2018 Skate America

{{Short description|Figure skating competition}}

{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 2018 Skate America

| image = 2018 Skate America.png

| comptype = Grand Prix

| startdate = October 19

| enddate = 21

| skatingseason = 2018–19

| location = Everett, Washington

| host = U.S. Figure Skating

| venue = Angel of the Winds Arena

| prizemoney =

| championmen = {{flagicon|USA}} Nathan Chen

| championladies = {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoko Miyahara

| championpairs = {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov

| championdance = {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

| previouscomp = 2017 Skate America

| nextcomp = 2019 Skate America

| nextgp = 2018 Skate Canada International

}}

The 2018 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington on October 19–21. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final.

Entries

The ISU published the preliminary assignments on June 29, 2018.{{cite tweet | number = 1013419285417426950 | title = Who is going where? This week the Grand Prix assignments were announced. | user= ISU_figure | author = ISU Figure Skating | author-link=International Skating Union }}

class="wikitable"
Country

! Men

! Ladies

! Pairs

! Ice dancing

{{BEL}}

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| Loena Hendrickx

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{{CAN}}

| Nam Nguyen
Kevin Reynolds

| Alaine Chartrand

| Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud

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{{CZE}}

| Michal Březina

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{{FRA}}

| Romain Ponsart

| Laurine Lecavelier

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{{GEO}}

| Morisi Kvitelashvili

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|

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{{GER}}

|

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| Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert
Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert

| Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck

{{ISR}}

| Alexei Bychenko

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{{ITA}}

| Matteo Rizzo

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| Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri

{{JPN}}

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| Marin Honda
Satoko Miyahara
Kaori Sakamoto

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{{MAS}}

| Julian Zhi Jie Yee

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{{POL}}

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| Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev

{{RUS}}

| Sergei Voronov

| Sofia Samodurova
Polina Tsurskaya

| Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov

| Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro

{{UKR}}

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|

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| Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin

{{GBR}}

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|

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| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson
Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland

{{USA}}

| Nathan Chen
Jimmy Ma
Vincent Zhou

| Starr Andrews
Bradie Tennell
Megan Wessenberg

| Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc
Nica Digerness / Danny Neudecker
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim

| Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson
Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter

=Changes to preliminary assignments=

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Discipline

! Withdrew

! Added

! Reason/Other notes

! Refs

July 9 and 31

| Pairs

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao

| {{flagicon|GER}} Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert

| Foot injury (Yu)

| {{cite web|title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs|url=https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2018-19/gp-8/series-files-19/entries-2/17410-pair-skating-2018-19-all-6-events/file|publisher=International Skating Union|date=July 9, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Eiskunstlauf: Zwei Grand-Prix-Einladungen für Vize-Meister Hase/Seegert|trans-title=Figure Skating: Two Grand Prix Invitations for Vice Champion Hase / Seegert|language=de|url=https://www.eurosport.de/eiskunstlauf/eiskunstlauf-zwei-grand-prix-einladungen-fur-vize-meister-hase-seegert_sto6869064/story.shtml|publisher=Eurosport Deutschland|date=July 31, 2018}}

July 18 and September 7

| Ice dance

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland

| Split

| {{cite web | url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BlYAvXjnCF_/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BlYAvXjnCF_ |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title= It is with deep regret... |type = Instagram | first=Alexander|last=Gamelin|author-link=Alexander Gamelin|date= July 18, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZu4P7AA6E/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnZu4P7AA6E |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title= Excited to be going to Skate Canada and Skate America soon!|type = Instagram|first=Robynne|last=Tweedale|date= September 7, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}

August 9 and 16

| Ladies

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Nicole Rajičová

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Alaine Chartrand

|

| {{cite web|title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies|url=https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2018-19/gp-8/series-files-19/entries-2/17412-ladies-2018-19-all-6-events/file|publisher=International Skating Union|date=August 9, 2018}}{{cite web|title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Ladies|url=https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2018-19/gp-8/series-files-19/entries-2/17412-ladies-2018-19-all-6-events/file|publisher=International Skating Union|date=August 16, 2018}}

August 15 and 16

| Men

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jorik Hendrickx

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Kevin Reynolds

|

| {{cite web|title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Men|url=https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2018-19/gp-8/series-files-19/entries-2/17413-men-2018-19-all-6-events/file|publisher=International Skating Union|date=August 16, 2018}}

rowspan=4|September 10

| Men

| rowspan=4|N/A

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Ma

| rowspan=4|Host pick

| rowspan=4|{{cite tweet|number=1039156637519568898|title = 🥁 Joining #TeamUSA at #SkateAmerica... |user= USFigureSkating|last=U.S. Figure Skating|author-link= U.S. Figure Skating |date = September 10, 2018 }}

Ladies

| {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Wessenberg

Pairs

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nica Digerness / Danny Neudecker

