2017–18 figure skating season


The 2017–18 figure skating season began on July 1, 2017, and ended on June 30, 2018. During this season, elite skaters competed at the ISU Championship level in the 2018 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series.

Season notes

Age eligibility

Skaters are eligible to compete in ISU events at the junior or senior 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

Nationality changes

Competitions

Scheduled competitions:
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International medalists

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Season's best scores

Men

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Nathan Chen321.402018 Worlds
2Shoma Uno319.842017 Lombardia Trophy
3Yuzuru Hanyu317.852018 Winter Olympics
4Javier Fernández305.242018 Winter Olympics
5Jin Boyang300.952018 Four Continents
6Mikhail Kolyada282.002017–18 Grand Prix Final
7Vincent Zhou276.692018 Winter Olympics
8Dmitri Aliev274.062018 Europeans
9Sergei Voronov271.122017 NHK Trophy
10Jason Brown269.222018 Four Continents
11Adam Rippon266.452017 Skate America
12Patrick Chan263.432018 Winter Olympics
13Max Aaron261.562017 U.S. Classic
14Keiji Tanaka260.312018 Four Continents
15Misha Ge258.342017 Internationaux de France
16Oleksii Bychenko258.282018 Worlds
17Kazuki Tomono256.112018 Worlds
18Keegan Messing255.432018 Winter Olympics
19Deniss Vasiļjevs254.862018 Worlds
20Yan Han254.612017 Cup of China

Best short program score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Yuzuru Hanyu112.722017 Autumn Classic
2Javier Fernández107.862017 Internationaux de France
3Shoma Uno104.872017 Lombardia Trophy
4Nathan Chen104.122017 Skate America
5Jin Boyang103.322018 Winter Olympics
6Mikhail Kolyada103.132017 Cup of China
7Dmitri Aliev98.982018 Winter Olympics
8Vincent Zhou96.782018 Worlds
9Patrick Chan94.432017 Skate Canada
10Keegan Messing93.002018 Worlds
11Alexander Samarin91.512017 Internationaux de France
12Oleksii Bychenko90.992018 Worlds
13Jason Brown90.712017 Skate Canada
14Keiji Tanaka90.682018 Four Continents
15Sergei Voronov90.062017 NHK Trophy
16Adam Rippon89.042017 Skate America
17Nam Nguyen88.402017 Autumn Classic
18Moris Kvitelashvili86.982017 Internationaux de France
19Max Aaron86.062017 U.S. Classic
20Misha Ge86.012018 Worlds

Best free skating score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Nathan Chen219.462018 Worlds
2Shoma Uno214.972017 Lombardia Trophy
3Yuzuru Hanyu206.172018 Winter Olympics
4Jin Boyang200.782018 Four Continents
5Javier Fernández197.662018 Winter Olympics
6Vincent Zhou192.162018 Winter Olympics
7Mikhail Kolyada185.272017 Rostelecom Cup
8Dmitri Aliev182.732018 Europeans
9Sergei Voronov181.062017 NHK Trophy
10Patrick Chan179.752018 Winter Olympics
11Jason Brown179.442018 Four Continents
12Adam Rippon177.412017 Skate America
13Max Aaron176.582017 Cup of China
14Kazuki Tomono173.502018 Worlds
15Misha Ge172.932017 Internationaux de France
16Oleksii Bychenko172.882018 Winter Olympics
17Yan Han172.392017 Cup of China
18Daniel Samohin170.752018 Winter Olympics
19Deniss Vasiļjevs170.612018 Worlds
20Keegan Messing170.322018 Winter Olympics

