2008 Skate America
| 2008 Skate America | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 23 – 26 |
| Season: | 2008–2009 |
| Location: | Everett, Washington |
| Venue: | Comcast Arena at Everett |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Takahiko Kozuka | |
Ladies' singles:  Kim Yuna | |
Pair skating:  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
Ice dancing:  Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | |
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The 2008 Skate America was the Skate America Grand Prix competition of the 2008–2009 figure skating season. It was the first event of six in the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition. It was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The top placing skaters at this event earned points towards qualifying them for the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
In 2008, Skate America was held at Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington from October 23 through 26th.
The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.
Schedule of events
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
Mens Podium; From left to right: Johnny Weir (2nd), Takahiko Kozuka (1st), Evan Lysacek (3rd).
| 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
Ladies Podium; From left to right: Yukari Nakano (2nd); Kim Yuna (1st); Miki Ando (3rd)
| 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 | |||||
Pairs
Pairs podium; From left to right: Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker (2nd); Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st); Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov (3rd)
| 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
Ice dancing podium; From left to right: Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto (2nd); Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder (1st); Sinead Kerr and John Kerr (3rd).
| 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 |
References
External links
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