2017 Summer Competitions
SYWTW FS
Non-comprehensive list of small competitions in the early 2017-18 season where top skaters may debut their new programs. Some competitions are domestic, some are international. Withdrawals with no notice are very common for these competitions. For more events and info, please check out the appropriate threads on Goldenskate.
UNITED STATES
BROADMOOR OPEN (Website & results)
Time & place: June 20-23, Broadmoor Skating Club (Colorado Springs, CO)
Notable entries: Senior - Alexei Krasnozhon (SP only), Timothy Dolensky, Jordan Moeller, Jimmy Ma, Bradie Tennell, Ashley Lin, Ashley Kim, Angela Wang, Vivian Le. Junior - Alysia Liu, Angelina Huang, Ting Cui, Sihyeong Lee (SP only).
How to watch: Paid livestream by ProEventPhoto. Fancams.
AERIAL JUMP CHALLENGE (Facebook & results, Twitter)
Time & place: June 23-24, Broadmoor Skating Club (Colorado Springs, CO)
Notable entries: Team event, individual event
How to watch: Facebook live stream of last day
Note: A jumping competition held alongside Broadmoor Open with prize money for the winners.
LAKE PLACID SUMMER FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Website & results)
Time & place: June 28 - July 1, Skating Club of Lake Placid (Lake Placid, NY)
Notable entries: Senior - Ross Miner
How to watch: Paid live stream. Fancams.
LOS ANGELES OPEN (Website & results)
Time & place: July 7-9, Los Angeles FSC (Burbank, CA)
Notable entries: Senior - Karen Chen (SP only), Starr Andrews, Vivian Le, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Sean Rabbitt. Junior - Audrey Shin, Akari Nakahara.
How to watch: Fancams
SKATE MILWAUKEE (Website & results)
Time & place: July 12-16, Wisconsin FSC (Milwaukee, WI)
Notable entries: Senior - Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, Bradie Tennell, Caitlin Fields/Ernie Stevens
How to watch: Fancams
SKATE DETROIT (Website & results)
Time & place: July 18-22, Detroit Skating Club (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Notable entries: Senior - Mirai Nagasu, Courtney Hicks, Vincent Zhou, Grant Hochstein, Keegan Messing, Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay, Chelsea Liu/Brian Johnson, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara, Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan, Caitlin Fields/Ernie Stevens
How to watch: Paid livestream by ProEventPhoto. Fancams.
LAKE PLACID ICE DANCE INTERNATIONAL (Website & results)
Time & place: July 26-29, Lake Placid, NY
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons, Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter, Elliana Pogrebinsky/Alex Benoit, Karina Manta/Joseph Johnson. Junior - Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko.
How to watch: Paid live stream. Youtube videos.
Note: This is an international ISU competition. There is also a club portion of the competition.
GLACIER FALLS SUMMER CLASSIC (Website & results, Twitter, Facebook)
Time & place: July 27-30, Glacier Falls FSC (Anaheim, CA)
Notable entries: Senior - Jason Brown, Grant Hochstein, Ross Miner, Sean Rabbitt, Yaroslav Paniot, Karen Chen, Polina Edmunds, Mae Berenice Meite, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Caroline Zhang. Junior - Angelina Huang, Ashley Lin, Alysia Liu, Akari Nakahara, Audrey Shin.
How to watch: Fancams. Complete event available for free on Icenetwork after the competition.
PHILADELPHIA SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS (Website & results)
Time & place: Aug. 2-5, IceWorks Skating Club (Aston, PA)
Notable entries: Senior - Daisuke Murakami, Emmanuel Savary, Deanna Stellato/Nathan Bartholomay
How to watch: Paid livestream by ProEventPhoto. Fancams.
Note: This is the club portion of the competition.
PHILADELPHIA SUMMER INTERNATIONAL (Website)
Time & place: Aug. 3-6, IceWorks Skating Club (Aston, PA)
Notable entries: Senior - Karen Chen, Tessa Hong, Angela Wang, Amber Glenn, Hanul Kim, Courtney Hicks, Bradie Tennell, Starr Andrews, Nicole Rajicova, Timothy Dolensky, Alexei Krasnozhon, Alexander Johnson, Jordan Moeller, Sean Rabbitt, Max Aaron, June Hyoung Lee, Andrew Torgashev, Yaroslav Paniot
How to watch: Paid livestream by ProEventPhoto. Fancams: 1, 2, 3, 4
Note: This is the international ISU portion of the competition.
