2015–16 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).

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

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. Classic Daniel Samohin Keiji Tanaka Ross MinerDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Elladj Baldé Max Aaron Konstantin MenshovDetails
Ondrej Nepela 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 Denis Ten Adam Rippon Adian PitkeevDetails

Ladies
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. Classic Satoko Miyahara Elizabet Tursynbayeva Angela WangDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Kaetlyn Osmond Alena Leonova Courtney HicksDetails
Ondrej Nepela 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 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Elizabet Tursynbayeva Karen ChenDetails

Pairs
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. 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 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 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaDetails

Ice dance
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. 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 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 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 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 Jason Brown 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 239.37 2015 Ice Challenge 240.65 480.02
2 Max Aaron 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy 222.94 2015 Tallinn Trophy 252.16 475.10
3 Mikhail Kolyada 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 229.59 2015 Ice Challenge 239.77 469.36
4 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 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2015 Warsaw Cup 192.93 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 201.33 394.26
2 Anna Pogorilaya 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 178.38 2015 Mordovian Ornament 214.07 392.45
3 Adelina Sotnikova 2015 Mordovian Ornament 203.89 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 159.80 363.69
4 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 Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot 2015 Tallinn Trophy 214.42 2015 Warsaw Cup 209.60 424.02
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 184.28 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 192.22 376.50
3 Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert 2015 Mordovian Ornament 196.22 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 173.62 369.84
4 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 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2015 Warsaw Cup 169.72 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb 172.28 342.00
2 Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko 2015 Mordovian Ornament 160.98 2015 Tallinn Trophy 160.84 321.82
3 Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev 2015 Mordovian Ornament 150.60 2015 Warsaw Cup 147.52 298.12
4 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar 2015 Mordovian Ornament 145.34 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup 151.74 297.08

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 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
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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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