2011 Skate Canada International


The 2011 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on October 27–30. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011–12 Grand Prix Final.

Eligibility

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following:
DisciplineMinimum
Men168.60
Ladies117.48
Pairs130.71
Ice dancing111.15

Entries

The entries were as follows. Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat withdrew on October 26 due to Bourzat's bronchitis.
CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
Kevin van der Perren
Elladj Baldé
Patrick Chan
Andrei Rogozine		Adriana DeSanctis
Amélie Lacoste
Cynthia Phaneuf		Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers		Tarrah Harvey / Keith Gagnon
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
Sarah Hecken
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Daisuke TakahashiAkiko SuzukiNarumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Denis Ten
Alena Leonova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva		Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze
Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov		Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro
Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
Javier Fernández
Alexander Majorov
Ross Miner
Adam Rippon		Rachael Flatt
Mirai Nagasu
Ashley Wagner		Madison Chock / Evan Bates

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time.Thursday, October 27
  • * 11:00–16:30 – PracticesFriday, October 28
  • * 08:30–14:00 – Practices
  • * 14:05–15:25 – Ladies' short program
  • * 15:45–16:55 – Pairs' short program
  • * 18:30–19:00 – Welcome ceremonies
  • * 19:30–20:50 – Men's short program
  • * 21:10–22:20 – Ice dancing short danceSaturday, October 29
  • * 07:30–13:45 – Practices
  • * 14:15–15:50 – Ladies' free skating
  • * 16:15–17:35 – Pairs' free skating
  • * 17:45 – Medal presentations: Ladies/Pairs
  • * 19:10–20:50 – Men's free skating
  • * 21:00 – Medal presentation: MenSunday, October 30
  • * 09:00–11:25 – Practices
  • * 12:30 – Free dance
  • * 13:55 – Medal presentation: Ice dancing
  • * 15:00–16:50 – Exhibition gala