Figure skating competition held in Tokyo, Japan
The 2013 ISU World Team Trophy was an international team figure skating competition in the 2012–13 season . Participating countries selected two men's single skaters , two ladies' single skaters, one pair and one ice dancing entry to compete in a team format with points based on the skaters' placement.[ 1]
Six countries qualified for the event: Canada (7824 points), the United States (7156), Japan (6823), Russia (6648), France (4826), and China (4702).[ 2] Japan had no pair entry due to the split of Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran . There were several changes to the initial roster. Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev withdrew due to an injury to Soloviev and Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin were named in their place.[ 3] Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat were replaced by Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones , Florent Amodio by Romain Ponsart , and Song Nan by Wang Yi .[ 4]
Japan and the United States were tied with 47 points each after the first day of competition, with Russia in third.[ 5] Madison Chock / Evan Bates , Patrick Chan , and Adelina Sotnikova were the leaders in the short dance, men's, and ladies' short programs, respectively.[ 6] The second day featured the pair's short program, free dance, and men's free skating. Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov took the lead in pairs, while Daisuke Takahashi and Chock / Bates won the men's and dance free programs respectively.[ 7] Konstantin Menshov , third after the short program, withdrew after dislocating his right shoulder attempting a triple Axel in the free skating.[ 7] [ 8] The United States moved into the lead with 55 points, Canada rose to second place (50), and Japan slipped to third (48).[ 7] [ 9]
The third and final day of competition features the pairs' and ladies' free skating.
Placement Prize money per team[ 22] 1st 200,000 2nd 170,000 3rd 160,000 4th 150,000 5th 140,000 6th 130,000 Total prize money: $1,000,000 USD[ 22]
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