2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Lewis Hamilton, who scored a win in Hungary, four third places and five pole positions in 2013 with Mercedes AMG, finished fourth in the drivers' standings with 189 points. His Malaysian Grand Prix podium came with a share of controversy as team orders were employed to help him retain third place. After the race, Hamilton said that his teammate Nico Rosberg was the one who actually deserved the podium. Italy was the first time that Hamilton failed to make a Q3 appearance since the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
As a result, the Briton's streak of consecutive Q3 appearances ended at 66. Hamilton also suffered his first retirement of the season in Japan due to damage caused by a puncture, which he got from a clash with Vettel. Rosberg, despite winning the Monaco and British Grands Prix, finished sixth, with retirements in Australia, China and Hungary, as well as a string of bad luck preventing him from having clean races, hurting his point tally. Mercedes finished as the runner-up to Red Bull in the Constructors' Championship with 360 points.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 183 points. He missed the last two races of the season due to a back surgery. The Finn won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and placed second at the Chinese, Bahrain, Spanish, German, Hungarian and Korean Grands Prix, but a retirement in Belgium combined with a non-points finish in Italy opened the gap to the championship leader. Belgium was the first time Räikkönen failed to finish a race since returning to the sport at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
It also ended Räikkönen's record run of consecutive points finishes at 27, which started at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. Teammate Romain Grosjean finished third in Bahrain, Germany, Korea, Japan and India, finishing seventh in the points standings. He also saw a return of 2012 controversies during the first half of the season after being handed a 10-place grid penalty for the Canadian Grand Prix, which he received for crashing into Daniel Ricciardo at Monaco. He was also handed a 20-second time penalty in Hungary for a collision with Jenson Button.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
However, the Frenchman found great form and confidence afterwards to score three consecutive podium finishes and equalled his best ever result in the United States with second place. Poor showings in Monaco, Canada, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy and Brazil saw Lotus fall to fourth in the Constructors' Championship with 315 points, 39 adrift of Ferrari for third place.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Despite finishing the 2012 season with two wins in the final two races, McLaren openly admitted to a difficult 2013 campaign. Button finished ninth overall, 39 points behind Massa, whilst teammate Sergio Pérez ended up eleventh. The team ended the season in fifth place in the Constructors' Championship, with a best result of fourth achieved by Button in Brazil. It was the first time since 2006 that McLaren failed to win a race and the first time since 1980 that the team did not score a podium.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Force India had a strong start to the season, with Paul di Resta finishing fourth in Bahrain and Adrian Sutil recording a fifth place in Monaco, though the team's performance fell significantly during the second half of the season, with only 3 points scored in seven races from Germany to Japan. However, the team put both cars in the points at its home race as well as in Abu Dhabi. Di Resta has been very consistent during the first half of the season, claiming points in six consecutive races from China to Great Britain. The team finished in sixth place in the Constructors' Championship, 45 points behind McLaren.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Sauber endured a very difficult first half of the season, scoring just seven points in the first 11 Grands Prix. However, Nico Hülkenberg showed impressive form in Italy, qualifying third and finishing fifth in the race, in Korea, where he started seventh and fought off Hamilton and Alonso for fourth, as well as in the United States, where he qualified fourth and finished sixth. The team also enjoyed a great team result in Japan, where the German finished sixth and his rookie teammate Esteban Gutiérrez seventh, the Mexican's first and only points of the season.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Sauber scored 57 points and finished in seventh place in the Constructors' Championship. Gutiérrez endured a difficult introduction to Formula One, with a retirement due to driver error in China, a lowly eighteenth place in Bahrain and a string of grid penalties for causing avoidable collisions and blocking other drivers during qualifying. Despite this, he recorded the fastest lap of the race in Spain, secured his first career top ten qualifying appearance in Singapore, repeated the feat in Korea and drove a strong race for seventh in Japan.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Scuderia Toro Rosso finished in eight place overall with career-best results for both Daniel Ricciardo, who finished seventh in China and Italy, and Jean-Éric Vergne, who finished sixth in Canada. Qualifying improved as well with the team making the top ten in qualifying on a regular basis, with a peak of fifth for Ricciardo at Silverstone. Williams endured one of their worst seasons, not scoring points until Pastor Maldonado finished tenth in Hungary. Teammate Valtteri Bottas qualified third in changeable conditions in Canada, but was unable to carry the speed into the race. However, the Finn scored his first career points in the United States after a strong weekend, finishing eight in the race. Williams finished ninth in the Constructors' Championship, 28 points adrift of Toro Rosso.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship summary
Marussia F1 and Caterham F1 did not score points in 2013. The teams' best results were achieved by Jules Bianchi, who scored a thirteenth for Marussia, and by Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde, who have both scored a fourteenth-place finish for Caterham. By virtue of Bianchi's thirteenth place in Malaysia, Marussia ended the season in tenth.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Tyre issues
Tyre supplier Pirelli faced criticism early in the season due to the wear of some tyres, with some claiming tyre management had become too important to race strategy. This prompted Pirelli to announce plans to introduce new designs after the Canadian Grand Prix. The testing Pirelli undertook on these proposed new designs led to an official complaint on the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix from Ferrari and Red Bull who claimed the way it was done, using the 2013 Mercedes car and drivers, would give them a competitive advantage in both Monaco and Canada.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Tyre issues
There were also disputes over the change in the failure mode that were the result of new manufacturing methods, as to whether these increased or decreased safety. As the teams arrived in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix it was announced that, after further enquiries were made to all teams, the FIA were referring the Mercedes tyre test to its International Tribunal as it may have breached the rules. The FIA cleared an earlier test by Ferrari as it used a 2011 car, which was not a breach of the rules.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Tyre issues
To reduce the number of delaminations, Pirelli introduced two new specifications of rear tyre in time for the Canadian race, which also reverted to the belt pack used in 2011 and 2012 tyres. In announcing the tyre, Pirelli said there would be no further tyre changes for the 2013 season due to the fact that to doing so would need the agreement of all teams, some of whom did not want their performance to be affected by such a mid-season change.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Tyre issues
Tyre issues continued to dominate headlines at the British Grand Prix when several drivers suffered explosive punctures during the race. Amid concerns that the issue would continue at the German Grand Prix one week later, Pirelli received permission to introduce an entirely new specification of tyre in time for the Hungarian Grand Prix, whilst introducing modifications to the existing tyres for the race in Germany as a stop-gap solution. The FIA also imposed restrictions of their own, banning the teams from swapping the left- and right-side tyres around, a practice that had been employed to extend the lifespan of the tyres.


2013 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:


2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season
The 2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season was the inaugural season of the Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic, a series running 1600cc Formula Renault machinery in similar fashion to the French F4 Championship. The series began on 3 May at Ring Knutstorp and ended on 21 September at Mantorp Park, after fifteen races held in seven venues. Most of these rounds were held in support of the 2013 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season, joint organiser of the series along with the FIA Northern European Zone Organisation.


2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season
The series uses all-carbon Signatech chassis, 1.6-litre 140bhp Renault K4MRS engines, and Dunlop tyres.


2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season, Race calendar and results
Except for the second round in Estonia, all rounds took place in Sweden. All Swedish rounds, except for the one in the Kinnekulle Ring, were held in support of the STCC championship.


2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season, Race calendar and results
Rounds denoted with a blue background were a part of the Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Championship.


2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. No points were awarded for pole or fastest lap.


