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The Rise and Fall of the Pro Skating World Pt. 5

Source: Skate Today
Date: April 5, 2006
Author: Tina Tyan (Edited by Brittany Summers)

Appendix:

Prize Money in Eligible Skating:

ISU Prize Money:

The ISU pays prize money to the first five places in all four categories for the Grand Prix Series events. For the Grand Prix Series final, the top six finishers get prize money, plus bonuses. A bonus purse is set aside for athletes who scored points but did not qualify for the Grand Prix Final, though the points only count if they did not get prize money for the event. Exhibition fees are also paid to skaters who have not won prize money but perform in the exhibition. Pairs and dance have to split the purse.

The total prize purses for the Grand Prix have gone down in the last two years, since the ISU went from a $22+ million per year contract with ABC to a $5 million per year contract with ESPN.

Prize Money for ISU Events (pairs/ice dance purse is per couple) in USD:

Grand Prix Events (05-06)Grand Prix Final (05-06)Worlds (05)Europeans (05)Four Continents (05)
PlaceL/MP/DL/MP/DL/MP/DL/MP/DL/MP/D
118,00018,00025,00025,00045,00067,50020,00030,00015,00022,500
213,00013,00018,00018,00027,00040,50013,00019,5009,00013,500
39,0009,00012,00012,00018,00027,0008,00012,0006,0009,000
43,0003,0006,0006,00013,00019,5006,5009,7504,5006,750
52,0002,0004,0004,00010,00015,0005,0007,5003,2505,000
6N/AN/A3,0003,0007,00010,5004,0006,0002,5003,750
7N/AN/AN/AN/A6,0009,0003,5005,2502,2503,500
8N/AN/AN/AN/A5,0007,5003,0004,5002,0003,000
9N/AN/AN/AN/A3,5005,2502,5003,7501,7502,500
10N/AN/AN/AN/A3,0004,5002,0003,0001,5002,250
11N/AN/AN/AN/A2,5003,7501,5002,2501,2501,750
12N/AN/AN/AN/A2,0003,0001,0001,5001,0001,500
Total:180,000272,000710,000350,000250,000

USFSA prize money (starting late 2004) to US skaters medaling at 11 international events.
Event1st2nd3rd
Skate America10,0005,0003,000
Skate Canada10,0005,0003,000
NHK Trophy10,0005,0003,000
Cup of China10,0005,0003,000
Trophee Eric Bombard Cachemire10,0005,0003,000
Cup of Russia10,0005,0003,000
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final5,0003,0001,000
ISU Grand Prix Final15,00010,0005,000
Four Continents Championships15,00010,0005,000
World Junior Championships15,00010,0005,000
World Championships35,00025,00015,000

Prize Money at each of 3 USFSA events (Campbells, Marshalls World Cup, Marshalls International FS Challenge) in the 2004-05 season:
PlacePrize (Men)Prize (Ladies)
1st$50,000$50,000
2nd$25,000$25,000
3rd$15,000$15,000
4th$5,000$5,000
5th$3,000$3,000
6th$2,000$2,000
Total$100,000$100,000





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Steve Disson
Disson Skating

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