2010–11 figure skating season

Competitive figure skating year, 2010/7/1 to 2011/6/30 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2010–11 figure skating season began on July 1, 2010, and ended on June 30, 2011. During this season, elite skaters competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2011 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite competitions such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final.

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2010–2011 figure skating season
Date:July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
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This was the first season in which the short dance was contested in ice dance, having replaced the compulsory dance and original dance. The season's required pattern dance was the Golden Waltz (senior) or Viennese Waltz (junior), and the other portion of the dance could be a waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, or tango.

Beginning in the 2010–11 season, a rule change allowed men to do two quads in the short program, if they were different jumps. In October 2010, Kevin Reynolds became the first skater to land two quads in a short program. He landed a quad salchow-triple toe loop combo and later a solo quadruple toe-loop at the 2010 Skate Canada International.[1]

In December 2010, there was a tie for a medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final. In the ladies' event, China's Li Zijun and Japan's Risa Shoji were tied for third with an identical total score of 149.82. Li was awarded the medal on the tiebreaker.

The season also saw the coldest temperatures in many years at a major event.[2] In January 2011 at the European Championships, temperatures at the Swiss venue dipped to as low as minus-3 Celsius, resulting in complaints and a promise for more vigilance in the future.[3]

During the 2010–2011 season, controversy over age falsification reached the sport of figure skating, after previously being discussed in gymnastics and other sports.[4] On February 14, 2011, questions emerged surrounding nine Chinese skaters. The Associated Press found that birthdates listed on the Chinese skating association's website suggested five female skaters, Sui Wenjing, Zhang Dan, Yu Xiaoyu, Geng Bingwa, and Xu Binshu, were younger than their stated ages, and four male skaters, Han Cong, Zhang Hao, Jin Yang, and Gao Yu, were older.[5] The dates disappeared from the website by February 15.[6] On February 17, the ISU said there were no discrepancies for Zhang Dan, Zhang Hao, and Xu Binshu between the birthdates listed on their passports, ISU registration forms and the Chinese Olympic Committee's website.[6]

On March 14, 2011, the 2011 World Championships, scheduled to begin on March 21, were postponed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and its aftermath,[7] and later reassigned to Moscow, Russia.[8] It was the first disaster affecting the World Championships in 50 years. In 1961, the entire United States team was killed in a plane crash, resulting in its cancellation. The last time a World Championships was moved was in 2000, due to an alleged broadcasting dispute, and the new host, France, had seven months to prepare, with the event held in the traditional month of March. However, the 2011 event had to be pushed back to April 24 – May 1, with only a month to prepare.

There were several slashing accidents. In September 2010, Evan Bates suffered a complete laceration of his Achilles tendon after Emily Samuelson hit him with her skate blade as she came down from a lift.[9] In February 2011, Caydee Denney accidentally sliced Jeremy Barrett's right calf while practicing side-by-side jumps, requiring 42 stitches.[10] In April 2011, Brian Joubert sliced his own hand while competing at the World Championships.[11] There were two collisions during practice at international events. Canadian Patrick Chan and American Adam Rippon collided at 2010 Skate Canada International,[12] while Japanese skaters Takahiko Kozuka and Daisuke Takahashi collided at the Grand Prix Final.[13] Canadian pair skater Meagan Duhamel collided with her partner Eric Radford during competition at the World Championships, breaking his nose with her elbow.[14] No skaters withdrew as a result of the accidents.

One skater was arrested – In May 2011, Israeli pair skater Evgeni Krasnapolski was charged with alleged desertion from the army. The Israeli skating federation stated, "We've asked for clarifications [about his service], and if we would have gotten them immediately Evgeni would have returned. The decision to let him stay abroad for training was a professional call made by the federation. The soldier got the (right) impression that we are handling the matter with the IDF and that he could trust the federation".[15] In June 2011, U.S. Figure Skating reprimanded and fined Rachael Flatt, who competed at the World Championships with an undisclosed stress fracture but could have been replaced by an alternate, for not informing them of her injury.[16]

In April 2011, the International Olympic Committee officially confirmed the introduction of a figure skating team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[17] Each team will be composed of a men's and ladies single skater, a pair, and an ice dance team; ten teams may compete, with five eliminated after the short program.[18] On June 12, 2011, it was announced that the ISU had reinstated Evgeni Plushenko by a unanimous vote.[19][20]

Age eligibility

Skaters competing on the junior level were required to be at least 13 but not 19 – or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers – before July 1, 2010. Those who had turned 14 were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals. Those who turned 15 before July 1, 2010 were also eligible for the senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.

