| 2004–05 Grand Prix Final | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | December 16 – 19, 2004 |
| Season: | 2004–05 |
| Location: | Beijing,China |
| Venue: | Capital Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Evgeni Plushenko | |
| Ladies' singles:Irina Slutskaya | |
Pairs: Shen Xue /Zhao Hongbo | |
| Ice dance:Tatiana Navka /Roman Kostomarov | |
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The2004–05Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elitefigure skating competition held at theCapital Gymnasium inBeijing,China from December 16 to 19, 2004. Medals were awarded inmen's singles, ladies' singles,pair skating, andice dancing.
The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of theISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted ofSkate America,Skate Canada International,Cup of China,Trophée Éric Bompard,Cup of Russia, andNHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 251.75 | 1 | 84.35 | 1 | 167.40 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Buttle |  Canada | 216.65 | 2 | 76.45 | 2 | 140.20 |
| 3 | Li Chengjiang | China | 201.07 | 5 | 65.91 | 3 | 135.16 |
| 4 | Emanuel Sandhu | Canada | 195.90 | 3 | 75.60 | 5 | 120.30 |
| 5 | Brian Joubert |  France | 193.64 | 4 | 67.30 | 4 | 126.34 |
| 6 | Ryan Jahnke |  United States | 172.06 | 6 | 61.40 | 6 | 110.66 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 180.88 | 1 | 65.46 | 1 | 115.42 |
| 2 | Shizuka Arakawa |  Japan | 160.24 | 2 | 64.10 | 4 | 96.14 |
| 3 | Joannie Rochette | Canada | 156.68 | 3 | 55.68 | 2 | 101.00 |
| 4 | Miki Ando | Japan | 151.10 | 5 | 51.06 | 3 | 100.04 |
| 5 | Yoshie Onda | Japan | 138.22 | 4 | 52.18 | 6 | 86.04 |
| 6 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Canada | 134.06 | 6 | 42.96 | 5 | 91.10 |
Shen Xue /Zhao Hongbo fromChina set a new world record under theISU Judging System for the short program (70.52), for the free skating (136.02), and for the combined total (206.54).
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Xue /Zhao Hongbo | China | 206.54 | 1 | 70.52 | 1 | 136.02 |
| 2 | Maria Petrova /Alexei Tikhonov | Russia | 187.32 | 2 | 67.42 | 2 | 119.90 |
| 3 | Pang Qing /Tong Jian | China | 173.66 | 4 | 60.34 | 3 | 113.32 |
| 4 | Julia Obertas /Sergei Slavnov | Russia | 173.28 | 3 | 60.64 | 5 | 112.64 |
| 5 | Zhang Dan /Zhang Hao | China | 172.50 | 5 | 59.28 | 4 | 113.22 |
| 6 | Rena Inoue /John Baldwin, Jr. | United States | 155.72 | 6 | 52.42 | 6 | 103.30 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | OD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Navka /Roman Kostomarov | Russia | 180.23 | 1 | 65.30 | 1 | 114.93 |
| 2 | Tanith Belbin /Benjamin Agosto | United States | 170.53 | 2 | 62.37 | 2 | 108.16 |
| 3 | Albena Denkova /Maxim Staviski |  Bulgaria | 167.62 | 4 | 59.73 | 3 | 107.89 |
| 4 | Galit Chait /Sergei Sakhnovski |  Israel | 166.79 | 3 | 60.33 | 4 | 106.46 |
| 5 | Marie-France Dubreuil /Patrice Lauzon | Canada | 159.65 | 5 | 58.06 | 6 | 101.59 |
| 6 | Isabelle Delobel /Olivier Schoenfelder | France | 159.38 | 6 | 55.95 | 5 | 103.43 |