2015–16 ISU Challenger Series explained

2015–16 ISU Challenger Series
Comptype:ISU Challenger Series
Startdate:September 16
Enddate:December 5, 2015
Skatingseason:2015–16
Previouscomp:2014–15 ISU Challenger Series
Nextcomp:2016–17 ISU Challenger Series

The 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2015. It was the second season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

Competitions

This season, the series included the following events.

DateEventLocationResults
September 16–20 2015 U.S. International ClassicSalt Lake City, Utah, United StatesDetails
September 24–26 2015 Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, GermanyDetails
October 1–3 2015 Ondrej Nepela TrophyBratislava, SlovakiaDetails
October 8–11 2015 Finlandia TrophyEspoo, FinlandDetails
October 15–18 2015 Mordovian OrnamentSaransk, RussiaDetails
October 20–25 2015 Denkova-Staviski CupSofia, BulgariaDetails
October 27 – 2015 Ice ChallengeGraz, AustriaDetails
November 18–22 2015 Tallinn TrophyTallinn, EstoniaDetails
November 26–29 2015 Warsaw CupWarsaw, PolandDetails
December 2–5 2015 Golden Spin of ZagrebZagreb, CroatiaDetails

Medal summary

Men's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
U.S. International ClassicDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Ondrej Nepela TrophyDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Mordovian OrnamentDetails
Denkova-Staviski CupDetails
Ice ChallengeDetails
Tallinn TrophyDetails
Warsaw CupDetails
Golden Spin of ZagrebDetails

Ladies' singles

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Pairs

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Ice dance

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Challenger Series rankings

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

Men's singles

SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Jason BrownOndrej Nepela Trophy239.37Ice Challenge240.65480.02
2Max AaronNebelhorn Trophy222.94Tallinn Trophy252.16475.10
3Mikhail KolyadaOndrej Nepela Trophy229.59Ice Challenge239.77 469.36
4Adam RipponFinlandia Trophy224.18Golden Spin of Zagreb237.87462.05
5Daniel SamohinU.S. International Classic223.67Mordovian Ornament235.14458.81

Ladies' singles

SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Elizaveta TuktamyshevaWarsaw Cup192.93Golden Spin of Zagreb201.33394.26
2Anna PogorilayaOndrej Nepela Trophy178.38Mordovian Ornament214.07392.45
3Adelina SotnikovaMordovian Ornament203.89Golden Spin of Zagreb159.80363.69
4Elizabet TursynbayevaU.S. International Classic177.91176.33354.24
5Maria ArtemievaOndrej Nepela Trophy177.21Mordovian Ornament173.87351.08

Pairs

TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotTallinn Trophy214.42Warsaw Cup209.60424.02
2Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovOndrej Nepela Trophy184.28Golden Spin of Zagreb192.22376.50
3Natalja Zabijako / Alexander EnbertMordovian Ornament196.22173.62369.84
4Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovOndrej Nepela Trophy185.00183.88368.88
5Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimNebelhorn Trophy179.56Ice Challenge189.28368.84

Ice dance

TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriWarsaw Cup169.72Golden Spin of Zagreb172.28342.00
2Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoMordovian Ornament160.98Tallinn Trophy160.84321.82
3Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev150.60Warsaw Cup147.52298.12
4Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar145.34Denkova-Staviski Cup151.74297.08
5Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev142.86148.08290.94

Top scores

Men's singles

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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Denis Ten276.392015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2Max Aaron252.162015 Tallinn Trophy
3Artur Dmitriev247.572015 Ice Challenge
4Elladj Baldé242.362015 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Jason Brown240.652015 Ice Challenge
6Mikhail Kolyada239.77
7Adam Rippon237.872015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Maxim Kovtun236.382015 Mordovian Ornament
9Daniel Samohin235.14
10Jorik Hendrickx233.472015 Ice Challenge

Ladies' singles

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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Anna Pogorilaya214.072015 Mordovian Ornament
2Adelina Sotnikova203.89
3Elizaveta Tuktamysheva201.332015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Rika Hongo187.452015 Finlandia Trophy
5Maria Sotskova186.302015 Tallinn Trophy
6Evgenia Medvedeva183.942015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
7Satoko Miyahara183.642015 U.S. International Classic
8Kaetlyn Osmond179.412015 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Elizabet Tursynbayeva177.912015 U.S. International Classic
10Maria Artemieva177.212015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Pairs

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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot214.422015 Tallinn Trophy
2Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov214.052015 Mordovian Ornament
3Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov202.792015 Nebelhorn Trophy
4Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert196.222015 Mordovian Ornament
5Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov192.222015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise191.982015 Warsaw Cup
7Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov190.282015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
8Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim189.282015 Ice Challenge
9Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov185.002015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
10Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert177.042015 Tallinn Trophy

Ice dance

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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin176.702015 Mordovian Ornament
2Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri172.282015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
3Madison Chock / Evan Bates169.502015 Nebelhorn Trophy
4Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje161.672015 Finlandia Trophy
5Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko160.982015 Mordovian Ornament
6Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier159.142015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
7Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland156.22
8Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani154.34
9Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue153.622015 U.S. International Classic
10Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker153.062015 Golden Spin of Zagreb

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