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Date of birth Eligibility
Born before July 1, 1997Eligible for Junior Grand Prix
Born before July 1, 1996Eligible for senior Grand Prix series, senior B internationals
Born before July 1, 1995Eligible for senior Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents
Born before July 1, 1991Not eligible for junior events (except male pair skaters and ice dancers)
Born before July 1, 1989Male pair skaters and ice dancers not eligible for junior events
Rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships
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Minimum scores

It was the first season in which skaters were required to have achieved minimum technical elements scores (TES) prior to competing at the European, Four Continents, or World Championships. The minimum TES for each discipline and segment were:

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Discipline Short program/dance Free skating/dance
Men2035
Ladies1525
Pairs1730
Ice dance1728
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Partnership changes

A number of skaters announced the end of their partnership or the formation of a new one. Listed are changes involving a partnership with at least one partner who competed at the Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents, Junior Worlds or the senior Grand Prix, or who medaled on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.

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Discipline Announced Type Skaters Other notes
Pairs October 8, 2010[21] New team Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker
Pairs January 6, 2011[22] Split Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon
Pairs February 2011 New team Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer
Pairs February 24, 2011[23] Split Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett
Pairs March 4, 2011[24] Split Maria Mukhortova / Jérôme Blanchard
Pairs March 10, 2011[25] Split Felicia Zhang / Taylor Toth Zhang with Nathan Bartholomay
Pairs March 10, 2011[26] Split Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison
Pairs April 17, 2011[27] New team Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe
Pairs May 4, 2011[28] Split Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin
Ice dance May 12, 2011[29] Split Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell
Ice dance May 12, 2011[29] New team Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Pairs May 17, 2011[30] New team Caydee Denney / John Coughlin
Ice dance June 2, 2011[31] Split Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
Ice dance June 7, 2011[32] Split Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Zuerlein retired.
Ice dance June 22, 2011[33] Split Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
Ice dance July 1, 2011[34] New team Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Ice dance July 2011[35] Split Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák Novák retired.
Ice dance July 2011[36] Split Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze
Ice dance July 2011[36] Split Stefanie Frohberg / Tim Giesen Both retired.
Ice dance Split Zoe Blanc / Pierre-Loup Bouquet Blanc retired.
Pairs Split Adeline Canac / Yannick Bonheur
Pairs Split Tatiana Novik / Mikhail Kuznetsov Novik with Andrei Novoselov
Kuznetsov with Anna Silaeva
Ice dance Split Federica Testa / Christopher Mior Mior with Federica Bernardi
Testa with Lukáš Csölley
Ice dance Split Brooke Frieling / Lionel Rumi
Ice dance Split Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Alexander Shakalov
Ice dance New team Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun
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Coaching changes

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Discipline Announced Skater(s) From To
Ladies September 7, 2010[37] Mao Asada Hiroshi Nagakubo Nobuo Sato
Ladies January 2011[38] Ksenia Makarova Viktor Petrenko, Galina Zmievskaya Evgeni Rukavitsin
Ice dance Mid-season Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Nikolai Morozov Galit Chait
Ladies March 30, 2011[39] Alexe Gilles Tom Zakrajsek Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen
Men April 1, 2011[40] Adam Rippon Brian Orser Ghislain Briand, transitional
Ice dance April 30, 2011[41] Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova
Ice dance May 17, 2011[42] Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov Nikolai Morozov
Ladies June 3, 2011[43] Agnes Zawadzki Tom Zakrajsek David Santee, Christy Krall
Ladies June 14, 2011[44] Ashley Wagner Priscilla Hill John Nicks
Men June 14, 2011[45] Javier Fernández Nikolai Morozov TBD, temp. Brian Orser
Men June 15, 2011[46] Adam Rippon Ghislain Briand Jason Dungjen
Ice dance Spring 2011[47] Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer Natalia Linichuk
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Retirements

A number of elite skaters announced their retirement from competition.

