The 2013

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

2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating The 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2013–14 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Ska ...

, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the

Luzhniki Small Sports Arena The Luzhniki Small Sports Arena (formerly, the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium; ) is an 8,700-seat indoor arena that is part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. The arena was built in 1956 in the Soviet Union. It hosted vo ...

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on November 22–24. 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 2013–14 Grand Prix Final.

Eligibility

Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2013 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.

Entries

The entries were as follows. Kevin Reynolds withdrew. He was replaced by

Misha Ge Mikhail Tszyunovich Ge (born 17 May 1991) is an international coach, choreographer, and former competitive figure skater. He is the 2017 Internationaux de France bronze medalist. In addition to this, he has won nine international medals and fou ...

. On 13 November 2013, it was announced that

Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko (, born 3 November 1982) is a Russian former figure skater. He is a four-time Olympic medalist (2006 gold, 2014 team gold, 2002 & 2010 silver), a three-time World champion (2001, 2003, 2004), a seven-time Europe ...

had withdrawn from the event due to injury. He was replaced by

Konstantin Menshov Konstantin Alexandrovich Menshov (; born 23 February 1983) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 European bronze medalist, the 2015 Finlandia Trophy champion, a two-time (2010, 2012) Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, a tw ...

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 ...

withdrew and was not replaced. In the ladies' event,

Kaetlyn Osmond Kaetlyn Osmond (born December 5, 1995) is a retired competitive Canadian Figure skating, figure skater who competed in singles skating, ladies' singles. A three-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion (2013, 2014, ...

withdrew and was not replaced. In the pairs' event,

Britney Simpson Britney Simpson (born May 5, 1996) is an American pair skater. With current partner Matthew Blackmer, she is the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist and the 2013 U.S. Junior Champion. With former ...

/ Matthew Blackmer withdrew and were replaced by Lindsay Davis /

Rockne Brubaker Rockne Lee Brubaker, II (born June 21, 1986) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Keauna McLaughlin, he is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior champion, and a two-time (2008–2009) U.S. national cha ...

Results

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dancing

References

External links

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