2009 Skate America
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The 2009 Skate America was the Skate America
Grand Prix competition of the 2009–2010 figure skating season. It was the fifth event of six in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
. The event was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association
. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles
, ladies singles
, pair skating
, and ice dancing
.
In 2009, Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York
from 12 November through 15 November. The title sponsor was Cancer.Net.
(UTC-5
).
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...
Grand Prix competition of the 2009–2010 figure skating season. It was the fifth event of six in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2009–2010 season. It was a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2009 that built to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies...
, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2009–2010 figure skating season...
. The event was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association
United States Figure Skating Association
U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating on ice in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic Committee "USOC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and is the United States member of the International Skating...
. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of 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...
, 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...
, 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....
.
In 2009, Skate America was held in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
from 12 November through 15 November. The title sponsor was Cancer.Net.
Competition notes
- The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.
- In the ladies short program, Kim Yu-Na set an ISU World RecordISU Judging SystemThe ISU Judging System , is the scoring system on the event and on the level of competition. At the senior international level, single and pairs short programs contain eight technical elements. The actual eight elements are detailed for single skaters in ISU rule 310...
of 76.28 points.
- In the pairs short program, Shen XueShen XueShen 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...
and Zhao HongboZhao HongboZhao 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...
tied the ISU World RecordISU Judging SystemThe ISU Judging System , is the scoring system on the event and on the level of competition. At the senior international level, single and pairs short programs contain eight technical elements. The actual eight elements are detailed for single skaters in ISU rule 310...
of 74.36 points
Schedule of events
All times are Eastern Standard TimeEastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
(UTC-5
UTC-5
UTC−05:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −05.This offset is used in the Eastern Time Zone during standard time and in the Central Time Zone during Daylight Saving Time ....
).
- Friday, November 13
- 15:00 - Ice Dancing: Compulsory Dance
- 19:30 - Pairs: Short Program
- 21:00 - Men: Short Program
- Saturday, November 14
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- 14:00 - Ice Dancing: Original Dance
- 15:55 - Pairs: Free Skating
- 19:00 - Ladies: Short Program
- 20:57 - Men: Free Skating
- Sunday, November 15
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- 14:00 - Ladies: Free Skating
- 16:27 - Ice Dancing: Free Dance
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Lysacek Evan Lysacek Evan Frank Lysacek is an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, the 2005 & 2007 Four Continents champion, the 2007 & 2008 U.S. national champion, and the 2009/2010 Grand Prix Final champion.... |
237.72 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Shawn Sawyer Shawn Sawyer Shawn Sawyer is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2011 Canadian national silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national bronze medalist. He represented Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy finishing 12th overall... |
203.91 | 5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley is an American figure skater. He is the 2011 U.S. champion, 2007 U.S. silver medalist and three time U.S. Collegiate Champion. Bradley is known for his crowd-pleasing programs and backflips.... |
198.12 | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Florent Amodio Florent Amodio Florent Amodio is a French figure skater. He is the 2011 European champion, 2010 French national champion, and the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion.- Personal life :... |
197.58 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Tomáš Verner Tomas Verner Tomáš Verner is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European Champion, a two time European medalist , and a seven-time Czech national champion. He has won six senior Grand Prix medals, including the 2010 Cup of Russia title.- Early career:Verner started skating at the age of five... |
194.06 | 11 | 3 | |
| 6 | Kevin Reynolds Kevin Reynolds (figure skater) Kevin Reynolds is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2010 Canadian bronze medalist and 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist. He is known for his strong jumping skills and is currently the only skater to have landed two quadruple jumps in a short program.- Personal life :Reynolds was born in North... |
190.23 | 10 | 5 | |
| 7 | Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2006 Swedish national champion, the 2004–2005 Swedish junior national champion, and the 2006 Nordic Champion. He is the first Swedish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event, which he did in 2005.-Career:Adrian... |
185.07 | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Brandon Mroz Brandon Mroz Brandon Mroz is an American figure skater. He is the 2009 U.S. silver medalist and the 2006 & 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist. He has the record of the first skater to complete a quadruple lutz jump in a sanctioned competition.-Personal life:Brandon Mroz was born in St. Louis,... |
