2018 Skate Canada International

The 2018 Skate Canada International was the second event of the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec from October 26–28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final.

2018 Skate Canada
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 26 – 28
Season:2018–19
Location:Laval, Quebec
Host:Skate Canada
Venue:Place Bell
Champions
Men's singles:
Japan Shoma Uno
Ladies' singles:
Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Pairs:
France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès
Ice dance:
United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Navigation
Previous:
2017 Skate Canada International
Next:
2019 Skate Canada International
Previous GP:
2018 Skate America
Next GP:
2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki

Entries

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The ISU published the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2018.[1]

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
 AustraliaBrendan KerryEkaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor
 CanadaKeegan Messing
Nam Nguyen
Roman Sadovsky
Alaine Chartrand
Alicia Pineault
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
Camille Ruest / Andrew Wolfe
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker
Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus
 ChinaPeng Cheng / Jin YangWang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
 FranceKévin AymozVanessa James / Morgan CiprèsMarie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac
 IsraelDaniel Samohin
 JapanShoma Uno
Kazuki Tomono
Wakaba Higuchi
Yura Matsuda
Mako Yamashita
 KazakhstanElizabet Tursynbaeva
 RussiaAlexander SamarinEvgenia Medvedeva
Daria Panenkova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiAnastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
 South KoreaCha Jun-hwan
 SpainOlivia Smart / Adrián Díaz
 SwedenAlexander Majorov
 United KingdomRobynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland
 United StatesJason BrownStarr Andrews
Mariah Bell
Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierMadison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

Changes to preliminary assignments

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DateDisciplineWithdrewAddedReason/Other notesRefs
September 11MenN/A Nam NguyenHost pick[2]
October 12Ladies Larkyn Austman Véronik MalletFoot injury; host pick[3]
Gabrielle Daleman Alicia PineaultFocus on health; host pick
October 12 and 16 Choi Da-bin Starr AndrewsBoot issues[4][5]
October 25Ladies Véronik MalletN/AFoot injury[6]

Records

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The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

EventComponentSkater(s)ScoreDateRef
PairsShort program Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès74.5126 October 2018[7]
Ice danceRhythm dance Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue80.49[8]
PairsFree skating Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès147.3027 October 2018[9]
Total score221.81[10]

Results

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RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Shoma Uno  Japan277.25288.871188.38
2Keegan Messing  Canada265.17195.052170.12
3Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea254.77388.863165.91
4Alexander Samarin  Russia248.78488.064160.72
5Nam Nguyen  Canada240.94782.225158.72
6Jason Brown  United States234.971176.466158.51
7Kévin Aymoz  France230.091078.837151.26
8Daniel Samohin  Israel225.89584.909140.99
9Kazuki Tomono  Japan220.83881.6310139.20
10Alexander Majorov  Sweden220.30684.6412135.66
11Brendan Kerry  Australia220.08980.9911139.09
12Roman Sadovsky  Canada210.601267.728142.88

Ladies

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RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia203.32174.223129.10
2Mako Yamashita  Japan203.06366.302136.76
3Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia197.91760.831137.08
4Mariah Bell  United States190.25563.354126.90
5Elizabet Tursynbaeva  Kazakhstan185.71661.195124.52
6Wakaba Higuchi  Japan181.29266.517114.78
7Starr Andrews  United States174.72464.779109.95
8Alaine Chartrand  Canada172.17860.478111.70
9Daria Panenkova  Russia168.541151.416117.13
10Alicia Pineault  Canada158.29959.021199.27
11Yura Matsuda  Japan157.591053.3510104.24

Pairs

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RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès  France221.81174.511147.30
2Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China201.08272.004129.08
3Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro  Canada200.93371.263129.67
4Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia196.54464.572131.97
5Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud  Canada172.53659.596112.94
6Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier  United States170.22855.315114.91
7Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor  Australia166.95560.777106.18
8Camille Ruest / Andrew Wolfe  Canada162.16757.538104.63

Ice dancing

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RankNameNationTotal pointsRDFD
1Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States200.76180.492120.27
2Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia195.17274.661120.51
3Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada186.97666.953120.02
4Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac  France180.32468.904111.42
5Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  Spain176.57372.355104.22
6Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China165.88566.96898.92
7Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland  United Kingdom162.50862.65699.85
8Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus  Canada156.74957.10799.64
9Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker  Canada150.231057.09993.14
10Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia147.99762.681085.31

References

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  1. ^ ISU Figure Skating [@ISU_figure] (July 1, 2018). "Who is going where? This week the Grand Prix assignments were announced" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Nguyen, Nam [@namnamnoodle] (September 11, 2018). "Excited to compete to be able to compete at Skate Canada this year😍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Larkyn Austman and Gabrielle Daleman withdraw from Skate Canada International" (Press release). Skate Canada. October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies". International Skating Union. October 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "American Assignment Changes for Grand Prix Events in Canada, Finland" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. October 16, 2018.
  6. ^ ISU Figure Skating [@ISU_figure] (October 25, 2018). "#VeronikMallet (CAN) has withdrawn from #SkateCanada before the Ladies draw due to medical reasons" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Short Program Score". International Skating Union. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance Score". International Skating Union. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Free Program Score". International Skating Union. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Pairs – Total Score". International Skating Union. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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