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2022 CS U.S. International Classic
Logo of the 2022 CS U.S. International Classic
Type:ISU Challenger Series competition
Date:September 12 – 16
Season:2022–23
Location:Lake Placid, New York,
United States
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Olympic Center
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Ilia Malinin
Women's singles:
South Korea Kim Ye-lim
Pairs:
Italy Rebecca Ghilardi
and Filippo Ambrosini
Ice dance:
United Kingdom Lilah Fear
and Lewis Gibson
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2021 U.S. International Classic

The 2022 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating, and the first event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series.[1] It was held at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, in the United States, from September 12 to 15, 2022. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and skaters earned ISU World Standing points based on their results. Ilia Malinin of the United States won the men's event, Kim Ye-lim of South Korea won the women's event, Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini of Italy won the pairs event, and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Great Britain won the ice dance event. The 2022 U.S. International Classic gained media attention when Malinin landed the first ever quadruple Axel in competition.[2][3]

Background

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The ISU Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) 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.[4] The 2022–23 Challenger Series consisted of ten events, of which the U.S. International Classic was the first.[1]

Changes to preliminary assignments

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The International Skating Union published the initial list of entrants on August 18, 2022.[5]

Date Disc. Withdrew Added Ref.
August 22 Women Israel Ella Chen — [6]
Pairs —
  • Italy
 [7]
Ice dance
  • United States
  • Angela Ling
  • Caleb Wein
 — [8]
September 6 Men Philippines Edrian Paul Celestino [9]
Women United States Gabriella Izzo [6]
September 13 India Tara Prasad
Pairs [7]

Required performance elements

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Single skating

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Men competing in single skating performed their short programs on Tuesday, September 13, while women performed theirs on Wednesday, September 14.[10] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[11] the short program had to include the following elements:

For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[12]

For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[13]

Men performed their free skates on Wednesday, September 14, while women performed theirs on Thursday, September 15.[10] The free skate performance for both men and women could last no more than 4 minutes,[11] and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one had to be a flying spin, and one had to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.[14]

Pairs

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Couples competing in pair skating performed their short programs on Tuesday, September 13.[10] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[11] the short program had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[15]

Couples performed their free skates on Wednesday, September 14.[10] The free skate performance could last no more than 4 minutes,[11] and had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.[16]

Ice dance

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See also: Competition elements in ice dance

Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on Wednesday, September 14.[10] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[11] the rhythm dance this season had to include at least two different Latin dance styles. Examples of applicable dance styles included the following: salsa, bachata, merengue, mambo, cha-cha-cha, rhumba, and samba. The required pattern dance element had to be skated to a different Latin style.[17] The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.[17]

Couples then performed their free dances on Thursday, September 15.[10] The free dance performance could last no longer than 4 minutes,[11] and had to include the following: three short dance lifts or one short dance lift and one combination lift, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one turns sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.[17]

Judging

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See also: ISU Judging System

For the 2022–2023 season, all of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps and spins – were assigned a predetermined base point value and were then scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from -5 to 5 based on their quality of execution.[18] The judging panel's Grade of Execution (GOE) was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (that is, an average after deleting the highest and lowest scores), and this GOE was added to the base value to come up with the final score for each element. The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a total element score.[19] At the same time, judges evaluated each performance based on five program components – skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music – and assigned a score from .25 to 10 in .25 point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results were added together to generate a total program component score.[20]

Program component factoring[21]
Discipline Short progam
or Rhythm dance 		Free skate
or Free dance
Men 1.00 2.00
Women 0.08 1.60
Pairs 0.08 1.60
Ice dance 0.08 1.20

Deductions were applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[22] The total element score and total program component score were added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[23]

Medal summary

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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
From left to right: 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)
Medalists[24]
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dance

Results

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Men's singles

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During the free skate, Ilia Malinin successfully performed the very first quadruple Axel in competition.[25] While skaters in the past had attempted the quadruple Axel, Malinin was the first to successfully land one with four-and-a-half full rotations in the air. Adam Rippon, American skater and Olympic bronze medalist, wrote on social media: "This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen anyone do on the ice."[26] Malinin's free skate included three other quadruple jumps and a difficult triple Lutz-triple Axel sequence.[27]

Daniel Grassl of Italy withdrew from the competition after a rough collision with the boards during his free skate.[28]

Men's results[29]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilia Malinin  United States 257.28 6 71.84 1 185.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kévin Aymoz  France 236.17 1 83.52 2 152.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Camden Pulkinen  United States 219.49 3 77.44 4 142.05
4 Mark Gorodnitsky  Israel 218.83 2 77.65 5 141.18
5 Jimmy Ma  United States 216.76 8 69.88 3 146.88
6 Stephen Gogolev  Canada 208.43 5 72.89 6 135.54
7 Arlet Levandi  Estonia 202.29 7 70.02 7 132.27
8 Donovan Carrillo  Mexico 181.44 9 68.10 10 113.34
9 Eric Sjoberg  United States 179.09 11 47.49 8 131.60
10 Wesley Chiu  Canada 171.69 10 55.14 9 116.55
WD Daniel Grassl  Italy Withdrew 4 73.69 Withdrew from competition

Women's singles

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Women's results[30]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Ye-lim  South Korea 190.64 5 58.32 1 132.32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) You Young  South Korea 183.40 1 63.19 2 120.21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mana Kawabe  Japan 180.11 2 62.68 3 117.43
4 Audrey Shin  United States 176.44 3 61.16 5 115.28
5 Sonja Hilmer  United States 174.76 6 57.93 4 116.53
6 Jocelyn Hong  New Zealand 162.54 4 60.76 6 101.78
7 Jill Heiner  United States 142.53 9 47.41 7 95.12
8 Alessia Tornaghi  Italy 133.48 8 49.06 9 84.42
9 Marilena Kitromilis  Cyprus 129.64 7 52.55 11 77.09
10 Eliška Březinová  Czech Republic 129.15 10 43.03 8 86.12
11 Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank  Philippines 115.89 13 37.62 10 78.27
12 Victoria Alcantara  Australia 108.84 11 41.25 12 67.59
13 Andrea Montesinos Cantú  Mexico 103.29 12 39.86 13 63.43

Pairs

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Pairs results[31]
Rank Team Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy 189.22 1 64.78 1 124.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 181.81 2 61.71 2 120.10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 166.25 3 56.20 3 110.05
4
  • Maria Mokhova
  • Ivan Mokhov
  United States 160.21 4 54.65 4 106.64
5  Canada 150.81 5 50.48 5 100.33
6
  • Megan Wessenberg
  • Blake Eisenach
  United States 138.22 6 46.94 6 91.28
7  Canada 132.15 7 46.13 7 86.02

Ice dance

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Ice dance results[32]
Rank Team Nation Total RD FD
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain 190.80 1 77.22 1 113.58
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 179.63 3 72.66 2 106.97
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 179.03 2 73.17 4 105.86
4  Canada 175.67 4 69.72 3 106.95
5  Canada 170.11 5 66.04 5 104.07
6  United States 164.07 6 60.69 6 103.38
7  Japan 155.94 7 60.38 7 95.56
8
  • Mariia Nosovitskaya
  • Mikhail Nosovitskiy
  Israel 154.29 8 59.44 8 94.85
9
 Italy 149.39 10 57.76 9 91.63
10
  • Olivia Oliver
  • Elliott Graham
  Poland 148.19 9 58.33 10 89.86
11
 New Zealand 139.41 11 57.67 11 81.74
12
  • Samantha Ritter
  • Daniel Brykalov
  Azerbaijan 131.10 12 54.63 12 76.47

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