The 2021 ISU World Team Trophy is an international figure skating competition that was held from April 15–18, 2021 in Osaka, Japan. The top six International Skating Union members were invited to compete in a team format with points awarded based on skaters' placement. Participating countries selected two men's single skaters, two ladies' single skaters, one pair, and one ice dance entry for their team.[1]
| 2021 World Team Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Event |
| Date: | April 15 – 18 |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Location: | Osaka, Japan |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka |
| Previous: 2019 ISU World Team Trophy | |
| Next: 2023 ISU World Team Trophy | |
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
editDespite the majority of the season's ISU Championship-level events having been cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ISU decided to host the World Team Trophy, if possible.[2] The Japan Skating Federation announced that limited tickets would be available to the public.[3] Despite the COVID prevention measures implemented in the prefecture, the socially-distanced arena reportedly sold out. The opening day of competition took place with seating limited to alternate seats and masks required for all in attendance.[4]
Osaka Prefecture governor Hirofumi Yoshimura announced on April 1, 2021 that he plans to make Osaka City a target area for "priority measures such as spread prevention" for one month from April 5.[5] In line with the tightened restrictions, both Yoshimura and Osaka City Mayor Ichirō Matsui called for the cancellation of the 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay leg scheduled to begin in Osaka City on April 14, one day before the World Team Trophy.[6] The eventual cancellation of the public torch relay leg, coupled with record-setting case numbers in Osaka, raised questions about whether the World Team Trophy should proceed as scheduled.[7] In addition to the torch relay leg, an ITU Triathlon World Cup event scheduled to be held in Osaka in May was cancelled and sport officials for an Olympic test event could not enter Japan because of coronavirus restrictions.[8] On April 7, Governor Yoshimura declared a medical state of emergency in the prefecture following record numbers of COVID cases in the region.[9]
Scoring
editSkaters competed in both the short program/rhythm dance and the free skating/free dance segments for their team. Each segment was scored separately. The points earned per placement are as follows:[1]
| Placement | Points (Singles) | Points (Pairs/Dance) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | |
| 2nd | 11 | |
| 3rd | 10 | |
| 4th | 9 | |
| 5th | 8 | |
| 6th | 7 | |
| 7th | 6 | — |
| 8th | 5 | |
| 9th | 4 | |
| 10th | 3 | |
| 11th | 2 | |
| 12th | 1 | |
Tie-breaking within a segment:
- If two or more skaters, pairs, or ice dance couples have the same rank in a segment, then the total technical score will be used to break ties.
If these results do not break the tie, the competitors concerned will be considered tied. The team points will be awarded according to the placement of the skaters/couples in each discipline.
Tie-breaking within team standings:
- The highest total team points from the two best places in different disciplines of the current phase will break the ties.
- If they remain tied, the highest total segment scores of the two best places according to the team points in different disciplines of the current phase will break the ties.
- If they remain tied, the highest total team points from the three best places in different disciplines of the current phase will break the ties.
- If they remain tied, the highest total segment scores of the three best places according to the team points in different disciplines of the current phase will break the ties.
If these criteria fail to break the ties, the teams will be considered as tied.
Entries
editNames with an asterisk (*) denote the team captain.
