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The Sparkassen Cup on Ice (later Bofrost Cup on Ice) is a figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

competition which takes place annually in Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It was part of the Grand Prix

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

series until 2003. Figure skaters compete in four disciplines: ladies' singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, men's singles

Single skating

, pairs

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

.

The 2001 competition took place between November 9 and 11 in the Emscher-Lippe-Halle

Emscher-Lippe-Halle

Emscher-Lippe-Halle is an indoor sporting arena located in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It is used for various indoor events and is the home arena of the ice hockey team EHC Gelsenkirchen. It also hosted the annual Bofrost Cup on Ice figure skating event. The capacity of the arena is 2,600...

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist, 2002 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, and 2010 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, six-time European Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and an eight-time...	1.5	1	1
2	Timothy Goebel Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...	3.0	2	2
3	Li Chengjiang Li Chengjiang Li Chengjiang is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	4.5	3	3
4	Alexander Abt Alexander Abt Alexander "Sasha" Viktorovich Abt is a Russian figure skater and coach. He competed as an elite senior skater for about ten years. He placed fifth at the 2002 Winter Olympics.- Career :...	6.5	5	4
5	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	7.0	4	5
6	Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSM is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion , two-time Olympic silver medalist , and seven-time Canadian champion ....	9.0	6	6
7	Stefan Lindemann Stefan Lindemann Stefan Lindemann is a German figure skater. He is a seven-time German national champion, the 2004 World bronze medalist, and the 2000 World Junior Champion.-Career:...	11.0	8	7
8	Michael Weiss Michael Weiss (figure skater) -External links:* - Official website* - US Olympic Committee Biography...	12.5	7	9
9	Vitali Danilchenko Vitali Danilchenko Vitali Danilchenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. He is a five time national champion. He was coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk.-Results:-Navigation:...	13.5	11	8
10	Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier is a French figure skater. He is a four-time French national silver medalist and competed at two Olympic Games. He twice placed fourth at the European Figure Skating Championships...	15.0	10	10
11	Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov Roman Skorniakov (born 17 February 1976 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) is a Russian-Uzbekistani figure skater. He represented Russia early in his career, but moved with Tatiana Malinina to represent Uzbekistan in 1996. Skorniakov is the 1997-2003...	15.5	9	11
12	Silvio Smalun Silvio Smalun Silvio Smalun is a German figure skater. He is the 2001 & 2003 German national champion.-Career:...	18.0	12	12

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Maria Butyrskaya Maria Butyrskaya Maria Viktorovna Butyrskaya is a Russian figure skater. She is the 1999 World champion, becoming the oldest woman to win that title and the first Russian woman to become a World champion. She is a three-time European champion and in 2002, at age 29, became the oldest woman to win that title. She...	1.5	1	1
2	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....	3.5	3	2
3	Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov , is an American figure skater. She is the 2000 Four Continents Champion.-Biography:Nikodinov is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants and speaks Bulgarian fluently...	4.0	2	3
4	Jennifer Kirk Jennifer Kirk Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior Champion and the 2002 Four Continents Champion.- Biography :...	6.0	4	4
5	Kristina Oblasova Kristina Oblasova Kristina Oblasova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2001 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Russian bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	7.5	5	5
6	Tatiana Malinina Tatiana Malinina Tatiana Malinina is a Russian figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan. She is the 1999 Four Continents champion, the 1998-1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Asian Winter Games champion, the 1993-2002 Uzbekistan national champion....	9.0	6	6
7	Silvia Fontana Silvia Fontana Silvia Fontana is a figure skater who represented Italy at the two Olympics. She was born on Staten Island, New York, raised in Rome, and trained during her career in Hackensack, New Jersey.-Career:...	10.5	7	7
8	Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time Finnish national champion....	12.0	8	8
9	Anne-Sophie Calvez Anne-Sophie Calvez Anne-Sophie Calvez is a French figure skater. She is the 2007 French national champion and 2003-2005 national silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:-References:...	13.5	9	9
10	Andrea Diewald	15.5	11	10
11	Marianne Dubuc	16.0	10	11

