Competitive figure skating year, 2016/7/1 to 2017/6/30
2016–17 figure skating season Date: July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 Previous: 2015–16 Next: 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.[ 1]
Level
Date of birth
Junior (females in all disciplines; males in singles)
Born between July 1, 1997 & June 30, 2003
Junior (males in pairs & ice dance)
Born between July 1, 1995 & June 30, 2003
Senior (all disciplines)
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
Disc.
Type
Ref.
July 11, 2016
Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley
Ice dance
Dissolved
[ 2]
Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš Csölley
Formed
July 13, 2016
Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang
Dissolved
[ 3]
July 14, 2016
Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay
Pairs
Formed
[ 4]
July 24, 2016
Natasha Purich / Davin Portz
[ 5]
August 1, 2016
Emily Hayward / Hamish Gaman
[ 6]
August 10, 2016
Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage
Dissolved
[ 7]
August 11, 2016
Justyna Plutowska / Jérémie Flemin
Ice dance
Formed
[ 8]
Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini
Pairs
[ 9]
September 7, 2016
Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette
Ice dance
Dissolved
[ 10]
November 17, 2016
Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat
Pairs
[ 11]
December 25, 2016
Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács
Ice dance
Formed
[ 12]
January 10, 2017
Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert
Pairs
Dissolved
[ 13]
February 9, 2017
Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert
Formed
[ 14]
February 22, 2017
Mari Vartmann / Matti Landgraf
[ 15]
March 3, 2017
Winter Deardorff / Max Settlage
April 15, 2017
Taylor Tran / Saulius Ambrulevičius
Ice dance
Dissolved
[ 17]
May 18, 2017
Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
[ 18]
Retirements
Date
Skater(s)
Disc.
Ref.
July 11, 2016
Federica Testa
Ice dance
[ 2]
July 12, 2016
Denis Margalik
Men
[ 19]
July 13, 2016
Zhao Kai Pang
Ice dance
[ 3]
July 28, 2016
Andrei Rogozine
Men
[ 20]
August 3, 2016
Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin
Ice dance
[ 21]
August 4, 2016
Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant
[ 22]
December 15, 2016
Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam
[ 23]
February 23, 2017
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
[ 24]
March 31, 2017
Evgeni Plushenko
Men
[ 25]
April 10, 2017
Mao Asada
Ladies
[ 26]
April 15, 2017
Taylor Tran
Ice dance
[ 17]
April 23, 2017
Kanako Murakami
Ladies
[ 27]
May 3, 2017
Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus
Ice dance
[ 28]
May 8, 2017
Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion
May 18, 2017
Ruslan Zhiganshin
[ 18]
April 3, 2017
Lee Ho-jung
June 22, 2017
Jeremy Abbott
Men
[ 30]
Coaching changes
Date
Skater(s)
Disc.
From
To
Ref.
July 8, 2016
Tomoki Hiwatashi
Men
Alexander Ouriashev & Osadolo Irowa
Kori Ade
[ 31]
July 21, 2016
Vincent Zhou
Tom Zakrajsek & Becky Calvin
Tammy Gambill
[ 32]
August 10, 2016
Courtney Hicks
Ladies
Jere Michael & Alex Chang
Todd Sand & John Nicks
[ 33]
August 23, 2016
Hannah Miller
Rafael Arutunian
Tammy Gambill
[ 34]
Mariah Bell
Kori Ade, Rohene Ward & Billy Schneider
Rafael Arutunian
[ 35]
Romain Ponsart
Men
Brian Joubert
August 25, 2016
Deniss Vasiļjevs
Alexei Urmanov & Ingrida Snieškienė
Stéphane Lambiel
[ 36]
August 30, 2016
Brooklee Han
Ladies
Serhii Vaypan
Peter Cain & Darlene Cain
[ 37]
January 22, 2017
Gracie Gold
Frank Carroll
Marina Zueva & Oleg Epstein
[ 38]
April 4, 2017
Adelina Sotnikova
Elena Vodorezova
Evgeni Plushenko
[ 39]
April 28, 2017
Elena Radionova
Inna Goncharenko
Elena Vodorezova
[ 40]
International competitions
Code key
Color key
2016
Dates
Event
Type
Level
Disc.
