The 2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb was the Golden Spin of Zagreb

Golden Spin of Zagreb

The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...

 competition for the 2008-2009 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. It was the 41st edition of the Golden Spin of Zagreb to be held. The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 held in Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

.

The 2008 competition was held in the Dom Sportova

Dom Sportova

Dom Sportova is an indoor sporting arena, located in Zagreb, Croatia. The venue was built in 1972, on Trešnjevka, in the western part of the city. It has 32,000 m² of floorspace, and it features six halls...

 between November 13 and November 16, 2008. The compulsory dance was the Paso Doble.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...		200.28	1	1
2	Samuel Contesti Samuel Contesti Samuel Contesti is a French-Italian figure skater who competes for Italy. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006-2007 season...		188.74	2	3
3	Alexander Majorov Alexander Majorov Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2011 Nordic champion, 2011 World Junior bronze medalist and three-time Swedish national medalist.- Personal life :...		187.35	4	2
4	Vitaliy Sazonets		169.25	6	4
5	Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari is a Finnish figure skater. He is a seven-time Finnish national champion and has represented Finland at the World Figure Skating Championships...		166.15	5	5
6	Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2006 Swedish national champion, the 2004–2005 Swedish junior national champion, and the 2006 Nordic Champion. He is the first Swedish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event, which he did in 2005.-Career:Adrian...		164.53	3	9
7	Vladimir Uspenski Vladimir Uspenski Vladimir Sergeyevich Uspenski is a Russian figure skater. He placed 4th at the 2009 Russian Figure Skating Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix event in Norway.He is the younger brother of Alexander Uspenski....		160.29	8	6
8	Artur Gachinski Artur Gachinski Artur Andreyevich Gachinski is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2011 World bronze medalist and Russian National silver medalist. He is the 2010 Russian Junior national champion.- Personal life :...		158.63	7	7
9	Hirokazu Kobayashi Hirokazu Kobayashi (figure skater) is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 22nd at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and 12th at the 2004 NHK Trophy. He is coached by Nobuo Satō.-External links:...		156.94	9	8
10	Elliot Hilton Elliot Hilton Elliot Hilton is a British figure skater. He is the 2008 British national champion. His highest placement at an ISU Championship is 16th at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He is coached by Juri Bureiko.-References:...		152.69	10	11
11	Clemens Brummer Clemens Brummer Clemens Brummer is a German figure skater. He is the 2008 German national champion. He placed 17th at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and 15th at the 2007 Winter Universiade.- Competitive highlights :...		145.42	16	10
12	Konstantyn Tupikov		142.06	14	12
13	Luka Čadež Luka Cadež Luka Čadež is a Slovenian figure skater. He is the 2005 Slovenian national silver medalist and the 2004 & 2006-2007 national bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-External links:...		135.40	11	14
14	Damjan Ostojič Damjan Ostojic Damjan Ostojič is a Slovenian figure skater. He is the 2004 & 2006-2007 Slovenian silver medalist. He began competing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2007-2008 season.-Programs:...		130.64	12	15
15	Matthew Parr Matthew Parr Matthew Parr is a British figure skater. He is the 2009 & 2010 British national champion. Following the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, Parr had been named as the British entrant to the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, replacing Elliot Hilton...		129.70	15	16
16	Boris Martinec Boris Martinec Boris Martinec is a Croatian figure skater. He is a five-time Croatian national champion.-Post-2006:-Pre-2006:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round...		129.03	20	13
17	Tomáš Janečko Tomáš Janecko Tomáš Janečko is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2005 Czech national champion and 2007 Czech national bronze medalist. He is a two-time competitor at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.-Competitive highlights:...		127.99	13	17
18	Tigran Vardanjan Tigran Vardanjan Tigran Vardanjan is a Russian figure skater who competes internationally for Hungary. He is the 2007-2009 Hungarian national champion.He is coached by his parents, Gurgen Vardanjan and Jeranjak Ipakjan...		124.15	18	18
19	Manuel Koll Manuel Koll Manuel Koll is an Austrian figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Austrian national champion.He is coached by his mother, Ursula Koll, who competed internationally as a pair skater....		119.52	19	19
20	Petr Bidar Petr Bidař Petr Bidař is a Czech pair skater. He competes with Klára Kadlecová.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :* J. = Junior-level- External links :...		109.92	17	21
21	Robert McNamara Robert McNamara (figure skater) Robert McNamara is an Australian figure skater. He is a two time Junior National Champion and the 2007-2008 national bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-External links:*...		93.78	21	20
WD	Kufus Nilson

