Cup of China

Summary

The Cup of China is an annual international figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The Cup of China joined the series in 2003, but was cancelled in 2022 as China enforces strict preventive measures for overseas competitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitors are selected by invitation only. Organized by the Chinese Skating Association, the Cup of China has been held in Beijing, Harbin, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, usually in early November. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

Sui Wenjing & Han Cong compete at the 2017 Cup of China.

China declined to host any ISU-sanctioned figure skating event during the 2018–19 season in order to, among stated reasons, prepare its venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Finland hosted a replacement event on November 2–4, 2018, in Helsinki.[2] The 2021 Cup of China was cancelled due to travel and quarantine restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 21 July 2022, it was confirmed that MK John Wilson Trophy will be held in replacement of Cup of China, due to the COVID19 travel restrictions the country has strictly enforced.[4] The 2023 event of the Cup of China is scheduled to be held in Chongqing in 10-12 November, 2023.

Medalists edit

Men's singles edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing   Timothy Goebel   Brian Joubert   Li Chengjiang [5]
2004   Jeffrey Buttle   Li Chengjiang   Stefan Lindemann [6]
2005   Emanuel Sandhu   Stéphane Lambiel   Andrei Griazev [7]
2006 Nanjing   Evan Lysacek   Sergei Davydov   Emanuel Sandhu [8]
2007 Harbin   Johnny Weir   Evan Lysacek   Stéphane Lambiel [9]
2008 Beijing   Jeremy Abbott   Stephen Carriere   Tomáš Verner [10]
2009   Nobunari Oda   Evan Lysacek   Sergei Voronov [11]
2010   Takahiko Kozuka   Brandon Mroz   Tomáš Verner [12]
2011 Shanghai   Jeremy Abbott   Nobunari Oda   Song Nan [13]
2012   Tatsuki Machida   Daisuke Takahashi   Sergei Voronov [14]
2013 Beijing   Yan Han   Maxim Kovtun   Takahiko Kozuka [15]
2014 Shanghai   Maxim Kovtun   Yuzuru Hanyu   Richard Dornbush [16]
2015 Beijing   Javier Fernández   Jin Boyang   Yan Han [17]
2016   Patrick Chan   Jin Boyang   Sergei Voronov [18]
2017   Mikhail Kolyada   Jin Boyang   Max Aaron [19]
2019 Chongqing   Jin Boyang   Yan Han   Matteo Rizzo [20]
2020   Jin Boyang   Yan Han   Chen Yudong [21]
2021 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing   Adam Siao Him Fa   Shoma Uno   Mikhail Shaidorov [22]

Women's singles edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing   Elena Liashenko   Yoshie Onda   Fumie Suguri [5]
2004   Irina Slutskaya   Viktoria Volchkova   Joannie Rochette [6]
2005   Irina Slutskaya   Mao Asada   Shizuka Arakawa [7]
2006 Nanjing   Júlia Sebestyén   Yukari Nakano   Emily Hughes [8]
2007 Harbin   Yuna Kim   Caroline Zhang   Carolina Kostner [9]
2008 Beijing   Yuna Kim   Miki Ando   Laura Lepistö [10]
2009   Akiko Suzuki   Kiira Korpi   Joannie Rochette [11]
2010   Miki Ando   Akiko Suzuki   Alena Leonova [12]
2011 Shanghai   Carolina Kostner   Mirai Nagasu   Adelina Sotnikova [13]
2012   Mao Asada   Yulia Lipnitskaya   Kiira Korpi [14]
2013 Beijing   Anna Pogorilaya   Adelina Sotnikova   Carolina Kostner [15]
2014 Shanghai   Elizaveta Tuktamysheva   Yulia Lipnitskaya   Kanako Murakami [16]
2015 Beijing   Mao Asada   Rika Hongo   Elena Radionova [17]
2016   Elena Radionova   Kaetlyn Osmond   Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [18]
2017   Alina Zagitova   Wakaba Higuchi   Elena Radionova [19]
2019 Chongqing   Anna Shcherbakova   Satoko Miyahara   Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [20]
2020   Chen Hongyi   Angel Li   Jin Minzhi [21]
2021 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing   Hana Yoshida   Rinka Watanabe   Loena Hendrickx [22]

Pairs edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing   Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov [5]
2004   Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin [6]
2005   Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek [7]
2006 Nanjing   Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy [8]
2007 Harbin   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker   Jessica Miller / Ian Moram [9]
2008 Beijing   Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov   Pang Qing / Tong Jian [10]
2009   Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov [11]
2010   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Sui Wenjing / Han Cong   Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin [12]
2011 Shanghai   Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov   Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch [13]
2012   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov   Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov [14]
2013 Beijing   Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy   Pang Qing / Tong Jian   Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao [15]
2014 Shanghai   Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao   Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang   Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei [16]
2015 Beijing   Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov   Sui Wenjing / Han Cong   Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang [17]
2016   Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao   Peng Cheng / Jin Yang   Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch [18]
2017   Sui Wenjing / Han Cong   Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao   Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro [19]
2019 Chongqing   Sui Wenjing / Han Cong   Peng Cheng / Jin Yang   Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau [20]
2020   Peng Cheng / Jin Yang   Wang Yuchen / Huang Yihang   Zhu Daizifei / Liu Yuhang [21]
2021 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing   Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps   Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini   Peng Cheng / Wang Lei [22]

Ice dance edit

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing   Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov   Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov   Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder [5]
2004   Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto   Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski   Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon [6]
2005   Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov   Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski   Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe [7]
2006 Nanjing   Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin   Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto   Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski [8]
2007 Harbin   Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto   Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin   Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali [9]
2008 Beijing   Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin   Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto   Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski [10]
2009   Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto   Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski   Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali [11]
2010   Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat   Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev   Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali [12]
2011 Shanghai   Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev   Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani   Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones [13]
2012   Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat   Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev   Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje [14]
2013 Beijing   Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat   Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev   Madison Chock / Evan Bates [15]
2014 Shanghai   Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron   Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani   Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte [16]
2015 Beijing   Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte   Madison Chock / Evan Bates   Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin [17]
2016   Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani   Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje   Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin [18]
2017   Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron   Madison Chock / Evan Bates   Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev [19]
2019 Chongqing   Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov   Madison Chock / Evan Bates   Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen [20]
2020   Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu   Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming   Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao [21]
2021 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (Replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing   Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier   Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha   Caroline Green / Michael Parsons [22]

References edit

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