other unique twist — a chance for fans to vote for their favorite skaters for inclusion on the respective teams. Fans can vote for one lady and one man to each team via the Captain’s Pick. Skaters who qualified for the 2016 World Figure Skating Champion- ships are eligible to be nominated for the fan vote by their team captains. To vote, visit
TeamChallengeCup.com. Voting con- cludes April 4. For the athletes, Team Challenge Cup
gives them a fun opportunity to wrap up the competitive season.
“I’m so excited about this event, since a team competition is different from an in- dividual competition especially concerning the festive and friendly atmosphere during the performances,” Tuktamisheva said. Alexa Scimeca, the 2015 U.S. pairs champion with Christopher Knierim, looks forward to partnering with skaters she nor- mally competes against. “Teaming up with the talented group
of skaters from Canada to compete against the other countries is unreal,” she said. “We are all friends, and joining together to com- pete will lead to a fun and enjoyable atmo- sphere. Te U.S. is privileged to have this brand new competition on home soil to kick-start this unique event.”
Competitors
(Based on World Standings as of Jan. 1, 2016. The Captain’s Pick fan vote will add a lady and man to each team.)
TEAM ASIA Ladies | Satoko Miyahara (Japan), Elizabet Tursynbaeva (Kazakhstan) Men | Denis Ten (Kazakhstan), Shoma Uno (Japan) Pairs | Wenjing Sui/Cong Han (China), Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet (Japan) Ice dance | Rebeka Kim/Kirill Minov (South Korea), Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu (China)
TEAM EUROPE Ladies | Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (Russia), Roberta Rodeghiero (Italy) Men | Sergei Voronov (Russia), Michal Brezina (Czech Republic) Pairs | Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov (Russia), Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise (Italy) Ice dance | Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (Italy), Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (France)
TEAM NORTH AMERICA Ladies | Gracie Gold (United States), Gabrielle Daleman (Canada) Men | Jason Brown (United States), Nam Nguyen (Canada) Pairs | Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (Canada), Alexa Scimeca/Christopher Knierim (United States) Ice dance | Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (Can- ada), Madison Chock/Evan Bates (United States)
Prize Money Singles Team Competition Winners:
First place: Team Prize Money — $60,000 ($10,000/singles athlete)
Second place: Team Prize Money — $42,000 ($7,000/singles athlete)
Third place: Team Prize Money — $30,000 ($5,000/singles athlete)
The highest scoring Individual Team Chal- lenge Cup short program skater in ladies
and men will receive an additional $5,000.
Overall Team Challenge Cup Winners: First place: Team Prize Money — $210,000 ($15,000/athlete)
Second place: Team Prize Money — $140,000 ($10,000/athlete)
Third place: Team Prize Money — $105,000 ($7,500/athlete)
Wenjing Sui/Cong Han
The couples with the highest score in the Team Challenge Cup pairs free skate and highest score in the Team Challenge Cup free dance receive an additional $5,000/athlete ($10,000 per couple).
Madison Chock and Evan Bates SKATING 15
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