2015–16 figure skating season Competitive figure skating year, 2015/7/1 to 2016/6/30
2015–16 figure skating season Date: July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Previous: 2014–15 Next: 2016–17
The 2015–16 figure skating season began on July 1, 2015, and ended on June 30, 2016. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2016 European Championships , Four Continents Championships , World Junior Championships , and World Championships . They also competed at elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series , culminating at the Grand Prix Final , and the Challenger Series .
Age eligibility
Skaters were eligible to compete in International Skating Union (ISU) events at the junior or senior levels according to their age. These rules may not have applied to non-ISU events such as national championships.[ 1]
Level
Date of birth
Junior (females in all disciplines; males in singles)
Born between July 1, 1996 & June 30, 2002
Junior (males in pairs & ice dance)
Born between July 1, 1994 & June 30, 2002
Senior (all disciplines)
Born before July 1, 2000
Changes
If skaters of different nationalities formed a team, the ISU required that they choose one country to represent. The date provided is the date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.
Partnership changes
Date
Skaters
Disc.
Type
Ref.
July 6, 2015
Narumi Takahashi / Alexandr Zaboev
Pairs
Formed
[ 2]
July 10, 2015
Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland
Ice dance
Dissolved
July 31, 2015
Daria Popova / Andrei Novoselov
Pairs
[ 3]
Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov
Formed
August 9, 2015
Francis Boudreau Audet
Dissolved
[ 4]
Spencer Howe
Formed
Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau Audet
October 16, 2015
Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz
Ice dance
Dissolved
[ 5]
December 13, 2015
Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz
Formed
[ 6]
January 7, 2016
Thea Rabe / Timothy Koleto
Dissolved
[ 7]
January 8, 2016
Jennifer Urban / Sevan Lerche
[ 8]
March 10, 2016
Gretchen Donlan / Nathan Bartholomay
Pairs
[ 9]
April 1, 2016
Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis
Ice dance
Formed
[ 10]
April 8, 2016
Misato Komatsubara / Andrea Fabbri
Dissolved
April 26, 2016
Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao
Pairs
[ 11] [ 12]
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao
Formed
Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
May 2, 2016
Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
Ice dance
Dissolved
[ 13] [ 14]
Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov
Formed
May 18, 2016
Narumi Takahashi / Ryo Shibata
Pairs
[ 15]
May 23, 2016
Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc
[ 16] [ 17]
June 12, 2016
Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps
Dissolved
[ 18]
Zoe Wilkinson / Christopher Boyadji
Formed
[ 19]
June 18, 2016
Anna Yanovskaya / Ivan Guryanov
Ice dance
[ 20]
Retirements
Date
Skater(s)
Disc.
Ref.
July 24, 2015
Ronald Lam
Men
[ 21]
July 27, 2015
Caydee Denney / John Coughlin
Pairs
[ 22]
July 31, 2015
Daria Popova
[ 3]
August 27, 2015
Kiira Korpi
Ladies
[ 23]
September 10, 2015
Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman
Pairs
[ 24]
Danielle Montalbano
[ 25]
September 22, 2015
Katarina Gerboldt
[ 26]
December 24, 2015
Artur Gachinski
Men
[ 27]
January 28, 2016
Florent Amodio
[ 28]
March 15, 2016
Takahiko Kozuka
[ 29]
April 4, 2016
Song Nan
[ 30]
June 1, 2016
Konstantin Menshov
[ 31]
June 12, 2016
Vanessa Grenier
Pairs
[ 18]
June 15, 2016
Rudi Swiegers
[ 32]
June 16, 2016
Nicole Orford / Asher Hill
Ice dance
[ 33]
Coaching changes
Date
Skater(s)
Disc.
From
To
Ref.
