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2008 Skate America
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008 Skate America |
| comptype | Grand Prix |
| startdate | October 23 |
| enddate | 26 |
| skatingseason | 2008–09 |
| location | Everett, Washington |
| host | U.S. Figure Skating |
| venue | Comcast Arena at Everett |
| championmen | JPN Takahiko Kozuka |
| championladies | KOR Kim Yuna |
| championpairs | GER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| championdance | FRA Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder |
| previouscomp | 2007 Skate America |
| nextcomp | 2009 Skate America |
| previousgp | – |
| nextgp | 2008 Skate Canada International |
The 2008 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington on October 23–26. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2008–09 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.
The event drew 39,000 total spectators.
Schedule
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).
- Friday, October 24
- 3:05 p.m. – Ice dancing: Compulsory dance
- 7:35 p.m. – Pair skating: Short program
- 9:05 p.m. – Men's singles: Short program
- Saturday, October 25
- 2:08 p.m. – Ice dancing: Original dance
- 3:50 p.m. – Pair skating: Free skating
- 7:08 p.m. – Ladies' singles: Short program
- 9:10 p.m. – Men's singles: Free skating
- Sunday, October 26
- 11:08 a.m. – Ice dancing: Free dance
- 1:07 p.m. – Ladies' singles: Free skating
- 5:00 p.m. – Exhibition of Champions
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takahiko Kozuka | 226.18 | 3 | 80.10 | 1 | 146.08 | ||||||
| 2 | Johnny Weir | 225.20 | 2 | 80.55 | 2 | 144.65 | ||||||
| 3 | Evan Lysacek | 223.21 | 1 | 81.30 | 3 | 141.91 | ||||||
| Kevin Reynolds | 204.89 | 4 | 67.18 | 4 | 137.71 | |||||||
| Shawn Sawyer | 199.98 | 6 | 64.14 | 5 | 135.84 | |||||||
| Alexander Uspenski | 177.81 | 7 | 59.63 | 6 | 118.18 | |||||||
| Adrian Schultheiss | 177.26 | 5 | 64.40 | 9 | 112.86 | |||||||
| Adam Rippon | 174.82 | 8 | 59.60 | 7 | 115.22 | |||||||
| Igor Macypura | 169.61 | 9 | 54.58 | 8 | 115.03 | |||||||
| Ian Martinez | 155.18 | 10 | 50.68 | 10 | 104.50 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yuna | 193.45 | 1 | 69.50 | 1 | 123.95 | ||||||||
| 2 | Yukari Nakano | 172.53 | 3 | 57.46 | 2 | 115.07 | ||||||||
| 3 | Miki Ando | 168.42 | 2 | 57.80 | 3 | 110.62 | ||||||||
| Rachael Flatt | 155.73 | 5 | 54.92 | 4 | 100.81 | |||||||||
| Mirai Nagasu | 142.90 | 4 | 56.42 | 7 | 86.48 | |||||||||
| Susanna Pöykiö | 142.14 | 8 | 47.82 | 5 | 94.32 | |||||||||
| Mira Leung | 136.16 | 10 | 45.74 | 6 | 90.42 | |||||||||
| Kimmie Meissner | 135.92 | 6 | 54.90 | 9 | 81.02 | |||||||||
| Liu Yan | 128.12 | 9 | 46.96 | 8 | 81.16 | |||||||||
| Annette Dytrt | 116.83 | 7 | 48.32 | 11 | 68.51 | |||||||||
| Tuğba Karademir | 113.91 | 11 | 41.26 | 10 | 72.65 | |||||||||
| Valentina Marchei |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | 180.77 | 2 | 64.08 | 1 | 116.69 | ||||
| 2 | Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | 172.69 | 3 | 57.02 | 2 | 115.67 | ||||
| 3 | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | 167.67 | 1 | 66.32 | 4 | 101.35 | ||||
| Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin | 159.80 | 4 | 54.26 | 3 | 105.54 | |||||
| Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | 146.51 | 5 | 50.00 | 5 | 96.51 | |||||
| Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | 141.70 | 6 | 48.40 | 6 | 93.30 | |||||
| Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia | 134.36 | 8 | 44.00 | 7 | 90.36 | |||||
| Zhang Yue / Wang Lei | 124.63 | 7 | 44.60 | 8 | 80.03 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | CD | OD | FD | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | 187.64 | 1 | 38.49 | 1 | 58.26 | 2 | 90.89 | ||||
| 2 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | 186.53 | 2 | 37.63 | 3 | 57.47 | 1 | 91.43 | ||||
| 3 | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr | 180.20 | 3 | 34.37 | 2 | 57.74 | 4 | 88.09 | ||||
| Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | 175.66 | 5 | 31.81 | 4 | 55.01 | 3 | 88.84 | |||||
| Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost | 166.92 | 4 | 32.26 | 5 | 52.74 | 5 | 81.92 | |||||
| Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | 159.03 | 7 | 28.41 | 7 | 50.37 | 6 | 80.25 | |||||
| Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles | 156.62 | 8 | 27.50 | 6 | 50.51 | 7 | 78.61 | |||||
| Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas | 156.28 | 6 | 29.78 | 8 | 48.38 | 8 | 78.12 | |||||
| Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno | 142.95 | 9 | 25.74 | 9 | 45.44 | 9 | 71.77 |
References
References
- Hunter, Steve. (October 24, 2012). "Skate America in Kent draws 'good' attendance of 13,172 fans". [[Kent Reporter]].
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