2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season, Championship standings
Parallel to the main championship, two other championships were held: the Formula Renault 1.6 Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula Renault 1.6 Northern European Zone (NEZ) championship at selected rounds. Points to these championships were awarded using the same system.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series
The 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series was the third year of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, and the twelfth season of the former Swiss Formula Renault Championship. The championship began on 6 April at Vallelunga and finished on 6 October at Imola after fourteen races held at seven meetings.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series
Debutant Antonio Fuoco dominated the championship from the first round, clinching both the junior and overall championship titles with a race to spare. Prema Powerteam drivers Luca Ghiotto and Bruno Bonifacio completed the top three in the drivers' standings, with the trio winning all fourteen races between them; Fuoco won six races, Ghiotto five and Bonifacio three. Ghiotto and Bonifacio also accrued enough points to win the teams title for Prema, with Fuoco's sister Prema Junior outfit finishing second.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series, Race calendar and results
The seven-event calendar for the 2013 season was announced on 25 October 2012.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series, Championship standings, Teams' championship
Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – are nominated to score teams' championship points.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
The 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the eighth Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season, an open-wheel motor racing series for emerging young racing drivers based in Europe. The season began at Hockenheimring on 7 April and ended on 14 October at Zandvoort, after sixteen races at seven events.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
The title was clinched by Fortec Motorsports driver Matt Parry, who won five races. His teammate Jack Aitken finished as runner-up after five podium finishes. Dennis Olsen with three podiums completed the top three in the drivers' standings. Wins in other races were shared between non-regular drivers Oliver Rowland, Steijn Schothorst, Andrea Pizzitola, Esteban Ocon, Óscar Tunjo and Jake Dennis.


2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Race calendar and results
The seven-event calendar for the 2013 season was revealed on 2 November 2012.


2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
The 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season  was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the ninth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by the Renault Sport. The season began at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 6 April and finished on 20 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The series formed part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events with double header event at Monza and single event at Monaco.


2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
The championship battle was between McLaren junior programme drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne. Magnussen clinched the championship title with a race to spare, and ultimately finished sixty points ahead of Vandoorne. Despite having less wins than in 2012, António Félix da Costa improved to the third place in the drivers' standings. Nico Müller, Marco Sørensen and Carlos Huertas were the only other winners outside the top three.


2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2013 season was announced on 20 October 2012, the day before the end of the 2012 season. Seven of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2013 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds in support of the Superstars Series at Monza, and the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix. The championship visited the Red Bull Ring for the first time and returned to Monza. The Nürburgring and Silverstone have been removed from the schedule.


2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† – Retired, but classified


2013 Formula Renault seasons
This article describes all the 2013 seasons of Formula Renault series across the world.


2013 Formula Renault seasons, Formula Renault 2.0L, 2013 Pau Trophy
On 20 May 2013, first non-championship Pau Trophy for Formula Renault 2.0 was held. The main race was won by Prema Powerteam driver Luca Ghiotto.


2013 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2013 Remus Formula Renault 2.0 Cup season
The season was held between 7 April and 11 September and raced across Austria, Germany and Czech Republic. The races occur with other categories as part of the Austria Formula 3 Cup, this section presents only the Austrian Formula Renault 2.0 classifications. Division II cars were built between 2000 - 2009.


2013 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina season
All cars use Tito 02 chassis, all races were held in Argentina.


2013 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina season
1 extra point in each race for regularly qualified drivers.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season is the third season of the team in the North American Soccer League, and the entire club's thirty-ninth season in professional soccer. The NASL inaugurated a new format this year in which the season would be split into two, having a spring and fall tournament. The team finished in seventh place during the spring season, and is currently in third place during the fall season.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Squad, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Competitions, NASL Spring Championship
The New York Cosmos and the Puerto Rico Islanders will not be participating in the spring season. The season will begin April 6 and end July 4, 2013.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Squad statistics, Top Assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Squad statistics, Starting XI
This shows the most used players in each position, based on the Striker's typical starting formation for the season.


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Squad statistics, Starting XI
Last updated: June 11, 2013Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Recognition
Team of the WeekWeek 1: David Foley, Pecka, Toni Ståhl Week 4: Walter Restrepo Week 5: Jeff Attinella, Shavar Thomas, Manny Gonzalez, Jemal Johnson


2013 Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel
The 2013 Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel was held from August 16 to 18 at the Lutheran Health Sportscenter in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The women's event was held as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour, while both the men's and women's events were held as part of the 2013–14 Ontario Curling Tour. The men's event was being held in a triple-knockout format, while the women's event was being held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was US$3,000, while the purse for the women's event was US$6,000.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2012–13 season. It was held at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan on February 6–11. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from a non-European member nation of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2012. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2013 European Figure Skating Championships. Unlike the European event, national associations at Four Continents are all allowed up to three entries in each discipline, regardless of how their skaters placed at the previous year's event. Member nations select their entries based on their own national criteria. Entries were required to achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the Four Continents Championships. The minimum TES for each discipline and segment were:


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Entries
A total of 85 skaters from 13 nations participated at the event, including 23 in men's singles, 20 in ladies' singles, 8 pairs teams, and 13 ice dancing teams.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Entries, Withdrawals
Two-time World champions and Olympic silver medalists Pang Qing / Tong Jian and ice dancers Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun withdrew from the pairs and ice dancing events respectively. China did not replace either team. On January 31, South Korea's Kim Hae-jin withdrew from the ladies' event and was not replaced. On February 1, Brazil's Isadora Williams withdrew from the ladies' event and Brazil did not replace her, leaving the country without any entries at the competition. On February 4, American Adam Rippon withdrew from the men's event and the U.S. called up Richard Dornbush to take his place. Ronald Lam from Hong Kong also withdrew from the men's event and was not replaced, leaving Hong Kong without an entry. Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim of the United States withdrew from the pairs' event a day before the start of the competition and were not replaced.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Schedule
Official training sessions occurred at the Osaka Pool and the main venue from February 6 throughout the competition period.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Overview
Olympic and two time world ice dancing champions Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir were the only defending Four Continents champions entered in the 2013 event. 2012 men's champion Patrick Chan elected not to compete in order to prepare for the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario, Canada as well as allowing his fellow Canadian skaters to compete. 2012 ladies' champion Ashley Wagner did not defend her title for the same reason. China's Sui Wenjing / Han Cong did not defend their pairs title due to injury.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ice dancing
The competition began with the short dance with Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir winning the segment with a score of 75.12 with a 0.44 point advantage over training partners from the United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White. Despite scoring higher in the presentation score and most of the elements, a small stutter in their non-touching step sequence from White allowed the Canadians, who earned a level four for the non-touching step sequence to edge ahead.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ice dancing
In an interview following the short dance, Moir commented that they were pleased with their performance to Anthony Hopkin's "The Waltz goes on".


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ice dancing
"The biggest thing for us today was – it felt like the seasons best skate. So no matter what the score was, that's always the best feeling. Ever since we've been young that's really the feeling we chase. If we feel we are together, it feels like a strong performance, if the coaches are happy with it - that's the big thing", Moir remarked.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ice dancing
Davis / White too said that they were pleased but a little disappointed with their Giselle short dance.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ice dancing
"I think it was a really good performance today. It was a step up in a lot of aspects. Technically it wasn't what we were aiming for. We had a couple of little mistakes here and there which certainly you can't get away at this point. We're looking to execute everything perfectly at this point of the season, but I think we've made some improvement in a lot of other areas. Despite the little mistakes we are headed into the right direction and we're feeling good", Davis said.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ice dancing
American national silver medalists Madison Chock / Evan Bates scored 65.44, leaving them in third place, 2.18 points ahead of American bronze medalists, Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani. Japan's Cathy Reed / Chris Reed were the highest ranked home team, finishing in sixth place with 53.97, 0.27 points ahead of Canada's Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Pairs
The short dance was followed by the pairs short program. Canadian champions Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford successfully executed a side-by-side triple lutz and throw triple lutz in their La Bohème routine to take first place with 70.44, 4.11 points ahead of fellow skaters and Canadian silver medalists Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Pairs
"To break that 70 points barrier, not too many teams have done that, it feels incredible", Radford shared. "We kind of discovered especially after last Nationals the more pressure that's on, the better we seem to skate. Coming in here we knew that we have a great chance to finally have a gold medal after all these silver medals. We came in with a fighting attitude as opposed to trying to ride the wave from Nationals", he added.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Pairs
Moore-Towers was also very pleased with their program but said the pair wished to clean up some small errors before the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Pairs
American champions Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir had an error ridden program faulting on their triple twist, side by side spins and throw triple salchow to finish in third with 53.06, trailing second by 13.27 points. There were no Japanese teams in this event. China's highest ranking team was Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao in fifth place with 52.46 points, after doubling a side-by-side triple toe and making an error on the throw triple loop.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Men
The men's short program followed the pairs' short. Hometown favourite Yuzuru Hanyu won the short program, successfully executing a quadruple toe loop and a triple axel but singling his triple lutz in combination to earn 87.65 for his Parisian Walkways routine, 2.57 points in front of China's Yan Han who skated a technically flawless program.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Men
In the interview after the short program, Hanyu expressed his disappointment.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Men
"I do not feel good about my performance. I think I missed the Lutz because my timing was a bit fast. I did not feel the pressure from being the national champion. I did not focus on winning or losing to Daisuke (Takahashi) or Takahito (Mura), and I was focusing on my own performance."


