2019–20 figure skating season


The 2019–20 figure skating season began on July 1, 2019, and ends on June 30, 2020. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2020 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They will also compete 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 on 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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All competitions following the 2020 World Junior Championships, including the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, were cancelled by either the ISU, the host federation, or the local government due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The affected events, in addition to the senior World Championships, include:

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Season's best scores

Men

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Nathan Chen335.302019–20 Grand Prix Final
2Yuzuru Hanyu322.592019 Skate Canada
3Kévin Aymoz275.632019–20 Grand Prix Final
4Jason Brown274.822020 Four Continents
5Dmitri Aliev272.892020 Europeans
6Yuma Kagiyama270.612020 Four Continents
7Jin Boyang268.312019 Lombardia Trophy
8Cha Jun-hwan265.432020 Four Continents
9Alexander Samarin265.102019 Internationaux de France
10Nam Nguyen262.772019 Skate Canada
11Keegan Messing256.022019 Autumn Classic
12Shoma Uno255.232019 Finlandia Trophy
13Shun Sato255.112019–20 JGP Final
14Makar Ignatov252.872019 Rostelecom Cup
15Kazuki Tomono251.052020 Four Continents
16Daniil Samsonov250.512019 JGP Poland
17Keiji Tanaka250.022019 Skate Canada
18Yan Han249.452019 Cup of China
19Roman Sadovsky247.502019 NHK Trophy
20Artur Danielian246.742020 Europeans

Best short program score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Yuzuru Hanyu111.822020 Four Continents
2Nathan Chen110.382019–20 Grand Prix Final
3Dmitri Aliev101.492019 Nepela Memorial
4Jin Boyang101.092019 Lombardia Trophy
5Alexander Samarin98.482019 Internationaux de France
6Kévin Aymoz96.712019–20 Grand Prix Final
7Keegan Messing96.342019 Skate America
8Jason Brown94.712020 Four Continents
9Sōta Yamamoto92.812019 Finlandia Trophy
10Shoma Uno92.282019 Finlandia Trophy
11Yuma Kagiyama91.612020 Four Continents
12Cha Jun-hwan90.372020 Four Continents
13Michal Březina89.772020 Europeans
14Camden Pulkinen89.052019 Skate Canada
15Vincent Zhou89.032019 U.S. Classic
16Keiji Tanaka88.762019 U.S. Classic
17Sergei Voronov88.632019 NHK Trophy
18Kazuki Tomono88.222020 Four Continents
19Tomoki Hiwatashi88.092020 Four Continents
20Makar Ignatov87.542019 Rostelecom Cup

Best free skating score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Nathan Chen224.922019–20 Grand Prix Final
2Yuzuru Hanyu212.992019 Skate Canada
3Dmitri Aliev184.442020 Europeans
4Jason Brown180.112020 Four Continents
5Yuma Kagiyama179.002020 Four Continents
6Kévin Aymoz178.922019–20 Grand Prix Final
7Nam Nguyen178.692019 Skate Canada
8Shun Sato177.862019–20 JGP Final
9Jin Boyang176.102019 Cup of China
10Cha Jun-hwan175.062020 Four Continents
11Alexander Samarin171.642019 Rostelecom Cup
12Keiji Tanaka169.912019 Skate Canada
13Roman Sadovsky168.992019 NHK Trophy
14Daniel Grassl168.272020 Europeans
15Keegan Messing166.452019 Autumn Classic
16Makar Ignatov165.332019 Rostelecom Cup
17Shoma Uno164.952019 Rostelecom Cup
18Morisi Kvitelashvili163.942020 Europeans
19Daniil Samsonov163.182019 JGP Poland
20Yan Han162.992019 Cup of China

