The 2013 Hilton HHonors
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: me ...
was the first event of six in the
2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series.
[ It was held at the ]Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena sta ...
in Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
, Michigan
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on October 17–20. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
, and ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976 ...
. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final.
Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 before July 1, 2013 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Entries
The entries were as follows.[
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Changes to initial lineup
On September 30, 2013, Evan Lysacek announced that his injury would force him out of Skate America.[ He was replaced by Jason Brown.][ Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres withdrew and were replaced by ]Margaret Purdy
Margaret Purdy (born January 18, 1995) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Michael Marinaro, she is the 2013 World Junior silver medalist and 2010 Canadian national junior champion.
Personal life
Purdy attended the Universi ...
/ Michael Marinaro.[ ]Brian Joubert
Brian Joubert (; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion. On the domestic le ...
and Denis Ten also withdrew, and no substitutes were announced.
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
External links
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Skate America, 2013
Skate America