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Men
China's Yan was greatly surprised by what he accomplished in the short program, considering that he did not assume that he would be a medal contender.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Men
"I am very pleased with what I did. I did all my elements. I don't have a special goal for this event, this being my first (international) senior competition. I don't expect a medal or anything, I am here to learn. Today's result won't put pressure on me. I just want to show what I can do in practice in the free skating and want to do all my elements", Yan explained.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Men
Despite American skater Richard Dornbush placing his hand down on the triple axel, his quadruple toe loop and triple lutz-triple toe loop combination earned him 83.01 points and a third-place finish for his "With or without you" program. Japan's Daisuke Takahashi had an error ridden program to be left in fourth place with 82.62. China's Song Nan finished fifth with 81.18. Kevin Reynolds was the highest ranked Canadian in the short program, under rotating his quadruple salchow and quadruple toe loop to lie in sixth with 78.34 points.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ladies
The ladies' short program saw Japan's Mao Asada perfectly execute her triple axel, which has been absent since the previous Olympic season. The technical and artistic strength she displayed in her routine to the "I've got rhythm" variations by Gershwin propelled her into the lead with 74.49, 8.84 points clear of Akiko Suzuki, who scored 65.65.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ladies
"This is the first time I landed my triple Axel in my short program this season. I was in good condition since I came here. The moment I jumped I was 99 percent sure I was going to land it (triple Axel). My condition has been going up since Nationals. It is exactly one year till the Sochi Olympic Games, and I would like to skate my best there. I would like to bring this confidence into my free skating tomorrow", Asada said.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ladies
In the press conference, Suzuki expressed a sigh of relief that her "Kill Bill" routine was clean.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ladies
"I was able to feel like "I finally made it". I have been struggling with jumps this season, and I had tough time making my best towards the competitions. I didn't have 100% confidence in the triple-triple but my coach and I went through practices to make me strong mentally", the Grand Prix Final bronze medalist commented. "(In the Free Skating) I would like to skate like a "flying bird" and I hope my skate will make the audience smile", she added.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Short programs / Short dance, Ladies
The Japanese ladies clean swept the short program with Kanako Murakami earning 64.04 and a third-place finish. Christina Gao was the highest of the American skaters, landing in fourth place with 62.34. China's Zhang Kexin was the highest ranked skater from her nation, earning 57.56 and a sixth-place finish.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
The first free skating of the competition was the men's free skating. The highly competitive segment of the competition saw as many as twelve of the skaters attempting or executing quadruple jumps. Taking advantage of his technical strength, Canadian skater Kevin Reynolds laid out three quadruple jumps and numerous triples jumps to cause a massive upset. His program, music from "Concerto No. 4 in E Minor for piano and orchestra" by Mathieu earned him an enormous 172.21 points to take the championship overall with 250.55. In his interview, Reynolds said that he was shocked that he actually won, even when he knew his skate was medal worthy.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
"This was completely beyond anything that I would've expected. I knew I was in the range of medals if I do everything in my free skating. I had a couple of under-rotated quad jumps in my short program. I came back to the practice this morning and worked on them. Recently, I was able to do two strong performances at our national championships, so that gave me a lot of confidence, but being able to win this competition surpassed everything I could have expected."


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
Reynolds hopes he will skate a top six finish at the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu was unable to hold onto the lead, doubling a planned quadruple salchow, receiving an incorrect edge call on a triple flip and singling a triple lutz in his "Notre Dame de Paris" program to place third in the free skating with 158.73 points and finish second overall with 246.38.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
At the press conference, Hanyu talked about his disappointment for not winning as expected and his optimism to peak at the World Championships.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
He says, "I am full of disappointment, but after I was done, I felt refreshed and relieved. Regarding my performance, there is a lot of what I need to improve. But I have not lost my confidence and there are a lot of things I can do better."


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
Despite a fall and under rotation call on his quadruple toe loop, China's Yan Han was able to hold onto the podium with bronze medal finish, earning 150.14 points with a total of 235.22 points. Despite his errors, the sixteen-year-old said he was greatly satisfied of how he performed, especially when he did not expect to medal at all.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Men
Despite finishing second in the free skating, America's Max Aaron was unable to make the podium with a fourth-place finish and a total of 234.65. Fellow skater Richard Dornbush slipped from third to fifth finishing 0.61 points behind Aaron. Japan's Daisuke Takahashi had another disappointing skate finishing overall in seventh place with 222.77 points. Kazakhstan's Denis Ten slipped from seventh to twelfth with a total of 197.26 after finishing seventeenth in the free skating.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
The final day of competition began with the pair's free skating. Canada's Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford earned a seasons' best score of 128.74 to take their first international title with 199.18, however, errors on both side by side elements meant that fellow skaters Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch finished higher in the free skating. Despite a fall on the throw triple loop, the couple earned 130.45 with a total score of 196.78.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
Following the event, Duhamel told reporters that they were disappointed with their performance, describing that their program to "Angel" was a struggle.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
"We know we are capable of skating much better. We want to show an improved free skating at the world championships. We felt confident going in but once the music started it just became a struggle."


