The first of the Grand Prix events is Skate America, which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States from the 18th-20th October.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | Australia | Skate Canada - 7th (166.95) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 9th (157.91) | 1st | SP: Never Tear Us Apart / FP: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia | 15th |
| Camille Ruest / Andrew Wolfe | Canada | Internationaux de France - 5th (164.10) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 7th (160.54) | 3rd | SP: Let Me Down Easy / FP: Turning Page | 25th |
| Cheng Peng / Yang Jin | China | Grand Prix Final - 2nd (216.90) | Shanghai Trophy - 1st (209.85) | 1st | SP: Alegria / FP: Cloud Atlas (soundtrack) | 5th |
| Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji | Great Britain | Open Ice Mall Cup - 2nd (162.42) | 1st | 28th | ||
| Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin | Russia | Rostelecom - 3rd (190.01) | 4th | SP: The Storm / FP: Bellkiss/Adagio for Tron/Recognizer | 10th | |
| Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | USA | Four Continents - 4th (196.82) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 1st (205.58) | 1st | SP: A Storm Is Coming / FP: Experience/Moonlight (soundtrack) | 7th |
| Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | USA | Tallinn Trophy - 3rd (172.31) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 6th (166.50) | 5th | SP: Light of the Seven / FP: You Are The Reason | 41st |
| Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | USA | Four Continents - 5th (184.18) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 6th (181.70) | 2nd | SP: Quidam (Cirque du Soleil) / FS: Lion King Returns (soundtrack) | 21st |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Messing | Canada | Four Continents - 4th (267.61) | Autumn Classic - 3rd (256.02) | 3rd | SP: Perfect / FP: November Rain | 4T+3T | 7th |
| Boyang Jin | China | Four Continents - 2nd (273.51) | Lombardia Trophy - 1st (268.31) | 1st | SP: First Light / FP: The Path of Silence/Yellow Moon | 4Lz+3T | 10th |
| Michal Brezina | Czech Republic | Grand Prix Helsinki - 2nd (257.98) | Shanghai Trophy - 4th (218.48) | SP: Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing / FP: Beatles medley | 4S+3T | 14th | |
| Alexei Bychenko | Israel | Open Ice Mall Cup - 2nd (234.57) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 3rd (214.70) | 2nd | SP: Words / FP: Pirates of the Caribbean (soundtrack) | 4T+2T | 20th |
| Koshiro Shimada | Japan | JGP Linz - 2nd (220.45, J) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd (214.98) | 5th | SP: Stay / FP: The Artist (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 29th |
| Kazuki Tomono | Japan | Rostelecom - 3rd (238.73) | Lombardia Trophy - 7th (203.08) | 4th | SP: The Hardest Button to Button / FP: Moulin Rouge | 3A+3T / 4S | 19th |
| Junhwan Cha | South Korea | Grand Prix Final - 3rd (263.49) | Autumn Classic - 4th (230.44) | 1st | SP: Astor Piazzolla medley / FP: The Fire Within | 4S / 3A+1Eu+3S | 12th |
| Dmitri Aliev | Russia | Lombardia Trophy - 2nd (250.55) | Nepela Memorial - 1st (255.32) | 5th | SP: Je Dors Sur Des Roses / FP: The Sound of Silence | 4Lz+3T | 11th |
| Roman Savosin | Russia | Junior Worlds - 2nd (229.28, J) | 12th | SP: Dance of the Bessarabian Gypsies / FP: Violin Concerto | 4T+3T | 26th | |
| Jason Brown | USA | 51st Golden Spin - 1st (263.42) | 3rd | SP: I Can't Go On Without You / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack) | 3A+3T | 8th | |
| Nathan Chen | USA | Worlds - 1st (323.42) | 1st | SP: La Boheme / FP: Rocketman (soundtrack) | 4T+3T / 4Lz | 1st | |
| Alexei Krasnozhon | USA | Egna Spring Trophy - 1st (220.12) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 4th (230.11) | 5th | SP: Runaway/Freedom / FP: "Dracula" | 4Lo / 3A+3T | 24th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen | Canada | Worlds - 10th (188.10) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st (201.00) | 3rd | RD: Bonnie and Clyde / FD: Summer Time/Georgia On My Mind/Cry Me A River | YYNY (+2.41) | 20th |
