The 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial was the Ondrej Nepela Memorial

Ondrej Nepela Memorial

The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....

 competition for the 2009-2010 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 17th edition of the Ondrej Nepela Memorial to be held. The Ondrej Nepela Memorial 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 Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. 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...

, pairs, 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 competition was held in the Ice Sport Rink in Piešťany

Pieštany

Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...

 between November 5 and 7, 2009. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica.

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	Kensuke Nakaniwa Kensuke Nakaniwa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-External links:...		187.03	3	1
2	Viktor Pfeifer Viktor Pfeifer Viktor Pfeifer is an Austrian figure skater. He is a six-time Austrian national champion. Pfeifer represented Austria at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed 22nd and 21st accordingly....		184.23	1	2
3	Jamal Othman Jamal Othman Jamal Aziz Othman is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 2009 Swiss national champion and a five-time national silver medalist.-Career:...		173.11	6	4
4	Maciej Cieplucha Maciej Cieplucha Maciej Cieplucha is a Polish figure skater. He is the 2010 Polish national champion and the 2005 junior national champion. He trains at Calalta Figure Skating Club in Calgary, AB since July, 2010. At the 2011 Finlandia Trophy, he won his first senior international medal, bronze.-Competitive...		170.57	9	3
5	Peter Liebers Peter Liebers Peter Liebers is a German figure skater. He is the 2009 German national champion and 2002 German junior national champion. He placed 13th at the 2006 World Junior Championships. His older brother Martin Liebers competes internationally on the senior level...		169.14	5	5
6	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 :...		166.85	2	9
7	Tomoyuki Koriyama		159.36	11	7
8	Aleksey Bychenko		155.96	13	8
9	Przemysław Domański		155.65	4	13
10	Pavel Kaška Pavel Kaška Pavel Kaška is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2009 Czech national champion and 2006 and 2007 national silver medalist.-Post-2005:*N = Novice level-Pre-2005:*N = Novice level- External links :...		155.33	7	12
11	Nikolay Bondar		152.90	12	10
12	Gregor Urbas Gregor Urbas Gregor Urbas is a Slovenian figure skater. He is the nine-time Slovenian national champion.-Post-2002:-Pre-2002:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round-External links:...		152.64	15	6
13	Jakub Strobl		146.77	10	14
14	Peter Reitmayer		141.64	8	16
15	Mikko Minkkinen Mikko Minkkinen Mikko Minkkinen is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2008 Finnish national champion and the 2002 Junior national champion. He placed 15th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships. He is the 2002 Nordic junior silver medalist and 2008 senior silver medalist.-Results:-Navigation:...		140.68	17	11
16	Jono Partridge		134.37	14	17
17	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....		131.80	18	15
18	David Richardson David Richardson (figure skater) David Richardson is a British figure skater. He currently trains at the NIC Nottingham.He is the 2006 British junior national champion, 2007 senior national bronze medalist, 2008 he was fourth place in senior nationals, 2009 senior national silver medalist, 2010 senior national bronze medalist and...		129.08	16	18
19	Maxim Shipov Maxim Shipov Maxim Shipov is a Russian born figure skater who competes for Israel. Shipov represented Russia until the 2004/2005 season, After switching to Israel and sitting out the mandatory wait period, he began competing for Israel in 2007. He is a three-time Israeli national champion.-Programs:-For...		120.72	19	19
20	Kutay Eryoldas Kutay Eryoldas Kutay Eryoldaş is a Turkish figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. He trains in Moscow.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round...		104.61	20	20
WD	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...

• WD = Withdrawn

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	Mutsumi Takayama Mutsumi Takayama is a Japanese figure skater. She won the 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...		140.82	1	1
2	Kerstin Frank Kerstin Frank Kerstin Frank is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2009 Austrian silver medalist and 2007 & 2008 bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew-External links:* *...		126.96	4	3
3	Isabelle Pieman Isabelle Pieman Isabelle Pieman is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2007 Belgian national champion.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...		124.42	3	4
4	Yuki Nishino Yuki Nishino is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Japanese Junior silver medalist.- Programs :-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level-Detailed results:-References:* * * *...		122.19	9	2
5	Victoria Muniz Victoria Muniz Victoria Muniz is an American figure skater who currently skates internationally for Puerto Rico.Muniz is the 2009 Puerto Rican National Champion, having also won the title in 2005 and 2007. She is a two-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit...		118.47	5	5
6	Isabel Drescher Isabel Drescher Isabel Drescher is a German figure skater. She is the 2007-2008 German national silver medalist.She took her first skating lessons at the age of 5 in a public skating session in Unna, Germany and afterwards went to the club training sessions that took place twice a week...		113.35	2	8
7	Karolina Sykorova		111.11	7	6
8	Nicole Graf		108.64	6	9
9	Ivana Reitmayerová Ivana Reitmayerova Ivana Reitmayerová is a Slovak figure skater. She is the 2009 & 2010 Slovak national champion and 2008 national bronze medalist. Reitmayerová began competing on both the senior and junior level internationally in 2007. Her brother, Peter Reitmayer, is also a competitive skater. She is coached by...		105.57	10	7
10	Irina Movchan Irina Movchan Irina Movchan is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 2008 and 2011 Ukrainian national champion and 2007 & 2010 silver medalist.- Programs :-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-References:...		89.13	12	11
11	Barbora Svedova		87.75	13	10
12	Andrea Kreuzer Andrea Kreuzer Andrea Kreuzer is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2006 Austrian national champion.She started skating at the age of 5, in Cottage Engelmann Verein skating club and has been practicing ever since.-Competitive highlights:...		87.27	11	12
13	Olga Ikonnikova Olga Ikonnikova Olga Ikonnikova is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2006 & 2008 Estonian national bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:-References:...		81.77	8	14
14	Maria Papasotiriou		76.07	14	13
WD	Alexandra Kunova