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Júlia Sebestyén Julia Sebestyen Júlia Sebestyén is a Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002-2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, she became the first Hungarian woman to win the European title...		147.68	1	1
2	Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2010 & 2011 Swedish silver medalist and 2007-2009 junior national champion. She is coached by her mother. Her older sister Viktoria is also a competitive skater....		135.02	2	3
3	Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell Jenna McCorkell is a British figure skater. She is the 2002–2004 & 2007–2010 British National Champion and a 2010 Olympian...		134.98	5	2
4	Katharina Häcker Katharina Häcker Katharina Häcker is a German figure skater. She is the 2002 German national champion and a two time Silver Medalist.Häcker had to sit out the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 seasons due to injury....		129.49	3	6
5	Viktoria Helgesson Viktoria Helgesson Viktoria Helgesson is a Swedish figure skater. She is a four-time Nordic champion, 2011 Skate America bronze medalist, and five-time Swedish national champion. Viktoria's 6th place at the 2011 European Championships is the best finish by a Swedish figure skater since 1932...		127.37	4	5
6	Francesca Rio Francesca Rio Francesca Rio is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2009 Italian silver medalist and 2008 bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:-References:*...		127.28	6	4
7	Miriam Ziegler Miriam Ziegler Miriam Ziegler is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2009 Austrian national champion and 2008 junior champion. Ziegler placed 19th at the 2008 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria...		117.04	7	8
8	Teodora Poštič Teodora Poštic Teodora Poštič is a Slovenian figure skater. She is the 2006-2009 Slovenian national champion.-Post-2004:* J = Junior level-Pre-2004:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew-External links:...		113.75	8	9
9	Nella Simaová Nella Simaová Nella Simaová is a Czech figure skater. She is the 2008 & 2009 Czech national champion. She is the 2006 Golden Spin of Zagreb gold medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior Level; WD = Withdrew...		111.78	12	7
10	Henriikka Hietaniemi Henriikka Hietaniemi Henriikka Hietaniemi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2009 Nordic bronze medalist and the 2005 Finnish junior silver medalist.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-References:...		105.04	10	11
11	Katherina Hadford		103.97	13	10
12	Olga Ikonnikova Olga Ikonnikova Olga Ikonnikova is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2006 & 2008 Estonian national bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:-References:...		102.77	9	12
13	Chaochih Liu		99.12	11	15
14	Ivana Hudziecová Ivana Hudziecová Ivana Buzková is a Czech figure skater. She is the 2006-2007 Czech national champion.-Results:-References:...		96.62	15	13
15	Daša Grm Daša Grm Daša Grm is a Slovenian figure skater. She placed 25th at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Grm is coached by Boris Uspenski.-External links:...		95.08	16	14
16	Mirna Libric		90.02	14	16
17	Maria Dikanovic		84.79	17	17
18	Maria Papasotiriou		78.05	18	18
19	Franka Vugec		69.15	19	19
20	Dora Strabic		60.82	20	20
WD	Katarina Gerboldt Katarina Gerboldt Katarina Alexandrovna Gerboldt is a Russian pair skater who competes with partner Alexander Enbert. Previously, she competed as a single skater and won the 2009 Russian ladies bronze medal.- Single skating :...
WD	Oxana Gozeva
WD	Alisa Kireeva Alisa Kireeva Alisa Kireeva is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2006 Ukrainian national silver medalist. She placed 19th in the qualifying round at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships. Kireeva is coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk.-Competitive history:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round; WD =...

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Stacey Kemp Stacey Kemp Stacey Kemp is an English pair skater who represents Great Britain. She competes with David King. They are the 2006-2010 British national champions. Kemp & King changed coaches in the summer of 2007 and moved to Poland to train under Mariusz and Dorota Siudek.-Competitive highlights:-External...  / David King David King (figure skater) David King is an English pair skater who represents Great Britain. He has competed with Stacey Kemp since 2003. They are the 2006-2010 British national champions. Kemp & King changed coaches in the summer of 2007 and moved to Poland to train under Mariusz and Dorota Siudek...		128.53	2	1
2	Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon		122.40	1	2
3	Katerina Kostenko / Roman Talan Roman Talan Roman Serhiyovich Talan is a Ukrainian pair skater. With partner Ekaterina Kostenko, he is the 2009 Ukrainian national champion and 2008 & 2010 bronze medalist. They will represent Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics....		114.19	3	3
4	Gabriela Čermanová Gabriela Cermanova Gabriela Čermanová is a Slovak pair skater. She competes with Martin Hanulák. They teamed up in November 2007. They are the 2009 & 2010 Slovak national champions.-Competitive highlights:...  / Martin Hanulák Martin Hanulák Martin Hanulák is a Slovak pair skater. He competes with Gabriela Čermanová. They teamed up in November 2007 and are the 2009 & 2010 Slovak national champions. He previously competed with Kristína Kabátová...		108.81	4	4
5	Marika Zanforlin Marika Zanforlin Marika Zanforlin is an Italian pairs figure skater and roller skater. With partner Federico Degli Esposti, she is the 2003-2006 World Roller Skating Pair Champion. They started competing together in roller skating in 1996. They switched to figure skating in June 2007...  / Federico Degli Esposti Federico Degli Esposti Federico Degli Esposti is an Italian pairs figure skater and roller skater. With partner Marika Zanforlin, he is the 2003-2006 World Roller Skating Pair Champion. They started competing together in roller skating in 1996 and switched to figure skating in June 2007...		106.40	5	5
6	Nina Ivanova / Filip Zalevski Filip Zalevski Filip Zalevski is a Ukrainian pair skater. He began representing Bulgaria internationally with Nina Ivanova in 2008. They placed 6th at the 2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb....		93.30	7	6
7	Jessica Crenshaw / Chad Tsagris		92.23	6	7

