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The Cup of Russia is an annual elite international invitational figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

. It is the fifth event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

series. Skaters compete in ladies' singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. The Cup of Russia is organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia

Figure Skating Federation of Russia

Figure Skating Federation of Russia is the national sport governing body for figure skating in Russia. It is recognized as such by Russian Olympic Committee and by the International Skating Union . No individual membership exists, the members of the FFKK are in various ice sports associations...

.

The 2002 competition was held from November 22 through 24th in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

in the Sport Palace Luzhniki.

Men

Rank	Name	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist, 2002 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, and 2010 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, six-time European Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and an eight-time...	1.5	1	1
2	Li Chengjiang Li Chengjiang Li Chengjiang is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	3.0	2	2
3	Alexander Abt Alexander Abt Alexander "Sasha" Viktorovich Abt is a Russian figure skater and coach. He competed as an elite senior skater for about ten years. He placed fifth at the 2002 Winter Olympics.- Career :...	4.5	3	3
4	Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko is a figure skater who competed in men's singles. Born in East Germany while his father was stationed there in the Soviet army, he returned to the Soviet Union as a child and grew up there....	7.0	6	4
5	Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie , is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. bronze medalist, the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a member of the 2006 Olympic team.-Biography:...	7.5	5	5
6	Stanislav Timchenko Stanislav Timchenko Stanislav Timchenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2002 World Junior bronze medalist. In 2008, he skated in Igor Bobrin's Ice Miniature Theatre-Results:-External links:*...	9.5	7	6
7	Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier is a French figure skater. He is a four-time French national silver medalist and competed at two Olympic Games. He twice placed fourth at the European Figure Skating Championships...	10.0	4	8
8	Kensuke Nakaniwa Kensuke Nakaniwa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	11.0	8	7
9	Jayson Dénommée Jayson Dénommée Jayson Denommee is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2001 Canadian national silver medalist. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy.-Results:-External links:...	13.5	9	9
10	Hristo Turlakov Hristo Turlakov Hristo Turlakov is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is a multiple Bulgarian national silver medalist, winning his final silver medal in 2003 and the bronze in 2004. His highest placement at the European Figure Skating Championships was 21st, which he achieved in 2003...	15.5	11	10
11	Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.-Career:...	16.0	10	11
WD	Johnny Weir Johnny Weir John Garvin "Johnny" Weir is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. National Champion , the 2008 Worlds bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2001 World Junior Champion....

Ladies

Rank	Name	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova is a Russian retired figure skater who is now a coach. She is a four-time European bronze medalist, the 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 1998 and 1999 World Junior bronze medalist, and a seven-time Russian national medalist.- Career :Volchkova was the first...	2.5	3	1
2	Sasha Cohen Sasha Cohen Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...	3.0	2	2
3	Irina Slutskaya	3.5	1	3
4	Elina Kettunen Elina Kettunen Elina Kettunen is a Finnish retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2001 Finnish national champion. She placed 11th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:...	7.0	4	5
5	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	7.5	7	4
6	Ludmila Nelidina Ludmila Nelidina Ludmila Nelidina is a Russian figure skater. She competed for Russia until 1998, when she briefly switched to competing for Azerbaijan. She switched back to skating for Russia the following year. Her highest placement at a senior-level ISU Championship was 13th at the 2003 World Championships...	9.0	6	6
7	Galina Maniachenko	10.5	5	8
8	Sabina Wojtala Sabina Wojtala Sabina Wojtala is Polish figure skater.She started skating at the age of 5. Around the age of 14, she briefly competed as a pair skater with Janusz Komendera. She soon returned to the Ladies competition. She has been coached by Iwona Mydlarz-Chruścińska for most of her life...	11.5	9	7
9	Diána Póth Diana Poth Diana Poth is a Hungarian figure skater who has also competed for Austria. She has an Austrian mother....	14.0	10	9
10	Susanne Stadlmueller	15.0	8	11
11	Nicole Watt Nicole Watt Nicole Watt is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2001 Canadian silver medalist. She suffers from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Her medical condition caused her to stop competitive figure skating for health reasons in 2003...	15.5	11	10
WD	Ann Patrice McDonough Ann Patrice McDonough Ann Patrice McDonough is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2002 World Junior Champion and the 2003 U.S. pewter medalist. McDonough retired from skating in 2004.-Personal life:...

