U.S. lineup announced for 2009 ISU GP Series
World champion Lysacek joins Cohen at Skate America in November
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Skate America
Skate America, which historically is the first competition in the ISU Grand Prix Series, occurs later in the calendar this year, as the fifth of six events. This year's Skate America will take place Nov. 12-15 at the 1980 Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. This marks the sixth time the state of New York has hosted the event and the fourth time it has been held in Lake Placid (1979, 1981-82).
Skate America will welcome 18 top U.S. athletes, in addition to its international field. Those Americans competing in Lake Placid include world champion Evan Lysacek, 2006 Olympic ice dancing silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto and 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen.
For the complete list of international skaters competing at 2009 Skate America, go here. The U.S. athletes competing at Skate America are as follows:
Skate America Lake Placid, N.Y. Nov. 12-15 | |||
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Ladies | Men | Pairs | Ice Dancing |
Sasha Cohen | Ryan Bradley | Keauna McLaughlin Rockne Brubaker |
Tanith Belbin Ben Agosto |
Rachael Flatt | Evan Lysacek | TBD | Madison Chock Greg Zuerlein |
TBA | Brandon Mroz | TBD | Kimberly Navarro Brent Bommentre |
At the conclusion of the six events, athletes' points are totaled, and the top six ladies, men, pairs and ice dancing teams are invited to compete at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. This year the Grand Prix Final will be held Dec. 3-6 in Tokyo, Japan.
The complete list of skater selections for the 2009 Grand Prix Series is available here. The list of U.S. skater selections for the remaining Grand Prix Series events is below. Skaters are subject to change.
Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire Paris, France Oct. 15-18 | |||
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Ladies | Men | Pairs | Ice Dancing |
Sasha Cohen | Ryan Bradley | Marissa Castelli Simon Shnapir |
Madison Hubbell Keiffer Hubbell |
Alexe Gilles | Adam Rippon | Kimberly Navarro Brent Bommentre |
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Caroline Zhang | Emily Samuelson Evan Bates |
Rostelecom Cup Moscow, Russia Oct. 22-25 | |||
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Ladies | Men | Pairs | Ice Dancing |
Alissa Czisny | Brandon Mroz | Keauna McLaughlin Rockne Brubaker |
Meryl Davis Charlie White |
Kimmie Meissner | Johnny Weir | ||
Ashley Wagner |
Cup of China Beijing, China Oct. 29-Nov. 1 | |||
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Ladies | Men | Pairs | Ice Dancing |
Rachael Flatt | Stephen Carriere | Amanda Evora Mark Ladwig |
Tanith Belbin Ben Agosto |
Bebe Liang | Evan Lysacek | Madison Chock Greg Zuerlein |
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Mirai Nagasu | Armin Mahbanoozadeh |
NHK Trophy Nagano, Japan Nov. 5-8 | |||
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Ladies | Men | Pairs | Ice Dancing |
Becky Bereswill | Jeremy Abbott | Caydee Denney Jeremy Barrett |
Meryl Davis Charlie White |
Kimmie Meissner | Adam Rippon | Rena Inoue John Baldwin |
Jane Summersett Todd Gilles |
Ashley Wagner | Johnny Weir |
Skate Canada Kitchener, Canada Nov. 19-22 | |||
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Ladies | Men | Pairs | Ice Dancing |
Alissa Czisny | Jeremy Abbott | Caydee Denney Jeremy Barrett |
Madison Hubbell Keiffer Hubbell |
Mirai Nagasu | Stephen Carriere | Caitlin Yankowskas John Coughlin |
Emily Samuelson Evan Bates |
Caroline Zhang | Armin Mahbanoozadeh |