The 2009 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on October 29 – November 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.

2009 Cup of China
Type:Grand Prix
Date:October 29 – November 1
Season:2009–10
Location:Beijing
Host:Chinese Skating Association
Venue:Capital Indoor Stadium
Champions
Men's singles:
Japan Nobunari Oda
Ladies' singles:
Japan Akiko Suzuki
Pairs:
China Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo
Ice dance:
United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
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2009 NHK Trophy

Schedule

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All times are China standard time (UTC+8).

  • Friday, October 30
    • 14:30 Ice dancing - compulsory dance
    • 15:55 Ladies - short program
    • 17:50 Men - short program
    • 19:45 Pairs - short program
    • 21:15 Ice dancing - original dance
  • Saturday, October 31
    • 14:00 Ladies - free skating
    • 16:10 Men - free skating
    • 18:25 Ice dancing - free dance
    • 20:05 Pairs - free skating

Results

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The men's Podium at the 2009 Cup of China. From left: Evan Lysacek (2nd), Nobunari Oda (1st), Sergei Voronov (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Nobunari Oda   Japan 239.58 1 83.35 1 156.23
2 Evan Lysacek   United States 232.17 3 80.80 2 151.37
3 Sergei Voronov   Russia 220.39 2 81.40 3 138.99
4 Samuel Contesti   Italy 207.85 4 72.08 4 135.77
5 Yannick Ponsero   France 195.12 6 66.65 6 128.47
6 Stephen Carriere   United States 195.08 7 65.24 5 129.84
7 Yang Chao   China 189.99 8 65.10 8 124.89
8 Kevin Reynolds   Canada 188.47 11 60.12 7 128.35
9 Guan Jinlin   China 187.95 5 66.70 9 121.25
10 Denis Ten   Kazakhstan 182.63 9 64.05 10 118.58
11 Armin Mahbanoozadeh   United States 176.53 12 59.54 11 116.99
12 Xu Ming   China 163.57 10 61.02 12 102.55

Ladies

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The ladies' podium at the 2009 Cup of China. From left: Kiira Korpi (2nd), Akiko Suzuki (1st), Joannie Rochette (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Akiko Suzuki   Japan 176.66 4 59.52 1 117.14
2 Kiira Korpi   Finland 163.27 2 61.20 3 102.07
3 Joannie Rochette   Canada 163.18 7 52.12 2 111.06
4 Rachael Flatt   United States 157.71 5 58.80 5 98.91
5 Mirai Nagasu   United States 155.38 1 62.20 6 93.18
6 Carolina Kostner   Italy 154.18 3 61.12 7 93.06
7 Fumie Suguri   Japan 145.99 6 55.46 8 90.53
8 Diane Szmiett   Canada 144.28 11 44.24 4 100.04
9 Liu Yan   China 132.80 8 51.28 9 81.52
10 Beatrisa Liang   United States 131.39 9 50.76 10 80.63
11 Geng Bingwa   China 121.20 10 47.64 11 73.56
WD Xu Binshu   China 12 37.08
  • WD = Withdrawn

Pairs

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The pairs' podium at the 2009 Cup of China. From left: Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov (3rd), Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo (1st), Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao (2nd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo   China 200.97 1 72.28 1 128.69
2 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao   China 186.49 4 61.92 2 124.57
3 Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov   Ukraine 170.79 2 62.98 3 107.81
4 Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin   Canada 157.60 5 55.08 4 102.52
5 Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze   Russia 153.30 3 62.54 7 90.76
6 Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming   China 146.49 6 50.32 5 96.17
7 Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig   United States 140.32 7 48.02 6 92.30
8 Vanessa James / Yannick Bonheur   France 134.77 8 47.28 8 87.49

Ice dancing

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The ice dancing podium at the 2009 Cup of China. From left: Sergei Novitski / Jana Khokhlova (2nd), Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (1st), Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points CD OD FD
1 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto   United States 194.51 1 38.33 1 60.33 1 95.85
2 Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski   Russia 180.57 2 36.30 2 56.48 3 87.79
3 Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali   Italy 179.92 3 35.37 3 54.59 2 89.96
4 Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo   Ukraine 158.09 6 29.43 4 50.22 6 78.44
5 Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski   Israel 156.86 4 30.88 7 46.95 5 79.03
6 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje   Canada 151.87 5 30.40 9 41.11 4 80.36
7 Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun   China 151.40 8 27.87 5 48.33 7 75.20
8 Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein   United States 149.17 7 28.76 6 47.27 8 73.14
9 Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen   China 137.76 9 24.73 8 42.36 9 70.67
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  • "2009–10 Grand Prix Announcement". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  • "2009 Cup of China Announcement". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  • 2009 Cup of China at the International Skating Union