Ice dance

| {{flagicon|USA}} Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson

October 8 and 9

| Pairs

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xiangning / Xie Zhong

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud

|

| {{cite web|title=ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19: Pairs|url=https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2018-19/gp-8/series-files-19/entries-2/17410-pair-skating-2018-19-all-6-events/file|publisher=International Skating Union|date=October 8, 2018}}{{cite web|title=ISU GP Skate America 2018: Pairs|url=http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108777.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|date=October 9, 2018}}

October 15

| Ladies

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Radionova

| N/A

| Back injury

| {{cite web|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20181015/1144047669.html|title=Елена Радионова Тренер: Радионова снялась со "Скейт Америка" из-за травмы спины|trans-title=Coach: Radionova shot with Skate America due to a back injury|language=ru|publisher=RIA Novosti|first=Alexander|last=Vilevich|date=October 15, 2018}}

Results

= Men =

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

|Nathan Chen

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |280.57

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |90.58

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |189.99

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

|Michal Březina

|{{CZE}}

| align="center" |239.51

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |82.09

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |157.42

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

|Sergei Voronov

|{{RUS}}

| align="center" |226.44

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |78.18

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |148.26

4

|Matteo Rizzo

|{{ITA}}

| align="center" |225.81

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |78.09

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |147.72

5

|Vincent Zhou

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |225.75

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |76.38

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |149.37

6

|Nam Nguyen

|{{CAN}}

| align="center" |212.99

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |69.86

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |143.13

7

|Julian Zhi Jie Yee

|{{MAS}}

| align="center" | 207.51

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |81.52

| align="center" |9

| align="center" | 125.99

8

|Morisi Kvitelashvili

|{{GEO}}

| align="center" |205.12

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |68.58

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |136.54

9

|Alexei Bychenko

|{{ISR}}

| align="center" |197.47

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |69.69

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" |127.78

10

|Romain Ponsart

|{{FRA}}

| align="center" |187.92

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |71.48

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |116.44

11

|Kevin Reynolds

|{{CAN}}

| align="center" |185.63

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |61.62

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" |124.01

12

|Jimmy Ma

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |185.06

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |71.53

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |113.53

= Ladies =

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

| Satoko Miyahara

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 219.71

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 73.86

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 145.85

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

| Kaori Sakamoto

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 213.90

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 71.29

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 142.61

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

| Sofia Samodurova

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 198.70

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 64.41

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 134.29

4

| Bradie Tennell

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 192.89

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 61.72

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 131.17

5

| Laurine Lecavelier

| {{FRA}}

| align="center" | 172.41

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 59.57

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 112.84

6

| Megan Wessenberg

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 170.33

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 60.20

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 110.13

7

| Polina Tsurskaya

| {{RUS}}

| align="center" | 159.45

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 58.42

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 101.03

8

| Marin Honda

| {{JPN}}

| align="center" | 158.04

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 62.74

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 95.30

9

| Alaine Chartrand

| {{CAN}}

| align="center" | 155.49

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | 46.99

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 108.50

10

| Starr Andrews

| {{USA}}

| align="center" | 150.56

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 56.03

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 94.53

{{sort|11|WD}}

| Loena Hendrickx

| {{BEL}}

| {{N/A|withdrew}}

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 54.13

| colspan=2 {{N/A|withdrew from competition}}

= Pairs =

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | SP

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FS

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

|Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov

|{{RUS}}

| align="center" |204.85

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |71.24

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |133.61

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

|Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin

|{{RUS}}

| align="center" |178.98

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |62.38

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |116.60

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

|Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |175.06

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |57.72

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |117.34

4

|Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |171.56

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |57.31

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |114.25

5

|Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert

|{{GER}}

| align="center" |162.10

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |60.04

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |102.06

6

|Nica Digerness / Danny Neudecker

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |151.21

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |51.56

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |99.65

7

|Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert

|{{GER}}

| align="center" |144.53

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |53.36

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |91.17

8

|Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud

|{{CAN}}

| align="center" |129.06

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |44.71

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |84.35

= Ice dancing =

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Total points

! colspan="2" width="80px" | RD

! colspan="2" width="80px" | FD

bgcolor="gold"

| align="center" | 1

|Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

|{{USA}}

| align="center" | 200.82

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |78.43

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 122.39

bgcolor="silver"

| align="center" | 2

|Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri

|{{ITA}}

| align="center" | 192.30

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |75.01

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 117.29

bgcolor="cc9966"

| align="center" | 3

|Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro

|{{RUS}}

| align="center" | 181.38

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |73.30

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 108.08

4

|Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |180.57

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |72.44

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 108.13

5

|Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson

|{{GBR2}}

| align="center" |170.70

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |64.71

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 105.99

6

|Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev

|{{POL}}

| align="center" |163.05

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |62.78

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" |100.27

7

|Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck

|{{GER}}

| align="center" | 158.11

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |60.12

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" |97.99

8

|Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin

|{{UKR}}

| align="center" |156.16

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |58.32

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" |97.84

9

|Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland

|{{GBR2}}

| align="center" |152.69

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |57.77

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" |94.92

10

|Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson

|{{USA}}

| align="center" |139.33

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |51.89

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" |87.44

References

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