Medal Winners Open
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The Medal Winners Open is an invitational pro-am figure skating competition organized by the Japan Skating Federation and sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of Men's and Ladies' singles. The invited skaters should have won a medal in a major ISU competition such as Olympics, Worlds, Europeans, 4CC, and Grand Prix Final.
Each skater performs an ISU free skating program in a modified format which emphasizes artistic merit. The program duration is 3 minutes and 30 seconds +/- 10 seconds for men and 3 minutes +/- 10 seconds for ladies. Three jump passes, three spins, and a choreographic sequence should be performed. One of the jump passes can be a two-jump combination or a sequence of jumps. Vocal music, theatrical lighting, and small props are allowed.
2017
In place of Medal Winners Open, the promoters presented Medal Winners Gala on January 14, 2017 in Yokohama, Japan.
2016
The third competition was held on January 15, 2016 in Osaka, Japan.
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Jeremy Abbott | 85.44 | Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| 2 | Japan Nobunari Oda | 83.82 | Liebesträume by Franz Liszt |
| 3 | Canada Jeffrey Buttle | 72.76 | Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton, covered by Michael Bublé |
| 4 | United States Johnny Weir | 70.30 | Masquerade (waltz) by Aram Khachaturian |
| 5 | Russia Ilia Kulik | 69.67 | Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) by Nigel Hess |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Joannie Rochette | 71.27 | Gravity by Sara Bareilles |
| 2 | Italy Carolina Kostner | 59.69 | Méditation (Thaïs) by Jules Massenet |
| 3 | Japan Miki Ando | 54.13 | Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin |
| 4 | Japan Yuka Sato | 50.44 | Say you Love Me |
| 5 | United States Kimmie Meissner | 45.12 | Chandelier |
2015
The second competition was held on January 16, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia Evgeny Plushenko | 86.95 | Je suis malade by Serge Lama |
| 2 | Japan Nobunari Oda | 85.15 | Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla |
| 3 | Canada Jeffrey Buttle | 77.28 | Here's to Life by Shirley Horn |
| 4 | United States Johnny Weir | 75.14 | Ave Maria païen by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon |
| 5 | United States Evan Lysacek | 73.32 | El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Sting, Mariano Mores |
| 6 | Japan Takeshi Honda | 50.41 | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Joannie Rochette | 64.67 | La Vie en rose covered by Ute Lemper |
| 2 | Switzerland Sarah Meier | 54.89 | Amélie Medley by Yann Tiersen |
| 3 | Japan Miki Ando | 54.10 | Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin |
| 4 | Finland Laura Lepisto | 52.94 | Lohtu |
| 5 | Russia Irina Slutskaya | 50.63 | All by Myself covered by Celine Dion |
| 6 | United States Kimmie Meissner | 45.56 | Over the Rainbow covered by Eva Cassidy |
2012
The inaugural competition was held on October 5, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Jeffrey Buttle | 83.40 | In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles |
| 2 | Canada Kurt Browning | 71.57 | Singin' in the Rain |
| 3 | Russia Ilia Kulik | 69.93 | Kashmir by Led Zeppelin |
| 4 | Japan Takeshi Honda | 69.32 | Toska - E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini |
| 5 | Russia Alexei Yagudin | 69.10 | Burn My Shadow by Unkle |
| 6 | France Philippe Candeloro | 51.63 | D'Artagnan by Maxime Rodriguez |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Shizuka Arakawa | 64.80 | Swan Lake (modern version) by Kryzler & Kompany |
| 2 | Canada Joannie Rochette | 63.47 | For Me, Formidable by France d'Amour |
| 3 | Russia Irina Slutskaya | 61.97 | Le cocher de la troika by Paul Mauriat |
| 4 | Switzerland Sarah Meier | 54.53 | Not Myself Tonight by Christina Aguilera |
| 5 | Finland Laura Lepisto | 52.98 | Malaguena (fandangos) |
| 6 | United States Kimmie Meissner | 51.90 | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota |
External links
- 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine