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

TeamMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
Asia[4]Denis 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
Europe[5]Sergei 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 America[6]Jason 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, 2016[7]AsiaSinglesNoneRika Hongo
Jin Boyang		Online fan vote
April 8, 2016[7]EuropeSinglesNoneMaxim Kovtun
Elena Radionova		Online fan vote
April 8, 2016[7]North AmericaSinglesNoneAdam Rippon
Ashley Wagner		Online fan vote
April 8, 2016[8]EuropeLadiesElizaveta TuktamyshevaEvgenia MedvedevaAnkle injury
April 8, 2016[7]AsiaPairsSui Wenjing / Han CongWang Xuehan / Wang Lei
April 18, 2016[9]EuropeMenMaxim KovtunMikhail KolyadaEar infection
April 18, 2016[10]EuropeIce danceGabriella Papadakis / Guillaume CizeronPenny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland[11]Papadakis suffered minor injury

Results

Individual Results

Source:[12]

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.[1][13]

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.[1] Shoma Uno and Evgenia Medvedeva had the highest scores of the night, earning them an additional cash prize.[14]

RankTeamM-1M-2M-3L-1L-2L-3Total
1Asia1212121081064
2North America1010108121262
3Europe8881210854

Match-ups

Men's group 1
RankNameTeamSP
1Denis TenAsia92.63
2Adam RipponNorth America86.05
3Mikhail KolyadaEurope70.60
Men's group 2
RankNameTeamSP
1Shoma UnoAsia105.74
2Nam NguyenNorth America64.91
3Michal BřezinaEurope64.54
Men's group 3
RankNameTeamSP
1Jin BoyangAsia93.18
2Jason BrownNorth America87.72
3Sergei VoronovEurope62.55
Ladies' group 1
RankNameTeamSP
1Evgenia MedvedevaEurope77.56
2Satoko MiyaharaAsia73.28
3Gracie GoldNorth America71.34
Ladies' group 2
RankNameTeamSP
1Gabrielle DalemanNorth America68.45
2Roberta RodeghieroEurope61.75
3Rika HongoAsia60.43
Ladies' group 3
RankNameTeamSP
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.[1][13]

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.[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]

RankTeamPDM-1M-2L-1L-2Total
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
RankNameTeamFSTT?
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
RankNameTeamFDTT?
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
RankNameTeamFSTT?
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
RankNameTeamFSTT?
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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. February 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Clouse, Thomas (February 19, 2016). "Spokane Arena a good TV fit for Team Challenge Cup". The Spokesman-Review.
  3. ^ "Spokane Announced as Host City for Inaugural Team Challenge Cup". U.S. Figure Skating. September 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup Announces Team Asia". U.S. Figure Skating. March 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup Announces Team Europe". U.S. Figure Skating. March 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 KOSE Team Challenge Cup Announces Team North America". U.S. Figure Skating. February 29, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "Wagner, Radionova highlight TCC captain's picks". Ice Network. 8 April 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Communiqué de Presse de la FFSG". Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. April 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Team Europe". Team Challenge Cup. U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "USFS".
  13. ^ a b "Format". Team Challenge Cup. U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Team Results" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "Gracie Gold bounces back as North America wins Team Challenge Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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