The 2011 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2011–12 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 3–6. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final.
| 2011 Cup of China | |
|---|---|
 Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov at the 2011 China Cup | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 3 – 6 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Shanghai |
| Host: | Chinese Skating Association |
| Venue: | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Jeremy Abbott | |
Ladies' singles:  Carolina Kostner | |
Pairs:  Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | |
| Ice dance: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | |
| Previous: 2010 Cup of China | |
| Next: 2012 Cup of China | |
| Previous GP: 2011 Skate Canada International | |
| Next GP: 2011 NHK Trophy | |
Eligibility edit
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:[1]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 168.60 |
| Ladies | 117.48 |
| Pairs | 130.71 |
| Ice dancing | 111.15 |
Entries edit
The entries were as follows.[2] Brian Joubert was assigned to the event but withdrew due to a back injury.[3] Jinlin Guan of China also withdrew; as both skaters had withdrawn just days prior to the event, no replacements were assigned and the men's field consisted of eight skaters.
Schedule of events edit
(Local time, UTC +08:00):[4]
- Thursday, November 3
- 10:30–16:35 – Official practices
- Friday, November 4
- 09:45–14:30 – Official practices
- 15:30–16:36 – Short dance
- 17:00–18:21 – Ladies' short program
- 18:45–20:06 – Men's short program
- 20:45–21:55 – Pairs' short program
- Saturday, November 5
- 08:30–13:55 – Official practices
- 14:30–15:45 – Free dance
- 16:15–17:47 – Ladies' free skating
- 18:15–19:52 – Men's free skating
- 20:30–21:50 – Pairs' free skating
- 22:00 – Medal ceremonies
- Sunday, November 6
- 14:00–16:35 – Official practices
- 19:00–21:30 – Exhibition
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Abbott |  United States
|
228.49 | 3 | 79.32 | 3 | 149.17 |
| 2 | Nobunari Oda |  Japan
|
227.11 | 4 | 77.65 | 2 | 149.46 |
| 3 | Song Nan |  China
|
226.75 | 5 | 72.72 | 1 | 154.03 |
| 4 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
|
226.53 | 2 | 81.37 | 4 | 145.16 |
| 5 | Artur Gachinski | Russia
|
222.54 | 1 | 81.64 | 6 | 140.90 |
| 6 | Richard Dornbush | United States
|
205.27 | 8 | 62.93 | 5 | 142.34 |
| 7 | Kevin Reynolds |  Canada
|
204.41 | 7 | 64.31 | 7 | 140.10 |
| 8 | Wu Jialiang | China
|
182.49 | 6 | 65.06 | 8 | 117.43 |
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Kostner | Italy
|
182.14 | 1 | 61.88 | 1 | 120.26 |
| 2 | Mirai Nagasu | United States
|
173.22 | 2 | 60.96 | 2 | 112.26 |
| 3 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia
|
159.95 | 3 | 53.74 | 3 | 106.21 |
| 4 | Zhang Kexin | China
|
153.32 | 5 | 52.85 | 5 | 100.47 |
| 5 | Christina Gao | United States
|
152.48 | 8 | 51.99 | 4 | 100.49 |
| 6 | Kanako Murakami | Japan
|
150.20 | 4 | 53.09 | 7 | 97.11 |
| 7 | Ksenia Makarova | Russia
|
143.47 | 9 | 45.90 | 6 | 97.57 |
| 8 | Geng Bingwa | China
|
142.09 | 6 | 52.61 | 8 | 89.48 |
| 9 | Valentina Marchei | Italy
|
133.86 | 7 | 45.90 | 9 | 81.44 |
| 10 | Zhu Qiuying | China
|
108.57 | 10 | 35.28 | 10 | 73.29 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia
|
186.74 | 1 | 64.45 | 1 | 122.29 |
| 2 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China
|
177.67 | 3 | 60.57 | 2 | 117.10 |
| 3 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada
|
172.04 | 2 | 60.78 | 4 | 111.26 |
| 4 | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | United States
|
170.63 | 5 | 57.88 | 3 | 112.75 |
| 5 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
|
169.47 | 4 | 60.00 | 5 | 109.47 |
| 6 | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | China
|
162.96 | 6 | 54.42 | 6 | 108.54 |
| 7 | Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz | Canada
|
141.84 | 7 | 48.25 | 7 | 93.59 |
| 8 | Klára Kadlecová / Petr Bidař |  Czech Republic
|
120.95 | 8 | 38.34 | 8 | 82.61 |
Ice dancing edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia
|
163.52 | 1 | 65.73 | 1 | 97.79 |
| 2 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States
|
148.40 | 2 | 57.79 | 2 | 90.61 |
| 3 | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones |  France
|
130.97 | 4 | 52.41 | 3 | 78.56 |
| 4 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland |  United Kingdom
|
130.39 | 3 | 53.89 | 4 | 76.50 |
| 5 | Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun | China
|
120.11 | 6 | 45.07 | 5 | 75.04 |
| 6 | Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen | China
|
115.59 | 5 | 48.36 | 7 | 67.23 |
| 7 | Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely | United States
|
109.61 | 8 | 40.26 | 6 | 69.35 |
| 8 | Emily Samuelson / Todd Gilles | United States
|
106.74 | 7 | 43.64 | 8 | 63.10 |
References edit
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix 2011 - 12 Announcement". International Skating Union. July 2011. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Entries". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Joubert forfait à Shanghai" [Joubert withdraws from Shanghai event] (in French). November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Time and practice schedule". International Skating Union.
External links edit
- 2011 Cup of China at the International Skating Union
- Entries at the International Skating Union