The 2016 Team Challenge Cup was held April 22–24, 2016 at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.[2] Skaters competed as part of Team Asia, Team Europe, or Team North America.[1]
The 2016 competition was the first edition of the event. Spokane was named as the host in September 2015.[3]
On Friday, April 22, singles skaters competed in a head-to-head competition. There were six rounds, with one skater from each team competing. Each skater earned points for their team based on placement. The team with the most placement points won the head-to-head competition. Also, the top scoring man and woman earned an additional cash prize. The scores from this event do not contribute to Saturday's team competition.[1][13]
Each skater earned points for their team based on placement in their group: 12 points for first place, 10 points for second place, and 8 points for third place.[1]Shoma Uno and Evgenia Medvedeva had the highest scores of the night, earning them an additional cash prize.[14]
On Saturday, April 23, skaters competed with their free skating/dance programs. The team with the highest aggregate score won this segment of the Team Challenge Cup. Also, the top scoring pairs and dance couple earned an additional cash prize. The scores from Friday's event do not contribute to the event's final results.[1][13]
For each team, the highest dance score, the highest pair score, the two highest ladies scores, and the two highest men scores were combined.[1]Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford and Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje earned an additional cash prize for being the highest scoring pair and dance couple.[14] Team North America was the overall winner of the competition.[15]
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