| 2012 Rostelecom Cup | |
|---|---|
 Opening Ceremony of ROSTELECOM CUP 2012 (International figure skating competition). | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 8 – 11 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Venue: | Ice Palace Megasport |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Patrick Chan | |
Ladies' singles: Kiira Korpi | |
Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov | |
| Ice dance:Tessa Virtue /Scott Moir | |
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| Previous Grand Prix: 2012 Cup of China | |
| Next Grand Prix: 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
The2012Rostelecom Cup was the fourth event of six in the2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at theIce Palace Megasport inMoscow on November 8–11.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines ofmen's singles, ladies' singles,pair skating, andice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the2012–13 Grand Prix Final.
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012, were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the2012 World Championships):[2]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 159.66 |
| Ladies | 113.43 |
| Pairs | 120.90 |
| Ice dancing | 109.59 |
The entries were as follows.[3]
Canada'sPatrick Chan led after the men's short program, followed by Russia'sKonstantin Menshov and Japan'sTakahiko Kozuka.[4][5] Chan was also first in the free skating, withNobunari Oda in second and Kozuka in third. Chan won the title, Kozuka finished with the silver medal, and the Czech Republic'sMichal Březina took the bronze.[6][7]Johnny Weir re-aggravated an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament and withdrew after the short program.[8]
Gracie Gold of the United States won the ladies' short program ahead of Finland'sKiira Korpi and AmericanAgnes Zawadzki.[9][10] Korpi won the free skating and her first gold medal on the Grand Prix series, with Gold and Zawadzki taking silver and bronze respectively, their first GP medals.[11][12]
Russia'sTatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov won the pairs' short program ahead of teammatesVera Bazarova /Yuri Larionov and the United States'Caydee Denney /John Coughlin.[13][14] The standings remained the same after the free skating.[15][16]
Canada'sTessa Virtue /Scott Moir were first in the short dance, followed by Russia'sElena Ilinykh /Nikita Katsalapov andVictoria Sinitsina /Ruslan Zhiganshin.[17][18] The standing remained the same after the free dance. Virtue / Moir won gold, Ilinykh / Katsalapov the silver, and Sinitsina / Zhiganshin their first senior Grand Prix medal.[19][20]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 262.35 | 1 | 85.44 | 1 | 176.91 |
| 2 | Takahiko Kozuka |  Japan | 229.99 | 3 | 76.34 | 3 | 153.65 |
| 3 | Michal Březina |  Czech Republic | 224.56 | 6 | 73.83 | 4 | 150.73 |
| 4 | Konstantin Menshov | Russia | 223.72 | 2 | 76.73 | 5 | 146.99 |
| 5 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 217.92 | 8 | 63.18 | 2 | 154.74 |
| 6 | Richard Dornbush |  United States | 210.89 | 7 | 67.44 | 6 | 143.45 |
| 7 | Artur Gachinski | Russia | 209.84 | 5 | 74.07 | 7 | 135.77 |
| 8 | Zhan Bush | Russia | 199.37 | 4 | 74.50 | 8 | 124.87 |
| 9 | Denis Ten |  Kazakhstan | 177.77 | 9 | 59.42 | 9 | 118.35 |
| WD | Johnny Weir | United States | 10 | 57.47 | |||
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiira Korpi | Finland | 177.19 | 2 | 61.55 | 1 | 115.64 |
| 2 | Gracie Gold | United States | 175.03 | 1 | 62.16 | 2 | 112.87 |
| 3 | Agnes Zawadzki | United States | 166.61 | 3 | 60.18 | 4 | 106.43 |
| 4 | Kanako Murakami | Japan | 166.34 | 6 | 56.78 | 3 | 109.56 |
| 5 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 157.98 | 5 | 57.11 | 7 | 100.87 |
| 6 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 157.27 | 4 | 58.85 | 8 | 98.42 |
| 7 | Polina Korobeynikova | Russia | 153.32 | 8 | 51.45 | 6 | 101.87 |
| 8 | Viktoria Helgesson |  Sweden | 151.48 | 7 | 54.10 | 9 | 97.38 |
| 9 | Valentina Marchei |  Italy | 148.67 | 9 | 46.25 | 5 | 102.42 |
| 10 | Caroline Zhang | United States | 138.21 | 10 | 46.15 | 10 | 92.06 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov | Russia | 207.53 | 1 | 74.74 | 1 | 132.79 |
| 2 | Vera Bazarova /Yuri Larionov | Russia | 191.08 | 2 | 66.02 | 2 | 125.06 |
| 3 | Caydee Denney /John Coughlin | United States | 179.21 | 3 | 59.02 | 3 | 120.19 |
| 4 | Paige Lawrence /Rudi Swiegers | Canada | 154.16 | 4 | 51.86 | 4 | 102.30 |
| 5 | Anastasia Martiusheva /Alexei Rogonov | Russia | 150.15 | 5 | 50.90 | 5 | 99.25 |
| 6 | Tiffany Vise /Don Baldwin | United States | 143.15 | 7 | 45.91 | 6 | 97.24 |
| 7 | Nicole Della Monica /Matteo Guarise | Italy | 142.53 | 6 | 50.25 | 7 | 92.28 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue /Scott Moir | Canada | 173.99 | 1 | 70.65 | 1 | 103.34 |
| 2 | Elena Ilinykh /Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 158.46 | 2 | 65.70 | 2 | 92.76 |
| 3 | Victoria Sinitsina /Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia | 145.08 | 3 | 60.85 | 4 | 84.23 |
| 4 | Maia Shibutani /Alex Shibutani | United States | 140.91 | 4 | 58.26 | 5 | 82.65 |
| 5 | Nelli Zhiganshina /Alexander Gazsi |  Germany | 140.54 | 6 | 55.53 | 3 | 85.01 |
| 6 | Ksenia Monko /Kirill Khaliavin | Russia | 135.84 | 5 | 55.81 | 6 | 80.03 |
| 7 | Penny Coomes /Nicholas Buckland |  United Kingdom | 126.66 | 8 | 51.39 | 7 | 75.27 |
| 8 | Nicole Orford /Thomas Williams | Canada | 124.96 | 7 | 51.44 | 8 | 73.52 |
