2012 Skate America

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.^[1] It was held at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on October 19–21.^[2][3][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 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):^[5]

Entries

The entries were as follows.^[6]

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.^[7][8][9] 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.^[10][11][12]

American Ashley Wagner led after the ladies' short program, followed by Russia's Adelina Sotnikova and American Christina Gao.^[13][14] 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.^[15][16][17]

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.^[18][19] 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.^[20][21]

Americans Meryl Davis / Charlie White won the short dance, ahead of Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje and Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev.^[22][23] 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.^[24][25]

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

References

1. ^ "Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
2. ^ "2012 Hilton Hhonors Skate America to be held at Showare Center in Kent, Wash. (Seattle)". U.S. Figure Skating. 2012-05-04.
3. ^ Hunter, Steve (2012-05-04). "Kent's ShoWare Center snags international figure skating competition". Maple Valley Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
4. ^ Wood, Terry (2012-05-04). "Kent's ShoWare Center will host 2012 Skate America event". The Seattle Times
5. ^ "Competitors for ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2012/2013 Announced". International Skating Union. 2012-05-21. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
6. ^ International Skating Union Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-20). "Hanyu dominates at Skate America with world record performance". GoldenSkate
8. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-20). "Torrid Hanyu sets new standard with stellar short". Icenetwork
9. ^ "Figure Skating: Hanyu sets world record at Skate America". EuroSport. Yahoo.com. 2012-10-20. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
10. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-21). "Japanese men sweep Skate America podium". GoldenSkate
11. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-20). "Kozuka tops all-Japanese men's podium in Kent". Icenetwork
12. ^ "Kozuka sweeps past Hanyu at Skate America". Japan Today. 2012-10-21.
13. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-20). "Wagner leads, puts short program behind". GoldenSkate
14. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-20). "Cheering Mr. Nicks spurs Wagner to lead in short". Icenetwork
15. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-22). "Wagner commands first grand prix title at Skate America". GoldenSkate
16. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-21). "'True champion' Wagner wows crowd in triumph". Icenetwork
17. ^ "Ashley Wagner wins Skate America". Associated Press. ESPN. 2012-10-21.
18. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-20). "Russians take early lead to kick off Grand Prix season". GoldenSkate
19. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-19). "Subpar Volosozhar, Trankov good enough for lead". Icenetwork
20. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-21). "Volosozhar and Trankov win third consecutive Grand Prix title at 2012 Skate America". GoldenSkate
21. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-20). "Russian, Chinese pairs suffer through to go 1-2". Icenetwork
22. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-21). "Davis and White waltz to lead at Skate America". GoldenSkate
23. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-20). "Davis, White put classic ballet on ice, take lead". Icenetwork
24. ^ Walker, Elvin (2012-10-22). "Davis and White win third consecutive Skate America title". GoldenSkate
25. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-10-21). "'Love' powers Davis, White to Skate America gold". Icenetwork

External links

• Official website of 2012 Skate America
• Entries
• Starting orders/Detailed results