2011 Rostelecom Cup Explained

2011 Rostelecom Cup
Comptype:Grand Prix
Startdate:November 24
Enddate:27
Skatingseason:2011–12
Location:Moscow
Host:Figure Skating Federation of Russia
Venue:Ice Palace Megasport
Championladies: Mao Asada
Championpairs: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Championmen: Yuzuru Hanyu
Championdance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White
Previouscomp:2010 Rostelecom Cup
Nextcomp:2012 Rostelecom Cup
Previousgp:2011 Trophée Éric Bompard
Nextgp:2011–12 Grand Prix Final

The 2011 Rostelecom Cup was the final 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 Ice Palace Megasport in Moscow on November 24–27. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 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:

DisciplineMinimum
Men 168.60
Ladies 117.48
Pairs 130.71
Ice dancing 111.15

Entries

The entries were as follows.

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
Andrei RogozineAmélie LacosteBrittany Jones / Kurtis GaskellKaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Michal Březina
Kiira Korpi
Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek
Yuzuru HanyuMao Asada
Haruka Imai
Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas
Artur Gachinski
Sergei Voronov
Konstantin Menshov
Sofia Biryukova
Alena Leonova
Adelina Sotnikova
Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro
Javier Fernández
Jeremy Abbott
Brandon Mroz
Rachael Flatt
Christina Gao
Agnes Zawadzki
Ashley Cain / Joshua ReaganMeryl Davis / Charlie White

Schedule

(Local time, UTC +04:00):

Results

Men

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Yuzuru Hanyu241.66282.782158.88
2Javier Fernández241.63478.501163.13
3Jeremy Abbott229.08183.545145.54
4Michal Březina226.35379.013147.34
5Artur Gachinski221.43574.734146.70
6Andrei Rogozine197.85765.117132.74
7Sergei Voronov197.19861.156136.04
8Konstantin Menshov192.68960.918131.77
9Brandon Mroz185.49669.359116.14

Ladies

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Mao Asada183.25164.291118.96
2Alena Leonova180.45263.912116.54
3Adelina Sotnikova169.75357.793111.96
4Sofia Biryukova166.07456.304109.77
5Kiira Korpi160.92555.815105.11
6Haruka Imai154.76655.20699.56
7Agnes Zawadzki149.38753.81895.57
8Amélie Lacoste148.48950.63797.85
9Rachael Flatt147.63853.36994.27
10Christina Gao117.771039.641078.13

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy208.69168.721139.97
2Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov197.84265.172132.67
3Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek168.02360.133107.89
4Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov149.66451.73597.93
5Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert148.94747.404101.54
6Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan138.02549.03688.99
7Brittany Jones / Kurtis Gaskell136.54647.76788.78

Ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Meryl Davis / Charlie White179.06169.941109.12
2Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje161.18264.45296.73
3Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev156.83361.69395.14
4Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko132.73455.83576.90
5Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas130.47552.36478.11
6Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones126.04750.52675.52
7Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro124.53652.05772.48

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