The 2021 Skate Canada International was the second event of the 2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, from October 29–31. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters also earned points toward qualifying for the 2021–22 Grand Prix Final.
| 2021 Skate Canada International | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | October 29 – 31 |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | Thunderbird Sports Centre |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Nathan Chen | |
Women's singles:  Kamila Valieva | |
Pairs:  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | |
Ice dance:  Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | |
| Previous: 2019 Skate Canada International | |
| Next: 2022 Skate Canada International | |
| Previous GP: 2021 Skate America | |
| Next GP: 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia | |
Entries
editThe International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2021.[1]
Changes to preliminary assignments
edit| Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Skater(s) | Date | Skater(s) | |||
| Men | — | September 16 | Conrad Orzel
|
Host pick | [6] | |
| Women | September 28 |  Alexia Paganini
|
September 30 |  Mana Kawabe
|
[7] | |
| October 18 | Rika Kihira
|
October 19 | Mai Mihara
|
Injury[8] | ||
Records and achievements
editThe following new senior ISU best scores were set during this competition:
| Disc. | Segment | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Free skating | Kamila Valieva
|
180.89 | October 30, 2021 | [9] |
| Combined total | 265.08 | [10] |
Results
editMen's singles
edit| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nathan Chen |  United States
|
307.18 | 1 | 106.72 | 1 | 200.46 |
|
Jason Brown | United States
|
259.55 | 2 | 94.00 | 3 | 165.55 |
|
Evgeni Semenenko | Russia
|
256.01 | 5 | 87.71 | 2 | 168.30 |
| 4 | Makar Ignatov | Russia
|
244.17 | 4 | 89.79 | 5 | 154.38 |
| 5 | Keegan Messing | Canada
|
238.34 | 3 | 93.28 | 10 | 145.06 |
| 6 | Morisi Kvitelashvili |  Georgia
|
232.87 | 12 | 71.60 | 4 | 161.27 |
| 7 | Sōta Yamamoto | Japan
|
225.74 | 7 | 78.78 | 8 | 146.96 |
| 8 | Alexander Samarin | Russia
|
224.20 | 8 | 78.55 | 9 | 145.65 |
| 9 | Conrad Orzel | Canada
|
222.75 | 9 | 73.19 | 6 | 149.56 |
| 10 | Keiji Tanaka | Japan
|
222.20 | 6 | 78.83 | 12 | 143.37 |
| 11 | Tomoki Hiwatashi | United States
|
221.77 | 11 | 72.92 | 7 | 148.85 |
| 12 | Roman Sadovsky | Canada
|
217.73 | 10 | 72.94 | 11 | 144.79 |
Women's singles
edit| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Kamila Valieva | Russia
|
265.08 | 1 | 84.19 | 1 | 180.89 |
|
|
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
|
232.88 | 2 | 81.24 | 2 | 151.64 |
|
|
Alena Kostornaia | Russia
|
214.54 | 3 | 75.58 | 4 | 138.96 |
| 4 | Mai Mihara | Japan
|
210.01 | 7 | 67.89 | 3 | 142.12 |
| 5 | Alysa Liu | United States
|
206.53 | 4 | 73.63 | 7 | 132.90 |
| 6 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan
|
205.27 | 5 | 69.41 | 5 | 135.86 |
| 7 | Lee Hae-in |  South Korea
|
190.00 | 8 | 62.63 | 8 | 127.37 |
| 8 | Madeline Schizas | Canada
|
186.56 | 9 | 62.61 | 9 | 123.95 |
| 9 | Mana Kawabe | Japan
|
186.52 | 12 | 53.30 | 6 | 133.22 |
| 10 | Karen Chen | United States
|
183.41 | 6 | 68.74 | 10 | 114.67 |
| 11 | Emily Bausback | Canada
|
159.88 | 10 | 59.53 | 11 | 100.35 |
| 12 | Alison Schumacher | Canada
|
151.19 | 11 | 55.47 | 12 | 95.72 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
|
224.05 | 1 | 78.94 | 1 | 145.11 |
|
|
Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin | Russia
|
193.08 | 2 | 69.46 | 3 | 123.62 |
|
|
Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | United States
|
189.90 | 6 | 61.68 | 2 | 128.22 |
| 4 | Vanessa James / Eric Radford | Canada
|
187.92 | 5 | 65.02 | 4 | 122.90 |
| 5 | Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert |  Germany
|
186.82 | 3 | 67.93 | 5 | 118.89 |
| 6 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada
|
180.25 | 4 | 66.43 | 6 | 113.82 |
| 7 | Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland | Canada
|
168.81 | 7 | 57.25 | 7 | 111.56 |
| 8 | Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji |  Great Britain
|
134.68 | 8 | 48.80 | 8 | 85.88 |
Ice dance
edit| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada
|
210.97 | 1 | 85.65 | 1 | 125.32 |
|
|
Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri |  Italy
|
200.05 | 2 | 78.82 | 2 | 121.23 |
|
|
Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz |  Spain
|
192.93 | 3 | 76.97 | 3 | 115.96 |
| 4 | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | United States
|
186.51 | 4 | 72.40 | 4 | 114.11 |
| 5 | Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Russia
|
180.57 | 7 | 70.66 | 5 | 109.91 |
| 6 | Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | Canada
|
179.07 | 6 | 71.87 | 6 | 107.20 |
| 7 | Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain
|
178.08 | 5 | 71.89 | 7 | 106.19 |
| 8 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States
|
168.76 | 8 | 68.96 | 8 | 99.80 |
| 9 | Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy | Russia
|
160.66 | 9 | 68.53 | 10 | 92.13 |
| 10 | Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker | Canada
|
156.56 | 10 | 60.75 | 9 | 95.81 |
References
edit- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021/22 assignments announced". International Skating Union. June 29, 2021.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021: Men". International Skating Union. June 29, 2021.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021: Women". International Skating Union. June 29, 2021.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021: Pairs". International Skating Union. June 29, 2021.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. June 29, 2021.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021: Men". International Skating Union. September 16, 2021.
- ^ "ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021: Women". International Skating Union. September 28, 2021.
- ^ "紀平梨花が右足首ケガでスケートカナダ欠場 オーサー氏「無理をせず」と指示" [Rika Kihira injured her right ankle and will miss Skate Canada]. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Women – Free Skating Score". International Skating Union. October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Progression of Highest Score: Women – Total Score". International Skating Union. October 30, 2021.