The 2011 Skate Canada International was the second 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 Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on October 27–30.[1] 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 Skate Canada International | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 27 – 30 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | Hershey Centre |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Patrick Chan | |
Ladies' singles:  Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | |
| Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | |
| Ice dance: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
| Previous: 2010 Skate Canada International | |
| Next: 2012 Skate Canada International | |
| Previous GP: 2011 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 2011 Cup of China | |
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:[2]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 168.60 |
| Ladies | 117.48 |
| Pairs | 130.71 |
| Ice dancing | 111.15 |
Entries edit
The entries were as follows.[3] Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat withdrew on October 26 due to Bourzat's bronchitis.[4]
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -04:00).[5]
- Thursday, October 27
- 11:00–16:30 – Practices
- Friday, October 28
- 08:30–14:00 – Practices
- 14:05–15:25 – Ladies' short program
- 15:45–16:55 – Pairs' short program
- 18:30–19:00 – Welcome ceremonies
- 19:30–20:50 – Men's short program
- 21:10–22:20 – Ice dancing short dance
- Saturday, October 29
- 07:30–13:45 – Practices
- 14:15–15:50 – Ladies' free skating
- 16:15–17:35 – Pairs' free skating
- 17:45 – Medal presentations: Ladies/Pairs
- 19:10–20:50 – Men's free skating
- 21:00 – Medal presentation: Men
- Sunday, October 30
- 09:00–11:25 – Practices
- 12:30 – Free dance
- 13:55 – Medal presentation: Ice dancing
- 15:00–16:50 – Exhibition gala
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada
|
253.74 | 3 | 83.28 | 1 | 170.46 |
| 2 | Javier Fernández |  Spain
|
250.33 | 1 | 84.71 | 2 | 165.62 |
| 3 | Daisuke Takahashi |  Japan
|
237.87 | 2 | 84.66 | 3 | 153.21 |
| 4 | Adam Rippon |  United States
|
217.97 | 4 | 72.89 | 4 | 145.08 |
| 5 | Denis Ten |  Kazakhstan
|
212.39 | 5 | 71.40 | 6 | 140.99 |
| 6 | Ross Miner | United States
|
202.36 | 9 | 60.83 | 5 | 141.53 |
| 7 | Andrei Rogozine | Canada
|
193.40 | 6 | 67.28 | 7 | 126.12 |
| 8 | Kevin van der Perren |  Belgium
|
179.21 | 8 | 64.01 | 8 | 115.20 |
| 9 | Alexander Majorov |  Sweden
|
177.84 | 7 | 65.14 | 9 | 112.70 |
| 10 | Elladj Baldé | Canada
|
151.57 | 10 | 55.99 | 10 | 95.58 |
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
|
177.38 | 1 | 59.57 | 2 | 117.81 |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan
|
172.26 | 4 | 52.82 | 1 | 119.44 |
| 3 | Ashley Wagner | United States
|
165.48 | 2 | 54.50 | 3 | 110.98 |
| 4 | Alena Leonova | Russia
|
152.22 | 7 | 49.75 | 4 | 102.47 |
| 5 | Mirai Nagasu | United States
|
151.72 | 5 | 52.73 | 5 | 98.99 |
| 6 | Amélie Lacoste | Canada
|
146.40 | 6 | 50.60 | 6 | 95.80 |
| 7 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Canada
|
140.70 | 8 | 48.70 | 7 | 92.00 |
| 8 | Sarah Hecken |  Germany
|
130.71 | 10 | 44.50 | 8 | 86.21 |
| 9 | Adriana DeSanctis | Canada
|
129.48 | 9 | 47.14 | 9 | 82.34 |
| 10 | Rachael Flatt | United States
|
128.22 | 3 | 54.23 | 10 | 73.99 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia
|
201.38 | 1 | 70.42 | 1 | 130.96 |
| 2 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |  China
|
180.82 | 4 | 59.23 | 2 | 121.59 |
| 3 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
|
174.84 | 2 | 62.37 | 3 | 112.47 |
| 4 | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Japan
|
169.41 | 3 | 60.60 | 5 | 108.81 |
| 5 | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Russia
|
165.17 | 5 | 58.14 | 6 | 107.03 |
| 6 | Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe | Canada
|
158.44 | 6 | 53.23 | 7 | 105.21 |
| 7 | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | China
|
158.36 | 8 | 49.28 | 4 | 109.08 |
| 8 | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Canada
|
153.96 | 7 | 50.11 | 8 | 103.85 |
Ice dancing edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada
|
178.34 | 1 | 71.61 | 1 | 106.73 |
| 2 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada
|
155.99 | 2 | 63.31 | 3 | 92.68 |
| 3 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |  Italy
|
154.87 | 3 | 61.92 | 2 | 92.95 |
| 4 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States
|
135.10 | 6 | 51.24 | 4 | 84.67 |
| 5 | Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko | Russia
|
132.36 | 4 | 54.94 | 5 | 77.42 |
| 6 | Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro | Russia
|
126.63 | 5 | 51.24 | 6 | 75.39 |
| 7 | Tarrah Harvey / Keith Gagnon | Canada
|
122.80 | 7 | 49.65 | 7 | 73.15 |
References edit
- ^ "Mississauga to host 2011 Skate Canada International". skatebuzz.com. February 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Péchalat/Bourzat forfait" [Péchalat/Bourzat withdraw]. L'Équipe (in French). October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "Coloured Time Schedule" (PDF). International Skating Union.
External links edit
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