikita KATSALAPOV (RUS) - 63.56 Short Dance, 2nd Copy

MEN'S SHORT PROGRAM - VIDEOS & RESULT (Updated)

1. Daisuke TAKAHASHI (JPN) - 92.29 Short Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
2. Patrick CHAN (CAN) - 89.27 Short Program, 2nd Copy, 3rd Copy
3. Yuzuru HANYU (JPN) - 87.17 Short Program, 2nd Copy
4. Takahiko KOZUKA (JPN) - 86.39 Short Program, 2nd Copy
5. Javier FERNANDEZ (ESP) - 80.19 Short Program, 2nd Copy
6. Tatsuki MACHIDA (JPN) - 70.58 Short Program, 2nd Copy

PAIRS SHORT PROGRAM - VIDEOS & RESULT

1. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR & Maxim TRANKOV (RUS) - 73.46 Short Program, 2nd Copy
2. Vera BAZAROVA & Yuri LARIONOV (RUS) - 70.14 Short Program, 2nd Copy
3. Qing PANG & Jian TONG (CHN) - 64.74 Short Program, 2nd Copy
4. Meagan DUHAMEL & Eric RADFORD (CAN) - 64.20 Short Program, 2nd Copy
5. Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS & Dylan MOSCOVITCH (CAN) - 60.95 Short Program, 2nd Copy
6. Yuko KAVAGUTI & Alexander SMIRNOV (RUS) - 58.02 Short Program, 2nd Copy

Well, I'm watching.

Skate Order:

1. Christina Gao
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Akiko Suzuki
4. Kiira Korpi
5. Mao Asada
6. Ashley Wagner

Short Dance event time: Friday, Dec 7, 2012 at 6:15:00 AM PST, 9:15:00 AM EST, 14:15:00 UTC (GMT)

Warm-Up Group 1
1 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
2 Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV RUS
3 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV RUS

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA
5 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN
6 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA

Live scores: http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1213/SEG007.HTM

streams working earlier today: http://tvonsite.org/index.php?kanal=sport2
http://www.hahasport.com/v-4/8/120/v-492049.html

From C. White...
https://twitter.com/CharlieaWhite/st.../photo/1/large
or
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...03/teamusa.jpg

Who do you think will take gold at the GPF in ice dance?

Who do you think will take gold at the GPF in the pairs division?

Who do you think will take gold at the GPF in the ladies division?

Who do you think will take gold at the GPF in the men's division?

Hi all!

Check out JR's preview and feel free to discuss!

Comments for Juniors are here.

GPF previews and interviews:

To complement the corresponding JGPF thread started by Doris, I am adding this GPF thread -- with Kurt Browning's preview, for starters:

Grand Prix final is the 'Showdown at the Sochi Corral'

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/artic...&vkey=ice_news

My oh my. Really sad Julia won't be in the final but also this is wonderful news for Christina. Julia has a concussion, which is certainly serious but shouldn't keep her ffrom being able to train or compete the rest of the season I would imagine. No thoughts really. Just wanted to share the story!

Christina Gao goes to the GPF

http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp...734&type=media

2012 GPF qualifiers:

PAIRS http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2012/gpspairs.htm

Akiko or Ashley get gold. Whoever deserves it, Then silver same as before for Akiko or Ashley. Liza T. All three skate with consistency, musicality, and maturity. Liza is not as elegant because she is younger. She is also very short, and not skinny enough, leggy to get the lines. I also think her Sp is good, glad she went back to Tango. She is the most musical and she has her own style , a charming one like Ksenia, my favorite from the past. Aliona is getting better every year, but Liza is the current star for me from Russia. I don't think her LP is as strong as Akiko's or Ashley's. For someone so young, she is so impressive. I have a feeling julia will beat her, but I hope not. Her flexibility is amazing and when she lands her jumps, her Lp is technically the bomb. She has yet to develop an on ice charisma that draws me in. I may love her by Sochi. When I think of little phenoms, Kwan, still quite rough at 14, had that charm. So did Kim amd Asada. Sasha was elegant at 14 and changed expectations. Sarah had huge energy. Gracie Gold was adorable, as was Mirai. I am thinkining of phenoms like Zhang who had star quality at 14,15. Julia does not smile. I watch for the technical content and to see what she might do with her I spin-it literally makes Sasha's look average. I'd rather watch Katelyn Osmond any day. That is enjoyable. What Osmond was born with (great musicality) Julia may not acquire for a few more years. It can only get better. I feel I should be in Ashley's corner, but I will be very happy to see Akiko win the GPF.

If Liza doesn't bring it, I hope Kiira can outskate her. She is not particularly musical, but this year I actually like her, and the nitpicky things have improved at age 24. I'd say this is the first year she really looks like champion material. I know I am picky. But this is not a beauty pageant (can you hear me in Japan, JSF and judges)? Half kidding only.


