2011 Skate Canada International
The 2011 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on October 27–30. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. 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:
Entries
The entries were as follows. Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat withdrew on October 26 due to Bourzat's bronchitis.| Country | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing |
| Kevin van der Perren | ||||
| Elladj Baldé Patrick Chan Andrei Rogozine | Adriana DeSanctis Amélie Lacoste Cynthia Phaneuf | Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Tarrah Harvey / Keith Gagnon Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | |
| Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | ||||
| Sarah Hecken | ||||
| Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | ||||
| Daisuke Takahashi | Akiko Suzuki | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | ||
| Denis Ten | ||||
| Alena Leonova Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko | ||
| Javier Fernández | ||||
| Alexander Majorov | ||||
| Ross Miner Adam Rippon | Rachael Flatt Mirai Nagasu Ashley Wagner | Madison Chock / Evan Bates |
Schedule
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.- Thursday, October 27
- * 11:00–16:30 – Practices
- Friday, October 28
- * 08:30–14:00 – Practices
- * 14:05–15:25 – Ladies' short program
- * 15:45–16:55 – Pairs' short program
- * 18:30–19:00 – Welcome ceremonies
- * 19:30–20:50 – Men's short program
- * 21:10–22:20 – Ice dancing short dance
- Saturday, October 29
- * 07:30–13:45 – Practices
- * 14:15–15:50 – Ladies' free skating
- * 16:15–17:35 – Pairs' free skating
- * 17:45 – Medal presentations: Ladies/Pairs
- * 19:10–20:50 – Men's free skating
- * 21:00 – Medal presentation: Men
- Sunday, October 30
- * 09:00–11:25 – Practices
- * 12:30 – Free dance
- * 13:55 – Medal presentation: Ice dancing
- * 15:00–16:50 – Exhibition gala
Results