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| 2022 CS U.S. International Classic | |
|---|---|
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| 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:  Ilia Malinin | |
Women's singles:  Kim Ye-lim | |
Pairs:  Rebecca Ghilardiand Filippo Ambrosini | |
Ice dance:  Lilah Fearand Lewis Gibson | |
| Previous: 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 12–15, 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.
The 2022 U.S. International Classic gained extra media attention when Ilia Malinin of the United States landed the first ever quadruple Axel in competition at the event.[2][3][4]
Background
[edit]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.[5] The 2022–23 Challenger Series consisted of ten events, of which the U.S. International Classic was the first.
The ISU published the preliminary list of entries on August 18, 2022.[6]
Changes to preliminary assignments
[edit]| Date | Disc. | Withdrew | Added | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 22 | Women |  Ella Chen | — | [7] |
| Pairs | — | Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | [8] | |
| Ice dance | Angela Ling / Caleb Wein | — | [9] | |
| September 6 | Men |  Edrian Paul Celestino | [10] | |
| Women | Gabriella Izzo | [7] | ||
| September 13 |  Tara Prasad | |||
| Pairs | Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby | [8] |
Medalists
[edit]
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Pairs | |||
| Ice dance |
Results
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]During the free skate, Ilia Malinin successfully performed the very first quadruple Axel in competition.[11]
| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ilia Malinin |  United States | 257.28 | 6 | 71.84 | 1 | 185.44 |
 | Kévin Aymoz |  France | 236.17 | 1 | 83.52 | 2 | 152.65 |
 | 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
[edit]| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Kim Ye-lim | South Korea | 190.64 | 5 | 58.32 | 1 | 132.32 |
| | You Young | South Korea | 183.40 | 1 | 63.19 | 2 | 120.21 |
| | 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
[edit]| Rank | Team | Nation | Total | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Italy | 189.22 | 1 | 64.78 | 1 | 124.44 | |
| | United States | 181.81 | 2 | 61.71 | 2 | 120.10 | |
| | United States | 166.25 | 3 | 56.20 | 3 | 110.05 | |
| 4 |
| United States | 160.21 | 4 | 54.65 | 4 | 106.64 |
| 5 | Canada | 150.81 | 5 | 50.48 | 5 | 100.33 | |
| 6 |
| United States | 138.22 | 6 | 46.94 | 6 | 91.28 |
| 7 | Canada | 132.15 | 7 | 46.13 | 7 | 86.02 | |
Ice dance
[edit]| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | 190.80 | 1 | 77.22 | 1 | 113.58 |
| | Eva Pate / Logan Bye | United States | 179.63 | 3 | 72.66 | 2 | 106.97 |
| | Lorraine McNamara / Anton Spiridonov | United States | 179.03 | 2 | 73.17 | 4 | 105.86 |
| 4 | Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac | Canada | 175.67 | 4 | 69.72 | 3 | 106.95 |
| 5 | Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker | Canada | 170.11 | 5 | 66.04 | 5 | 104.07 |
| 6 | Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen | United States | 164.07 | 6 | 60.69 | 6 | 103.38 |
| 7 | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Japan | 155.94 | 7 | 60.38 | 7 | 95.56 |
| 8 | Mariia Nosovitskaya / Mikhail Nosovitskiy | Israel | 154.29 | 8 | 59.44 | 8 | 94.85 |
| 9 | Leia Dozzi / Pietro Papetti | Italy | 149.39 | 10 | 57.76 | 9 | 91.63 |
| 10 | Olivia Oliver / Elliott Graham |  Poland | 148.19 | 9 | 58.33 | 10 | 89.86 |
| 11 | Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang-in Kam | New Zealand | 139.41 | 11 | 57.67 | 11 | 81.74 |
| 12 | Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov |  Azerbaijan | 131.10 | 12 | 54.63 | 12 | 76.47 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Communication No. 2466 Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Ilia Malinin lands first quadruple Axel in figure skating history". NBC Sports. September 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Schad, Tom (March 29, 2025). "What is a quad axel? Explaining Ilia Malinin's famed figure skating jump". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Kano, Shintaro (September 15, 2022). "Ilia Malinin lands first quadruple Axel in figure skating history". Olympics.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Challenger Series". International Skating Union. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (August 18, 2022). "ISU CS U.S. Figure Skating Classic 2022 Entries" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "ISU CS USA 2022: Women". International Skating Union. August 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "ISU CS USA 2022: Pairs". International Skating Union. August 16, 2022.
- ^ "ISU CS USA 2022: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. August 16, 2022.
- ^ "ISU CS USA 2022: Men". International Skating Union. August 16, 2022.
- ^ "'The craziest thing ever on ice': teenager Malinin lands first quad axel in history". The Guardian. September 15, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023.