The 2009 Skate Canada International was the Skate Canada International

Skate Canada International

The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...

 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 final 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 Skate Canada. Medals will be 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....

.

In 2009, the Skate Canada International was held in the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex is a multi-use municipally-owned facility in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The complex is located on East Avenue, near the Ottawa Street interchange on the Conestoga Parkway...

 in Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener, Ontario

The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...

 from 19 November through 22 November.

Competition notes

• The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica.

• In the pairs event, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
  Robin Szolkowy
  Robin Szolkowy is a German pair skater. With partner Aliona Savchenko, he is a three-time World Champion, the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, a four-time European Champion, the 2007–08 and 2010–11 Grand Prix Final Champion, and a seven-time German National Champion.Savchenko & Szolkowy scored the...
  
   set a new world record of 206.71 points under the ISU Judging System
  ISU Judging System
  The ISU Judging System , is the scoring system on the event and on the level of competition. At the senior international level, single and pairs short programs contain eight technical elements. The actual eight elements are detailed for single skaters in ISU rule 310...
  
   for pairs combined total score.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time

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 (UTC-5

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)

• November 20
  • 11:50 - Pairs: Short Program
  • 13:20 - Ladies: Short Program
  • 18:30 - Ice Dancing: Compulsory Dance
  • 19:55 - Men: Short Program

• November 21
  • 12:00 - Ice Dancing: Original Dance
  • 13:30 - Pairs: Free Skating
  • 16:00 - Men: Free Skating
  • 19:00 - Ladies: Free Skating

• November 22
  • 12:15 - Ice Dancing: Free Dance

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	Jeremy Abbott Jeremy Abbott Jeremy Abbott is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion, a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist and two-time U.S. national champion. He represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed ninth.-Personal life:Jeremy Abbott was born in...		232.99	1	2
2	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....		231.31	2	1
3	Alban Préaubert Alban Préaubert Alban Préaubert is a French figure skater. He is a five-time French bronze medalist.- Early years :...		212.28	4	3
4	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 :...		202.32	5	5
5	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...		202.25	7	4
6	Patrick Chan Patrick Chan Patrick Chan is a Canadian figure skater.He is the 2011 World Champion, 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, the 2009 and 2010 World silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and a four-time Canadian Champion.At the 2010 Canadian Championships, he...		198.77	6	6
7	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...		193.33	3	9
8	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 :...		188.31	10	7
9	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 :...		186.48	8	8
10	Joey Russell Joey Russell Joey Russell is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2006 Canadian junior national champion and is a two season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit...		168.71	9	11
11	Kevin van der Perren Kevin van der Perren Kevin van der Perren is a Belgian figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2009 European bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and a seven-time Belgian national champion...		168.54	11	10
12	Jeremy Ten Jeremy Ten Jeremy Ten is a Canadian figure skater. He attended Magee Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the 2009 Canadian bronze medalist and 2007 junior national champion. He trains at the BC Centre of Excellence.In January 2011, Ten underwent surgery to repair a bone impingement problem...		148.96	12	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	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...		182.90	1	1
2	Alissa Czisny Alissa Czisny Alissa Czisny is an American figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, two-time U.S. national champion, the 2007 U.S...		163.53	2	4
3	Laura Lepistö Laura Lepistö Laura Anneli Lepistö is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 European Champion and 2008 & 2010 Finnish national champion.-Personal life:Lepistö was born in Espoo, Finland....		158.52	4	2
4	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....		156.83	3	3
5	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....		147.72	8	5
6	Amélie Lacoste Amélie Lacoste Amélie Lacoste is a Canadian figure skater. She is a two-time Canadian bronze medalist and 2005 junior national champion. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship is 7th at the 2010 Four Continents Championships.- Career :Lacoste won the novice national title in 2003 and the junior national...		141.13	6	6
7	Cynthia Phaneuf Cynthia Phaneuf Cynthia Phaneuf is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2004 and 2011 Canadian national champion and a three-time Canadian silver medalist...		132.48	5	9
8	Caroline Zhang Caroline Zhang Caroline Zhao Zhang is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006–2007 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion and the 2009 U.S. bronze medalist.-Personal life:...		132.46	7	8
9	Sarah Hecken Sarah Hecken Sarah Hecken is a German figure skater. She is the 2008 and 2010 German national champion. Her win in 2008 was her fourth consecutive national title, and her first at the senior level...		124.40	10	7
10	Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell is a British figure skater. She is the 2002–2004 & 2007–2010 British National Champion and a 2010 Olympian...		123.50	9	10
11	Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2010 & 2011 Swedish silver medalist and 2007-2009 junior national champion. She is coached by her mother. Her older sister Viktoria is also a competitive skater....		108.41	11	11