Nations began announcing their entries shortly after the 2021 World Championships. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on March 31, 2021.[10]
Changes to preliminary entries
editChina was among the top six qualifying nations, but the Chinese Skating Association declined the invitation; China was replaced by France.[15] Skate Canada opted not to send any of its World team members, as the mandatory two-week quarantine period upon returning to Canada left them with no time to train before needing to leave for Japan.[16]
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason/Other notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2021 | Men |  Matteo Rizzo
|
N/A (Italy's alternate, Gabriele Frangipani, was also unable to travel to Osaka.[17]) | COVID-19[18] | [19] |
Results
editSource:[20]
Team standings
edit| Rank | Nation | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | Total team points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | FS | SP | FS | SP | FS | RD | FD | |||
| 1 |  Russia
|
8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 125 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| 2 |  United States
|
12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 110 |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 |  Japan
|
11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 107 |
| 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Italy
|
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 72 |
| – | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 |  France
|
9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 67 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 |  Canada
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Men
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | Team points | FS | Team points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Chen | United States
|
312.89 | 1 | 109.65 | 12 | 1 | 203.24 | 12 |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
|
300.88 | 2 | 107.12 | 11 | 2 | 193.76 | 11 |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia
|
274.14 | 5 | 93.42 | 8 | 3 | 180.72 | 10 |
| 4 | Kévin Aymoz | France
|
263.82 | 4 | 94.69 | 9 | 4 | 169.13 | 9 |
| 5 | Evgeni Semenenko | Russia
|
255.19 | 7 | 88.86 | 6 | 5 | 166.33 | 8 |
| 6 | Jason Brown | United States
|
255.19 | 3 | 94.86 | 10 | 8 | 160.33 | 5 |
| 7 | Shoma Uno | Japan
|
242.42 | 9 | 77.46 | 4 | 6 | 164.96 | 7 |
| 8 | Adam Siao Him Fa | France
|
230.92 | 8 | 78.28 | 5 | 9 | 152.64 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Grassl | Italy
|
228.88 | 10 | 67.32 | 3 | 7 | 161.56 | 6 |
| 10 | Roman Sadovsky | Canada
|
224.41 | 6 | 89.61 | 7 | 10 | 134.80 | 3 |
| 11 | Nam Nguyen | Canada
|
199.93 | 11 | 66.89 | 2 | 11 | 133.04 | 2 |
Ladies
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | Team points | FS | Team points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Shcherbakova | Russia
|
241.65 | 1 | 81.07 | 12 | 1 | 160.58 | 12 |
| 2 | Kaori Sakamoto | Japan
|
228.07 | 3 | 77.78 | 10 | 2 | 150.29 | 11 |
| 3 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
|
226.58 | 2 | 80.35 | 11 | 3 | 146.23 | 10 |
| 4 | Rika Kihira | Japan
|
202.13 | 4 | 69.74 | 9 | 5 | 132.39 | 8 |
| 5 | Bradie Tennell | United States
|
200.59 | 5 | 67.40 | 8 | 4 | 133.19 | 9 |
| 6 | Karen Chen | United States
|
189.72 | 6 | 62.48 | 7 | 6 | 127.24 | 7 |
| 7 | Lara Naki Gutmann | Italy
|
179.59 | 7 | 60.45 | 6 | 7 | 119.14 | 6 |
| 8 | Alison Schumacher | Canada
|
171.17 | 9 | 59.19 | 4 | 8 | 111.98 | 5 |
| 9 | Ginevra Lavinia Negrello | Italy
|
170.20 | 8 | 59.55 | 5 | 9 | 110.65 | 4 |
| 10 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada
|
164.52 | 10 | 57.22 | 3 | 10 | 107.30 | 3 |
| 11 | Maïa Mazzara | France
|
155.42 | 11 | 55.31 | 2 | 11 | 100.11 | 2 |
| 12 | Léa Serna | France
|
152.91 | 12 | 55.28 | 1 | 12 | 97.63 | 1 |
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | Team points | FS | Team points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | Russia
|
225.36 | 1 | 73.77 | 12 | 1 | 151.59 | 12 |
| 2 | Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier | United States
|
199.31 | 4 | 65.68 | 9 | 2 | 133.63 | 11 |
| 3 | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan
|
196.65 | 3 | 65.82 | 10 | 3 | 130.83 | 10 |
| 4 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy
|
194.33 | 2 | 66.09 | 11 | 4 | 128.24 | 9 |
| 5 | Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin | France
|
166.18 | 5 | 61.37 | 8 | 5 | 104.81 | 8 |
| 6 | Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland | Canada
|
156.74 | 6 | 54.91 | 7 | 6 | 101.83 | 7 |
Ice dance
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | RD | Team points | FD | Team points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia
|
216.81 | 1 | 86.66 | 12 | 1 | 130.15 | 12 |
| 2 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy
|
207.68 | 2 | 82.93 | 11 | 2 | 124.75 | 11 |
| 3 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States
|
186.95 | 3 | 76.79 | 10 | 3 | 110.16 | 10 |
| 4 | Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron | France
|
176.92 | 4 | 70.34 | 9 | 4 | 106.58 | 9 |
| 5 | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Japan
|
167.24 | 5 | 66.42 | 8 | 5 | 100.82 | 8 |
| 6 | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Canada
|
162.92 | 6 | 65.06 | 7 | 6 | 97.86 | 7 |
Medalists
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "World Team Trophy in Figure Skating 2021: Announcement". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Communication 2362: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union.
