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2022 CS U.S. International Figure Skating 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.

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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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 Ilia 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.

The ISU published the preliminary list of entries on August 18, 2022.[5]

Changes to preliminary assignments

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

Medal summary

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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
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.[10] 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. 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."[11] Malinin's free skate included three other quadruple jumps and a difficult triple Lutz-triple Axel sequence.[12]

Daniel Grassl of Italy withdrew from the competition after a rough collision with the boards during his free skate.[13]

Men's results[14]
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

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Women's results[15]
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

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Pairs results[16]
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
  • 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[17]
Rank Team Nation Total RD FD
    Great Britain 190.80 1 77.22 1 113.58
    United States 179.63 3 72.66 2 106.97
    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
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  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

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  1. ^ "Communication No. 2466 Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Schad, Tom (March 29, 2025). "What Is a Quad Axel? Explaining Ilia Malinin's Famed Figure Skating Jump". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Challenger Series". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ^ @AnythingGOE (August 18, 2022). "ISU CS U.S. Figure Skating Classic 2022 Entries" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  7. ^ a b "ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022 – Pairs". International Skating Union. September 20, 2022. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022 – Ice Dance". International Skating Union. September 20, 2022. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "ISU CS U.S. International FS Classic 2022 – Men". International Skating Union. September 20, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  10. ^ "'The Craziest Thing Ever on Ice': Teenager Malinin Lands First Quad Axel in History". The Guardian. September 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Cloutier, Claire (September 28, 2022). "U.S. Classic: A Look Back at Lake Placid". A Divine Sport. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  14. ^ "2022 US Intl FS Classic – Mens Final Results". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  15. ^ "2022 US Intl FS Classic – Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  16. ^ "2022 US Intl FS Classic – Pairs Final Results". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  17. ^ "2022 US Intl FS Classic – Ice Dance Final Results". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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