2012 Skate America

2012 Skate America 2012 Skate America.jpg Grand Prix October 19 21 2012–13 Kent, Washington U.S. Figure Skating ShoWare Center JPN Takahiko Kozuka USA Ashley Wagner RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White 2011 Skate America 2013 Skate America 2012 Skate Canada International The 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America was the first 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 ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on October 19–21. 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 before 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 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Pang Qing / Tong Jian Michal Březina Tomáš Verner Maé Bérénice Méité Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Sarah Hecken Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski Valentina Marchei Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi Yuzuru Hanyu Takahiko Kozuka Tatsuki Machida Haruka Imai Konstantin Menshov Alena Leonova Adelina Sotnikova Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Alexander Majorov Viktoria Helgesson Jeremy Abbott Armin Mahbanoozadeh Douglas Razzano Rachael Flatt Christina Gao Ashley Wagner Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir Caydee Denney / John Coughlin Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus Meryl Davis / Charlie White Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Overview Yuzuru Hanyu posted a world record score in the men's short program for a ten-point lead over teammate Takahiko Kozuka, with American Jeremy Abbott in third. Kozuka won the gold medal after placing first in the free skating, Hanyu dropped to second overall, and Tatsuki Machida rounded out a Japanese sweep of the podium by winning bronze, his first Grand Prix medal. American Ashley Wagner led after the ladies' short program, followed by Russia's Adelina Sotnikova and American Christina Gao. Wagner then placed first in the free skating to win her first GP gold, while Gao rose to take the silver, her first GP medal, and Sotnikova slipped to third. Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov placed first in the pairs' short program ahead of China's Pang Qing / Tong Jian and Americans Caydee Denney / John Coughlin. The pairs maintained their positions in the free skating. Volosozhar / Trankov won their third GP title, Pang / Tong finished second, and Denney / Coughlin took the bronze, their first Grand Prix medal. Americans Meryl Davis / Charlie White won the short dance, ahead of Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje and Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev. Davis / White also placed first in the free dance to win their third consecutive Skate America title, while Bobrova and Soloviev moved up to win the silver, their fifth medal on the GP series, and Weaver and Poje took the bronze, their sixth GP medal. Results Men Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Takahiko Kozuka 251.44 2 85.32 1 166.12 2 Yuzuru Hanyu 243.74 1 95.07 3 148.67 3 Tatsuki Machida 229.95 4 75.78 2 154.17 4 Konstantin Menshov 212.53 5 73.32 5 139.21 5 Jeremy Abbott 211.35 3 77.71 8 133.64 6 Michal Březina 209.67 6 69.26 4 140.41 7 Armin Mahbanoozadeh 203.65 7 68.27 7 135.38 8 Tomáš Verner 197.36 9 58.79 6 138.57 9 Douglas Razzano 187.83 10 57.06 9 130.67 10 Alexander Majorov 182.42 8 60.48 10 121.94 Ladies Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Ashley Wagner 188.37 1 60.61 1 127.76 2 Christina Gao 174.25 3 56.63 2 117.62 3 Adelina Sotnikova 168.96 2 58.93 3 110.03 4 Valentina Marchei 158.79 5 54.01 6 104.78 5 Haruka Imai 157.72 7 49.90 4 107.82 6 Maé Bérénice Méité 155.95 4 54.41 7 101.54 7 Alena Leonova 153.49 9 46.72 5 106.77 8 Viktoria Helgesson 144.85 6 50.29 8 94.56 9 Rachael Flatt 136.09 10 43.72 9 92.37 10 Sarah Hecken 134.09 8 48.11 10 85.98 Pairs Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS 1 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov 195.07 1 65.78 1 129.29 2 Pang Qing / Tong Jian 185.16 2 61.96 2 123.20 3 Caydee Denney / John Coughlin 177.43 3 60.75 3 117.47 4 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès 167.66 4 55.76 4 111.90 5 Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir 164.19 5 55.67 5 108.52 6 Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff 131.26 7 40.54 6 90.72 7 Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski 119.02 6 40.66 7 78.36 Ice dancing Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD 1 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 176.28 1 71.39 1 104.89 2 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 159.95 3 62.91 2 97.04 3 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 157.32 2 65.79 3 91.53 4 Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt 141.41 4 53.89 4 87.52 5 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi 132.57 5 52.30 5 80.27 6 Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi 125.74 6 50.36 6 75.38 7 Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus 122.37 7 47.98 7 74.39 References 2 http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3624 Announcement International Skating Union 