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U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

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U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
Logo of the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
StatusInactive
GenreISU Challenger Series
FrequencyAnnual
CountryUnited States United States
Inaugurated2012
Previous event2022 U.S. International Classic
Organized byU.S. Figure Skating

The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The competition debuted in 2012 in Salt Lake City, and when the ISU launched the ISU Challenger Series in 2014, the U.S. International Classic was one of the inaugural competitions. The U.S. International Classic was a Challenger Series event seven times during its history. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and when the event was part of the Challenger Series, skaters earned ISU World Standing points based on their results. The competition was last held in 2022.

Max Aaron of the United States holds the record for the most wins in men's singles (with three), while Satoko Miyahara of Japan holds the record in women's singles (with four). Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc of the United States, and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada, are tied for the most wins in pair skating (with three), while Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States hold the record in ice dance (with five).

History

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The inaugural edition of the U.S. International Classic was held in 2012 in Salt Lake City. Skaters from the United States won a majority of the medals, including a sweep of the men's event. Max Aaron and Agnes Zawadzki of the United States won the men's and women's events, respectively. Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada won the pairs event, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, also of Canada, won the ice dance event.[1]

The ISU Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union and organized by ISU member nations. The objective was to ensure consistent organization and structure within a series of international competitions linked together, providing opportunities for senior-level skaters to compete at the international level and also earn ISU World Standing points.[2] The U.S. International Classic was a Challenger Series event from 2014 through 2019, and again in 2022.

No competition was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] although it had already been left off the slate of competitions for the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series.[4] The U.S. International Classic returned in 2021, hosted by the Skating Club of Boston at their new facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. The 2021 edition was not part of the Challenger Series, and in addition, the pairs event was omitted.[5]

The 2022 U.S. International Classic gained media attention when Ilia Malinin of the United States landed the first ever quadruple Axel in competition.[6] While skaters in the past had attempted the quadruple Axel, Malinin was the first to successfully land one with full four-and-a-half rotations in the air.[7] Although the 2022 installment was held as an event in the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, it was also the last installment of the U.S. International Classic to be held.

Senior results

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Ilia Malinin at the 2024 World Championships
Kim Ye-lim at the 2019 Lombardia Trophy
Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini at the 2019 Internationaux de France
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson at the 2024 World Championships
The 2022 U.S. International Classic champions: Ilia Malinin of the United States (men's singles); Kim Ye-lim of South Korea (women's singles); Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini of Italy (pair skating); and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Great Britain (ice dance)

CS: Challenger Series event

Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 Salt Lake City, Utah United States Max Aaron United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh United States Ross Miner [8]
2013 United States Stephen Carriere United States Joshua Farris [9]
2014 CS United States Ross Miner Japan Daisuke Murakami [10]
2015 CS Israel Daniel Samohin Japan Keiji Tanaka United States Ross Miner [11]
2016 CS United States Jason Brown Japan Takahito Mura United States Adam Rippon [12]
2017 CS United States Nathan Chen United States Max Aaron Canada Liam Firus [13]
2018 CS Canada Nam Nguyen Czech Republic Michal Březina United States Jimmy Ma [14]
2019 CS Japan Keiji Tanaka Japan Sota Yamamoto United States Vincent Zhou [15]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Norwood, Massachusetts Czech Republic Michal Březina United States Jimmy Ma United States Eric Sjoberg [16]
2022 CS Lake Placid, New York United States Ilia Malinin France Kévin Aymoz United States Camden Pulkinen [17]

Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 Salt Lake City, Utah United States Agnes Zawadzki United States Gracie Gold Canada Amelie Lacoste [8]
2013 United States Courtney Hicks United States Samantha Cesario [9]
2014 CS United States Polina Edmunds United States Courtney Hicks Japan Riona Kato [10]
2015 CS Japan Satoko Miyahara Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbayeva United States Angela Wang [11]
2016 CS United States Mariah Bell United States Karen Chen [12]
2017 CS Japan Marin Honda United States Mirai Nagasu [13]
2018 CS Japan Satoko Miyahara South Korea Lim Eun-soo South Korea Kim Ye-lim [14]
2019 CS South Korea You Young United States Amber Glenn [15]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Norwood, Massachusetts Russia Alexandra Trusova South Korea Park Yeon-jeong United States Gabriella Izzo [16]
2022 CS Lake Placid, New York South Korea Kim Ye-lim South Korea You Young Japan Mana Kawabe [17]

Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Canada
 [8]
2013 [9]
2014 CS [10]
2015 CS [11]
2016 CS
  • United States
  • Alexandria Shaughnessy
  • James Morgan
 [12]
2017 CS [13]
2018 CS [14]
2019 CS [15]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Norwood, Massachusetts No pairs competition held [16]
2022 CS Lake Placid, New York [17]

Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 Salt Lake City, Utah [8]
2013 [9]
2014 CS [10]
2015 CS [11]
2016 CS [12]
2017 CS [13]
2018 CS [14]
2019 CS [15]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Norwood, Massachusetts [16]
2022 CS Lake Placid, New York [17]

Records

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Max Aaron at the 2016 Four Continents Championships
Satoko Miyahara at the 2019 Cup of China
Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch at the 2010 Skate America
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue at the 2011 Skate America
From left to right: Max Aaron of the United States has won three U.S. International Classic titles in men's singles; Satoko Miyahara of Japan has won four U.S. International Classic titles in women's singles; Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc of the United States, and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada, have each won two U.S. International Classic titles in pair skating; and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States have won five U.S. International Classic titles in ice dance.
Records
Discipline Most titles
Men's singles 3 2012–14 [18]
Women's singles 4 2015–16;
2018–19 		[19]
Pairs 2 2018–19 [20]
2 2012–13 [21]
Ice dance 5 2015–18;
2021 		[22]

Cumulative medal count

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Men's singles

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Total number of U.S. International Classic medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States65819
2 Japan1315
3 Czech Republic1102
4 Canada1012
5 Israel1001
6 France0101
Totals (6 entries)10101030

Women's singles

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Total number of U.S. International Classic medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan5027
2 United States35614
3 South Korea1416
4 Russia1001
5 Kazakhstan0101
6 Canada0011
Totals (6 entries)10101030

Pairs

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Total number of U.S. International Classic medals in pairs by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States47617
2 Canada4116
3 Italy1001
4 Russia0101
5 Australia0011
 China0011
Totals (6 entries)99927

Ice dance

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Total number of U.S. International Classic medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States84416
2 Canada1348
3 Great Britain1001
4 Japan0123
5 Denmark0101
 Russia0101
Totals (6 entries)10101030

Total medal count

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Total number of U.S. International Classic medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States21212466
2 Canada64717
3 Japan64515
4 South Korea1416
5 Russia1203
6 Czech Republic1102
7 Great Britain1001
 Israel1001
 Italy1001
10 Denmark0101
 France0101
 Kazakhstan0101
13 Australia0011
 China0011
Totals (14 entries)393939117

References

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  1. ^ "Classic Results: U.S. Receives an A at First Home Senior B" (PDF). Skating. November 2012. pp. 16–17. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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  3. ^ "'Our Whole Story'" (PDF). Skating. November 2021. pp. 36–38. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Figure Skating Challenger Series Events Season 2020/21 – Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ice Breakers" (PDF). Skating. June 2021. p. 5. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Kano, Shintaro (September 15, 2022). "Ilia Malinin Lands First Quadruple Axel in Figure Skating History". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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  17. ^ a b c d Cloutier, Claire (November 2022). "'It Feels Great'" (PDF). Skating. pp. 10–12. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  18. ^ "Competition Results – Max Aaron". International Skating Union. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  19. ^ "Competition Results – Satoko Miyahara (JPN)". International Skating Union. May 12, 2022. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  20. ^ "Competition Results – Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy LeDuc (USA)". International Skating Union. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  21. ^ "Competition Results – Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch". International Skating Union. July 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  22. ^ "Competition Results – Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue (USA)". International Skating Union. May 12, 2022. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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