| Hong Chen / Zhuoming Sun | China | Four Continents - 8th (156.89) | Lake Placid Ice Dance International - 8th (138.85) | 2nd | FD: It's All Coming Back To Me Now | 48th | |
| Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac | France | Skate Canada - 4th (180.32) | Autumn Classic - 3rd (182.91) | 2nd | RD: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort / FD: Histoires sans paroles (Harmonium) | NNYY (+1.29) | 14th |
| Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko | Russia | Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st (170.66) | 1st (J) | RD: Burlesque / FD: Give Us A Little Love/Steppe | 23rd | ||
| Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia | Worlds - 4th (208.52) | 2nd | RD: Sparkling Diamonds (Moulin Rouge) / FD: Cry Me A River | 6th | ||
| Tiffani Zagorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | Russia | Warsaw Cup - 1st (187.40) | 7th | RD: The Greatest Showman / FD: Survivor/Gangsta's Paradise | 15th | ||
| Olivia Smart / Adrian Diaz | Spain | Finlandia Trophy - 2nd (180.07) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 5th (187.55) | 2nd | RD: Grease / FD: Larrons En Foire/My One and Only Love | YNNN (+1.93) | 12th |
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Tallinn Trophy 2018 - 1st (180.22) | Nebelhorn Trophy - 3rd (190.35) | 5th | RD: Too Darn Hot / FD: Farrucas/Malagueña | YNYY (+1.77) | 11th |
| Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | USA | Lombardia Trophy - 5th (170.53) | RD: Cry Baby / FD: Woodkid medley | NTYY (+1.45) | 79th | ||
| Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | USA | Worlds - 3rd (210.40) | 1st | RD: My Heart Belongs To Daddy/Let's Be Bad / FD: A Star Is Born (soundtrack) | 1st |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronik Mallet | Canada | Finlandia Trophy - 6th (170.68) | Autumn Classic - 12th (147.74) | 3rd | SP: True Colors / FP: Flashlight | 3T+2T+2Lo | 101st |
| Yi Christy Leung | Hong Kong | Worlds - 14th (177.22) | Shanghai Trophy - 4th (153.20) | SP: Whatever Lola Wants / FP: Cirque du Soleil medley | 3Lz+3T | 42nd | |
| Wakaba Higuchi | Japan | Challenge Cup - 3rd (186.24) | Lombardia Trophy - 8th (164.37) | 5th | SP: Bird Set Free / FP: Poeta | 3Lz+3T | 13th |
| Kaori Sakamoto | Japan | World Team Trophy - 3rd (223.65) | Nepela Memorial - 2nd (194.42) | 1st | SP: No Roots / FP: The Matrix (soundtrack) | 3F+3T | 4th |
| Mako Yamashita | Japan | Skate Canada - 2nd (203.06) | Nepela Memorial - 6th (163.54) | 6th | SP: Una voce poco fa / FP: Scent of a Woman | 3Lz+3T+2T | 19th |
| Eunsoo Lim | South Korea | Worlds - 10th (205.57) | Shanghai Trophy - 3rd (184.64) | 2nd | SP: Capriccio Espagnol / FP: Sabrina (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 12th |
| Stanislava Konstantinova | Russia | Winter Universiade - 3rd (205.91) | Nepela Memorial - 7th (162.25) | 4th | SP: February / FP: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 11th |
| Anna Shcherbakova | Russia | Junior Worlds - 2nd (219.94, J) | Lombardia Trophy - 1st (218.20) | 1st | SP: The Perfume (soundtrack) / FP: Six Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No.1/The Firebird | 4Lz | 37th |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | World Team Trophy 2019- 1st (234.43) | Lombardia Trophy - 2nd (214.38) | SP: Drumming Song / FP: Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | 3Lz+3T / 3A+2T | 14th | |
| Karen Chen | USA | Philadelphia Summer International - 2nd (182.99) | SP: You Say / FP: Illumination | 2A+3T | 41st | ||
| Amber Glenn | USA | Challenge Cup - 4th (180.91) | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 3rd (186.28) | 7th | SP: Scars / FP: Gravity | 3F+3T | 73rd |
| Bradie Tennell | USA | World Team Trophy - 2nd (225.64) | Japan Open (Free only) - 5th (124.91) | 2nd | SP: Mechanisms/Chronos / FP: Cinema Paradiso (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 7th |
2 Replies to “Skate America 2019 – Preview”
Did you forget to put the Japanese player, Kazuki Tomono on this list?
Oops, yes we did. Thank you for noticing and letting us know! We added Kazuki 🙂