
The 2013 Hilton HHonors
Skate America
Skate America is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The first Skate America was in held in 1979 in Lake Placid, New York, as a test event fo ...
was the first event of six in the
2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series.
[ It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in ]Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, Michigan
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on October 17–20. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating ...
, and ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...
. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final.
Eligibility
Skaters who reached the age of 14 before July 1, 2013 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.
Entries
The entries were as follows.[
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Changes to initial lineup
On September 30, 2013, Evan Lysacek announced that his injury would force him out of Skate America.[ He was replaced by Jason Brown.][ Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres withdrew and were replaced by Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro.][ Brian Joubert] and Denis Ten also withdrew, and no substitutes were announced.
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
External links
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2013 Skate America
2013 in Detroit
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2013 in sports in Michigan
October 2013 sports events in the United States