Ladies

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Alina Zagitova239.572018 Winter Olympics
2Evgenia Medvedeva238.262018 Winter Olympics
3Kaetlyn Osmond231.022018 Winter Olympics
4Alexandra Trusova225.522018 Junior Worlds
5Satoko Miyahara222.382018 Winter Olympics
6Wakaba Higuchi217.632017 Lombardia Trophy
7Maria Sotskova216.282017–18 Grand Prix Final
8Carolina Kostner215.982017 Rostelecom Cup
9Kaori Sakamoto214.212018 Four Continents
10Mai Mihara210.572018 Four Continents
11Polina Tsurskaya210.192017 NHK Trophy
12Alena Kostornaia207.392018 Junior Worlds
13Elena Radionova206.822017 Cup of China
14Bradie Tennell204.102017 Skate America
15Elizabet Tursynbayeva200.982017 Internationaux de France
16Stanislava Konstantinova199.682017 Golden Spin of Zagreb
17Anastasia Tarakanova199.642017–18 JGP Final
18Choi Da-bin199.262018 Winter Olympics
19Marin Honda198.422017 U.S. Classic
20Gabrielle Daleman196.832017 Cup of China

Best short program score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Alina Zagitova82.922018 Winter Olympics
2Evgenia Medvedeva81.612018 Winter Olympics
3Carolina Kostner80.272018 Worlds
4Kaetlyn Osmond78.872018 Winter Olympics
5Satoko Miyahara75.942018 Winter Olympics
6Wakaba Higuchi74.262017 Lombardia Trophy
7Maria Sotskova74.002017–18 Grand Prix Final
8Alexandra Trusova73.252017–18 JGP Final
9Kaori Sakamoto73.182018 Winter Olympics
10Alena Kostornaia71.652017–18 JGP Final
11Gabrielle Daleman71.612018 Worlds
12Elena Radionova70.482017 Cup of China
13Polina Tsurskaya70.042017 NHK Trophy
14Mai Mihara69.842018 Four Continents
15Anna Pogorilaya69.052017 Skate Canada
16Bradie Tennell68.942018 Winter Olympics
17Elizaveta Tuktamysheva68.472017 Golden Spin of Zagreb
18Anastasia Tarakanova67.902017–18 JGP Final
19Choi Da-bin67.772018 Winter Olympics
20Stanislava Konstantinova67.472017 Golden Spin of Zagreb

Best free skating score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Alina Zagitova158.082018 Winter Olympics
2Evgenia Medvedeva156.652018 Winter Olympics
3Alexandra Trusova153.492018 Junior Worlds
4Kaetlyn Osmond152.152018 Winter Olympics
5Satoko Miyahara146.442018 Winter Olympics
6Wakaba Higuchi145.012018 Worlds
7Kaori Sakamoto142.872018 Four Continents
8Maria Sotskova142.282017–18 Grand Prix Final
9Carolina Kostner141.832017–18 Grand Prix Final
10Mai Mihara140.732018 Four Continents
11Polina Tsurskaya140.152017 NHK Trophy
12Elizabet Tursynbaeva138.692017 Internationaux de France
13Mirai Nagasu137.532018 Winter Olympics
14Gabrielle Daleman137.142018 Winter Olympics
15Bradie Tennell137.092017 Skate America
16Elena Radionova136.342017 Cup of China
17Alena Kostornaia135.762018 Junior Worlds
18Stanislava Konstantinova132.212017 Golden Spin of Zagreb
19Anastasia Tarakanova131.742017–18 JGP Final
20Marin Honda131.522017 U.S. Classic

Pairs

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot245.842018 Worlds
2Sui Wenjing / Han Cong235.472018 Winter Olympics
3Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford230.152018 Winter Olympics
4Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov225.532018 Worlds
5Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov222.742017 NHK Trophy
6Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao219.202017 Skate America
7Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès218.532018 Winter Olympics
8Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek216.592018 Winter Olympics
9Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert212.882018 Winter Olympics
10Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise206.062018 Worlds
11Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro204.332018 Worlds
12Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau204.022018 Winter Olympics
13Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov203.642017 NHK Trophy
14Peng Cheng / Jin Yang202.072018 Worlds
15Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea194.422018 Four Continents
16Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik193.632018 Winter Olympics
17Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch193.072017 Internationaux de France
18Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim192.512017 NHK Trophy
19Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii191.582017 Minsk-Arena Ice Star
20Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc190.612018 Four Continents