174.00 | 3 | 11 | |
| 9 | Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:... |
168.84 | 7 | 8 | |
| 10 | Andrei Lutai Andrei Lutai Andrei Vladimirovich Lutai is a Russian figure skater. He is a three-time Russian national medalist , and has placed as high as 5th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Championships.- Career:Andrei Lutai was born in Belgorod, in southern Russia... |
167.79 | 6 | 9 | |
| 11 | Wu Jialiang Wu Jialiang Wu Jialiang is a Chinese figure skater. He is the 2008 & 2009 Chinese national champion.Wu was born in Harbin, and lives in Beijing. He started skating in 1989. He is coached by Yu Lijie.-Competitive highlights:-References:... |
164.26 | 9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Igor Macypura Igor Macypura Igor Macypura is a Ukrainian figure skater who competes internationally for Slovakia. He is the 2005-2008 Slovak National champion.-Biography:... |
144.02 | 12 | 12 |
Ladies
Rachel Flatt landed 7 clean triple jumps to Kim Yu-Na's three and won the free skate. Due to Kim's lead after the short she was able to win.| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yu-Na | 187.98 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Rachael Flatt Rachael Flatt Rachael Elizabeth Flatt is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. national champion, 2008, 2009 and 2011 national silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion.... |
174.91 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Júlia Sebestyén Julia Sebestyen Júlia Sebestyén is a Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002-2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, she became the first Hungarian woman to win the European title... |
159.03 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan... |
148.99 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Jelena Glebova | 148.71 | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Elene Gedevanishvili Elene Gedevanishvili Elene Gedevanishvili is a Georgian figure skater. She is the 2010 European bronze medalist, becoming the first skater from Georgia to medal at an ISU Championships.-Career:... |
144.19 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Emily Hughes Emily Hughes Emily Anne Hughes is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist and was a member of the 2006 Olympic team. She is a younger sister of Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic champion.-Personal life:... |
135.31 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sarah Hecken Sarah Hecken Sarah Hecken is a German figure skater. She is the 2008 and 2010 German national champion. Her win in 2008 was her fourth consecutive national title, and her first at the senior level... |
131.10 | 12 | 8 | |
| 9 | Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2010 & 2011 Swedish silver medalist and 2007-2009 junior national champion. She is coached by her mother. Her older sister Viktoria is also a competitive skater.... |
129.91 | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | Alexe Gilles Alexe Gilles Alexe Gilles is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist., she was ranked 31st in the world by the International Skating Union .... |
129.01 | 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time Finnish national champion.... |
124.22 | 9 | 11 | |
| 12 | Tuğba Karademir Tugba Karademir Tuğba Karademir , is a Turkish former figure skater. She was the flag-bearer for Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where she placed 21st.- Career :... |
122.40 | 8 | 12 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
201.40 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 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... / Stanislav Morozov Stanislav Morozov Stanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov is a retired Ukrainian pair skater who now works as a coach. With partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he was a four-time Ukrainian national champion... |
171.82 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zhang Dan Zhang Dan Zhang Dan is a Chinese pair skater. With her partner Zhang Hao, she is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2005 & 2010 Four Continents champion, and three time World silver medalist.-Biography:... / Zhang Hao Zhang Hao Zhang Hao is a Chinese figure skater. With partner Zhang Dan, he is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2005 & 2010 Four Continents champion, and three time World silver medalist.-Biography:... |
168.19 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Keauna McLaughlin Keauna McLaughlin Keauna Inaba' McLaughlin is an American pair skater. Her former pairs partner was Rockne Brubaker. With him, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S... / Rockne Brubaker Rockne Brubaker Rockne Lee Brubaker, II is an American pair skater. With former partner Keauna McLaughlin, he is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. National Champion, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2007 World Junior Champion. With current partner Mary Beth Marley, he is the 2011 U.S. national pewter... |
165.37 | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Amanda Evora Amanda Evora Amanda Evora is an American pair skater. She competes with Mark Ladwig. They are two-time U.S. silver medalists and two-time U.S. pewter medalists.-Personal life:... / Mark Ladwig Mark Ladwig Mark Ladwig is an American pair skater. He competes with Amanda Evora. They are two-time U.S. silver medalists and two-time pewter medalists.-Career:... |
148.33 | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Brooke Castile Brooke Castile Brooke Castile is an American pair skater. She is best known for her partnership with Benjamin Okolski. They are the 2007 U.S. National Champions. They announced their retirement from competitive skating in May 2010.... / Benjamin Okolski Benjamin Okolski Benjamin Okolski is an American pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Brooke Castile. They are the 2007 U.S. National Champions... |