Location
Results
July 29–30
Lake Placid Ice Dance International
Other
S/J
D
Lake Placid, New York , United States
Details
August 4–7
Asian Open Trophy
Other
All
M/L/P
Manila, Philippines
Details
August 24–28
JGP France
Grand Prix
Junior
M/L/D
Saint-Gervais, France
Details
August 31 – September 4
JGP Czech Republic
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Details
September 7–11
JGP Japan
Grand Prix
Junior
M/L/D
Yokohama, Japan
Details
September 8–11
Lombardia Trophy
Challenger
S/J
All
Bergamo, Italy
Details
September 14–18
U.S. International Classic
Challenger
Senior
All
Salt Lake City, Utah , United States
Details
JGP Russia
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Saransk, Russia
Details
September 21–25
JGP Slovenia
Grand Prix
Junior
M/L/D
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Details
September 22–24
Nebelhorn Trophy
Challenger
Senior
All
Oberstdorf, Germany
Details
September 28 – October 2
JGP Estonia
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Tallinn, Estonia
Details
September 29 – October 1
Autumn Classic International
Challenger
S/J
All
Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Details
September 30 – October 2
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
Challenger
Senior
All
Bratislava, Slovakia
Details
October 1
Japan Open
Other
Senior
M/L
Saitama, Japan
Details
October 5–9
JGP Germany
Grand Prix
Junior
All
Dresden, Germany
Details
October 6–10
Finlandia Trophy
Challenger
Senior
All
Espoo, Finland
Details
October 18–23
Denkova-Staviski Cup
Other
All
M/L
Sofia, Bulgaria
Details
October 19–23
International Cup of Nice
Other
S/J
All
Nice, France
Details
October 21–23
Skate America
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Chicago, Illinois , United States
Details
October 27–30
Golden Bear of Zagreb
Other
All
M/L/P
Zagreb, Croatia
Details
October 28–30
Skate Canada International
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Mississauga, Ontario , Canada
Details
November 3–6
Tirnavia Ice Cup
Other
J/N
M/L
Trnava, Slovakia
Details
Crystal Skate of Romania
Other
All
M/L
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Details
November 4–6
Rostelecom Cup
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Moscow, Russia
Details
NRW Trophy
Other
All
D
Dortmund, Germany
Details
November 9–13
Volvo Open Cup
Other
All
All
Riga, Latvia
Details
November 10–13
Merano Cup
Other
All
M/L/P
Merano, Italy
Details
November 11–13
Trophée de France
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Paris, France
Details
November 16–20
Open d'Andorra
Other
Senior
L/D
Canillo, Andorra
Details
J/N
M/L/D
November 17–20
Warsaw Cup
Challenger
Senior
All
Warsaw, Poland
Details
November 18–20
Cup of China
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Beijing, China
Details
Ice Star
Other
All
M/L/D
Minsk, Belarus
Details
November 18–19
Pavel Roman Memorial
Other
J/N
D
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Details
November 19–27
Tallinn Trophy
Challenger
All
All
Tallinn, Estonia
Details
November 23–27
Skate Celje
Other
J/N
M/L
Celje, Slovenia
Details
November 25–27
NHK Trophy
Grand Prix
Senior
All
Sapporo, Japan
Details
November 30 – December 4
NRW Trophy
Other
All
M/L/P
Dortmund, Germany
Details
December 6–11
Santa Claus Cup
Other
All
M/L/D
Budapest, Hungary
Details
December 7–10
Golden Spin of Zagreb
Challenger
Senior
All
Zagreb, Croatia
Details
December 8–11
Grand Prix Final
Grand Prix
S/J
All
Marseille, France
Details
December 16–18
Grand Prix of Bratislava
Other
J/N
M/L/D
Bratislava, Slovakia
Details
2017
Dates
Event
Type
Level
Disc.
Location
Results
January 4–7
EduSport Trophy
Other
Senior
L
Bucharest, Romania
[ 41]
J/N
M/L
January 5–7
FBMA Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Details
January 10–15
Mentor Toruń Cup
Other
All
All
Toruń, Poland
Details
January 17–21
Skate Helena
Other
All
M/L
Belgrade, Serbia
Details
January 25–29
European Championships
Championships
Senior
All
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Details
January 31 – February 5
Winter Universiade
Other
Senior
M/L/D
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Details 1 , 2
February 2–5
Jégvirág Cup
Other
All
M/L
Miskolc, Hungary
Details
February 3–5
Reykjavik International Games
Other
Senior
L
Reykjavik, Iceland
Details
Junior
M/L
February 8–12
Sofia Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Sofia, Bulgaria
Details
February 9–12
Dragon Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Details
February 11–18
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Other
Junior
M/L
Erzurum, Turkey
Details 1 , 2
February 14–19
Bavarian Open
Other
All
All
Oberstdorf, Germany
Details
Four Continents Championships
Championships
Senior
All
Gangneung, South Korea
Details
February 16–19
Olympic Hopes
Other
J/N
M/L
Brasov, Romania
Details
February 21–25
Open Ice Mall Cup
Other
J/N
M/L
Eilat, Israel
Details
February 23–26
Asian Winter Games
Other
Senior
All
Sapporo, Japan
Details
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
March 2–5
Nordic Championships
Other
J/N
M/L
Reykjavik, Iceland
Details
March 10–12
Coupe du Printemps
Other
J/N
M/L
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
Details
March 15–19
World Junior Championships
Championships
Junior
All
Taipei, Taiwan
Details
March 29 – April 2
World Championships
Championships
Senior
All
Helsinki, Finland
Details
April 5–9
Triglav Trophy
Other
All
M/L
Jesenice, Slovenia
Details
April 6–9
Egna Spring Trophy
Other
All
All
Egna, Italy
Details
April 20–23
World Team Trophy
Other
Senior
All
Tokyo, Japan
Details
International medalists
Men's singles
Ladies' singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Season's best scores
Men's singles
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Ladies' singles
Pairs
Ice dance
World standings
Men's singles
As of April 1, 2017[ 57]
Ladies' singles
As of March 31, 2017[ 58]
Pairs
As of March 30, 2017[ 59]
Ice dance
As of April 1, 2017[ 60]
Current season's world rankings
Men's singles
As of April 1, 2017[ 61]
Ladies' singles
As of March 31, 2017[ 62]
Pairs
As of March 30, 2017[ 63]
Ice dance
As of April 1, 2017[ 60] [ 64]
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