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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 organized by the USFSA

United States Figure Skating Association

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating on ice in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic Committee "USOC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and is the United States member of the International Skating...

. It is the first ISU 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...

 event to be held. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: men's 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...

, 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...

, 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 2003 competition was held at the Sovereign Center

Sovereign Center

Sovereign Center is a 7,083-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theatre. Closed in 1975, the theatre sat vacant, until it was torn down in 1998, to make room for the arena....

 in Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...

, from October 23 through 26. The compulsory dance was the Austrian Waltz.

This was the first Grand Prix event to use the New Judging System.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Michael Weiss Michael Weiss (figure skater) -External links:* - Official website* - US Olympic Committee Biography...		206.94	1	2
2	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:...		199.27	4	1
3	Zhang Min Zhang Min Zhang Min is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympic Games three times....		190.77	2	5
4	Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko Andrejs Vlascenko is a figure skater who competed in men's singles. Born in East Germany while his father was stationed there in the Soviet army, he returned to the Soviet Union as a child and grew up there....		188.54	3	4
5	Scott Smith		182.92	7	3
6	Vakhtang Murvanidze Vakhtang Murvanidze Vakhtang Murvanidze |Georgia]]) is a Georgian figure skater. He is a multiple Georgian national champion and has represented Georgia at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th, and the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he placed 28th. His highest placement at the European Figure Skating...	Georgia (country)	173.29	6	6
7	Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic Trifun Zivanovic is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.-Career:...		170.62	5	8
8	Stanislav Timchenko Stanislav Timchenko Stanislav Timchenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2002 World Junior bronze medalist. In 2008, he skated in Igor Bobrin's Ice Miniature Theatre-Results:-External links:*...		161.37	11	7
9	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:...		160.95	10	10
10	Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...		153.86	12	9
11	Sergei Davydov		150.04	8	11
12	Ryan Jahnke Ryan Jahnke Ryan Jahnke is an American figure skater. He is the 2003 U.S. national bronze medalist and was the 1993 Novice National Champion. After the 2005-2006 Olympic season, Jahnke retired from competitive skating and now spends his time coaching...		147.49	9	12

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Sasha Cohen Sasha Cohen Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...		197.35	1	1
2	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 :...		178.77	3	2
3	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...		172.39	2	3
4	Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....		156.95	4	4
5	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....		143.36	8	5
6	Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova is a Russian retired figure skater who is now a coach. She is a four-time European bronze medalist, the 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 1998 and 1999 World Junior bronze medalist, and a seven-time Russian national medalist.- Career :Volchkova was the first...		139.57	6	8
7	Annie Bellemare Annie Bellemare Annie Bellemare is a Canadian figure skater. She is a five time medalist at the Canadian nationals.-Results:-External links:*...		138.79	9	6
8	Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...		132.10	10	7
9	Carolina Kostner Carolina Kostner Carolina Kostner is an Italian figure skater. She is a three-time World medalist , a three-time European champion , a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist , the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Italian Champion.-Personal life:Carolina Kostner was born...		127.29	7	10
10	Galina Maniachenko		127.13	5	12
11	Julia Lautowa Julia Lautowa Julia Lautowa is a figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was born in Russia but moved to Austria and competed for them internationally. She was briefly married to Roman Kostomarov.-Results:-Navigation:...		122.48	12	9
12	Michelle Currie Michelle Currie Michelle Currie is a Canadian figure skater.Currie is a Canadian silver medalist and international competitor. After retiring in 2004, she began coaching in Alberta.-Results:-External links:...		116.16	11	11

