ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating

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The ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating is a figure skating team competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. The World Team Trophy was held for the first time in Tokyo, Japan, from April 16 to 19, 2009. Traditionally, the competitive skating season had concluded with the World Championships.

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The new event was announced at a news conference during the 2008 World Championships, in the hope of encouraging countries to develop top figure skaters in all disciplines. [1] Each country sends two men, two women, one pair, and one ice dance entry.

Competition and participants

The medal ceremony at the 2012 World Team Trophy. 2012 ISU World Team Trophy - podium.jpg
The medal ceremony at the 2012 World Team Trophy.

Selected skaters from the six countries with the best results during the season compete in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance in a team format. The participating countries in the inaugural event were (in descending order of finish) the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Russia, and China. The Japan Skating Federation paid the global prize money for the ISU World Team Trophy in 2009. [2] The total prize money in 2009 was US$1,000,000, the highest ever in an ISU event, with $200,000 awarded to the winning country. [1] [3] In 2015, the qualifying countries (in descending order of qualification) were Russia, the United States, Japan, Canada, France, and China, with the United States taking the title. Prize money was once again US$1,000,000. [4]

Reactions

Team USA at the 2009 World Team Trophy medal ceremony. Team USA 2009 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating podium.jpg
Team USA at the 2009 World Team Trophy medal ceremony.

In 2009, there were reports that some of the participating skaters did not wish to take part in the event. Canadian ice dancer Scott Moir was quoted as saying that although the event was fun, skaters had been pressured to attend. [5] U.S. ice dancer Tanith Belbin told an interviewer that she and partner Benjamin Agosto had not been aware of the event until after the 2009 World Championships. Evan Lysacek, who had won the World Championship shortly before the World Team Trophy, was quoted in the same article as saying he was excited and looking forward to competing in Japan as part of the American team, referring to the event as "icing on the cake". [6]

In 2012, skaters expressed more enthusiasm about competing at the World Team Trophy. Daisuke Takahashi referred to the competition as "a lot of fun", while Scott Moir said it was turning into an exciting event, especially considering a team event would be contested at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The fact that this event is held after all major competitions forced many athletes to not attend in order to not risk injuries or fatigue after a long season. The event is also not in a similar format as the Olympics: ice dance and pairs events only count as two events each and individual competitions for four events, thus favoring teams and nations who are not well fulfilled in ice dance and pairs events. The lowest ranked ice dancers and pairs are also awarded 7 points, marginalizing the point difference toward the winners who are awarded only five more points for a maximum of twelve points. [7]

Results

ISU World Team Trophy - Results
YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
2009 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jeremy Abbott
Evan Lysacek
Rachael Flatt
Caroline Zhang
Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Patrick Chan
Vaughn Chipeur
Cynthia Phaneuf
Joannie Rochette
Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Takahiko Kozuka
Nobunari Oda
Miki Ando
Mao Asada
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
2011Event cancelled due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2012 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Takahiko Kozuka
Daisuke Takahashi
Kanako Murakami
Akiko Suzuki
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jeremy Abbott
Adam Rippon
Gracie Gold
Ashley Wagner
Caydee Denney / John Coughlin
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Patrick Chan
Kevin Reynolds
Amélie Lacoste
Cynthia Phaneuf
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
2013 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Max Aaron
Jeremy Abbott
Gracie Gold
Ashley Wagner
Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Patrick Chan
Kevin Reynolds
Gabrielle Daleman
Kaetlyn Osmond
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Takahito Mura
Daisuke Takahashi
Mao Asada
Akiko Suzuki
(no pairs team)
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Max Aaron
Jason Brown
Gracie Gold
Ashley Wagner
Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Maxim Kovtun
Sergei Voronov
Elena Radionova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuzuru Hanyu
Takahito Mura
Satoko Miyahara
Kanako Murakami
Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuzuru Hanyu
Shoma Uno
Wakaba Higuchi
Mai Mihara
Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau-Audet
Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Mikhail Kolyada
Maxim Kovtun
Evgenia Medvedeva
Elena Radionova
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jason Brown
Nathan Chen
Karen Chen
Ashley Wagner
Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Nathan Chen
Vincent Zhou
Mariah Bell
Bradie Tennell
Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Keiji Tanaka
Shoma Uno
Rika Kihira
Kaori Sakamoto
Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Andrei Lazukin
Alexander Samarin
Sofia Samodurova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Mikhail Kolyada
Evgeni Semenenko
Anna Shcherbakova
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jason Brown
Nathan Chen
Karen Chen
Bradie Tennell
Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuzuru Hanyu
Shoma Uno
Rika Kihira
Kaori Sakamoto
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jason Brown
Ilia Malinin
Amber Glenn
Isabeau Levito
Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Cha Jun-hwan
Lee Si-hyeong
Kim Ye-lim
Lee Hae-in
Cho Hye-jin / Steven Adcock
Hannah Lim / Ye Quan
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Shun Sato
Kazuki Tomono
Mai Mihara
Kaori Sakamoto
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara
Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi
2025 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jason Brown
Ilia Malinin
Amber Glenn
Alysa Liu
Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov
Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuma Kagiyama
Shun Sato
Mone Chiba
Kaori Sakamoto
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara
Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Daniel Grassl
Nikolaj Memola
Lara Naki Gutmann
Anna Pezzetta
Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii
Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6219
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2259
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1214
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0213
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0101
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Totals (6 entries)99927

Participating nations

Participating nations
Team 2009 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Total
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2nd3rd2nd4th4th5th6th6th5th9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6th5th5th5th4
Flag of France.svg  France 4th4th6th6th6th4th5th5th4th9
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 6th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6th6th4th4th3rd5
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3rd1st3rd3rd1st2nd3rd3rd2nd9
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5th5th4th2nd2nd3rd1st7
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2nd1
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1st2nd1st1st3rd1st2nd1st1st9

References

  1. 1 2 Edmonds, Sarah (2008-03-21). "ISU to launch international team competition". Reuters . Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.
  2. ISU Communication No. 1490 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "ISU World Team Trophy - Day 3". International Skating Union. 2009-04-18. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  4. "Medals, money on the line at World Team Trophy". Ice Network. 2012-04-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  5. DiManno, Rosie (2009-04-20). "Canadians impress at last-minute team event". Toronto: Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  6. "Lysacek leads strong U.S. team in Tokyo". icenetwork.com. 2009-04-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
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