Grand Slam

Charleston, SC - September 26-27

We are proud to report Ilia's second place finish at this ISU sanctioned pro-am. Below is a more detailed explanation of the competition.

The Grand Slam consisted of three rounds, with each round narrowing the field.

Round One: Top Four Advance

Competitors at this event included: Ilia, Todd Eldredge, Kurt Browning, Evgeny Pluschenko, Viktor Petrenko, Eric Millot, Takeshi Honda and Scott Davis.

In round one, Ilia performed his new "Tango" program.

Ilia's scores:

Technical Marks: 5.6, 5.6, 5.6, 5.6, 5.6, 5.6, 5.6
Presentation Marks: 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.7, 5.8, 5.8

Jumps: 3axel, 2lutz, popped flip

Final results for round one:

1. Todd Eldredge
2. Kurt Browning
3. Ilia Kulik
4. Evgeny Pluschenko
5. Viktor Petrenko
6. Eric Millot
7. Scott Davis
8. Takeshi Honda

Round Two: One on One Semi-Finals

In round two, Todd Eldredge faced Evgeny Pluschenko and Ilia faced Kurt Browning. The winners of each would face each other in the final round.

In round two, Ilia performed "I, Pagliacci."

Ilia's scores:

Technical Marks: 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.7, 5.7
Presentation Marks: 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.7, 5.7

Jumps: 3axel, ina bauer into 3lutz, 2toe,
3flip, 2toe, 3toe

Eldredge defeated Pluschenko and Ilia defeated Kurt Browning to advance to round three.

Round 3: Kulik vs Eldredge

In round three, the skaters could skate a program of their choice, including one they had already skated in an earlier round.

Ilia chose to perform "Tango," while Todd Eldredge
performed 'Il Mare."

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Ilia's scores:

Technical Marks: 5.7, 5.7, 5.7, 5.6, 5.6, 5.8, 5.7
Presentation Marks: 5.8, 5.8, 5.7, 5.7, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8

Jumps: 3axel, 2lutz, 3toe, 3flip

Todd's scores:

Technical Marks: 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8, 5.8
Presentation Marks: 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9

Final complete results for Grand Slam:

1. Todd Eldredge
2. Ilia Kulik
3. Kurt Browning
4. Evgeny Pluschenko
5. Viktor Petrenko
6. Eric Millot
7. Scott Davis
8. Takeshi Honda

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