title: 2001 Skate America
text: # 2001 Skate America
  
  The 2001 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2001–02 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 24–28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2001–02 Grand Prix Final.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Timothy Goebel | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Takeshi Honda | Japan | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Alexander Abt | Russia | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 4 | Michael Weiss | United States | 7.5 | 7 | 4 |
  | 5 | Ilia Klimkin | Russia | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Matt Savoie | United States | 9.0 | 4 | 7 |
  | 7 | Li Chengjiang | China | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
  | 8 | Ben Ferreira | Canada | 11.0 | 6 | 8 |
  | 9 | Brian Joubert | France | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
  | 10 | Silvio Smalun | Germany | 15.5 | 9 | 11 |
  | 11 | Fedor Andreev | Canada | 16.0 | 12 | 10 |
  | 12 | Kensuke Nakaniwa | Japan | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michelle Kwan | United States | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Sarah Hughes | United States | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Viktoria Volchkova | Russia | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
  | 5 | Sasha Cohen | United States | 7.0 | 4 | 5 |
  | 6 | Júlia Sebestyén | Hungary | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
  | 7 | Jennifer Robinson | Canada | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
  | 8 | Mikkeline Kierkgaard | Denmark | 13.0 | 8 | 9 |
  | 9 | Utako Wakamatsu | Japan | 13.5 | 11 | 8 |
  | 10 | Elena Sokolova | Russia | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
  | 11 | Vanessa Giunchi | Italy | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jamie Salé / David Pelletier | Canada | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | United States | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin | Russia | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | Julia Obertas / Alexei Sokolov | Russia | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
  | 5 | Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | United States | 8.0 | 6 | 5 |
  | 6 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov | Japan | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
  | 7 | Valerie Saurette / Jean Sebastien Fecteau | Canada | 10.0 | 4 | 8 |
  | 8 | Laura Handy / Jonathon Hunt | United States | 10.5 | 7 | 7 |
  | 9 | Natalya Ponomareva / Evgeni Sviridov | Uzbekistan | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shae Lynne Bourne / Victor Kraatz | Canada | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovsky | Israel | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas | Lithuania | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
  | 4 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | Russia | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | United States | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada | 12.4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Magali Sauri / Michael Stifunin | France | 13.6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
  | 8 | Jessica Joseph / Brandon Forsyth | United States | 16.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
  | 9 | Jill Vernekohl / Dmitri Kurakin | Germany | 18.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
  | 10 | Nakako Tsuzuki / Rinat Farkhoutdinov | Japan | 20.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
  