- ^ Japan Skating Federation [@skatingjapan] (March 23, 2021). "ISU世界フィギュアスケート国別対抗戦2021のチケット販売情報が公開されました。" [Ticket sales information for ISU World Team Trophy 2021 has been released.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (April 14, 2021). "ISU World Team Trophy to take place in front of fans in Osaka". Inside the Games.
- ^ "吉村知事「大阪市での聖火リレー中止すべき」重点措置の対象で" [Governor Yoshimura: "The torch relay in Osaka City should be cancelled," subject to priority measures]. NHK (in Japanese). April 1, 2021.
- ^ Kamata, Tomoko (April 2, 2021). "Parts of western Japan set for month of stricter virus controls". NHK.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (April 2, 2021). "France replaces China as ISU confirms line-up for World Team Trophy in Osaka". Inside the Games.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (April 6, 2021). "Tokyo Olympics test event cancelled over virus: reports". France 24.
- ^ Johnston, Eric (April 7, 2021). "Osaka declares local medical emergency as coronavirus cases hit record 878". The Japan Times.
- ^ "ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating 2021 – Osaka / Japan: Entries per Team". International Skating Union.
- ^ Fédération Française des Sports de Glace [@ffsportsdeglace] (March 29, 2021). "La sélection française pour le WORLD TEAM TROPHY, qui aura lieu à Osaka (Japon) du 15 au 18 avril" [The French selection for the WORLD TEAM TROPHY, which will take place in Osaka (Japan) from April 15 to 18] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Japan Skating Federation [@skatingjapan] (March 31, 2021). "世界フィギュアスケート国別対抗戦2021の日本代表選手が発表されました。" [The Japanese national team athletes for the World Team Trophy 2021 have been announced.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Состав российской сборной на командный турнир World Team Trophy" [The composition of the Russian national team for the World Team Trophy] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. March 29, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces U.S. Team for World Team Trophy, Television Times". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. March 31, 2021.
- ^ International Figure Skating (March 29, 2021). "The top six nations that qualified for the 2021 World Team Trophy" – via Facebook.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 16, 2021). "In a season of uncertainty, skaters Moore-Towers, Marinaro excited to get back on ice". CBC Sports. CBC.
- ^ Frangipani, Gabriele [@gabriele.frangipani.official] (April 11, 2021). "Come sostituto di Matteo Rizzo , sarei dovuto partire per il WTT in Osaka, ma ci sono stati degli intoppi, quindi non potrò partecipare" [As a replacement for Matteo Rizzo, I was supposed to leave for the WTT in Osaka, but there were some snags, so I won't be able to participate.] – via Instagram.
- ^ Rizzo, Matteo [@matteorizzoo] (April 14, 2021). "HELLO EVERYONE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WITHOUT MY DEPARTURE FOR WTT, A LOT OF YOU WERE ASKING ME THE REASON" – via Instagram.
- ^ Rizzo, Matteo [@matteorizzoo] (April 11, 2021). "Purtroppo oggi non sono partito come da programma per il WTT" [Unfortunately today I have not left as scheduled for the WTT.] – via Instagram.
- ^ "ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating 2021". isuresults.com. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- 2021 World Team Trophy at the International Skating Union
- Results