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
Moore-Towers / Moscovitch were pleased about their free skating to a Queen medley and say that they now have the confidence to achieve a podium finish at the 2013 World figure skating championships.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
"We feel great about our performance. It is a bit unfortunate that we lost the championship on an element we do easily all the time, but we don't intend on that happening next time", Moore-Towers said. "(At the ISU World Championships next month) we want to skate two clean programs. We want to better ourselves from here and from Nationals and we're really hoping that lands us on the podium. There are a lot of teams vying for the spot and we are trying to get it. If we keep working hard and skate the way we know we can it's attainable", she added.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
American national champions Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir took the bronze medal. Despite making errors on both side by side elements and the side by side spins, they earned 117.04 with a safe total of 170.10, 2.80 points ahead of fellow skaters Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay. Despite China's Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao executing a quadruple twist, errors in their side by side elements meant that they only earned 112.36 to finish fifth with 164.82. Canada's Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers bounced back from a poor short program to finish fifth in the free skating with 113.54 with a total score of 162.30 and a sixth-place finish. China's Wang Wenting / Zhang Yan rounded out the field finishing with 145.56.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Pairs
Duhamel / Radford became the first Canadians to claim the pairs title since Jamie Sale and David Pelletier in 2002.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
Following that event was the ladies' free skating with Japan continuing to display their dominance in ladies' singles by clean sweeping the podium for the second time in the history of the Four Continents Championships.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
Despite under rotating a triple axel and the ends of two combinations and receiving an incorrect edge call on a triple lutz, Mao Asada earned 130.96 for her "Swan Lake" performance with a winning total of 205.45.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
"For the first time since the Olympic Games I went over 200 points, so I feel that I am coming back to my performance level. Today's performance was about in-line with my practice, so I need to practice more to exceed today's level", the two-time World Champion said. "Throughout this Four Continent Championship, I was able to have great performances on both short and free. My short program was beyond my practice level and free skating was within the range of my practice level. Lessons I learned from this competition are that I can push my level higher as long as I practice hard", she went on.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
Fellow skater Akiko Suzuki consolidated her second placement in the short with a mostly error free skating. She landed six triples in her routine to "O" from Cirque du Soleil, earning 124.43 points with a total of 190.08.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
"Overall it was okay, it was good, because in the competition just before that (a national event) I did very badly. My aim was to redeem myself in this competition. I talked to my coach a lot about how to become stronger mentally before the competition", the 27-year-old commented.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
Kanako Murakami held onto third place with 116.99 for her tango themed program with a total of 181.03.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
"The jumps were okay however my skating was not powerful enough. My coach told me that as well. I only focused on my jumps so that is the reason I could not care about the skating. I definitely got my confidence after my short program in this competition. But my task is to skate more powerfully in both short program and free skating. That is what I want to do at Worlds", the National silver medalist noted.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ladies
American skater Christina Gao was the highest ranked skater from her nation earning a fifth place rank in the free skating of 113.94 to finish fourth overall with 176.28. China's Li Zijun jumped from tenth to fifth earning 115.91 to finish fourth in the free skating and fifth overall all. Gracie Gold finished sixth with 166.66 points after making numerous errors. Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond was the highest of the Canadian ladies earning 103.16 points for a total of 159.38 and a seventh-place finish.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
The final event of the competition was the free dance and the battle for Gold and Bronze was fierce. Meryl Davis / Charlie White from the United States executed a solid program earning level fours in all but one of the elements and tens for performance, choreography and interpretation to earn a new personal best score for the Free Dance of 112.68 and earning a total competition score of 187.36. Skating to "Notre Dame de Paris", the new champions told of the work required to reclaim the Four Continents Championships Ice dancing title which they lost to Virtue and Moir in Colorado Springs.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
"It was a really emotional skate. We gave it everything we had, literally, and that's all we can ask of ourselves. It's difficult coming off nationals so to be able to go out and perform the way we did is a monument to our preparation and I'm really proud", White said. "We would like to show our best skating yet. Charlie and I have been talking a lot this week about growth and improvement. That's always what we look back to … how we can improve, how we can continue to grow throughout the season. We're in a great place but the sky's the limit", Davis added.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
In the lead after the short dance, Olympic champions Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir began their Carmen routine with confidence until leg cramps from Tessa forced them to temporarily stop three minutes into their routine, just before their combination lift. They were allowed to continue and they finished the program with Tessa feeling unwell. Despite the incident, it was the downgrades in both the step sequences and not the interruption that cost Virtue / Moir points, dropping from the gold position with a second place score of 109.20 with a total of 184.32.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
Despite feeling deflated, the Canadians talked to reporters about the positive achievements they accomplished this week.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
"Tessa and I feel like as a team we have a lot of positive things this week, especially in our short dance. In the free dance, we were able to execute a lot of the elements that we've been struggling with in practice and a little bit at the National Championships. Obviously there are a couple of things we want to work on going into the World Championships. We know what we have to do, luckily", Moir told the press. "I just had some cramp in my legs to deal with. I'm glad we collected ourselves and kept pushing through the program", Virtue explained when asked about the interruption.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
American skaters Madison Chock / Evan Bates held of a strong field to finish in third with 160.42 total, despite finishing fifth in the free dance.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
"As the season has progressed, we have gotten stronger and stronger. Worlds is the culmination of the full season and all of our hard work. Our goal is to have the best two performances we have had all season and carry that momentum into the Olympic year", Bates noted.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Competition recap, Free skatings, Ice dancing
Siblings Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani earned 96.71 in the free dance to finish fourth overall with 159.97 points, 0.45 behind Chock and Bates. Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier finished third in the free dance with 97.93 to finish fifth overall with 157.83. Japan's Cathy Reed / Chris Reed were the highest ranked Japanese team. A fall on the diagonal step sequence dropped them from sixth to seventh place, earning 77.07 with a total of 131.04. Australia's Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman cleanly skated an engaging circus themed free dance to earn a personal best score of 75.07 to finish in eighth place on 123.88, a personal best ranking and score.


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medalists
Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medalists
Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or short dance placements in each discipline:


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medalists
Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:


2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Prize money
Prize money is awarded to skaters who achieve a top 12 placement in each discipline. An increased prize pool of US$250,000 will be awarded at the 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The prize money is awarded to skaters as follows:


2013 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)
The 2013 Four Nations Tournament was the twelve edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China.


2013 Foxtel Cup
The 2013 Foxtel Cup was the third season of the Australian rules football knock-out cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia.


2013 Foxtel Cup
The Cup's purpose is to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing lower-tier Australian Football League (AFL) players.


2013 Foxtel Cup
All matches, as in previous years, were broadcast by Fox Footy.


2013 Foxtel Cup
The format of the competition saw four significant changes from the first two years of the competition:


2013 Foxtel Cup
For the first time, the highest-ranked qualifiers from each state all elected to compete in the competition; in the previous two years, the top South Australian clubs had declined to participate. However, both the VFL premiers and the NEAFL premiers in 2012 were reserves teams for AFL clubs (Geelong and Brisbane Lions respectively), so neither was invited to participate.


2013 Foxtel Cup
The competition began in April 2013 and concluded with the Grand Final in August 2013, in which West Adelaide defeated East Fremantle by four points at AAMI Stadium in a low scoring thriller. It was the Bloods' first trophy of any sort since their last SANFL premiership in 1983.


2013 Foxtel Cup
West Adelaide onballer (and former AFL player for the Crows and Lions) Chris Schmidt was awarded the Coles Medal as best-on-ground in the Grand Final for his unrelenting performance that included 26 disposals and nine clearances. He also operated at 81 per cent disposal efficiency.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
In June 2013, France played a three-test series against New Zealand as part of the 2013 mid-year rugby test series. This was the sides' first encounter since they met in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final, which New Zealand won 8–7. It was France's first test series against the All Blacks since their 2009 two-test tour of New Zealand, which ended in a 1–1 draw.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
The tour began at the stadium where they last played each other, Eden Park in Auckland on 8 June. Following this, they played a mid-week match against the Auckland Super Rugby franchise, the Blues, at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on 11 June. The second test was played in Christchurch at Rugby League Park on 15 June, and the third test at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth on 22 June.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, France
On 14 May, head coach Philippe Saint-André named a 35-man squad for the fixtures against New Zealand and the Blues. The selection created controversy when South African-born prop Daniel Kötze and flank Bernard Le Roux and Fijian-born wing Noa Nakaitaci (qualifying on residency grounds) were chosen ahead of in-form French-born players. The most notable absentees were wing Vincent Clerc (injured with his club), captain and lock Pascal Papé (injured during the Six Nations Championship) and fly-half François Trinh-Duc (deemed out of form, with Camille Lopez and Rémi Talès chosen ahead of him).


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, France
Wing Alexis Palisson withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced with Marc Andreu prior to the first test. Injured during the first test, flank Fulgence Ouedraogo also withdrew from the tour and was replaced in the squad by Damien Chouly.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, France
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, France
Note*: Chouly joined the squad between the first two tests after Ouedraogo came off injured in the first test.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, New Zealand
New Zealand 32-man squad for the 2013 mid-year series to be played against France. The squad includes Matt Todd, who is included as injury cover for Sam Whitelock—who is not expected to be available until the third Test. All players play Super Rugby and provincial rugby within New Zealand.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, New Zealand
Prop Joe Moody was added to the squad as prop cover should all the original props not be available for the first test.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Squads, New Zealand
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
Following their later encounter in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final France and New Zealand had different fortunes.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
France, under the leadership of newly appointed head coach Philippe Saint-André, endured a mixed 2012 Six Nations Championship (ending 4th with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses) which was the last outing of several key figures of the squad with the likes of Julien Bonnaire, Imanol Harinordoquy, Lionel Nallet, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Aurélien Rougerie, William Servat and Dimitri Yachvili playing their last games in the France jersey while only a couple of players (Wesley Fofana and Yoann Maestri) received their first caps.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
The Summer tour of Argentina then marked the rise of new players like Brice Dulin, Maxime Machenaud, Fofana and Maestri and saw the return in the mix of Thomas Domingo (who had missed on the World Cup due to injury), Yoann Huget (who had missed on the World Cup due to suspension) and Frédéric Michalak (back from his stint in Super Rugby after having fallen out of favour of French rugby) while experienced players like Vincent Clerc and Thierry Dusautoir were rested, the captaincy being handed to Pascal Papé. The Series was drawn 1-1.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
France then ended 2012 on a high with three straight wins in the Autumn Internationals over Australia, Argentina and Samoa, claiming the fourth spot in the IRB World Rankings which gave them First Seed status for the 2015 Rugby World Cup draw thus avoiding New Zealand, Australia and South Africa at pool stage.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
However the 2013 Six Nations Championship was a real disappointment as France ended up bottom of the table, claiming only one win and a draw with a squad that had not much evolved since the previous Summer - Antonie Claassen, Gaël Fickou, Jocelino Suta and Sébastien Vahaamahina being the only new caps while long-time absentees Mathieu Bastareaud and Yannick Nyanga were recalled. Philippe Saint-André stated that the Top 14 final being played just one week prior to the first test, players taking part in this final and thus joining the squad late would not feature in the first test.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
New Zealand also started 2012 with a new head coach with former assistant coach Steve Hansen taking over Graham Henry's role. The All Blacks whitewashed Ireland during their Summer tour, winning the series 3-0 with a remarkable 60-0 victory in the third Test, their largest ever winning margin over Ireland. New Zealand followed with a perfect 2012 Rugby Championship - which featured Argentina for the first time - winning all six of their games. However their traditional Bledisloe Cup match in October put an end to their 16-game winning streak when they drew (18-18) with Australia.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Background
The All Blacks went on to hammer Scotland, Italy and Wales (scoring 30+ points each time) in the end-of-year tests before suffering their first defeat in two years at the hands of England on December 1. New Zealand however remained on top of the IRB World Rankings and were given Top Seed status for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Starting in January 2013, stalwart All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was granted a six-month sabbatical from rugby to try and extend his career up to the 2015 World Cup. He has thus not taken any part in the 2013 Super Rugby campaign nor will he take part in the mid-year tests series against France. He is due to resume his international career in the 2013 Rugby Championship after a few stints with his Christchurch club side.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Matches
Touch judges:Alain Rolland (Ireland)James Leckie (Australia)Television match official:Matt Goddard (Australia)