July 13, 2015
Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant
Ice dance
Shawn Winter & Elise Hamel
Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs & Jon Lane
[ 34]
October 8, 2015
Serafima Sakhanovich
Ladies
Alina Pisarenko
Evgeni Rukavicin
[ 35]
November 18, 2015
Yulia Lipnitskaya
Eteri Tutberidze & Sergei Dudakov
Alexei Urmanov
[ 36]
December 13, 2015
Olivia Smart
Ice dance
Evgeni Platov & Philip Askew
Marie-France Dubreuil , Patrice Lauzon & Romain Haguenauer
[ 37] [ 6]
February 20, 2016
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Marina Zueva , Oleg Epstein & Johnny Johns
Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon
[ 38]
March 10, 2016
Adian Pitkeev
Men
Eteri Tutberidze & Sergei Dudakov
Elena Buianova
[ 39]
Sergei Voronov
Inna Goncharenko
April 9, 2016
Maria Sotskova
Ladies
Svetlana Panova
Elena Buianova
[ 40]
April 24, 2016
Nam Nguyen
Men
Brian Orser , Ernest Pryhitka & Tracy Wilson
David Glynn
[ 41]
April 25, 2016
Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier
Pairs
Ingo Steuer
Rockne Brubaker & Stefania Berton
[ 42]
May 16, 2016
Maxim Kovtun
Men
Elena Buianova
Inna Goncharenko
[ 43]
June 2, 2016
Li Zijun
Ladies
Gao Haijin
Mingzhu Li & Pang Qing
[ 44] [ 45]
Yan Han
Men
Shuguang Jia
June 20, 2016
Michal Březina
Karel Fajfr
Rafael Arutunian
[ 46]
International competitions
Code key
Color key
2015
Dates
Event
Type
Level
Disc.
Location
Results
July 16–19
Philadelphia Summer International
Other
S/J
M/L
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States
July 30–31
Lake Placid Ice Dance International
Other
S/J
D
Lake Placid, New York , United States
August 5–8
Asian Open Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Bangkok, Thailand
Details
August 19–23
JGP Slovakia
Grand Prix
Junior
M/L/D
Bratislava, Slovakia
Details
August 26–30
JGP Latvia
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Riga, Latvia
Details
September 2–6
JGP United States
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Colorado Springs, Colorado , United States
Details
September 9–13
JGP Austria
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Linz, Austria
Details
September 16–20
U.S. International Classic
Challenger
Senior
All
Salt Lake City, Utah , United States
Details
September 17–20
Lombardia Trophy
Other
All
All
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Details
September 23–27
JGP Poland
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Toruń, Poland
Details
September 24–26
Nebelhorn Trophy
Challenger
Senior
All
Oberstdorf, Germany
Details
October 1–3
Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Challenger
Senior
All
Bratislava, Slovakia
Details Archived 2019-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
October 1–4
JGP Spain
Grand Prix
Junior
M/L/D
Logroño, Spain
Details
October 3
Japan Open
Other
Senior
M/L
Tokyo, Japan
Details
October 7–11
JGP Croatia
Grand Prix
Junior
M/L/D
Zagreb, Croatia
Details
October 8–11
Finlandia Trophy
Challenger
Senior
M/L/D
Espoo, Finland
Details
October 9–11
Ice Star
Other
All
M/L/D
Minsk, Belarus
Details
October 12–15
Autumn Classic International
Other
S/J
All
Barrie, Ontario , Canada
Details
October 14–18
International Cup of Nice
Other
S/J
All
Nice, France
Details
October 15–18
Mordovian Ornament
Challenger
Senior
All
Saransk, Russia
Details
October 20–25
Denkova-Staviski Cup
Challenger
All
M/L/D
Sofia, Bulgaria
Details
October 22–25
Tirnavia Ice Cup
Other
J/N
M/L
Trnava, Slovakia
Details Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
October 23–25
Skate America
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States
Details
October 27–31
Leo Scheu Memorial
Other
J/N
M/L
Graz, Austria
Details
October 27 - November 1
Ice Challenge
Challenger
Senior
All
Graz, Austria
Details
October 30 - November 1
Skate Canada International
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Lethbridge, Alberta , Canada
Details
November 3–8
Crystal Skate of Romania
Other
All
M/L
Brașov, Romania
Details
November 4–8
Volvo Open Cup
Other
All
All
Riga, Latvia
Details
November 6–8
Cup of China
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Beijing, China
Details
