Cup of China

Cup of China
Type:ISU Grand Prix
Location: China
Host:Chinese Skating Association
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong compete at the 2017 Cup of China.

The Cup of China is an annual international figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The Cup of China is organized by the Chinese Skating Association and joined the series in 2003. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

China declined to host any ISU-sanctioned figure skating events during the 2018–19 season in order to, among other stated reasons, prepare its venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Finland hosted a replacement event on November 2–4, 2018, in Helsinki.[2]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the structure of the 2020 Cup of China. Only skaters from China or skaters already training in China were permitted to compete.[3] On July 9, 2020, the General Administration of Sport of China announced that no international sporting events would be held in China in 2020, except for 2022 Winter Olympics test events.[4] The ISU announced on July 13 that the 2020 Cup of China would be held as scheduled in Chongqing due to its connection to the Beijing test event, the Grand Prix Final.[5] On October 29, 2020, the Chinese Skating Association announced that the Cup of China would be held with no audience presence.[6]

The 2021 Cup of China was cancelled due to travel and quarantine restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced by the Gran Premio d'Italia.[7] On July 21, 2022, it was confirmed that the MK John Wilson Trophy would be held as a replacement for the 2022 Cup of China due to China's on-going COVID-19 travel restrictions.[8]

Medalists

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Men's singles

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing United States Timothy Goebel France Brian Joubert China Li Chengjiang [9]
2004 Canada Jeffrey Buttle China Li Chengjiang Germany Stefan Lindemann [10]
2005 Canada Emanuel Sandhu Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel Russia Andrei Griazev [11]
2006 Nanjing United States Evan Lysacek Belarus Sergei Davydov Canada Emanuel Sandhu [12]
2007 Harbin United States Johnny Weir United States Evan Lysacek Switzerland Stéphane Lambiel [13]
2008 Beijing United States Jeremy Abbott United States Stephen Carriere Czech Republic Tomáš Verner [14]
2009 Japan Nobunari Oda United States Evan Lysacek Russia Sergei Voronov [15]
2010 Japan Takahiko Kozuka United States Brandon Mroz Czech Republic Tomáš Verner [16]
2011 Shanghai United States Jeremy Abbott Japan Nobunari Oda China Song Nan [17]
2012 Japan Tatsuki Machida Japan Daisuke Takahashi Russia Sergei Voronov [18]
2013 Beijing China Yan Han Russia Maxim Kovtun Japan Takahiko Kozuka [19]
2014 Shanghai Russia Maxim Kovtun Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Richard Dornbush [20]
2015 Beijing Spain Javier Fernández China Jin Boyang China Yan Han [21]
2016 Canada Patrick Chan China Jin Boyang Russia Sergei Voronov [22]
2017 Russia Mikhail Kolyada China Jin Boyang United States Max Aaron [23]
2018 Cancelled (replaced by the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki)
2019 Chongqing China Jin Boyang China Yan Han Italy Matteo Rizzo [24]
2020 China Jin Boyang China Yan Han China Chen Yudong [25]
2021 Cancelled (replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing France Adam Siao Him Fa Japan Shoma Uno Kazakhstan Mikhail Shaidorov [26]
2024

Women's singles

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing Ukraine Elena Liashenko Japan Yoshie Onda Japan Fumie Suguri [9]
2004 Russia Irina Slutskaya Russia Viktoria Volchkova Canada Joannie Rochette [10]
2005 Russia Irina Slutskaya Japan Mao Asada Japan Shizuka Arakawa [11]
2006 Nanjing Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Japan Yukari Nakano United States Emily Hughes [12]
2007 Harbin South Korea Yuna Kim United States Caroline Zhang Italy Carolina Kostner [13]
2008 Beijing South Korea Yuna Kim Japan Miki Ando Finland Laura Lepistö [14]
2009 Japan Akiko Suzuki Finland Kiira Korpi Canada Joannie Rochette [15]
2010 Japan Miki Ando Japan Akiko Suzuki Russia Alena Leonova [16]
2011 Shanghai Italy Carolina Kostner United States Mirai Nagasu Russia Adelina Sotnikova [17]
2012 Japan Mao Asada Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Finland Kiira Korpi [18]
2013 Beijing Russia Anna Pogorilaya Russia Adelina Sotnikova Italy Carolina Kostner [19]
2014 Shanghai Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Japan Kanako Murakami [20]
2015 Beijing Japan Mao Asada Japan Rika Hongo Russia Elena Radionova [21]
2016 Russia Elena Radionova Canada Kaetlyn Osmond Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [22]
2017 Russia Alina Zagitova Japan Wakaba Higuchi Russia Elena Radionova [23]
2018 Cancelled (replaced by the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki)
2019 Chongqing Russia Anna Shcherbakova Japan Satoko Miyahara Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva [24]
2020 China Chen Hongyi China Angel Li China Jin Minzhi [25]
2021 Cancelled (replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing Japan Hana Yoshida Japan Rinka Watanabe Belgium Loena Hendrickx [26]
2024

Pairs

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing
  • China
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2004 [10]
2005 [11]
2006 Nanjing [12]
2007 Harbin [13]
2008 Beijing [14]
2009 [15]
2010 [16]
2011 Shanghai [17]
2012 [18]
2013 Beijing [19]
2014 Shanghai [20]
2015 Beijing [21]
2016 [22]
2017 [23]
2018 Cancelled (replaced by the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki)
2019 Chongqing [24]
2020 [25]
2021 Cancelled (replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing [26]
2024

Ice dance

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2003 Beijing [9]
2004 [10]
2005 [11]
2006 Nanjing [12]
2007 Harbin [13]
2008 Beijing [14]
2009 [15]
2010 [16]
2011 Shanghai [17]
2012 [18]
2013 Beijing [19]
2014 Shanghai [20]
2015 Beijing [21]
2016 [22]
2017 [23]
2018 Cancelled (replaced by the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki)
2019 Chongqing [24]
2020 [25]
2021 Cancelled (replaced by the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia)
2022 Cancelled (replaced by the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy)
2023 Chongqing [26]
2024

References

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  4. ^ huaxia, ed. (July 9, 2020). "No international sport events in China this year except for Beijing 2022 trials". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "ISU Events scheduled to be held in China in 2020". International Skating Union. July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ SHISEIDO Cup of China (October 29, 2020). "#花滑中国杯# 两个新消息:" [#CupofChina# Two New Updates] (Weibo) (in Chinese).
  7. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating – Cup of China 2021 cancelled". International Skating Union. August 16, 2021.
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