2008–2009 figure skating season
| 2008–09 figure skating season | |
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| Date: | July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 |
| Previous: 2007–08 |
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| Next: 2009–10 |
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The 2008–09 figure skating season began on July 1, 2008, and ended on June 30, 2009. During this season, elite skaters competed on the Championship level at the 2009 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite competitions such as the Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix series.
As this was a pre-Olympic season, skaters qualified entries to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games at the 2009 World Championships.
Skaters competing on the junior level were required to be at least 13 but not 19 – or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers – before July 1, 2008. Those who had turned 14 were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals. Those who turned 15 before July 1, 2008 were also eligible for the senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.
During the season, the following world records were set:
During the season, the following skaters won ISU Championships.
World standings and season's best scores from the 2008-2009 season were used to decide entrants to the 2009-2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, and were used throughout the season to rank skaters for short program draws in specific competitions. In the case that a pair or dance team split before the new season, the next team on the list took their place in the rankings as far as seeding and the Grand Prix were concerned.
Following the 2008-2009 season, the ISU World Standings were computed based on the previous two complete seasons. 100% of the World standings points accumulated in 2008-2009 and 70% of the points accumulated in 2007-2008 counted towards the new world standings.
World Standings points are awarded for
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