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 |
| Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal | ||||
| Andrew Dodds Jordan Dodds Brendan Kerry | Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds | |||
| Elladj Baldé Mitchell Gordon Nam Nguyen | Kim Decelles | Brittany Jones / Joshua Reagan | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs | |
| Cortney Mansour / Michal Češka | ||||
| Bela Papp | ||||
| Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck | ||||
| Dimitra Korri | ||||
| Aimee Buchanan | ||||
| Takahito Mura Keiji Tanaka | Satoko Miyahara | Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed | |
| Elizabet Tursynbayeva | ||||
| Choi Da-bin Lee Seo-young | Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin | |||
| Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz | ||||
| Yasmine Kimiko Yamada | ||||
| Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | ||||
| 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, Michal Březina
- Ladies: Anastasia Galustyan, Brooklee Han, Véronik Mallet, Maisy Hiu Ching Ma, Byun Ji-hyun, Michaela du Toit
- Pairs: Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro, Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam
- Ice dancing: Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen
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.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.