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Matches
Touch judges:Richard Kelly (New Zealand)Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri (New Zealand)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Matches
Touch judges:Wayne Barnes (England)James Leckie (Australia)Television match official:George Ayoub (Australia)


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Matches
Touch judges:Alain Rolland (Ireland)Wayne Barnes (England)Television match official:George Ayoub (Australia)


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Aftermath
Following the tour the All Blacks went on to record a perfect 2013 Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and South Africa with six wins out of six matches for the second time in a row in as many instances of the competition.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Aftermath
During the end-of-year internationals they went on to beat successively Australia, Japan, France, England and Ireland thus finishing 2013 undefeated with 14 wins out of 14 matches, the first national team to ever achieve this feat in the professional era.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Aftermath
After suffering their fourth defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the same year in their first match of the end-of-year internationals, France overcame Tonga before losing to South Africa thus finishing the year with only two wins out of eleven matches.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Aftermath
France then experienced a mixed 2014 Six Nations Championship with three wins (against England and Italy at home and Scotland away) and two losses (to Wales away and Ireland at home), ending up fourth.


2013 France rugby union tour of New Zealand, Aftermath
During the 2014 mid-year internationals New Zealand hosted England while France toured Australia.


2013 Franken Challenge
The 2013 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 3 and 9 June 2013.


2013 Franken Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Franken Challenge, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2013 Franken Challenge, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received as alternates into the doubles main draw:


2013 Franken Challenge – Doubles
Arnau Brugués-Davi and João Sousa were the defending champions but Arnau decided not to participate. Sousa played alongside Frank Moser but lost in the first round. Colin Ebelthite and Rameez Junaid won the title after defeating Christian Harrison and Michael Venus 6–4, 7–5 in the final.


2013 Franken Challenge – Singles
Blaž Kavčič was the defending champion but lost in the second round. João Sousa defeated Wayne Odesnik 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the title.


2013 Fremantle Football Club season
The 2013 Fremantle Football Club season was the club's 19th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). It was the club's most successful season to date, recording the most wins in a season, highest percentage and equal highest final ladder position of 3rd. The club won its first ever Qualifying Final, and defeated Sydney in the Preliminary Final at Patersons Stadium and played in its first AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn, losing by 15 points.


2013 Fremantle Football Club season, Squad, Squad changes
The 2012 AFL Draft contained a free agency trade provision for the first time. Fremantle was the first club to lodge a bid for a free agent when the put in a four-year offer to recruit Danyle Pearce from Port Adelaide. As a restricted free agent, Port could have matched Fremantle's offer, but chose not to.


2013 Fremantle Football Club season, Squad, Squad changes
During the trading and drafting period, the futures of Adam McPhee and Jack Anthony at the club were in doubt, however McPhee signed a one-year contract extension in October. On 20 November, two days before the National Draft, McPhee announced that he was retiring to return to Victoria and Anthony was delisted, despite having a year to go on his contract.


2013 Fremantle Football Club season, Awards, Records & Milestones, Club awards
The Doig Medal was awarded at a function at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on 16 November. Between 1 and 5 votes are awarded to each player by five coaches after each game. Nathan Fyfe won his first Doig Medal, after previously finishing second in 2011.


2013 French Athletics Championships
The 2013 French Athletics Championships was the 125th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for France. It was held on 12–14 July at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris. A total of 38 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the three-day competition.


2013 French F4 Championship
The 2013 French F4 Championship season was the 21st season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the third season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 27 April at Le Mans and ended on 27 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty-one races.


2013 French F4 Championship, Championship standings
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2013 French Figure Skating Championships
The 2013 French Figure Skating Championships took place between December 13 and 16, 2012 at the Patinoire Iceberg in Strasbourg. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating on the senior level. The results were among the criteria – along with FFSG minimum scores and jump requirements – used to choose the French entries for the 2013 World Championships and the 2013 European Championships.


2013 French Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Men
Brian Joubert withdrew due to the flu. Florent Amodio won his second senior national title. Amodio decided to replace his short program with a shortened version of the previous season's free skating.


2013 French Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Pairs
Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès won their first senior national title.


2013 French Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Ice dancing
Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat won their fourth senior national title.


2013 French Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2013 French Indoor Athletics Championships was the 42nd edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for France, organised by the French Athletics Federation. It was held on 16–17 February at the Jean-Pellez Stadium in Aubière. A total of 26 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.


2013 French Open
The 2013 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 117th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 26 May to 9 June. It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.


2013 French Open
Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, and won the title to become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the final to Serena Williams.


2013 French Open
This championship was the third time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were accomplished in two different disciplines, and that was Serena Williams in Women's Singles, and her fellow countrymen Bob and Mike Bryan in Men's Doubles. At the 1969 US Open, Rod Laver won his multiple slam set in Men's Singles, and his fellow countryman Ken Rosewall did in Men's Doubles. At the 2012 French Open, Mahesh Bhupathi won a multiple slam set in Mixed Doubles, and Esther Vergeer won her multiple slam set in Women's Wheelchair Doubles.


2013 French Open
In the women's singles final, it marked the first French Open since 1995 that the top two seeded players had played each other in the final, and the first time at any grand slam event since the 2004 Australian Open that the top two seeded players had played each other in a grand slam final.


2013 French Open, Tournament
The 2013 French Open was the 112th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.


2013 French Open, Tournament
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.


2013 French Open, Tournament
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.


2013 French Open, Point and prize money distribution, Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.


2013 French Open, Point and prize money distribution, Prize money
The French Open's total prize money for 2013 has been increased by more than three million euros to 22 million euros ($28.77 million). The winners of the men's and women's singles titles will each earn 1.5 million euros, up 250,000 euros from last year. The move was part of plans to boost the total prize money by a further 10 million euros to 32 million euros by 2016.


2013 French Open, Point and prize money distribution, Prize money
In comparison, US Open prize money will reach $33.6 million this year and rise to $50 million by 2017, while Wimbledon prize money was more than 16 million pounds ($24.61 million) in 2012. In the 2013 season, the French Open's prize money is the lowest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $34m at Wimbledon, and $32m at the US Open.


2013 French Open, Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 20 May 2013 and the Points are as of 27 May 2013. It had been reported that the French Open was considering giving Nadal a seeding higher than his current world ranking (No. 4), on the basis of his history at the tournament, but French Open tournament organisers decided against it.


