| 2006 Skate America | |
|---|---|
) The pairs' podium | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 26 – 29 |
| Season: | 2006–07 |
| Location: | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Hartford Civic Center |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Nobunari Oda | |
| Ladies' singles: Miki Ando | |
Pair skating:  Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | |
Ice dance:  Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | |
| Previous: 2005 Skate America | |
| Next: 2007 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 2006 Skate Canada International | |
The 2006 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2006–07 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut on October 26–29. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 231.39 | 1 | 81.80 | 2 | 149.59 |
| 2 | Evan Lysacek | United States | 221.09 | 3 | 70.35 | 1 | 150.74 |
| 3 | Alban Préaubert |  France | 212.67 | 2 | 73.80 | 3 | 138.87 |
| 4 | Kevin van der Perren | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 178.52 | 5 | 63.43 | 5 | 115.09 |
| 5 | Sergei Davydov |  Belarus | 175.72 | 6 | 60.91 | 7 | 114.81 |
| 6 | Scott Smith | United States | 173.08 | 8 | 58.25 | 6 | 114.83 |
| 7 | Sergei Voronov |  Russia | 173.03 | 9 | 56.40 | 4 | 116.63 |
| 8 | Ryan Bradley | United States | 172.29 | 4 | 64.44 | 9 | 107.85 |
| 9 | Christopher Mabee | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 163.16 | 7 | 58.35 | 10 | 104.81 |
| 10 | Karel Zelenka |  Italy | 161.95 | 10 | 53.31 | 8 | 108.64 |
| 11 | Yasuharu Nanri | Japan | 150.36 | 12 | 49.20 | 11 | 101.16 |
| WD | Nicholas Young | Canada | 11 | 49.72 | |||
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miki Ando | Japan | 192.59 | 2 | 66.74 | 1 | 125.85 |
| 2 | Kimmie Meissner | United States | 177.78 | 3 | 58.82 | 2 | 118.96 |
| 3 | Mao Asada | Japan | 171.23 | 1 | 68.84 | 4 | 102.39 |
| 4 | Sarah Meier |  Switzerland | 169.01 | 4 | 57.60 | 3 | 111.41 |
| 5 | Emily Hughes | United States | 147.34 | 5 | 57.42 | 6 | 89.92 |
| 6 | Mai Asada | Japan | 138.29 | 6 | 48.66 | 7 | 89.63 |
| 7 | Kiira Korpi |  Finland | 132.93 | 8 | 42.98 | 5 | 89.95 |
| 8 | Mira Leung | Canada | 128.07 | 7 | 44.34 | 8 | 83.73 |
| 9 | Valentina Marchei | Italy | 116.81 | 9 | 42.92 | 9 | 73.89 |
| 10 | Michelle Cantu |  Mexico | 108.04 | 10 | 37.38 | 11 | 70.66 |
| 11 | Katy Taylor | United States | 106.07 | 11 | 34.66 | 10 | 71.41 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | United States | 169.90 | 1 | 59.28 | 2 | 110.62 |
| 2 | Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek |  Poland | 161.47 | 4 | 50.34 | 1 | 111.13 |
| 3 | Naomi Nari Nam / Themistocles Leftheris | United States | 161.32 | 2 | 57.32 | 3 | 104.00 |
| 4 | Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay | Canada | 153.63 | 3 | 55.86 | 4 | 97.77 |
| 5 | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Russia | 141.31 | 5 | 49.02 | 5 | 92.29 |
| 6 | Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent | United States | 131.19 | 7 | 46.86 | 6 | 84.33 |
| 7 | Elena Efaieva / Alexei Menshikov | Russia | 130.53 | 6 | 48.68 | 7 | 81.85 |
| 8 | Dominika Piątkowska / Dmitri Khromin | Poland | 123.21 | 8 | 44.58 | 8 | 78.63 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | CD | OD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Bulgaria | 201.58 | 1 | 39.19 | 1 | 62.27 | 1 | 100.12 |
| 2 | Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov | United States | 180.98 | 2 | 35.02 | 2 | 55.61 | 2 | 90.35 |
| 3 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | France | 167.28 | 3 | 32.38 | 3 | 52.88 | 4 | 82.02 |
| 4 | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin | United States | 164.94 | 5 | 29.95 | 4 | 51.05 | 3 | 83.94 |
| 5 | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |  United Kingdom | 160.09 | 4 | 30.98 | 5 | 50.06 | 5 | 79.05 |
| 6 | Kimberley Navarro / Brent Bommentre | United States | 152.78 | 8 | 27.56 | 6 | 47.63 | 6 | 77.59 |
| 7 | Nozomi Watanabe / Akiyuki Kido | Japan | 149.27 | 6 | 29.79 | 8 | 44.37 | 7 | 75.11 |
| 8 | Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski |  Israel | 143.95 | 7 | 27.62 | 7 | 46.02 | 9 | 70.31 |
| 9 | Chantal Lefebvre / Arseni Markov | Canada | 142.87 | 10 | 25.15 | 9 | 43.34 | 8 | 74.38 |
| 10 | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev | Russia | 135.99 | 9 | 25.80 | 10 | 41.90 | 10 | 68.29 |
| 11 | Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno | Canada | 131.07 | 11 | 23.58 | 11 | 39.57 | 11 | 67.92 |
External links
- 2006 Skate America at the International Skating Union
- 2006 Skate America website
- 2006 Skate America at USFSA, with photos, videos, articles, and a blog.
- Smart Ones - sponsorship info