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. The invited skaters should have won a medal in a major ISU competition such as Olympics, Worlds, Europeans, 4CC, and Grand Prix Final.
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.
2017
In place of Medal Winners Open, the promoters presented Medal Winners Gala on January 14, 2017 in Yokohama, Japan.
2016 The third competition was held on January 15, 2016 in Osaka, Japan.
Men Rank Name Points Program 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 1 Joannie Rochette 71.27 Gravity by Sara Bareilles 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.
Men Rank Name Points Program 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 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.
Men Rank Name Points Program 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 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
References
External links Results at GoldenSkate.com 2012 competition official site 2012 competition information at the International Skating Union 2015 competition official site 2015 competition information at the International Skating Union 2016 competition official site 2016 competition information at the International Skating Union