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Discipline Announced Skater(s)
Ladies February 4, 2011[48] Sarah Meier
Pairs March 25, 2011[49] Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall
Men April 1, 2011[50] Shawn Sawyer
Ice dance April 6, 2011[51] Sinead Kerr / John Kerr
Men May 10, 2011[52] Ryan Bradley
Men May 31, 2011[53] Joey Russell
Men Kristoffer Berntsson
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Competitions

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ISU Championships Grand Prix Other international Nationals Other domestic
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Date Event Type Level Disc. Location
2010
August 4–8 Southern Skate International Other inter. Sen.–Nov. M/L Dunedin, New Zealand
August 25–28 JGP Courchevel Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Courchevel, France Details
August 27–29 Asian Trophy Other inter. Sen.–Nov. M/L Bangkok, Thailand Details
September 8–12 JGP Brasov Cup Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Braşov, Romania Details
September 15–19 JGP Cup of Austria Grand Prix Junior All Graz, Austria Details
September 22–26 JGP SBC Cup Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Karuizawa, Japan Details
September 23–26 Nebelhorn Trophy Other int. Senior All Oberstdorf, Germany Details
Sept. 29 – Oct. 3 JGP John Curry Memorial Grand Prix Junior All Sheffield, England Details
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 Master's de Patinage Other dom. Sen.–Jun. All Orléans, France Details
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 Ondrej Nepela Memorial Other int. Senior M/L/D Bratislava, Slovakia Details
October 2 Japan Open Other int. Senior M/L Saitama, Japan Details
October 3–8 New Zealand Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Dunedin, New Zealand Details
October 4–5 South African Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. M/L Cape Town, South Africa Details
October 6–10 JGP Blauen Schwerter Grand Prix Junior All Dresden, Germany Details
October 8–10 Finlandia Trophy Other int. Senior M/L/D Vantaa, Finlandia Details
October 13–17 JGP Czech Skate Grand Prix Junior All Ostrava, Czech Republic Details
October 13–17 Coupe de Nice Other int. Sen.–Jun. All Nice, France Details
October 19–24 Tirnavia Ice Cup Other int. Jun.–PJ M/L/D Trnava, Slovakia Details
October 22–24 NHK Trophy Grand Prix Senior All Nagoya, Japan Details
October 29–31 Skate Canada Grand Prix Senior All Kingston, Ontario Details
November 5–7 Cup of China Grand Prix Senior All Beijing, China Details
November 5–7 NRW Trophy Other int. Sen.–Nov. D Dortmund, Germany Details
November 5–7 Skate Celje Other int. Jun.–PN. M/L Celje, Slovenia Details
November 9–14 Ice Challenge Other int. Sen.–Nov. All Graz, Austria Details
November 11–14 Skate America Grand Prix Senior All Portland, Oregon Details
November 18–21 Crystal Skate of Romania Other int. Senior M/L Braşov, Romania
November 18–21 Romanian Championships Nats. Senior M/L Braşov, Romania
November 18–21 Warsaw Cup Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L/P Warsaw, Poland Details Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
November 19–20 Belgian Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Hasselt, Belgium Details
November 19–21 Pavel Roman Memorial Other int. Sen.–Nov. D Olomouc, Czech Republic Details
November 19–21 Merano Cup Other int. Sen.–Jun. M/L Merano, Italy
November 19–21 International Trophy of Lyon Other int. Sen.–Nov. D Lyon, France Details
November 19–21 Cup of Russia Grand Prix Senior All Moscow, Russia Details
November 21–27 British Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Sheffield, U.K. Details
November 23–27 Istanbul Cup Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L/D Istanbul, Turkey
Nov. 25 – Dec. 3 Australian Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Melbourne, Australia Details
November 26–28 Trophee Eric Bompard Grand Prix Senior All Paris, France Details
December 1–5 Santa Claus Cup Other int. Jun.–PN M/L/D Budapest, Hungary Details
December 2–5 Danish Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. M/L/D Aarhus, Denmark Details
December 2–5 NRW Trophy Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L/P Dortmund, Germany Details
December 9–10 Swiss Championships Nats. Senior All Zug, Switzerland Details
December 9–11 Golden Spin of Zagreb Other int. Senior All Zagreb, Croatia Details
December 9–12 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix Sen.–Jun. All Beijing, China Details
December 11–12 Latvian Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. M/L Riga, Latvia Details
December 16–18 Three Nationals Championships
(Czech, Slovak, Polish)
Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Žilina, Slovakia Details
