2002 Skate America
| 2002 Skate America | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 23 – 27 |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Location: | Spokane, Washington |
| Venue: | Spokane Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Brian Joubert | |
Ladies' singles:  Michelle Kwan | |
Pair skating:  Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin | |
Ice dancing:  Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov | |
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Previous: 2001 Skate America | |
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Next: 2003 Skate America | |
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Next GP: 2002 Skate Canada International | |
Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the USFSA. It is the first ISU Grand Prix event to be held. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The 2002 competition was held at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington from October 23 through 27. The compulsory dance was the Austrian Waltz.
Reigning Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin withdrew with injury after the short program[1] in what became the final competition of his amateur career. French skater Brian Joubert went on to win the men's event for his first international title.[2] Yukari Nakano and Ludmila Nelidina both landed a triple axel in their long programs, together becoming the first female skaters to perform the jump in international competition since Midori Ito landed it at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[3][4] Nakano landed it first and Nelidina, who skated after her, also performed it successfully.[5]
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Joubert | France | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Alexander Abt | Russia | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Matthew Savoie | United States | 6.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Zhang Min |  China | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Weiss | United States | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Emanuel Sandhu |  Canada | 9.5 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Vakhtang Murvanidze | .svg.png){kind=small} GEO | 12.0 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Derrick Delmore | United States | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Sergei Davydov |  Belarus | 12.5 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Kensuke Nakaniwa |  Japan | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| WD | Alexei Yagudin | Russia | 1 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ann Patrice McDonough | United States | 5.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Elena Liashenko | Ukraine | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Jennifer Kirk | United States | 6.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Ludmila Nelidina | Russia | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Viktoria Volchkova | Russia | 8.5 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Yukari Nakano | Japan | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Júlia Sebestyén |  Hungary | 12.5 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Miriam Manzano |  Australia | 13.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Annie Bellemare | Canada | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Zuzana Babiaková |  Slovakia | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Elina Kettunen |  Finland | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin | Russia | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anabelle Langlois / Patrice Archetto | Canada | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | China | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China | 6.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov | Japan | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | United States | 9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash | United States | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Tatiana Chuvaeva / Dmitri Palamarchuk | Ukraine | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson | United States | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov | Ukraine | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | Russia | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | United States | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski |  Israel | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | United States | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin |  Azerbaijan | 12.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates | United States | 14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido | Japan | 16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Josée Piché / Pascal Denis | Canada | 18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
References
- ↑ "PLUS: FIGURE SKATING; Yagudin Withdraws; Kwan Is Triumphant". The New York Times. 2002-10-27. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Injury forces Yagudin out of Skate America, threatens career
- ↑ "ISU Bio: Yukari Nakano". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ↑ "ISU Bio: Ludmila Nelidina". Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ↑ Mittan, Barry (2002-11-24). "Nelidina Becomes First European Woman to Land Triple Axel". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved 2007-06-18.