2011 Cup of China

2011 Cup of China
Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov at the 2011 China Cup
Type: Grand Prix
Date: November 3 – 6
Season: 2011–12
Location: Shanghai
Host: Chinese Skating Association
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
Champions
Men's singles:
Jeremy Abbott
Ladies' singles:
Carolina Kostner
Pairs:
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Ice dance:
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Previous:
2010 Cup of China
Next:
2012 Cup of China
Previous GP:
2011 Skate Canada International
Next GP:
2011 NHK Trophy

The 2011 Cup of China was the third 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 Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on November 3–6. 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.

Eligibility

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:

Discipline Minimum
Men 168.60
Ladies 117.48
Pairs 130.71
Ice dancing 111.15

Entries

The entries were as follows. Brian Joubert was assigned to the event but withdrew due to a back injury. Jinlin Guan of China also withdrew; as both skaters had withdrawn just days prior to the event, no replacements were assigned and the men's field consisted of eight skaters.

Country Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
Canada Kevin Reynolds Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch
China Guan Jinlin
Wu Jialiang
Song Nan 		Geng Bingwa
Zhang Kexin
Zhu Qiuying 		Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang 		Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun
Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen
Czech Republic Klára Kadlecová / Petr Bidař
France Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones
Italy Carolina Kostner
Valentina Marchei
Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
Nobunari Oda 		Kanako Murakami
Russia Artur Gachinski Ksenia Makarova
Adelina Sotnikova 		Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
United Kingdom Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland
United States Jeremy Abbott
Richard Dornbush 		Christina Gao
Mirai Nagasu 		Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
Emily Samuelson / Todd Gilles

Schedule of events

(Local time, UTC +08:00):

  • Thursday, November 3
    • 10:30–16:35 – Official practices
  • Friday, November 4
    • 09:45–14:30 – Official practices
    • 15:30–16:36 – Short dance
    • 17:00–18:21 – Ladies' short program
    • 18:45–20:06 – Men's short program
    • 20:45–21:55 – Pairs' short program
  • Saturday, November 5
    • 08:30–13:55 – Official practices
    • 14:30–15:45 – Free dance
    • 16:15–17:47 – Ladies' free skating
    • 18:15–19:52 – Men's free skating
    • 20:30–21:50 – Pairs' free skating
    • 22:00 – Medal ceremonies
  • Sunday, November 6
    • 14:00–16:35 – Official practices
    • 19:00–21:30 – Exhibition

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Jeremy Abbott United States 228.49 3 79.32 3 149.17
2 Nobunari Oda Japan 227.11 4 77.65 2 149.46
3 Song Nan China 226.75 5 72.72 1 154.03
4 Yuzuru Hanyu Japan 226.53 2 81.37 4 145.16
5 Artur Gachinski Russia 222.54 1 81.64 6 140.90
6 Richard Dornbush United States 205.27 8 62.93 5 142.34
7 Kevin Reynolds Canada 204.41 7 64.31 7 140.10
8 Wu Jialiang China 182.49 6 65.06 8 117.43

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Carolina Kostner Italy 182.14 1 61.88 1 120.26
2 Mirai Nagasu United States 173.22 2 60.96 2 112.26
3 Adelina Sotnikova Russia 159.95 3 53.74 3 106.21
4 Zhang Kexin China 153.32 5 52.85 5 100.47
5 Christina Gao United States 152.48 8 51.99 4 100.49
6 Kanako Murakami Japan 150.20 4 53.09 7 97.11
7 Ksenia Makarova Russia 143.47 9 45.90 6 97.57
8 Geng Bingwa China 142.09 6 52.61 8 89.48
9 Valentina Marchei Italy 133.86 7 45.90 9 81.44
10 Zhu Qiuying China 108.57 10 35.28 10 73.29

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Russia 186.74 1 64.45 1 122.29
2 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China 177.67 3 60.57 2 117.10
3 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Canada 172.04 2 60.78 4 111.26
4 Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig United States 170.63 5 57.88 3 112.75
5 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong China 169.47 4 60.00 5 109.47
6 Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang China 162.96 6 54.42 6 108.54
7 Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz Canada 141.84 7 48.25 7 93.59
8 Klára Kadlecová / Petr Bidař Czech Republic 120.95 8 38.34 8 82.61

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation Total points SD FD
1 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Russia 163.52 1 65.73 1 97.79
2 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani United States 148.40 2 57.79 2 90.61
3 Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones France 130.97 4 52.41 3 78.56
4 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland United Kingdom 130.39 3 53.89 4 76.50
5 Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun China 120.11 6 45.07 5 75.04
6 Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen China 115.59 5 48.36 7 67.23
7 Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely United States 109.61 8 40.26 6 69.35
8 Emily Samuelson / Todd Gilles United States 106.74 7 43.64 8 63.10