2015–2016 ISU Challenger Series

2015–16 ISU Challenger Series
Type: ISU Challenger Series
Date: September 16 – December 5, 2015
Season: 2015–16
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2014–15 ISU Challenger Series
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2016–17 ISU Challenger Series

The 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2015. It was the second season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Each event included a minimum of three disciplines (men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing).

Schedule

The 2015–16 series comprised the following events:[1]

Date Event Location Details
September 16–20 2015 CS U.S. International Classic Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details
September 24–26 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany Details
October 1–3 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy Bratislava, Slovakia Details
October 8–11 2015 CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo, Finland Details
October 15–18 2015 CS Mordovian Ornament Saransk, Russia Details
October 20–25 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup Sofia, Bulgaria Details
Oct. 27 - Nov. 1 2015 CS Ice Challenge Graz, Austria Details
November 18–22 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy Tallinn, Estonia Details
November 26–29 2015 CS Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Details
December 2–5 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Details

Medal summary

Men

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicIsrael Daniel SamohinJapan Keiji TanakaUnited States Ross MinerDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyCanada Elladj BaldéUnited States Max AaronRussia Konstantin MenshovDetails
Ondrej NepelaUnited States Jason BrownRussia Mikhail KolyadaRussia Gordei GorshkovDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Konstantin MenshovUnited States Adam RipponRussia Sergei VoronovDetails
Mordovian OrnamentRussia Maxim KovtunIsrael Daniel SamohinRussia Moris KvitelashviliDetails
Denkova-Staviski CupUzbekistan Misha GeMalaysia Julian Zhi Jie YeeItaly Matteo RizzoDetails
Ice ChallengeRussia Artur DmitrievUnited States Jason BrownRussia Mikhail KolyadaDetails
Tallinn TrophyUnited States Max AaronRussia Dmitri AlievLatvia Deniss VasiļjevsDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Alexander SamarinRussia Anton ShulepovRussia Zhan BushDetails
Golden SpinKazakhstan Denis TenUnited States Adam RipponRussia Adian PitkeevDetails

Ladies

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicJapan Satoko MiyaharaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaUnited States Angela WangDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyCanada Kaetlyn OsmondRussia Alena LeonovaUnited States Courtney HicksDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Evgenia MedvedevaRussia Anna PogorilayaRussia Maria ArtemievaDetails
Finlandia TrophyJapan Rika HongoRussia Yulia LipnitskayaSweden Joshi HelgessonDetails
Mordovian OrnamentRussia Anna PogorilayaRussia Adelina SotnikovaRussia Maria ArtemievaDetails
Denkova-Staviski CupSweden Isabelle OlssonLatvia Angelīna KučvaļskaNorway Anne Line GjersemDetails
Ice ChallengeUnited States Mirai NagasuRussia Maria ArtemievaUnited States Tyler PierceDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Maria SotskovaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaUnited States Tyler PierceDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Serafima SakhanovichArmenia Anastasia GalustyanDetails
Golden SpinRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaUnited States Karen ChenDetails

Pairs

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaUnited States Marissa Castelli / Mervin TranCanada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovUnited States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimFrance Vanessa James / Morgan CiprèsDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovDetails
Mordovian OrnamentRussia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovRussia Natalja Zabijako / Alexander EnbertLithuania Goda Butkute / Nikita ErmolaevDetails
Ice ChallengeUnited States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimGermany Mari Vartmann / Ruben BlommaertItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseDetails
Tallinn TrophyGermany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotGermany Mari Vartmann / Ruben BlommaertUnited Kingdom Amani Fancy / Christopher BoyadjiDetails
Warsaw CupGermany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseLithuania Goda Butkute / Nikita ErmolaevDetails
Golden SpinRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovUnited States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaDetails

Ice dance

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenCanada Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier OuelletteDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyUnited States Madison Chock / Evan BatesCanada Alexandra Paul / Mitchell IslamUnited States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
Ondrej NepelaCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierUnited Kingdom Penny Coomes / Nicholas BucklandUnited States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniDetails
Finlandia TrophyCanada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Mordovian OrnamentRussia Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan ZhiganshinIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim SpodirevDetails
Denkova-Staviski CupTurkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper UçarBelarus Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii BieliaievRussia Ludmila Sosnitskaia / Pavel GolovishnokovDetails
Ice ChallengeUnited States Danielle Thomas / Daniel EatonItaly Misato Komatsubara / Andrea FabbriFinland Olesia Karmi / Max LindholmDetails
Tallinn TrophyIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoSlovakia Federica Testa / Lukas CsolleyFinland Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
Warsaw CupItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym SpodyrievFinland Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
Golden SpinItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriUnited States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc BakerArmenia Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-SénécalDetails

