The 2021 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy was held on October 13–17, 2021, in Beijing, China.[1] It was intended to be a 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series event. However, as only the men's and women's singles events featured international participants and the total number of ISU member nations represented at the event totalled nine, it did not meet the necessary criteria to qualify for Challenger Series status.[2] Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
| 2021 CS Asian Open Trophy | |
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| Type: | ISU event |
| Date: | October 13 – 17 |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Location: | Beijing, China |
| Host: | Chinese Skating Association |
| Venue: | Capital Indoor Stadium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Yuma Kagiyama | |
| Women's singles: Mai Mihara | |
Pairs:  Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | |
| Ice dance: Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | |
| Previous: 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy | |
| Next: 2022 Asian Open Trophy | |
In January 2021, the International Skating Union announced that the 2021 Asian Open Trophy would replace the 2020–21 Grand Prix Final as the designated international test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3][4]
After a series of withdrawals by international participants, the 2021 Asian Open Trophy was unable to meet the minimum entry requirements to be classified as a Challenger event. The singles disciplines, which had competitors from multiple countries, were re-classified as regular international events, while the pairs and ice dance events featured only domestic competitors.[5]
Entries edit
The International Skating Union published the list of entries on September 21, 2021.
Changes to preliminary assignments edit
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Notes | Ref. |
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| September 27 | Ice dance | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
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| September 28 | Men |  Paul Fentz
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 Jimmy Ma
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| Camden Pulkinen
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| Women | Mariah Bell
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| Gabriella Izzo
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| Pairs | Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe
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| Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
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| September 29 | Women |  Marilena Kitromilis
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[7] | ||
| October 1 |  Eliška Březinová
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| Ice dance |  Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal
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Conflict with 2021 Budapest Trophy | [9] | ||
| October 6 | Women | Rika Kihira
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Mai Mihara
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[7] | |
 Maral-Erdene Gansukh
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 Thita Lamsam
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| Teekhree Silpa-Archa
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| October 8 | Men | — | Peng Zhiming
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[6] | |
| Women | Chen Hongyi
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Jin Hengxin
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[7] | ||
| Lin Shan
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 Lim Eun-soo
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| Wi Seo-yeong
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| October 10 | Men |  Harrison Jon-Yen Wong
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[6] |
Results edit
Men's singles edit
| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yuma Kagiyama | Japan
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277.78 | 1 | 97.80 | 1 | 179.98 |
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Shun Sato | Japan
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256.16 | 2 | 90.77 | 2 | 165.39 |
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Jin Boyang | China
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224.09 | 3 | 85.02 | 6 | 139.07 |
| 4 | Deniss Vasiļjevs |  Latvia
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217.68 | 4 | 84.75 | 7 | 132.93 |
| 5 | Lukas Britschgi |  Switzerland
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217.04 | 6 | 69.07 | 3 | 147.97 |
| 6 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea
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214.24 | 5 | 74.47 | 5 | 139.77 |
| 7 | Lee Si-hyeong | South Korea
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209.64 | 8 | 66.09 | 4 | 143.55 |
| 8 | Peng Zhiming | China
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167.68 | 9 | 55.16 | 8 | 112.52 |
| 9 | Chen Yudong | China
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148.35 | 7 | 66.37 | 10 | 81.98 |
| 10 | Lap Kan Yuen | Hong Kong
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147.88 | 10 | 48.62 | 9 | 99.26 |
Women's singles edit
| Rank | Skater | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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Mai Mihara | Japan
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203.58 | 2 | 67.83 | 1 | 135.75 |
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Kaori Sakamoto | Japan
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202.28 | 1 | 76.70 | 2 | 125.58 |
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Joanna So | Hong Kong
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155.65 | 4 | 53.50 | 4 | 102.15 |
| 4 | Ting Tzu-Han |  Chinese Taipei
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155.03 | 8 | 51.84 | 3 | 103.19 |
| 5 | Jenni Saarinen |  Finland
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154.45 | 3 | 62.25 | 8 | 92.20 |
| 6 | Nicole Schott | Germany
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148.08 | 6 | 52.84 | 5 | 95.24 |
| 7 | Zhu Yi | China
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147.38 | 5 | 52.88 | 6 | 94.50 |
| 8 | Kristina Isaev | Germany
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146.05 | 7 | 52.43 | 7 | 93.62 |
| 9 | Jin Hengxin | China
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118.11 | 9 | 51.27 | 9 | 66.84 |
Pairs edit
| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
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223.48 | 1 | 79.27 | 1 | 144.21 |
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Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | China
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196.68 | 2 | 66.41 | 2 | 130.27 |
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Wang Yuchen / Huang Yihang | China
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174.37 | 3 | 61.70 | 3 | 112.67 |
| 4 | Zhang Siyang / Yang Yongchao | China
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167.76 | 4 | 57.86 | 4 | 109.90 |
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Team | Nation | Total points | RD | FD | ||
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Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | China
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186.58 | 1 | 75.67 | 1 | 110.91 |
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Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming | China
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160.83 | 2 | 62.33 | 2 | 98.50 |
References edit
- ^ "2021 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy Announcement". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Communication No. 2390: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Communication No. 2367: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games – Adapted Sports Testing Programme". International Skating Union. November 13, 2020.
- ^ "ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating 2021/22". International Skating Union. August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "ISU CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2021: Men". International Skating Union. September 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "ISU CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2021: Women". International Skating Union. September 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "ISU CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2021: Pairs". International Skating Union. September 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "ISU CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2021: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. September 21, 2021.