2016–17 figure skating season explained
| 2016–17 figure skating season |
| Startdate: | July 1, 2016 |
| Enddate: | June 30, 2017 |
| Previouscomp: | 2015–16 |
| Nextcomp: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 figure skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2017 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Championships. They also competed at elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating at the Grand Prix Final, and the Challenger Series.
Age eligibility
Skaters were eligible to compete in International Skating Union (ISU) events at the junior or senior levels according to their age. These rules may not have applied to non-ISU events such as national championships.
| Level | Date of birth |
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| Junior | Born between July 1, 1997 & June 30, 2003 |
| Junior | Born between July 1, 1995 & June 30, 2003 |
| Senior | Born before July 1, 2001 | |
Changes
If skaters of different nationalities formed a team, the ISU required that they choose one country to represent. The date provided is the date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.
Partnership changes
| Date | Skaters | | Type | |
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| July 11, 2016 |  Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley | Ice dance | Dissolved | [1] |
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| Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš Csölley | Formed |
| July 13, 2016 |  Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang | Dissolved | |
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| July 14, 2016 |  Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Pairs | Formed | |
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| July 24, 2016 | Natasha Purich / Davin Portz | [2] |
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| August 1, 2016 |  Emily Hayward / Hamish Gaman | [3] |
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| August 10, 2016 | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | Dissolved | |
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| August 11, 2016 |  Justyna Plutowska / Jérémie Flemin | Ice dance | Formed | [4] |
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 Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | Pairs | [5] |
| September 7, 2016 | Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette | Ice dance | Dissolved | [6] |
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| November 17, 2016 |  Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat | Pairs | [7] |
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| December 25, 2016 |  Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács | Ice dance | Formed | |
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| January 10, 2017 | Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert | Pairs | Dissolved | [8] |
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| February 9, 2017 | Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert | Formed | |
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| February 22, 2017 | Mari Vartmann / Matti Landgraf | |
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| March 3, 2017 | Winter Deardorff / Max Settlage | [9] |
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| April 15, 2017 |  Taylor Tran / Saulius Ambrulevičius | Ice dance | Dissolved | [10] |
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| May 18, 2017 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | [11] | |
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Retirements
| Date | Skater(s) | | |
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| July 11, 2016 | Federica Testa | Ice dance | |
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| July 12, 2016 |  Denis Margalik | Men | [12] |
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| July 13, 2016 | Zhao Kai Pang | Ice dance | |
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| July 28, 2016 | Andrei Rogozine | Men | [13] |
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| August 3, 2016 |  Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin | Ice dance | |
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| August 4, 2016 | Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant | |
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| December 15, 2016 | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam | [14] |
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| February 23, 2017 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | [15] |
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| March 31, 2017 | Evgeni Plushenko | Men | [16] |
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| April 10, 2017 |  Mao Asada | Ladies | [17] |
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| April 15, 2017 | Taylor Tran | Ice dance | |
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| April 23, 2017 | Kanako Murakami | Ladies | [18] |
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| May 3, 2017 | Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus | Ice dance | [19] |
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| May 8, 2017 | Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion | [20] |
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| May 18, 2017 | Ruslan Zhiganshin | |
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| April 3, 2017 |  Lee Ho-jung | |
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| June 22, 2017 | Jeremy Abbott | Men | [21] | |
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Coaching changes
| Date | Skater(s) | | From | To | |
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| July 8, 2016 | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Men | Alexander Ouriashev & Osadolo Irowa | Kori Ade | [22] |
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| July 21, 2016 | Vincent Zhou | Tom Zakrajsek & Becky Calvin | Tammy Gambill | [23] |
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| August 10, 2016 | Courtney Hicks | Ladies | Jere Michael & Alex Chang | Todd Sand & John Nicks | [24] |
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| August 23, 2016 | Hannah Miller | Rafael Arutunian | Tammy Gambill | [25] |
