The 2009 Cup of China was the Cup of China

Cup of China

The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...

 Grand Prix competition of the 2009–2010 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...

. It was the third event of six in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2009–2010 season. It was a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2009 that built to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies...

, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2009–2010 figure skating season...

. The event was organized by the Chinese Skating Association

Chinese Skating Association

The Chinese Skating Association was founded in 1956. It hosts the Chinese Figure Skating Championships and the Cup of China annually. -Notable People in Chinese Figure Skating:...

. Medals were awarded 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...

, pair skating

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....

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In 2009, the Cup of China was held in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 from 29 October through 1 November.

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8

UTC+8

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

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• Friday, October 30, 2009
  • 14:30 Ice Dancing - Compulsory Dance
  • 15:55 Ladies - Short Program
  • 17:50 Men - Short Program
  • 19:45 Pairs - Short Program
  • 21:15 Ice Dancing - Original Dance
• Saturday, October 31, 2009
  • 14:00 Ladies - Free Skating
  • 16:10 Men - Free Skating
  • 18:25 Ice Dancing - Free Dance
  • 20:05 Pairs - Free Skating

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
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 :...		239.58	1	1
2	Evan Lysacek Evan Lysacek Evan Frank Lysacek is an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, the 2005 & 2007 Four Continents champion, the 2007 & 2008 U.S. national champion, and the 2009/2010 Grand Prix Final champion....		232.17	3	2
3	Sergei Voronov Sergei Voronov Sergei Evgeneyvich Voronov is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 World Junior silver medalist and the 2008 & 2009 Russian National Champion...		220.39	2	3
4	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...		207.85	4	4
5	Yannick Ponsero Yannick Ponsero Yannick Ponsero is a French figure skater. He is the 2009 French national champion.-Personal life:Ponsero was born in Annecy, France. His sister Christina was also a skater, and after visiting her at the rink he began to skate as well. In addition to skating, Ponsero competed in skiing events...		195.12	6	6
6	Stephen Carriere Stephen Carriere Stephen Carriere is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 U.S. bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, and the 2006-07 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.- Personal life :...		195.08	7	5
7	Yang Chao Yang Chao Yang Chao is a Chinese figure skater. He is the 2009 Chinese bronze medalist.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-References:...		189.99	8	8
8	Kevin Reynolds Kevin Reynolds (figure skater) Kevin Reynolds is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2010 Canadian bronze medalist and 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist. He is known for his strong jumping skills and is currently the only skater to have landed two quadruple jumps in a short program.- Personal life :Reynolds was born in North...		188.47	11	7
9	Guan Jinlin Guan Jinlin Guan Jinlin is a Chinese figure skater. He is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist. He had been assigned to the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard and 2008 NHK Trophy Grand Prix events, but missed the 2008-2009 season due to injury.-Competitive highlights:* Guan did not compete in the 2008-2009...		187.95	5	9
10	Denis Ten Denis Ten Denis Yurievich Ten is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2011 Asian Winter Games champion and 2006 Kazakhstan national champion. At the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Belarus, he became the first skater from Kazakhstan to win an International Skating Union competition...		182.63	9	10
11	Armin Mahbanoozadeh Armin Mahbanoozadeh Armin Mahbanoozadeh is an American figure skater. He is the 2007 US novice champion. He is the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.- Career :...		176.53	12	11
12	Xu Ming Xu Ming Xu Ming is a Chinese figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 Chinese national silver medalist. He won the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Winter Games.-Competitive highlights:-References:...		163.57	10	12

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....		176.66	4	1
2	Kiira Korpi Kiira Korpi Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion .- Personal life :...		163.27	2	3
3	Joannie Rochette Joannie Rochette Joannie Rochette is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2009 World silver medalist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a six-time Canadian national champion.-Personal life:Rochette was born in...		163.18	7	2
4	Rachael Flatt Rachael Flatt Rachael Elizabeth Flatt is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. national champion, 2008, 2009 and 2011 national silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion....		157.71	5	5
5	Mirai Nagasu Mirai Nagasu Mirai Aileen Nagasu , born April 16, 1993 is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. national champion, 2010 U.S. silver medalist, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalist, and 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....		155.38	1	6
6	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...		154.18	3	7
7	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...		145.99	6	8
8	Diane Szmiett Diane Szmiett Diane Szmiett is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2006 Canadian junior national champion. She placed 21st at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Courchevel, France.- Competitive highlights:-External links:*...		144.28	11	4
9	Liu Yan		132.80	8	9
10	Beatrisa Liang Beatrisa Liang Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2007 U.S...		131.39	9	10
11	Geng Bingwa Geng Bingwa Geng Bingwa is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2008 Chinese silver medalist.- Personal life :Geng began skating at the age of 3. Geng's father was a competitive ice hockey player and her mother is a figure skating coach. Her name "Bingwa" litearally means "ice baby" in Chinese.- Age...		121.20	10	11
WD	Xu Binshu Xu Binshu Xu Binshu is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 2004 & 2006 Chinese national champion. She won the bronze medal at the 2007 Asian Winter Games.On February 14, 2011, Xu's age became the subject of controversy...			12

