2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic explained

2016 CS U.S. International Classic
Comptype:	ISU Challenger Series
Startdate:	September 14
Enddate:	18
Skatingseason:	2016–17
Location:	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Venue:	Salt Lake City Sports Complex
Championmen:	Jason Brown
Championladies:	Satoko Miyahara
Championpairs:	Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan
Championdance:	Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Previouscomp:	2016 CS Lombardia Trophy
Nextcomp:	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

External links

• , Results
• 2016 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic at the International Skating Union