December 16–19 Italian Championships Nats. Sen.–Jun. All Milan, Italy Details
December 16–19 Swedish Championships Nats. Sen.–Jun. M/L/P Malmö, Sweden Details
December 17–19 Austrian Championships Nats. Sen.–Jun. All St. Pölten, Austria Details 1, 2
December 17–19 Dutch Championships Nats. Sen.–Jun. M/L/P Groningen, Netherlands Details
December 17–19 Estonian Championships Nats. Senior M/L/D Narva, Estonia Details 1 Archived June 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived June 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
December 17–19 Finnish Championships Nats. Sen.–Jun. M/L/D Turku, Finland Details
December 17–19 French Championships Nats. Senior All Tours, France Details
December 17–19 Spanish Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. M/L/D Barcelona, Spain Details
December 21–23 Ukrainian Championships Nats. Senior All Kyiv, Ukraine Details
December 23–24 Chinese Championships Nats. Senior All Qiqihar, China
December 24–27 Japan Championships Nats. Senior All Nagano, Japan Details
December 26–29 Russian Championships Nats. Senior All Saransk, Russia Details
2011
January 6–8 Mentor Nestle Nesquik Cup Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L/P Toruń, Poland Details Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
January 7–8 German Championships Nats. Senior All Oberstdorf, Germany Details
January 8–9 Hungarian Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Budapest, Hungary Details
January 14–15 Skate Helena Other int. Jun.–Nov. M/L Belgrade, Serbia Details
January 14–16 Norwegian Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. M/L Hamar, Norway Details
January 14–16 South Korean Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. M/L Seoul, South Korea Details
January 17–23 Canadian Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Victoria, British Columbia Details
January 22–30 U.S. Championships Nats. Sen.–Nov. All Greensboro, North Carolina Details
January 24–30 European Championships ISU Champ. Senior All Bern, Switzerland Details
February 1–5 Winter Universiade Other int. Senior All Erzurum, Turkey Details
February 2–4 Russian Junior Championships Nats. Junior All Kazan, Russia Details
February 3–5 Asian Winter Games Other int. Senior Astana, Kazakhstan
February 4–7 Dragon Trophy/Tivoli Cup Other int. Jun.–Nov. M/L Ljubljana, Slovenia Details
February 9–13 Bavarian Open Other int. Sen.–Nov. All Oberstdorf, Germany Details
February 10–13 Nordic Championships Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L Rødovre, Denmark Details
February 12–19 European Youth Olympic Festival Other int. Junior M/L Liberec, Czech Republic Details
February 15–20 Four Continents Championships ISU Champ. Senior All Taipei, Taiwan Details
February 15–20 Mont Blanc Trophy Other int. Sen.–Jun. All Courmayeur, Italy Details
Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 World Junior Championships ISU Champ. Junior All Gangneung, South Korea Details
Mar. 31 – Apr. 3 Gardena Spring Trophy Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L Sëlva, Italy Details
April 1–3 French Junior Championships Nats. Jun.–Nov. M/L/P Cergy Details
April 4–10 Triglav Trophy Other int. Sen.–Nov. M/L Jesenice, Slovenia Details
Apr. 24 – May 1 World Championships ISU Champ. Senior All Moscow, Russia Details
Apr. 28 – May 1 Rooster Cup Other int. Novice M/L Courbevoie, France Details
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships and Grand Prix;
Nats. = National championships; Other nat. = Other national events
Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice; PN. = Pre-novice
Disciplines: M = Men's singles; L = Ladies' singles; P = Pair skating; D = Ice dance; All = All four disciplines
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International medalists

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Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Season's best scores

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Top scores attained in international competitions as of April 30, 2011 (World Championships)

Men

Men's season's best scores.[54]

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Ladies

Ladies' season's best scores.[55]

Pairs

Pairs season's best scores.[56]

Ice dance

Ice dance season's best scores.[57]

Standings and ranking

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Season-end standings (top 30)

Men's singles

As of May 2011[58][59]

Ladies' singles

As of May 2011[60][61]

Pairs

As of May 2011[62][63]

Ice dance

As of May 2011[64][65]

Season's ranking (top 30)

Men's singles

As of May 2011[58][59]

Ladies' singles

As of May 2011[60][61]

Pairs

As of May 2011[62][63]

Ice dance

As of May 2011[64][65]

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