2008 Cup of China

2008 Cup of China
Type:	Grand Prix
Date:	November 6 – November 9
Season:	2008–2009
Location:	Beijing
Host:	Chinese Skating Association.
Venue:	Beijing Capital Gymnasium
Champions
Men's singles: Jeremy Abbott
Ladies singles: Kim Yu-Na
Pair skating: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
Ice dancing: Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin
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The 2008 Cup of China was the Cup of China Grand Prix competition of the 2008–2009 figure skating season. It was the third event of six in the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition. It was organized by the Chinese Skating Association. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

In 2008, Cup of China was held in Beijing from November 6th through 9th.

The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.

Results

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Jeremy Abbott	United States	233.44	1	1
2	Stephen Carriere	United States	217.25	3	2
3	Tomáš Verner	Czech Republic	205.48	4	3
4	Artem Borodulin	Russia	191.38	5	4
5	Vaughn Chipeur	Canada	187.50	2	7
6	Wu Jialiang	China	177.75	8	6
7	Jeremy Ten	Canada	175.12	10	5
8	Kristoffer Berntsson	Sweden	173.93	6	8
9	Gao Song	China	166.93	9	9
10	Kensuke Nakaniwa	Japan	164.94	7	11
11	Xu Ming	China	157.28	11	10

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Kim Yu-Na	South Korea	191.75	1	1
2	Miki Ando	Japan	170.88	2	2
3	Laura Lepistö	Finland	159.42	3	3
4	Ashley Wagner	United States	155.59	4	4
5	Susanna Pöykiö	Finland	148.03	6	5
6	Sarah Meier	Switzerland	142.31	7	6
7	Alena Leonova	Russia	137.27	8	7
8	Katrina Hacker	United States	134.95	5	8
9	Liu Yan	China	118.07	9	10
10	Xu Binshu	China	116.59	11	9
11	Mira Leung	Canada	114.05	10	11
12	Wang Yueren	China	95.68	12	12

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao	China	182.22	1	1
2	Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov	Ukraine	175.05	2	2
3	Pang Qing / Tong Jian	China	171.86	3	3
4	Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig	United States	143.88	4	5
5	Zhang Yue / Wang Lei	China	142.10	5	6
6	Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall	Canada	141.59	6	4
7	Chelsi Guillen / Danny Curzon	United States	100.74	7	7

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin	Russia	186.77	1	2	1
2	Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto	United States	186.41	2	1	2
3	Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski	Russia	179.50	3	4	3
4	Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte	Italy	173.11	4	3	4
5	Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo	Ukraine	158.90	7	5	5
6	Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje	Canada	157.20	6	6	6
7	Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski	Israel	148.17	5	7	7
8	Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen	China	139.66	9	9	8
9	Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun	China	133.40	8	8	9
10	Guo Jiameimei / Meng Fei	China	115.15	10	10	10

References

• 2008–2009 Grand Prix AnnouncementPDF
• Men's EntriesPDF
• Ladies EntriesPDF
• Pairs EntriesPDF
• Ice Dancing EntriesPDF

External links

• Chinese Skating Association
• Official site
• 2008 Cup of China at the International Skating Union