2013 French Open, Singles seeds, Men's Singles
1Robredo has 100 points coming off after the French Open because of a challenger tournament (Città di Caltanissetta) he won when not attending the 2012 French Open. Therefore, 100 points must be subtracted from his old points.


2013 French Open, Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2013 French Open, Champions, Seniors, Men's doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Michaël Llodra /  Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)


2013 French Open, Champions, Seniors, Women's doubles
Ekaterina Makarova /  Elena Vesnina defeated  Sara Errani /  Roberta Vinci, 7–5, 6–2


2013 French Open, Champions, Seniors, Mixed doubles
Lucie Hradecká /  František Čermák defeated  Kristina Mladenovic /  Daniel Nestor, 1–6, 6–4, [10–6]


2013 French Open, Champions, Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Kyle Edmund /  Frederico Ferreira Silva defeated  Christian Garín /  Nicolás Jarry, 6–3, 6–3


2013 French Open, Champions, Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Barbora Krejčíková /  Kateřina Siniaková defeated  Doménica González /  Beatriz Haddad Maia, 7–5, 6–2


2013 French Open, Champions, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet /  Shingo Kunieda defeated  Gordon Reid /  Ronald Vink, 3–6, 6–4, [10–6]


2013 French Open, Champions, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Jiske Griffioen /  Aniek van Koot defeated  Sabine Ellerbrock /  Sharon Walraven, 6–2, 6–3


2013 French Open, Champions, Other events, Legends Under 45 Doubles
Cédric Pioline /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Albert Costa /  Carlos Moyá, 4–6, 6–4, [4–1] ret.


2013 French Open, Champions, Other events, Legends Over 45 Doubles
Andrés Gómez /  Mark Woodforde defeated  Mansour Bahrami /  Pat Cash, 6–1, 7–6(7–2)


2013 French Open, Champions, Other events, Women's Legends Doubles
Lindsay Davenport /  Martina Hingis defeated  Elena Dementieva /  Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 6–2


2013 French Open, Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.


2013 French Open – Boys' Doubles
Andrew Harris and Nick Kyrgios were the defending champions. Kyrgios partnered up with Wayne Montgomery, but lost in the first round, while Harris decided not to participate. Kyle Edmund and Frederico Ferreira Silva won the title, defeating Christian Garín and Nicolás Jarry in the final, 6–3, 6–3.


2013 French Open – Boys' Singles
Kimmer Coppejans was the 2012 champion, but is no longer eligible to compete in junior tennis, and thus cannot defend his title. Christian Garín defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the title.


2013 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Daria Gavrilova and Irina Khromacheva were the 2012 champions, but Gavrilova was no longer eligible to compete in junior tennis, so was unable to defend her title. Khromacheva entered qualifying for the women's draw, but lost in the second qualifying round.


2013 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Czech pair Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková won their first junior grand slam, defeating the South American duo of Doménica González and Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2013 French Open – Girls' Singles
Annika Beck was the 2012 champion, but was no longer eligible to compete in junior tennis, and thus couldn't defend her title.


2013 French Open – Girls' Singles
Belinda Bencic won her first junior grand slam, defeating doubles partner Antonia Lottner in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2013 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles
John McEnroe and Patrick McEnroe were the defending champions, but Patrick McEnroe did not participate. John McEnroe played alongside Adriano Panatta, but lost in the group stage. Andrés Gómez and Mark Woodforde won the title, defeating Mansour Bahrami and Pat Cash in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–2).


2013 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles, Draw, Group C
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2013 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles, Draw, Group D
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2013 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles
Albert Costa and Carlos Moyá were the defending champions, but retired in the deciding tiebreak in the final against Cédric Pioline and Fabrice Santoro.


2013 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2013 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2013 French Open – Men's Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Mirnyi competed with Horia Tecău, but lost in the second round to Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut, while Nestor competed with Robert Lindstedt, losing in the second round to Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy and Florent Serra.


2013 French Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Llodra and Mahut in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4). With this victory they earned their first multiple career Grand Slam set as a team.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles
Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2013 French Open. It was his record-extending eighth French Open title and his twelfth major title overall. With his win in the final, Nadal recorded his 59th French Open match win, surpassing the previous record held by Guillermo Vilas and Roger Federer (who equaled Vilas' record with his fourth round win but lost in the quarterfinals). Nadal also became the first man in history to win any major eight times and tied with Roy Emerson for the third-most major titles of all time. He also tied with Max Decugis, who won eight titles at this event when it was only open to French club members.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles
In the semifinal encounter between Nadal and Novak Djokovic, they played a notably long match which lasted 4 hours and 37 minutes. It was dubbed the best clay court match ever, and one of the greatest matches ever played. Nadal outlasted Djokovic to win 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(5-7), 9–7.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles
Federer attempted to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. With his loss, a new French Open finalist was guaranteed from the bottom half of the draw; Ferrer emerged to become that player. This created the first all-Spanish Grand Slam final since 2002 and the first occasion since 2004 that two compatriots contested a major final.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles
Despite the victory, Nadal dropped one place down the rankings to world No. 5 following Ferrer's run to the final.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles, Road to the final
For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal lost a set in both of the first two rounds. In the semi-finals, he faced off against world number one Novak Djokovic. In an epic five setter, Nadal triumphed 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles, Road to the final
David Ferrer advanced to the final of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He did not lose a single set in the tournament before the final.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles, Final
Third-seeded Nadal from Spain faced off against fourth-seeded David Ferrer in the finals of the French Open. Both players employed the same strategy, trying to win points from the baseline. Nadal won a break early in the first set, but lost it back quickly and had to fend off two other break points during the set. Nadal ending up winning the first set 6–3. Down 3–1 in the second set, Ferrer had four break points to get back into the set. However, Nadal fought them all off, winning the last point on a 31-shot rally, the longest of the match. From there he cruised to a 6–2 set victory. Aided by a Ferrer double fault on break point, Nadal took the third set 6–3 for a three set to none victory.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles, Final
Nadal had been dominant on clay during his career, but took seven months off from mid-2012 to February 2013 to recover from a knee injury. He showed few signs of the injury during the final as he tracked down balls from corner to corner and hit numerous topspin-laden winners. "This one is very special one," said Nadal after the match. "When you have period of time like I had, you realize that you don't know if you will have the chance to be back here with this trophy another time."


2013 French Open – Men's Singles, Final
The two-hour sixteen-minute match was briefly interrupted by noisy protesters, one of whom ran onto the court with a lit flare. Tournament director Gilbert Ysern said security "acted efficiently and quickly and handled [the situation] very well." Both players appeared to be rattled by the event, dropping serve immediately after it. "I felt a little bit scared at the first moment because I didn't see what's going on. I just turned there and I watch a guy with some fire," remarked Nadal. Ferrer said the event did not affect his play. Ten people were arrested in total.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles, Final
With his win, Nadal became the first man to win the same Grand Slam event eight times. It was his 12th major overall, putting him tied for third on the all-time list behind Roger Federer (17) and Pete Sampras (14). He is 59–1 all time in Paris. Nadal broke the men's record for most victories at the French Open and improved to 20–4 against Ferrer.


2013 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 2013 French Open.


2013 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Mirza played alongside Robert Lindstedt, but lost in the first round to Cara Black and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, while Bhupathi competed with Casey Dellacqua, but lost to Anastasia Rodionova and Santiago González in the first round. Lucie Hradecká and František Čermák won the title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor in the final, 1–6, 6–4, [10–6].


2013 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Frédéric Cattaneo and Shingo Kunieda were the defending champions. Cattaneo was not competing, while Kunieda played alongside Stéphane Houdet and won the title 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] against Gordon Reid and Ronald Vink.


2013 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Stéphane Houdet successfully defended the title by defeating Shingo Kunieda 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2013 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Marjolein Buis and Esther Vergeer were the defending champions. Vergeer did not compete due to retirement, while Buis played alongside Lucy Shuker, but lost to Ellebrock and Walraven in the semifinals. Ellebrock and Walraven lost to Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot 2–6, 3–6 in the final.


2013 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer was the defending champion, but she retired. Sabine Ellerbrock defeated Jiske Griffioen 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the title.


