2016 in ice sports

This article is about the 2015–16 ice sports season and results. For other sports' results, see 2016 in sports.

Bandy

World Championship

• January 31 – February 14: 2016 Bandy World Championship in Ulyanovsk Oblast
  • Division A: Russia defeated Finland, 6–1, to win their fourth consecutive and tenth overall Bandy World Championship title. Sweden took the bronze medal.
  • Division B: Germany defeated Hungary, 5–4, in the final, and is qualified for Division A next year. Ukraine took third place.

Women's World Championship

• February 18–21, 2016: 2016 Women's Bandy World Championship in Roseville, Minnesota
  • Sweden defeated Russia, 1–0, to win their seventh women's title. Norway took the bronze medal.

World Cup

• Final game, November 16, 2015: HK Yenisey (Russia) - Sandvikens AIK (Sweden), 5–0

National champions

• Finland: Botnia-69 (men), Sudet (women)
• Norway: Stabæk IF (men), Stabæk IF (women)
• Russia: HK Yenisey (men), Rekord Irkutsk (women)
• Sweden: Västerås SK (men), Kareby IS (women)
• Ukraine: Dynamo Kharkiv (men)
• United States: Bandolier BC (men)

International Youth Championships

• January 2016: U23 World Championship
  • Winner: Sweden

Bobsleigh and skeleton

IBSF World championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 19–23: IBSF Junior World Championships 2016 in Winterberg
  • Two-man junior bobsleigh winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Four-man junior bobsleigh winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm, Matthias Sommer)
  • Two-woman junior bobsleigh winners: Germany (Stephanie Schneider, Lisa Marie Buckwitz)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Nikita Tregubov
  • Women's skeleton winner: Lelde Priedulēna
• February 8–21: FIBT World Championships 2016 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, Jānis Strenga)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: Germany (Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel, Annika Drazek)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
  • Team winners: Germany (Axel Jungk, Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel, Franziska Bertels, Tina Hermann, Johannes Lochner, Tino Paasche)
• February 19: Skeleton at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' winners: Evgenii Rukosuev; Alexander Hestengen; Robin Schneider
  • Girls' winners: Ashleigh Fay Pittaway; Hannah Neise; Agathe Bessard
• February 20: Bobsleigh at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' monobob winners: Jonas Jannusch; Maksim Ivanov; Kristian Olsen
  • Girls' monobob winners: Laura Nolte; Mercedes Schulte; Kelsea Purchall

2015–16 Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cups

• November 22–29, 2015: IBSF World Cup #1 in Altenberg, Saxony
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Putze, Jannis Bäcker, Thorsten Margis)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Laura Deas
• November 30 – December 6, 2015: IBSF World Cup #2 in Winterberg
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Putze, Jannis Bäcker, Thorsten Margis)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: United States (Jamie Greubel, Cherrelle Garrett)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• December 7–13, 2015: IBSF World Cup #3 in Schönau am Königsee #1
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Nico Walther, Gregor Bermbach, Marko Hübenbecker, Eric Franke)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• January 3–9: IBSF World Cup #4 in Lake Placid, New York
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: United States (Steven Holcomb, Carlo Valdes)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Martin Putze, Ben Heber, Kevin Korona)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: United States (Jamie Greubel, Cherrelle Garrett)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Annie O'Shea
• January 10–16: IBSF World Cup #5 in Park City, Utah
  • Note: no two-man bobsleigh event here.
  • Four-man bobsleigh #1 winners: Russia (Alexander Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin, Aleksei Pushkarev, Aleksey Zaytsev)
  • Four-man bobsleigh #2 winners: Germany (Nico Walther, Marko Hübenbecker, Christian Poser, Eric Franke)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• January 18–23: IBSF World Cup #6 in Whistler, British Columbia
  • Note: no four-man bobsleigh event here.
  • Two-man bobsleigh #1 winners: Switzerland (Rico Peter, Thomas Amrhein)
  • Two-man bobsleigh #2 winners: Canada (Christopher Spring, Lascelles Brown)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• February 1–7: IBSF World Cup #7 in St. Moritz
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: Switzerland (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Martin Putze, Ben Heber)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: United States (Elana Meyers, Lauren Gibbs)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Yun Sung-bin
  • Women's skeleton winner: Janine Flock
• February 22–28: IBSF World Cup #8 (final) in Schönau am Königsee #2
  • Two-man bobsleigh winners: South Korea (Won Yun-jong, Seo Young-woo)
  • Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Alexander Rödiger, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze)
  • Two-woman bobsleigh winners: United States (Elana Meyers, Kehri Jones)
  • Men's skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's skeleton winner: Tina Hermann

