2015–16 ISU Challenger Series


The 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2015. It was the second season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Each event included a minimum of three disciplines.

Schedule

The 2015–16 series comprised the following events:
DateEventLocationDetails
September 16–202015 CS U.S. International ClassicSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
September 24–262015 CS Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, Germany
October 1–32015 CS Ondrej Nepela TrophyBratislava, Slovakia
October 8–112015 CS Finlandia TrophyEspoo, Finland
October 15–182015 CS Mordovian OrnamentSaransk, Russia
October 20–252015 CS Denkova-Staviski CupSofia, Bulgaria
Oct. 27 - Nov. 12015 CS Ice ChallengeGraz, Austria
November 18–222015 CS Tallinn TrophyTallinn, Estonia
November 26–292015 CS Warsaw CupWarsaw, Poland
December 2–52015 CS Golden Spin of ZagrebZagreb, Croatia

Medal summary

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Medal standings

Challenger Series rankings

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

Men

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Jason Brown2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy239.372015 Ice Challenge240.65480.02
2 Max Aaron2015 Nebelhorn Trophy222.942015 Tallinn Trophy252.16475.10
3 Mikhail Kolyada2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy229.592015 Ice Challenge239.77469.36
4 Adam Rippon2015 Finlandia Trophy224.182015 Golden Spin of Zagreb237.87462.05

Ladies

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva2015 Warsaw Cup192.932015 Golden Spin of Zagreb201.33394.26
2 Anna Pogorilaya2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy178.382015 Mordovian Ornament214.07392.45
3 Adelina Sotnikova2015 Mordovian Ornament203.892015 Golden Spin of Zagreb159.80363.69
4 Elizabet Tursynbayeva2015 U.S. International Classic177.912015 Golden Spin of Zagreb176.33354.24

Pairs

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot2015 Tallinn Trophy214.422015 Warsaw Cup209.60424.02
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy184.282015 Golden Spin of Zagreb192.22376.50
3 Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert2015 Mordovian Ornament196.222015 Golden Spin of Zagreb173.62369.84
4 Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy185.002015 Golden Spin of Zagreb183.88368.88

Ice dance

RankName1st eventPoints2nd eventPointsTotal points
1 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri2015 Warsaw Cup169.722015 Golden Spin of Zagreb172.28342.00
2 Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko2015 Mordovian Ornament160.982015 Tallinn Trophy160.84321.82
3 Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev2015 Mordovian Ornament150.602015 Warsaw Cup147.52298.12
4 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar2015 Mordovian Ornament145.342015 Denkova-Staviski Cup151.74297.08

Top scores in Challenger Series

Men

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
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 Kolyada239.772015 Ice Challenge
7Adam Rippon237.872015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Maxim Kovtun236.382015 Mordovian Ornament
9Daniel Samohin235.142015 Mordovian Ornament
10Jorik Hendrickx233.472015 Ice Challenge

Ladies

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Anna Pogorilaya214.072015 Mordovian Ornament
2Adelina Sotnikova203.892015 Mordovian Ornament
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

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
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

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
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 Buckland156.222015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
8Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani154.342015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
9Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue153.622015 U.S. International Classic
10Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker153.062015 Golden Spin of Zagreb