The United States is sending 13 athletes to compete in the Cup of China, which is the third event of the 2010 International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. This series is in its' 16th season and in composed of 6 different events that are scored on a cumulative point-scoring format. There are about 300 athletes representing 30 countries that take part in this series and each is eligible to compete and score in two of the six events. The top six finishers with the most points will earn a spot to compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing where they will compete for the grand prize of $1.35 million in prize money. The ladies that are taking part in this series are Mirai Nagasu who is an Olympian, and Amanda Dobbs and Kristine Musademba who are making this their first appearance in the series. The men are Ross Miner who is appearing in this series for his htird time and Brandon Mroz who finished 7th last season at the Rostelecom Cup. The pairs teams that are attending are Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig that finished 4th at this event last year and Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin who just finished 4th at the NHK Trophy a few weeks ago. The ice dancers that are going to represent the U.S. are Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell who are the 2008 U.S. junior champions and Isabella Cannuscio and Ian Lorello who are making their senior international debut in Beijing.
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