COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. U.S. Figure Skating announced today the eight athletes chosen to represent the United States at the inaugural ISU World Team Trophy competition, which will take place April 16-19 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. They include World champion Evan Lysacek, World ice dancing silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, and U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott.
The U.S. team also includes two-time U.S. silver medalist Rachael Flatt, U.S. bronze medalist Caroline Zhang and U.S. pairs silver medalists Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett.
The six countries participating in the ISU World Team Trophy are the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, France and China. Each team consists of two ladies, two men, one pairs team and one ice dancing team. All ladies, men’s and pairs competitors will skate a short program and a free skate, and all dance teams will perform an original dance and a free dance. Through an event-specific scoring system, the team earning the highest number of aggregate points will be the winner.
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| Caydee Denney Jeremy Barrett | Wesley Chapel, Fla. Venice, Fla. | Ellenton, Fla. |
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| Tanith Belbin Ben Agosto | Kingston, Ontario Chicago, Ill. | Aston, Pa. |
| NAME | HOMETOWN | TRAINING TOWN |
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| Rachael Flatt | Del Mar, Calif. | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Caroline Zhang | Irvine, Calif. | Artesia & Lakewood, Calif. |
