The 2012 Rostelecom Cup was the fourth 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 Ice Palace Megasport in Moscow on November 8–11.[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 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.
| 2012 Rostelecom Cup | |
|---|---|
 Opening Ceremony of ROSTELECOM CUP 2012 (International figure skating competition). | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 8 – 11 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Venue: | Ice Palace Megasport |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Patrick Chan | |
Ladies' singles:  Kiira Korpi | |
Pairs:  Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | |
| Ice dance: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
| Previous: 2011 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Next: 2013 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Previous GP: 2012 Cup of China | |
| Next GP: 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
Eligibility
editSkaters 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):[2]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 159.66 |
| Ladies | 113.43 |
| Pairs | 120.90 |
| Ice dancing | 109.59 |
Entries
editThe entries were as follows.[3]
Overview
editCanada's Patrick Chan led after the men's short program, followed by Russia's Konstantin Menshov and Japan's Takahiko Kozuka.[4][5] Chan was also first in the free skating, with Nobunari Oda in second and Kozuka in third. Chan won the title, Kozuka finished with the silver medal, and the Czech Republic's Michal Březina took the bronze.[6][7] Johnny Weir re-aggravated an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament and withdrew after the short program.[8]
Gracie Gold of the United States won the ladies' short program ahead of Finland's Kiira Korpi and American Agnes Zawadzki.[9][10] Korpi won the free skating and her first gold medal on the Grand Prix series, with Gold and Zawadzki taking silver and bronze respectively, their first GP medals.[11][12]
Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won the pairs' short program ahead of teammates Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov and the United States' Caydee Denney / John Coughlin.[13][14] The standings remained the same after the free skating.[15][16]
Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir were first in the short dance, followed by Russia's Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov and Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin.[17][18] The standing remained the same after the free dance. Virtue / Moir won gold, Ilinykh / Katsalapov the silver, and Sinitsina / Zhiganshin their first senior Grand Prix medal.[19][20]
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan |  Canada
|
262.35 | 1 | 85.44 | 1 | 176.91 |
| 2 | Takahiko Kozuka |  Japan
|
229.99 | 3 | 76.34 | 3 | 153.65 |
| 3 | Michal Březina |  Czech Republic
|
224.56 | 6 | 73.83 | 4 | 150.73 |
| 4 | Konstantin Menshov |  Russia
|
223.72 | 2 | 76.73 | 5 | 146.99 |
| 5 | Nobunari Oda | Japan
|
217.92 | 8 | 63.18 | 2 | 154.74 |
| 6 | Richard Dornbush |  United States
|
210.89 | 7 | 67.44 | 6 | 143.45 |
| 7 | Artur Gachinski | Russia
|
209.84 | 5 | 74.07 | 7 | 135.77 |
| 8 | Zhan Bush | Russia
|
199.37 | 4 | 74.50 | 8 | 124.87 |
| 9 | Denis Ten |  Kazakhstan
|
177.77 | 9 | 59.42 | 9 | 118.35 |
| WD | Johnny Weir | United States
|
10 | 57.47 | |||
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiira Korpi |  Finland
|
177.19 | 2 | 61.55 | 1 | 115.64 |
| 2 | Gracie Gold | United States
|
175.03 | 1 | 62.16 | 2 | 112.87 |
| 3 | Agnes Zawadzki | United States
|
166.61 | 3 | 60.18 | 4 | 106.43 |
| 4 | Kanako Murakami | Japan
|
166.34 | 6 | 56.78 | 3 | 109.56 |
| 5 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia
|
157.98 | 5 | 57.11 | 7 | 100.87 |
| 6 | Alena Leonova | Russia
|
157.27 | 4 | 58.85 | 8 | 98.42 |
| 7 | Polina Korobeynikova | Russia
|
153.32 | 8 | 51.45 | 6 | 101.87 |
| 8 | Viktoria Helgesson |  Sweden
|
151.48 | 7 | 54.10 | 9 | 97.38 |
| 9 | Valentina Marchei |  Italy
|
148.67 | 9 | 46.25 | 5 | 102.42 |
| 10 | Caroline Zhang | United States
|
138.21 | 10 | 46.15 | 10 | 92.06 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia
|
207.53 | 1 | 74.74 | 1 | 132.79 |
| 2 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Russia
|
191.08 | 2 | 66.02 | 2 | 125.06 |
| 3 | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | United States
|
179.21 | 3 | 59.02 | 3 | 120.19 |
| 4 | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Canada
|
154.16 | 4 | 51.86 | 4 | 102.30 |
| 5 | Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | Russia
|
150.15 | 5 | 50.90 | 5 | 99.25 |
| 6 | Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin | United States
|
143.15 | 7 | 45.91 | 6 | 97.24 |
| 7 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy
|
142.53 | 6 | 50.25 | 7 | 92.28 |
Ice dancing
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada
|
173.99 | 1 | 70.65 | 1 | 103.34 |
| 2 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia
|
158.46 | 2 | 65.70 | 2 | 92.76 |
| 3 | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia
|
145.08 | 3 | 60.85 | 4 | 84.23 |
| 4 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States
|
140.91 | 4 | 58.26 | 5 | 82.65 |
| 5 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi |  Germany
|
140.54 | 6 | 55.53 | 3 | 85.01 |
| 6 | Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin | Russia
|
135.84 | 5 | 55.81 | 6 | 80.03 |
| 7 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland |  United Kingdom
|
126.66 | 8 | 51.39 | 7 | 75.27 |
| 8 | Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams | Canada
|
124.96 | 7 | 51.44 | 8 | 73.52 |
References
edit- ^ "Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ "Competitors for ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2012/2013 Announced". International Skating Union. May 21, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ International Skating Union Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 9, 2012). "Chan learns something new in Moscow". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Anxious Chan chops men's field at Rostelecom". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 9, 2012.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 10, 2012). "Chan is back on the top". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Just like old times: Chan dominates all in Moscow". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Injury forces Weir to withdraw from Rostelecom". IceNetwork. November 10, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 9, 2012). "Gold rebounds from Skate Canada; leads in Moscow". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Gold overcomes nerves to take Rostelecom short". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 9, 2012.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 10, 2012). "Gold for Korpi, silver for Gold". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Korpi edges Gold for ladies crown at Rostelecom". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 10, 2012.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 9, 2012). "Volosozhar and Trankov take big lead at 2012 Cup of Russia". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Volosozhar, Trankov sleep with lead in Moscow". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 9, 2012.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 10, 2012). "Volosozhar and Trankov win in Moscow; qualify for Grand Prix Final". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Volosozhar, Trankov strike Grand Prix gold again". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 10, 2012.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 9, 2012). "Virtue and Moir take confident lead in Moscow". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "Virtue, Moir show improvement, go on to lead". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 9, 2012.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (November 10, 2012). "Virtue and Moir provide a perfect conclusion to 2012 Cup of Russia". GoldenSkate.
- ^ "World champion Canadians dance to easy gold". International Skating Union. IceNetwork. November 10, 2012.
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