2013–14 figure skating season
The 2013–14 figure skating season began on July 1, 2013, and ended on June 30, 2014. During this season, elite skaters competed at the Olympic level in the 2014 Winter Olympics and at the ISU Championship level in the 2014 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final.
Season notes edit
Age eligibility edit
Skaters competing at the junior level were required to be at least 13 years old, but not yet 19 (or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers), before July 1, 2013. Those who turned 14 before the given date were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals; those who turned 15 before that date were also eligible for the Olympics, senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.
Date of birth | Eligibility[1] |
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Born before July 1, 2000 | Eligible for Junior Grand Prix |
Born before July 1, 1999 | Eligible for senior Grand Prix series, senior B internationals |
Born before July 1, 1998 | Eligible for Olympics, senior Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents |
Born before July 1, 1994 | Not eligible for junior events (except male pair skaters and ice dancers) |
Born before July 1, 1992 | Male pair skaters and ice dancers not eligible for junior events |
Rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships |
Minimum scores edit
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Grand Prix edit
In order to compete in the Grand Prix series, skaters are required to reach a minimum total score at an accepted ISU event.
Discipline | Minimum |
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Men | |
Ladies | |
Pairs | |
Ice dance | |
ISU Championships edit
To be eligible to compete at the European, Four Continents, Junior World, or World Championships, skaters are required to achieve the following scores in a prior ISU-recognized event.
Minimum technical scores (TES) | ||||||
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Discipline | Europeans[2] Four Continents[3] Olympics[4] ( SP / FS ) | Junior Worlds[5] ( SP / FS ) | Worlds[6] ( SP / FS ) | |||
Men | 25 | 45 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 63 |
Ladies | 20 | 36 | 20 | 35 | 26 | 46 |
Pairs | 20 | 36 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 41 |
Ice dance | 18 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 38 |
SP: Short program; FS: Free skating In order to compete at ISU Championships, skaters were required to achieve the above technical scores at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season. SP and FS scores may be attained at different events. |
Partnership changes edit
Some skaters announced the dissolution of a partnership or formation of a new one. Listed are changes involving at least one partner who competed at Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents, Junior Worlds or the senior Grand Prix, or who medaled on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. The ISU does not permit teams to compete for two countries—if skaters of different nationalities team up, they must choose one country to represent.
Discipline | Announced | Type | Skaters | Other notes |
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Pairs | May 2013[7] | Formed | Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman | |
Pairs | 2013 | Dissolved | Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer | |
Pairs | 2013 | Formed | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | |
Ice dance | 2013 | Formed | Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka | |
Ice dance | 2013 | Dissolved | Anna Nagornyuk / Viktor Kovalenko | |
Ice dance | 2013 | Formed | Elizaveta Tretiakova / Viktor Kovalenko | |
Ice dance | 2013 | Formed | Ksenia Korobkova / Daryn Zhunussov | |
Ice dance | 2013 | Formed | Cecilia Törn / Jussiville Partanen | |
Pairs | 2013 | Dissolved | Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski | |
Pairs | 2013 | Formed | Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski | |
Ice dance | October 1, 2013[8] | Dissolved | Sofia Sforza / Francesco Fioretti | |
Ice dance | October 1, 2013[8] | Formed | Sofia Sforza / Leo Luca Sforza | |
Pairs | October 12, 2013[9] | Formed | Giulia Foresti / Luca Demattè | |
Pairs | October 17, 2013[10] | Formed | Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan | |
Ice dance | 2013 | Formed | Lolita Yermak / Alexei Shumski | |
Pairs | January 2014[11] | Dissolved | Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | |
Pairs | March 9, 2014[12] | Dissolved | Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski | |
Pairs | March 29, 2014[13] | Dissolved | Daria Popova / Bruno Massot | |
Pairs | March 29, 2014[13] | Dissolved | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Szolkowy retired. |
Pairs | March 29, 2014[13] | Formed | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | |
