Medal Winners Open
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The Medal Winners Open is an invitational pro-am figure skating competition organized by the Japan Skating Federation and sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of Men's and Ladies' singles.[1][2][3] The invited skaters should have won a medal in a major ISU competition such as Olympics, Worlds, Europeans, 4CC, and Grand Prix Final.[4][5]
Each skater performs an ISU free skating program in a modified format which emphasizes artistic merit. The program duration is 3 minutes and 30 seconds +/- 10 seconds for men and 3 minutes +/- 10 seconds for ladies. Three jump passes, three spins, and a choreographic sequence should be performed. One of the jump passes can be a two-jump combination or a sequence of jumps. Vocal music, theatrical lighting, and small props are allowed.[1][2][3][6]
2017
2016
The third competition was held on January 15, 2016 in Osaka, Japan.[3][9][10]
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Program[11][12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jeremy Abbott |
85.44 | Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables) by Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| 2 |  Nobunari Oda |
83.82 | Liebesträume by Franz Liszt |
| 3 |  Jeffrey Buttle |
72.76 | Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton, covered by Michael Bublé |
| 4 | Johnny Weir |
70.30 | Masquerade (waltz) by Aram Khachaturian |
| 5 |  Ilia Kulik |
69.67 | Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) by Nigel Hess |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Program[12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joannie Rochette |
71.27 | Gravity by Sara Bareilles[13] |
| 2 |  Carolina Kostner |
59.69 | Méditation (Thaïs) by Jules Massenet |
| 3 | Miki Ando |
54.13 | Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin |
| 4 | Yuka Sato |
50.44 | Say you Love Me |
| 5 | Kimmie Meissner |
45.12 | Chandelier |
2015
The second competition was held on January 16, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.[2][14][15]
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Program[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Plushenko |
86.95 | Je suis malade by Serge Lama |
| 2 | Nobunari Oda |
85.15 | Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla |
| 3 | Jeffrey Buttle |
77.28 | Here's to Life by Shirley Horn |
| 4 | Johnny Weir |
75.14 | Ave Maria païen by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon |
| 5 | Evan Lysacek |
73.32 | El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Sting, Mariano Mores |
| 6 | Takeshi Honda |
50.41 | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Program[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joannie Rochette |
64.67 | La Vie en rose covered by Ute Lemper |
| 2 |  Sarah Meier |
54.89 | Amélie Medley by Yann Tiersen |
| 3 | Miki Ando |
54.10 | Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin |
| 4 |  Laura Lepisto |
52.94 | Lohtu |
| 5 | Irina Slutskaya |
50.63 | All by Myself covered by Celine Dion |
| 6 | Kimmie Meissner |
45.56 | Over the Rainbow covered by Eva Cassidy |
2012
The inaugural competition was held on October 5, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.[1][17][18]
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Program[19][20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Buttle |
83.40 | In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles |
| 2 | Kurt Browning |
71.57 | Singin' in the Rain |
| 3 | Ilia Kulik |
69.93 | Kashmir by Led Zeppelin |
| 4 | Takeshi Honda |
69.32 | Toska - E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini |
| 5 | Alexei Yagudin |
69.10 | Burn My Shadow by Unkle |
| 6 |  Philippe Candeloro |
51.63 | D'Artagnan by Maxime Rodriguez |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Points | Program[19][20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shizuka Arakawa |
64.80 | Swan Lake (modern version) by Kryzler & Kompany |
| 2 | Joannie Rochette |
63.47 | For Me, Formidable by France d'Amour |
| 3 | Irina Slutskaya |
61.97 | Le cocher de la troika by Paul Mauriat |
| 4 | Sarah Meier |
54.53 | Not Myself Tonight by Christina Aguilera |
| 5 | Laura Lepisto |
52.98 | Malaguena (fandangos) |
| 6 | Kimmie Meissner |
51.90 | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota |