The 2008 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington on October 23–26. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2008–09 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.

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2008 Skate America
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 23 – 26
Season:2008–09
Location:Everett, Washington
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Comcast Arena at Everett
Champions
Men's singles:
Japan Takahiko Kozuka
Ladies' singles:
South Korea Kim Yuna
Pairs:
Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Ice dance:
France Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
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Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).

  • Friday, October 24
    • 3:05 p.m. – Ice dancing: Compulsory dance
    • 7:35 p.m. – Pair skating: Short program
    • 9:05 p.m. – Men's singles: Short program
  • Saturday, October 25
    • 2:08 p.m. – Ice dancing: Original dance
    • 3:50 p.m. – Pair skating: Free skating
    • 7:08 p.m. – Ladies' singles: Short program
    • 9:10 p.m. – Men's singles: Free skating
  • Sunday, October 26
    • 11:08 a.m. – Ice dancing: Free dance
    • 1:07 p.m. – Ladies' singles: Free skating
    • 5:00 p.m. – Exhibition of Champions

Results

Men

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Men's Podium; From left to right: Johnny Weir (2nd), Takahiko Kozuka (1st), Evan Lysacek (3rd).
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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Takahiko Kozuka Japan226.18380.101146.08
2 Johnny Weir United States225.20280.552144.65
3 Evan Lysacek United States223.21181.303141.91
4 Kevin Reynolds Canada204.89467.184137.71
5 Shawn Sawyer Canada199.98664.145135.84
6 Alexander Uspenski Russia177.81759.636118.18
7 Adrian Schultheiss Sweden177.26564.409112.86
8 Adam Rippon United States174.82859.607115.22
9 Igor Macypura Slovakia169.61954.588115.03
10 Ian Martinez Canada155.181050.6810104.50
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Ladies

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Ladies' Podium; From left to right: Yukari Nakano (2nd), Kim Yuna (1st), Miki Ando (3rd).
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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Kim Yuna South Korea193.45169.501123.95
2 Yukari Nakano Japan172.53357.462115.07
3 Miki Ando Japan168.42257.803110.62
4 Rachael Flatt United States155.73554.924100.81
5 Mirai Nagasu United States142.90456.42786.48
6 Susanna Pöykiö Finland142.14847.82594.32
7 Mira Leung Canada136.161045.74690.42
8 Kimmie Meissner United States135.92654.90981.02
9 Liu Yan China128.12946.96881.16
10 Annette Dytrt Germany116.83748.321168.51
11 Tuğba Karademir Turkey113.911141.261072.65
WD Valentina Marchei Italy
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Pairs

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Pairs' podium; From left to right: Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov (3rd).
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Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Germany180.77264.081116.69
2 Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker United States172.69357.022115.67
3 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Russia167.67166.324101.35
4 Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin Canada159.80454.263105.54
5 Rena Inoue / John Baldwin United States146.51550.00596.51
6 Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin United States141.70648.40693.30
7 Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia France134.36844.00790.36
8 Zhang Yue / Wang Lei China124.63744.60880.03
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Ice dancing

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Ice dancing podium; From left to right: Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (2nd), Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder (1st), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (3rd).
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Rank Name Nation Total points CD OD FD
1 Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder France187.64138.49158.26290.89
2 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto United States186.53237.63357.47191.43
3 Sinead Kerr / John Kerr United Kingdom180.20334.37257.74488.09
4 Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates United States175.66531.81455.01388.84
5 Pernelle Carron / Mathieu Jost France166.92432.26552.74581.92
6 Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer Russia159.03728.41750.37680.25
7 Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles United States156.62827.50650.51778.61
8 Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas Lithuania156.28629.78848.38878.12
9 Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno Canada142.95925.74945.44971.77
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  • "2008–09 Grand Prix Announcement". Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  • Official site
  • 2008 Skate America at the International Skating Union
  • 2008 Skate America at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)

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