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.<ref name=2012announce/><ref name=2015announce/><ref name=2016announce/> The invited skaters should have won a medal in a major ISU competition such as Olympics, Worlds, Europeans, 4CC, and Grand Prix Final.<ref name=TVTokyoinfo/><ref name=TBSoutline/>
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.<ref name=2012announce/><ref name=2015announce/><ref name=2016announce/><ref name=IN121003/>
==2017==
In place of Medal Winners Open, the promoters presented Medal Winners Gala on January 14, 2017 in Yokohama, Japan.<ref name=2017announce/><ref name=MWG2017music/>
==2016== The third competition was held on January 15, 2016 in Osaka, Japan.<ref name=2016announce/><ref name=2015-16ScheduleISUupdate/><ref name=2016resultsJSF/>
===Men=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Points ! Program<ref name=2016video/><ref name=2016TVguide/> |- | align="center" | '''1''' | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Abbott | align="center" | 85.44 | Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables) <small> by Claude-Michel Schönberg </small> |- | align="center" | '''2''' | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobunari Oda | align="center" | 83.82 | Liebesträume <small> by Franz Liszt </small> |- | align="center" | '''3''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeffrey Buttle | align="center" | 72.76 | Cry Me a River <small> by Arthur Hamilton, covered by Michael Bublé </small> |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Weir | align="center" | 70.30 | Masquerade (waltz) <small> by Aram Khachaturian </small> |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ilia Kulik | align="center" | 69.67 | Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) <small> by Nigel Hess </small> |}
===Ladies=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Points ! Program<ref name=2016TVguide/> |- | align="center" | '''1''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Joannie Rochette | align="center" | 71.27 | Gravity <small> by Sara Bareilles<ref name=SOI160127/> </small> |- | align="center" | '''2''' | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carolina Kostner | align="center" | 59.69 | Méditation (Thaïs) <small> by Jules Massenet </small> |- | align="center" | '''3''' | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Ando | align="center" | 54.13 | Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) <small>by Frédéric Chopin</small> |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Sato | align="center" | 50.44 | Say you Love Me |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kimmie Meissner | align="center" | 45.12 | Chandelier |}
==2015== The second competition was held on January 16, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name=2015announce/><ref name=2015resultsJSF/><ref name=SR150116/>
===Men=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Points ! Program<ref name=2015video/> |- | align="center" | '''1''' | {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Plushenko | align="center" | 86.95 | Je suis malade <small>by Serge Lama</small> |- | align="center" | '''2''' | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobunari Oda | align="center" | 85.15 | Adiós Nonino <small>by Astor Piazzolla</small> |- | align="center" | '''3''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeffrey Buttle | align="center" | 77.28 | Here's to Life <small>by Shirley Horn</small> |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Weir | align="center" | 75.14 | Ave Maria païen <small>by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon</small> |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Evan Lysacek | align="center" | 73.32 | El Tango de Roxanne <small>(from ''Moulin Rouge!'') by Sting, Mariano Mores</small> |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Honda | align="center" | 50.41 | Romeo and Juliet <small>by Nino Rota</small> |}
===Ladies=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Points ! Program<ref name=2015video/> |- | align="center" | '''1''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Joannie Rochette | align="center" | 64.67 | La Vie en rose <small>covered by Ute Lemper</small> |- | align="center" | '''2''' | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sarah Meier | align="center" | 54.89 | Amélie Medley <small>by Yann Tiersen</small> |- | align="center" | '''3''' | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Ando | align="center" | 54.10 | Ballade No. 4 (Chopin) <small>by Frédéric Chopin</small> |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Laura Lepisto | align="center" | 52.94 | Lohtu |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Slutskaya | align="center" | 50.63 | All by Myself <small>covered by Celine Dion</small> |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kimmie Meissner | align="center" | 45.56 | Over the Rainbow <small>covered by Eva Cassidy</small> |}
==2012== The inaugural competition was held on October 5, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.<ref name=2012announce/><ref name=2012protocolISU/><ref name=2012resultsJSF/>