Pairs

Rank	Name	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Shen Xue Shen Xue Shen Xue is a female Chinese pair skater. With her partner and husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first... / Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo is a male Chinese pair skater. With his partner and wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...	1.5	1	1
2	Maria Petrova Maria Petrova (figure skater) Maria Igorevna Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :... / Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :Tikhonov began skating at the age of five and switched to pairs at 15 and a half....	3.0	2	2
3	Julia Obertas Julia Obertas Julia Nikolayevna Obertas is a Russian-Ukrainian pair skater. She originally competed for her native Ukraine and began representing Russia in 2000. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Slavnov, with whom she competed from 2003 to 2007. They are the 2005 European silver medalists... / Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov is a Russian pairs figure skater. He found his most success paired with Julia Obertas from 2000 to 2003. Previously, he had skated with Svetlana Nikolaeva and Julia Shapiro. After ending his competitive career, he began coaching alongside Natalia Pavlova in Moscow...	4.5	3	3
4	Dorota Zagorska Dorota Zagórska Dorota Siudek is a retired Polish pair skater who is now a coach. Her partner and husband is Mariusz Siudek. They are the 1999 World bronze medalists, two-time European silver medalists and two-time European bronze medalists... / Mariusz Siudek Mariusz Siudek Mariusz Siudek is a retired Polish pairs skater who competed with wife Dorota Siudek. They are the 1999 World bronze medalists, two-time European silver medalists and two-time European bronze medalists...	7.0	6	4
5	Rena Inoue Rena Inoue is an American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.-Personal life:Rena Inoue was... / John Baldwin, Jr	7.0	4	5
6	Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Lenny Faustino, and they won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. She currently lives in Barrie, Ontario and has since retired from figure skating.-Results:-External links:... / Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino is a Canadian pair skater. who competed with Jacinthe Larivière. They won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Lenny retired from competitive sport in 2004...	8.5	5	6
7	Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin Craig Buntin - External links :*...	10.5	7	7
8	Julia Karbovskaya Julia Karbovskaya Julia Karbovskaya is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Sergei Slavnov, she is the 2002 World Junior silver medalist. Karbovskaya & Slavnov competed internationally on both the junior and senior levels and won many medals on the Junior Grand Prix. Their partnership ended in... / Sergei Slavnov Sergei Slavnov Sergei Gennadyevich Slavnov is a Russian pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Julia Obertas, with whom he competed from 2003 to 2007. Together, they are the 2005 European silver medalists...	12.0	8	8
9	Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Andreеvna Volosozhar is a Russian-Ukrainian pair skater. With current partner Maxim Trankov, she won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, their first major international competition together... / Petro Kharchenko	13.5	9	9

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Fact. Places	CD	OD	FD
1	Irina Lobacheva Irina Lobacheva Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ilia Averbukh, she is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the 2002 World Champion and the 2003 European Champion.- Career :... / Ilia Averbukh Ilia Averbukh Ilia Iziaslavovich Averbukh is a Russian ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 1990 & 1992 World Junior champions. With former wife Irina Lobacheva, he is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the 2002 World Champion and the 2003 European Champion.- Career :Averbukh started skating because of...	2.0	1	1	1
2	Tatiana Navka Tatiana Navka Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka is a Russian ice dancer who has also competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus... / Roman Kostomarov Roman Kostomarov Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion , three-time Grand Prix Final champion , and three-time European champion .- Career :Kostomarov began skating at the age of nine and a coach put him in ice...	4.4	3	2	2
3	Albena Denkova Albena Denkova Albena Denkova is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is the 2006 & 2007 World Champion, the 2003 & 2004 European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion... / Maxim Staviyski	6.2	2	4	3
4	Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler Kati Winkler (born January 16, 1974 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) is a German ice dancer. With partner René Lohse, she is the 2004 World bronze medalist.- Biography :... / René Lohse René Lohse René Lohse is a German ice dancer. With partner Kati Winkler, he is the 2004 World bronze medalist.- Biography :...	7.4	4	3	4
5	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten... / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...	10.0	5	5	5
6	Megan Wing Megan Wing Megan Wing is a Canadian ice dancer.Wing began skating at the age of five and took up ice dancing at 14. She joined forces with Aaron Lowe in 1986. The duo captured six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian National Championships and competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they... / Aaron Lowe Aaron Lowe Aaron Lowe is a Canadian ice dancer, competing with Megan Wing from 1986-2006.Lowe began in hockey at the age of seven and switched to figure skating when he was nine. He began skating with Megan Wing in 1986. They won six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian Figure Skating...	12.4	7	6	6
7	Marika Humphreys Marika Humphreys Marika Humphreys-Baranova is a British ice dancer. Aged 15 with her first partner, Justin Lanning, she was the youngest skater ever to win the gold medal at the British Ice Figure and Dance Championships in 1992 . She then teamed up with Philip Askew to win the British title in 1995 and 1996... / Vitali Baranov	13.6	6	7	7
8	Julia Golovina Julia Golovina Julia Golovina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Oleg Voiko. They are the 2003 Ukrainian national champions. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively... / Oleg Voiko Oleg Voiko Oleg Voiko is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With former partner Julia Golovina, he is the 2003 Ukrainian national champion. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...	16.0	8	8	8
9	Stephanie Rauer Stephanie Rauer Stephanie Rauer was a German ice dancer. She competed with her brother Thomas Rauer. Together, they won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 2001 and again in 2002.-Results:... / Thomas Rauer Thomas Rauer Thomas Rauer was a German ice dancer. He competed with his sister Stephanie Rauer. Together, they won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 2001 and again in 2002....	18.0	9	9	9
10	Ekaterina Gvozdkova / Timur Alaskhanov	20.0	10	10	10
11	Caroline Truong / Sylvain Longchambon	22.0	11	11	11
WD	Veronika Moravkova Veronika Morávková Veronika Morávková is a Czech ice dancer. She is the 2002 and 2003 Czech champion with partner Jiří Procházka.- Competitive highlights :- References :... / Jiri Prochazka Jiří Procházka Jiří Procházka is a Czech ice dancer. He is the 2005 Czech champion with Diana Janošťáková, 2002 and 2003 champion with Veronika Morávková, and 1999 champion with Gabriela Hrázská.- With Janošťáková :- With Morávková :...