2008 Cup of Russia

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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:
France Brian Joubert
Ladies' singles:
Italy Carolina Kostner
Pairs:
China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao
Ice dance:
Russia Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski
Navigation
Previous:
2007 Cup of Russia
Next:
2009 Rostelecom Cup
Previous GP:
2008 Trophée Éric Bompard
Next GP:
2008 NHK Trophy

Schedule

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  • 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

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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   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   Canada 161.49 10 59.60 11 101.89

Ladies

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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

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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

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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
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  • 2008 Cup of Russia Archived 2020-11-20 at the Wayback Machine 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.