The 2011
Rostelecom Cup
The Rostelecom Cup () – originally known as the Cup of Russia () – was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Figure Skating Federation of Russia. The first i ...
was the final event of six in the
2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2011–12 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at six ...
, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the
Ice Palace Megasport in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
on November 24–27. 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 ...
, 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. A ...
. 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:
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Entries
The entries were as follows.[
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Schedule
(Local time, UTC +04:00):[
* Thursday, November 24
** 10:30–15:15 – Official practices
* Friday, November 25
** 08:00–13:25 – Official practices
** 15:00–16:20 – Ladies' short
** 16:45–17:45 – Pairs' short
** 18:00–18:30 – Opening ceremony
** 18:45–20:05 – Men's short
** 20:25–21:45 – Short dance
* Saturday, November 26
** 08:00–13:25 – Official practices
** 14:00–15:30 – Ladies' free
** 15:55–17:10 – Pairs' free
** 17:30–19:10 – Men's free
** 19:30–21:05 – Free dance
* Sunday, November 27
** 08:00–10:35 – Official practices
** 14:00–14:20 – Medal ceremonies
** 14:35–17:00 – Exhibitions
]
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
External links
*
ISU website: Entries
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