Jump to content

Bofrost Cup on Ice

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from 2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice)

Bofrost Cup on Ice
StatusDefunct
GenreISU Grand Prix
Location(s)Gelsenkirchen
CountryGermany Germany
Years active1986–2004
Organised byGerman Ice Skating Union

The Bofrost Cup on Ice was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the German Ice Skating Union (German: Deutsche Eislauf-Union). The first iteration was held in 1986 in Frankfurt. When the ISU launched the Champions Series (later renamed the Grand Prix Series) in 1995, the German competition – then called the Nations Cup – was one of the five qualifying events. It remained a Grand Prix event until 2002, after which point it was supplanted by the Cup of China. This event was held under several names, including the Fujifilm Trophy and the Sparkassen Cup on Ice. The last installment of this competition took place in 2004.

Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline were invited to then compete at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Evgeni Plushenko of Russia holds the record for winning the most Bofrost Cup on Ice titles in men's singles (with four), while Maria Butyrskaya of Russia holds the record in women's singles (with three). Mandy Wötzel and Ingo Steuer of Germany hold the record in pair skating (with four), while Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov of Russia hold the record in ice dance (with four).

History

[edit]

Beginning with the 1995–96 season, the ISU launched the Champions Series – later renamed the Grand Prix Series – which, at its inception, consisted of five qualifying competitions and the Champions Series Final. This allowed skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters with whom they would later compete at the World Championships.[1] This series also provided the viewing public with additional televised skating, which had been in demand.[1] The five qualifying competitions during the inaugural season were the 1995 Nations Cup, the 1995 NHK Trophy, the 1995 Skate America, the 1995 Skate Canada, and the 1995 Trophée de France.[2] Skaters earned points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline were invited to compete at the 1995–96 Champions Series Final.[3][1]

The inaugural competition – the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy – was held in Frankfurt. Petr Barna of Czechoslovakia won the men's event, Dianne Takeuchi of Canada won the women's event, Melanie Gaylor and Lee Barkell of Canada won the pairs event, and Lia Trovati and Roberto Pelizzola of Italy won the ice dance event.[4] From 1986 to 1987, the competition was known as the Fujifilm Trophy. There was no event held in 1988. In 1989, the competition – now known as the Nations Cup – moved to Gelsenkirchen, where it remained for the entirety of its run. In 1998, the competition changed its name to the Sparkassen Cup on Ice, and in 2002, it again changed its name, this time to the Bofrost Cup on Ice, in recognition of its sponsor, the frozen foods company Bofrost.

In 2003, the Bofrost Cup on Ice lost its spot in the Grand Prix series after the Chinese Skating Association reached a more lucrative television contract with the ISU, and the Cup of China replaced it on the schedule.[5] Reinhard Mirmseker, then-president of the German Ice Skating Union, tried to convince the ISU that rather than stripping the rights to a Grand Prix event from Germany, they should hold a seventh Grand Prix event instead, or perhaps rotate the sixth event among the nations of Europe, but those suggestions were turned down.[5]

Despite losing its spot in the Grand Prix series, the German Ice Skating Union continued to stage the competition anyway, but with a unique format. In lieu of the usual short programs, singles skaters competed in a jumping event, where each skater performed a particular jump or jump combination in a round-robin format and were scored by a panel of judges. After each skater received their score, they had the option of either keeping it, or risk performing the jump again for a potential higher score. Skaters with the lowest average scores were eliminated in each round.[5] Carolina Kostner of Italy praised the format of the event: "This competition was very cool. Every skater had a second chance."[5] Likewise, Joannie Rochette of Canada stated: "This competition is really good. It's exciting and thrilling. I like the combination of a jump competition with a free program."[5] The comparable event for pair teams involved performing throw jumps, side-by-side jumps, and lifts in the same competitive format. Ice dance teams performed their original dances as they would have at a normal competition.[5] All skaters and teams performed their free skates or free dances for the second half of the competition. Although this new format was well received, and the German Ice Skating Union had hoped to continue it as an annual invitational event,[5] the Bofrost Cup on Ice did not continue after 2004.