===Men=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Points ! Program<ref name=GS-MWO/><ref name=2012video/> |- | align="center" | '''1''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeffrey Buttle | align="center" | 83.40 | In This Shirt <small>by The Irrepressibles</small> |- | align="center" | '''2''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kurt Browning | align="center" | 71.57 | Singin' in the Rain |- | align="center" | '''3''' | {{flagicon|RUS}} Ilia Kulik | align="center" | 69.93 | Kashmir <small>by Led Zeppelin</small> |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Honda | align="center" | 69.32 | Toska - E lucevan le stelle <small>by Giacomo Puccini</small> |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexei Yagudin | align="center" | 69.10 | Burn My Shadow <small>by Unkle</small> |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Candeloro | align="center" | 51.63 | D'Artagnan <small>by Maxime Rodriguez</small> |}
===Ladies=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Points ! Program<ref name=GS-MWO/><ref name=2012video/> |- | align="center" | '''1''' | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shizuka Arakawa | align="center" | 64.80 | Swan Lake (modern version) <small>by Kryzler & Kompany</small> |- | align="center" | '''2''' | {{flagicon|CAN}} Joannie Rochette | align="center" | 63.47 | For Me, Formidable <small>by France d'Amour</small> |- | align="center" | '''3''' | {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Slutskaya | align="center" | 61.97 | Le cocher de la troika <small>by Paul Mauriat</small> |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sarah Meier | align="center" | 54.53 | Not Myself Tonight <small>by Christina Aguilera</small> |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Laura Lepisto | align="center" | 52.98 | Malaguena (fandangos) |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kimmie Meissner | align="center" | 51.90 | Romeo and Juliet <small>by Nino Rota</small> |}
== References == {{Reflist|refs=
<!-- 2012 Competition -->
<ref name=2012announce>{{cite web | url = http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/90861/medal-winners-open-announcement.pdf | title = Medal Winners Open 2012 announcement | publisher = ISU | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141205140214/http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/90861/medal-winners-open-announcement.pdf | archivedate = December 5, 2014 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=TVTokyoinfo>{{cite web | url = http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/mwo2012/info.html#about | title = メダル・ウィナーズ・オープンとは | language = Japanese |trans-title=About MWO | publisher = TV Tokyo | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008002048/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/mwo2012/info.html | archivedate = October 8, 2012 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=IN121003>{{cite web | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121003&content_id=39430922&vkey=ice_news | title = Japan hosts three star-studded events this week | author= Lynn Plage Communications | work= IceNetwork | date = October 3, 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name=2012resultsJSF>{{cite web | url = http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2012-2013/mwo/index.htm | title = Medal Winners Open 2012 detailed results | work = Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121014132026/http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2012-2013/mwo/index.htm | archivedate = October 14, 2012 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=2012protocolISU>{{cite web | url = http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/90860/medal-winners-open-2012-protocol.pdf | title = Medal Winners Open 2012 protocol | publisher = ISU | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141205140407/http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/90860/medal-winners-open-2012-protocol.pdf | archivedate = December 5, 2014 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=GS-MWO>{{cite web | url = http://www.goldenskate.com/pro-am-figure-skating-results/medal-winners-open/ | title = Medal Winners Open | work = Golden Skate | accessdate = October 12, 2014 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141012122727/http://www.goldenskate.com/pro-am-figure-skating-results/medal-winners-open/ | archivedate = October 12, 2014 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=2012video>{{cite AV media | people = | title = 木下グループ メダル・ウィナーズ・オープン2012 |trans-title=Kinoshita Group Medal Winners Open 2012 | language = Japanese | medium = Television production | publisher = TV Tokyo | publication-date = October 8, 2012}}</ref>
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<ref name=2015announce>{{cite web | url = http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/179194/2015-mwo-announcement.pdf | title = Medal Winners Open 2015 announcement | publisher = ISU | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141205131800/http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/179194/2015-mwo-announcement.pdf | archivedate = December 5, 2014 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=TBSoutline>{{cite web | url =http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-figureskate/mwo/outline.html | title = 開催概要・アクセス | language = Japanese |trans-title=Outline | publisher = TBS | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141228115656/http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-figureskate/mwo/outline.html | archivedate = December 28, 2014 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=2015resultsJSF>{{cite web | url = http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2014-2015/mwo/index.htm | title = Medal Winners Open 2015 detailed results | work = Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150116233204/http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2014-2015/mwo/index.htm | archivedate = January 16, 2015 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=SR150116>{{cite web | url = http://www.sports.ru/others/figure-skating/1026509052.html | title = Medal Winners Open. Плющенко победил, Ода – 2-й, Баттл – 3-й | language = Russian | trans-title = Medal Winners Open. Plushenko. Oda Nobunari 2nd, Buttle 3rd | work= Sports.ru | date = January 16, 2015 }}</ref>
