All posts tagged "2016 Team Challenge Cup"
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979Figure Skating NewsShoma Uno raises bar for 2016-17
For Japan’s Shoma Uno, the past 2015-16 season was one full of “growth” and “experiences.” The 2015 World Junior champion officially moved...
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820Figure Skating NewsJason Brown making progress on quads
When USA’s Jason Brown arrived at the Spokane Arena for practices for the Team Challenge Cup last month, he headed to the...
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357Figure Skating NewsUno ‘wows’ again in Spokane; Brown ponies up
The roar and standing ovation at the end of Jason Brown’s free skate at the 2016 KOSÉ Team Challenge Cup Saturday night...
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657Figure Skating NewsMedvedeva flawless; U.S. ladies pull weight for North America
A fighting free skate from USA’s Ashley Wagner, along with a redemptive skate from teammate Gracie Gold, helped Team North America secure...
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441Figure Skating NewsWeaver and Poje helps nudge Team North America ahead
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Canada edged out their Team North America teammates Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United...
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487Figure Skating NewsDuhamel and Radford score big for Team North America
A winning performance from Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford helped Team North America launch into the lead after the pairs free...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsUno lands historic quad flip at Team Challenge
The crowd at Spokane Arena was buzzing as Japan’s Shoma Uno landed a quadruple flip—the first in international competition—during the head-to-head team...
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556Figure Skating NewsMedvedeva earns top ladies’ score in Spokane
Shortly after finishing her short program to “Melodies of the White Nights,” Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva smiled and raised her arms in celebration...
Did you Know?
Timothy Goebel (USA) became the first man to land a ratified quadruple Salchow (1998 Junior Grand Prix Final). He was also the first skater to land three quadruple jumps (a quad Salchow in combination, a quad toe loop, and a quad Salchow) in a program (long program) at 1999 Skate America. Goebel is also credited as being the first American to land a quadruple jump (a quad Salchow in combination with a double toe loop) in competition (1998 Junior Grand Prix Final), and in doing so, became the first skater to land a quad Salchow in combination in competition. Who does your favorite quad? Discuss here!