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 Miner | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elladj Baldé | Max Aaron |  Konstantin Menshov | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela | Jason Brown | Mikhail Kolyada | Gordei Gorshkov | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Konstantin Menshov | Adam Rippon | Sergei Voronov | Details |
| Mordovian Ornament | Maxim Kovtun | Daniel Samohin | Moris Kvitelashvili | Details |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup |  Misha Ge |  Julian Zhi Jie Yee |  Matteo Rizzo | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Artur Dmitriev | Jason Brown | Mikhail Kolyada | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Max Aaron | Dmitri Aliev |  Deniss Vasiļjevs | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Alexander Samarin | Anton Shulepov | Zhan Bush | Details |
| Golden Spin |  Denis Ten | Adam Rippon | Adian Pitkeev | Details |
Ladies
| Challenger Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| U.S. Classic | Satoko Miyahara | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Angela Wang | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Kaetlyn Osmond | Alena Leonova | Courtney Hicks | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela | Evgenia Medvedeva | Anna Pogorilaya | Maria Artemieva | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Rika Hongo | Yulia Lipnitskaya |  Joshi Helgesson | Details |
| Mordovian Ornament | Anna Pogorilaya | Adelina Sotnikova | Maria Artemieva | Details |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | Isabelle Olsson | Angelīna Kučvaļska |  Anne Line Gjersem | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Mirai Nagasu | Maria Artemieva | Tyler Pierce | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Maria Sotskova | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Tyler Pierce | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Serafima Sakhanovich |  Anastasia Galustyan | Details |
| Golden Spin | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Karen Chen | Details |
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 nations) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[2]
Men
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
References
- "Communication No. 1933 Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Men". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ladies". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Pairs". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
External links
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