Pairs | March 31, 2014[14] | Dissolved | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | |
Ice dance | March 31, 2014[15] | Dissolved | Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun | Dun retired. |
Pairs | April 6, 2014[16] | Dissolved | Natalja Zabijako / Alexandr Zaboev | |
Pairs | April 6, 2014 | Formed | Natalja Zabijako / Yuri Larionov | |
Ice dance | April 7, 2014 | Dissolved | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | |
Ice dance | April 7, 2014 | Dissolved | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | |
Ice dance | April 7, 2014 | Formed | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | |
Ice dance | April 7, 2014 | Formed | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | |
Pairs | April 9, 2014[17] | Dissolved | Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat | |
Pairs | April 9, 2014[17] | Formed | Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat | |
Ice dance | April 24, 2014[18] | Dissolved | Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi | |
Ice dance | April 24, 2014[19] | Dissolved | Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko | |
Ice dance | April 30, 2014[20] | Formed | Vasilisa Davankova / Alexander Enbert | |
Pairs | April 30, 2014[21] | Dissolved | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | |
Pairs | April/May 2014[22] | Dissolved | Kamilla Gainetdinova / Ivan Bich | |
Pairs | April/May 2014[22] | Formed | Kamilla Gainetdinova / Sergei Alexeyev | |
Ice dance | May 1, 2014[23] | Dissolved | Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost | |
Ice dance | May 2, 2014[24] | Dissolved | Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas | Stagniūnas retired. |
Pairs | May 7, 2014[25] | Dissolved | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir | |
Pairs | May 8, 2014[26] | Dissolved | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | |
Ice dance | May 12, 2014[27] | Dissolved | Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill | Ralph retired. |
Pairs | May 27, 2014[28] | Dissolved | Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro | Purdy retired. |
Pairs | May 28, 2014[29] | Formed | DeeDee Leng / Simon Shnapir | |
Pairs | June 3, 3014[30] | Formed | Lubov Iliushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | |
Pairs | June 3, 3014[31] | Formed | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | |
Pairs | June 9, 2014[32] | Formed | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | |
Pairs | June 10, 2014[33] | Dissolved | Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran | |
Pairs | June 10, 2014[33] | Formed | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | |
Ice dance | June 18, 2014[34] | Dissolved | Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso |
Coaching changes edit
Discipline | Announced | Skater(s) | From | To |
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Ladies | August 23, 2013 | Kiira Korpi | Maaret Siromaa, Susanna Haarala | Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva |
Ladies | September 2013 | Gracie Gold | Alex Ouriashev | Frank Carroll |
Ladies | October 9, 2013 | Agnes Zawadzki | Christy Krall | Tom Zakrajsek |
Ladies | October 9, 2013 | Sonia Lafuente | Ivan Saez, Carolina Sanz | Brian Orser |
Pairs | February 2014[7] | Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman | Marina Zueva | Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall |
Men | June 10, 2014[35] | Michal Březina | Viktor Petrenko | Karel Fajfr |
Retirements edit
Discipline | Announced | Skater(s) |
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Men | October 23, 2013[36] | Johnny Weir |
Ladies | December 23, 2013[37] | Miki Ando |
Men | December 24, 2013[38] | Nobunari Oda |
Ladies | January 12, 2014[39] | Rachael Flatt |
Men | February 13, 2014[40] | Evgeni Plushenko |
Pairs | February 14, 2014[41] | Pang Qing / Tong Jian |
Men | February 14, 2014[42] | Brian Joubert |
Ladies | February 19, 2014[43] | Ksenia Makarova |
Ladies | February 20, 2014[44] | Kim Yuna |
Men | March 20, 2014[45] | Paul Bonifacio Parkinson |
Pairs | March 27, 2014[46] | Robin Szolkowy |
Ladies | March 29, 2014[47] | Jenna McCorkell |
Ice dance | March 31, 2014[15] | Dmitri Dun |
Ladies | April 9, 2014[48] | Akiko Suzuki |
Men | April 10, 2014[49] | Matthew Parr |
Ice dance | April 11, 2014[50] | Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman |
Ice dance | April 24, 2014[51] | Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt |
Ice dance | May 2, 2014[24] | Deividas Stagniūnas |
Ice dance | May 12, 2014[27] | Kharis Ralph |
Ladies | May 21, 2014[52] | Jelena Glebova |
Ladies | May 22, 2014[53] | Amelie Lacoste |
Pairs | May 27, 2014[28] | Margaret Purdy |
Men | May 27, 2014[54] | Viktor Pfeifer |
Ladies | June 19, 2014[55] | Alissa Czisny |
Competitions edit
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Olympics | ISU Championships | Grand Prix | Other international | Nationals | Other domestic |
