2016–17 ISU Challenger Series


The 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series.

Regulations

Skaters may enter a maximum of three competitions. After the starting orders are drawn for the short segment, skaters are considered as entered even if they withdraw. With the exception of the host, member nations are limited to three entries per discipline at each event.
The International Skating Union requires each Challenger Series competition to include a minimum of three disciplines, at least ten countries represented in all disciplines combined, and a minimum number of entries and countries in each discipline.

Schedule

The 2016–17 series was composed of nine events. The Ukrainian Open was originally scheduled for 9–13 November 2016, as the seventh of ten competitions, but the International Skating Union listed it as cancelled on 20 September.
DateEventLocationDetails
September 7–112016 CS Lombardia TrophyBergamo, Italy
September 14–182016 CS U.S. International ClassicSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
September 22–242016 CS Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, Germany
September 28 – October 12016 CS Autumn ClassicMontreal, Quebec, Canada
September 28 – October 22016 CS Ondrej Nepela MemorialBratislava, Slovakia
October 6–92016 CS Finlandia TrophyEspoo, Finland
November 9–132016 CS Ukrainian Open Kiev, Ukraine
November 17–202016 CS Warsaw CupWarsaw, Poland
November 22–272016 CS Tallinn TrophyTallinn, Estonia
December 7–102016 CS Golden Spin of ZagrebZagreb, Croatia

Medal summary

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Medal standings

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.

Men

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Jason Brown2016 CS Lombardia Trophy256.492016 CS U.S. International Classic254.04510.53
2 Alexander Petrov2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy232.212016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb222.92455.13
3 Max Aaron2016 CS Lombardia Trophy218.732016 CS Autumn Classic226.13444.86
4 Brendan Kerry2016 CS U.S. International Classic222.402016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb221.94444.34

Ladies

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy185.932016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb192.03377.96
2 Mirai Nagasu2016 CS Lombardia Trophy176.862016 CS Autumn Classic189.11365.97
3 Mariah Bell2016 CS U.S. International Classic184.222016 CS Tallinn Trophy167.69351.91
4 Alena Leonova2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial151.122016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb191.39342.51

Pairs

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek2016 CS Lombardia Trophy179.562016 CS Warsaw Cup189.26368.82
2 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise2016 CS Lombardia Trophy185.182016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb180.60365.78
3 Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov2016 CS Finlandia Trophy169.102016 Golden Spin of Zagreb180.44349.54
4 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial172.822016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb161.63334.45

Ice dance

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial178.842016 CS Warsaw Cup183.60362.44
2 Madison Chock / Evan Bates2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy179.182016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial170.92350.10
3 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri2016 CS Lombardia Trophy162.122016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb180.30342.42
4 Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial165.642016 CS Warsaw Cup173.02338.66

Top scores in Challenger Series

Men

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Yuzuru Hanyu260.572016 CS Autumn Classic
2Shoma Uno258.932016 CS Lombardia Trophy
3Jason Brown256.492016 CS Lombardia Trophy
4Nathan Chen256.442016 CS Finlandia Trophy
5Takahito Mura252.202016 CS U.S. International Classic
6Patrick Chan248.732016 CS Finlandia Trophy
7Adam Rippon248.242016 CS U.S. International Classic
8Sergei Voronov237.422016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
9Alexander Petrov232.212016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
10Misha Ge230.552016 CS Autumn Classic

Ladies

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Satoko Miyahara206.752016 CS U.S. International Classic
2Carolina Kostner196.232016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
3Elizaveta Tuktamysheva192.032016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Alena Leonova191.392016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
5Maria Sotskova189.962016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
6Mirai Nagasu189.112016 CS Autumn Classic
7Mai Mihara189.032016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
8Kaetlyn Osmond187.272016 CS Finlandia Trophy
9Stanislava Konstantinova186.972016 CS Tallinn Trophy
10Mao Asada186.162016 CS Finlandia Trophy

Pairs

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau208.302016 CS Autumn Classic
2Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot203.042016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
3Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès198.902016 CS Autumn Classic
4Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov197.802016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
5Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford197.782016 CS Finlandia Trophy
6Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek189.262016 CS Warsaw Cup
7Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov185.422016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial
8Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise185.182016 CS Lombardia Trophy
9Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch184.402016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
10Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert181.382016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial

Ice dance

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir189.202016 CS Autumn Classic
2Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin185.192016 CS Tallinn Trophy
3Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev183.602016 CS Warsaw Cup
4Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte180.502016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
5Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri180.302016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Madison Chock / Evan Bates179.182016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
7Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko177.802016 CS Tallinn Trophy
8Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker177.362016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
9Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier176.842016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
10Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro173.022016 CS Warsaw Cup

Points and prize money

Points

At each event, skaters who finished in the top eight in each singles category, top five in pairs, and top six in ice dancing received points toward their ISU world standings:
PlacementPoints per CS event
Disciplines
1st300 Men, ladies, pairs, dance
2nd270 Men, ladies, pairs, dance
3rd243 Men, ladies, pairs, dance
4th182 Men, ladies, pairs, dance
5th198 Men, ladies, pairs, dance
6th178Men, ladies, dance
7th160Men, ladies
8th144Men, ladies

Prize money

Skaters who finished in the top three in the final Challenger Series standings received prize money:
PlacementSinglesPairs and ice dance
1stCHF 4,000CHF 5,000
2ndCHF 3,000CHF 4,000
3rdCHF 2,000CHF 3,000