| 2002 Skate America | |
|---|---|
| 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 dance:  Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov | |
| Previous: 2001 Skate America | |
| Next: 2003 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 2002 Skate Canada International | |
The 2002 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2002–03 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington on October 23–27. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2002–03 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Austrian Waltz.
Results
Men
Reigning Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin withdrew with injury after the short program[1] in what became the final competition of his amateur career. Brian Joubert went on to win the event for his first international title.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
Yukari Nakano and Ludmila Nelidina both landed a triple Axel in their free skating, 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]
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | TFP | 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 | TFP | 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". Archived from the original on 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (2002-11-24). "Nelidina Becomes First European Woman to Land Triple Axel". GoldenSkate.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-18.