With the Pyeongchang Olympics coming in 14 months, any year-out figure skating predictions will lean heavily on what happens at this week’s Grand Prix Final.
The top six per discipline from around the world gather in Marseille, France, to crown the best skaters of the first half of the season.
The fields include every reigning world champion. The broadcast schedule is here.
NBC Olympic figure skating analysts Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir offered their takes on the men’s, women’s, pairs and ice dance favorites:
Men
Field (Highest Grand Prix season score)1.