2015–16 ISU Challenger Series

The 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2015. It was the second season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

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

Competitions

This season, the series included the following events.[1]

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

Medal summary

Men's singles
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
U.S. International Classic Daniel Samohin Keiji Tanaka Ross MinerDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Elladj Baldé Max Aaron Konstantin MenshovDetails
Ondrej Nepela Trophy Jason Brown Mikhail Kolyada Gordei GorshkovDetails
Finlandia Trophy Konstantin Menshov Adam Rippon Sergei VoronovDetails
Mordovian Ornament Maxim Kovtun Daniel Samohin Moris KvitelashviliDetails
Denkova-Staviski Cup Misha Ge Julian Zhi Jie Yee Matteo RizzoDetails
Ice Challenge Artur Dmitriev Jason Brown Mikhail KolyadaDetails
Tallinn Trophy Max Aaron Dmitri Aliev Deniss VasiļjevsDetails
Warsaw Cup Alexander Samarin Anton Shulepov Zhan BushDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Denis Ten Adam Rippon Adian PitkeevDetails

Ladies' singles
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
U.S. International Classic Satoko Miyahara Elizabet Tursynbayeva Angela WangDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Kaetlyn Osmond Alena Leonova Courtney HicksDetails
Ondrej Nepela Trophy Evgenia Medvedeva Anna Pogorilaya Maria ArtemievaDetails
Finlandia Trophy Rika Hongo Yulia Lipnitskaya Joshi HelgessonDetails
Mordovian Ornament Anna Pogorilaya Adelina Sotnikova Maria ArtemievaDetails
Denkova-Staviski Cup Isabelle Olsson Angelīna Kučvaļska Anne Line GjersemDetails
Ice Challenge Mirai Nagasu Maria Artemieva Tyler PierceDetails
Tallinn Trophy Maria Sotskova Elizabet Tursynbayeva Tyler PierceDetails
Warsaw Cup Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Serafima Sakhanovich Anastasia GalustyanDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Elizabet Tursynbayeva Karen ChenDetails

Pairs
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
U.S. International Classic Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim Vanessa James / Morgan CiprèsDetails
Ondrej Nepela Trophy Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovDetails
Mordovian Ornament Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert Goda Butkute / Nikita ErmolaevDetails
Ice Challenge Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseDetails
Tallinn Trophy Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert Amani Fancy / Christopher BoyadjiDetails
Warsaw Cup Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Goda Butkute / Nikita ErmolaevDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaDetails

Ice dance
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
U.S. International Classic Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier OuelletteDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Madison Chock / Evan Bates Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
Ondrej Nepela Trophy Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniDetails
Finlandia Trophy Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Mordovian Ornament Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim SpodirevDetails
Denkova-Staviski Cup Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev Ludmila Sosnitskaia / Pavel GolovishnokovDetails
Ice Challenge Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton Misato Komatsubara / Andrea Fabbri Olesia Karmi / Max LindholmDetails
Tallinn Trophy Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
Warsaw Cup Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker 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 entries)383838114

Challenger Series rankings

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

Men's singles
No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[3]
1 Jason Brown  United States Ondrej Nepela Trophy 239.37 Ice Challenge 240.65 480.02
2 Max Aaron Nebelhorn Trophy 222.94 Tallinn Trophy 252.16 475.10
3 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia Ondrej Nepela Trophy 229.59 Ice Challenge 239.77 469.36
4 Adam Rippon  United States Finlandia Trophy 224.18 Golden Spin of Zagreb 237.87 462.05
5 Daniel Samohin  Israel U.S. International Classic 223.67 Mordovian Ornament 235.14 458.81

Ladies' singles
No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[4]
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia Warsaw Cup 192.93 Golden Spin of Zagreb 201.33 394.26
2 Anna Pogorilaya Ondrej Nepela Trophy 178.38 Mordovian Ornament 214.07 392.45
3 Adelina Sotnikova Mordovian Ornament 203.89 Golden Spin of Zagreb 159.80 363.69
4 Elizabet Tursynbayeva  Kazakhstan U.S. International Classic 177.91 176.33 354.24
5 Maria Artemieva  Russia Ondrej Nepela Trophy 177.21 Mordovian Ornament 173.87 351.08

Pairs
No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[5]
1 Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot  Germany Tallinn Trophy 214.42 Warsaw Cup 209.60 424.02
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia Ondrej Nepela Trophy 184.28 Golden Spin of Zagreb 192.22 376.50
3 Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert Mordovian Ornament 196.22 173.62 369.84
4 Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Ondrej Nepela Trophy 185.00 183.88 368.88
5 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim  United States Nebelhorn Trophy 179.56 Ice Challenge 189.28 368.84

Ice dance
No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[6]
1 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy Warsaw Cup 169.72 Golden Spin of Zagreb 172.28 342.00
2 Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko  Israel Mordovian Ornament 160.98 Tallinn Trophy 160.84 321.82
3 Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev  Poland 150.60 Warsaw Cup 147.52 298.12
4 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar  Turkey 145.34 Denkova-Staviski Cup 151.74 297.08
5 Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev  Belarus 142.86 148.08 290.94

Top scores
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.
For the season's highest scores, see 2015–16 figure skating season § Season's best scores.

Men's singles
Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total
No. Skater 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
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
10 Jorik Hendrickx  Belgium 233.47 2015 Ice Challenge

Ladies' singles
Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Anna Pogorilaya  Russia 214.07 2015 Mordovian Ornament
2 Adelina Sotnikova 203.89
3 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 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 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
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total
No. Team 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 202.79 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy
4 Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert 196.22 2015 Mordovian Ornament
5 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 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
Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance)
No. Team 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  Great Britain 156.22
8 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani  United States 154.34
9 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue 153.62 2015 U.S. International Classic
10 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker 153.06 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb

References
  1. "Communication No. 1933 Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  2. "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06.
  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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