2016 Team Challenge Cup
| 2016 Team Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | April 22 – 24, 2016 |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Location: | Spokane, Washington, USA |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | Spokane Arena |
The 2016 Team Challenge Cup was held April 22–24, 2016 at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.[2] Skaters competed as part of Team Asia, Team Europe, or Team North America.[1]
The 2016 competition was the first edition of the event. Spokane was named as the host in September 2015.[3]
Entries
[edit]Changes to initial assignments
[edit]| Announced | Team | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2016[7] | Asia | Singles | None | Rika Hongo Jin Boyang |
Online fan vote |
| April 8, 2016[7] | Europe | Singles | None | Maxim Kovtun Elena Radionova |
Online fan vote |
| April 8, 2016[7] | North America | Singles | None | Adam Rippon Ashley Wagner |
Online fan vote |
| April 8, 2016[8] | Europe | Ladies | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Evgenia Medvedeva | Ankle injury |
| April 8, 2016[7] | Asia | Pairs | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei | |
| April 18, 2016[9] | Europe | Men | Maxim Kovtun | Mikhail Kolyada | Ear infection |
| April 18, 2016[10] | Europe | Ice dance | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland[11] | Papadakis suffered minor injury |
Results
[edit]Individual Results
[edit]Source:[12]
Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Asia | 298.66 | 1 | 105.74 | 1 | 192.92 |
| 2 | Jason Brown | North America | 269.22 | 4 | 87.72 | 2 | 181.50 |
| 3 | Adam Rippon | North America | 252.73 | 5 | 86.05 | 3 | 166.68 |
| 4 | Boyang Jin | Asia | 249.89 | 2 | 93.18 | 6 | 156.71 |
| 5 | Denis Ten | Asia | 240.40 | 3 | 92.63 | 7 | 147.77 |
| 6 | Mikhail Kolyada | Europe | 236.08 | 6 | 70.60 | 4 | 165.48 |
| 7 | Michal Brezina | Europe | 222.84 | 8 | 64.54 | 5 | 158.30 |
| 8 | Sergei Voronov | Europe | 195.34 | 9 | 62.55 | 8 | 132.79 |
| 9 | Nam Nguyen | North America | 192.01 | 7 | 64.91 | 9 | 127.10 |
Ladies
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Europe | 229.11 | 1 | 77.56 | 1 | 151.55 |
| 2 | Satoko Miyahara | Asia | 218.30 | 3 | 73.28 | 2 | 145.02 |
| 3 | Ashley Wagner | North America | 217.74 | 2 | 74.54 | 3 | 143.20 |
| 4 | Gracie Gold | North America | 213.34 | 4 | 71.34 | 4 | 142.00 |
| 5 | Elena Radionova | Europe | 194.67 | 8 | 61.36 | 5 | 133.31 |
| 6 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Asia | 189.05 | 6 | 65.44 | 6 | 123.61 |
| 7 | Gabrielle Daleman | North America | 184.38 | 5 | 68.45 | 8 | 115.93 |
| 8 | Rika Hongo | Asia | 182.58 | 9 | 60.43 | 7 | 122.15 |
| 9 | Roberta Rodeghiero | Europe | 166.75 | 7 | 61.75 | 9 | 105.00 |
Head-to-head competition
[edit]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.[1][13]
Overall results
[edit]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.[1] Shoma Uno and Evgenia Medvedeva had the highest scores of the night, earning them an additional cash prize.[14]
| Rank | Team | M-1 | M-2 | M-3 | L-1 | L-2 | L-3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asia | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 64 |
| 2 | North America | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 62 |
| 3 | Europe | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 54 |
Match-ups
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Ten | Asia | 92.63 |
| 2 | Adam Rippon | North America | 86.05 |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Europe | 70.60 |
| Rank | Name | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Asia | 105.74 |
| 2 | Nam Nguyen | North America | 64.91 |
| 3 | Michal Březina | Europe | 64.54 |
| Rank | Name | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Boyang | Asia | 93.18 |
| 2 | Jason Brown | North America | 87.72 |
| 3 | Sergei Voronov | Europe | 62.55 |
| Rank | Name | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Europe | 77.56 |
| 2 | Satoko Miyahara | Asia | 73.28 |
| 3 | Gracie Gold | North America | 71.34 |
| Rank | Name | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabrielle Daleman | North America | 68.45 |
| 2 | Roberta Rodeghiero | Europe | 61.75 |
| 3 | Rika Hongo | Asia | 60.43 |
| Rank | Name | Team | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Wagner | North America | 74.54 |
| 2 | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Asia | 65.44 |
| 3 | Elena Radionova | Europe | 61.36 |
Team Challenge competition
[edit]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.[1][13]
Overall results