Medalists

[edit]
Evgeni Plushenko at the 2012 European Championships
Yoshie Onda at the 2004 NHK Trophy
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at the 2009 Cup of China
Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski at the 2007 European Championships
The 2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice champions: Evgeni Plushenko of Russia (men's singles); Yoshie Onda of Japan (women's singles); Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China (pair skating); and Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski of Bulgaria (ice dance)

Men's singles

[edit]
Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1986 Frankfurt Czechoslovakia Petr Barna Italy Alessandro Riccitelli China Zhang Shubin [4]
1987 United States Christopher Bowman Soviet Union Vladimir Petrenko Japan Makoto Kano [6]
1988 No competition held
1989 Gelsenkirchen Czechoslovakia Petr Barna Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko United States Paul Wylie [7]
1990 Canada Kurt Browning United States Todd Eldredge Germany Ronny Winkler [8]
1991 United States Mark Mitchell Germany Mirko Eichhorn Germany Daniel Weiss [9]
1992 United States Todd Eldredge Russia Alexei Urmanov Ukraine Viacheslav Zagorodniuk [10]
1993 Ukraine Viktor Petrenko United States Scott Davis Canada Sébastien Britten [11]
1994 Canada Elvis Stojko United States Shepherd Clark Ukraine Dmitri Dmitrenko [12]
1995 Ukraine Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Russia Alexei Urmanov United States Todd Eldredge [13]
1996 Russia Alexei Urmanov Ukraine Dmitri Dmitrenko Russia Alexei Yagudin [14]
1997 Canada Elvis Stojko Azerbaijan Igor Pashkevich Russia Alexander Abt [15]
1998 Russia Alexei Yagudin Russia Alexander Abt Germany Andrejs Vlascenko [16]
1999 Russia Evgeni Plushenko China Guo Zhengxin United States Matthew Savoie [17]
2000 United States Timothy Goebel China Li Chengjiang [18]
2001 [19]
2002 Russia Alexander Abt [20]
2003 Germany Stefan Lindemann Canada Jeffrey Buttle Germany Silvio Smalun [21]
2004 Canada Ben Ferreira United States Matthew Savoie [22]

Women's singles

[edit]
Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1986 Frankfurt Canada Dianne Takeuchi China Fu Caishu West Germany Cornelia Renner [4]
1987 Japan Midori Ito United States Jill Trenary Soviet Union Natalia Gorbenko [6]
1988 No competition held
1989 Gelsenkirchen United States Tonya Harding West Germany Marina Kielmann West Germany Patricia Neske [7]
1990 United States Kristi Yamaguchi Germany Evelyn Großmann Canada Karen Preston [8]
1991 United States Nancy Kerrigan Germany Marina Kielmann France Laëtitia Hubert [9]
1992 France Surya Bonaly Canada Tanya Bingert Germany Marina Kielmann [10]
1993 Germany Tanja Szewczenko Ukraine Oksana Baiul Japan Rena Inoue [11]
1994 Germany Marina Kielmann Ukraine Elena Liashenko Germany Tanja Szewczenko [12]
1995 United States Michelle Kwan Russia Maria Butyrskaya United States Nicole Bobek [13]
1996 Russia Irina Slutskaya United States Tara Lipinski France Vanessa Gusmeroli [14]
1997 Germany Tanja Szewczenko Russia Irina Slutskaya Ukraine Elena Liashenko [15]
1998 Russia Elena Sokolova Ukraine Yulia Lavrenchuk Russia Maria Butyrskaya [16]
1999 Russia Maria Butyrskaya Ukraine Elena Liashenko Russia Irina Slutskaya [17]
2000 United States Sarah Hughes Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina [18]
2001 Japan Yoshie Onda United States Angela Nikodinov [19]
2002 Japan Yoshie Onda Japan Fumie Suguri Finland Susanna Pöykiö [20]
2003 Canada Joannie Rochette Finland Susanna Pöykiö Hungary Júlia Sebestyén [21]
2004 United States Jane Bugaeva Germany Constanze Paulinus Canada Annie Bellemare [22]

Pairs

[edit]
Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1986 Frankfurt
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Colette May
  • Carl Nelson
  • West Germany
  • Kerstin Kiminus
  • Stefan Pfrengle
 [4]
1987
  • Canada
  • Laurene Collin
  • John Penticost
 [6]
1988 No competition held
1989 Gelsenkirchen
  • United States
 [7]
1990 [8]
1991 [9]
1992 [10]
1993 [11]
1994 [12]
1995 [13]
1996 [14]
1997 [15]
1998 [16]
1999 [17]
2000 [18]
2001 [19]
2002 [20]
2003 [21]
2004 [22]

Ice dance

[edit]
Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1986 Frankfurt
  • United Kingdom
 [4]
1987
  • Italy
  • Michela Malingambi
  • Andrea Gilardi
 [6]
1988 No competition held
1989 Gelsenkirchen
  • West Germany
 [7]
1990 [8]
1991 [9]
1992 [10]
1993 [11]
1994
  • Canada
 [12]
1995 [13]
1996 [14]
1997 [15]
1998 [16]
1999 [17]
2000 [18]
2001 [19]
2002 [20]
2003 [21]
2004 [22]

Records

[edit]
Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Men's singles 4 1999–2002 [23]
Women's singles 3 1999–2001 [24]
Pairs 4 1992;
1994;
1996–97 		[10][12][14][15]
Ice dance 4 1995–98 [25]
[a] 5 1992;
1995–98 		[25][10]
  1. ^ Anjelika Krylova won three titles in ice dance: one while partnered with Vladimir Fedorov (1992) and four with Oleg Ovsyannikov (1995–98).