• WD = Withdrawn

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	Maylin Hausch Maylin Hausch Maylin Hausch is a German pair skater. She teamed up with Daniel Wende in 2008. They are the 2010 German national champions and represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard.- Career :Maylin Hausch began skating in 1992...  / Daniel Wende Daniel Wende Daniel Wende is a German pair skater. He teamed up with Maylin Hausch in 2008. They are the 2010 German national champions and represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard.- Career :After starting out as a singles...		139.80	1	1
2	Ekaterina Sheremetieva Ekaterina Sheremetieva -Career:She teamed up with Mikhail Kuznetsov in 2003. Together, they are the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist. Sheremetieva broke her foot in 2006 and so she and Kuznetsov were forced to miss most of the 2006-2007 season...  / Egor Chudin		135.48	2	2
3	Jessica Crenshaw / Chad Tsagris		113.25	4	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...		105.90	3	4
5	Nicole Gurny / Martin Liebers Martin Liebers Martin Liebers is a German figure skater. He is a four-time German national bronze medalist , was the Junior National Champion in 2000 and the Novice National Champion in 1997....		99.99	5	5

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	Nóra Hoffmann Nóra Hoffmann Nóra Hoffmann is a Hungarian ice dancer. With partner Maxim Zavozin, she is the 2010 Cup of Russia silver medalist and 2009 & 2010 Hungarian national champion....  / Maxim Zavozin Maxim Zavozin Maxim Igorevich Zavozin is an ice dancer who has competed internationally for the United States and Hungary. He currently competes for Hungary with Nóra Hoffmann with whom he is the 2010 Cup of Russia silver medalist and the 2009 & 2010 Hungarian national champion.With former partner Morgan...		154.35	1	2	1
2	Christina Beier Christina Beier Christina Beier is a German ice dancer. She competes with her brother William Beier. She briefly stopped competing with her brother and competed with partner Tim Giesen for one season. Beier & Beier are four-time German national champions.-Career:The Beiers moved from the Philippines to Germany...  / William Beier William Beier William Beier is a German ice dancer. He competes with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time German national champions....		145.93	8	1	2
3	Kamila Hájková Kamila Hájková - External links :*...  / David Vincour David Vincour David Vincour is a Czech ice dancer. He began skating at age five, stopped until he was 12, then took up ice dancing and competed for Austria with Sabine Pichler and Barbara Herzog. He then competed with Kamila Hájková for the Czech Republic. The two are the 2006-2010 Czech national champions and...		145.35	4	3	3
4	Penny Coomes Penny Coomes * *...  / Nicholas Buckland Nicholas Buckland * *...		143.11	2	5	4
5	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...  / Phillip Poole Phillip Poole Phillip Poole is a multi-medal winning ice dancer and ice dance coach born 24 June 1981 in Windsor, Great Britain.-Competitive career:Phillip Poole's skating career began in 1986 at the age of five and he competed at his first British Championships in 1991...		135.95	5	4	6
6	Nelli Zhiganshina Nelli Zhiganshina Nelli Nailevna Zhiganshina is a Russian ice dancer who currently competes for Germany with Alexander Gazsi. They are two-time German national champions.- Career :...  / Alexander Gazsi Alexander Gazsi Alexander Gazsi is a German ice dancer. With partner Nelli Zhiganshina, he is two-time German national champion.- Career :...		131.45	6	6	5
7	Zsuzsanna Nagy Zsuzsanna Nagy Zsuzsanna Nagy is a Hungarian ice dancer. She competes with Máté Fejes. They are the 2010 Hungarian silver medalists....  / Mate Fejes		122.85	10	7	7
8	Kira Geil Kira Geil Kira Geil is an ice dancer who currently represents Austria with Tobias Eisenbauer.In her early career, Geil represented Great Britain with Andrew Smykowski. She moved from Great Britain to Austria in 2009 and teamed up with Dmitri Matsjuk to represent Austria...  / Dmitri Matsyuk		122.16	3	8	9
9	Brooke Frieling Brooke Frieling Brooke Frieling is an American ice dancer who currently represents the country of Israel with partner Lionel Rumi.-----Career:...  / Lionel Rumi Lionel Rumi Lionel Rumi is a French ice dancer who currently represents the country of Israel with partner, Brooke Frieling. He was a member of the French National Team between 2002 and 2008. He is also a model....		120.18	7	9	8
10	Melyssa James / Jamie Burns		106.90	9	10	10
WD	Maria Borounov Maria Borounov Maria Borounov is an Australian ice dancer. She competes with husband Evgeni Borounov. The two were married in 2002. They are the 2007 Australian national champions. As of the 2011 Four Continents, they are ranked 49th in the world by the International Skating Union.-Competitive highlights:-...  / Evgeni Borounov Evgeni Borounov Evgeni Borounov is a Russian ice dancer who currently competes for Australia. He previously competed for Lithuania on the junior level with partner Svetlana Kulikova. He immigrated to Australia in 1999 and married Australian Maria Borounov in 2002. The two are the 2007 Australian national champions...		16.48	11

• WD = Withdrawn

External links

• Ondrej Nepela Memorial at the Slovak Figure Skating Association