ries at Trophée de France and NHK Trophy. Te 17-year-old, who incorporated a record
six quads into his two programs at the U.S. Cham- pionships, joins his training mate and 2016 U.S. champion Adam Rippon at Trophée de France and 2015 U.S. titlist Jason Brown at NHK Trophy. “I feel great now,” Chen said. “Te injury is
Gracie Gold Ashley Wagner
GOLD, WAGNER LEAD U.S. CHARGE AT SKATE AMERICA Two-time and reigning U.S. champion Gracie
Gold and World silver medalist Ashley Wagner pro- vide a potent one-two punch when they kick off the Grand Prix Series at Skate America. Both ladies qualified for the Grand Prix Final
last year — finishing fourth and fifth respectively — and figure to once again contend for spots at this international championship event. Teir most formidable competition in Chicago
could come from Japan’s Mao Asada, who took a sea- son off after the 2014 Olympics before returning last year. Russia’s Julia Lipnitskaia is another top medal contender.
“Chicago is one of my favorite cities,” said
Gold, who used to train there before moving to California. “I always feel welcome and at home there. Te roster is amazing. I think the energy and competition will be fantastic. Going up against the best of the best is what fuels all of us.” Gold sees Asada again at Trophée de France, as
well as defending Grand Prix Final and World cham- pion Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia. Tyler Pierce, fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships, makes her Grand Prix Series debut in France. “I feel really good going into this season,” Gold
said. “My programs were so special to me last year. I could hardly imagine coming up with anything comparable, but I was wrong. I think the programs Lori (Nichol) and I created this year are just as, if not more, special. Frank (Carroll) and I are really work- ing hard on both of my programs and it’s just the beginning of July! My short program and free skate are very different styles, but both are intricate and strong.” Wagner squares off against Russia’s Elena Ra-
dionova at Cup of China. U.S. medalists Polina Edmunds and Mirai Na-
gasu, along with Courtney Hicks and Karen Chen, all received two assignments.
CHEN READY TO TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES U.S. bronze medalist
Nathan Chen, who missed competing at the 2016 World Championships in Boston because of a hip injury he sustained during the exhibition following the U.S. Championships, debuts on the Grand Prix Se-
Nathan Chen
totally healed and I’m taking it slow back on the ice. I’m back to light jumping and getting new pro- grams done. “I feel extremely excited and honored to be
competing in my first senior Grand Prix Series. I’ll be competing against my idols, who I’ve been watching for a long time in Javier Fernandez and Yuzuru Hanyu. It will be amazing.” Chen swept both of his Junior Grand Prix Se-
ries events and the JGP Final last year. Rippon and Brown face a formidable trio at
Skate America in Shoma Uno of Japan, who be- came the first-ever skater to land a quad flip in competition at Team Challenge Cup last April; Boyang Jin of China, who is one of the sport’s great jumpers; and Denis Ten of Kazakhstan, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist. 2016 U.S. medalists Max Aaron and Grant
Hochstein, and three-time U.S. medalist Ross Miner, each have two assignments.
2016–17 U.S. QUALIFYING EVENTS
North Atlantic Regional Championships Sept. 28–Oct. 2, Williamsville, New York Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships Sept. 28–Oct. 1, Lansing, Michigan
Southwest Pacific Regional Championships Sept. 28–Oct. 2, Scottsdale, Arizona
Central Pacific Regional Championships Oct. 5–9, Ogden, Utah
South Atlantic Regional Championships Oct. 5–9, Ashburn, Virginia
Southwestern Regional Championships Oct. 5–9, Plano, Texas
New England Regional Championships Oct. 19–23, Burlington, Vermont
Northwest Pacific Regional Championships Oct. 19–23, Wenatchee, Washington
Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships Oct. 19–23, Rochester, Minnesota
Eastern Sectional Championships Nov. 16–20, Indian Trail, North Carolina
Midwestern Sectional Championships Nov. 16–20, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Nov. 16–20, Salt Lake City
U.S. Championships Jan. 14–22, Kansas City, Missouri
2016–17 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Junior Grand Prix (France) Aug. 24–28, St. Gervais, France
Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) Aug. 31–Sept. 4, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Junior Grand Prix (Japan) Sept. 7–11, Yokohama, Japan
Lombardia Trophy Sept. 8–11, Sesto san Giovanni, Italy
Junior Grand Prix (Russia) Sept. 14–18, Saransk, Russia
U.S. International Classic Sept. 14–18, Salt Lake City
Junior Grand Prix (Slovenia) Sept. 21–25, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nebelhorn Trophy Sept. 22–24, Oberstdorf, Germany
Junior Grand Prix (Estonia) Sept. 28–Oct. 2, Tallinn, Estonia
Autumn Classic International Sept. 28–Oct. 1, Montreal
Ondrej Nepela Trophy Sept. 30–Oct. 2, Bratislava, Slovakia
Junior Grand Prix (Germany) Oct. 5–9, Dresden, Germany
Finlandia Trophy Oct. 6–10, Espoo, Finland
Skate America Oct. 21–23, Chicago
Skate Canada International Oct. 28–30, Mississauga, Canada
Rostelecom Cup Nov. 4–6, Moscow
Ukrainian Open Nov. 9–13, Kiev, Ukraine
Trophée de France Nov. 11–13, Paris
Warsaw Cup Nov. 17–20, Warsaw, Poland
Cup of China Nov. 18–20, Beijing
Tallinn Trophy Nov. 20–27, Tallinn, Estonia
NHK Trophy Nov. 25–27, Sapporo, Japan
Golden Spin Dec. 7–10, Zagreb, Croatia
Junior and Senior Grand Prix Final Dec. 8–11, Marseille, France
Four Continents Championships Feb. 15–19, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
World Junior Championships March 15–19, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
World Championships March 29–April 2, Helsinki, Finland
2016 SKATE AMERICA INTERNATIONAL SELECTIONS
Ladies: Mao Asada (JPN), Gabrielle Daleman (CAN), Angelina Kuchvalska (LAT), Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS), Mai Mihara (JPN), Kanako Murakami (JPN), So Youn Park (KOR), Roberta Rodeghiero (ITA), Serafima Sakhanovich (RUS) Men: Jorik Hendrickx (BEL), Boyang Jin (CHN), Brendan Kerry (AUS), Maxim Kovtun (RUS), Daisuke Murakami (JPN), Nam Nguyen (CAN), Denis Ten (KAZ), Shoma Uno (JPN), Sergei Voronov (RUS) Pairs: Kristina Astakhova/Alexei Rogonov (RUS), Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres (FRA), Julianne Seguin/Charlie Bilodeau (CAN), Wenjing Sui/Cong Han (CHN), Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov (RUS) Ice dance: Alisa Agafonova/Alper Ucar (RUS), Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS), Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA), Elena Ilinykh/Rusian Zhiganshin (RUS), Rebeka Kim/Kirill Minov (KOR), Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed (JPN), Isabella Tobias/llia Tkachenko (ISR)
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