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| Mariah Bell | Kori Ade, Rohene Ward & Billy Schneider | Rafael Arutunian | [26] |
 Romain Ponsart | Men | Brian Joubert |
| August 25, 2016 | Deniss Vasiļjevs | Alexei Urmanov & Ingrida Snieškienė | Stéphane Lambiel | [27] |
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| August 30, 2016 |  Brooklee Han | Ladies | Serhii Vaypan | Peter Cain & Darlene Cain | [28] |
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| January 22, 2017 | Gracie Gold | Frank Carroll | Marina Zueva & Oleg Epstein | [29] |
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| April 4, 2017 | Adelina Sotnikova | Elena Vodorezova | Evgeni Plushenko | [30] |
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| April 28, 2017 | Elena Radionova | Inna Goncharenko | Elena Vodorezova | [31] | |
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International competitions
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Dates! scope="col" | Event | Type | Level | | Location | Results |
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| July 29–30 | Lake Placid Ice Dance International | Other | S/J | D | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Details |
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| August 4–7 | Asian Open Trophy | Other | All | M/L/P | Manila, Philippines | Details |
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| August 24–28 | JGP France | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Saint-Gervais, France | Details |
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| August 31 – September 4 | JGP Czech Republic | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Details |
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| September 7–11 | JGP Japan | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Yokohama, Japan | Details |
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| September 8–11 | Lombardia Trophy | Challenger | S/J | All | Bergamo, Italy | Details |
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| September 14–18 | U.S. International Classic | Challenger | Senior | All | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Details |
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| JGP Russia | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Saransk, Russia | Details |
| September 21–25 | JGP Slovenia | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Details |
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| September 22–24 | Nebelhorn Trophy | Challenger | Senior | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
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| September 28 – October 2 | JGP Estonia | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
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| September 29 – October 1 | Autumn Classic International | Challenger | S/J | All | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Details |
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| September 30 – October 2 | Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Challenger | Senior | All | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
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| October 1 | Japan Open | Other | Senior | M/L | Saitama, Japan | Details |
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| October 5–9 | JGP Germany | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Dresden, Germany | Details |
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| October 6–10 | Finlandia Trophy | Challenger | Senior | All | Espoo, Finland | Details |
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| October 18–23 | Denkova-Staviski Cup | Other | All | M/L | Sofia, Bulgaria | Details |
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| October 19–23 | International Cup of Nice | Other | S/J | All | Nice, France | Details |
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| October 21–23 | Skate America | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Details |
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| October 27–30 | Golden Bear of Zagreb | Other | All | M/L/P | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
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| October 28–30 | Skate Canada International | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Details |
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| November 3–6 | Tirnavia Ice Cup | Other | J/N | M/L | Trnava, Slovakia | Details |
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| Crystal Skate of Romania | Other | All | M/L | Miercurea Ciuc, Romania | Details |
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| November 4–6 | Rostelecom Cup | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Moscow, Russia | Details |
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| NRW Trophy | Other | All | D | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
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| November 9–13 | Volvo Open Cup | Other | All | All | Riga, Latvia | Details |
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| November 10–13 | Merano Cup | Other | All | M/L/P | Merano, Italy | Details |
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| November 11–13 | Trophée de France | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Paris, France | Details |
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| November 16–20 | Open d'Andorra | Other | Senior | L/D | Canillo, Andorra | Details |
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| J/N | M/L/D |
| November 17–20 | Warsaw Cup | Challenger | Senior | All | Warsaw, Poland | Details |
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| November 18–20 | Cup of China | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Beijing, China | Details |
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| Ice Star | Other | All | M/L/D | Minsk, Belarus | Details |
| November 18–19 | Pavel Roman Memorial | Other | J/N | D | Olomouc, Czech Republic | Details |
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| November 19–27 | Tallinn Trophy | Challenger | All | All | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
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| November 23–27 | Skate Celje | Other | J/N | M/L | Celje, Slovenia | Details |
