# 2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic

The 2016 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was part of the 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

## Entries

The International Skating Union published the list of entries on August 31, 2016.
| Country | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| Armenia | | | | Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal |
| Australia | Andrew Dodds Jordan Dodds Brendan Kerry | | Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds | |
| Canada | Elladj Baldé Mitchell Gordon Nam Nguyen | Kim Decelles | Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs |
| Czech Republic | | | | Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka |
| Finland | Bela Papp | | | |
| Germany | | | | Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck |
| Greece | | Dimitra Korri | | |
| Israel | | Aimee Buchanan | | |
| Japan | Takahito Mura Keiji Tanaka | Satoko Miyahara | Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
| Kazakhstan | | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | | |
| South Korea | | Choi Da-bin Lee Seo-young | | Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin |
| Spain | | | | Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz |
| Switzerland | | Yasmine Kimiko Yamada | | |
| Turkey | | | | Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar |
| United States | Jason Brown Ross Miner Sean Rabbitt Adam Rippon | Mariah Bell Emily Chan Karen Chen Paige Rydberg | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu Alexandria Shaughnessy / James Morgan | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton |
Withdrew before starting orders were drawn
* Men: Yan Han (CHN), Michal Březina (CZE)
* Ladies: Anastasia Galustyan (ARM), Brooklee Han (AUS), Véronik Mallet (CAN), Maisy Hiu Ching Ma (HKG), Byun Ji-hyun (KOR), Michaela du Toit (RSA)
* Pairs: Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (CAN), Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam (KOR)
* Ice dancing: Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen (DEN)

## Challenger Series results
### Men

Jason Brown rose from second place after the short program to win the title, with Takahito Mura and Adam Rippon taking silver and bronze respectively.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Jason Brown | United States | 254.04 | 2 | 83.18 | 1 | 170.86 |
| 2 | Takahito Mura | Japan | 252.20 | 3 | 82.55 | 2 | 169.65 |
| 3 | Adam Rippon | United States | 248.24 | 1 | 87.86 | 3 | 160.38 |
| 4 | Brendan Kerry | Australia | 222.40 | 6 | 73.93 | 4 | 148.47 |
| 5 | Nam Nguyen | Canada | 220.55 | 5 | 74.08 | 5 | 146.47 |
| 6 | Ross Miner | United States | 214.48 | 8 | 71.37 | 6 | 143.11 |
| 7 | Sean Rabbitt | United States | 209.66 | 7 | 72.45 | 7 | 137.21 |
| 8 | Elladj Baldé | Canada | 207.94 | 4 | 74.32 | 8 | 133.62 |
| 9 | Mitchell Gordon | Canada | 200.17 | 9 | 67.25 | 9 | 132.92 |
| 10 | Keiji Tanaka | Japan | 185.98 | 11 | 61.85 | 10 | 124.13 |
| 11 | Andrew Dodds | Australia | 160.54 | 10 | 61.98 | 11 | 98.56 |
| 12 | Jordan Dodds | Australia | 139.44 | 13 | 48.18 | 12 | 91.26 |
| 13 | Bela Papp | Finland | 137.88 | 12 | 52.45 | 13 | 85.43 |

### Ladies

Satoko Miyahara led the ladies short program with 70.09 points, followed by Mariah Bell with 60.64 points, and South Korea's Choi Da-bin with 58.70 points. In the free program, Miyahara held on to her lead and scored 136.66 points, while Bell kept her second position with 123.58 points. Karen Chen of the United States rose from sixth in the short program to third in the free skating with 110.58 points. Overall, Miyahara won with a combined score of 206.75, Bell second with 184.22, and Chen third with 162.08.
Choi Da-bin, third after the short, finished fourth overall with a free skate where she fell twice. She had a combined score of 152.99. The last two Americans Paige Rydberg and Emily Chan finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 206.75 | 1 | 70.09 | 1 | 136.66 |
| 2 | Mariah Bell | United States | 184.22 | 2 | 60.64 | 2 | 123.58 |
| 3 | Karen Chen | United States | 162.08 | 6 | 51.50 | 3 | 110.58 |
| 4 | Choi Da-bin | South Korea | 152.99 | 3 | 58.70 | 5 | 94.29 |
| 5 | Paige Rydberg | United States | 149.35 | 5 | 52.53 | 4 | 96.82 |
| 6 | Emily Chan | United States | 139.43 | 4 | 54.22 | 6 | 85.21 |
| 7 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan | 127.06 | 8 | 48.33 | 9 | 78.73 |
| 8 | Aimee Buchanan | Israel | 122.52 | 10 | 37.82 | 7 | 84.70 |
| 9 | Kim Decelles | Canada | 120.41 | 7 | 48.37 | 10 | 72.04 |
| 10 | Lee Seo Young | South Korea | 118.08 | 9 | 38.95 | 8 | 79.13 |
| 11 | Yasmine Kimiko Yamada | Switzerland | 92.18 | 11 | 35.11 | 11 | 57.07 |
| 12 | Dimitra Korri | Greece | 91.31 | 12 | 24.97 | 12 | 56.34 |

### Pairs

Second after the short program, Canada's Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan overtook the United States' Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu for the gold medal.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan | Canada | 155.48 | 2 | 55.64 | 1 | 99.84 |
| 2 | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | United States | 151.24 | 1 | 58.74 | 2 | 92.50 |
| 3 | Alexandria Shaughnessy / James Morgan | United States | 140.08 | 3 | 47.78 | 3 | 92.30 |
| 4 | Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet | Japan | 122.64 | 4 | 44.48 | 4 | 78.16 |
| 5 | Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds | Australia | 82.76 | 5 | 33.02 | 5 | 49.74 |

### Ice dancing

Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of the United States took gold after winning both segments of the competition. Silver medalists Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed of Japan received their first CS medal after placing second in both segments. Canada's Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam climbed from fifth to take the bronze medal.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total | SD | SD | FD | FD |
| 1 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 166.90 | 1 | 64.82 | 1 | 102.08 |
| 2 | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | Japan | 151.18 | 2 | 61.10 | 2 | 90.08 |
| 3 | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam | Canada | 141.20 | 5 | 53.94 | 3 | 87.26 |
| 4 | Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz | Spain | 138.34 | 3 | 57.12 | 5 | 81.22 |
| 5 | Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson | United States | 137.76 | 6 | 53.60 | 4 | 84.16 |
| 6 | Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin | South Korea | 134.74 | 4 | 55.48 | 8 | 79.26 |
| 7 | Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | Turkey | 131.76 | 7 | 52.08 | 7 | 79.68 |
| 8 | Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton | United States | 128.64 | 9 | 48.92 | 6 | 79.72 |
| 9 | Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal | Armenia | 127.38 | 8 | 51.38 | 9 | 76.00 |
| 10 | Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka | Czech Republic | 120.20 | 11 | 46.22 | 10 | 65.88 |
| 11 | Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs | Canada | 112.10 | 10 | 46.22 | 12 | 65.88 |
| 12 | Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck | Germany | 109.84 | 12 | 40.58 | 11 | 69.26 |