2016–17 ISU Challenger 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 | |
The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series will be the third season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions. To be held from September to December 2016, it is ranked below the Grand Prix 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 will be 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 |
| Kiev, 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 |
 Jorik Hendrickx |
Grant Hochstein |
Details |
| Autumn Classic | Yuzuru Hanyu |
 Misha Ge |
Max Aaron |
Details |
| Ondrej Nepela | Sergei Voronov |
 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 | ||||
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 |
 Kailani Craine |
Alexandra Avstriyskaya |
Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Stanislava Konstantinova |
Serafima Sakhanovich |
Bradie Tennell |
Details |
| Golden Spin | ||||
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal standings
| 1 | Russia |
11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Canada |
5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  United States |
4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 |  Italy |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Germany |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | |||||
 Israel |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Belgium |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | |||||
 Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Maria Sotskova | Russia
|
189.96 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial |
| 3 | Mirai Nagasu | United States
|
189.11 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 4 | Mai Mihara | Japan
|
189.03 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada
|
187.27 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 6 | Stanislava Konstantinova | Russia
|
186.97 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| 7 | Mao Asada | Japan
|
186.16 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 8 | Alaine Chartrand | Canada
|
186.11 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic |
| 9 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
|
185.93 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 10 | Mariah Bell | United States
|
184.22 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic |
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 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States
|
179.18 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 6 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Israel
|
177.80 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| 7 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada
|
176.84 | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | Russia
|
173.02 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup |
| 9 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia
|
172.83 | 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| 10 | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit | United States
|
167.81 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
Points and prize money
Points
At each event, skaters who finish in the top eight in each singles category, top five in pairs, and top six in ice dancing will receive 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 finish in the top three in the final Challenger Series standings will receive 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
- ^ a b c d e "Challenger Series in Figure Skating 2016/17: Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Communication No. 2002: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "ISU CS Ukrainian Open 2016, ISU Challenger Series, Kiev / UKR, 09.11.2016 - 13.11.2016". International Skating Union. 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
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