2012 Skate Canada International
| 2012 Skate Canada International | |
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| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 26 – 28 |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Windsor, Ontario |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | WFCU Centre |
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Men's singles: Javier Fernández
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Ladies' singles: Kaetlyn Osmond
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Pair skating: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
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| Ice dancing: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
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| Previous: 2011 Skate Canada International |
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| Next: 2013 Skate Canada International |
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| Previous GP: 2012 Skate America |
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| Next GP: 2012 Cup of China |
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The 2012 Skate Canada International was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario on October 26–28, 2012. Organized by Skate Canada, it was the second event of six in the 2012–13 Grand Prix, an international series of senior-level invitational competitions. Medals were awarded in four disciplines – men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Skaters also earned points towards qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the 2012 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.
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker withdrew from the pairs event due to the end of their partnership and Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert withdrew due to injury.
Georgia's Elene Gedevanishvili won the ladies' short program by 0.24 points ahead of Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond, with Russia's Ksenia Makarova in third.Kaetlyn Osmond won the competition, but Japan's Akiko Suzuki won the free skate, climbing up from fifth to take the silver, while Japanese teammate Kanako Murakami won the bronze.
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