| 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 | |
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 |  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
Ladies' singles
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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 entries) | 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 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
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 233.47 | 2015 Ice Challenge | 
Ladies' singles
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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
| 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
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 161.67 | 2015 Finlandia Trophy | 
| 5 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko |  Israel | 160.98 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament | 
| 6 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | .svg.png.webp) 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
- ↑ "Communication No. 1933 Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
- ↑ "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06.
- ↑ "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.
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