Best short program score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot82.982018 Worlds
2Sui Wenjing / Han Cong82.392018 Winter Olympics
3Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov81.682018 Winter Olympics
4Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford77.142017 Autumn Classic
5Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao75.582018 Winter Olympics
6Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès75.522018 Europeans
7Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov75.052017 NHK Trophy
8Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek74.502018 Winter Olympics
9Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert74.382018 Worlds
10Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise74.002018 Winter Olympics
11Peng Cheng / Jin Yang71.982018 Worlds
12Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov71.622018 Worlds
13Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro70.492018 Worlds
14Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim69.752018 Winter Olympics
15Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik69.402018 Winter Olympics
16Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau67.522018 Winter Olympics
17Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc66.762018 Four Continents
18Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor66.452018 Four Continents
19Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch66.362017 Internationaux de France
20Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař66.292018 Worlds

Best free skating score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot162.862018 Worlds
2Sui Wenjing / Han Cong155.102017 NHK Trophy
3Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford153.332018 Winter Olympics
4Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov151.232018 Europeans
5Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov147.692017 NHK Trophy
6Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao145.532017 Skate America
7Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès143.192018 Winter Olympics
8Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek142.092018 Winter Olympics
9Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert138.532018 Winter Olympics
10Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau136.502018 Winter Olympics
11Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro133.842018 Worlds
12Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise133.532018 Worlds
13Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov133.172017 NHK Trophy
14Peng Cheng / Jin Yang130.092018 Worlds
15Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea128.682018 Four Continents
16Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii127.122017 Minsk-Arena Ice Star
17Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch126.712017 Internationaux de France
18Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim126.652017 NHK Trophy
19Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor125.802017 Nebelhorn Trophy
20Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik124.232018 Winter Olympics

Ice dance

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron207.202018 Worlds
2Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir206.072018 Winter Olympics
3Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue196.642018 Worlds
4Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani194.252017 Skate America
5Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje192.352018 Worlds
6Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte192.082018 Worlds
7Madison Chock / Evan Bates187.282018 Worlds
8Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev187.132018 Europeans
9Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier186.102018 Worlds
10Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin184.862018 Europeans
11Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro180.422018 Worlds
12Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri178.442018 Worlds
13Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov177.152017 NHK Trophy
14Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland177.132017 Nebelhorn Trophy
15Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker174.292018 Four Continents
16Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev168.582017 Tallinn Trophy
17Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin168.332018 Winter Olympics
18Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus164.962018 Four Continents
19Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen164.902018 Europeans
20Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed164.382018 Worlds

Best short dance score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron83.732018 Worlds
2Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir83.672018 Winter Olympics
3Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue80.422018 Worlds
4Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani79.182017 Skate America
5Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje78.312018 Worlds
6Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte77.462018 Worlds
7Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev76.332017 Rostelecom Cup
8Madison Chock / Evan Bates75.662018 Worlds
9Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin75.382018 Europeans
10Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier74.512018 Worlds
11Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov72.492017 NHK Trophy
12Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro72.452018 Worlds
13Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland71.792017 Nebelhorn Trophy
14Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri71.782017 Golden Spin of Zagreb
15Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker69.082018 Four Continents
16Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev67.942017 Tallinn Trophy
17Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons67.482017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
18Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin67.142017 Golden Spin of Zagreb
19Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin66.442018 Junior Worlds
20Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen65.762017 Finlandia Trophy

Best free dance score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron123.472018 Worlds
2Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir122.402018 Winter Olympics
3Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue116.222018 Worlds
4Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani115.072017 Skate America
5Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte114.622018 Worlds
6Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje114.042018 Worlds
7Madison Chock / Evan Bates112.792017–18 Grand Prix Final
8Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev112.702018 Europeans
9Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier111.592018 Worlds
10Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin109.512018 Worlds
11Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro107.972018 Worlds
12Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov107.812017 Skate America
13Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri107.292018 Worlds
14Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland105.342017 Nebelhorn Trophy
15Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker105.212018 Four Continents
16Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin101.402018 Winter Olympics
17Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov100.942017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
18Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev100.642017 Tallinn Trophy
19Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen99.872018 Europeans
20Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus99.852018 Four Continents

Standings and ranking

Season-end standings (top 30)

Men's singles

Ladies' singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Season's ranking (top 30)

Men's singles

Ladies' singles

Pairs

Ice dance