2013 French Open – Women's Doubles
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5–7, 2–6.


2013 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles
Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis successfully defended their title by defeating Elena Dementieva and Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2013 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2013 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2013 French Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams defeated defending champion Maria Sharapova, 6–4, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2013 French Open. Williams' victory earned her a Double Career Grand Slam in women's singles, her 16th Grand Slam singles title, and her second French Open title. She also became the oldest woman to win the French Open (a record she surpassed herself in 2015) and set a record for the longest gap between French Open titles. With her victory, Williams expanded her season winning streak to 31 matches dating back to the Miami Open. Williams only dropped one set the entire tournament, to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals.


2013 French Open – Women's Singles
The 2013 French Open final was the first time at any Grand Slam event since the 2004 Australian Open that the top two seeded players had played each other in the final. It was the first French Open since 1995 that the top two seeded players played each other in the final.


2013 French Open – Women's Singles, Road to the final
Since winning the French Open in 2002, Serena Williams had not advanced to the final of the event, last semifinal was in 2003 (lost to Henin). In 2008, she was the only former champion left in the draw, she lost to Katarina Srebotnik in the third round. In 2012, she lost in the first round to Virginie Razzano, a player ranked in the 100s. In 2013, however, she made quick work of her opponents advancing to the finals with an average match length of less than one hour and fifteen minutes. She had problems in just one match, in quarterfinals against Svetlana Kuznetsova, when she was down 2–0 and break points in third set. However, she won six of last seven games to close out the match.


2013 French Open – Women's Singles, Road to the final
After reaching quarterfinals without dropping set, Sharapova needed two three-setters to reach final. First, she met 18th seed Jelena Janković and dropped the first set 6–0. In that set Sharapova committed 20 errors to just two from Jankovic. However, Jankovic lost her opening service game in the second set, which looked to be key for Sharapova as she could cool down after a horrible first set. In the semifinal she faced third seed Victoria Azarenka. Sharapova won the first set convincingly, but lost the second in the same fashion. But she eventually eased to a 5–2 lead in the final set and finished the match two games later to reach her second French Open final.


2013 French Open – Women's Singles, Final
First seeded Williams faced off against second seeded Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final. Williams came out aggressive, charging the net on the first point. Her aggression set up a triple break-point, but Sharapova fought back and held serve. She then broke Williams for a 2–0 lead. Williams broke back in the next game, then broke Sharapova twice more for a 6–4 first set. In the second set, Sharapova fought off five break points to hold in her opening serve. After Williams held serve, Sharapova dropped a break with two consecutive errors in the fourth game. From there, Williams went on to take a 5–4 lead with her serve coming up. She finished off the match with her tenth ace of the day. "She's always had a big serve," said Sharapova. "I think her second serve is better than it was in the past."


2013 French Open – Women's Singles, Final
For Williams, it was her 31st consecutive victory, a career best. She has beaten Sharapova 13 times in a row. When asked by a reporter if  she still wanted to retire at her peak, Williams replied "That's my goal, but have I peaked yet?" Commentary by Simon Briggs published by The Daily Telegraph described Williams' performance as "almost flawless". "Sharapova actually played a fine match," said Briggs. "But it is so difficult to attack an in-form Williams because she can shut you down with the quality of her serve."


2013 French Open – Women's Singles, Final
By winning the 1 hour 46 minute match, Williams completed her second career Grand Slam. It was her 16th major title overall, moving her within six of Steffi Graf's modern era record of 22 such wins, and within eight of Margaret Court's all-time record. She also became the oldest women ever to win the French Open.


2013 French Polynesian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 21 April and 5 May 2013. The result was a victory for the Tahoera'a Huiraatira party, which won 38 of the 57 seats in the Assembly.


2013 French Polynesian legislative election, Electoral system
The election was held using a two round system. In the first round, parties were required to cross a threshold of 12.5% in order to participate in the second round, although parties receiving between 5% and 12.5% were allowed to form an alliance for the second round with a party that did qualify. In the second round, 38 seats are allocated by proportional representation, with the party receiving the most votes gaining an additional 19 seats.


2013 French Polynesian legislative election, Campaign
The Union for Democracy alliance was continued for the elections, consisting of Aia Api, Here Ai'a, Tavini Huiraatira, Tapura Amui No Raromatai and Tapura Amui No Te Faatereraa Manahune – Tuhaa Pae. A new alliance, A Tia Porinetia, was formed for the election, which included To Tatou Aia and several smaller parties.


2013 French Polynesian legislative election, Campaign
After being knocked out in the first round, Emile Vernier, leader of the Rally for the Respect of the Polynesian Population, gave his backing to A Tia Porinetia.


2013 French Road Cycling Cup
The 2013 French Road Cycling Cup was the 22nd edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.


2013 French Road Cycling Cup
Compared to the previous edition, the Flèche d'Emeraude was replaced by the Tour de la Somme. The defending champion from 2012 was Samuel Dumoulin, who won for a second consecutive time after a third place in the final event allowed him to overtake Bryan Coquard and Anthony Geslin in the overall standings. Bryan Coquard still won the youth classification, while FDJ.fr won the teams competition.


2013 French Road Cycling Cup, Points standings, Individual
In order to be eligible for the classification, riders either had to be French or competed for a French-licensed team.


2013 French Road Cycling Cup, Points standings, Young rider classification
In order to be eligible for the classification, riders had to be younger than 25 and either had to be French or competed for a French-licensed team.


2013 French Road Cycling Cup, Points standings, Teams
Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.


2013 French Super Series
The 2013 French Super Series was a top level badminton competition which took place from October 22, 2013 to October 27, 2013 in Paris, France. It was the tenth BWF Super Series competition on the 2013 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event was $200,000. A qualification round was held for all five disciplines.


2013 French White Paper on Defence and National Security
The 2013 French White Paper on Defense and National Security is the most recent defence reform of the French Armed Forces and the fourth ever defence white paper in French history. It was released on the 29 April 2013. The white paper reaffirmed France's commitment to NATO, the security of the European Union as well as its enhanced defence-relationship with the United Kingdom after the 2010 Lancaster House treaties on defence and security co-operation.


2013 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2013 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2013 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 May 2013 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.


2013 French motorcycle Grand Prix, Classification, Moto2
The race was red-flagged on lap 24 of 26 due to rain; the final results were taken from the end of lap 22.


2013 French motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were by second-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They defeated Utah State in the inaugural  Mountain West Championship Game to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they were defeated by USC.


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, at Colorado
This game was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, USC–Las Vegas Bowl
USC technically vacated the win in 2005. This is the second time the two teams have met in a bowl game with the other coming in the 1992 Freedom Bowl. Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee.


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, USC–Las Vegas Bowl
1st quarter scoring: USC - Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS - Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC - Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, USC–Las Vegas Bowl
2nd quarter scoring: USC - Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC - Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC - Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, USC–Las Vegas Bowl
3rd quarter scoring: FS - Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC - Heidari 39-yard field goal


2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, USC–Las Vegas Bowl
4th quarter scoring: FS - Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick) ; USC - Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick)


2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election
The Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election of 2013 took place on 21–22 April 2013 in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.


2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election
Debora Serracchiani, Socialist MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), narrowly defeated incumbent Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0%; Saverio Galluccio of the Five Star Movement (M5S) came third with 19.2% of the vote. Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, after Alessandra Guerra of Lega Nord Friuli (LNF) in 1994–1995. The turnout was a record low as a mere 50.5% of eligible voters turned out to vote.


2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election
In the election, the PD was the most voted list with 26.8% (resulting in 20 seats, including Serracchiani's), but the combined result of the PdL and its sister-list Responsible Autonomy (comprising PdL members, centre-right independents and the Friulian Autonomist Movement) was 30.7% (resulting in a total of 13 seats including Tondo's). Other than LNF (8.3%, 3 seats), two other regional parties, Citizens for the President (5.3%, 3 seats) and Slovene Union (1.4%, 1 seat, Slovene minority), gained seats in the Regional Council.