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Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
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...		200.97	1	1
2	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:...		186.49	4	2
3	Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Andreеvna Volosozhar is a Russian-Ukrainian pair skater. With current partner Maxim Trankov, she won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, their first major international competition together...  / Stanislav Morozov Stanislav Morozov Stanislav Oleksandrovych Morozov is a retired Ukrainian pair skater who now works as a coach. With partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he was a four-time Ukrainian national champion...		170.79	2	3
4	Meagan Duhamel Meagan Duhamel Meagan Duhamel is a Canadian pair skater. With current partner Eric Radford, she is the 2011 Four Continents silver medalist and 2011 Canadian national silver medalist...  / Craig Buntin Craig Buntin - External links :*...		157.60	5	4
5	Lubov Iliushechkina Lubov Iliushechkina Lubov Ivanovna Iliushechkina is a Russian pair skater. With partner Nodari Maisuradze, she is the 2010 Skate Canada Champion, 2009 World Junior Champion, 2008 World Junior silver medalist, and 2009 Russian bronze medalist.- Career :...  / Nodari Maisuradze Nodari Maisuradze Nodari Otarievich Maisuradze is a Russian pair skater. With partner Lubov Iliushechkina, he is the 2010 Skate Canada Champion, 2009 World Junior Champion, 2008 World Junior silver medalist, and 2009 Russian bronze medalist.- Career :...		153.30	3	7
6	Dong Huibo Dong Huibo Dong Huibo is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Wu Yiming, she is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist. She previously competed as a single skater on the national level.-Results:-References:* -External links:...  / Wu Yiming Wu Yiming Wu Yiming is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Dong Huibo, he is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist. He previously competed with An Ni and was a two-time medalist at the Chinese Figure Skating Championships on the senior level.-Results:-References:...		146.49	6	5
7	Amanda Evora Amanda Evora Amanda Evora is an American pair skater. She competes with Mark Ladwig. They are two-time U.S. silver medalists and two-time U.S. pewter medalists.-Personal life:...  / Mark Ladwig Mark Ladwig Mark Ladwig is an American pair skater. He competes with Amanda Evora. They are two-time U.S. silver medalists and two-time pewter medalists.-Career:...		140.32	7	6
8	Vanessa James Vanessa James -References:...  / 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....		134.77	8	8

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
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....		194.51	1	1	1
2	Jana Khokhlova Jana Khokhlova Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova is a Russian ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Novitski, with whom she is the 2009 European Champion, 2008 World bronze medalist, and a two-time Russian National Champion. She also competed with Andrei Maximishin and Fedor Andreev.- Career...  / Sergei Novitski Sergei Novitski Sergei Nikolayevich Novitski is a Russian ice dancer who skated with Jana Khokhlova until April 2010. Together they are the 2009 European champions, 2008 World bronze medalists, and 2008 & 2009 Russian Champions.- Career :...		180.57	2	2	3
3	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...		179.92	3	3	2
4	Anna Zadorozhniuk Anna Zadorozhniuk Anna Nikolayevna Zadorozhniuk is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Sergei Verbillo. They are the 2009 & 2010 Ukrainian national champions. Zadorozhniuk previously skated with Alexander Veselovski and Alexander Kudriavtsev.-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:...  / Sergei Verbillo Sergei Verbillo Sergei Oleksandrovych Verbillo is a Ukrainian ice dancer. He competes with Anna Zadorozhniuk. They are the 2009 & 2010 Ukrainian national champions. Verbillo previously skated with Alla Beknazarova.-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:* J = Junior level- References :...		158.09	6	4	6
5	Alexandra Zaretski Alexandra Zaretski Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky is an Israeli ice dancer. She competed with her brother Roman Zaretsky. Together, they are three-time Israeli National Champions and two-time Olympic competitors.-Personal life:...  / Roman Zaretski Roman Zaretski Roman Zaretsky is an Israeli ice dancer.He competed with his sister, Alexandra Zaretsky. Together, they are three-time Israeli National Champions, and two-time Olympic competitors.-Personal life:Roman Zaretsky was born in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union....		156.86	4	7	5
6	Kaitlyn Weaver Kaitlyn Weaver Kaitlyn Weaver is an American-Canadian ice dancer who represents Canada internationally. With partner Andrew Poje, she is the 2010 Four Continents champion, 2008 Canadian national silver medalist and 2007 World Junior bronze medalist...  / Andrew Poje Andrew Poje Andrew Poje is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kaitlyn Weaver, he is the 2010 Four Continents champion, the 2008 Canadian national silver medalist and World Junior bronze medalist.- Career :...		151.87	5	9	4
7	Huang Xintong Huang Xintong Huang Xintong is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Zheng Xun. They are the 2007 and 2009 Chinese national champions.-Competitive highlights:- References :...  / Zheng Xun Zheng Xun Zheng Xun is a Chinese ice dancer. He competes with Huang Xintong. They are the 2007 & 2009 Chinese national champions.-Competitive highlights:-References:...		151.40	8	5	7
8	Madison Chock Madison Chock - External links :...  / Greg Zuerlein Greg Zuerlein - External links :*...		149.17	7	6	8
9	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:...		137.76	9	8	9