2016–17 figure skating season
The 2016–17 figure skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. Elite skaters began the season competing on the Grand Prix series or Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series. Following national championships, competitors will appear at ISU Championships, such as the 2017 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships.
Age eligibility
Skaters are eligible to compete in ISU events at the senior, junior, or novice levels according to their age:Changes
If skaters of different nationalities team up, the ISU requires that they choose one country to represent.Date refers to date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.
Partnership changes
Retirements
Coaching changes
Competitions
Scheduled international competitions:;Key
International medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Season's best scores
Men
Best total score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 321.59 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Shoma Uno | 319.31 | 2017 Worlds | |
3 | Nathan Chen | 307.46 | 2017 Four Continents | |
4 | Jin Boyang | 303.58 | 2017 Worlds | |
5 | Javier Fernández | 301.19 | 2017 Worlds | |
6 | Patrick Chan | 295.16 | 2017 Worlds | |
7 | Mikhail Kolyada | 279.41 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
8 | Jason Brown | 273.67 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
9 | Denis Ten | 269.26 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
10 | Adam Rippon | 267.53 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
11 | Maxim Kovtun | 266.80 | 2017 Europeans | |
12 | Vincent Zhou | 258.11 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
13 | Oleksii Bychenko | 255.52 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
14 | Kevin Reynolds | 253.84 | 2017 Worlds | |
15 | Takahito Mura | 252.20 | 2016 U.S. Classic | |
16 | Keiji Tanaka | 248.44 | 2016 NHK Trophy | |
17 | Dmitri Aliev | 247.31 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
18 | Alexander Samarin | 245.53 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
19 | Sergei Voronov | 245.28 | 2016 Skate America | |
20 | Alexander Petrov | 243.47 | 2017 Junior Worlds |
Best short program score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Javier Fernández | 109.05 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 106.53 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
3 | Shoma Uno | 104.86 | 2017 Worlds | |
4 | Nathan Chen | 103.12 | 2017 Four Continents | |
5 | Patrick Chan | 102.13 | 2017 Worlds | |
6 | Jin Boyang | 98.64 | 2017 Worlds | |
7 | Mikhail Kolyada | 95.37 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
8 | Maxim Kovtun | 94.53 | 2017 Europeans | |
9 | Jason Brown | 94.32 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
10 | Denis Ten | 90.18 | 2017 Worlds | |
11 | Adam Rippon | 87.86 | 2016 U.S. Classic | |
12 | Oleksii Bychenko | 86.81 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
13 | Kevin Reynolds | 84.44 | 2017 Worlds | |
14 | Yan Han | 84.08 | 2017 Four Continents | |
15 | Dmitri Aliev | 83.48 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
16 | Daniel Samohin | 83.47 | 2016 Cup of China | |
17 | Brendan Kerry | 83.11 | 2017 Worlds | |
18 | Sergei Voronov | 82.93 | 2016 Cup of China | |
19 | Takahito Mura | 82.55 | 2016 U.S. Classic | |
20 | Jorik Hendrickx | 82.50 | 2017 Europeans |
Best free skating score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 223.20 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Shoma Uno | 214.45 | 2017 Worlds | |
3 | Jin Boyang | 204.94 | 2017 Worlds | |
4 | Nathan Chen | 204.34 | 2017 Four Continents | |
5 | Javier Fernández | 201.43 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
6 | Patrick Chan | 196.31 | 2016 Cup of China | |
7 | Mikhail Kolyada | 184.04 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
8 | Jason Brown | 182.63 | 2016 Skate America | |
9 | Adam Rippon | 182.28 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
10 | Denis Ten | 180.05 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
11 | Vincent Zhou | 179.24 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
12 | Maxim Kovtun | 172.27 | 2017 Europeans | |
13 | Takahito Mura | 170.04 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
14 | Kevin Reynolds | 169.40 | 2017 Worlds | |
15 | Oleksii Bychenko | 168.71 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
16 | Keiji Tanaka | 167.95 | 2016 NHK Trophy | |
17 | Sergei Voronov | 166.60 | 2016 Skate America | |
18 | Daniel Samohin | 165.63 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
19 | Dmitri Aliev | 163.83 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
20 | Misha Ge | 163.54 | 2017 Worlds |
Ladies
Best total score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | 241.31 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
2 | Satoko Miyahara | 218.33 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
3 | Mai Mihara | 218.27 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
4 | Kaetlyn Osmond | 218.13 | 2017 Worlds | |
5 | Wakaba Higuchi | 216.71 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
6 | Anna Pogorilaya | 216.47 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
7 | Gabrielle Daleman | 214.15 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
8 | Carolina Kostner | 210.52 | 2017 Europeans | |
9 | Elena Radionova | 209.29 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
10 | Alina Zagitova | 208.60 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
11 | Ashley Wagner | 204.01 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
