2008 Skate Canada International
| 2008 Skate Canada International | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 30 – November 2 |
| Season: | 2008–2009 |
| Location: | Ottawa |
| Venue: | Scotiabank Place |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Patrick Chan | |
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Ladies' singles: Joannie Rochette | |
Pair skating:  Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov | |
Ice dancing:  Meryl Davis / Charlie White | |
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The 2008 Skate Canada International was the Skate Canada International Grand Prix competition of the 2008–2009 season. Organized by Skate Canada, it was the second event of six in the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix, a senior-level international invitational competition.
The event was held at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario from October 30 through November 2, 2008. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters also earned points towards qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.
The compulsory dance was the Paso Doble.
Schedule
The switch from daylight saving time to standard time was on November 2. Therefore, the events on Friday and Saturday were UTC-4, and the events on Sunday were UTC-5.
- Friday, October 31
- 12:05 Pairs Short Program
- 14:10 Ladies' Short Program
- 18:30 Compulsory Dance
- 19:45 Men's Short Program
- Saturday, November 1
- 10:45 Original Dance
- 13:25 Pairs Free Skating
- 16:05 Men's Free Skating
- 17:45 Medal Ceremonies - Men and Pair
- 19:05 Ladies' Free Skating
- 20:50 Medal Ceremonies - Ladies
- Sunday, November 2
- 12:15 Free Dance
- 13:30 Medal Ceremonies - Dance
- 15:05 Exhibition Gala
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 215.45 | 2 | 77.47 | 3 | 137.98 |
| 2 | Ryan Bradley | United States | 212.75 | 3 | 72.50 | 2 | 140.25 |
| 3 | Evan Lysacek | United States | 209.27 | 4 | 71.40 | 4 | 137.87 |
| 4 | Yannick Ponsero |  France | 208.97 | 1 | 78.05 | 6 | 130.92 |
| 5 | Shawn Sawyer | Canada | 206.56 | 7 | 64.20 | 1 | 142.36 |
| 6 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | 201.59 | 5 | 70.45 | 5 | 131.14 |
| 7 | Brandon Mroz | United States | 192.23 | 6 | 67.03 | 7 | 125.20 |
| 8 | Yasuharu Nanri |  Japan | 177.84 | 9 | 63.36 | 9 | 114.48 |
| 9 | Anton Kovalevski |  Ukraine | 170.61 | 8 | 64.06 | 10 | 106.55 |
| 10 | Jeremy Ten | Canada | 169.79 | 11 | 50.93 | 8 | 118.86 |
| 11 | Vladimir Uspenski | Russia | 150.50 | 10 | 56.17 | 11 | 94.33 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joannie Rochette | Canada | 188.89 | 1 | 64.74 | 1 | 124.15 |
| 2 | Fumie Suguri | Japan | 163.86 | 2 | 57.92 | 3 | 105.94 |
| 3 | Alissa Czisny | United States | 157.92 | 6 | 49.66 | 2 | 108.26 |
| 4 | Carolina Kostner |  Italy | 152.76 | 7 | 48.56 | 4 | 104.20 |
| 5 | Caroline Zhang | United States | 150.80 | 3 | 53.28 | 5 | 97.52 |
| 6 | Beatrisa Liang | United States | 142.12 | 5 | 49.92 | 6 | 92.20 |
| 7 | Jenna McCorkell |  United Kingdom | 139.37 | 4 | 51.64 | 8 | 87.73 |
| 8 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Canada | 133.47 | 9 | 45.06 | 7 | 88.41 |
| 9 | Nana Takeda | Japan | 128.93 | 8 | 45.14 | 9 | 83.79 |
| 10 | Jenni Vähämaa |  Finland | 122.75 | 10 | 44.90 | 10 | 77.85 |
| 11 | Jelena Glebova |  Estonia | 116.38 | 11 | 41.18 | 11 | 75.20 |
| 12 | Myriane Samson | Canada | 112.74 | 12 | 40.42 | 12 | 72.32 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov | Russia | 176.97 | 1 | 65.02 | 2 | 111.95 |
| 2 | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Canada | 176.54 | 3 | 60.14 | 1 | 116.40 |
| 3 | Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | United States | 161.51 | 2 | 60.66 | 3 | 100.85 |
| 4 | Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall | Canada | 149.14 | 6 | 50.76 | 4 | 98.38 |
| 5 | Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent | United States | 148.52 | 4 | 53.94 | 5 | 94.58 |
| 6 | Rachel Kirkland / Eric Radford | Canada | 141.66 | 7 | 50.08 | 6 | 91.58 |
| 7 | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | United States | 138.14 | 8 | 47.04 | 7 | 91.10 |
| 8 | Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming |  China | 127.17 | 5 | 50.84 | 8 | 76.33 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | CD | OD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 178.89 | 1 | 34.29 | 1 | 56.36 | 1 | 88.24 |
| 2 | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Canada | 162.13 | 4 | 31.11 | 3 | 49.13 | 2 | 81.89 |
| 3 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | France | 159.06 | 2 | 33.90 | 6 | 47.37 | 3 | 77.79 |
| 4 | Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov | Russia | 157.83 | 5 | 30.50 | 2 | 49.82 | 4 | 77.51 |
| 5 | Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre | United States | 157.54 | 3 | 31.67 | 4 | 48.68 | 5 | 77.19 |
| 6 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 151.62 | 7 | 28.42 | 5 | 47.83 | 6 | 75.37 |
| 7 | Jennifer Wester / Daniil Barantsev | United States | 141.06 | 6 | 28.71 | 7 | 43.70 | 7 | 68.65 |
| 8 | Andrea Chong / Guillame Gfeller | Canada | 136.99 | 8 | 26.29 | 8 | 43.24 | 8 | 67.46 |
References
- 2008–2009 Grand Prix Announcement PDF
- Men's Entries PDF
- Ladies' Entries PDF
- Pairs Entries PDF
- Ice Dancing Entries PDF
External links
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- 2008 Skate Canada International at the International Skating Union
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