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2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Logo of the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Type:Grand Prix competition
Date:11 – 13 November
Season:2022–23
Location:Sheffield, England,
United Kingdom
Host:British Ice Skating
Venue:IceSheffield
Champions
Men's singles:
Italy Daniel Grassl
Women's singles:
Japan Mai Mihara
Pairs:
United States Alexa Knierim
and Brandon Frazier
Ice dance:
Italy Charlène Guignard
and Marco Fabbri
Navigation
Previous Grand Prix:
2022 Grand Prix de France
Next Grand Prix:
2022 NHK Trophy

The 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy was a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by British Ice Skating, and the fourth event of the 2022–23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It was held at IceSheffield in Sheffield, England, in the United Kingdom, from 11 to 13 November 2022.[1] Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points based on their results, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline at the end of the season were then invited to then compete at the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy.[1] Daniel Grassl of Italy won the men's event, Mai Mihara of Japan won the women's event, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the United States won the pairs event, and Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy won the ice dance event.

Background

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The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of seven events sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and held during the autumn: six qualifying events and the Grand Prix Final. This allows skaters to perfect their programs earlier in the season, as well as compete against the skaters with whom they will later compete at the World Championships. This series also provides the viewing public with additional televised skating, which was in high demand. Skaters earn points based on their results in their respective competitions and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to compete at the Grand Prix Final.[2]

On 21 July 2022, the ISU announced the cancellation of the 2022 Cup of China due to China's ongoing travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The MK John Wilson Trophy was selected as its replacement. This was the first time that the United Kingdom had hosted a Grand Prix event. Martin Smith, Chair of the Economic Development and Skills Committee of the Sheffield City Council, stated: "Hosting this prestigious international skating series event is really exciting for Sheffield and the UK. We can’t wait to welcome the world’s top figure skaters and their fans from across the globe to show them what our amazing city has to offer."[4]

Changes to preliminary assignments

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The ISU published the preliminary list of entrants on 22 July 2022.[5]

Changes to preliminary assignments
Discipline Withdrew Added Notes Ref.
Date Skater(s) Date Skater(s)
Pairs 5 August
  • Canada
 19 August Walsh retired. [6]
Men — 16 August Host pick [7]
31 August 8 September — [8]
Women 6 September 20 September Injury [9][10]
Pairs 5 November — [11]

Required performance elements

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Single skating

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Men competing in single skating first performed their short programs on Friday, 11 November, while women performed theirs on Saturday, 12 November.[12] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[13] the short program had to include the following elements:

For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[14]

For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[15]

Men performed their free skates on Saturday, 12 November, while women performed theirs on Sunday, 13 November.[12] The free skate performance for both men and women could last no more than 4 minutes,[13] and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one had to be a flying spin, and one had to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.[16]

Pair skating

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Couples competing in pair skating performed their short programs on Friday, 11 November.[12] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[13] it had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[17]

Couples performed their free skates on Saturday, 12 November.[12] The free skate could last no more than 4 minutes,[13] three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.[18]

Ice dance

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See also: Competition elements in ice dance

Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on Saturday, 12 November.[12] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[13] the rhythm dance this season had to include at least two different Latin dance styles. Examples of applicable dance styles included the following: salsa, bachata, merengue, mambo, cha-cha-cha, rhumba, and samba. The required pattern dance element had to be skated to a different Latin style.[19] The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.[19]

Couples then performed their free dances on Sunday, 13 November.[12] The free dance could last no longer than 4 minutes,[13] and had to include the following: three short dance lifts or one short dance lift and one combination lift, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one turns sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.[20]

Judging

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See also: ISU Judging System

For the 2022–2023 season, all of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps and spins – were assigned a predetermined base point value and were then scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from -5 to 5 based on their quality of execution.[21] The judging panel's Grade of Execution (GOE) was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (that is, an average after deleting the highest and lowest scores), and this GOE was added to the base value to come up with the final score for each element. The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a total element score.[22] At the same time, judges evaluated each performance based on five program components – skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music – and assigned a score from .25 to 10 in .25 point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results were added together to generate a total program component score.[23]

Program component factoring[24]
Discipline Short progam
or Rhythm dance 		Free skate
or Free dance
Men 1.00 2.00
Women 0.08 1.60
Pairs 0.08 1.60
Ice dance 0.08 1.20

Deductions were applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[25] The total element score and total program component score were added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[26]

Medalists

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Daniel Grassl at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Mai Mihara at the 2019 Four Continents Championships
Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri at the 2019 Internationaux de France
From left to right: The 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy champions: Daniel Grassl of Italy (men's singles); Mai Mihara of Japan (women's singles); and Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy (ice dance).
Not pictured: Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the United States (pair skating)
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Medalists[27]
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dance

Results

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Men's singles

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Men's results[28]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Grassl  Italy 264.35 2 86.85 1 177.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Deniss Vasiļjevs  Latvia 254.56 3 83.01 2 171.55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shun Sato  Japan 249.03 4 82.68 3 166.35
4 Koshiro Shimada  Japan 247.17 5 80.84 4 166.33
5 Tatsuya Tsuboi  Japan 226.13 7 76.75 5 149.38
6 Roman Sadovsky  Canada 219.35 1 89.49 8 129.86
7 Jimmy Ma  United States 214.47 6 77.72 7 136.75
8 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 195.25 12 56.42 6 138.83
9 Tomoki Hiwatashi  United States 188.73 8 66.68 9 122.05
10 Corey Circelli  Canada 182.81 10 62.97 10 119.84
11 Graham Newberry  Great Britain 180.42 9 64.30 12 116.12
12 Edward Appleby  Great Britain 180.13 11 62.52 11 117.61

Women's singles

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Women's results[29]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mai Mihara  Japan 217.43 1 72.23 1 145.20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Isabeau Levito  United States 215.74 2 72.06 2 143.68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia 193.11 3 66.82 5 126.29
4 You Young  South Korea 191.36 6 61.21 3 130.15
5 Ekaterina Kurakova  Poland 190.44 4 63.46 4 126.98
6 Nicole Schott  Germany 181.41 7 60.38 6 121.03
7 Gabriella Izzo  United States 174.10 5 62.92 7 111.18
8 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 163.77 8 58.95 8 104.82
9 Alexia Paganini  Switzerland 156.89 11 54.63 10 102.26
10 Julia Sauter  Romania 156.46 12 52.38 9 104.08
11 Natasha McKay  Great Britain 155.20 9 57.62 11 97.58
12 Bradie Tennell  United States 153.19 10 56.50 12 96.69

Pairs

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Pairs' results[30]
Rank Team Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 205.85 1 75.88 1 129.97
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy 184.19 2 68.69 2 115.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 167.37 3 60.24 3 107.13
4  Georgia 165.60 4 58.70 4 106.90
5  Italy 160.23 6 55.70 5 104.53
6  United States 147.29 5 57.21 7 90.08
7  Great Britain 143.81 7 50.29 6 93.52

Ice dance

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Ice dance results[31]
Rank Team Nation Total RD FD
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy 213.74 1 86.30 1 127.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 205.56 2 85.37 2 120.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 198.95 3 81.09 3 117.86
4  United States 187.42 4 75.00 4 112.42
5  Czech Republic 177.89 5 74.09 6 103.80
6  Georgia 176.71 6 70.71 5 106.00
7  United States 173.74 7 70.34 7 103.40
8  Canada 165.78 8 67.45 9 98.33
9  Canada 163.69 9 63.35 8 100.34
10  Ukraine 156.04 10 61.32 10 94.72

References

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