2012 Cup of China

2012 Cup of China Cup of China 2012 Exibition Gold Medalist.jpg 250px Exhibition Gold Medalists in the figure skating competition, Cup of China 2012. Grand Prix November 2 4 2012–13 Shanghai Chinese Skating Association Shanghai Oriental Sports Center JPN Tatsuki Machida JPN Mao Asada CHN Pang Qing / Tong Jian FRA Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat 2011 Cup of China 2013 Cup of China 2012 Skate Canada International 2012 Cup of Russia The 2012 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on November 2–4. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final. Eligibility Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships): Discipline Minimum Men 159.66 Ladies 113.43 Pairs 120.90 Ice dancing 109.59 Entries The entries were as follows.International Skating Union https://web.archive.org/web/20110829052850/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C4844-136494-137802-nav-list%2C00.html 2011-08-29 Country Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Kevin Reynolds Amélie Lacoste Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Guan Jinlin Song Nan Wang Yi Li Zijun Geng Bingwa Zhang Ying Pang Qing / Tong Jian Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen Kiira Korpi Brian Joubert Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Tatsuki Machida Daisuke Takahashi Mao Asada Sergei Voronov Yulia Lipnitskaya Sofia Biryukova Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin Joshi Helgesson Adam Rippon Mirai Nagasu Madison Chock / Evan Bates Overview Carolina Kostner withdrew from the ladies' event due to insufficient fitness. Due to the 2012 China anti-Japanese demonstrations, the Japan Skating Federation said it would withdraw its competitors if the organizers did not provide security guarantees. Japan's pair Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran withdrew in order to undergo surgery. Satisfied with the security situation, the other Japanese skaters traveled to the event. Although eight spots were available in the pairs event, only six teams competed due to withdrawals before the start of the competition. China's home team of Pang Qing / Tong Jian won the short program, followed by Russia's Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov and Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch. In the free skate, Pang / Tong maintained their lead to win gold while Kavaguti / Smirnov took the silver and fellow Russian pair Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov rose from fifth to win the bronze, their first senior Grand Prix medal. In the ice dancing event, World bronze medalists Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat of France won the short dance ahead of Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje and Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev. Pechalat / Bourzat maintained their lead in the free dance and took their third GP gold by over ten points over Bobrova / Soloviev, with Weaver / Poje 0.49 points behind in third. In the ladies' event, World Junior champion Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia won the short program ahead of two-time World Champion Mao Asada of Japan. Asada won the title after placing first in the free skate ahead of Lipnitskaia, whose silver was her first senior Grand Prix medal, while Finland's Kiira Korpi won the bronze. China's Geng Bingwa withdrew after the short program due to a sprained ankle. In the men's event, Japan's Daisuke Takahashi won the short program over countryman Tatsuki Machida, with Russia's Sergei Voronov in third. Machida upset former World champion Takahashi to win his first senior Grand Prix title. Takahashi settled for silver, with Russia's Sergei Voronov winning the bronze, his first Grand Prix medal since 2010. Although ten spots were available in the men's event, the field was reduced to nine before the start of the competition and finished with seven due to withdrawals after the short program. China's Song Nan withdrew after sustaining a concussion in a collision with American Adam Rippon a minute into the final warm up before the free skate. Rippon said, "I kind of turned around to go into a jump and I think when Nan Song and I saw each other we both tried to avoid each other, but we went in the same way and we went head first into each other." Song was kept in the hospital overnight for observation. France's Brian Joubert withdrew due to abdominal pain and fever – his coach said he had passed out three times on the flight to China. Results Men Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Tatsuki Machida 236.92 2 83.48 1 153.44 2 Daisuke Takahashi 231.75 1 84.79 2 146.96 3 Sergei Voronov 217.61 3 73.58 3 144.03 4 Adam Rippon 205.48 4 71.81 4 133.67 5 Kevin Reynolds 202.07 6 69.87 5 132.20 6 Wang Yi 188.27 8 57.25 6 131.02 7 Guan Jinlin 171.04 9 55.97 7 115.07 WD Song Nan 5 70.86 WD Brian Joubert 7 63.27 Ladies Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Mao Asada 181.76 2 62.89 1 118.87 2 Yulia Lipnitskaya 177.92 1 63.06 2 114.86 3 Kiira Korpi 169.86 4 59.69 3 110.17 4 Mirai Nagasu 163.46 3 59.76 4 103.70 5 Li Zijun 160.06 5 59.21 5 100.85 6 Amélie Lacoste 135.46 6 57.43 9 78.03 7 Joshi Helgesson 134.43 7 49.67 7 84.76 8 Zhang Ying 130.65 9 43.38 6 87.27 9 Sofia Biryukova 127.36 8 44.39 8 82.97 WD Geng Bingwa 10 36.53 Pairs Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Pang Qing / Tong Jian 188.82 1 68.57 1 120.25 2 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov 183.53 2 63.70 2 119.83 3 Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov 172.55 5 56.66 3 115.89 4 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch 172.36 3 59.12 4 113.24 5 Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao 163.87 4 57.89 5 105.98 6 Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan 143.52 6 49.79 6 93.73 Ice dancing Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD 1 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 169.73 1 69.15 1 100.58 2 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 159.46 3 64.32 2 95.14 3 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 158.97 2 65.59 3 93.38 4 Madison Chock / Evan Bates 149.54 4 59.26 4 90.28 5 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 137.58 5 55.57 6 82.01 6 Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin 137.46 6 55.09 5 82.37 7 Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun 121.01 7 46.76 7 74.25 8 Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen 106.42 8 42.97 8 63.45 References 2 http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3647 https://web.archive.org/web/20130826183612/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3647 dead 2013-08-26 Announcement: 2012 Cup of China International Skating Union 2012 http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-205151-222374-nav-list,00.html?id=1066 Competitors for ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2012/2013 Announced International Skating Union May 21, 2012 2012-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120601034708/http://www2.