Figure skating competition
The 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior invitational internationals which ran from October 23 to December 13, 2015. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final , held in Barcelona , Spain.
Organized by the International Skating Union , the series set the stage for the 2016 Europeans , the 2016 Four Continents , and the 2016 World Championships . The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix .
The series was composed of the following events:[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The preliminary Grand Prix assignments were announced on June 15, 2015.[ 2]
Skater
Assignment(s)
Brendan Kerry Skate America, NHK Trophy
Elladj Baldé Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Patrick Chan Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Nam Nguyen Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Jin Boyang Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Yan Han Skate America, Cup of China
Michal Březina Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Chafik Besseghier Trophee Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
Oleksii Bychenko Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Ivan Righini Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Yuzuru Hanyu Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Takahiko Kozuka Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Takahito Mura Skate America, NHK Trophy
Daisuke Murakami Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Shoma Uno Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Denis Ten Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Kim Jin-seo Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Maxim Kovtun Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
Konstantin Menshov Skate America, NHK Trophy
Alexander Petrov Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Adian Pitkeev Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Sergei Voronov Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Javier Fernández Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Max Aaron Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Richard Dornbush Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Grant Hochstein Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Ross Miner Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Adam Rippon Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
1 Assignment
Keegan Messing Skate Canada International
Song Nan Cup of China
Wang Yi Trophée Éric Bompard
Florent Amodio Skate America
Romain Ponsart Trophée Éric Bompard
Sei Kawahara Skate Canada International
Keiji Tanaka NHK Trophy
Lee June-hyoung Skate Canada International
Michael Christian Martinez Cup of China
Mikhail Kolyada Rostelecom Cup
Moris Kvitelashvili Cup of China
Jason Brown Skate America
Timothy Dolensky Skate Canada International
Misha Ge Cup of China
[ 4]
Skater
Assignment(s)
Alaine Chartrand Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Gabrielle Daleman Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Kaetlyn Osmond Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Li Zijun Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Roberta Rodeghiero Trophée Éric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup
Mao Asada Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Rika Hongo Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Haruka Imai Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Satoko Miyahara Skate America, NHK Trophy
Kanako Murakami Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Yuka Nagai Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Elizabet Tursynbaeva Skate America, Skate Canada International
Park So-youn Skate America, Cup of China
Alena Leonova Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Yulia Lipnitskaya Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Evgenia Medvedeva Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Anna Pogorilaya Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Elena Radionova Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Nicole Rajičová Skate America, Cup of China
Joshi Helgesson Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Karen Chen Skate America, Cup of China
Polina Edmunds Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Gracie Gold Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Courtney Hicks Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Hannah Miller Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Ashley Wagner Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
1 Assignment
Brooklee Han Trophée Éric Bompard
Véronik Mallet Skate Canada International
Zhao Ziquan Cup of China
Cup of China
Laurine Lecavelier Trophée Éric Bompard
Maé-Bérénice Méité Trophée Éric Bompard
Riona Kato Rostelecom Cup
Mariko Kihara NHK Trophy
Miyu Nakashio Skate America
Angelīna Kučvaļska Trophée Éric Bompard
Maria Artemieva NHK Trophy
Adelina Sotnikova Rostelecom Cup
Daša Grm Rostelecom Cup
Isabelle Olsson Skate Canada International
Mariah Bell Skate America
Mirai Nagasu NHK Trophy
Angela Wang Trophée Éric Bompard
[ 5]
Pair
Assignment(s)
Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps Skate Canada International, Cup of China
Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao Trophée Éric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Skate America, Cup of China
Wang Xuehan / Wang Lei Skate America, Cup of China
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov Skate America, Cup of China
Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim Skate America, NHK Trophy
1 Assignment
Rudi Swiegers Rostelecom Cup
Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert Cup of China
Amani Fancy / Christopher Boyadji NHK Trophy
Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Trophée Éric Bompard
Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Trophée Éric Bompard
Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert Rostelecom Cup
Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu NHK Trophy
Jessica Pfund / Joshua Santillan Skate America
[ 6]
Team
Assignment(s)
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu Skate America, Cup of China
Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Skate Canada International, Trophée Éric Bompard
Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup
Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin Skate Canada International, Rostelecom Cup
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov Skate America, Rostelecom Cup
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov Skate America, Trophée Éric Bompard
Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus Skate America, NHK Trophy
Madison Chock / Evan Bates Skate America, Cup of China
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Skate America, Cup of China