139.58 | 7 | 6 | |
| 7 | Stacey Kemp Stacey Kemp Stacey Kemp is an English pair skater who represents Great Britain. She competes with David King. They are the 2006-2010 British national champions. Kemp & King changed coaches in the summer of 2007 and moved to Poland to train under Mariusz and Dorota Siudek.-Competitive highlights:-External... / David King David King (figure skater) David King is an English pair skater who represents Great Britain. He has competed with Stacey Kemp since 2003. They are the 2006-2010 British national champions. Kemp & King changed coaches in the summer of 2007 and moved to Poland to train under Mariusz and Dorota Siudek... |
130.80 | 8 | 7 | |
| WD | Meagan Duhamel Meagan Duhamel Meagan Duhamel is a Canadian pair skater. With current partner Eric Radford, she is the 2011 Four Continents silver medalist and 2011 Canadian national silver medalist... / Craig Buntin Craig Buntin - External links :*... |
3 |
- WD = Withdrawn
Ice Dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | CD | OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance... |
FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:... |
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| 1 | Tanith Belbin Tanith Belbin Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin is a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World medalist,... / Benjamin Agosto Benjamin Agosto Benjamin Alexandro Agosto is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion.... |
195.85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Anna Cappellini Anna Cappellini Anna JoAnn Cappellini is an Italian ice dancer who competes with Luca Lanotte. They are the 2007-2010 Italian silver medalists and 2006 junior national champions. They have won three senior Grand Prix medals, all silver.... / Luca Lanotte Luca Lanotte Luca Lanotte is an Italian ice dancer. He competes with Anna Cappellini. They are the 2007-2010 Italian silver medalists and 2006 junior national champions. They have won four senior Grand Prix medals: three silvers and one bronze.... |
171.86 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Alexandra Zaretski Alexandra Zaretski Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky is an Israeli ice dancer. She competed with her brother Roman Zaretsky. Together, they are three-time Israeli National Champions and two-time Olympic competitors.-Personal life:... / Roman Zaretski Roman Zaretski Roman Zaretsky is an Israeli ice dancer.He competed with his sister, Alexandra Zaretsky. Together, they are three-time Israeli National Champions, and two-time Olympic competitors.-Personal life:Roman Zaretsky was born in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union.... |
171.77 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jana Khokhlova Jana Khokhlova Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova is a Russian ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Novitski, with whom she is the 2009 European Champion, 2008 World bronze medalist, and a two-time Russian National Champion. She also competed with Andrei Maximishin and Fedor Andreev.- Career... / Sergei Novitski Sergei Novitski Sergei Nikolayevich Novitski is a Russian ice dancer who skated with Jana Khokhlova until April 2010. Together they are the 2009 European champions, 2008 World bronze medalists, and 2008 & 2009 Russian Champions.- Career :... |
168.25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Kimberly Navarro Kimberly Navarro Kimberly Navarro is an American ice dancer. With partner Brent Bommentre, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. bronze medalist and 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist.Navarro previously competed with Robert Shmalo... / Brent Bommentre Brent Bommentre Brent Bommentre is an American ice dancer. With partner Kimberly Navarro, he is the 2008 and 2009 U.S. bronze medalist and 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist.... |
160.89 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | Madison Chock Madison Chock - External links :... / Greg Zuerlein Greg Zuerlein - External links :*... |
153.92 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
| 7 | Kristina Gorshkova Kristina Gorshkova Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova is a Russian ice dancer. She competes with Vitali Butikov. They are the 2008 World Junior bronze medalists.-Competitive highlights:-External links:... / Vitali Butikov Vitali Butikov Vitali Yuryevich Butikov is a Russian ice dancer. He competes with Kristina Gorshkova. They are the 2008 World Junior bronze medalists.-Competitive highlights:-External links:... |
152.43 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | Caitlin Mallory Caitlin Mallory Caitlin Mallory is an American ice dancer who competes internationally for Estonia. She began competing internationally for Estonia in the 2008–2009 season with partner Kristjan Rand.-Career:... / Kristjan Rand |
143.50 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
| 9 | Zoé Blanc Zoé Blanc Zoe Blanc is a French ice dancer. With former partner Pierre-Loup Bouquet, she is the 2008 French bronze medalist and 2007 junior national champion. Blanc previously competed with Jonathan Cuenca. They retired from competition in 2011.- Results :*J. = Junior-level- References :... / Pierre-Loup Bouquet Pierre-Loup Bouquet Pierre-Loup Bouquet is a French ice dancer. With former partner, Zoé Blanc, he is the 2008 French bronze medalist and 2007 junior national champion. They retired from competition in 2011. Bouqet has worked as a choreographer. Bouquet previously competed with Marylin Clavier.- Results :*J. =... |
140.71 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 10 | Yu Xiaoyang Yu Xiaoyang Yu Xiaoyang is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Wang Chen. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.-Results:-External links:... / Wang Chen Wang Chen (figure skater) Wang Chen is a Chinese ice dancer. He competes with Yu Xiaoyang. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.-Results:-External links:... |
135.62 | 8 | 9 | 10 |