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2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
The 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International was held on August 8–11, 2024, in Norwood, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was the first event of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's and women's singles. Entries The International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international sport governing body, governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded ... published the list of entries on July 24, 2024. Changes to preliminary assignments Results Men's singles Women's singles References External links Official website {{2024–25 in figure skating 2024 in figure skating Norwood, Massachusetts Sports competitions in Massachusetts CS Cranberry Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Challenger Series
The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 figure skating season, 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Each event consists of at least three disciplines out of four (Single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing), and is required to take place between August 1 and December 15. The ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating is a separate competition series in the discipline of synchronized skating. History The ISU Council decided to create the series at its February 2014 meeting. Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014. The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events. The Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Golden Spin of Zagreb are the "core group". The event criteria were published in April 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Macrae
The Tao or Dao is the natural way of the universe, primarily as conceived in East Asian philosophy and religion. This seeing of life cannot be grasped as a concept. Rather, it is seen through actual living experience of one's everyday being. The concept is represented by the Chinese character , which has meanings including 'way', 'path', 'road', and sometimes 'doctrine' or 'principle'. In the ''Tao Te Ching'', the ancient philosopher Laozi explains that the Tao is not a name for a thing, but the underlying natural order of the universe whose ultimate essence is difficult to circumscribe because it is non-conceptual yet evident in one's being of aliveness. The Tao is "eternally nameless" and should be distinguished from the countless named things that are considered to be its manifestations, the reality of life before its descriptions of it. Description and uses of the concept The word "Tao" has a variety of meanings in both the ancient and modern Chinese language. Aside fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elyce Lin-Gracey
Elyce Lin-Gracey (born June 7, 2007) is an American figure skating, figure skater. She is the Nebelhorn Trophy, 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, Cranberry Cup International, 2024 CS Cranberry Cup silver medalist and the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist. At the junior level, Lin-Gracey is the 2025 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2025 World Junior bronze medalist, ISU Junior Grand Prix in Armenia, 2023 JGP Armenia silver medalist and the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2023 U.S. junior national bronze medalist. Personal life Lin-Gracey was born on June 7, 2007, in Arcadia, California, Arcadia, California to mother Rhoda Lin, a physician, and father Andrew Gracey, a biology professor at the University of Southern California. She has three siblings, Wesley, Finley, and Georgiana. She also has a dog named Pixar and many pet birds. In summer 2023, Lin-Gracey and her family moved from California to Colorado Springs, Colorado so she could train there full-time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslav Paniot
Yaroslav Vadymovych Paniot (, born 26 December 1997) is a Ukrainian-American figure skater who competes for the United States. He is the 2021 U.S. national pewter medalist. Representing Ukraine, he is the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2017 Philadelphia International silver medalist, and a two-time Ukrainian national champion (2014, 2017). He has reached the free skate at four ISU Championships and qualified a spot for Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 30th. He last competed for Ukraine in November 2018. Career Early career Paniot began skating in 2003. In his early years, he was taught by Yuriy Sukholentsev and Oleksandr Zelensky in Ukraine. From 2009 to 2011, he was coached by Alexei Tchetverukhin in Russia. In January 2012, Paniot won silver in the team event at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series the following season, in late August 2012. In February 2013, Paniot too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabeau Levito
Isabeau Levito (born March 3, 2007) is an American figure skater. She is the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World silver medalist, 2022–23 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2022–23 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023 Grand Prix de France champion, a three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix silver medalist (2022 Skate America, 2022 and 2023 Skate America; 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy), the 2024 Skate America bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (two gold, one silver, one bronze), the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2023 U.S. national champion, and a two-time U.S. National bronze medalist (2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2022, 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2024). At the junior level, Levito is the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2022 World Junior champion, the ISU Junior Grand Prix in France, 2021 JGP France II champion, the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria, 2021 JGP Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Ma
Jimmy Ma (born October 11, 1995) is an American figure skater. He is the 2025 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2025 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, 2018 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic bronze medalist, the Philadelphia Summer International silver medalist, and the 2021 Cranberry Cup International, Cranberry International silver medalist. Ma has competed in nine senior U.S. Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national championships, achieving his highest result, fifth, in 2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2023. Skating career Early career Ma began learning to skate in 2004. He grew up in Great Neck, New York, Great Neck where he skated at Parkwood Sports Complex and Chelsea Piers. He made his ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in August 2013, placing 13th in Riga, Latvia. Elaine Zayak, Steven Rice and Hongyun Liu coached him in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Hilmer