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	Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Robin Szolkowy Robin Szolkowy is a German pair skater. With partner Aliona Savchenko, he is a three-time World Champion, the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, a four-time European Champion, the 2007–08 and 2010–11 Grand Prix Final Champion, and a seven-time German National Champion.Savchenko & Szolkowy scored the...		206.71	1	1
2	Maria Mukhortova Maria Mukhortova Maria Vladimirovna Mukhortova is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Maxim Trankov, she is the 2008 European silver medalist and 2007 Russian National Champion. In her early career, she competed with Egor Golovkin and Pavel Lebedev...  / Maxim Trankov Maxim Trankov Maxim Leonidovich Trankov is a Russian pair skater. With current partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, their first major international competition together...		185.71	2	2
3	Jessica Dubé Jessica Dubé Jessica Dubé is a Canadian figure skater who is best known for her pairs career with Bryce Davison. They are the three-time Canadian national champion, the 2008 World bronze medalist and the 2009 Four Continents silver medalist. They represented Canada at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...  / Bryce Davison Bryce Davison Bryce Davison is an American-Canadian pair skater. With former partner Jessica Dubé, he is a three-time Canadian national champion, the 2008 World bronze medalist and the 2009 Four Continents silver medalist.They represented Canada at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.- Biography :Davison began...		166.93	3	3
4	Anabelle Langlois Anabelle Langlois Anabelle Langlois is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Cody Hay, she is the 2008 Canadian national champion.- Career :...  / Cody Hay Cody Hay Cody Hay is a retired Canadian pair skater. With Anabelle Langlois, he is the 2008 Canadian national champion. He is now a coach with Langlois.- Career :...		159.95	4	4
5	Caydee Denney Caydee Denney Caydee Denney is an American pair skater. She currently skates with John Coughlin. With former partner Jeremy Barrett, she won the 2010 U.S. national championship. She also competed as a single skater until 2009....  / Jeremy Barrett Jeremy Barrett (figure skater) -External links:*...		157.09	5	5
6	Kirsten Moore-Towers Kirsten Moore-Towers - Navigation :...  / Dylan Moscovitch Dylan Moscovitch Dylan Moscovitch is a Canadian pair skater. He and his partner Kirsten Moore-Towers, are the 2011 Canadian pairs champion. The pair trains with coaches Kris Wirtz and Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, in Waterloo, Ontario.- Career :Moscovitch first competed with his...		146.91	7	6
7	Caitlin Yankowskas Caitlin Yankowskas Caitlin Yankowskas is an American pair skater, best known for her partnership with John Coughlin, with whom she skated from 2007 to 2011. They won the 2011 U.S. national title.- Personal life :...  / John Coughlin John Coughlin (figure skater) John Coughlin is an American pair skater, best known for his partnership with Caitlin Yankowskas, with whom he skated from 2007 to 2011. They won the 2011 U.S. national title. He currently skates with Caydee Denney.- Early years :Coughlin began skating at the age of five...		143.61	6	7
8	Ksenia Ozerova Ksenia Ozerova - Career :Ozerova initially competed with Alexander Enbert, coached by Oksana Kazakova. They won a silver and bronze on the Junior Grand Prix series. This qualified them for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, however they withdrew after the short program....  / Alexander Enbert Alexander Enbert Alexander Yuryevich Enbert is a Russian pair skater who competes with partner Katarina Gerboldt.- Early career :His first partner was Viktoria Kazantseva. He then teamed up with Ksenia Ozerova, coached by Oksana Kazakova. During the 2008–2009 season, they won silver and bronze medals on the Junior...		113.36	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	Tessa Virtue Tessa Virtue Tessa Virtue is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with Scott Moir. Virtue and Moir are the 2010 Olympic champions, the 2010 World Champions, the 2008 Four Continents Champions, the 2006 World Junior Champions and the 2008–2010 Canadian national champions.At the 2009 Skate Canada competition, they...  / Scott Moir Scott Moir Scott Moir is a Canadian ice dancer. He ice dances with Tessa Virtue. Moir and Virtue are the 2010 Olympic champions, the 2010 World Champions, the 2008 Four Continents Champions, the 2006 World Junior Champions and the 2008–2010 Canadian national champions.They were the first ice dance team to...		204.38	1	1	1