Cumulative medal count

[edit]

Men's singles

[edit]
Total number of Bofrost Cup medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia64212
2 United States35412
3 Canada3216
4 Germany2147
5 Ukraine2125
6 Czechoslovakia2002
7 Soviet Union0202
8 China0145
9 Azerbaijan0101
 Italy0101
11 Japan0011
Totals (11 entries)18181854

Women's singles

[edit]
Total number of Bofrost Cup medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States53210
2 Russia5229
3 Germany3328
4 Japan2215
5 Canada2125
6 France1023
7 Ukraine0415
8 West Germany0123
9 Finland0112
10 China0101
11 Hungary0011
 Soviet Union0011
 Uzbekistan0011
Totals (13 entries)18181854

Pairs

[edit]
Total number of Bofrost Cup medals in pairs by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia56314
2 Germany4318
3 Canada3418
4 Soviet Union2103
5 China2013
6 United States1258
7 France1001
8 East Germany0112
9 Great Britain0101
10 Czech Republic0022
11 Latvia0011
 Poland0011
 Ukraine0011
 West Germany0011
Totals (14 entries)18181854

Ice dance

[edit]
Total number of Bofrost Cup medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia5049
2 Soviet Union4004
3 Italy3137
4 Canada2327
5 Bulgaria2013
6 France1225
7 Ukraine1113
8 Germany0235
9 United States0213
10 Czech Republic0202
 Lithuania0202
12 West Germany0112
13 Great Britain0101
 Israel0101
Totals (14 entries)18181854

Total medals

[edit]
Total number of Bofrost Cup medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia21121144
2 Canada1010626
3 United States9121233
4 Germany991028
5 Soviet Union63110
6 Ukraine36514
7 France3249
8 Italy3238
9 China2259
10 Japan2226
11 Bulgaria2013
12 Czechoslovakia2002
13 West Germany0246
14 Czech Republic0224
15 Great Britain0202
 Lithuania0202
17 East Germany0112
 Finland0112
19 Azerbaijan0101
 Israel0101
21 Hungary0011
 Latvia0011
 Poland0011
 Uzbekistan0011
Totals (24 entries)727272216

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Hines, James R. (2006). Figure Skating: A History. University of Illinois Press. pp. 246–247, 332–335. ISBN 978-0-252-07286-4.
  2. ^ "Lucrative Grand Prix gets green light" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 72, no. 8. August 1995. p. 8. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Champions Series Final". Ice Skating International. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Skate Canada Results Book (Volume 2)" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Bofrost Cup on Ice 2003". Golden Skate. 11 November 2003. Archived from the original on 30 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
  6. ^ a b c d "Fuji Film Trophy". Skating. Vol. 65, no. 1. January 1988. pp. 15–16. ISSN 0037-6132.
  7. ^ a b c d "Nations Cup on Ice 1989" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 67, no. 1. January 1990. pp. 31–32. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "RWE Nations Cup on Ice '90" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 68, no. 2. February 1991. pp. 47–48. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d Burchstead, Marcia (February 1992). "Ice Abroad: U.S. Retains Title" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 69, no. 2. pp. 18–21, 84. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Ice Abroad" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 70, no. 1. January 1993. p. 66. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Nations Cup on Ice" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 71, no. 1. January 1994. p. 12. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d e "1994 Nations Cup" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 72, no. 1. January 1995. p. 12. ISSN 0037-6132. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "Nations Cup on Ice 1996". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Sparkassen Nations Cup On Ice 1996". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e "1997 Sparkassen Cup on Ice". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d "1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.
  17. ^ a b c d "1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d "2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d "2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice". Tracings. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  20. ^ a b c d "2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice". Tracings. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  21. ^ a b c d "Cup on Ice 2003". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  22. ^ a b c d "Cup on Ice 2004". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Competition Results – Evgeni Plushenko". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Career". Maria Butyrskaya: The Official Site. Archived from the original on 9 August 2002.
  25. ^ a b "Amateur Career". Krylova & Ovsyannikov. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bofrost_Cup_on_Ice&oldid=1290182158"