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Pang Qing Pang Qing Pang Qing is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Tong Jian, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Career:...  / Tong Jian Tong Jian Tong Jian is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 & 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion....		185.04	1	2
2	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....		184.92	2	1
3	Zhang Dan Zhang Dan Zhang Dan is a Chinese pair skater. With her partner Zhang Hao, she is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2005 & 2010 Four Continents champion, and three time World silver medalist.-Biography:...  / Zhang Hao Zhang Hao Zhang Hao is a Chinese figure skater. With partner Zhang Dan, he is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, 2005 & 2010 Four Continents champion, and three time World silver medalist.-Biography:...		171.26	4	3
4	Utako Wakamatsu Utako Wakamatsu is a Japanese figure skater who competed internationally in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating for the countries of Japan and Canada.She originally competed for Japan as a single skater....  / 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....		163.88	3	5
5	Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott Tiffany Scott is an American figure skater.Scott was born in Hanson, Massachusetts. She competed in pairs with partner Rusty Fein. Prior to teaming up with Fein in 2005, she skated with Philip Dulebohn, who was one of Scott and Fein's coaches during their brief partnership. She and Dulebohn...  / Philip Dulebohn Philip Dulebohn Philip Dulebohn is an American pair skater. He competed in pairs with partner Tiffany Scott, and the duo won the gold medal at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...		159.28	6	4
6	Elizabeth Putnam Elizabeth Putnam Elizabeth Putnam is a Canadian figure skater. She competes in pairs and has been partnered with Sean Wirtz since 2002.The couple announced the end of their partnership on August 28, 2007.-Results:...  / Sean Wirtz Sean Wirtz Sean Wirtz is a Canadian figure skater who has competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, he competed with partner Elizabeth Putnam from 2002 through 2007...		154.40	5	6
7	Larisa Spielberg Larisa Spielberg Larisa Spielberg is an American figure skater. Beginning in 1997, she competed in pairs with partner Craig Joeright, and the duo won the bronze medal at the 2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They announced their engagement in 2003 and retired from skating in 2004.-Competitive...  / Craig Joeright Craig Joeright Craig Joeright is an American figure skater. Beginning in 1997, he competed in pairs with partner Larisa Spielberg, and the duo won the bronze medal at the 2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They announced their engagement in 2003 and retired from skating in 2004.Craig is now happily coaching...		136.54	7	7
8	Kathryn Orscher / Garrett Lucash Garrett Lucash Garrett Lucash is an American pair skater. With partner Katie Orscher, he is the 2005 U.S. National Champion.-Biography:...		130.16	8	8
9	Veronika Havlíčková Veronika Havlíčková Veronika Havlíčková is a Czech pair skater. She competed with Karel Štefl between 2001 and 2004. They were the 2002 & 2004 Czech silver medalists.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:...  / Karel Štefl Karel Štefl Karel Štefl is a Czech pair skater.Between 1999 and 2001, he competed with Radka Zlatohlavkova. They placed 21st at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....		123.16	10	9
10	Marylin Pla Marylin Pla Marylin Pla is a French pair skater. She competed with Yannick Bonheur. They were the 2005–2007 French national champions and placed 14th at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-Programs:-Pairs career:...  / Yannick Bonheur Yannick Bonheur Yannick Bonheur is a French pair skater who currently competes with Adeline Canac. He is a five time French National Champion with three different partners: Marylin Pla, Vanessa James, and Canac....		120.74	9	10

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Tanith Belbin Tanith Belbin Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin is a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World medalist,...  / Benjamin Agosto Benjamin Agosto Benjamin Alexandro Agosto is an American ice dancer. With partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion....		212.08	2	2	1
2	Elena Grushina Elena Grushina Elena Eduardovna Grushina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Goncharov, she is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...  / Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partner Elena Grushina, he is the 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, 2005 World bronze medalist, and two-time European silver medalist.- Career :...		197.66	1	3	2
3	Isabelle Delobel Isabelle Delobel Isabelle Delobel is a French ice dancer. With partner Olivier Schoenfelder, she is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion....  / Olivier Schoenfelder Olivier Schoenfelder Olivier Schoenfelder is a French ice dancer. With partner Isabelle Delobel, he is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion.-Career:...		197.59	3	1	3
4	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten...  / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...		178.78	4	4	5
5	Melissa Gregory Melissa Gregory Melissa Gregory is an American ice dancer. With partner and husband Denis Petukhov, she is the 2004–2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...  / Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...		177.48	5	5	4
6	Christie Moxley / Alexander Kirsanov		152.26	6	7	6
7	Natalia Gudina Natalia Gudina Natalia Gudina is an Israeli ice dancer. She competes with husband Alexei Beletski. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–2005 Israeli national silver medalists...  / Alexei Beletski Alexei Beletski Alexei Beletski is an Israeli ice dancer.He competes alongside his wife Natalia Gudina. They competed together for the Ukraine until the end of 1998/1999 season, after which they switched to competing for Israel. Gudina and Beletski the 2000–05 Israeli national silver medalists...		148.50	7	6	7
8	Julia Golovina Julia Golovina Julia Golovina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Oleg Voiko. They are the 2003 Ukrainian national champions. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...  / Oleg Voiko Oleg Voiko Oleg Voiko is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With former partner Julia Golovina, he is the 2003 Ukrainian national champion. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...		131.76	8	8	9
9	Melissa Piperno Melissa Piperno Melissa Piperno is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Liam Dougherty, she is the 2003 Canadian junior national champion. They placed 10th at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and competed on both the Junior Grand Prix and senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating...  / Liam Dougherty Liam Dougherty Liam Dougherty is a Canadian ice dancer. He has competed with partners Mylène Girard, Terra Findlay and Melissa Piperno.-Biography:...		127.88	9	9	8
10	Yu Xiaoyang Yu Xiaoyang Yu Xiaoyang is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Wang Chen. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.-Results:-External links:...  / Wang Chen Wang Chen (figure skater) Wang Chen is a Chinese ice dancer. He competes with Yu Xiaoyang. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.-Results:-External links:...		117.79	10	10	10