2008 Cup of Russia
The 2008 Cup of Russia was the fifth 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 Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 20–23. 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.
| 2008 Cup of Russia | |
|---|---|
 The arena during the competition | |
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 20 – 23 |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Venue: | Megasport Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Brian Joubert | |
Ladies' singles:  Carolina Kostner | |
Pair skating:  Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | |
Ice dance:  Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski | |
| Previous: 2007 Cup of Russia | |
| Next: 2009 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Previous GP: 2008 Trophée Éric Bompard | |
| Next GP: 2008 NHK Trophy | |
Schedule
- Friday, November 21
- Compulsory dance
- Ladies' short program
- Pairs' short program
- Men's short program
- Saturday, November 22
- Ladies' free skating
- Original dance
- Pairs' free skating
- Men's free skating
- Sunday, November 23
- Free dance
- Exhibition gala
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Joubert | France | 230.78 | 1 | 86.10 | 4 | 144.68 |
| 2 | Tomáš Verner |  Czech Republic | 222.94 | 2 | 73.20 | 1 | 149.74 |
| 3 | Alban Préaubert | France | 219.08 | 4 | 71.60 | 3 | 147.48 |
| 4 | Jeremy Abbott |  United States | 217.48 | 6 | 68.80 | 2 | 148.68 |
| 5 | Adam Rippon | United States | 207.93 | 3 | 71.62 | 5 | 136.31 |
| 6 | Kevin van der Perren | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 199.13 | 5 | 69.68 | 7 | 129.45 |
| 7 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | 190.31 | 12 | 58.50 | 6 | 131.81 |
| 8 | Kristoffer Berntsson |  Sweden | 185.07 | 7 | 66.21 | 9 | 118.86 |
| 9 | Artem Borodulin | Russia | 180.04 | 11 | 58.84 | 8 | 121.20 |
| 10 | Alexander Uspenski | Russia | 174.24 | 9 | 62.60 | 10 | 111.64 |
| 11 | Li Chengjiang | China | 163.60 | 8 | 62.95 | 12 | 100.65 |
| 12 | Vaughn Chipeur | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 161.49 | 10 | 59.60 | 11 | 101.89 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Kostner | Italy | 170.72 | 2 | 57.02 | 1 | 113.70 |
| 2 | Rachael Flatt | United States | 166.06 | 3 | 55.92 | 2 | 110.14 |
| 3 | Fumie Suguri |  Japan | 162.04 | 1 | 58.30 | 3 | 103.74 |
| 4 | Alissa Czisny | United States | 151.03 | 5 | 53.50 | 4 | 97.53 |
| 5 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 145.93 | 7 | 50.96 | 5 | 94.97 |
| 6 | Jelena Glebova |  Estonia | 140.67 | 6 | 51.02 | 6 | 89.65 |
| 7 | Júlia Sebestyén |  Hungary | 131.54 | 4 | 53.64 | 10 | 77.90 |
| 8 | Kimmie Meissner | United States | 131.36 | 8 | 48.08 | 7 | 83.28 |
| 9 | Kim Na-young |  South Korea | 125.95 | 10 | 43.26 | 8 | 82.69 |
| 10 | Nina Petushkova | Russia | 125.61 | 9 | 43.30 | 9 | 82.31 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China | 177.42 | 1 | 67.06 | 2 | 110.36 |
| 2 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov | Russia | 169.27 | 2 | 58.76 | 1 | 110.51 |
| 3 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov |  Ukraine | 167.86 | 3 | 58.34 | 3 | 109.52 |
| 4 | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Russia | 150.79 | 5 | 49.96 | 4 | 100.83 |
| 5 | Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert | Russia | 147.88 | 4 | 52.26 | 5 | 95.62 |
| 6 | Monica Pisotta / Michael Stewart | Canada | 129.33 | 6 | 47.86 | 6 | 81.47 |
| 7 | Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez | Canada | 98.85 | 7 | 35.56 | 8 | 63.29 |
| 8 | Ekaterina Sokolova / Fedor Sokolov |  Israel | 97.73 | 8 | 31.06 | 7 | 66.67 |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | CD | OD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski | Russia | 187.62 | 2 | 36.19 | 1 | 59.33 | 1 | 92.10 |
| 2 | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Russia | 184.66 | 1 | 38.77 | 2 | 58.64 | 3 | 87.25 |
| 3 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 170.61 | 3 | 35.77 | 8 | 43.68 | 2 | 91.16 |
| 4 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy | 169.76 | 4 | 32.57 | 3 | 54.25 | 4 | 82.94 |
| 5 | Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski | Israel | 151.43 | 7 | 29.33 | 7 | 45.99 | 5 | 76.11 |
| 6 | Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas |  Lithuania | 151.19 | 6 | 29.57 | 5 | 47.65 | 7 | 73.97 |
| 7 | Anastasia Platonova / Alexander Grachev | Russia | 151.14 | 8 | 28.46 | 6 | 47.04 | 6 | 75.64 |
| 8 | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | Ukraine | 145.72 | 5 | 30.16 | 4 | 48.38 | 10 | 67.18 |
| 9 | Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno | Canada | 138.51 | 9 | 26.43 | 9 | 41.49 | 8 | 70.59 |
| 10 | Zoé Blanc / Pierre-Loup Bouquet | France | 132.28 | 10 | 24.43 | 10 | 40.47 | 9 | 67.38 |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 Cup of Russia. |
- 2008 Cup of Russia at the International Skating Union
- "2008–09 Grand Prix Announcement". Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- "Men's Entries". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- "Ladies' Entries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- "Pairs' Entries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- "Ice dancing Entries". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
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