So who is your dream podium, and has it changed since the NHK trophy?

I hope they all skate lights out.

How do you feel about ladies and the other disciplines?

If you are too practical to dream, and would rather say who is gonna podium, you could reply that if you prefer. Best guess.

2012 GPF qualifiers:

LADIES http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2012/gpsladies.htm

2012 GPF qualifiers:

MEN http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2012/gpsmen.htm

2012 GPF qualifiers:

ICE DANCE http://www.isuresults.com/events/gp2012/gpsdance.htm

With one event left before the final, who do you predict lands on podiums?

Wagner surely will take gold -your podium predictions

Men
Already in
Patrick Chan - 28 (gold + silver; 505.78 (total score))
Takahiko Kozuka -28 (gold + silver; 481.43)
Tatsuki Machida - 26 (gold + bronze; 466.87)

In the running
Javier Fernandez - 15 (gold, 253.94); Yuzuru Hanyu 13 (silver, 243.74); Daisuke Takahashi 13 (silver; 231.75); Florent Amodio 9 (4th; 218.72);
Long shots
Sergei Voronov 11 (bronze; 217.61) and Jeremy Abbott 7 (5th; 211.35)
Mrs. P Thoughts:
Javier Fernandez should be able to nab one of those spots quite easily. The reason Amodio is in the running is because of the weak field at TEB. He can play spoiler by winning (15+9 = 24). If that happens, Daisuke + Hanyu will need to be in the top two spots to beat Amodio for those last two spots. If Amodio does not win (Jeremy wins, for instance), then all three will be safe with podium finishes.

Ladies
Already in
Kiira Korpi 26 (gold + bronze; 347.05)

In the running
Ashley Wagner 15 (gold; 188.37); Mao Asada 15 (gold; 176.45); Julia Lipnitskaia 13 (silver; 177.92); Akiko Suzuki 13 (silver; 175.16); Christina Gao 13 (silver; 174.25); Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, 9 (4th, 168.00)
Long shots
Agnes Zawaski 11 (bronze 166.61); Mirai Nagasu 9 (4th; 163.46)
Mrs. P comments
Ashley Wagner and Mao Asada should be able to take two of those spots easily with podium finishes. That leaves three spots for five legitimate contenders. TEB will tell the tale. Elizaveta will need to win or get silver for a shot. ETA; Mirai Nagasu is now in the mix due to her getting NHK Trophy, but she's also a long shot as it's unlikely she will beat Mao and Akiko at NHK. However ice is slippery and if she wins, things could get more interesting.

Pairs
Already in
Volosozhar/Trankov 30 (2 gold; 402.60)
Pang/Tong 28 (gold + silver, 373.98)

In the running
Savachenko/Szolkowy 15 (gold; 201.36); Duhamel/Radford 13 (silver; 190.49); Kavaguti/Smirnov 13 (silver; 190.49); Bazarova/Larionov 13 (silver; 191.08)
Long shot
Denney/Coughlin 22 (2 bronze; 312.49); Stolbova/Klimov 11 (bronze, 172.55); Berton/Hotarek 11 (bronze; 183.53); Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 9 (4th; 284.36)
Mrs P.'s thoughts
Savachenko/Szolkowy will likely win TEB, but any medal will get them in. M-T/M can win NHK if they are at their best as it's a relatively weak field and I don't see Bazarova/Larinov getting the same scores they got at COR if they have the same error ridden programs. TEB will again tell the tale as S/S, D/R, K/S and S/K and B/H are all there. I anticipate the podium to be some combination of S/S, K/S and D/R, putting the other two out of the running. NHK will likely be MT/M + B/L in top two. If it's B/L wins, then MT-M is out. If M-T/M wins, then whoever is the bronze medalist at TEB will be out, unless S/S loses, then M-T/M would be out yet again. Denny/Coughlin will unlikely get in unless a bunch of crazy things happen.

DANCE
Already in
Virtue/Moir 30 (2 gold; 343.40)
Bobrova/Soloview 26 (2 silver; 319.41)
In the running
Davis/White 15 (gold; 176.28); Pechalat/Bourzat 15 (gold; 169.73); Cappellini/Lanotte 13 (silver; 160.06); Ilinykh/Katsalapov 13 (silver; 158.46)
Long shots
Weaver/Poje 22 (2 bronze; 316.29) Riazanova/Tkachenko 11 (bronze; 143.39); Shibutani/Shibutani 9 (4th, 140.91)

Mrs. P's thoughts
Honestly, with the Shibs' poor showing at NHK, I expect the last four entries to be pretty straight forward -- D/W, P/B, C/L, I/K. I predict the podium at TEB to be P/B, C/L, R/T. I expect few surprises --- though there are some. Even if the Shibs beats I/K at NHK, they would need some maneuvering at TEB to even have a slight chance...