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Total Points	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
1	Alla Beknazarova Alla Beknazarova Alla Beknazarova is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She currently competes with Vladimir Zuev. They are the 2007 Ukrainian national champions. Beknazarova previously skated with Sergei Verbillo and Juri Kocherzhenko....  / Vladimir Zuyev		179.17	2	1	2
2	Kristina Gorshkova Kristina Gorshkova Kristina Valeryevna Gorshkova is a Russian ice dancer. She competes with Vitali Butikov. They are the 2008 World Junior bronze medalists.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...  / Vitali Butikov Vitali Butikov Vitali Yuryevich Butikov is a Russian ice dancer. He competes with Kristina Gorshkova. They are the 2008 World Junior bronze medalists.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...		178.27	1	2	1
3	Nadezhda Frolenkova Nadezhda Frolenkova Nadezhda Frolenkova is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Mikhail Kasalo. They are the 2011 Ukrainian silver medalists.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level-References:...  / Mikhail Kasalo Mikhail Kasalo Mikhail Kasalo is a Ukrainian ice dancer. He competes with Nadezhda Frolenkova. They are the 2011 Ukrainian silver medalists.-Competitive highlights:...		153.60	3	3	3
4	Alina Saprykina / Pavlo Khimich		143.06	4	4	6
5	Isabella Pajardi Isabella Pajardi Isabella Pajardi is an Italian ice dancer. She started skating at age four and was a single skater until 2000 when she began ice dancing with Stefano Caruso. They are the 2008 Italian junior national champions and placed 9th at the 2008 World Junior Championships.-Competitive highlights:*J =...  / Stefano Caruso Stefano Caruso Stefano Caruso is an Italian ice dancer. He began skating at the age of nine, in ice dance from the start, and teamed up with Isabella Pajardi in 2000. They are the 2008 Italian junior national champions and placed 9th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. The duo slit up in 2010.Caruso teamed...		140.35	5	6	4
6	Phillipa Towler-Green Phillipa Towler-Green Phillipa Towler-Green is a British ice dancer. After originally skating with Robert Burgerman they won 2 junior international medals , They represented Great Britain at 4 JGPs and 1 World Junior Championships...  / Philip Poole		139.16	6	5	5
7	Oksana Klimova Oksana Klimova Oksana Klimova is a Russian ice dancer. She competed with Sasha Palomäki for Finland from 2007 to 2010. They are the 2009 & 2010 Finnish national champions. They teamed up in summer 2007.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level...  / Sasha Palomäki Sasha Palomäki Sasha Palomäki is a Finnish ice dancer.Palomäki teamed up with Russian ice dancer Oksana Klimova in the summer of 2007. They are the 2009 and 2010 Finnish national champions. They split after the 2009-10 season....		131.97	7	7	7
8	Ina Demireva Ina Demireva Ina Demireva is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With former partner Juri Kurakin, she is the 2006 Bulgarian national silver medalist. Demireva also competed with Nikolai Bakolov and Tsvetan Georgiev....  / Juri Kurakin Juri Kurakin Juri Kurakin is an Estonian ice dancer who has competed for Estonia, Bulgaria, and currently Austria. Early in his career, he competed with Alexandra Baurina for Estonia. He teamed up with Ina Demireva in 2005 and skated for Bulgaria with her. They are the 2006 Bulgarian national silver medalists...		113.74	9	9	8
9	Christa Goulakou / Bradely Yaeger		108.61	10	10	9
10	Nadine Ahmed / Bruce Porter		101.37	11	11	10
WD	Penny Coomes Penny Coomes * *...  / Nicholas Buckland Nicholas Buckland * *...

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