Bobsleigh IBSF North American Cup 2015–2016

• November 9–14, 2015: IBSF North American Cup #1 in Calgary
  • Men's two-man #1 winners: United States (Codie Bascue / Evan Weinstock)
  • Men's two-man #2 winners: Canada (Christopher Spring / Derek Plug)
  • Men's four-man #1 winners: Canada (Justin Kripps, Alexander Kopacz, Joshua Kirkpatrick, Ben Coakwell)
  • Men's four-man #2 winners: United States (Codie Bascue, David Cremin, Nathan Gilsleider, Evan Weinstock)
  • Men's four-man #3 winners: France (Loïc Costerg, Romain Heinrich, Yannis Puyar, Jordan Bytebier) and Monaco (Rudy Rinaldi, Boris Vain, Thibault Demarthon, Albéric Delattre)
  • Women's two-man #1 winners: Canada (Christine de Bruin / Cynthia Appiah)
  • Women's two-man #2 winners: Canada (Christine de Bruin / Cynthia Appiah)
• November 27–29, 2015: IBSF North American Cup #2 in Whistler
  • Open two-man #1 winners: Canada (Nick Poloniato, Cameron Stones)
  • Open two-man #2 winners: Canada (Nick Poloniato, Joey Nemet)
  • Women's two-man #1 winners: Canada (Christine de Bruin / Cynthia Appiah)
  • Women's two-man #2 winners: United States (Brittany Reinbolt, Bonnie Kilis)
• February 26–29, 2016: IBSF North American Cup #3 in Park City
  • Men's two-man #1 winners: (Codie Bascue / Nathan Gilsleider)
  • Men's two-man #2 winners: (Codie Bascue / Nathan Gilsleider)
  • Women's bobsleigh #1 winner: Nicole Vogt
  • Women's bobsleigh #2 winner: Katie Eberling
  • Men's four-man #1 winners: United States (Justin Olsen, Brent Fogt, Luis Moreira, Evan Weinstock)
  • Men's four-man #2 winners: United States (Codie Bascue, David Cremin, Nathan Gilsleider, Adrian Adams)

Bobsleigh IBSF Europe Cup 2015–2016

• November 27–29, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #1 in Winterberg
  • Open two-man #1 winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach)
  • Open two-man #2 winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Women's two-man #1 winners: Germany (Sabrina Duljevic, Lisa-Sophie Gericke)
  • Women's two-man #2 winners: Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
  • Open four-man #1 winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach, Tino Paasche, Christian Rasp)
  • Open four-man #2 winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach, Joshua Bluhm, Christian Rasp)
• December 4–5, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #2 in Altenberg
  • Men's two-man winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka)
  • Women's two-man winners: Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
  • Open four-man winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach, Sebastian Mrowka, Christian Rasp)
• December 19–20, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #3 in Sigulda
  • Men's two-man #1 winners: Latvia (Uģis Žaļims, Intars Dambis)
  • Men's two-man #2 winners: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Jānis Strenga)
  • Women's two-man #1 winners: Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
  • Women's two-man #2 winners: Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
• January 8–10, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #4 in Schönau am Königssee
  • Men's two-man #1 winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Matthias Kagerhuber)
  • Women's two-man #1 winners: Germany (Stephanie Schneider, Lisa Marie Buckwitz)
  • Open four-man winner: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm, Matthias Sommer)
  • Open four-man winner: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm, Matthias Sommer)
• January 14–17, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #5 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Men's two-man winners: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Women's two-man winners: United States (Elana Meyers, Kehri Jones)
  • Open four-man winner: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Matthias Kagerhuber, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Open four-man winner: Germany (Johannes Lochner, Matthias Sommer, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm)
• January 27–30, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #6 (final) in St. Moritz
  • Men's two-man winners: Switzerland (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann)
  • Women's two-man winners: United States (Elana Meyers, Tara Evans)
  • Open four-man winners: Austria (Benjamin Maier, Markus Sammer, Stefan Laussegger, Dănuț Moldovan)

