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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: Japan Takahiko Kozuka | |
| Ladies' singles: South Korea Kim Yuna | |
| Pairs: Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
| Ice dance: France 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 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 226.18 | 3 | 80.10 | 1 | 146.08 |
| 2 | Johnny Weir | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 225.20 | 2 | 80.55 | 2 | 144.65 |
| 3 | Evan Lysacek | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 223.21 | 1 | 81.30 | 3 | 141.91 |
| 4 | Kevin Reynolds | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 204.89 | 4 | 67.18 | 4 | 137.71 |
| 5 | Shawn Sawyer | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 199.98 | 6 | 64.14 | 5 | 135.84 |
| 6 | Alexander Uspenski | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 177.81 | 7 | 59.63 | 6 | 118.18 |
| 7 | Adrian Schultheiss | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 177.26 | 5 | 64.40 | 9 | 112.86 |
| 8 | Adam Rippon | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 174.82 | 8 | 59.60 | 7 | 115.22 |
| 9 | Igor Macypura | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 169.61 | 9 | 54.58 | 8 | 115.03 |
| 10 | Ian Martinez | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 155.18 | 10 | 50.68 | 10 | 104.50 |
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Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Yuna | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 193.45 | 1 | 69.50 | 1 | 123.95 |
| 2 | Yukari Nakano | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 172.53 | 3 | 57.46 | 2 | 115.07 |
| 3 | Miki Ando | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 168.42 | 2 | 57.80 | 3 | 110.62 |
| 4 | Rachael Flatt | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 155.73 | 5 | 54.92 | 4 | 100.81 |
| 5 | Mirai Nagasu | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 142.90 | 4 | 56.42 | 7 | 86.48 |
| 6 | Susanna Pöykiö | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 142.14 | 8 | 47.82 | 5 | 94.32 |
| 7 | Mira Leung | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 136.16 | 10 | 45.74 | 6 | 90.42 |
| 8 | Kimmie Meissner | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 135.92 | 6 | 54.90 | 9 | 81.02 |
| 9 | Liu Yan | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 128.12 | 9 | 46.96 | 8 | 81.16 |
| 10 | Annette Dytrt | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 116.83 | 7 | 48.32 | 11 | 68.51 |
| 11 | Tuğba Karademir | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 113.91 | 11 | 41.26 | 10 | 72.65 |
| WD | Valentina Marchei | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | |||||
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 180.77 | 2 | 64.08 | 1 | 116.69 |
| 2 | Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 172.69 | 3 | 57.02 | 2 | 115.67 |
| 3 | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 167.67 | 1 | 66.32 | 4 | 101.35 |
| 4 | Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 159.80 | 4 | 54.26 | 3 | 105.54 |
| 5 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 146.51 | 5 | 50.00 | 5 | 96.51 |
| 6 | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 141.70 | 6 | 48.40 | 6 | 93.30 |
| 7 | Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia | File:Flag of France.svg France | 134.36 | 8 | 44.00 | 7 | 90.36 |
| 8 | Zhang Yue / Wang Lei | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 124.63 | 7 | 44.60 | 8 | 80.03 |
Ice dancing
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)