2008 Skate America

2008 Skate America
Type: Grand Prix
Date: October 23 – 26
Season: 2008–09
Location: Everett, Washington
Host: U.S. Figure Skating
Venue: Comcast Arena at Everett
Champions
Men's singles:
Takahiko Kozuka
Ladies' singles:
Kim Yuna
Pairs:
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Ice dance:
Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
Previous:
2007 Skate America
Next:
2009 Skate America
Previous GP:
–
Next GP:
2008 Skate Canada International

The 2008 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington on October 23–26. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2008–09 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).

  • Friday, October 24
    • 3:05 p.m. – Ice dancing: Compulsory dance
    • 7:35 p.m. – Pair skating: Short program
    • 9:05 p.m. – Men's singles: Short program
  • Saturday, October 25
    • 2:08 p.m. – Ice dancing: Original dance
    • 3:50 p.m. – Pair skating: Free skating
    • 7:08 p.m. – Ladies' singles: Short program
    • 9:10 p.m. – Men's singles: Free skating
  • Sunday, October 26
    • 11:08 a.m. – Ice dancing: Free dance
    • 1:07 p.m. – Ladies' singles: Free skating
    • 5:00 p.m. – Exhibition of Champions

Results

Men

Men's Podium; From left to right: Johnny Weir (2nd), Takahiko Kozuka (1st), Evan Lysacek (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Takahiko Kozuka Japan 226.18 3 80.10 1 146.08
2 Johnny Weir United States 225.20 2 80.55 2 144.65
3 Evan Lysacek United States 223.21 1 81.30 3 141.91
4 Kevin Reynolds Canada 204.89 4 67.18 4 137.71
5 Shawn Sawyer Canada 199.98 6 64.14 5 135.84
6 Alexander Uspenski Russia 177.81 7 59.63 6 118.18
7 Adrian Schultheiss Sweden 177.26 5 64.40 9 112.86
8 Adam Rippon United States 174.82 8 59.60 7 115.22
9 Igor Macypura Slovakia 169.61 9 54.58 8 115.03
10 Ian Martinez Canada 155.18 10 50.68 10 104.50

Ladies

Ladies' Podium; From left to right: Yukari Nakano (2nd), Kim Yuna (1st), Miki Ando (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Kim Yuna South Korea 193.45 1 69.50 1 123.95
2 Yukari Nakano Japan 172.53 3 57.46 2 115.07
3 Miki Ando Japan 168.42 2 57.80 3 110.62
4 Rachael Flatt United States 155.73 5 54.92 4 100.81
5 Mirai Nagasu United States 142.90 4 56.42 7 86.48
6 Susanna Pöykiö Finland 142.14 8 47.82 5 94.32
7 Mira Leung Canada 136.16 10 45.74 6 90.42
8 Kimmie Meissner United States 135.92 6 54.90 9 81.02
9 Liu Yan China 128.12 9 46.96 8 81.16
10 Annette Dytrt Germany 116.83 7 48.32 11 68.51
11 Tuğba Karademir Turkey 113.91 11 41.26 10 72.65
WD Valentina Marchei Italy

Pairs

Pairs' podium; From left to right: Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Germany 180.77 2 64.08 1 116.69
2 Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker United States 172.69 3 57.02 2 115.67
3 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Russia 167.67 1 66.32 4 101.35
4 Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin Canada 159.80 4 54.26 3 105.54
5 Rena Inoue / John Baldwin United States 146.51 5 50.00 5 96.51
6 Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin United States 141.70 6 48.40 6 93.30
7 Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia France 134.36 8 44.00 7 90.36
8 Zhang Yue / Wang Lei China 124.63 7 44.60 8 80.03

Ice dancing

Ice dancing podium; From left to right: Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (2nd), Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder (1st), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points CD OD FD
1 Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder France 187.64 1 38.49 1 58.26 2 90.89
2 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto United States 186.53 2 37.63 3 57.47 1 91.43
3 Sinead Kerr / John Kerr United Kingdom 180.20 3 34.37 2 57.74 4 88.09
4 Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates United States 175.66 5 31.81 4 55.01 3 88.84
5 Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost France 166.92 4 32.26 5 52.74 5 81.92
6 Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer Russia 159.03 7 28.41 7 50.37 6 80.25
7 Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles United States 156.62 8 27.50 6 50.51 7 78.61
8 Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas Lithuania 156.28 6 29.78 8 48.38 8 78.12
9 Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno Canada 142.95 9 25.74 9 45.44 9 71.77