Date | Event | Type | Level | Disc. | Location | Details |
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2013 | ||||||
August 8–11 | Asian Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Bangkok, Thailand | |
August 20–22 | Skate Down Under | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Sydney, Australia | |
August 29–31 | JGP Latvia | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Riga, Latvia | Details |
August 31 – Sept. 1 | Slovenia Open | Other int. | Senior | M/L | Celje, Slovenia | Details |
September 5–7 | JGP Mexico | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Mexico City, Mexico | Details |
September 12–14 | JGP Slovakia | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Košice, Slovakia | Details |
September 12–14 | U.S. Classic | Other int. | Senior | All | Salt Lake City, United States | |
September 19–21 | JGP Poland | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Gdańsk, Poland | Details |
September 19–22 | Lombardia Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Milan, Italy | |
September 26–28 | JGP Belarus | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Minsk, Belarus | Details |
September 26–28 | Nebelhorn Trophy | Other int. | Senior | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 | New Zealand Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Dunedin, New Zealand | Details |
October 3–5 | JGP Czech Republic | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Details |
October 3–5 | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Other int. | Senior | All | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
October 3–5 | Master's de Patinage | Other dom. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Orléans, France | Details |
October 4–6 | Finlandia Trophy | Other int. | Senior | All | Espoo, Finland | |
October 5 | Japan Open | Other int. | Senior | M/L | Saitama, Japan | Details |
October 10–12 | JGP Estonia | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
October 17–20 | Golden Bear | Other int. | Sen.–PN | M/L | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
October 18–20 | Skate America | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Detroit, United States | Details |
October 18–20 | Ice Star | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Minsk, Belarus | Details |
October 23–27 | Cup of Nice | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Nice, France | |
October 24–27 | Crystal Skate of Romania | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Poiana Brașov, Romania | |
October 24–27 | Tirnavia Ice Cup | Other int. | Jun.–PN. | M/L | Trnava, Slovakia | Details |
October 25–27 | Skate Canada | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Saint John, NB, Canada | Details |
November 1–3 | Cup of China | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Beijing, China | Details |
November 1–3 | NRW Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
November 7–10 | Volvo Open Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/D | Riga, Latvia | Details |
November 8–10 | NHK Trophy | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Tokyo, Japan | Details |
November 14–17 | Skate Celje | Other int. | Jun.–PN | M/L | Celje, Slovenia | Details |
November 14–17 | Warsaw Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Warsaw, Poland | |
November 15–17 | Trophée Eric Bompard | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Paris, France | Details |
November 15–17 | Merano Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/P | Merano, Italy | |
November 16–17 | Pavel Roman Memorial | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Olomouc, Czech Republic | |
November 19–23 | Eastern Sectionals | Other dom. | Sen.–PN | All | Ashburn, Virginia | |
November 19–23 | Midwestern Sectionals | Other dom. | Sen.–PN | All | East Lansing, Michigan | |
November 19–23 | Pacific Coast Sectionals | Other dom. | Sen.–PN | All | Oakland, California | |
November 20–24 | Ice Challenge | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Graz, Austria | |
November 21–23 | Grand Prize SNP | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Banska Bystrica, Slovakia | Details |
November 22–24 | Rostelecom Cup | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Moscow, Russia | Details |
November 25–30 | British Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
Nov. 28 – Dec. 1 | Tallinn Trophy | Other int. | Jun.–PN | M/L/D | Tallinn, Estonia | |
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 | Denkova-Staviski Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Sofia, Bulgaria | Details |
December 2–6 | Australian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Melbourne, Australia | |
December 2–8 | Santa Claus Cup | Other int. | Jun.–PN | M/L/D | Budapest, Hungary | |
December 4–8 | NRW Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
December 5–7 | Swiss Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | |
