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 that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

Competitions

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

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

Medal summary

Men's singles

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic Israel Daniel SamohinJapan Keiji TanakaUnited States Ross MinerDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Canada Elladj BaldéUnited States Max AaronRussia Konstantin MenshovDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy United States Jason BrownRussia Mikhail KolyadaRussia Gordei GorshkovDetails
Finland Finlandia Trophy Russia Konstantin MenshovUnited States Adam RipponRussia Sergei VoronovDetails
Russia Mordovian Ornament Russia Maxim KovtunIsrael Daniel SamohinRussia Moris KvitelashviliDetails
Bulgaria Denkova-Staviski Cup Uzbekistan Misha GeMalaysia Julian Zhi Jie YeeItaly Matteo RizzoDetails
Austria Ice Challenge Russia Artur DmitrievUnited States Jason BrownRussia Mikhail KolyadaDetails
Estonia Tallinn Trophy United States Max AaronRussia Dmitri AlievLatvia Deniss VasiļjevsDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Russia Alexander SamarinRussia Anton ShulepovRussia Zhan BushDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Kazakhstan Denis TenUnited States Adam RipponRussia Adian PitkeevDetails

Ladies' singles

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic Japan Satoko MiyaharaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaUnited States Angela WangDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Canada Kaetlyn OsmondRussia Alena LeonovaUnited States Courtney HicksDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy Russia Evgenia MedvedevaRussia Anna PogorilayaRussia Maria ArtemievaDetails
Finland Finlandia Trophy Japan Rika HongoRussia Yulia LipnitskayaSweden Joshi HelgessonDetails
Russia Mordovian Ornament Russia Anna PogorilayaRussia Adelina SotnikovaRussia Maria ArtemievaDetails
Bulgaria Denkova-Staviski Cup Sweden Isabelle OlssonLatvia Angelīna KučvaļskaNorway Anne Line GjersemDetails
Austria Ice Challenge United States Mirai NagasuRussia Maria ArtemievaUnited States Tyler PierceDetails
Estonia Tallinn Trophy Russia Maria SotskovaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaUnited States Tyler PierceDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Serafima SakhanovichArmenia Anastasia GalustyanDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbayevaUnited States Karen ChenDetails

Pairs

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaUnited States Marissa Castelli / Mervin TranCanada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovUnited States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimFrance Vanessa James / Morgan CiprèsDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovDetails
Russia Mordovian Ornament Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovRussia Natalja Zabijako / Alexander EnbertLithuania Goda Butkute / Nikita ErmolaevDetails
Austria Ice Challenge United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimGermany Mari Vartmann / Ruben BlommaertItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseDetails
Estonia Tallinn Trophy Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotGermany Mari Vartmann / Ruben BlommaertUnited Kingdom Amani Fancy / Christopher BoyadjiDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseLithuania Goda Butkute / Nikita ErmolaevDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovUnited States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaDetails

Ice dance

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenCanada Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier OuelletteDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy United States Madison Chock / Evan BatesCanada Alexandra Paul / Mitchell IslamUnited States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy Canada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierUnited Kingdom Penny Coomes / Nicholas BucklandUnited States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniDetails
Finland Finlandia Trophy Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Russia Mordovian Ornament Russia Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan ZhiganshinIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim SpodirevDetails
Bulgaria Denkova-Staviski Cup Turkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper UçarBelarus Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii BieliaievRussia Ludmila Sosnitskaia / Pavel GolovishnokovDetails
Austria Ice Challenge United States Danielle Thomas / Daniel EatonItaly Misato Komatsubara / Andrea FabbriFinland Olesia Karmi / Max LindholmDetails
Estonia Tallinn Trophy Israel Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoSlovakia Federica Testa / Lukas CsolleyFinland Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym SpodyrievFinland Cecilia Törn / Jussiville PartanenDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Italy 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 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

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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