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Trophée Éric Bompard, NHK Trophy
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Skate Canada International, NHK Trophy
1 Assignment
Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev Rostelecom Cup
Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette Skate Canada International
Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Skate Canada International
Zhao Yue / Zheng Xun Cup of China
Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion NHK Trophy
Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed NHK Trophy
Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov Rostelecom Cup
Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley Cup of China
Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar Trophée Éric Bompard
Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin Skate America
[ 7]
Changes to preliminary assignments [ edit ] Skate Canada International [ edit ] On July 24, Ronald Lam announced his retirement.[ 14] [ 8] Kim Jin-seo .[ 15]
On August 21, Véronik Mallet was announced as a host pick.[ 10]
On September 2, Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps , and Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette were announced as host picks.[ 16] [ 17]
On September 24, Joshua Farris was removed from the roster due to a concussion.[ 18] [ 19] Timothy Dolensky .[ 20] [ 21]
On October 16, Elene Gedevanishvili was removed from the roster.[ 22] Isabelle Olsson .[ 23]
On October 22, Peter Liebers was replaced by Sei Kawahara . No reason has been given.[ 24] On August 17, Daniel Samohin and Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin were removed from the roster. No reasons were given. However, Samohin is not eligible to compete on the Senior Grand Prix circuit due to competing on the Junior Grand Prix this season. On August 21, Elladj Baldé and Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps were announced as their replacements.[ 8] [ 9] [ 25] [ 26]
On September 15, Zhao Ziquan , Zheng Lu , and Cong Yue / Sun Zhuoming were added as host picks.[ 27] [ 28]
On October 6, Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage were removed from the roster. No reason has been given.[ 29] Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert .[ 30]
On October 15, Takahiko Kozuka was removed from the roster due to an injury.[ 31] [ 32] Ivan Righini .[ 33]
On November 5, China's Cong / Sun withdrew from the ice dancing event due to a medical reason.[ 34] [ edit ] On August 14, Kiira Korpi was removed from the roster.[ 35] Roberta Rodeghiero .[ 10] [ 36]
On September 14, Chafik Besseghier was added as a host pick.[ 37]
On September 23, Brooklee Han , Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer , Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz , and Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar were added to the roster in place of host picks.[ 38] [ 39] [ 40]
On September 28, Misha Ge was removed from the roster due to visa problems.[ 41] [ 42] Kim Jin-seo was announced as his replacement.[ 31]
On October 16, Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz were removed from the roster.[ 43] [ 44] Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen .[ 45]
On November 6, Florent Amodio was removed from the roster due to an injury.[ 46]
On November 11, Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron withdrew due to Papadakis not having fully recovered from her concussion.[ 47] On September 9, Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed , Mariko Kihara , and Keiji Tanaka were added as host picks.[ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
On September 24, Joshua Farris was removed from the roster due to a concussion.[ 18] [ 19] Grant Hochstein .[ 42]
On November 11, Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron withdrew due to Papadakis not having fully recovered from her concussion.[ 47] Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland were announced as their replacement.[ 52]
On November 20, Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov withdrew due to an injury to Volosozhar. They were replaced by Amani Fancy / Christopher Boyadji .[ 53] Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam also withdrew.[ 54] Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus .[ 55]
On November 21, Jason Brown withdrew due to a back strain injury.[ 56] Brendan Kerry .[ 57]
On November 23, Maé-Bérénice Méité withdrew from the ladies' event.[ 58] At each event, skaters earned points toward qualification for the Grand Prix Final. Following the sixth event, the top six highest scoring skaters/teams advanced to the Final. The points earned per placement were as follows:[ 2]
Placement
Points (Singles)
Points (Pairs/Dance)
1st
15
15
2nd
13
13
3rd
11
11
4th
9
9
5th
7
7
6th
5
5
7th
4
–
8th
3
–
9th
–
–
10th
–
–
There were originally seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
Participated in two events.
Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
Highest combined scores in the short program/short dance of both events.
Highest number of total participants at the events. However, due to the cancellation of the free skating/dance at Trophée Éric Bompard , the International Skating Union revised the tie-breakers to the following:[ 60]
Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
Highest combined scores in the short program/short dance of both events.
Participated in two events.
Highest number of total participants at the events. If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all advanced to the Grand Prix Final.
Qualification standings [ edit ] Due to the cancellation of the free skating/dance at the Trophée Éric Bompard , the International Skating Union announced an exception to the qualification criteria. For the skaters who placed seventh in qualifying for the Grand Prix Final, if they competed at Trophée Bompard, they would receive an invite to the Final.[ 60]
Top Grand Prix scores [ edit ]
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Seasons Active events Former events
Brendan Kerry
Elladj Baldé
Jin Boyang
Michal Březina
Chafik Besseghier
Oleksii Bychenko
Ivan Righini
Yuzuru Hanyu
Denis Ten
Kim Jin-seo
Maxim Kovtun
Javier Fernández
Max Aaron
Michael Christian Martinez
Misha Ge
Nicole Rajičová
Joshi Helgesson
Angelīna Kučvaļska
Daša Grm
Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer
Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert
Amani Fancy / Christopher Boyadji
Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen
Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev
Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar
Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin
United States (USA)
