2015 Skate Canada International

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2015 Skate Canada International
Type: Grand Prix
Date: October 30 – November 1
Season: 2015–16
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta
Host: Skate Canada
Venue: ENMAX Centre
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of Canada.svg Patrick Chan
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Wagner
Pair skating:
Flag of Canada.svg Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Ice dance:
Flag of Canada.svg Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
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The 2015 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta on October 30 – November 1. [1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final.

The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The first Skate Canada International was held in 1973. The 1987 competition in Calgary was the test event for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. It was added to the Grand Prix series in 1995, the year the series began.

The ENMAX Centre is a 5,479-seat multi-purpose arena, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Lethbridge City in Alberta, Canada

Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by land area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River.

Contents

Entries

CountryMen [2] Ladies [3] Pairs [4] Ice dancing [5]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer
Flag of Canada.svg  Canada Patrick Chan
Keegan Messing
Nam Nguyen
Gabrielle Daleman
Véronik Mallet
Kaetlyn Osmond
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette
Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Michal Březina
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
Sei Kawahara
Daisuke Murakami
Kanako Murakami
Yuka Nagai
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Jin-seo
Lee June-hyoung
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexander Petrov Alena Leonova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Joshi Helgesson
Isabelle Olsson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Timothy Dolensky
Adam Rippon
Polina Edmunds
Ashley Wagner
Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani

Changes to preliminary assignments

Ronald Lam Hong Kong figure skater

Chiu Ting Ronald Lam is a retired Hong Kong figure skater. He won three senior international medals and three national titles. He competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships, placing 20th at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; 13th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea; and 14th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. Lam represented Canada before switching to Hong Kong in 2012.

Kim Jin-seo South Korean figure skater

Kim Jin-seo (Hangul:김진서) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2012 and 2014 South Korean national senior champion, the 2012 ISU JGP Austria bronze medalist and the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy silver medalist.

Vanessa Grenier is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Maxime Deschamps, she placed 8th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships and competed at three Grand Prix events.

Results

Men

RankNameNationTotal points SP FS
1 Patrick Chan Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 271.14280.811190.33
2 Yuzuru Hanyu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 259.54673.252186.29
3 Daisuke Murakami Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 252.25180.883171.37
4 Adam Rippon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 239.69380.365159.33
5 Nam Nguyen Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 238.82476.104162.72
6 Alexander Petrov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 221.02771.447149.58
7 Timothy Dolensky Flag of the United States.svg  United States 219.061162.466156.60
8 Michal Březina Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 218.58575.468143.12
9 Kim Jin-seo Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 195.84868.6410127.20
10 Sei Kawahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 195.21967.369127.85
11 Keegan Messing Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 182.251067.1311115.12
12 Lee June-hyoung Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 152.051247.1912104.86

Ladies

RankNameNationTotal points SP FS
1 Ashley Wagner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 202.52170.732131.79
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 188.99755.371133.62
3 Yuka Nagai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 172.92263.357109.57
4 Kanako Murakami Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 171.59359.796111.80
5 Gabrielle Daleman Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 170.33854.133116.20
6 Polina Edmunds Flag of the United States.svg  United States 168.69556.855111.84
7 Elizabet Tursynbaeva Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 165.161249.844115.32
8 Alena Leonova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 160.371052.088108.29
9 Joshi Helgesson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 155.70656.261099.44
10 Véronik Mallet Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 151.85952.17999.68
11 Kaetlyn Osmond Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 146.06459.211286.85
12 Isabelle Olsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 141.581150.231191.35

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal points SP FS
1 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 216.16172.461143.70
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 191.19264.002127.19
3 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 174.85363.173111.68
4 Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Flag of the United States.svg  United States 173.40461.854111.55
5 Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 156.15557.02699.13
6 Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 153.29749.955103.34
7 Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 144.15845.45798.70
WD Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek Flag of Italy.svg  Italy withdrew654.00withdrew from competition

Ice dancing

RankNameNationTotal points SD FD
1 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 173.79168.001105.79
2 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Flag of the United States.svg  United States 168.36266.002102.36
3 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 161.11364.38396.73
4 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 154.74461.29493.45
5 Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 147.57657.44590.13
6 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 143.92557.55686.37
7 Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 134.94753.65881.29
8 Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 131.05847.77783.28

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