Skeleton IBSF North American Cup 2015–2016

• November 12–13, 2015: IBSF North American Cup in Calgary
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Ander Mirambell
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Ander Mirambell
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Jaclyn LaBerge
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Jaclyn LaBerge
• November 26–27, 2015: IBSF North American Cup #2 in Whistler
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Rhys Thornbury
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Rhys Thornbury
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Savannah Graybill
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Katie Uhlaender
• March 4–5, 2016: IBSF North American Cup #3 in Park City
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Ander Mirambell
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: John Farrow
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Kimberley Bos
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Kimberley Bos

Skeleton IBSF Intercontinental Cup 2015–2016

• November 19–20, 2015: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #1 in Lake Placid
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Alexander Gassner
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Martin Rosenberger
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Katie Uhlaender
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Katie Uhlaender
• December 2–3, 2015: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #2 in Whistler
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Martin Rosenberger
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Rhys Thornbury
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Lanette Prediger
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Katie Uhlaender
• January 7–8, 2016: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #3 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Aleksandr Tretyakov
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Nikita Tregubov
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Elena Nikitina
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Elena Nikitina
• January 14–15, 2016: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #4 (final) in Schönau am Königssee
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Nikita Tregubov
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Aleksandr Tretyakov
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Anna Fernstaedt
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Anna Fernstaedt

Skeleton IBSF Europa Cup 2015–2016

• December 4–5, 2015: IBSF Europa Cup #1 in Altenberg
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Sergey Chudinov
  • Men's skeleton #2 winners: Fabian Küchler / Alexander Mutovin
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Olga Potylitsina
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Maxi Just
• December 19–20, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #2 in Sigulda
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Alexander Mutovin
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Ivo Steinbergs
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Mirela Rahneva
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Mirela Rahneva
• January 14–15, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #3 in Schönau am Königssee
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Maxi Just
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Maxi Just
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: Dominic Rady
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Dominic Rady
• January 27–28, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #4 (final) in St. Moritz
  • Men's skeleton #1 winner: David Swift
  • Men's skeleton #2 winner: Fabian Küchler
  • Women's skeleton #1 winner: Mirela Rahneva
  • Women's skeleton #2 winner: Mirela Rahneva

