| 2012 Skate America | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 19 – 21 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Kent, Washington |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | ShoWare Center |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Takahiko Kozuka | |
Ladies' singles: Ashley Wagner | |
Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov | |
| Ice dance:Meryl Davis /Charlie White | |
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The2012 Hilton HHonorsSkate America was the first event of six in the2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series.[1] It was held at theShoWare Center inKent, Washington on October 19–21.[2][3][4] 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 before 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):[5]
| Discipline | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Men | 159.66 |
| Ladies | 113.43 |
| Pairs | 120.90 |
| Ice dancing | 109.59 |
The entries were as follows.[6]
Yuzuru Hanyu posted a world record score in the men's short program for a ten-point lead over teammateTakahiko Kozuka, with AmericanJeremy Abbott in third.[7][8][9] Kozuka won the gold medal after placing first in the free skating, Hanyu dropped to second overall, andTatsuki Machida rounded out a Japanese sweep of the podium by winning bronze, his first Grand Prix medal.[10][11][12]
AmericanAshley Wagner led after the ladies' short program, followed by Russia'sAdelina Sotnikova and AmericanChristina Gao.[13][14] Wagner then placed first in the free skating to win her first GP gold, while Gao rose to take the silver, her first GP medal, and Sotnikova slipped to third.[15][16][17]
Russia'sTatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov placed first in the pairs' short program ahead of China'sPang Qing /Tong Jian and AmericansCaydee Denney /John Coughlin.[18][19] The pairs maintained their positions in the free skating. Volosozhar / Trankov won their third GP title, Pang / Tong finished second, and Denney / Coughlin took the bronze, their first Grand Prix medal.[20][21]
AmericansMeryl Davis /Charlie White won the short dance, ahead of Canada'sKaitlyn Weaver /Andrew Poje and Russia'sEkaterina Bobrova /Dmitri Soloviev.[22][23] Davis / White also placed first in the free dance to win their third consecutive Skate America title, while Bobrova and Soloviev moved up to win the silver, their fifth medal on the GP series, and Weaver and Poje took the bronze, their sixth GP medal.[24][25]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takahiko Kozuka | Japan | 251.44 | 2 | 85.32 | 1 | 166.12 |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 243.74 | 1 | 95.07 | 3 | 148.67 |
| 3 | Tatsuki Machida | Japan | 229.95 | 4 | 75.78 | 2 | 154.17 |
| 4 | Konstantin Menshov | Russia | 212.53 | 5 | 73.32 | 5 | 139.21 |
| 5 | Jeremy Abbott |  United States | 211.35 | 3 | 77.71 | 8 | 133.64 |
| 6 | Michal Březina |  Czech Republic | 209.67 | 6 | 69.26 | 4 | 140.41 |
| 7 | Armin Mahbanoozadeh | United States | 203.65 | 7 | 68.27 | 7 | 135.38 |
| 8 | Tomáš Verner | Czech Republic | 197.36 | 9 | 58.79 | 6 | 138.57 |
| 9 | Douglas Razzano | United States | 187.83 | 10 | 57.06 | 9 | 130.67 |
| 10 | Alexander Majorov |  Sweden | 182.42 | 8 | 60.48 | 10 | 121.94 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Wagner | United States | 188.37 | 1 | 60.61 | 1 | 127.76 |
| 2 | Christina Gao | United States | 174.25 | 3 | 56.63 | 2 | 117.62 |
| 3 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 168.96 | 2 | 58.93 | 3 | 110.03 |
| 4 | Valentina Marchei |  Italy | 158.79 | 5 | 54.01 | 6 | 104.78 |
| 5 | Haruka Imai | Japan | 157.72 | 7 | 49.90 | 4 | 107.82 |
| 6 | Maé Bérénice Méité |  France | 155.95 | 4 | 54.41 | 7 | 101.54 |
| 7 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 153.49 | 9 | 46.72 | 5 | 106.77 |
| 8 | Viktoria Helgesson | Sweden | 144.85 | 6 | 50.29 | 8 | 94.56 |
| 9 | Rachael Flatt | United States | 136.09 | 10 | 43.72 | 9 | 92.37 |
| 10 | Sarah Hecken |  Germany | 134.09 | 8 | 48.11 | 10 | 85.98 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar /Maxim Trankov | Russia | 195.07 | 1 | 65.78 | 1 | 129.29 |
| 2 | Pang Qing /Tong Jian |  China | 185.16 | 2 | 61.96 | 2 | 123.20 |
| 3 | Caydee Denney /John Coughlin | United States | 177.43 | 3 | 60.75 | 3 | 117.47 |
| 4 | Vanessa James /Morgan Ciprès | France | 167.66 | 4 | 55.76 | 4 | 111.90 |
| 5 | Marissa Castelli /Simon Shnapir | United States | 164.19 | 5 | 55.67 | 5 | 108.52 |
| 6 | Gretchen Donlan /Andrew Speroff | United States | 131.26 | 7 | 40.54 | 6 | 90.72 |
| 7 | Danielle Montalbano /Evgeni Krasnopolski |  Israel | 119.02 | 6 | 40.66 | 7 | 78.36 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meryl Davis /Charlie White | United States | 176.28 | 1 | 71.39 | 1 | 104.89 |
| 2 | Ekaterina Bobrova /Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 159.95 | 3 | 62.91 | 2 | 97.04 |
| 3 | Kaitlyn Weaver /Andrew Poje |  Canada | 157.32 | 2 | 65.79 | 3 | 91.53 |
| 4 | Lynn Kriengkrairut /Logan Giulietti-Schmitt | United States | 141.41 | 4 | 53.89 | 4 | 87.52 |
| 5 | Nelli Zhiganshina /Alexander Gazsi | Germany | 132.57 | 5 | 52.30 | 5 | 80.27 |
| 6 | Lorenza Alessandrini /Simone Vaturi | Italy | 125.74 | 6 | 50.36 | 6 | 75.38 |
| 7 | Anastasia Cannuscio /Colin McManus | United States | 122.37 | 7 | 47.98 | 7 | 74.39 |