U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

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The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic is a senior international figure skating competition. In some years it is part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals are awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

History[]

In 2012, the International Skating Union designated the U.S. International as one of the events at which skaters could achieve a minimum score.[1]

Organized by U.S. Figure Skating, the event was held for the first time in September 2012 in Salt Lake City.[2][3] Max Aaron won the men's title,[4][5][6] Agnes Zawadzki the ladies' title,[7][8] Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch the pairs event,[9][10] and Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier the ice dancing event.[11][12]

The event became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season.

Medalists[]

CS: ISU Challenger Series

Men[]

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2012 Salt Lake City United States Max Aaron United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh United States Ross Miner [13]
2013 Salt Lake City United States Max Aaron United States Stephen Carriere United States Joshua Farris [14]
2014 CS Salt Lake City United States Max Aaron United States Ross Miner Japan Daisuke Murakami [15]
2015 CS Salt Lake City Israel Daniel Samohin Japan Keiji Tanaka United States Ross Miner [16]
2016 CS Salt Lake City United States Jason Brown Japan Takahito Mura United States Adam Rippon [17]
2017 CS Salt Lake City United States Nathan Chen United States Max Aaron Canada Liam Firus [18]
2018 CS Salt Lake City Canada Nam Nguyen Czech Republic Michal Březina United States Jimmy Ma [19]
2019 CS Salt Lake City Japan Keiji Tanaka Japan Sota Yamamoto United States Vincent Zhou [20]
2021 Norwood, Mass. Czech Republic Michal Březina United States Jimmy Ma United States Eric Sjoberg [21]

Ladies[]

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2012 Salt Lake City United States Agnes Zawadzki United States Gracie Gold Canada Amelie Lacoste [13]
2013 Salt Lake City United States Courtney Hicks United States Gracie Gold United States Samantha Cesario [14]
2014 CS Salt Lake City United States Polina Edmunds United States Courtney Hicks Japan Riona Kato [15]
2015 CS Salt Lake City Japan Satoko Miyahara Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbayeva United States Angela Wang [16]
2016 CS Salt Lake City Japan Satoko Miyahara United States Mariah Bell United States Karen Chen [17]
2017 CS Salt Lake City Japan Marin Honda United States Mirai Nagasu United States Karen Chen [18]
2018 CS Salt Lake City Japan Satoko Miyahara South Korea Lim Eun-soo South Korea Kim Ye-lim [19]
2019 CS Salt Lake City Japan Satoko Miyahara South Korea You Young United States Amber Glenn [20]
2021 Norwood, Mass. Russia Alexandra Trusova South Korea Park Yeon-jeong United States Gabriella Izzo [21]

Pairs[]

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2012 Salt Lake City Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Canada Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers United States Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin [13]
2013 Salt Lake City Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch United States Caydee Denney / John Coughlin United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea [14]
2014 CS Salt Lake City United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim United States Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu United States Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage [15]
2015 CS Salt Lake City United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea United States Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro [16]
2016 CS Salt Lake City Canada Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan United States Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu United States / [17]
2017 CS Salt Lake City Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro United States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim United States Chelsea Liu / Brian Johnson [18]
2018 CS Salt Lake City United States Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc United States Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov Australia Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor [19]
2019 CS Salt Lake City United States Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang [20]

Ice dancing[]

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Details
2012 Salt Lake City Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Canada Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam United States Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt [13]
2013 Salt Lake City United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Canada Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams [14]
2014 CS Salt Lake City United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Canada Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams United States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus [15]
2015 CS Salt Lake City United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Denmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Canada Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette [16]
2016 CS Salt Lake City United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Japan Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed Canada Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam [17]
2017 CS Salt Lake City United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Japan Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed [18]
2018 CS Salt Lake City United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Japan Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto [19]
2019 CS Salt Lake City United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Canada Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus [20]
2021 Norwood, Mass. United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Russia Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin United States / Logan Bye [21]

References[]

  1. ^ "ISU Grand Prix General Announcement 2012/13: 2.3 Minimum Score for GP events". International Skating Union. 2012-07-06.
  2. ^ "Lineup Announced for 2012 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic". U.S. Figure Skating. August 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Announcement: 2012 U.S. Senior International Figure Skating Competition". U.S. Figure Skating. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
  4. ^ Slater, Paula (September 17, 2012). "2012 US International Figure Skating Classic". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 15, 2012). "Aaron rumbles with quad Salchow, eight triples". Ice Network.
  6. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 13, 2012). "Aaron goes digital, masters SLC grid in men's short". Ice Network.
  7. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 16, 2012). "Zawadzki pushes through, holds off Gold for win". Ice Network.
  8. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 14, 2012). "Zawadzki channels Carrie Bradshaw, zips to lead". Ice Network.
  9. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 16, 2012). "Canadian teams hold serve atop SLC pairs podium". Ice Network.
  10. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 14, 2012). "Canadians command pairs short in Salt Lake City". Ice Network.
  11. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 15, 2012). "'Wild Spirits' Gilles, Poirier fuse styles, win dance". Ice Network.
  12. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 13, 2012). "Chock, Bates teeter to lead with mystical Polka". Ice Network.
  13. ^ a b c d "2012 U.S. Classic results". IceNetwork.com.
  14. ^ a b c d "2013 U.S. Classic results". IceNetwork.com.
  15. ^ a b c d "2014 U.S. Classic results". IceNetwork.com.
  16. ^ a b c d "2015 U.S. Classic results". IceNetwork.com. September 2015.
  17. ^ a b c d "2016 U.S. Classic results". IceNetwork.com. September 2016.
  18. ^ a b c d "2017 U.S. Classic results". U.S. Figure Skating. September 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d "2018 U.S. Classic results". U.S. Figure Skating. September 2018.
  20. ^ a b c d "2019 U.S. Classic results". U.S. Figure Skating. September 2019.
  21. ^ a b c "2021 U.S. Classic results". U.S. Figure Skating. September 2021.

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