2008 Skate America
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| 2008 Skate America | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 23 – 26 |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Location: | Everett, Washington |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Comcast Arena at Everett |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Takahiko Kozuka | |
Ladies' singles:  Kim Yuna | |
Pairs:  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
Ice dance:  Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | |
| Previous: 2007 Skate America | |
| Next: 2009 Skate America | |
| Previous GP: – | |
| Next GP: 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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takahiko Kozuka | Japan |
226.18 | 3 | 80.10 | 1 | 146.08 |
| 2 | Johnny Weir |  United States |
225.20 | 2 | 80.55 | 2 | 144.65 |
| 3 | Evan Lysacek | United States |
223.21 | 1 | 81.30 | 3 | 141.91 |
| 4 | Kevin Reynolds |  Canada |
204.89 | 4 | 67.18 | 4 | 137.71 |
| 5 | Shawn Sawyer | Canada |
199.98 | 6 | 64.14 | 5 | 135.84 |
| 6 | Alexander Uspenski |  Russia |
177.81 | 7 | 59.63 | 6 | 118.18 |
| 7 | Adrian Schultheiss |  Sweden |
177.26 | 5 | 64.40 | 9 | 112.86 |
| 8 | Adam Rippon | United States |
174.82 | 8 | 59.60 | 7 | 115.22 |
| 9 | Igor Macypura |  Slovakia |
169.61 | 9 | 54.58 | 8 | 115.03 |
| 10 | Ian Martinez | Canada |
155.18 | 10 | 50.68 | 10 | 104.50 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yuna | South Korea |
193.45 | 1 | 69.50 | 1 | 123.95 |
| 2 | Yukari Nakano | Japan |
172.53 | 3 | 57.46 | 2 | 115.07 |
| 3 | Miki Ando | Japan |
168.42 | 2 | 57.80 | 3 | 110.62 |
| 4 | Rachael Flatt | United States |
155.73 | 5 | 54.92 | 4 | 100.81 |
| 5 | Mirai Nagasu | United States |
142.90 | 4 | 56.42 | 7 | 86.48 |
| 6 | Susanna Pöykiö |  Finland |
142.14 | 8 | 47.82 | 5 | 94.32 |
| 7 | Mira Leung | Canada |
136.16 | 10 | 45.74 | 6 | 90.42 |
| 8 | Kimmie Meissner | United States |
135.92 | 6 | 54.90 | 9 | 81.02 |
| 9 | Liu Yan |  China |
128.12 | 9 | 46.96 | 8 | 81.16 |
| 10 | Annette Dytrt | Germany |
116.83 | 7 | 48.32 | 11 | 68.51 |
| 11 | Tuğba Karademir |  Turkey |
113.91 | 11 | 41.26 | 10 | 72.65 |
| WD | Valentina Marchei |  Italy |
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Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Germany |
180.77 | 2 | 64.08 | 1 | 116.69 |
| 2 | Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | United States |
172.69 | 3 | 57.02 | 2 | 115.67 |
| 3 | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Russia |
167.67 | 1 | 66.32 | 4 | 101.35 |
| 4 | Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin | Canada |
159.80 | 4 | 54.26 | 3 | 105.54 |
| 5 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | United States |
146.51 | 5 | 50.00 | 5 | 96.51 |
| 6 | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | United States |
141.70 | 6 | 48.40 | 6 | 93.30 |
| 7 | Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia | France |
134.36 | 8 | 44.00 | 7 | 90.36 |
| 8 | Zhang Yue / Wang Lei | China |
124.63 | 7 | 44.60 | 8 | 80.03 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | CD | OD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | France |
187.64 | 1 | 38.49 | 1 | 58.26 | 2 | 90.89 |
| 2 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | United States |
186.53 | 2 | 37.63 | 3 | 57.47 | 1 | 91.43 |
| 3 | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |  United Kingdom |
180.20 | 3 | 34.37 | 2 | 57.74 | 4 | 88.09 |
| 4 | Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | United States |
175.66 | 5 | 31.81 | 4 | 55.01 | 3 | 88.84 |
| 5 | Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost | France |
166.92 | 4 | 32.26 | 5 | 52.74 | 5 | 81.92 |
| 6 | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | Russia |
159.03 | 7 | 28.41 | 7 | 50.37 | 6 | 80.25 |
| 7 | Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles | United States |
156.62 | 8 | 27.50 | 6 | 50.51 | 7 | 78.61 |
| 8 | Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas |  Lithuania |
156.28 | 6 | 29.78 | 8 | 48.38 | 8 | 78.12 |
| 9 | Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno | Canada |
142.95 | 9 | 25.74 | 9 | 45.44 | 9 | 71.77 |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 Skate America.
- "2008–09 Grand Prix Announcement". Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- Official site
- 2008 Skate America at the International Skating Union
- 2008 Skate America at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)