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| November 25–27 | NHK Trophy | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Sapporo, Japan | Details |
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| November 30 – December 4 | NRW Trophy | Other | All | M/L/P | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
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| December 6–11 | Santa Claus Cup | Other | All | M/L/D | Budapest, Hungary | Details |
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| December 7–10 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | Challenger | Senior | All | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
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| December 8–11 | Grand Prix Final | Grand Prix | S/J | All | Marseille, France | Details |
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| December 16–18 | Grand Prix of Bratislava | Other | J/N | M/L/D | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details | |
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Dates! scope="col" | Event | Type | Level | | Location | Results |
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| January 4–7 | EduSport Trophy | Other | Senior | L | Bucharest, Romania | [32] |
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| J/N | M/L |
| January 5–7 | FBMA Trophy | Other | All | M/L | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Details |
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| January 10–15 | Mentor Toruń Cup | Other | All | All | Toruń, Poland | Details |
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| January 17–21 | Skate Helena | Other | All | M/L | Belgrade, Serbia | Details |
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| January 25–29 | European Championships | Championships | Senior | All | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Details |
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| January 31 – February 5 | Winter Universiade | Other | Senior | M/L/D | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Details 1, 2 |
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| February 2–5 | Jégvirág Cup | Other | All | M/L | Miskolc, Hungary | Details |
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| February 3–5 | Reykjavik International Games | Other | Senior | L | Reykjavik, Iceland | Details |
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| Junior | M/L |
| February 8–12 | Sofia Trophy | Other | All | M/L | Sofia, Bulgaria | Details |
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| February 9–12 | Dragon Trophy | Other | All | M/L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Details |
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| February 11–18 | European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | Other | Junior | M/L | Erzurum, Turkey | Details 1, 2 |
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| February 14–19 | Bavarian Open | Other | All | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
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| Four Continents Championships | Championships | Senior | All | Gangneung, South Korea | Details |
| February 16–19 | Olympic Hopes | Other | J/N | M/L | Brasov, Romania | Details |
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| February 21–25 | Open Ice Mall Cup | Other | J/N | M/L | Eilat, Israel | Details |
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| February 23–26 | Asian Winter Games | Other | Senior | All | Sapporo, Japan | Details |
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| International Challenge Cup | Other | All | M/L/P | The Hague, Netherlands | Details |
| February 28 – March 5 | Cup of Tyrol | Other | All | M/L/P | Innsbruck, Austria | Details |
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| March 2–5 | Nordic Championships | Other | J/N | M/L | Reykjavik, Iceland | Details |
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| March 10–12 | Coupe du Printemps | Other | J/N | M/L | Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg | Details |
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| March 15–19 | World Junior Championships | Championships | Junior | All | Taipei, Taiwan | Details |
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| March 29 – April 2 | World Championships | Championships | Senior | All | Helsinki, Finland | Details |
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| April 5–9 | Triglav Trophy | Other | All | M/L | Jesenice, Slovenia | Details |
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| April 6–9 | Egna Spring Trophy | Other | All | All | Egna, Italy | Details |
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| April 20–23 | World Team Trophy | Other | Senior | All | Tokyo, Japan | Details | |
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International medalists
Men's singles
Ladies' singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Season's best scores
Men's singles
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Pairs
Ice dance
World standings
See main article: 2016–17 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking.
Ice dance
Current season's world rankings
Men's singles
Ladies' singles
Ice dance
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kraso - Slovak Figure Skating . sk . Facebook . 11 July 2016 . 11 July 2016.
- Web site: COS Summer Skate Senior Pair Entry List . Skate Canada Central Ontario . 24 July 2016 . 3 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160803203146/http://www.skatecanada-centralontario.com/Irma/Summer%20Skate%202016/spen.pdf . 3 August 2016 . dead .
- Web site: IJS Sheffield 2016 Senior Pairs Entries . iceresultsuk.org.uk . 1 August 2016 .
- Web site: ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2016: Ice Dance . International Skating Union . 11 August 2016 .
- Web site: ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2016: Pairs . International Skating Union . 11 August 2016 .
- Web site: Bonjour à tous et à toutes . fr . Elisabeth . Paradis . François-Xavier . Ouellette . Facebook . 7 September 2016 .
- News: Фигуристка Базарова примет решение относительно своей карьеры после Нового года . ru . Figure skater Bazarova will make a decision regarding her career after the New Year . Elena . Dyachkova . rsport.ru . 17 November 2016 .