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-205151-222374-nav-list,00.html?id=1066 2012-06-01 dead http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120807&content_id=36272802&vkey=ice_news Kostner's boyfriend booted from Summer Games Icenetwork August 7, 2012 August 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130116015127/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120807&content_id=36272802&vkey=ice_news 2013-01-16 dead https://www.reuters.com/article/us-figure-skating-japan-china-idUSBRE88M04D20120923 Japan considers Cup of China pullout Alastair Himmer Reuters September 23, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121026&content_id=40063922&vkey=ice_news Takahashi, Tran out of Grand Prix, worlds doubtful Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork October 26, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/takahashi-edges-out-machida-in-mens-short/ Takahashi edges out Machida in Men’s short Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 2, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/machida-upsets-takahashi-at-2012-cup-of-china/ Machida upsets Takahashi at 2012 Cup of China Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 4, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/lipnitskaia-upsets-asada-in-ladies-short-at-cup-of-china/ Lipnitskaia upsets Asada in Ladies short at Cup of China Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 2, 2012 2012-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324203131/http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/lipnitskaia-upsets-asada-in-ladies-short-at-cup-of-china/ 2014-03-24 dead http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/asada-edges-out-lipnitskaia-for-the-gold-in-shanghai/ Asada edges out Lipnitskaia for the gold in Shanghai Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 4, 2012 2012-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121129022013/http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/asada-edges-out-lipnitskaia-for-the-gold-in-shanghai/ 2012-11-29 dead http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/pang-and-tong-open-strong-in-shanghai/ Pang and Tong open strong in Shanghai Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 3, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/pang-and-tong-win-cup-of-china-qualify-for-grand-prix-final/ Pang and Tong win Cup of China; qualify for Grand Prix Final Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 4, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/pechalat-and-bourzat-take-strong-lead-in-shanghai/ Pechalat and Bourzat take strong lead in Shanghai Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 2, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/pechalat-and-bourzat-take-third-grand-prix-title-at-2012-cup-of-china/ Pechalat and Bourzat take third Grand Prix title at 2012 Cup of China Tatjana Flade Golden Skate November 3, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121102&content_id=40154378&vkey=ice_news Takahashi battles through short, salvages lead International Skating Union IceNetwork November 2, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121103&content_id=40163016&vkey=ice_news Machida stuns Takahashi in Cup of China triumph International Skating Union IceNetwork November 3, 2012 2012-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108175843/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121103&content_id=40163016&vkey=ice_news 2012-11-08 dead http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121102&content_id=40154236&vkey=ice_news Grand debut! Lipnitskaia takes Cup of China short International Skating Union IceNetwork November 2, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121103&content_id=40163062&vkey=ice_news Asada comes back to claim gold over Lipnitskaia International Skating Union IceNetwork November 3, 2012 November 4, 2012 November 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109193316/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121103&content_id=40163062&vkey=ice_news dead http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121102&content_id=40154702&vkey=ice_news Pang, Tong knee their way to victory in pairs short International Skating Union IceNetwork November 2, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121103&content_id=40162810&vkey=ice_news Pang, Tong win in Shanghai, qualify for GP Final International Skating Union IceNetwork November 3, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121102&content_id=40153536&vkey=ice_news Stylish Pechalat, Bourzat seize lead in Shanghai International Skating Union IceNetwork November 2, 2012 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121103&content_id=40162862&vkey=ice_news Pechalat, Bourzat roll to dance gold at Cup of China International Skating Union IceNetwork November 3, 2012 http://www.state-journal.com/ap%20sports/2012/11/03/asada-wins-cup-of-china-with-strong-free-skate Asada wins Cup of China with strong free skate State Journal November 3, 2012 November 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324215955/http://www.state-journal.com/ap%20sports/2012/11/03/asada-wins-cup-of-china-with-strong-free-skate March 24, 2014 dead External links Entries 2012 Cup of China Cup of China, 2012 Category:Cup of China Cup Category:Sports competitions in Shanghai