2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election
On the same day of the regional election, also provincial and municipal elections were held. LNF's Pietro Fontanini was re-elected President of the Province of Udine by beating PD's Andrea Lerussi 50.0% to 41.1%. In the occasion, the separatist Friulian Front made its debut in electoral politics with 5.7% of the vote. In Udine no candidate for mayor passed the required 50%; a run-off will be held on 5–6 May.


2013 Fuji GT 300km
The 2013 Fuji GT 300km was the sixth round of the 2013 Super GT season. It took place on September 8, 2013 at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Background
NISMO drivers Ronnie Quintarelli and Masataka Yanagida led the GT500 championship standings by one point over Impul's João Paulo de Oliveira and Tsugio Matsuda, while Team Mugen led the GT300 championship over R&D Sport's Subaru BRZ.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Background
A total of 40 cars were entered for the race, all 38 cars that raced at Suzuka were in the Fuji race with their normal 2-driver lineups, while the Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R GT3 returned to the series after missing Suzuka, as did the Dijon Racing Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Practice
The #1 MOLA Nissan GT-R was the fastest car in the GT500 class, while the #6 Team LeMans Lexus SC430 was 2nd fastest. In GT300 the #30 apr Nissan GT-R GT3 was fastest from two other Nissan GT-R's, the #3 NDDP Racing in 2nd and the #5 Team Mach in 3rd. The #50 Arnage Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 had suspension trouble during the session and only managed 23rd fastest.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Qualifying
Qualifying was held on September 7, 2013. Daiki Sasaki was the fastest driver in the first session for the GT300 cars from Yuhki Nakayama and Katsumasa Chiyo. The team ranked 4th in points, the #52 with Takeshi Tsuchiya driving only managed 16th fastest in the session. In the first session for GT500 cars Kohei Hirate was fastest from Yuhi Sekiguchi and Yuji Kunimoto. Neither the NISMO team or the Impul teams, ranked 1st and 2nd in the championship made the second session for the top 8 cars, Yanagida put in a laptime good enough for only 9th place, Oliveira was 14th fastest for Impul.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Qualifying
In the second GT300 qualifying session Shinichi Takagi was fastest with a 1:38.773, giving the #55 ARTA Honda CR-Z its second pole position of the season and the third for the Honda CR-Z. Kazuki Hoshino was 2nd fastest in the #3 NDDP Racing Nissan GT-R GT3, 0.425 seconds slower than Takagi's laptime. Hideki Mutoh qualified the championship leading car in 3rd place despite carrying 114 kg of weight ballast from the team's results during the season. The team that won the 500km race earlier in the season, the #31 apr Toyota Prius was 9th fastest.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Qualifying
In the second session for GT500 cars the #38 Team ZENT Cerumo Lexus SC430 with Yuji Tachikawa driving was again fastest in Q2 and gave Tachikawa his 18th pole position in Super GT, and his 8th at Fuji Speedway. Tachikawa's lap of a 1:32.548 was 0.272 seconds faster than Andrea Caldarelli in 2nd. Kazuki Nakajima was 6th fastest in the team that won the 500 km race earlier in the year.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Race
The race was held on September 8, 2013, starting at 2:00pm local time. Kohei Hirate led the field from pole position in GT500 while in GT300 Daiki Sasaki passed Shinichi Takagi for the race lead, the polesitting car having to change its engine before the race. Takagi would drop to fourth place but contact with Björn Wirdheim caused bodywork on the CR-Z to rub on the rear wheels, forcing the team to make a pitstop.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Race
On lap 19 Ryo Michigami driving the #32 Nakajima Racing Honda HSV-010 GT had a left-rear tyre puncture while travelling down the main straight, spun and crashed into the guardrail. With debris scattered over the circuit the safety car was brought out on lap 21. During the safety car all the GT500 teams with the exception of the #24 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R decided to make their pitstops.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Race
The #1 MOLA GT-R managed to get Yuhi Sekiguchi into the lead in the pitstops, from the #17 HSV-010 with Koudai Tsukakoshi driving and Daisuke Ito in the #37 SC430 in 4th, however Sekiguchi was deemed to have been in violation of the restart procedure and were later given a drive-through penalty. The #4 GSR Hatsune Miku BMW started 5th in GT300 but were able to take the lead of the cars that had made their pitstop under the safety car.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Race
The #100 Team Kunimitsu HSV-010 retired following the restart due to radiator damage, while the #19 Bandoh SC430 retired from steering rod damage due to contact with a GT300 car. Juichi Wakisaka in the #39 SARD SC430 was given a drive-through penalty for a collision with Kazuki Nakajima in the #36 TOM'S SC430. On lap 43 Yuji Tachikawa managed to get the #38 back into the race lead after passing Tsukakoshi and the lead #24 GT-R with Hironobu Yasuda, who was slowing to make his pitstop.


2013 Fuji GT 300km, Report, Race
Tachikawa would hold off Tsukakoshi in the slippery conditions for the remaining 22 laps and win his 15th GT500 race. Nobuteru Taniguchi in the #4 BMW was unchallenged following the safety car, once the cars ahead pitted he was in the lead, and won by a margin of over 47 seconds over the #31 apr Toyota Prius.


2013 Fuji GT 500km
The 2013 Fuji GT 500km was the second round of the 2013 Super GT season. It took place on April 29, 2013.


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup
The 2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Fukuoka, Japan, on 6–12 May 2013.


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot:


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Doubles
Monique Adamczak and Stephanie Bengson were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players chose not to defend their titles the year after.


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Doubles
Junri Namigata and Erika Sema won the all-Japanese final, defeating Rika Fujiwara and Akiko Omae 7–5, 3–6, [10–7].


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Casey Dellacqua was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but decided not to defend her title the year after.


2013 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Ons Jabeur won the title, defeating An-Sophie Mestach in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–2.


2013 Furman Paladins football team
The 2013 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference.


2013 Futsal Confederations Cup
The 2013 Futsal Confederations Cup, which was called the Intercontinental Cup for this tournament, was held in Brazil.


2013 Futsal Confederations Cup
Having participated in 2013 Grand Prix de Futsal, many continental championships are tired of playing another tournament, so Colombia gave up their right of hosting this tournament. Only some invitees come to Brazil.


2013 Fórmula Truck season
The 2013 Fórmula Truck season was the 18th Fórmula Truck season. It  begin on March 10 at Tarumã and ended on December 8 at Brasília. All ten rounds will count towards the Brazilian title, with four rounds counting towards the South American title.


2013 Fórmula Truck season, Teams and drivers
All drivers were Brazilian-registered, excepting Alex Caffi, who raced under Italian racing license.


2013 Fórmula Truck season, Calendar and results
A ten-round calendar was announced on 10 December 2012. All races were held in Brazil, excepting round at Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, that was held in Argentina.


2013 Fórmula Truck season, Championship standings, Drivers' standings, Brazilian
1 2 3 4 5 refers to the classification of the drivers on the yellow flag scheduled, where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1 and the top five drivers in race ensures a place on the podium.


2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit
The 2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit was the eighth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state. The hosting venue was the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 5–6 September 2013.


2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit, Syria
The summit was dominated by questions regarding the Syrian civil war and any potential international reaction to the Ghouta chemical attacks. The summit came after U.S.-led efforts to obtain a UN Security Council resolution authorising military strikes against the Assad government had failed due to Russian and Chinese opposition. The House of Commons of the United Kingdom had defeated a motion regarding UK involvement in any strike on 30 August and U.S. politicians were debating potential action as the summit was ongoing.


2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit, Syria
Media billed the summit as a contest between U.S. President Barack Obama, trying to garner support for military action, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in opposition to any such action. 11 countries signed a U.S.-authored statement blaming and condemning the Assad government for the attacks and calling for a "strong international response".


2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit, Finance policy meetings
Russia, as this year's chair, hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting in Moscow on 15 and 16 February 2013. While preparing for the September summit, the most pressing subject addressed – "desperately" according to Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty – was protectionist actions such as competitive devaluations. Japan, represented by finance minister Taro Aso, "escape[d] criticism" for the 20% drop in the yen that had stemmed from its recent reflationary policies. The "nations declared ... there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy", per Reuters.


2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit, Finance policy meetings
Another meeting of the same participants was held in Moscow on 18 and 19 April 2013.