- News: Trennung von Vartmann/Blommaert . de . deutsche eislauf-union e.v. . 10 January 2017 . 10 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110181734/http://eislauf-union.de/trennung-von-vartmann-blommaert_Newsdetail_635_kkdetail_view_news.html . 10 January 2017 . dead .
- News: Max Settlage has teamed up with Winter Deardorff . 3 March 2017 .
- News: A thousand words cannot describe the memories, lessons, experiences, and joy that I've gone through. 15 April 2017 . Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org
- News: Экс-чемпион России в танцах на льду Руслан Жиганшин завершил карьеру. 18 May 2017 .
- News: Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BHxSJ9-AAqT . 2021-12-23 . subscription. Margalik . Denis . July 12, 2016 . . July 13, 2016.
- News: Andrei Rogozine retires from competitive figure skating . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BIYnw7VDJXQ . 2021-12-23 . subscription. July 28, 2016.
- News: Olympians Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam Retire from Competitive Skating. December 15, 2016.
- News: Davis, White close competitive door to open others. February 23, 2017. March 18, 2018. March 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084615/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/02/23/216836406/. dead.
- News: Евгений Плющенко: Я закончил карьеру в спорте, на ОИ-2018 как фигурист не поеду . March 31, 2017.
- News: ご報告致します. April 10, 2017. mao-asada.jp.
- News: Skater Murakami retires from competition. April 23, 2017. Japan times.
- News: CANNUSCIO & MCMANUS MOVE ON. 3 May 2017 .
- News: Emi and I have decided to stop competition. 8 May 2017 .
- News: Abbott announces retirement from competition . 22 June 2017 . 22 June 2017 . 23 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170623141940/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/06/21/237596986 . dead .
- Web site: Tomoki Hiwatashi . 15 September 2016 . Golden Skate . Golden Skate.
- Web site: Brannen . Sarah S. . Zhou returns to his roots, reunites with Gambill . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919183406/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/07/21/190863252/zhou-returns-to-his-roots-reunites-with-gambill . 19 September 2016 . 15 September 2016 . Ice Network . Ice Network.
- Web site: Brannen . Sarah S. . The Inside Edge: Aaron, Settlage announce split U.S. pair parts ways after seven years together; Hicks changes coaches . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814213235/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/08/03/193155062 . 2016-08-14 . 15 September 2016 . Ice Network . Ice Network.
- Web site: Miller . Hannah . Summer Changes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160906102559/http://figureskatersonline.com/hannahmiller/main/summer-changes/ . 6 September 2016 . 15 September 2016 . Figure Skaters Online . Figure Skaters Online.
- Web site: Coach Change . 15 September 2016 . Twitter . Twitter.
- Web site: Vasiljevs . Deniss . Coach Change . 15 September 2016 . Facebook . Facebook.
- Web site: Han . Brooklee . Coach Change . subscription . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BJtuocXh5hb . 2021-12-23 . 15 September 2016 . Instagram . Instagram.
- Web site: Associated Press . 8 February 2017 . U.S. Olympian Gracie Gold lands with new coaches in Michigan . 9 February 2017.
- Web site: 4 April 2017 . Yevgeni Plushenko to coach Adelina Sotnikova .
- Web site: 28 April 2017 . Елена Радионова будет работать с новым тренером .
- Web site: 7 January 2017 . EduSport Trophy . 19 December 2023 . International Skating Union.
- Web site: Crystal Skate of Romania 2016 . 2023-12-19 . www.frponline.ro.
- Web site: SKATE HELENA 2017 - ISU . 2023-12-19 . www.europeancriterium.eu.
- Web site: February 5, 2017 . JÉGVIRÁG CUP 2017 ISU . 2023-12-19 . www.jegviragcup.com.
European Championships
World Championships
Cup of China
JGP Estonia
Crystal Skate of Romania
Ice Star
Ivan Pavlov
Irakli Maysuradze
Larry Loupolover
Alexander Majorov
Felipe Montoya
Harry Hau Yin Lee
Skate Helena
Winter Universiade
Mehmet Çakir 
Nordic Championships
Coupe du Printemps
Open d'Andorra
Anne Line Gjersem
Pak So-hyang / Song Nam-I