DANCE/PAIRS CHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Website & results)
Time & place: Aug. 11-13, Fox Valley Ice Arena (Geneva, IL)
Notable entries: Senior - Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean Luc Baker, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Angelique Abachkina/Louis Thauron, Alexandra Nazarova/Maxim Nikitin
How to watch: Possible fancams.
CANADA (NATIONAL SUMMER SERIES)
MINTO SUMMER SKATE (Website, Results, Facebook, Twitter)
Time & place: July 26-31, Minto Skating Club (Gloucester, ON)
Notable entries: Senior - Liam Firus, Stephen Gogolev, Nicolas Nadeau, Julian Yee, Roman Sadovsky, Nam Nguyen, Alaine Chartrand
How to watch: Free live stream
WILD ROSE INVITATIONAL (Website, Results)
Time & place: Aug. 4-7, Leduc, AB
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Kaetlyn Osmond, Larkyn Austman
How to watch: Free live stream
QUEBEC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS (Website, Results)
Time & place: Aug. 10-13, Montreal, QC
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Laurence Fournier-Beaudry/Nikolaj Sorensen, Marie-Jade Lauriault/Romain Le Gac, Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz, Elladj Balde, Liam Firus, Nicolas Nadeau, Alaine Chartrand
How to watch: Free live stream
SKATE ONTARIO SUMMER SKATE (Website, Results)
Time & place: Aug. 17-20, Thornhill, ON
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Stephen Gogolev, Nam Nguyen, Keegan Messing, Roman Sadovsky, Lubov Iliushechkina/Dylan Moscovitch
How to watch: Free live stream
BC SUMMER SKATE (Website & results)
Time & place: Aug. 17-20, Burnaby, BC
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Kaetlyn Osmond, Larkyn Austman, Sarah Tamura, Kevin Reynolds
How to watch: Free live stream
JAPAN
See here for a complete list. Thanks to tadakixd for translation help!
KANTO SUMMER TROPHY (Website, Results)
Time & place: Aug. 3-6, Chiba
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Wakaba Higuchi. Junior - Akari Matsubara, Akari Matsuoka.
How to watch: News clips on Japanese TV
55TH KITAKYUSHU OPEN / IZUKA ICE PALACE CUP (Website)
Time & place: Aug. 7-10, Fukuoka
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Rika Hongo
How to watch: News clips on Japanese TV
GENSAN SUMMER CUP (Website, Results)
Time & place: Aug. 11-13, Otsu
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Taichi Honda, Kazuki Tomono, Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Rin Nitaya, Yura Matsuda. Junior - Mitsuki Sumoto, Riko Takino, Mako Yamashita, Yuhana Yokoi, Akari Matsuoka, Saya Suzuki.
How to watch: News clips on Japanese TV
TOKYO SUMMER GAMES (Website)
OTHER
SOUTH KOREA JGP & NEBELHORN SELECTION EVENT (GS thread)
Time & place: July 28-30, Mokdong Ice Rink, Seoul
Notable entries: Full list. Senior - Jun Hwan Cha, Jinseo Kim, June Hyoung Lee, Nahyun Kim, Dabin Choi, Soyoun Park, Yura Min/Alexander Gamelin, Su Yeon Kim/Hyungtae Kim. Junior - Sihyeong Lee, Yelim Kim, Eunsoo Lim, Young You
How to watch: KBS1 broadcast, last groups of senior ladies. Fancams: 1, 2.
Note: This competition will determine the senior skaters sent to Nebelhorn Trophy for the Olympic Qualifying Event, as well as junior assignments for the Junior Grand Prix.
ASIAN OPEN TROPHY (Results, Facebook)
Time & place: Aug. 2-5, Hong Kong
Notable entries: Senior - Keiji Tanaka, Ryuju Hino, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuna Shiraiwa, Su Yeon Kim/Hyungtae Kim, Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara. Junior - Sena Miyake, Yuto Kishina, Mako Yamashita, Rika Kihira, Eunsoo Lim, Yelim Kim, Audrey Shin, Hannah Harrell
How to watch: Free live stream of senior ladies’ and men’s FS. Fancams: 1, 2, 3
Note: This is an international ISU competition.