Ladies

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Alena Kostornaia247.592019–20 Grand Prix Final
2Alexandra Trusova241.022019 Skate Canada
3Anna Shcherbakova240.922019–20 Grand Prix Final
4Rika Kihira232.342020 Four Continents
5Kamila Valieva227.302020 Junior Worlds
6Evgenia Medvedeva225.762019 Rostelecom Cup
7You Young223.232020 Four Continents
8Bradie Tennell222.972020 Four Continents
9Elizaveta Tuktamysheva221.152019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Alina Zagitova217.992019 NHK Trophy
11Ksenia Sinitsyna215.582019 JGP Italy
12Mariah Bell212.892019 Internationaux de France
13Satoko Miyahara211.182019 Cup of China
14Alysa Liu208.102019 JGP United States
15Daria Usacheva207.742020 Junior Worlds
16Wakaba Higuchi207.462020 Four Continents
17Lee Hae-in203.402019 JGP Croatia
18Kaori Sakamoto202.792020 Four Continents
19Kim Ye-lim202.762020 Four Continents
20Ekaterina Kurakova201.472019 Warsaw Cup

Best short program score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Alena Kostornaia85.452019–20 Grand Prix Final
2Rika Kihira81.352019 Skate Canada
3Alina Zagitova79.602019–20 Grand Prix Final
4Anna Shcherbakova78.272019–20 Grand Prix Final
5You Young78.222019 Skate Canada
6Evgenia Medvedeva76.932019 Rostelecom Cup
7Bradie Tennell75.932020 Four Continents
8Alexandra Trusova74.952020 Europeans
9Kamila Valieva74.922020 Junior Worlds
10Ksenia Sinitsyna74.652019 JGP Italy
11Satoko Miyahara74.162019 U.S. Classic
12Elizaveta Tuktamysheva73.662019 Lombardia Trophy
13Kaori Sakamoto73.252019 Skate America
14Wakaba Higuchi72.952020 Four Continents
15Alysa Liu71.192019–20 JGP Final
16Daria Usacheva71.092019 JGP Croatia
17Mariah Bell70.252019 Internationaux de France
18Lee Hae-in70.082020 Junior Worlds
19Anna Frolova69.072020 Winter Youth Olympics
20Maiia Khromykh68.932019 JGP Latvia

Best free skating score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Alexandra Trusova166.622019 Skate Canada
2Anna Shcherbakova162.652019–20 Grand Prix Final
3Alena Kostornaia162.142019–20 Grand Prix Final
4Kamila Valieva152.382020 Junior Worlds
5Rika Kihira151.952019 NHK Trophy
6Alina Zagitova151.152019 NHK Trophy
7You Young149.682020 Four Continents
8Evgenia Medvedeva148.832019 Rostelecom Cup
9Elizaveta Tuktamysheva148.292019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Bradie Tennell147.042020 Four Continents
11Mariah Bell142.642019 Internationaux de France
12Satoko Miyahara142.272019 Cup of China
13Ksenia Sinitsyna140.932019 JGP Italy
14Daria Usacheva139.292020 Junior Worlds
15Alysa Liu138.992019 JGP Poland
16Ekaterina Kurakova135.392019 Warsaw Cup
17Kaori Sakamoto135.162019 Internationaux de France
18Kim Ye-lim134.662020 Four Continents
19Wakaba Higuchi134.512020 Four Continents
20Lee Hae-in134.112019 JGP Croatia

Pairs

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii234.582020 Europeans
2Sui Wenjing / Han Cong228.372019 Cup of China
3Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov216.772019 Rostelecom Cup
4Peng Cheng / Jin Yang213.292020 Four Continents
5Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro210.352019 Nebelhorn Trophy
6Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov210.182019 Finlandia Trophy
7Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin206.562019 Internationaux de France
8Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc205.582019 U.S. Classic
9Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim202.412019 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier199.402019 Internationaux de France
11Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov199.212020 Winter Youth Olympics
12Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson196.152020 Four Continents
13Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise194.442020 Europeans
14Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea194.292019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
15Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin194.282019 Finlandia Trophy
16Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau193.582019 Finlandia Trophy
17Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov188.792019 Warsaw Cup
18Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert186.392020 Europeans
19Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov185.052019 JGP Russia
20Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov184.372019–20 JGP Final

