With the 2009-10 Grand Prix Series concluded, the finalists now have been determined. Many favorites' tickets were punched for Tokyo where the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will be held Dec. 3 to 6. There were also a few surprises during the series.

The men's field is stellar with several World champions and medalists in the mix. Reigning World champion Evan Lysacek will be looking for his first Grand Prix Final title. When he won Worlds last season, he became the first U.S. man to win the global title in 13 years. However, the 2008-09 season saw him lose his national title to Jeremy Abbott, who also claimed the Grand Prix Final gold medal last season.

Abbott is back in this year's field. France's Brian Joubert, the 2007 World champion, also earned a berth to this season's final. Nobunari Oda, who won two gold medals on the series, is in the final as is teammate Daisuke Takahashi, who missed the entire 2008-09 season after tearing ligaments in his right knee. Takahashi is the 2007 World silver medalist. American Johnny Weir, the 2008 World bronze medalist, clinched a spot in the field as well.

The men are ranked as follows: Oda, Lysacek, Joubert, Abbott, Takahashi and Weir.

Joubert has withdrawn from the final due to an injury, which required surgery. Tomas VERNER (CZE) is the first alternate and will take the Franch star's place.

In the ladies field (in order of ranking) are reigning World champion Yu-Na Kim (KOR), 2007 World champion Miki Ando (JPN), reigning World silver medalist Joannie Rochette (CAN), Alena Leonova (RUS), Ashley Wagner (USA) and Akiko Suzuki (JPN).

Noticeably missing is 2008 World champion Mao Asada of Japan, who struggled on the Grand Prix Series this season.

The pairs finalists (in order of ranking) are Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao (CHN), Qing Pang and Jian Tong (CHN), Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov (RUS), Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy (GER), Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov (RUS) and Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang (CHN).

In ice dance the following couples (in order of ranking) earned berths to the final: Meryl Davis and Charlie White (USA), Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (CAN), Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto (USA), Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat (FRA), Anna Cappellini and Luca LaNotte (ITA) and Sinead Kerr and John Kerr (GBR).

Belbin and Agosto have withdrawn from the event. The first alternates, reigning European champions Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitksi of Russia, also withdrew. Alexandra Zaretski and Roman Zaretski of Israel took the sixth and final berth.

Overall, 24 skaters/couples from 10 ISU members will compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.