Medal Winners Open

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The Medal Winners Open is an invitational pro-am figure skating competition organized by the Japan Skating Federation and sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of Men's and Ladies' singles. [1] [2] [3] The invited skaters should have won a medal in a major ISU competition such as Olympics, Worlds, Europeans, 4CC, and Grand Prix Final. [4] [5]

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Each skater performs an ISU free skating program in a modified format which emphasizes artistic merit. The program duration is 3 minutes and 30 seconds +/- 10 seconds for men and 3 minutes +/- 10 seconds for ladies. Three jump passes, three spins, and a choreographic sequence should be performed. One of the jump passes can be a two-jump combination or a sequence of jumps. Vocal music, theatrical lighting, and small props are allowed. [1] [2] [3] [6]

2017

In place of Medal Winners Open, the promoters presented Medal Winners Gala on January 14, 2017 in Yokohama, Japan. [7] [8]

2016

The third competition was held on January 15, 2016 in Osaka, Japan. [3] [9] [10]

Men

RankNamePointsProgram [11] [12]
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Abbott 85.44 Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg
2 Flag of Japan.svg Nobunari Oda 83.82 Liebesträume by Franz Liszt
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeffrey Buttle 72.76 Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton, covered by Michael Bublé
4 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Weir 70.30 Masquerade (waltz) by Aram Khachaturian
5 Flag of Russia.svg Ilia Kulik 69.67Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) by Nigel Hess

Ladies

RankNamePointsProgram [12]
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joannie Rochette 71.27 Gravity by Sara Bareilles [13]
2 Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner 59.69 Méditation (Thaïs) by Jules Massenet
3 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Ando 54.13 Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Sato 50.44Say you Love Me
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kimmie Meissner 45.12Chandelier

2015

The second competition was held on January 16, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [14] [15]

Men

RankNamePointsProgram [16]
1 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Plushenko 86.95Je suis malade by Serge Lama
2 Flag of Japan.svg Nobunari Oda 85.15 Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeffrey Buttle 77.28 Here's to Life by Shirley Horn
4 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Weir 75.14 Ave Maria païen by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon
5 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Lysacek 73.32 El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge! ) by Sting, Mariano Mores
6 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Honda 50.41 Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota

Ladies

RankNamePointsProgram [16]
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joannie Rochette 64.67 La Vie en rose covered by Ute Lemper
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sarah Meier 54.89 Amélie Medley by Yann Tiersen
3 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Ando 54.10 Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin
4 Flag of Finland.svg Laura Lepisto 52.94 Lohtu
5 Flag of Russia.svg Irina Slutskaya 50.63 All by Myself covered by Celine Dion
6 Flag of the United States.svg Kimmie Meissner 45.56 Over the Rainbow covered by Eva Cassidy

2012

The inaugural competition was held on October 5, 2012 in Saitama, Japan. [1] [17] [18]

Men

RankNamePointsProgram [19] [20]
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeffrey Buttle 83.40In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kurt Browning 71.57 Singin' in the Rain
3 Flag of Russia.svg Ilia Kulik 69.93 Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Honda 69.32 Toska - E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
5 Flag of Russia.svg Alexei Yagudin 69.10Burn My Shadow by Unkle
6 Flag of France.svg Philippe Candeloro 51.63D'Artagnan by Maxime Rodriguez

Ladies

RankNamePointsProgram [19] [20]
1 Flag of Japan.svg Shizuka Arakawa 64.80Swan Lake (modern version) by Kryzler & Kompany
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joannie Rochette 63.47For Me, Formidable by France d'Amour
3 Flag of Russia.svg Irina Slutskaya 61.97Le cocher de la troika by Paul Mauriat
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sarah Meier 54.53 Not Myself Tonight by Christina Aguilera
5 Flag of Finland.svg Laura Lepisto 52.98Malaguena (fandangos)
6 Flag of the United States.svg Kimmie Meissner 51.90 Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota

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