December 5–8 | Grand Prix Final | Grand Prix | Sen.–Jun. | All | Fukuoka, Japan | Details |
December 5–8 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | Other int. | Senior | All | Zagreb, Croatia | |
December 6–8 | Danish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Herlev, Denmark | Details |
December 6–8 | Latvian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Jelgava, Latvia | Details |
December 7–8 | Estonian Championships | Nats. | Senior | M/L | Tallinn, Estonia | |
December 11–15 | Winter Universiade | Other int. | Senior | All | Trentino, Italy | Details |
December 12–15 | French Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Vaujany, France | |
December 12–15 | Swedish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/P | Växjö, Sweden | Details |
December 13–15 | Finnish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/D | Espoo, Finland | Details |
December 14–15 | German Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Berlin, Germany | Details |
December 18–21 | Ukrainian Open | Other int. | Senior | All | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
December 18–21 | Austrian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Salzburg, Austria | , |
December 19–21 | Spanish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Jaca, Spain | |
December 20–21 | Italian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Merano, Italy | |
December 20–22 | Four Nationals Championships (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian) | Nats. | Senior | All | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
December 21–22 | Belarusian Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Minsk, Belarus | Details |
December 21–24 | Japan Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Saitama, Japan | Details |
December 24–26 | Russian Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Sochi, Russia | |
December 28–29 | Chinese Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Changchun, China | |
2014 | ||||||
January 3–5 | South Korean Championships | Nats. | Senior | M/L/D | Koyang, South Korea | |
January 3–6 | New Year's Cup | Other int. | Sen.–PN | M/L/D | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
January 5–12 | U.S. Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Juv. | All | Boston, United States | |
January 8–11 | Mentor Nestle Toruń Cup | Other int. | Sen.–PN | All | Toruń, Poland | Details |
January 9–15 | Canadian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Ottawa, Canada | |
January 15–19 | European Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Budapest, Hungary | Details |
January 22–25 | Skate Helena | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Belgrade, Serbia | |
January 22–25 | Russian Junior Championships | Nats. | Junior | All | Saransk, Russia | |
January 22–26 | Four Continents Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Taipei, ROC | Details |
Jan. 29 – Feb. 2 | Bavarian Open | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | |
February 1–2 | Sarajevo Open | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Sarajevo, BiH | |
February 6–9 | Dragon Trophy/Tivoli Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | , 2 |
February 6–22 | Winter Olympics | Olympics | Senior | All | Sochi, Russia | 2 |
February 14–15 | Dutch Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
Feb. 26 – March 1 | Hellmut Seibt Memorial | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Vienna, Austria | , |
Feb. 27 – March 2 | Nordics | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Stockholm, Sweden | Details |
March 4–9 | Sportland Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Budapest, Hungary | |
March 5–9 | Challenge Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | The Hague, Netherlands | |
March 10–16 | World Junior Championships | ISU Champ. | Junior | All | Sofia, Bulgaria | Details |
March 14–16 | Coupe du Printemps | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Luxembourg | |
March 26–30 | World Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Saitama, Japan | Details |
March 29–30 | Gardena Spring Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Sëlva, Italy | |
April 3–6 | Triglav Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Jesenice, Slovenia | |
April 5–6 | World Development Trophy | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L | Gdańsk, Poland | |
April 21–26 | World Development Trophy | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L | Mandaluyong, Philippines | |
April 24–27 | Rooster Cup | Other int. | Novice | M/L | Courbevoie, France | |
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships and Grand Prix; Nats. = National championships; Other dom. = Other national events Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice; PN. = Pre-Novice Disciplines: M = Men's singles; L = Ladies' singles; P = Pair skating; D = Ice dance; All = All four disciplines |