Curling

World curling championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• September 12–19, 2015: 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship in Bern (debut event)
  • Norway (skip: Steffen Walstad) defeated Sweden (skip: Rasmus Wranå), 5–3, to win the inaugural WCF's World Mixed Curling Championship title.
  • China (skip: Ji Yansong) took the bronze medal.
• February 12–21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Mixed doubles winners:
    • Yako Matsuzawa and Philipp Hösli
    • Han Yu and Ross Whyte
    • Zhao Ruiyi and Andreas Hårstad
  • Mixed team winners:  Canada;  United States;  Switzerland
• February 21–28: 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Lucerne
  • Russia (skip: Andrey Smirnov) defeated Norway (skip: Rune Lorentsen), 7–4, to win their second consecutive and third overall World Wheelchair Curling Championship title.
  • South Korea (skip: Yang Hui-tae) took the bronze medal.
• March 5–13: 2016 World Junior Curling Championships in Copenhagen
  • Note: this event was slated to Erzurum, but the WCF took it away due to terrorism fears.
  • Men: Scotland (skip: Bruce Mouat) defeated the United States (skip: Korey Dropkin), 6–4, to give Scotland its tenth World Junior Curling Championships title.
  • Canada (skip: Matt Dunstone) took the bronze medal.
  • Women: Canada (skip: Mary Fay) defeated the United States (skip: Cory Christensen), 7–4, to give Canada its third consecutive and 11th overall World Junior Curling Championships title.
  • South Korea (skip: Kim Min-ji) took the bronze medal.
• March 19–27: 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current
  • Switzerland (skip: Binia Feltscher) defeated Japan (skip: Satsuki Fujisawa), 9–6, to win Switzerland's third consecutive and sixth overall World Women's Curling Championship title.
  • Russia (skip: Anna Sidorova) took the bronze medal.
• April 2–10: 2016 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel
  • Note: this event is a PyeongChang 2018 Olympic qualifying one.
  • Canada (skip: Kevin Koe) defeated Denmark (skip: Rasmus Stjerne), 5–3, to win Canada's 35th World Men's Curling Championship title.
  • The United States (skip: John Shuster) took the bronze medal.
• April 16–23: 2016 World Senior and Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Karlstad
  • Men's senior: Sweden (skip: Mats Wranå) defeated Canada (skip: Randy Neufeld), 7–4, to win Sweden's first World Senior Curling Championships title.
  • Ireland (skip: Peter Wilson) took the bronze medal.
  • Women's senior: Scotland (skip: Jackie Lockhart) defeated Germany (skip: Monika Wagner), 5–4, to win Scotland's third World Senior Curling Championships title.
  • Sweden (skip: Gunilla Arfwidsson-Edlund) took the bronze medal.
  • Mixed doubles: Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy and Anastasia Bryzgalova) defeated China (Ba Dexin and Wang Rui), 7–5, to win Russia's second World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title.
  • The United States (Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson) took the bronze medal.

Curling Canada season of champions

• December 2–6, 2015: 2015 Canada Cup of Curling in Grande Prairie
  • Men: Kevin Koe (skip) defeated Mike McEwen (skip), 7–3, to win his first Canada Cup of Curling title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated Valerie Sweeting (skip), 8–7, to win her first Canada Cup of Curling title.
• January 14–17: 2016 Continental Cup of Curling in Paradise, Nevada
  • Team / North America defeated Team World, with the score of 30.5–29.5 total points.
• February 20–28: 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie
  • Chelsea Carey (skip) defeated Krista McCarville (skip), 7–6, to win Alberta's second Scotties Tournament of Hearts title.
  • Team Canada (Jennifer Jones (skip)) took the bronze medal.
• March 5–13: 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa
  • Kevin Koe (skip) defeated Brad Gushue (skip), 9–5, to win Alberta's second Tim Hortons Brier title.
  • Brad Jacobs (skip) took the bronze medal.

Continental championships

• November 7–14, 2015: 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Almaty
  • Men: South Korea (skip: Kim Soo-hyuk) defeated Japan (skip: Yusuke Morozumi), 11–7, to win their nation's second Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
    • China (skip: Zang Jialiang) took the bronze medal.
  • Women: Japan (skip: Satsuki Fujisawa) defeated South Korea (skip: Kim Ji-sun), 8–7, to win their nation's 14th Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
    • China (skip: Liu Sijia) took the bronze medal.
• November 20–28, 2015: 2015 European Curling Championships in Esbjerg
  • Men: Sweden (skip: Niklas Edin) defeated Switzerland (skip: Peter de Cruz), 7–6, to win their nation's second consecutive and ninth overall European Curling Championship title.
    • Norway (skip: Thomas Ulsrud took the bronze medal.
  • Women: Russia (skip: Anna Sidorova) defeated Scotland (skip: Eve Muirhead), 6–4, to win their nation's third European Curling Championship title.
    • Finland (skip: Oona Kauste) took the bronze medal.

