Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final, held in Fukuoka, Japan.
Organized by the International Skating Union, the Grand Prix series began October 18 and continued until December 8, 2013.
The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
The ISU announced the following schedule of events taking place in autumn 2013:[1] Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2013 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores: The International Skating Union released the initial list of Grand Prix assignments on June 3, 2013:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] At each event, skaters earned points toward qualification for the Grand Prix Final.