Best short program score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii82.342020 Europeans
2Sui Wenjing / Han Cong81.272019 NHK Trophy
3Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov76.812019 Rostelecom Cup
4Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin76.592019 Internationaux de France
5Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro76.362020 Four Continents
6Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc76.232019 U.S. Classic
7Peng Cheng / Jin Yang75.962020 Four Continents
8Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov74.992019 Finlandia Trophy
9Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov73.712020 Junior Worlds
10Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim71.282019 Skate Canada
11Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise70.482020 Europeans
12Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov70.442020 Junior Worlds
13Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert70.432020 Europeans
14Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev70.262020 Junior Worlds
15Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin69.122019 Finlandia Trophy
16Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau68.982019 Cup of China
17Ksenia Stolbova / Andrei Novoselov68.742019 Rostelecom Cup
18Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier68.652019 Internationaux de France
19Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson68.202019 Warsaw Cup
20Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer67.902020 Europeans

Best free skating score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii152.242020 Europeans
2Sui Wenjing / Han Cong147.472019 Cup of China
3Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov139.962019 Rostelecom Cup
4Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro138.592019 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Peng Cheng / Jin Yang137.332020 Four Continents
6Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov135.192019 Finlandia Trophy
7Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin131.612020 Europeans
8Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim131.582019 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier130.752019 Internationaux de France
10Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc129.662019 Internationaux de France
11Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson128.392020 Four Continents
12Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea128.092019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
13Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov127.472020 Winter Youth Olympics
14Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau125.512019 Finlandia Trophy
15Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin125.162019 Finlandia Trophy
16Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer123.962019 Internationaux de France
16Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise123.962020 Europeans
18Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov121.732019 Warsaw Cup
19Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov119.472019–20 JGP Final
20Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik119.052019 Cup of China

Ice dance

Best total score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron226.612019 NHK Trophy
2Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov220.422020 Europeans
3Madison Chock / Evan Bates213.182020 Four Continents
4Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin211.292020 Europeans
5Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier210.182020 Four Continents
6Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue209.552019 Skate America
7Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri205.582020 Europeans
8Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen201.002019 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu196.752020 Four Continents
10Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson195.352019 Skate Canada
11Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker194.772019 Skate Canada
12Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin193.472019 Ice Star
13Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha192.112020 Four Continents
14Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin191.712019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
15Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko191.552019 Asian Open Trophy
16Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz191.012019 Skate America
17Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro188.032020 Europeans
18Caroline Green / Michael Parsons187.102019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
19Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac185.482019 Warsaw Cup
19Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev185.482019 Ice Star

Best rhythm dance score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron90.032019 NHK Trophy
2Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov88.732020 Europeans
3Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue85.952020 Four Continents
4Madison Chock / Evan Bates85.762020 Four Continents
5Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri84.662020 Europeans
6Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin84.072019 NHK Trophy
7Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier83.922020 Four Continents
8Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen81.162019 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker79.522019 Skate Canada
10Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin78.752019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
11Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko78.402019 Asian Open Trophy
12Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter78.392019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
13Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu77.452020 Four Continents
14Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin77.032019 Nepela Memorial
15Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson76.672019 Skate Canada
16Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz76.622019 Skate America
17Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha76.432020 Four Continents
18Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin75.352019 Ice Star
19Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev75.172019 Ice Star
20Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro75.102020 Europeans

Best free dance score

RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron136.582019 NHK Trophy
2Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov131.692020 Europeans
3Madison Chock / Evan Bates129.012019–20 Grand Prix Final
4Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin127.642020 Europeans
5Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier126.432019 Skate Canada
6Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue125.212019–20 Grand Prix Final
7Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri123.692019 Internationaux de France
8Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen119.842019 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu119.302020 Four Continents
10Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson118.682019 Skate Canada
11Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin117.392019 Ice Star
12Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker116.702019 Nebelhorn Trophy
13Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha115.682020 Four Continents
14Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz114.392019 Skate America
15Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac114.082019 Warsaw Cup
16Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko113.362019 Nebelhorn Trophy
17Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin112.962019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
18Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro112.932020 Europeans
19Caroline Green / Michael Parsons112.922019 Golden Spin of Zagreb
20Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev110.312019 Ice Star

Standings and ranking

Current standings (top 30)

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance