2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial
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The 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial was the Karl Schäfer Memorial
figure skating competition
of the 2008–2009 figure skating season
. The competition is also known as the Vienna Cup. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles
, ladies singles
, and ice dancing
.
The competition took place in Vienna
, Austria
from October 14 through 17, 2008.
Karl Schäfer Memorial
The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in...
figure skating competition
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....
of the 2008–2009 figure skating season
Figure skating season
The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...
. The competition is also known as the Vienna Cup. Skaters competed in the disciplines of 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...
, 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 competition took place in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
from October 14 through 17, 2008.
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobunari Oda Nobunari Oda is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :... |
211.56 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Samuel Contesti Samuel Contesti Samuel Contesti is a French-Italian figure skater who competes for Italy. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006-2007 season... |
201.54 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tomáš Verner Tomas Verner Tomáš Verner is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European Champion, a two time European medalist , and a seven-time Czech national champion. He has won six senior Grand Prix medals, including the 2010 Cup of Russia title.- Early career:Verner started skating at the age of five... |
196.66 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Martin Liebers Martin Liebers Martin Liebers is a German figure skater. He is a four-time German national bronze medalist , was the Junior National Champion in 2000 and the Novice National Champion in 1997.... |
162.67 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Viktor Pfeifer Viktor Pfeifer Viktor Pfeifer is an Austrian figure skater. He is a six-time Austrian national champion. Pfeifer represented Austria at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed 22nd and 21st accordingly.... |
160.76 | 9 | 4 | |
| 6 | Igor Macypura Igor Macypura Igor Macypura is a Ukrainian figure skater who competes internationally for Slovakia. He is the 2005-2008 Slovak National champion.-Biography:... |
160.22 | 5 | 7 | |
| 7 | Tommy Steenberg Tommy Steenberg Tommy Steenberg is an American figure skater. He is the 2004 U.S. Junior pewter medalist, 2003 U.S. Novice bronze medalist, and 2002 U.S. Intermediate silver medalist.... |
159.68 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Konstantin Tupikov Konstantin Tupikov Konstantin Tupikov is a Ukrainian figure skater who currently represents Poland in international competition. Tupikov represented Ukraine until the 2005/2006 season. He began representing Poland internationally in the 2007/2008 season... |
142.66 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | Boris Martinec Boris Martinec Boris Martinec is a Croatian figure skater. He is a five-time Croatian national champion.-Post-2006:-Pre-2006:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round... |
136.65 | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | Zoltán Kelemen Zoltán Kelemen (figure skater) Zoltan Kelemen is a Romanian figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Romanian national champion.-Post-2004:-Pre-2004:- References :... |
135.59 | 8 | 13 | |
| 11 | Mikael Redin | 134.82 | 14 | 9 | |
| 12 | Gregor Urbas Gregor Urbas Gregor Urbas is a Slovenian figure skater. He is the nine-time Slovenian national champion.-Post-2002:-Pre-2002:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-External links:... |
131.12 | 10 | 15 | |
| 13 | Wesley Campbell Wesley Campbell Wesley Campbell is an American figure skater. He is the 2004 U.S. junior bronze medalist. He placed 13th at the 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level... |
129.65 | 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | Severin Kiefer | 129.31 | 15 | 10 | |
| 15 | Manuel Koll Manuel Koll Manuel Koll is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Austrian national champion.He is coached by his mother, Ursula Koll, who competed internationally as a pair skater.... |
127.63 | 16 | 12 | |
| 16 | Maxim Shipov Maxim Shipov Maxim Shipov is a Russian born figure skater who competes for Israel. Shipov represented Russia until the 2004/2005 season, After switching to Israel and sitting out the mandatory wait period, he began competing for Israel in 2007. He is a three-time Israeli national champion.-Programs:-For... |
126.85 | 12 | 16 | |
| 17 | Tigran Vardanyan | 114.74 | 17 | 17 | |
| 18 | Evgenyi Krasnopolski | 100.00 | 18 | 18 | |
| WD | Michal Březina Michal Brezina Michal Březina is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2011 Skate America champion, the 2009 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2010 Czech national champion.- Career :... |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
143.66 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jelena Glebova | 138.98 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Annette Dytrt Annette Dytrt Annette Dytrt is a German figure skater who has also competed internationally for the Czech Republic... |
138.67 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tamar Katz Tamar Katz Tamar Katz is an Israeli figure skater. She is the 2005, 2007, and 2008 Israeli national champion.- Career :... |
127.39 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | Viktoria Helgesson Viktoria Helgesson Viktoria Helgesson is a Swedish figure skater. She is a four-time Nordic champion, 2011 Skate America bronze medalist, and five-time Swedish national champion. Viktoria's 6th place at the 2011 European Championships is the best finish by a Swedish figure skater since 1932... |
