The 2016 CS
U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was a senior international
figure skating competition
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Types of figure skating competitions
International
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held in September 2016 in
Salt Lake City
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,
Utah
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. It was part of the
2016–17 ISU Challenger Series
The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series.
Regulations
Skaters may enter a max ...
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[ Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, ]pair skating
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, and ice dancing
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.
Entries
The International Skating Union published the list of entries on August 31, 2016.
Withdrew before starting orders were drawn
* Men: Yan Han (CHN), Michal Březina
Michal Březina (; born 30 March 1990) is a retired Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and four-time Czech national champion. He also won the 2014-15 I ...
(CZE)[
* Ladies: ]Anastasia Galustyan
Anastasiya Georgievna Galustyan ( hy, Անաստասիա Գալուստյան, russian: Анастасия Георгиевна Галустян, born 25 June 1999) is a Russian-Armenian figure skater who represents Armenia in ladies' singles. ...
(ARM), Brooklee Han (AUS), Véronik Mallet (CAN), Maisy Hiu Ching Ma (HKG), Byun Ji-hyun (KOR), Michaela du Toit
Michaela du Toit (born January 10, 2000) is a figure skater representing South Africa and an actress. She is the 2015 and 2017 South African National Champion. She starred in the Family Channel’s 2016 film Ice Girls alongside two-time Olympic ...
(RSA)[
* Pairs: Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (CAN), ]Kim Kyu-eun
Kim Kyu-eun (Hangul:김규은) (born June 27, 1999) is a South Korean pair skater. With her skating partner, Alex Kang-chan Kam, she competed in the free skate at the 2017 Four Continents Championships and participated in the 2018 Winter Olym ...
/ Alex Kang-chan Kam
Alex Kang-chan Kam (born 23 May 1995) is a South Korean figure skater. He has represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As a single skater, he competed in the free skate at the 2012 Four Continents Championships. In 2015, he switc ...
(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.[
]
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.
]
Pairs
Second after the short program, Canada's Brittany Jones
Brittany Jones (born January 18, 1996) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Joshua Reagan, she is the 2016 U.S. International Classic champion. She finished in the top six at three World Junior Championships with earlier partners.
Career
Jo ...
/ Joshua Reagan overtook the United States' Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu for the gold medal.[
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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.
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References
External links
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Results
2016 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
at the International Skating Union
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2016
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