2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

2016 CS U.S. International Classic ISU Challenger Series September 14 18 2016–17 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Salt Lake City Sports Complex USA Jason Brown JPN Satoko Miyahara CAN Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan USA Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 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. 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 Ladies Pairs Ice dance Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal Andrew Dodds Jordan Dodds Brendan Kerry Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds Elladj Baldé Mitchell Gordon Nam Nguyen Kim Decelles Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka Bela Papp Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck Dimitra Korri Aimee Buchanan Takahito Mura Keiji Tanaka Satoko Miyahara Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed Elizabet Tursynbayeva Choi Da-bin Lee Seo-young Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz Yasmine Kimiko Yamada Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar 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 Men: Yan Han (CHN), Michal Březina (CZE) Ladies: Anastasia Galustyan (ARM), Brooklee Han (AUS), Véronik Mallet (CAN), Maisy Hiu Ching Ma (HKG), Byun Ji-hyun (KOR), Michaela du Toit (RSA) Pairs: Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (CAN), Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam (KOR) Ice dancing: Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen (DEN) 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. Rank Name Nation Total SP FS 1 Jason Brown 254.04 2 83.18 1 170.86 2 Takahito Mura 252.20 3 82.55 2 169.65 3 Adam Rippon 248.24 1 87.86 3 160.38 4 Brendan Kerry 222.40 6 73.93 4 148.47 5 Nam Nguyen 220.55 5 74.08 5 146.47 6 Ross Miner 214.48 8 71.37 6 143.11 7 Sean Rabbitt 209.66 7 72.45 7 137.21 8 Elladj Baldé 207.94 4 74.32 8 133.62 9 Mitchell Gordon 200.17 9 67.25 9 132.92 10 Keiji Tanaka 185.98 11 61.85 10 124.13 11 Andrew Dodds 160.54 10 61.98 11 98.56 12 Jordan Dodds 139.44 13 48.18 12 91.26 13 Bela Papp 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. 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. 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 206.75 1 70.09 1 136.66 2 Mariah Bell 184.22 2 60.64 2 123.58 3 Karen Chen 162.08 6 51.50 3 110.58 4 Choi Da-bin 152.99 3 58.70 5 94.29 5 Paige Rydberg 149.35 5 52.53 4 96.82 6 Emily Chan 139.43 4 54.22 6 85.21 7 Elizabet Tursynbaeva 127.06 8 48.33 9 78.73 8 Aimee Buchanan 122.52 10 37.82 7 84.70 9 Kim Decelles 120.41 7 48.37 10 72.04 10 Lee Seo Young 118.08 9 38.95 8 79.13 11 Yasmine Kimiko Yamada 92.18 11 35.11 11 57.07 12 Dimitra Korri 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. Rank Name Nation Total SP FS 1 Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan 155.48 2 55.64 1 99.84 2 Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu 151.24 1 58.74 2 92.50 3 Alexandria Shaughnessy / James Morgan 140.08 3 47.78 3 92.30 4 Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet 122.64 4 44.48 4 78.16 5 Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds 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. 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 166.90 1 64.82 1 102.08 2 Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed 151.18 2 61.10 2 90.08 3 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam 141.20 5 53.94 3 87.26 4 Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz 138.34 3 57.12 5 81.22 5 Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson 137.76 6 53.60 4 84.16 6 Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin 134.74 4 55.48 8 79.26 7 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar 131.76 7 52.08 7 79.68 8 Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton 128.64 9 48.92 6 79.72 9 Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal 127.38 8 51.38 9 76.00 10 Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka 120.20 11 46.22 10 65.88 11 Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs 112.10 10 46.22 12 65.88 12 Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck 109.84 12 40.58 11 69.26 References 2 http://www.isu.org/media/347282/cs-us-int-fs-classic_2016_announcement.pdf Announcement International Skating Union August 3, 2016 http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/whatsnew/detail.php?id=3059 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) Japanese Japan Skating Federation August 5, 2016 https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/international-assignments/ International Assignments 2016-2017 Skate Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20160816195400/https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/international-assignments/ August 16, 2016 http://www.usfigureskating.org/story?id=89905&type=media U.S. Lineup Announced for 2016 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic U.S. Figure Skating August 26, 2016 August 26, 2016 August 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160826210735/http://www.usfigureskating.org/story?id=89905&type=media dead http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028764.htm Entries: Men International Skating Union https://web.archive.org/web/20160831135545/http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028764.htm August 31, 2016 live http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028765.htm Entries: Ladies International Skating Union https://web.archive.org/web/20160831135613/http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028765.htm August 31, 2016 live http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028766.htm Entries: Pairs International Skating Union https://web.archive.org/web/20160831135606/http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028766.htm August 31, 2016 live http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028767.htm Entries: Ice Dance International Skating Union https://web.archive.org/web/20160831135618/http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028767.htm August 31, 2016 live http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/16/201747272/ 'Nervous' Miyahara outclasses ladies field in SLC Amy Donaldson-Brass IceNetwork.com September 16, 2016 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/17/201945804 Miyahara shows humility in dismantling ladies field Amy Donaldson-Brass IceNetwork.com September 17, 2016 September 18, 2016 September 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160921104318/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/17/201945804 dead http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/15/201569604/ Prayer answered: Calalang, Sidhu win short in SLC Mickey Brown IceNetwork.com September 15, 2016 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/16/201771860/ Jones, Reagan temper expectations, rally for gold Amy Donaldson-Brass IceNetwork.com September 16, 2016 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/16/201730026/ Hubbell, Donohue hip hop their way to first place Amy Donaldson-Brass IceNetwork.com September 16, 2016 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/17/201913760 Hubbell, Donohue defend title with story of love Amy Donaldson-Brass IceNetwork.com September 17, 2016 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/15/201600836/ Rippon takes solid lead at International Classic Mimi McKinnis IceNetwork.com September 15, 2016 http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/09/17/201822242 Brown overcomes adversity to top men's podium Amy Donaldson-Brass IceNetwork.com September 17, 2016 External links http://www.usfigureskatingclassic.com/, Results https://web.archive.org/web/20160914170737/http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2016/24347/index.asp 2016-09-14 2016 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic at the International Skating Union Category:2010s in Salt Lake City 2016 Category:2016 in figure skating Category:2016 in sports in Utah Category:Sports in Salt Lake City Category:September 2016 sports events in the United States