119.03 | 10 | 4 | |
| 6 | Molly Oberstar | 112.97 | 13 | 6 | |
| 7 | Isabelle Pieman Isabelle Pieman Isabelle Pieman is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2007 Belgian national champion.-Competitive highlights:-External links:... |
111.34 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | Oksana Gozeva Oksana Gozeva Oksana Aleksandrovna Gozeva is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2009 Russian junior national bronze medalist.-Programs:- Competitive highlights :-External links:... |
109.44 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | Kristin Wieczorek Kristin Wieczorek Kristin Wieczorek is a German figure skater. She won the German national championship in 2007. Her younger brother Denis Wieczorek competes internationally on the junior level.... |
108.79 | 12 | 8 | |
| 10 | Angelica Olsson | 107.86 | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Roxana Luca Roxana Luca Roxana Luca is a Romanian figure skater. She is a multiple Romanian national champion. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.-Post-2002:* Q = Qualifying Round; WD = Withdrew... |
106.49 | 7 | 12 | |
| 12 | Katherina Hadford | 104.97 | 5 | 14 | |
| 13 | Svetlana Issakova Svetlana Issakova Svetlana Issakova is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2008 Estonian national champion.- Competitive highlights :* J = Junior level- References :... |
104.93 | 8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Belinda Schoenberger | 100.99 | 15 | 11 | |
| 15 | Elisabeth Stern | 89.35 | 14 | 15 | |
| 16 | Emma Gadzhieva | 83.86 | 17 | 16 | |
| 17 | Maria Papasotiriou | 83.64 | 16 | 17 | |
| 18 | Andrea Kreuzer Andrea Kreuzer Andrea Kreuzer is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2006 Austrian national champion.She started skating at the age of 5, in Cottage Engelmann Verein skating club and has been practicing ever since.-Competitive highlights:... |
78.27 | 19 | 18 | |
| 19 | Hana Charyparova | 76.11 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | Teodora Poštič Teodora Poštic Teodora Poštič is a Slovenian figure skater. She is the 2006-2009 Slovenian national champion.-Post-2004:* J = Junior level-Pre-2004:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew-External links:... |
74.70 | 20 | 20 | |
| 21 | Dora Strabic | 62.57 | 21 | 21 | |
| WD | Franka Vugec | ||||
| WD | Nella Simaová Nella Simaová Nella Simaová is a Czech figure skater. She is the 2008 & 2009 Czech national champion. She is the 2006 Golden Spin of Zagreb gold medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior Level; WD = Withdrew... |
Ice Dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total Points | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pernelle Carron Pernelle Carron Pernelle Carron is a French ice dancer. With partner Lloyd Jones, she is the 2010 French national champion. She is a French national medalist with Edouard Dezutter, Matthieu Jost and Lloyd Jones.- Career :... / Matthieu Jost |
169.65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Lynn Kriengkrairut Lynn Kriengkrairut Lynn Kriengkrairut is an American ice dancer. She currently competes with Logan Giulietti-Schmitt.- Career :Early in her career, Kriengkrairut skated with Jon Lauten.... / Logan Giuletti-Schmitt |
152.09 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Charlotte Maxwell / Nick Traxler | 150.91 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lucie Myslivečková Lucie Myslivecková Lucie Myslivečková is a Czech ice dancer who competed with Matěj Novák. They are the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb champions, 2008 & 2009 Czech silver medalists and 2006 & 2007 Czech junior national champions.... / Matěj Novák Matej Novák Matěj Novák is a Czech ice dancer who competed with Lucie Myslivečková. They are the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb champions, 2008 & 2009 Czech silver medalists and 2006 & 2007 Czech junior national champions.... |
150.38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Kamila Hájková Kamila Hájková - External links :*... / David Vincour David Vincour David Vincour is a Czech ice dancer. He began skating at age five, stopped until he was 12, then took up ice dancing and competed for Austria with Sabine Pichler and Barbara Herzog. He then competed with Kamila Hájková for the Czech Republic. The two are the 2006-2010 Czech national champions and... |
147.11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Caitlin Sierra Mallory / Kristjan Rand | 146.11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Zoé Blanc Zoé Blanc Zoe Blanc is a French ice dancer. With former partner Pierre-Loup Bouquet, she is the 2008 French bronze medalist and 2007 junior national champion. Blanc previously competed with Jonathan Cuenca. They retired from competition in 2011.- Results :*J. = Junior-level- References :... / Pierre Loup Bouquet |
118.94 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 8 | Louise Walden Louise Walden Louise Walden is a British ice dancer. She competes with Owen Edwards, with whom she teamed up in 2006. They are the 2010 British Gold Medalists and are 2011 British and Welsh ice dancing champions.Walden was born in Preston, England... / Owen Edwards |
115.42 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| 9 | Christa Goulakos / Bradley Yaeger Bradley Yaeger Bradley Yaeger is a Canadian ice dancer. He represents Greece internationally with partner Christa-Elizabeth Goulakos.... |
102.42 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| WD | Barbora Silná Barbora Silná Barbora Silná is a Czech ice dancer who currently competes for Austria. She previously competed for the Czech Republic with Martin Šubrt. She teamed up with Ukrainian-born skater Dmitri Matsjuk to represent Austria in 2005. The two are the 2006-2008 Austrian national champions... / Dimitri Matsjuk |