<ref name=2015video>{{cite AV media | people = | title = 木下グループpresents メダル・ウィナーズ・オープン2015 |trans-title=Kinoshita Group presents Medal Winners Open 2015 | language = Japanese | medium = Television production, BS-TBS | publisher = TBS | location = Japan | publication-date = January 17, 2015}}</ref>
<!-- 2016 Competition -->
<ref name=2016announce>{{cite web | url = http://static.isu.org/media/268539/medal-winners-2016-announcement.pdf | title = Medal Winners Open 2016 announcement | publisher = ISU | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151228153509/http://static.isu.org/media/268539/medal-winners-2016-announcement.pdf | archivedate = December 28, 2015 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=2015-16ScheduleISUupdate>{{cite web | url = http://static.isu.org/media/1001/fs-intl-comps-2015-2016-update-for-website.pdf | title = Announcement of International Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating Competitions 2015/16 | publisher = ISU | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150801165616/http://static.isu.org/media/1001/fs-intl-comps-2015-2016-update-for-website.pdf | archivedate = August 1, 2015 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=2016resultsJSF>{{cite web | url = http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2015-2016/mwo/index.htm | title = Medal Winners Open 2016 detailed results | work = Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160115095039/http://www.jsfresults.com/InterNational/2015-2016/mwo/index.htm | archivedate = January 15, 2016 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=2016video>{{cite AV media | people = | title = 木下グループ カップ メダル・ウィナーズ・オープン2016 |trans-title=Kinoshita Group Cup Medal Winners Open 2016 | language = Japanese | medium = Television production | publisher = TBS | location = Japan | publication-date = January 15, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=2016TVguide>{{cite web | url = http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/item/s1581/ | title = 木下グループ カップ メダル・ウィナーズ・オープン2016 | language = Japanese | trans-title = Kinoshita Group Cup Medal Winners Open 2016 | publisher = TBS 2 | date = January 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160126120115/http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/item/s1581/ | archivedate = January 26, 2016 | url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name=SOI160127>{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/starsonice/posts/10153276039725936 |title= ...The ladies event was won by strong field with her performance to "Gravity" by Sarah Bareilles... |author= Stars on Ice |author-link= Stars on Ice |type= Facebook |date= January 27, 2016 }}</ref>
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<ref name=2017announce>{{cite web | url = http://figureskate-mwg.com/ | title = 木下グループpresents LEGENDS ～メダルウィナーズ・ガラ～ | language = ja | work = TBS | accessdate= January 6, 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=MWG2017music>{{cite web | url = http://figureskate-mwg.com/setlist.html | title = 木下グループpresents LEGENDS ～メダルウィナーズ・ガラ～ | publisher = TBS | accessdate = January 21, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170121101802/http://figureskate-mwg.com/setlist.html | archive-date = January 21, 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.goldenskate.com/pro-am-figure-skating-results/medal-winners-open/ Results at GoldenSkate.com] * [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/mwo2012/ 2012 competition official site] * [http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/calendar-of-events/2012/10/medal-winners-open 2012 competition information at the International Skating Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161431/http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/calendar-of-events/2012/10/medal-winners-open |date=2015-04-02 }} * [http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-figureskate/mwo/ 2015 competition official site] * [http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/calendar-of-events/2015/01/medal-winners-open-2015-invitational 2015 competition information at the International Skating Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220232809/http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/calendar-of-events/2015/01/medal-winners-open-2015-invitational |date=2014-12-20 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160114141040/http://figureskate-mwo.com/ 2016 competition official site] * [http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/calendar-of-events/2016/01/medal-winners-open-invitational 2016 competition information at the International Skating Union]
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