2008 Cup of Russia

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2008 Cup of Russia
The arena during the competition
Type:Grand Prix
Date:November 20 – 23
Season:2008–09
Location:Moscow
Host:Figure Skating Federation of Russia
Venue:Megasport Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
France Brian Joubert
Ladies' singles:
Italy Carolina Kostner
Pairs:
China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
Ice dance:
Russia Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
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2008 Trophée Éric Bompard
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2008 NHK Trophy

The 2008 Cup of Russia was the fifth 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 Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 20–23. 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

  • Friday, November 21
    • Compulsory dance
    • Ladies' short program
    • Pairs' short program
    • Men's short program
  • Saturday, November 22
    • Ladies' free skating
    • Original dance
    • Pairs' free skating
    • Men's free skating
  • Sunday, November 23
    • Free dance
    • Exhibition gala

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Brian Joubert  France 230.78 1 86.10 4 144.68
2 Tomáš Verner  Czech Republic 222.94 2 73.20 1 149.74
3 Alban Préaubert  France 219.08 4 71.60 3 147.48
4 Jeremy Abbott  United States 217.48 6 68.80 2 148.68
5 Adam Rippon  United States 207.93 3 71.62 5 136.31
6 Kevin van der Perren  Belgium 199.13 5 69.68 7 129.45
7 Sergei Voronov  Russia 190.31 12 58.50 6 131.81
8 Kristoffer Berntsson  Sweden 185.07 7 66.21 9 118.86
9 Artem Borodulin  Russia 180.04 11 58.84 8 121.20
10 Alexander Uspenski  Russia 174.24 9 62.60 10 111.64
11 Li Chengjiang  China 163.60 8 62.95 12 100.65
12 Vaughn Chipeur  Canada 161.49 10 59.60 11 101.89

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Carolina Kostner  Italy 170.72 2 57.02 1 113.70
2 Rachael Flatt  United States 166.06 3 55.92 2 110.14
3 Fumie Suguri  Japan 162.04 1 58.30 3 103.74
4 Alissa Czisny  United States 151.03 5 53.50 4 97.53
5 Alena Leonova  Russia 145.93 7 50.96 5 94.97
6 Jelena Glebova  Estonia 140.67 6 51.02 6 89.65
7 Júlia Sebestyén  Hungary 131.54 4 53.64 10 77.90
8 Kimmie Meissner  United States 131.36 8 48.08 7 83.28
9 Kim Na-young  South Korea 125.95 10 43.26 8 82.69
10 Nina Petushkova  Russia 125.61 9 43.30 9 82.31

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao  China 177.42 1 67.06 2 110.36
2 Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov  Russia 169.27 2 58.76 1 110.51
3 Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov  Ukraine 167.86 3 58.34 3 109.52
4 Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze  Russia 150.79 5 49.96 4 100.83
5 Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert  Russia 147.88 4 52.26 5 95.62
6 Monica Pisotta / Michael Stewart  Canada 129.33 6 47.86 6 81.47
7 Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez  Canada 98.85 7 35.56 8 63.29
8 Ekaterina Sokolova / Fedor Sokolov  Israel 97.73 8 31.06 7 66.67

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation Total points CD OD FD
1 Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski  Russia 187.62 2 36.19 1 59.33 1 92.10
2 Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin  Russia 184.66 1 38.77 2 58.64 3 87.25
3 Meryl Davis / Charlie White  United States 170.61 3 35.77 8 43.68 2 91.16
4 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte  Italy 169.76 4 32.57 3 54.25 4 82.94
5 Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski  Israel 151.43 7 29.33 7 45.99 5 76.11
6 Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas  Lithuania 151.19 6 29.57 5 47.65 7 73.97
7 Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev  Russia 151.14 8 28.46 6 47.04 6 75.64
8 Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo  Ukraine 145.72 5 30.16 4 48.38 10 67.18
9 Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno  Canada 138.51 9 26.43 9 41.49 8 70.59
10 Zoé Blanc / Pierre-Loup Bouquet  France 132.28 10 24.43 10 40.47 9 67.38

External links

  • 2008 Cup of Russia at the International Skating Union
  • "2008–09 Grand Prix Announcement". Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  • "Men's Entries". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  • "Ladies' Entries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  • "Pairs' Entries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  • "Ice dancing Entries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-14.