2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

2016 CS U.S. International Classic
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:September 14 – 18
Season:2016–17
Location:Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Venue:Salt Lake City Sports Complex
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Jason Brown
Ladies' singles:
Japan Satoko Miyahara
Pairs:
Canada Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan
Ice dance:
United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
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The 2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Entries

The International Skating Union published the list of entries on August 31, 2016.

Country Men[2] Ladies[3] Pairs[4] Ice dance[5]
 Armenia Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal
 Australia Andrew Dodds
Jordan Dodds
Brendan Kerry 		Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds
 Canada
[6] 		Elladj Baldé
Mitchell Gordon
Nam Nguyen 		Kim Decelles Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam
Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs
 Czech Republic Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka
 Finland Bela Papp
 Germany Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck
 Greece Dimitra Korri
 Israel Aimee Buchanan
 Japan
[7] 		Takahito Mura
Keiji Tanaka 		Satoko Miyahara Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed
 Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbayeva
 South Korea Choi Da-bin
Lee Seo-young 		Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin
 Spain Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz
 Switzerland Yasmine Kimiko Yamada
 Turkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar
 United States
[8] 		Jason Brown
Ross Miner
Sean Rabbitt
Adam Rippon 		Mariah Bell
Emily Chan
Karen Chen
Paige Rydberg 		Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu
Alexandria Shaughnessy / James Morgan 		Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson
Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton

Withdrew before starting orders were drawn

Challenger Series results

Men

Jason Brown rose from second place after the short program to win the title, with Takahito Mura and Adam Rippon taking silver and bronze respectively.[9][10]

Rank Name Nation Total SP FS
1 Jason Brown  United States 254.04 2 83.18 1 170.86
2 Takahito Mura  Japan 252.20 3 82.55 2 169.65
3 Adam Rippon  United States 248.24 1 87.86 3 160.38
4 Brendan Kerry  Australia 222.40 6 73.93 4 148.47
5 Nam Nguyen  Canada 220.55 5 74.08 5 146.47
6 Ross Miner  United States 214.48 8 71.37 6 143.11
7 Sean Rabbitt  United States 209.66 7 72.45 7 137.21
8 Elladj Baldé  Canada 207.94 4 74.32 8 133.62
9 Mitchell Gordon  Canada 200.17 9 67.25 9 132.92
10 Keiji Tanaka  Japan 185.98 11 61.85 10 124.13
11 Andrew Dodds  Australia 160.54 10 61.98 11 98.56
12 Jordan Dodds  Australia 139.44 13 48.18 12 91.26
13 Bela Papp  Finland 137.88 12 52.45 13 85.43

Ladies

Satoko Miyahara led the ladies short program with 70.09 points, followed by Mariah Bell with 60.64 points, and South Korea's Choi Da-bin with 58.70 points.[11] In the free program, Miyahara held on to her lead and scored 136.66 points, while Bell kept her second position with 123.58 points. Karen Chen of the United States rose from sixth in the short program to third in the free skating with 110.58 points. Overall, Miyahara won with a combined score of 206.75, Bell second with 184.22, and Chen third with 162.08.[12]

Choi Da-bin, third after the short, finished fourth overall with a free skate where she fell twice. She had a combined score of 152.99. The last two Americans Paige Rydberg and Emily Chan finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

Rank Name Nation Total SP FS
1 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 206.75 1 70.09 1 136.66
2 Mariah Bell  United States 184.22 2 60.64 2 123.58
3 Karen Chen  United States 162.08 6 51.50 3 110.58
4 Choi Da-bin  South Korea 152.99 3 58.70 5 94.29
5 Paige Rydberg  United States 149.35 5 52.53 4 96.82
6 Emily Chan  United States 139.43 4 54.22 6 85.21
7 Elizabet Tursynbaeva  Kazakhstan 127.06 8 48.33 9 78.73
8 Aimee Buchanan  Israel 122.52 10 37.82 7 84.70
9 Kim Decelles  Canada 120.41 7 48.37 10 72.04
10 Lee Seo Young  South Korea 118.08 9 38.95 8 79.13
11 Yasmine Kimiko Yamada  Switzerland 92.18 11 35.11 11 57.07
12 Dimitra Korri  Greece 91.31 12 24.97 12 56.34

Pairs

Second after the short program, Canada's Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan overtook the United States' Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu for the gold medal.[13][14]

Rank Name Nation Total SP FS
1 Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan  Canada 155.48 2 55.64 1 99.84
2 Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu  United States 151.24 1 58.74 2 92.50
3 Alexandria Shaughnessy / James Morgan  United States 140.08 3 47.78 3 92.30
4 Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet  Japan 122.64 4 44.48 4 78.16
5 Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds  Australia 82.76 5 33.02 5 49.74

Ice dancing

Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of the United States took gold after winning both segments of the competition.[15][16] Silver medalists Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed of Japan received their first CS medal after placing second in both segments. Canada's Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam climbed from fifth to take the bronze medal.

Rank Name Nation Total SD FD
1 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 166.90 1 64.82 1 102.08
2 Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed  Japan 151.18 2 61.10 2 90.08
3 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam  Canada 141.20 5 53.94 3 87.26
4 Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz  Spain 138.34 3 57.12 5 81.22
5 Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson  United States 137.76 6 53.60 4 84.16
6 Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin  South Korea 134.74 4 55.48 8 79.26
7 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar  Turkey 131.76 7 52.08 7 79.68
8 Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton  United States 128.64 9 48.92 6 79.72
9 Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal  Armenia 127.38 8 51.38 9 76.00
10 Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka  Czech Republic 120.20 11 46.22 10 65.88
11 Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs  Canada 112.10 10 46.22 12 65.88
12 Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck  Germany 109.84 12 40.58 11 69.26

References

  1. ^ "Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Entries: Men". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Entries: Ladies". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Entries: Pairs". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Entries: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016.
  6. ^ "International Assignments 2016-2017". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "USインターナショナルクラシック (チャレンジャーシリーズ)" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. August 5, 2016.
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  10. ^ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 17, 2016). "Brown overcomes adversity to top men's podium". IceNetwork.com.
  11. ^ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 16, 2016). "'Nervous' Miyahara outclasses ladies field in SLC". IceNetwork.com.
  12. ^ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 17, 2016). "Miyahara shows humility in dismantling ladies field". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Brown, Mickey (September 15, 2016). "Prayer answered: Calalang, Sidhu win short in SLC". IceNetwork.com.
  14. ^ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 16, 2016). "Jones, Reagan temper expectations, rally for gold". IceNetwork.com.
  15. ^ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 16, 2016). "Hubbell, Donohue hip hop their way to first place". IceNetwork.com.
  16. ^ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 17, 2016). "Hubbell, Donohue defend title with story of love". IceNetwork.com.