2007_Skate_Canada
The 2007 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series.[1] It was held at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec on November 1–4. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2007–08 Grand Prix Final.
| 2007 Skate Canada International | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 1 – 4 |
| Season: | 2007–08 |
| Location: | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Venue: | Colisée Pepsi |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Brian Joubert | |
Ladies' singles:  Mao Asada | |
Pairs:  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
Ice dance:  Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
Navigation | |
| Previous: 2006 Skate Canada International | |
| Next: 2008 Skate Canada International | |
| Previous GP: 2007 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 2007 Cup of China | |
Men
France's Brian Joubert won the men's title ahead of Belgium's Kevin van der Perren. Jeffrey Buttle of Canada took the bronze.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Joubert | France | 213.62 | 1 | 78.05 | 2 | 135.57 |
| 2 | Kevin van der Perren |  Belgium | 202.55 | 5 | 66.11 | 1 | 136.44 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Buttle | Canada | 198.77 | 3 | 66.85 | 3 | 131.92 |
| 4 | Christopher Mabee | Canada | 192.20 | 4 | 66.50 | 5 | 125.70 |
| 5 | Vaughn Chipeur | Canada | 187.41 | 6 | 65.65 | 6 | 121.76 |
| 6 | Yannick Ponsero | France | 178.18 | 2 | 67.09 | 10 | 111.09 |
| 7 | Pavel Kaška |  Czech Republic | 172.90 | 7 | 57.43 | 8 | 115.47 |
| 8 | Jeremy Abbott |  United States | 171.06 | 11 | 44.75 | 4 | 126.31 |
| 9 | Scott Smith | United States | 169.97 | 8 | 56.09 | 9 | 113.88 |
| 10 | Jamal Othman |  Switzerland | 166.96 | 9 | 51.11 | 7 | 115.85 |
| 11 | Wu Jialiang |  China | 153.45 | 10 | 47.51 | 11 | 105.94 |
| 12 | Geoffry Varner | United States | 134.54 | 12 | 42.45 | 12 | 92.09 |
Ladies
Mao Asada of Japan won the ladies' title ahead of her compatriot Yukari Nakano and Canada's Joannie Rochette. Nakano landed a triple axel in her free skating.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mao Asada | Japan | 177.66 | 3 | 58.08 | 1 | 119.58 |
| 2 | Yukari Nakano | Japan | 169.43 | 4 | 55.94 | 2 | 113.49 |
| 3 | Joannie Rochette | Canada | 168.18 | 5 | 55.48 | 3 | 112.70 |
| 4 | Emily Hughes | United States | 162.42 | 2 | 58.72 | 4 | 103.70 |
| 5 | Ashley Wagner | United States | 150.06 | 8 | 50.86 | 5 | 99.20 |
| 6 | Nana Takeda | Japan | 148.05 | 6 | 52.02 | 6 | 96.03 |
| 7 | Laura Lepistö |  Finland | 147.69 | 1 | 59.18 | 9 | 88.51 |
| 8 | Jelena Glebova |  Estonia | 145.69 | 7 | 51.36 | 7 | 94.33 |
| 9 | Lesley Hawker | Canada | 136.55 | 9 | 46.96 | 8 | 89.59 |
| 10 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Canada | 129.17 | 10 | 46.02 | 10 | 83.15 |
| 11 | Alisa Drei | Finland | 123.90 | 11 | 44.96 | 12 | 78.94 |
| 12 | Idora Hegel |  Croatia | 120.32 | 12 | 40.38 | 11 | 79.94 |
Pairs
Germany's Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy won the pairs' title. Russia's Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov attempted a throw quadruple salchow jump in their free skating. They were credited with the rotation, but she fell on the landing, so it was not completed successfully.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Germany | 188.63 | 1 | 69.44 | 1 | 119.19 |
| 2 | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Canada | 174.20 | 2 | 63.12 | 2 | 111.08 |
| 3 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov |  Russia | 165.19 | 3 | 60.00 | 3 | 105.19 |
| 4 | Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay | Canada | 156.67 | 4 | 53.98 | 4 | 102.69 |
| 5 | Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent | United States | 147.52 | 6 | 51.26 | 5 | 96.26 |
| 6 | Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin | Canada | 144.16 | 5 | 52.78 | 6 | 91.38 |
Ice dancing
Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir won gold in ice dancing. Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov of the United States withdrew before the free dance due to an accident;[4] he lost his footing and dropped her on her chest while performing a one-handed rotational lift during the six-minute warmup, and skidded into the boards himself. Gregory was rushed to a hospital on a stretcher but released later that night. They missed the rest of the competitive season while recovering from their injuries. The compulsory dance was the Yankee Polka.
Hann-McCurdy and Coreno were substitutes, replacing a team which withdrew before the start of the event.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | CD | OD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada | 197.07 | 1 | 36.25 | 1 | 61.20 | 1 | 99.62 |
| 2 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |  Italy | 171.57 | 2 | 32.23 | 2 | 53.90 | 3 | 85.44 |
| 3 | Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost | France | 167.83 | 4 | 28.27 | 3 | 52.43 | 2 | 87.13 |
| 4 | Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno | Canada | 152.16 | 7 | 25.51 | 6 | 47.75 | 4 | 78.90 |
| 5 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 151.97 | 6 | 25.72 | 4 | 49.53 | 6 | 76.72 |
| 6 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 148.77 | 8 | 25.07 | 8 | 45.74 | 5 | 77.96 |
| 7 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Germany | 140.64 | 9 | 24.44 | 7 | 46.58 | 8 | 69.62 |
| 8 | Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann | Germany | 136.11 | 10 | 22.46 | 9 | 43.00 | 7 | 70.65 |
| 9 | Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov | Russia | 132.05 | 5 | 26.75 | 10 | 36.39 | 9 | 68.91 |
| WD | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | United States | 3 | 32.03 | 5 | 47.80 | |||
- "2007/08 Grand Prix Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. (76.3 KiB)
- "Ladies Free Skating Protocol" (PDF). (86.1 KiB)
- Stevens, Neil (November 4, 2007). "Accident mars ice dance win". The Canadian Press. Toronto Star.