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Shen Xue Shen Xue Shen Xue is a female Chinese pair skater. With her partner and husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first... / Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo is a male Chinese pair skater. With his partner and wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...	1.5	1	1
2	Kyoko Ina Kyoko Ina is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian.- Life and career :... / John Zimmerman	3.5	3	2
3	Maria Petrova Maria Petrova (figure skater) Maria Igorevna Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :... / Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Tikhonov Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova, he is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :Tikhonov began skating at the age of five and switched to pairs at 15 and a half....	4.0	2	3
4	Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette Valerie Saurette is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau and captured three bronze medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1998 to 2000.-Competitive highlights:... / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau Jean-Sebastien Fecteau Jean-Sébastien Fecteau is a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with partner Utako Wakamatsu in 2002. Earlier, he competed with Valerie Saurette. He announced his retirement from competitive skating on April 24, 2007....	6.5	5	4
5	Valérie Marcoux / Bruno Marcotte Bruno Marcotte Bruno Marcotte is a Canadian retired pair skater who currently works as a coach. Over the course of his eligible career, he competed with Isabelle Coulombe, Nadia Micallef, and Valérie Marcoux. He won the bronze medal a the 1993 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with Isabelle Coulombe...	7.0	4	5
6	Tatiana Chuvaeva Tatiana Chuvaeva Tatiana Chuvaeva is a Ukrainian pairs skater. She has competed with Viacheslav Chiliy and Dmitri Palamarchuk. With Palamarchuk, she was a two-time Ukrainian national champion and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they placed 16th. The partnership broke up in 2003.-Competitive... / Dmitri Palamarchuk Dmitri Palamarchuk Dmitri Palamarchuk is a Ukrainian figure skating coach and retired pair skater. With former partner Julia Obertas, he is a two-time World Junior champion and two-time Junior Grand Prix Final champion. At the 2000 World Championships, he caught an edge on a lift and they both fell to the ice....	9.0	6	6
7	Kateřina Beránková Katerina Beránková Katerina Berankova was an Czech figure skater. Initially, she competed in ladies singles, finishing 10th at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships. She switched to pair skating in 1997 and competed with Otto Dlabola, with whom she finished 8th at the 2002 Winter... / Otto Dlabola Otto Dlabola Otto Dlabola is a retired Czech pair skater. Initially, he skated with Veronika Joukalova, and in 1997, he teamed up with Kateřina Beránková, with whom she finished 8th at the 2002 Winter Olympics-Results:...	11.0	8	7
8	Victoria Maxiuta Victoria Maxiuta Victoria Maxiuta Victoria Maxiuta Victoria Maxiuta (born November 15, 1981 in Kiev, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union is a Ukrainian pairs figure skater. She represented Russia until 2000. With partner Vladislav Zhovnirski, she won 1996 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, as well as three World... / Vitaly Dubina	11.5	7	8
9	Marie-Pierre Leray Marie-Pierre Leray Marie-Pierre Leray is a French figure skater. In ladies singles, she was a three time silver medalist at the French Figure Skating Championships and competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics. In pairs, she won the French National Championship with Frédéric Lipka in 1993. She later teamed up with... / Nicolas Osseland Nicolas Osseland Nicolas Osseland was a French pair skater. With partner Sabrina Lefrançois, he competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. He later competed with Marie-Pierre Leray....	13.5	9	9

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD	OD	FD
1	Barbara Fusar-Poli Barbara Fusar-Poli Barbara Fusar-Poli is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Maurizio Margaglio, she is the 2001 World champion, 2001 European champion, and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. They won eight Italian titles and competed at three Olympics.-Career:Early in her career, Fusar-Poli competed with Matteo Bonfa... / Maurizio Margaglio Maurizio Margaglio Maurizio Margaglio is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Fusar-Poli, he is the 2001 World champion, 2001 European champion, and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. They won eight Italian titles and competed at three Olympics.- Competitive career :Early in his career, Margaglio competed with...	2.0	1	1	1
2	Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.-Biography:... / Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.- Biography :...	4.0	2	2	2
3	Natalia Romaniuta Natalia Romaniuta Natalia Romaniuta is a Russian ice dancer. Romaniuta was born in Hungary, where her father was serving in the Soviet army, but was raised in Ekaterinenburg. With former partner Daniil Barantsev, she won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002... / Daniil Barantsev Daniil Barantsev Daniil Sergeevich Barantsev is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Jennifer Wester, he is the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.- Career :...	6.0	3	3	3
4	Alia Ouabdelsselam Alia Ouabdelsselam Alia Ouabdelsselam is a French retired ice dancer. She competed for most of her career with Benjamin Delmas. They teamed up in 1997 and split in 2002... / Benjamin Delmas Benjamin Delmas Benjamin Delmas is a French retired ice dancer. He had the most success with partner Alia Ouabdelsselam. They teamed up in 1997 and split in 2002...	8.0	4	4	4
5	Valentina Anselmi / Fabrizio Pedrazzini	10.4	6	5	5
6	Agata Błażowska / Marcin Kozubek Marcin Kozubek Marcin Kozubek is a Polish ice dancer. He competed with Agata Błażowska. Kozubek started skating at the age of 8. The couple had their programs choreographed by Marina Zoueva and Alexandr Azarkevitch.-Competitive highlights:...	11.6	5	6	6
7	Stephanie Rauer Stephanie Rauer Stephanie Rauer was a German ice dancer. She competed with her brother Thomas Rauer. Together, they won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 2001 and again in 2002.-Results:... / Thomas Rauer Thomas Rauer Thomas Rauer was a German ice dancer. He competed with his sister Stephanie Rauer. Together, they won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 2001 and again in 2002....	15.2	7	9	7
8	Jill Vernekohl / Dmitri Kurakin Dmitri Kurakin Dmitri Kurakin is an Estonian ice dancer who also competed internationally for Germany. He originally competed with Anna Mosenkova for Estonia...	15.8	9	7	8
9	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:... / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:...	17.0	8	8	9
10	Anna Mosenkova Anna Mosenkova Anna Mosenkova is an Estonian ice dancer. With partner Sergei Sychyov, she is the 2000-2002 Estonian national champion and competed at the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships, with a highest placement of 21st at the 2000 European Figure Skating... / Sergei Sychov	20.0	10	10	10

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