2	Nathalie Péchalat Nathalie Péchalat Nathalie Péchalat is a French ice dancer who competes with Fabian Bourzat. They are the 2011 European Champions, the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver and 2009–2010 bronze medalists, 2010 Cup of China champions, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champions, and two-time French national champions .- Career...  / Fabian Bourzat Fabian Bourzat Fabian Bourzat is a French ice dancer. He competes with Nathalie Péchalat. They are the 2011 European Champions, 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver and 2009–2010 bronze medalists, 2010 Cup of China champions, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champions, and two time French national champions .- Career :-...		185.07	2	2	2
3	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 :...		165.64	3	4	4
4	Ekaterina Bobrova Ekaterina Bobrova Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Dmitri Soloviev, she is the 2011 European silver medalist and gold medalist at the 2007 World Junior Championships, 2011 Russian Championships, 2010 Cup of Russia and 2011 Cup of China....  / Dmitri Soloviev Dmitri Soloviev Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Ekaterina Bobrova, he is the 2011 European silver medalist, and gold medalist at the 2007 World Junior Championships, 2011 Russian Championships, 2010 Cup of Russia and 2011 Cup of China....		161.68	5	5	3
5	Emily Samuelson Emily Samuelson Emily Samuelson is an American ice dancer. With former partner Evan Bates, she is the 2009 U.S. silver medalist, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, and the 2008 World Junior Champion. She currently skates with Todd Gilles....  / Evan Bates Evan Bates Evan Bates is an American ice dancer. With former partner Emily Samuelson, he is the 2009 U.S. silver medalist, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, and the 2008 World Junior Champion. He currently skates with Madison Chock....		160.76	4	3	5
6	Madison Hubbell Madison Hubbell Madison L. Hubbell is an American ice dancer. She competed with her brother Keiffer Hubbell from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time U.S. pewter medalists and 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions. She currently skates with Zachary Donohue.- Personal...  / Keiffer Hubbell Keiffer Hubbell Keiffer J. Hubbell is an American ice dancer. He competed with his sister Madison Hubbell from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time U.S. pewter medalists and 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions.- Personal life :Keiffer Hubbell was born in Lansing,...		141.63	6	6	7
7	Carolina Hermann Carolina Hermann Anna Carolina Hermann is a German ice dancer. She competes with her brother, Daniel Hermann. Together, the Hermanns are the 2009 German national champions and 2008 national bronze medalists.- Career :...  / Daniel Hermann Daniel Hermann Daniel Felix Hermann is a German ice dancer. He competes with his sister, Carolina Hermann. Together, the Hermanns are the 2009 German national champions and 2008 national bronze medalists.- Career :...		141.61	7	7	6
8	Andrea Chong Andrea Chong Andrea Chong is a Canadian ice dancer. She competes with partner Guillaume Gfeller, with whom she teamed up in 2007. They placed 4th at the 2009 Canadian Championships....  / Guillaume Gfeller Guillaume Gfeller Guillaume Gfeller is a Canadian ice dancer. He competes with partner Andrea Chong, with whom he teamed up in 2007. They placed 4th at the 2009 Canadian Championships....		128.70	8	8	8

External links

• 2009 Skate Canada International