NRW Trophy
Other
All
D
Dortmund, Germany
Details
November 11–15
Skate Celje
Other
J/N
M/L
Celje, Slovenia
Details
November 12–15
Merano Cup
Other
All
M/L
Merano, Italy
Details
November 13–15
Trophée Éric Bompard
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Bordeaux, France
Details
November 18–21
Golden Bear of Zagreb
Other
All
M/L/P
Zagreb, Croatia
Details
November 18–22
Open d'Andorra
Other
All
All
Canillo, Andorra
Details
Tallinn Trophy
Challenger
Senior
All
Tallinn, Estonia
Details
November 20–22
Rostelecom Cup
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Moscow, Russia
Details
Grand Prix SNP
Other
J/N
M/L
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Details
Pavel Roman Memorial
Other
All
D
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Details
November 25–29
NRW Trophy
Other
All
M/L/P
Dortmund, Germany
Details
November 26–29
Warsaw Cup
Challenger
Senior
All
Warsaw, Poland
Details
November 27–29
NHK Trophy
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Nagano, Japan
Details
November 28 - December 4
Santa Claus Cup
Other
All
M/L/D
Budapest, Hungary
Details
December 2–5
Golden Spin of Zagreb
Challenger
Senior
All
Zagreb, Croatia
Details
December 10–13
Grand Prix Final
Grand Prix
S/J
All
Barcelona, Spain
Details
December 18–20
Grand Prix of Bratislava
Other
J/N
M/L/D
Bratislava, Slovakia
Details
2016
Dates
Event
Type
Level
Disc.
Location
Results
January 6–10
Mentor Toruń Cup
Other
All
All
Toruń, Poland
Details
January 15
Medal Winners Open
Other
Senior
M/L
Osaka, Japan
Details
January 19–23
Skate Helena
Other
All
M/L
Belgrade, Serbia
Details
January 21–24
Reykjavik International Games
Other
Senior
L
Reykjavík, Iceland
Junior
M/L
January 22–23
FBMA Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Details
January 27–31
European Championships
Championships
Senior
All
Bratislava, Slovakia
Details
February 4–7
Dragon Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Details
Sarajevo Open
Other
All
M/L/P
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Details
February 10–14
Sofia Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Sofia, Bulgaria
Details
February 12–14
Jégvirág Cup
Other
Senior
L
Miskolc, Hungary
Details
Junior
M/L
February 13–16
Winter Youth Olympics
Olympics
Junior
All
Lillehammer, Norway
Details 1 , 2 Archived 2016-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
February 16–21
Bavarian Open
Other
All
All
Oberstdorf, Germany
Details
February 18–21
Four Continents Championships
Championships
Senior
All
Taipei, Taiwan
Details
February 23–28
Hellmut Seibt Memorial
Other
All
All
Vienna, Austria
Details
February 24–28
Nordic Championships
Other
All
M/L
Aalborg, Denmark
Details
March 2–6
Sportland Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Budapest, Hungary
Details
March 9–13
Cup of Tyrol
Other
All
M/L/P
Innsbruck, Austria
Details
March 11–13
Coupe du Printemps
Other
All
M/L
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
Details Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
March 14–20
World Junior Championships
Championships
Junior
All
Debrecen, Hungary
Details
March 23–27
Triglav Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Jesenice, Slovenia
Details
March 28 – April 3
World Championships
Championships
Senior
All
Boston, Massachusetts , United States
Details
March 31 – April 2
Avas Cup
Other
All
M/L
Miskolc, Hungary
Details
March 31 – April 4
Coppa Europa
Other
Junior
L
Canazei, Italy
Details
April 11–17
World Development Trophy
Other
Junior
M/L
Gdańsk, Poland
Details
April 15–17
Gardena Spring Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Egna, Italy
Details
April 22–24
Team Challenge Cup
Other
Senior
All
Spokane, Washington , United States
Details
International medalists
Pairs
Ice dance
Pairs
Ice dance
World standings
As of April 2, 2016[update] [ 62]
As of April 3, 2016[update] [ 63]
Pairs
As of April 2, 2016[update] [ 64]
Ice dance
As of April 1, 2016[update] [ 65]
As of April 2, 2016[update] [ 62]
As of April 3, 2016[update] [ 63]
Pairs
As of April 2, 2016[update] [ 64]
Ice dance
As of April 1, 2016[update] [ 65]
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