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2001–02 Grand Prix Final
Kitchener, Canada - The Aud
December 13 – 16, 2001
Unlike most competitions that season, the compulsory dance was not part of the ice dance competition at the Grand Prix Final.
In the 2001–02 season, competitors at the Grand Prix Final performed a short program, followed by two free skating or free dance programs. This was implemented because of television coverage. Ottavio Cinquanta envisioned that the skaters would perform two new free skating programs for the season at the final and this would appeal to and help attract viewers. Instead, most skaters went back to an old free skating program for one of the free skates. Due to the failure of this plan, the second free skating/dance was eventually removed from the Grand Prix Final.
All the medalists from the men's, ladies, and pairs' events would go on to medal at the 2002 Olympics. Moreover, the men's podium was exactly the same at the final as it was at the Olympics.
ISU Event Page
https://web.archive.org/web/20021201...lts/index.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E..._Skating_Final
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Kitchener, Canada - The Aud
December 13 – 16, 2001
Unlike most competitions that season, the compulsory dance was not part of the ice dance competition at the Grand Prix Final.
In the 2001–02 season, competitors at the Grand Prix Final performed a short program, followed by two free skating or free dance programs. This was implemented because of television coverage. Ottavio Cinquanta envisioned that the skaters would perform two new free skating programs for the season at the final and this would appeal to and help attract viewers. Instead, most skaters went back to an old free skating program for one of the free skates. Due to the failure of this plan, the second free skating/dance was eventually removed from the Grand Prix Final.
All the medalists from the men's, ladies, and pairs' events would go on to medal at the 2002 Olympics. Moreover, the men's podium was exactly the same at the final as it was at the Olympics.
ISU Event Page
https://web.archive.org/web/20021201...lts/index.html
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Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E..._Skating_Final
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