Sonja Hilmer (born June 13, 1999) is an American singles figure skater. She represented the United States internationally starting in the 2022–23 season. Personal life Sonja Hilmer was born on June 13, 1999, in Mount Kisco, New York in the United States. Sonja graduated from the Laurel Springs School and is currently studying illustration. Hilmer has interests in arts and crafts with specializations in sewing, embroidery, resin casting, and thermoplastics. Hilmer uses her skills in these crafts to create her skating costumes. Additionally, Hilmer is interested in music, coin collecting, and rock collecting. Career Early career Hilmer initially wanted to start skating at age two after reading a children's book, but began at three years old after a family trip took her to the ice. 2022–23 season Hilmer began the season at the Glacier Falls Summer Classic winning the event with a 177.72 total, her personal best domestic score. Hilmer landed the first triple Salchow-dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Kapeikis
Liam Kapeikis (born June 28, 2004) is an American figure skater. He is the 2020 U.S. national junior bronze medalist. Personal life Liam Kapeikis was born on June 28, 2004, in Wenatchee, Washington to parents, Louise and Paul. Kapeikis has two sisters, Kaela and Danika. His parents and sister, Kaela, have skated with Disney on Ice. Kapeikis holds citizenship for the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Career Early career Kapeikis began figure skating at the age of seven. His parents coached him in Wenatchee, Washington until the age of fifteen when he relocated to Richmond, British Columbia to be coached by former Canadian figure skater Keegan Murphy. 2019–20 season Competing on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix, he placed eleventh at 2019 JGP Latvia. In January, he won the junior bronze medal at the 2020 U.S. Championships. Kapeikis was later assigned to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he placed 10th. 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Tomoki Richard Hiwatashi (born January 20, 2000) is an American figure skater. He is the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy, 2018 Alpen Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national medalist. He is also the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2019 World Junior champion, the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2016 World Junior bronze medalist, a five-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2016 U.S. junior national champion. Personal life Hiwatashi was born on January 20, 2000, in Englewood, New Jersey. His mother, Satomi, and father, Satoshi Hiwatashi, are both from Kobe, Japan. He was raised with two sisters. For much of his early life, he lived in the Chicago suburb Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Hoffman Estates. From 2018 to 2023, he trained and resided in Colorado Springs, Colorado before moving to Osaka, Japan to train. Career Early ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starr Andrews
Starr Andrews (born June 23, 2001) is an American figure skater. She is the 2022 Skate Canada International silver medalist, 2019 International Challenge Cup silver medalist, 2019 Egna Trophy silver medalist, and finished fourth at the 2023 U.S. Nationals. She has finished in the top ten at three ISU Championships and is the first African American woman to win a Grand Prix medal in the singles discipline. Earlier in her career, Andrews is the 2017 U.S. national junior silver medalist. Personal life Starr Andrews was born on June 23, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. She was home-schooled. She has a brother and two sisters, including Skylar, a gymnast, and Ashton, a baseball player. Their mother, Toshawa Andrews, has cardiac microvascular disease, which has led to a dozen heart attacks. Career Early years Andrews became interested in figure skating after her mother brought her to the ice rink when she was three. She recalled in 2018: "I wanted to get on the ice really, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun Ah-sun
Yun Ah-sun (; born February 18, 2007) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2021 South Korean national silver medalist and the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial champion. She also finished fourth at the 2022 World Junior Championships, winning a small bronze medal for her short program. Personal life Yun was born on February 18, 2007. She has a younger sister, and a dog named Hodu. Career Early career Yun began learning to skate in 2015 at the age of seven. She placed eighth at the senior level at the 2020 South Korean Championships and won the silver medal the following year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 international junior season was not held, and Yun was therefore unable to compete on the Junior Grand Prix or at the World Junior Championships. 2021–22 season With the resumption of international junior competition, Yun was scheduled to make her international debut on the Junior Grand Prix, competing back-to-back weeks in events both held in Courcheve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyun-gyeom
Kim Hyun-gyeom (; born June 27, 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the Figure skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, 2024 Winter Youth Olympic champion in both the Figure skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Men's singles, men's and Figure skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Team event, team events, the 2023–24 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, the 2023 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2023 South Korean silver medalist, and the 2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2020 South Korean Junior bronze medalist. Personal life Kim was born on June 27, 2006, in Seoul, South Korea. Before he began figure skating, Kim played soccer at a youth soccer academy. Moreover, he also practiced ballet and took piano lessons as a child. Kim can speak some Japanese language, Japanese as a result of his mother being fluent in the language. He also sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
