The 2002 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 2002–03 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow on November 22–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2002–03 Grand Prix Final.
| 2002 Cup of Russia | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Grand Prix |
| Date: | November 22 – 24 |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Host: | Figure Skating Federation of Russia |
| Venue: | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Evgeni Plushenko | |
| Ladies' singles: Viktoria Volchkova | |
Pairs:  Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | |
| Ice dance: Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | |
| Previous: 2001 Cup of Russia | |
| Next: 2003 Cup of Russia | |
| Previous GP: 2002 Trophée Lalique | |
| Next GP: 2002 NHK Trophy | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Li Chengjiang | China |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Alexander Abt | Russia |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrejs Vlascenko |  Germany |
7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Matthew Savoie |  United States |
7.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Stanislav Timchenko | Russia |
9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Frédéric Dambier |  France |
10.0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Kensuke Nakaniwa |  Japan |
11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Jayson Dénommée |  Canada |
13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Hristo Turlakov |  Bulgaria |
15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Trifun Zivanovic |  FR Yugoslavia |
16.0 | 10 | 11 |
| WD | Johnny Weir | United States |
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktoria Volchkova | Russia |
2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Sasha Cohen | United States |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia |
3.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Elina Kettunen |  Finland |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan |
7.5 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Ludmila Nelidina | Russia |
9.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Galina Maniachenko |  Ukraine |
10.5 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Sabina Wojtala |  Poland |
11.5 | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Diána Póth |  Hungary |
14.0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Susanne Stadlmueller | Germany |
15.0 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Nicole Watt | Canada |
15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| WD | Ann Patrice McDonough | United States |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Russia |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov | Russia |
4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dorota Zagorska / Mariusz Siudek | Poland |
7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin, Jr | United States |
7.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino | Canada |
8.5 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin | Canada |
10.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Russia |
12.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petro Kharchenko | Ukraine |
13.5 | 9 | 9 |
Ice dancing edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia |
2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | Russia |
4.4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviyski | Bulgaria |
6.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kati Winkler / René Lohse | Germany |
7.4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |  Italy |
10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada |
12.4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Marika Humphreys / Vitali Baranov |  United Kingdom |
13.6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko | Ukraine |
16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Stephanie Rauer / Thomas Rauer | Germany |
18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Ekaterina Gvozdkova / Timur Alaskhanov | Russia |
20.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Caroline Truong / Sylvain Longchambon | France |
22.0 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| WD | Veronika Moravkova / Jiri Prochazka |  Czech Republic |