ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating
The new event was announced at a news conference during the 2008 World Championships, in the hope of encouraging countries to develop top figure skaters in all disciplines.The participating countries in the inaugural event were (in descending order of finish) the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Russia, and China.The Japan Skating Federation paid the global prize money for the ISU World Team Trophy in 2009.[5] U.S. ice dancer Tanith Belbin told an interviewer that she and partner Benjamin Agosto had not been aware of the event until after the 2009 World Championships.The fact that this event is held after all major competitions forced many athletes to not attend in order to not risk injuries or fatigue after a long season.
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