2012-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20130826184241/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3624 2013-08-26 dead http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=48048&type=media 2012 Hilton Hhonors Skate America to be held at Showare Center in Kent, Wash. (Seattle) U.S. Figure Skating 2012-05-04 http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/news/150197275.html Kent's ShoWare Center snags international figure skating competition Steve Hunter Maple Valley Reporter 2012-05-04 2012-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504213136/http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/news/150197275.html 2012-05-04 dead http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/2018140857.html Kent's ShoWare Center will host 2012 Skate America event Terry Wood The Seattle Times 2012-05-04 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 2012-05-21 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://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/figure-skating-hanyu-sets-world-record-skate-america-074315255.html Figure Skating: Hanyu sets world record at Skate America EuroSport Yahoo.com 2012-10-20 2012-10-21 https://archive.today/20130210093709/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/news/figure-skating-hanyu-sets-world-record-skate-america-074315255.html 2013-02-10 dead http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/kozuka-sweeps-past-hanyu-at-skate-america Kozuka sweeps past Hanyu at Skate America Japan Today 2012-10-21 https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/8534112/united-states-ashley-wagner-wins-women-skate-america-crown Ashley Wagner wins Skate America Associated Press ESPN 2012-10-21 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/hanyu-dominates-at-skate-america-with-world-record-performance/ Hanyu dominates at Skate America with world record performance Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-20 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/japanese-men-sweep-skate-america-podium/ Japanese men sweep Skate America podium Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-21 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/wagner-leads-puts-short-program-behind/ Wagner leads, puts short program behind Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-20 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/wagner-commands-first-grand-prix-title-at-skate-america/ Wagner commands first grand prix title at Skate America Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-22 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/russians-take-early-lead-to-kick-off-grand-prix-season/ Russians take early lead to kick off Grand Prix season Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-20 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/volosozhar-and-trankov-take-third-consecutive-grand-prix-title-at-2012-skate-america/ Volosozhar and Trankov win third consecutive Grand Prix title at 2012 Skate America Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-21 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/davis-and-white-waltz-to-lead-at-skate-america/ Davis and White waltz to lead at Skate America Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-21 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/davis-and-white-win-third-consecutive-skate-america-title/ Davis and White win third consecutive Skate America title Elvin Walker GoldenSkate 2012-10-22 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121020&content_id=39949584&vkey=ice_news Torrid Hanyu sets new standard with stellar short Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-20 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121021&content_id=39958860&vkey=ice_news Kozuka tops all-Japanese men's podium in Kent Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-20 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121020&content_id=39954870&vkey=ice_news Cheering Mr. Nicks spurs Wagner to lead in short Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-20 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121021&content_id=39967142&vkey=ice_news 'True champion' Wagner wows crowd in triumph Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-21 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121020&content_id=39947878&vkey=ice_news Subpar Volosozhar, Trankov good enough for lead Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-19 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121021&content_id=39958904&vkey=ice_news Russian, Chinese pairs suffer through to go 1-2 Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-20 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121020&content_id=39956508&vkey=ice_news Davis, White put classic ballet on ice, take lead Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-20 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121021&content_id=39963530&vkey=ice_news 'Love' powers Davis, White to Skate America gold Lynn Rutherford Icenetwork 2012-10-21 External links Official website of 2012 Skate America Entries Starting orders/Detailed results 2012 Skate America Category:2012 in figure skating Category:2012 in sports in Washington (state) Category:October 2012 sports events in the United States