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
November 9–13 2016 CS Ukrainian Open (cancelled) 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 TrophyJapan Shoma UnoUnited States Jason BrownUnited States Max AaronDetails
U.S. ClassicUnited States Jason BrownJapan Takahito MuraUnited States Adam RipponDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Alexander PetrovBelgium Jorik HendrickxUnited States Grant HochsteinDetails
Autumn ClassicJapan Yuzuru HanyuUzbekistan Misha GeUnited States Max AaronDetails Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
Ondrej NepelaRussia Sergei VoronovCanada Kevin ReynoldsRussia Roman SavosinDetails
Finlandia TrophyUnited States Nathan ChenCanada Patrick ChanRussia Maxim KovtunDetails
Warsaw CupSweden Alexander MajorovRussia Dmitri AlievSwitzerland Stéphane WalkerDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Roman SavosinRussia Anton ShulepovUnited States Andrew TorgashevDetails Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
Golden SpinIsrael Oleksii BychenkoIsrael Daniel SamohinCanada Keegan MessingDetails

Ladies
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Lombardia TrophyJapan Wakaba HiguchiSouth Korea Kim Na-hyunUnited States Mirai NagasuDetails
U.S. ClassicJapan Satoko MiyaharaUnited States Mariah BellUnited States Karen ChenDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyJapan Mai MiharaRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaCanada Gabrielle DalemanDetails
Autumn ClassicUnited States Mirai NagasuCanada Alaine ChartrandKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaDetails Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
Ondrej NepelaRussia Maria SotskovaRussia Yulia LipnitskayaUnited States Mariah BellDetails
Finlandia TrophyCanada Kaetlyn OsmondJapan Mao AsadaRussia Anna PogorilayaDetails
Warsaw CupGermany Nicole SchottAustralia Kailani CraineRussia Alexandra AvstriyskayaDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Stanislava KonstantinovaRussia Serafima SakhanovichUnited States Bradie TennellDetails Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
Golden SpinItaly Carolina KostnerRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Alena LeonovaDetails

Pairs
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Lombardia TrophyItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekItaly Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo AmbrosiniDetails
U.S. ClassicCanada Brittany Jones / Joshua ReaganUnited States Jessica Calalang / Zack SidhuUnited States Alexandria Shaughnessy / James MorganDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyGermany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotCanada Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan MoscovitchGermany Mari Vartmann / Ruben BlommaertDetails
Autumn ClassicCanada Julianne Séguin / Charlie BilodeauFrance Vanessa James / Morgan CiprèsUnited States Marissa Castelli / Mervin TranDetails Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
Ondrej NepelaRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovRussia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovRussia Natalja Zabijako / Alexander EnbertDetails
Finlandia TrophyCanada Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovGermany Mari Vartmann / Ruben BlommaertDetails
Warsaw CupItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekUnited States Chelsea Liu / Brian JohnsonGermany Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan SeegertDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Alina Ustimkina / Nikita VolodinRussia Alisa Efimova / Alexander KorovinLithuania Goda Butkutė / Nikita ErmolaevDetails Archived 2016-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
Golden SpinItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovUnited States Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDucDetails

Ice dance
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Lombardia TrophyItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriUnited Kingdom Lilah Fear / Lewis GibsonFinland Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
U.S. ClassicUnited States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueJapan Kana Muramoto / Chris ReedCanada Alexandra Paul / Mitchell IslamDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyItaly Anna Cappellini / Luca LanotteUnited States Madison Chock / Evan BatesCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierDetails
Autumn ClassicCanada Tessa Virtue / Scott MoirUnited States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc BakerDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
Ondrej NepelaRussia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri SolovievUnited States Madison Chock / Evan BatesRussia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan GuerreiroDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan BukinUnited States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueRussia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan GuerreiroDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri SolovievRussia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan GuerreiroSlovakia Lucie Mysliveckova / Lukas CsolleyDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan ZhiganshinIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoUnited States Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex BenoitDetails Archived 2016-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
Golden SpinItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriUnited States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc BakerTurkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper UçarDetails

Medal standings
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)1111830
2 Italy (ITA)7119
3 Canada (CAN)54413
4 Japan (JPN)5308
5 United States (USA)491326
6 Germany (GER)2035
7 Israel (ISR)1203
8 Sweden (SWE)1001
9 Australia (AUS)0101
 Belgium (BEL)0101
 France (FRA)0101
 Great Britain (GBR)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
 Uzbekistan (UZB)0101
15 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Finland (FIN)0011
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
 Lithuania (LTU)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
  Switzerland (SUI)0011
 Turkey (TUR)0011
Totals (21 entries)363636108

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[5]

Men

[6]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 United States Jason Brown 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 256.49 2016 CS U.S. International Classic 254.04 510.53
2 Russia Alexander Petrov 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 232.21 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 222.92 455.13
3 United States Max Aaron 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 218.73 2016 CS Autumn Classic 226.13 444.86
4 Australia Brendan Kerry 2016 CS U.S. International Classic 222.40 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 221.94 444.34

Ladies

[7]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 185.93 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 192.03 377.96
2 United States Mirai Nagasu 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 176.86 2016 CS Autumn Classic 189.11 365.97
3 United States Mariah Bell 2016 CS U.S. International Classic 184.22 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 167.69 351.91
4 Russia Alena Leonova 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 151.12 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 191.39 342.51

Pairs

[8]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Italy Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 179.56 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 189.26 368.82
2 Italy Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 185.18 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 180.60 365.78
3 Russia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 169.10 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb 180.44 349.54
4 United States Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 172.82 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 161.63 334.45

Ice dance

[9]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 178.84 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 183.60 362.44
2 United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 179.18 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 170.92 350.10
3 Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 162.12 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 180.30 342.42
4 Russia Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 165.64 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 173.02 338.66

Top scores in Challenger Series
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.

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

Prize money

Skaters who finished in the top three in the final Challenger Series standings received prize money:[1]

Placement Singles Pairs and ice dance
1st CHF 4,000 CHF 5,000 (2,500 per partner)
2nd CHF 3,000 CHF 4,000 (2,000 per partner)
3rd CHF 2,000 CHF 3,000 (1,500 per partner)

References
  1. "Challenger Series in Figure Skating 2016/17: Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. 12 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2016.
  2. "Communication No. 2002: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. 20 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2016.
  3. "ISU CS Ukrainian Open 2016, ISU Challenger Series, Kyiv / UKR, 09.11.2016 - 13.11.2016". International Skating Union. 4 May 2016.
  4. "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  5. "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  6. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Men". International Skating Union.
  7. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  8. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  9. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
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