2016–17 ISU Challenger Series
The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series.
| 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Challenger Series |
| Date: | September 7 – December 10, 2016 |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Previous: 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series | |
| Next: 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series | |
Regulations
Skaters may enter a maximum of three competitions. After the starting orders are drawn for the short segment, skaters are considered as entered even if they withdraw. With the exception of the host, member nations are limited to three entries per discipline at each event.[1]
The International Skating Union requires each Challenger Series competition to include a minimum of three disciplines (from men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing), at least ten countries represented in all disciplines combined, and a minimum number of entries and countries in each discipline.[1]
| Discipline | Minimum number of entries / countries[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Singles | 8 | 4 |
| Pairs | 5 | 3 |
| Ice dance | 6 | 4 |
Schedule
The 2016–17 series was composed of nine events. The Ukrainian Open was originally scheduled for 9–13 November 2016, as the seventh of ten competitions,[2][3] but the International Skating Union listed it as cancelled on 20 September.[4]
| Date | Event | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 7–11 | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | Bergamo, Italy | Details |
| September 14–18 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Details |
| September 22–24 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| September 28 – October 1 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Details |
| September 28 – October 2 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
| October 6–9 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy | Espoo, Finland | Details |
| Kyiv, Ukraine | |||
| November 17–20 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland | Details |
| November 22–27 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
| December 7–10 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
Medal summary
Men
| Challenger Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Lombardia Trophy |  Shoma Uno |  Jason Brown | Max Aaron | Details |
| U.S. Classic | Jason Brown | Takahito Mura | Adam Rippon | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy |  Alexander Petrov | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jorik Hendrickx | Grant Hochstein | Details |
| Autumn Classic | Yuzuru Hanyu |  Misha Ge | Max Aaron | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela | Sergei Voronov | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kevin Reynolds | Roman Savosin | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Nathan Chen | Patrick Chan | Maxim Kovtun | Details |
| Warsaw Cup |  Alexander Majorov | Dmitri Aliev |  Stéphane Walker | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Roman Savosin | Anton Shulepov | Andrew Torgashev | Details |
| Golden Spin |  Oleksii Bychenko | Daniel Samohin | Keegan Messing | Details |
Ladies
| Challenger Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Lombardia Trophy | Wakaba Higuchi |  Kim Na-hyun | Mirai Nagasu | Details |
| U.S. Classic | Satoko Miyahara | Mariah Bell | Karen Chen | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Mai Mihara | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Gabrielle Daleman | Details |
| Autumn Classic | Mirai Nagasu | Alaine Chartrand |  Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela | Maria Sotskova | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Mariah Bell | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Kaetlyn Osmond | Mao Asada | Anna Pogorilaya | Details |
| Warsaw Cup |  Nicole Schott | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kailani Craine | Alexandra Avstriyskaya | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Stanislava Konstantinova | Serafima Sakhanovich | Bradie Tennell | Details |
| Golden Spin |  Carolina Kostner | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Alena Leonova | Details |
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 nations) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[5]
Men
| Rank | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Brown |
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 256.49 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic | 254.04 | 510.53 |
| 2 | Alexander Petrov |
2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 232.21 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 222.92 | 455.13 |
| 3 | Max Aaron |
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 218.73 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic | 226.13 | 444.86 |
| 4 | Brendan Kerry |
2016 CS U.S. International Classic | 222.40 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 221.94 | 444.34 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva |
2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 185.93 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 192.03 | 377.96 |
| 2 | Mirai Nagasu |
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 176.86 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic | 189.11 | 365.97 |
| 3 | Mariah Bell |
2016 CS U.S. International Classic | 184.22 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | 167.69 | 351.91 |
| 4 | Alena Leonova |
2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 151.12 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 191.39 | 342.51 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek |
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 179.56 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | 189.26 | 368.82 |
| 2 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise |
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 185.18 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 180.60 | 365.78 |
| 3 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov |
2016 CS Finlandia Trophy | 169.10 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 180.44 | 349.54 |
| 4 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier |
2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 172.82 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 161.63 | 334.45 |
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 178.84 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | 183.60 | 362.44 |
| 2 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates |
2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 179.18 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 170.92 | 350.10 |
| 3 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri |
2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 162.12 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 180.30 | 342.42 |
| 4 | Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro |
2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 165.64 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | 173.02 | 338.66 |
Top scores in Challenger Series
Men
Best total score
| Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan |
260.57 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Japan |
258.93 | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| 3 | Jason Brown | United States |
256.49 | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Nathan Chen | United States |
256.44 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Takahito Mura | Japan |
252.20 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic |
| 6 | Patrick Chan | Canada |
248.73 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 7 | Adam Rippon | United States |
248.24 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic |
| 8 | Sergei Voronov | Russia |
237.42 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial |
| 9 | Alexander Petrov | Russia |
232.21 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 10 | Misha Ge | Uzbekistan |
230.55 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
Ladies
Best total score
| Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan |
206.75 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic |
| 2 | Carolina Kostner | Italy |
196.23 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 3 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia |
192.03 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 4 | Alena Leonova | Russia |
191.39 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 5 | Maria Sotskova | Russia |
189.96 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial |
| 6 | Mirai Nagasu | United States |
189.11 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 7 | Mai Mihara | Japan |
189.03 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada |
187.27 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 9 | Stanislava Konstantinova | Russia |
186.97 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| 10 | Mao Asada | Japan |
186.16 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
Pairs
Best total score
| Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada |
208.30 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 2 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany |
203.04 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 3 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | France |
198.90 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 4 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
197.80 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial |
| 5 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada |
197.78 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 6 | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | Italy |
189.26 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup |
| 7 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia |
185.42 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial |
| 8 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy |
185.18 | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy |
| 9 | Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada |
184.40 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 10 | Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert | Russia |
181.38 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial |
Ice dance
Best total score
| Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada |
189.20 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 2 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia |
185.19 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| 3 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia |
183.60 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup |
| 4 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy |
180.50 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy |
180.30 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 6 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States |
179.18 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 7 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Israel |
177.80 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| 8 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States |
177.36 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada |
176.84 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 10 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | Russia |
173.02 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup |
Points and prize money
Points
At each event, skaters who finished in the top eight in each singles category, top five in pairs, and top six in ice dancing received points toward their ISU world standings:[1]
| Placement | Points per CS event (regular event) |
Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 300 (250) | Men, ladies, pairs, dance |
| 2nd | 270 (225) | Men, ladies, pairs, dance |
| 3rd | 243 (203) | Men, ladies, pairs, dance |
| 4th | 182 (203) | Men, ladies, pairs, dance |
| 5th | 198 (164) | Men, ladies, pairs, dance |
| 6th | 178 | Men, ladies, dance |
| 7th | 160 | Men, ladies |
| 8th | 144 | Men, ladies |
References
- "Challenger Series in Figure Skating 2016/17: Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. 12 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2016.
- "Communication No. 2002: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. 20 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2016.
- "ISU CS Ukrainian Open 2016, ISU Challenger Series, Kyiv / UKR, 09.11.2016 - 13.11.2016". International Skating Union. 4 May 2016.
- "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Men". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Ladies". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Pairs". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
External links
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| Former events | |
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