12 | Marin Honda | 201.61 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
13 | Maria Sotskova | 200.35 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
14 | Karen Chen | 199.29 | 2017 Worlds | |
15 | Kaori Sakamoto | 195.54 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
16 | Mirai Nagasu | 194.95 | 2017 Four Continents | |
17 | Anastasiia Gubanova | 194.57 | 2016 JGP Germany | |
18 | Rika Kihira | 194.24 | 2016 JGP Slovenia | |
19 | Polina Tsurskaya | 194.02 | 2016 JGP Estonia | |
20 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 192.57 | 2016 Cup of China |
Best short program score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | 80.85 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
2 | Kaetlyn Osmond | 75.98 | 2017 Worlds | |
3 | Satoko Miyahara | 74.64 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
4 | Anna Pogorilaya | 74.39 | 2017 Europeans | |
5 | Mirai Nagasu | 73.40 | 2016 Autumn Classic International | |
6 | Gabrielle Daleman | 72.70 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
7 | Carolina Kostner | 72.40 | 2017 Europeans | |
8 | Elena Radionova | 72.21 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
9 | Maria Sotskova | 72.17 | 2017 Europeans | |
10 | Mai Mihara | 72.10 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
11 | Wakaba Higuchi | 71.41 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
12 | Alina Zagitova | 70.92 | 2016–17 JGP Final | |
13 | Ashley Wagner | 70.75 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
14 | Karen Chen | 69.98 | 2017 Worlds | |
15 | Yulia Lipnitskaya | 69.25 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
16 | Polina Tsurskaya | 69.02 | 2016 JGP Russia | |
17 | Marin Honda | 68.35 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
18 | Amber Glenn | 67.93 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
19 | Kaori Sakamoto | 67.78 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
20 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | 66.87 | 2017 Four Continents |
Best free skating score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | 160.46 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
2 | Mai Mihara | 146.17 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
3 | Wakaba Higuchi | 145.30 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
4 | Satoko Miyahara | 143.69 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
5 | Anna Pogorilaya | 143.18 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
6 | Gabrielle Daleman | 142.41 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
7 | Kaetlyn Osmond | 142.15 | 2017 Worlds | |
8 | Carolina Kostner | 138.12 | 2017 Europeans | |
9 | Alina Zagitova | 138.02 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
10 | Elena Radionova | 137.08 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
11 | Anastasiia Gubanova | 133.77 | 2016–17 JGP Final | |
12 | Marin Honda | 133.26 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
12 | Ashley Wagner | 133.26 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
14 | Maria Sotskova | 133.05 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
15 | Mirai Nagasu | 132.04 | 2017 Four Continents | |
16 | Mariah Bell | 130.67 | 2016 Skate America | |
17 | Alaine Chartrand | 129.50 | 2016 Autumn Classic International | |
18 | Karen Chen | 129.31 | 2017 Worlds | |
19 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 129.02 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
20 | Choi Da-bin | 128.45 | 2017 Worlds |
Pairs
Best total score
Best short program score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | 81.23 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | 80.82 | 2017 Europeans | |
3 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | 79.84 | 2017 Worlds | |
4 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | 78.39 | 2016 Skate Canada | |
5 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | 75.72 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
6 | Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao | 75.34 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
7 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | 74.26 | 2017 Worlds | |
8 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | 73.70 | 2017 Europeans | |
9 | Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | 73.33 | 2016 NHK Trophy | |
10 | Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | 73.14 | 2017 Worlds | |
11 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | 71.40 | 2016 Autumn Classic International | |
12 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | 72.17 | 2017 Worlds | |
13 | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | 71.04 | 2017 Worlds | |
14 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | 70.89 | 2017 Four Continents | |
15 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | 70.01 | 2017 Worlds | |
16 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | 68.56 | 2016 Ondrej Nepela Memorial | |
17 | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | 67.50 | 2016 Autumn Classic International | |
18 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | 67.29 | 2016 Skate America | |
19 | Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei | 66.45 | 2016 Cup of China | |
20 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař | 65.90 | 2017 Europeans |
Best free skating score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | 150.83 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | 150.46 | 2017 Worlds | |
3 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | 146.87 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
