2012 Skate America
| 2012 Skate America | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 19 – 21 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Kent, Washington |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | ShoWare Center |
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Men's singles: Takahiko Kozuka
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Ladies' singles: Ashley Wagner
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Pair skating: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
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| Ice dancing: Meryl Davis / Charlie White
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| Previous: 2011 Skate America |
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| Next: 2013 Skate America |
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| Next GP: 2012 Skate Canada International |
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The 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America was the first event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on October 19–21. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final.
Skaters who reached the age of 14 before July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships):
The entries were as follows.
Yuzuru Hanyu posted a world record score in the men's short program for a ten-point lead over teammate Takahiko Kozuka, with American Jeremy Abbott in third. Kozuka won the gold medal after placing first in the free skating, Hanyu dropped to second overall, and Tatsuki Machida rounded out a Japanese sweep of the podium by winning bronze, his first Grand Prix medal.
American Ashley Wagner led after the ladies' short program, followed by Russia's Adelina Sotnikova and American Christina Gao. Wagner then placed first in the free skating to win her first GP gold, while Gao rose to take the silver, her first GP medal, and Sotnikova slipped to third.
Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov placed first in the pairs' short program ahead of China's Pang Qing / Tong Jian and Americans Caydee Denney / John Coughlin. The pairs maintained their positions in the free skating. Volosozhar / Trankov won their third GP title, Pang / Tong finished second, and Denney / Coughlin took the bronze, their first Grand Prix medal.
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