[edit]For each team, the highest dance score, the highest pair score, the two highest ladies scores, and the two highest men scores were combined.[1] Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford and Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje earned an additional cash prize for being the highest scoring pair and dance couple.[14] Team North America was the overall winner of the competition.[15]
| Rank | Team | P | D | M-1 | M-2 | L-1 | L-2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North America | 147.48 | 111.56 | 181.50 | 166.68 | 143.20 | 142.00 | 892.42 |
| 2 | Europe | 130.46 | 108.96 | 165.48 | 158.30 | 151.55 | 133.31 | 848.06 |
| 3 | Asia | 118.78 | 83.18 | 192.92 | 156.71 | 145.02 | 123.61 | 820.22 |
Discipline results
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | FS | TT? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | North America | 147.48 | x |
| 2 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Europe | 130.46 | x |
| 3 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | North America | 122.15 | |
| 4 | Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei | Asia | 118.78 | x |
| 5 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Europe | 105.88 | |
| 6 | Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet | Asia | 100.78 |
| Rank | Name | Team | FD | TT? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | North America | 111.56 | x |
| 2 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | North America | 111.30 | |
| 3 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Europe | 108.96 | x |
| 4 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Europe | 100.90 | |
| 5 | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | Asia | 83.18 | x |
| 6 | Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov | Asia | 82.18 |
| Rank | Name | Team | FS | TT? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Asia | 192.92 | x |
| 2 | Jason Brown | North America | 181.50 | x |
| 3 | Adam Rippon | North America | 166.68 | x |
| 4 | Mikhail Kolyada | Europe | 165.48 | x |
| 5 | Michal Březina | Europe | 158.30 | x |
| 6 | Jin Boyang | Asia | 156.71 | x |
| 7 | Denis Ten | Asia | 147.77 | |
| 8 | Sergei Voronov | Europe | 132.79 | |
| 9 | Nam Nguyen | North America | 127.10 |
| Rank | Name | Team | FS | TT? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Europe | 151.55 | x |
| 2 | Satoko Miyahara | Asia | 145.02 | x |
| 3 | Ashley Wagner | North America | 143.20 | x |
| 4 | Gracie Gold | North America | 142.00 | x |
| 5 | Elena Radionova | Europe | 133.31 | x |
| 6 | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Asia | 123.61 | x |
| 7 | Rika Hongo | Asia | 122.15 | |
| 8 | Gabrielle Daleman | North America | 115.93 | |
| 9 | Roberta Rodeghiero | Europe | 105.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. February 19, 2016.
- ^ Clouse, Thomas (February 19, 2016). "Spokane Arena a good TV fit for Team Challenge Cup". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ "Spokane Announced as Host City for Inaugural Team Challenge Cup". U.S. Figure Skating. September 23, 2015.
- ^ "2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup Announces Team Asia". U.S. Figure Skating. March 9, 2016.
- ^ "2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup Announces Team Europe". U.S. Figure Skating. March 2, 2016.
- ^ "2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup Announces Team North America". U.S. Figure Skating. February 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Wagner, Radionova highlight TCC captain's picks". Ice Network. 8 April 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Елизавета Туктамышева не примет участия в Team Challenge Cup" [Elizaveta Tuktamysheva won't compete at the Team Challenge Cup] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Фигурист Ковтун не выступит на командном КМ из-за сильнейшего отита - Буянова" [Figure skater won't compete at Team Challenge Cup due to ear infection - Buianova]. rsport.ru (in Russian). April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Communiqué de Presse de la FFSG". Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Team Europe". Team Challenge Cup. U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "USFS".
- ^ a b "Format". Team Challenge Cup. U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "Team Results" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Gracie Gold bounces back as North America wins Team Challenge Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Results Archived 2018-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at U.S. Figure Skating