4 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | 146.76 | 2017 Europeans | |
5 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | 142.81 | 2017 Europeans | |
6 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | 139.91 | 2016 Skate Canada | |
7 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | 136.90 | 2016 Autumn Classic International | |
8 | Peng Cheng / Jin Yang | 136.48 | 2017 Four Continents | |
9 | Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao | 136.28 | 2017 Worlds | |
10 | Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | 133.05 | 2017 Worlds | |
11 | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | 132.88 | 2017 Worlds | |
12 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | 130.20 | 2017 Worlds | |
13 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | 130.09 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
14 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | 128.37 | 2017 Europeans | |
15 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | 126.96 | 2016 Lombardia Trophy | |
16 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | 125.36 | 2016 Skate America | |
17 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | 123.23 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
18 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař | 123.19 | 2017 Europeans | |
19 | Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei | 119.66 | 2016 NHK Trophy | |
20 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | 118.35 | 2016 Skate Canada |
Ice dance
Best total score
Best short dance score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 82.43 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | 79.05 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
3 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | 78.26 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
4 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 77.97 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
5 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | 76.73 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
6 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | 76.53 | 2017 Worlds | |
7 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 76.18 | 2017 Europeans | |
8 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | 76.04 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
9 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | 75.65 | 2017 Europeans | |
10 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | 72.83 | 2017 Worlds | |
11 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 72.46 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
12 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | 72.09 | 2016 Cup of China | |
13 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | 71.35 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
14 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | 70.24 | 2016 Cup of China | |
15 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | 70.12 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
16 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | 69.06 | 2016 Warsaw Cup | |
17 | Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd | 67.59 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
18 | Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | 67.51 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
19 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | 67.29 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
20 | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | 66.60 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic |
Best free dance score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | 119.15 | 2017 Worlds | |
2 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 117.20 | 2017 Four Continents | |
3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 115.26 | 2017 Four Continents | |
4 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | 113.83 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
5 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | 112.03 | 2016 Skate Canada | |
6 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 111.76 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup | |
7 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | 110.99 | 2017 Europeans | |
8 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | 110.45 | 2016 Skate Canada | |
9 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | 109.15 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
10 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 107.84 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
11 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | 107.81 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
12 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | 107.24 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
13 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | 105.63 | 2017 Worlds | |
14 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | 106.45 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
15 | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | 103.96 | 2016 Warsaw Cup | |
16 | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit | 101.87 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
17 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | 101.70 | 2016 Cup of China | |
18 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | 97.54 | 2017 Junior Worlds | |
19 | Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd | 96.91 | 2016 JGP Russia | |
20 | Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | 95.54 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb |