Invited competitors
LADIES Mao Asada, Japan Samantha Cesario, United States Viktoria Helgesson, Sweden Valentina Marchei, Italy Mae Berenice Meite, France Elena Radionova, Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russia Ashley Wagner, United States Caroline Zhang, United States
MEN Max Aaron, United States Artur Gachinski, Russia Brian Joubert, France Takahiko Kozuka, Japan Evan Lysacek, United States Tatsuki Machida, Japan Alexander Majorov, Sweden Adam Rippon, United States Daisuke Takahashi, Japan Denis Ten, Kazakhstan
PAIRS Stefania Berton/Ondrej Hotarek, Italy Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir, United States
Caydee Denney/John Coughlin, United States
Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres, France Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch, Canada Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Russia Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Russia
Felicia Zhang/Nate Bartholomay, United States
ICE DANCING Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Italy Pernelle Carron/Lloyd Jones, France Meryl Davis/Charlie White, United States Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue, United States
Cathy Reed/Chris Reed, Japan Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, United States Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniunas, Lithuania
Julia Zlobina/Alexei Sitnikov, Azerbaijan
Event schedule Friday, Oct. 18 7 p.m. –Men’s short program 8:40 p.m. – Short dance
Saturday, Oct. 19 12 p.m. – Pairs short program 1:30 p.m. – Ladies short program 7 p.m. – Men’s free skate 8:55 p.m. – Free dance Sunday, Oct. 20 2:35 p.m. – Pairs free skate 4:10 p.m. – Ladies free skate 7:30 p.m. – Smucker’s Skating Spectacular
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Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir
ever accomplished. “We’re absolutely doing it, every long pro-
gram we skate,” Shnapir, 26, said. “We do it in practice every day. . . . We’re going all in on it.” “It’s hard to mentally master even though
physically it’s good for me,” Castelli, 23, said. “We’re getting over that hump.” Denney and Coughlin return to competition
after Coughlin’s hip surgery cost them the chance to defend their U.S. title last season. “Our ultimate goal is the Olympics,” Cough-
lin, 27, said. “We scheduled the surgery when we did so that I could recover in plenty of time for this season.”
“When we got back on the ice, it was, ‘How
do we grow and get better?’” Denney, 20, said. “It’s been a process and a big life lesson.” Te up-and-coming U.S. bronze medalists
Felicia Zhang and Nate Bartholomay join the two U.S. champions here. Te U.S. pairs will have to cope with World
champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Tran- kov of Russia, whose matchless blend of artist- ry and athleticism won the Skate America title last season. Canadian silver medalists Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch, fourth in the world in 2013, should also challenge for a medal.
JAY ADEFF/U.S. FIGURE SKATING
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