2012 Skate Canada International
2012 Skate Canada International | |
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Type: | Grand Prix |
Date: | October 26 – 28 |
Season: | 2012–13 |
Location: | Windsor, Ontario |
Host: | Skate Canada |
Venue: | WFCU Centre |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Javier Fernández | |
Ladies' singles: Kaetlyn Osmond | |
Pair skating: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
Ice dance: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
Previous: 2011 Skate Canada International | |
Next: 2013 Skate Canada International | |
Previous GP: 2012 Skate America | |
Next GP: 2012 Cup of China |
The 2012 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series.[1] It was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario on October 26–28.[2][3] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.
Eligibility[]
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the 2012 senior Grand Prix circuit.
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores(3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships):[4]
Discipline | Minimum |
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Men | 159.66 |
Ladies | 113.43 |
Pairs | 120.90 |
Ice dancing | 109.59 |
Entries[]
The entries were as follows.[5]
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker withdrew from the pairs event due to the end of their partnership[6] and Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert withdrew due to injury.[7]
Overview[]
Georgia's Elene Gedevanishvili won the ladies' short program by 0.24 points ahead of Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond, with Russia's Ksenia Makarova in third.[8][9] Kaetlyn Osmond won the competition, but Japan's Akiko Suzuki won the free skate, climbing up from fifth to take the silver, while Japanese teammate Kanako Murakami won the bronze.[10][11][12]
Germany's Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy took the lead in the pairs' event, almost eight points ahead of Canada's Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford, while Italy's Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek rounded out the top three after the short program.[13][14] The standings remained the same after the free skate, with the Germans winning by over 21 points over the Canadians, while the Italians finishing 18 points behind in bronze.[15][16] Szolkowy wore tights which the ISU does not allow for men, however, the judges decided not to impose a costume deduction.[17][18]
Spain's Javier Fernández placed first in the men's short program, three points ahead of Canada's Patrick Chan and Japan's Nobunari Oda.[19][20] Fernandez continued his lead, winning the competition decisively by ten points over the reigning two-time World Champion, with Oda taking the bronze.[21][22][23]
Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir edged out Italy's Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte by 0.01 points to win the short dance, with Russians Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko nine points behind in third.[24][25] The standings remained the same after the free, with the Canadians winning by over nine points over the Italians and the Russians 17 points behind in third.[26][27][28]
Results[]
Men[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Javier Fernández | Spain | 253.94 | 1 | 85.87 | 1 | 168.07 |
2 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 243.43 | 2 | 82.52 | 2 | 160.91 |
3 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 238.34 | 3 | 82.14 | 3 | 156.20 |
4 | Florent Amodio | France | 218.72 | 5 | 74.61 | 5 | 144.11 |
5 | Ross Miner | United States | 213.60 | 8 | 69.41 | 4 | 144.19 |
6 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan | 203.70 | 4 | 75.26 | 8 | 128.44 |
7 | Elladj Baldé | Canada | 199.94 | 6 | 72.46 | 9 | 127.48 |
8 | Takahito Mura | Japan | 199.74 | 9 | 62.10 | 6 | 137.64 |
9 | Artur Gachinski | Russia | 199.58 | 7 | 69.74 | 7 | 129.84 |
10 | Liam Firus | Canada | 169.67 | 10 | 60.50 | 10 | 109.17 |
Ladies[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada | 176.45 | 2 | 60.56 | 2 | 115.89 |
2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan | 175.16 | 5 | 55.12 | 1 | 120.04 |
3 | Kanako Murakami | Japan | 168.04 | 4 | 56.21 | 4 | 111.83 |
4 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 168.00 | 6 | 55.10 | 3 | 112.90 |
5 | Elene Gedevanishvili | Georgia | 160.52 | 1 | 60.80 | 5 | 99.72 |
6 | Ksenia Makarova | Russia | 154.11 | 3 | 58.56 | 9 | 95.55 |
7 | Gracie Gold | United States | 151.57 | 9 | 52.19 | 6 | 99.38 |
8 | Amélie Lacoste | Canada | 151.44 | 7 | 53.81 | 7 | 97.63 |
9 | Caroline Zhang | United States | 149.87 | 8 | 52.97 | 8 | 96.90 |
10 | Polina Shelepen | Russia | 124.29 | 10 | 46.18 | 10 | 78.11 |
Pairs[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Germany | 201.36 | 1 | 72.26 | 1 | 129.10 |
2 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada | 190.49 | 2 | 64.49 | 2 | 126.00 |
3 | Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek | Italy | 172.03 | 3 | 59.79 | 3 | 112.24 |
4 | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Canada | 158.33 | 4 | 52.88 | 4 | 105.45 |
5 | Daria Popova / Bruno Massot | France | 149.37 | 5 | 48.43 | 5 | 100.94 |
6 | Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin | United States | 141.21 | 7 | 46.47 | 6 | 94.74 |
7 | Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig | United States | 122.26 | 6 | 47.05 | 7 | 75.21 |
Ice dancing[]
Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
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1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada | 169.41 | 1 | 65.09 | 1 | 104.32 |
2 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy | 160.06 | 2 | 65.08 | 2 | 94.98 |
3 | Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko | Russia | 143.39 | 3 | 55.80 | 3 | 87.59 |
4 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 136.74 | 5 | 53.71 | 4 | 83.03 |
5 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 135.16 | 4 | 54.84 | 6 | 80.32 |
6 | Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov | Azerbaijan | 132.80 | 7 | 50.92 | 5 | 81.88 |
7 | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones | France | 130.75 | 6 | 51.67 | 7 | 79.08 |
8 | Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill | Canada | 126.60 | 8 | 50.00 | 8 | 76.60 |
References[]
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- ^ "Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "Windsor to host 2012 Skate Canada International". The Canadian Press. CTV. October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Competitors for ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2012/2013 Announced". International Skating Union. 2012-05-21. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
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External links[]
- 2012 in figure skating
- Skate Canada International
- 2012 in Canadian sports
- 2012 in Ontario
- October 2012 sports events in Canada
- Sports competitions in Windsor, Ontario