Medal standings

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)14121137
2 United States (USA)87924
3 Canada (CAN)4127
4 Israel (ISR)2305
5 Italy (ITA)2226
6 Germany (GER)2204
7 Japan (JPN)2103
8 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1304
9 Sweden (SWE)1012
10 Turkey (TUR)1001
 Uzbekistan (UZB)1001
12 Denmark (DEN)0112
 Great Britain (GBR)0112
 Latvia (LAT)0112
 Poland (POL)0112
16 Belarus (BLR)0101
 Malaysia (MAS)0101
 Slovakia (SVK)0101
19 Finland (FIN)0033
20 Armenia (ARM)0022
 Lithuania (LTU)0022
22 France (FRA)0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (23 nations)383838114

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[2]

Men

[3]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 United States Jason Brown 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 239.37 2015 Ice Challenge 240.65 480.02
2 United States Max Aaron 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy 222.94 2015 Tallinn Trophy 252.16 475.10
3 Russia Mikhail Kolyada 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 229.59 2015 Ice Challenge 239.77 469.36
4 United States Adam Rippon 2015 Finlandia Trophy 224.18 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 237.87 462.05

Ladies

[4]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2015 Warsaw Cup 192.93 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 201.33 394.26
2 Russia Anna Pogorilaya 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 178.38 2015 Mordovian Ornament 214.07 392.45
3 Russia Adelina Sotnikova 2015 Mordovian Ornament 203.89 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 159.80 363.69
4 Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbayeva 2015 U.S. International Classic 177.91 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 176.33 354.24

Pairs

[5]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot 2015 Tallinn Trophy 214.42 2015 Warsaw Cup 209.60 424.02
2 Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 184.28 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 192.22 376.50
3 Russia Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert 2015 Mordovian Ornament 196.22 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 173.62 369.84
4 Russia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 185.00 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 183.88 368.88

Ice dance

[6]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2015 Warsaw Cup 169.72 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 172.28 342.00
2 Israel Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko 2015 Mordovian Ornament 160.98 2015 Tallinn Trophy 160.84 321.82
3 Poland Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev 2015 Mordovian Ornament 150.60 2015 Warsaw Cup 147.52 298.12
4 Turkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar 2015 Mordovian Ornament 145.34 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup 151.74 297.08

Top scores in Challenger Series

Men

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Denis Ten  Kazakhstan 276.39 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2 Max Aaron  United States 252.16 2015 Tallinn Trophy
3 Artur Dmitriev  Russia 247.57 2015 Ice Challenge
4 Elladj Baldé  Canada 242.36 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
5 Jason Brown  United States 240.65 2015 Ice Challenge
6 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 239.77 2015 Ice Challenge
7 Adam Rippon  United States 237.87 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8 Maxim Kovtun  Russia 236.38 2015 Mordovian Ornament
9 Daniel Samohin  Israel 235.14 2015 Mordovian Ornament
10 Jorik Hendrickx  Belgium 233.47 2015 Ice Challenge

Ladies

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Anna Pogorilaya  Russia 214.07 2015 Mordovian Ornament
2 Adelina Sotnikova  Russia 203.89 2015 Mordovian Ornament
3 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 201.33 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Rika Hongo  Japan 187.45 2015 Finlandia Trophy
5 Maria Sotskova  Russia 186.30 2015 Tallinn Trophy
6 Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia 183.94 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
7 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 183.64 2015 U.S. International Classic
8 Kaetlyn Osmond  Canada 179.41 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
9 Elizabet Tursynbayeva  Kazakhstan 177.91 2015 U.S. International Classic
10 Maria Artemieva  Russia 177.21 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Pairs

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot  Germany 214.42 2015 Tallinn Trophy
2 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov  Russia 214.05 2015 Mordovian Ornament
3 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov  Russia 202.79 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
4 Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert  Russia 196.22 2015 Mordovian Ornament
5 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 192.22 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise  Italy 191.98 2015 Warsaw Cup
7 Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov  Russia 190.28 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
8 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim  United States 189.28 2015 Ice Challenge
9 Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov  Russia 185.00 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
10 Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert  Germany 177.04 2015 Tallinn Trophy

Ice dance

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin  Russia 176.70 2015 Mordovian Ornament
2 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 172.28 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
3 Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States 169.50 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
4 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 161.67 2015 Finlandia Trophy
5 Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko  Israel 160.98 2015 Mordovian Ornament
6 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 159.14 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
7 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland  United Kingdom 156.22 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
8 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani  United States 154.34 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
9 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 153.62 2015 U.S. International Classic
10 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States 153.06 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb

References

  1. ↑ "Communication No. 1933 Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Men". International Skating Union.
  4. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  5. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
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