The event was held in the Staples Center at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, USA from March 23 to 29, 2009.

The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008.

[5] In the men's short program, Sergei Voronov and Jeremy Abbott tied with a total score of 72.15.

It was the second year in a row that the world champion did not attempt or complete a quadruple jump, leading to continued criticism from bronze medalist Brian Joubert.

Patrick Chan, the silver medalist, would then criticize Joubert, saying he was only concerned about quads and not the whole program.