2016 Team Challenge Cup Explained

2016 Team Challenge Cup
Startdate:April 22
Enddate:24, 2016
Skatingseason:2015–16
Location:Spokane, Washington, USA
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Spokane Arena
Prizemoney:$617,000

The 2016 Team Challenge Cup was held April 22–24, 2016 at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington. Skaters competed as part of Team Asia, Team Europe, or Team North America.

The 2016 competition was the first edition of the event. Spokane was named as the host in September 2015.

Entries

TeamMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
AsiaDenis Ten
Shoma Uno
Jin Boyang		Satoko Miyahara
Elizabet Tursynbayeva
Rika Hongo		Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei
Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet		Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
EuropeSergei Voronov
Michal Březina
Mikhail Kolyada		Evgenia Medvedeva
Roberta Rodeghiero
Elena Radionova		Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise		Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland
North AmericaJason Brown
Nam Nguyen
Adam Rippon		Gracie Gold
Gabrielle Daleman
Ashley Wagner		Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford		Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje

Changes to initial assignments

AnnouncedTeamDisciplineWithdrewAddedReason/Other notes
April 8, 2016AsiaSinglesNoneRika Hongo
Jin Boyang		Online fan vote
April 8, 2016EuropeSinglesNoneMaxim Kovtun
Elena Radionova		Online fan vote
April 8, 2016North AmericaSinglesNoneAdam Rippon
Ashley Wagner		Online fan vote
April 8, 2016EuropeLadiesElizaveta TuktamyshevaEvgenia MedvedevaAnkle injury
April 8, 2016AsiaPairsSui Wenjing / Han CongWang Xuehan / Wang Lei
April 18, 2016EuropeMenMaxim KovtunMikhail KolyadaEar infection
April 18, 2016EuropeIce danceGabriella Papadakis / Guillaume CizeronPenny Coomes / Nicholas BucklandPapadakis suffered minor injury

Results

Individual Results

Source:[1]

Men

RankNameTeamTotal pointsSPFS
1Shoma UnoAsia298.661105.741192.92
2Jason BrownNorth America269.22487.722181.50
3Adam RipponNorth America252.73586.053166.68
4Boyang JinAsia249.89293.186156.71
5Denis TenAsia240.40392.637147.77
6Mikhail KolyadaEurope236.08670.604165.48
7Michal BrezinaEurope222.84864.545158.30
8Sergei VoronovEurope195.34962.558132.79
9Nam NguyenNorth America192.01764.919127.10

Ladies

RankNameTeamTotal pointsSPFS
1Evgenia MedvedevaEurope229.11177.561151.55
2Satoko MiyaharaAsia218.30373.282145.02
3Ashley WagnerNorth America217.74274.543143.20
4Gracie GoldNorth America213.34471.344142.00
5Elena RadionovaEurope194.67861.365133.31
6Elizabet TursynbaevaAsia189.05665.446123.61
7Gabrielle DalemanNorth America184.38568.458115.93
8Rika HongoAsia182.58960.437122.15
9Roberta RodeghieroEurope166.75761.759105.00

Head-to-head competition

On Friday, April 22, singles skaters competed in a head-to-head competition. There were six rounds, with one skater from each team competing. Each skater earned points for their team based on placement. The team with the most placement points won the head-to-head competition. Also, the top scoring man and woman earned an additional cash prize. The scores from this event do not contribute to Saturday's team competition.

Overall results

Each skater earned points for their team based on placement in their group: 12 points for first place, 10 points for second place, and 8 points for third place. Shoma Uno and Evgenia Medvedeva had the highest scores of the night, earning them an additional cash prize.

RankTeamTotal
1Asia1212121081064
2North America1010108121262
3Europe8881210854

Match-ups

Men's group 1
RankNameTeam
1Denis TenAsia92.63
2Adam RipponNorth America86.05
3Mikhail KolyadaEurope70.60
Men's group 2
RankNameTeam
1Shoma UnoAsia105.74
2Nam NguyenNorth America64.91
3Michal BřezinaEurope64.54
Men's group 3
RankNameTeam
1Jin BoyangAsia93.18
2Jason BrownNorth America87.72
3Sergei VoronovEurope62.55
Ladies' group 1
RankNameTeam
1Evgenia MedvedevaEurope77.56
2Satoko MiyaharaAsia73.28
3Gracie GoldNorth America71.34
Ladies' group 2
RankNameTeam
1Gabrielle DalemanNorth America68.45
2Roberta RodeghieroEurope61.75
3Rika HongoAsia60.43
Ladies' group 3
RankNameTeam
1Ashley WagnerNorth America74.54
2Elizabet TursynbayevaAsia65.44
3Elena RadionovaEurope61.36

Team Challenge competition

On Saturday, April 23, skaters competed with their free skating/dance programs. The team with the highest aggregate score won this segment of the Team Challenge Cup. Also, the top scoring pairs and dance couple earned an additional cash prize. The scores from Friday's event do not contribute to the event's final results.

Overall results

For each team, the highest dance score, the highest pair score, the two highest ladies scores, and the two highest men scores were combined. Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford and Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje earned an additional cash prize for being the highest scoring pair and dance couple. Team North America was the overall winner of the competition.[2]

RankTeamTotal
1North America147.48111.56181.50166.68143.20142.00892.42
2Europe130.46108.96165.48158.30151.55133.31848.06
3Asia118.7883.18192.92156.71145.02123.61820.22

Discipline results

Pairs
RankNameTeam
1Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordNorth America147.48x
2Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovEurope130.46x
3Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimNorth America122.15
4Wang Xuehan / Wang LeiAsia118.78x
5Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseEurope105.88
6Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-AudetAsia100.78
Ice dancing
RankNameTeam
1Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeNorth America111.56x
2Madison Chock / Evan BatesNorth America111.30
3Anna Cappellini / Luca LanotteEurope108.96x
4Penny Coomes / Nicholas BucklandEurope100.90
5Wang Shiyue / Liu XinyuAsia83.18x
6Rebeka Kim / Kirill MinovAsia82.18
Men's singles
RankNameTeam
1Shoma UnoAsia192.92x
2Jason BrownNorth America181.50x
3Adam RipponNorth America166.68x
4Mikhail KolyadaEurope165.48x
5Michal BřezinaEurope158.30x
6Jin BoyangAsia156.71x
7Denis TenAsia147.77
8Sergei VoronovEurope132.79
9Nam NguyenNorth America127.10
Ladies' singles
RankNameTeam
1Evgenia MedvedevaEurope151.55x
2Satoko MiyaharaAsia145.02x
3Ashley WagnerNorth America143.20x
4Gracie GoldNorth America142.00x
5Elena RadionovaEurope133.31x
6Elizabet TursynbayevaAsia123.61x
7Rika HongoAsia122.15
8Gabrielle DalemanNorth America115.93
9Roberta RodeghieroEurope105.00

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USFS.
  2. News: Associated Press . Gracie Gold bounces back as North America wins Team Challenge Cup . April 24, 2016 . ESPN . April 24, 2016.

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