World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling

• September 8–13, 2015: 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (debut event)
  • Men: Kevin Koe (skip) defeated Brad Gushue (skip), 4–3, to win this inaugural GSOC Tour Challenge title.
  • Women: Silvana Tirinzoni (skip) defeated Rachel Homan (skip), 6–5, to win this inaugural GSOC Tour Challenge title.
• October 27 – November 1, 2015: 2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling in Truro, Nova Scotia
  • Men: Mike McEwen (skip) defeated Jim Cotter (skip), 5–3, to win his second Masters Grand Slam of Curling title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated Valerie Sweeting (skip), 6–4, to win her third Masters Grand Slam of Curling title.
• November 11–15, 2015: 2015 The National in Oshawa
  • Men: Brad Gushue (skip) defeated Reid Carruthers (skip), 7–2, to win his second National title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated fellow Ontario skip (Tracy Fleury), 5–4, to win the inaugural National title for women.
• December 8–13, 2015: 2015 Canadian Open of Curling in Yorkton
  • Men: John Epping (skip) defeated Brad Gushue (skip), 7–4, to win his first Canadian Open of Curling title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated Jennifer Jones (skip), 8–7, to win her first Canadian Open of Curling title.
• March 16–20: 2016 Elite 10 in Victoria, British Columbia (men only)
  • Brad Gushue (skip) defeated Reid Carruthers (skip), 4–3 in an extra end, to win their first Elite 10 title.
• April 12–17: 2016 Players' Championship in Toronto
  • Men: Brad Gushue (skip) defeated Brad Jacobs, 5–4, to win his first Players' Championship title.
  • Women: Eve Muirhead (skip) defeated Jennifer Jones (skip), 9–6, to win her second consecutive and third overall Players' Championship title.
• April 26 – May 1: 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup in Sherwood Park (debut event)
  • Men: Reid Carruthers (skip) defeated John Epping (skip), 4–3, to win the inaugural Champions Cup title.
  • Women: Jennifer Jones (skip) defeated Rachel Homan (skip), 7–5, to win the inaugural Champions Cup title.

Figure skating

International figure skating events and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 25–31: 2016 European Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava
  • Men's singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
  • Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
• February 13–20: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' singles: Sōta Yamamoto; Deniss Vasiļjevs; Dmitri Aliev
  • Girls' singles: Polina Tsurskaya; Maria Sotskova; Elizabet Tursynbayeva
  • Pairs: Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot; Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař; Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin
  • Ice dance: Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov; Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye; Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
  • Mixed NOC team: Team Desire; Team Future; Team Discovery
• February 16–21: 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei
  • Men's singles: Patrick Chan
  • Ladies' singles: Satoko Miyahara
  • Pairs: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
  • Ice dance: Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
• March 14–20: 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Debrecen
  • Men's singles: Daniel Samohin
  • Ladies' singles: Marin Honda
  • Pairs: Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař
  • Ice dance: Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
• March 28 – April 3: 2016 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston
  • Men's singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  • Ice dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

• October 23–25, 2015: 2015 Skate America in Milwaukee
  • Men's singles: Max Aaron
  • Ladies' singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs: China (Sui Wenjing / Han Cong)
  • Ice dance: United States (Madison Chock / Evan Bates)
• October 30 – November 1, 2015: 2015 Skate Canada International in Lethbridge
  • Men's singles: Patrick Chan
  • Ladies' singles: Ashley Wagner
  • Pairs: Canada (Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford)
  • Ice dance: Canada (Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje)
• November 6–8, 2015: 2015 Cup of China in Beijing
  • Men's singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' singles: Mao Asada
  • Pairs: Russia (Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov)
  • Ice dance: Italy (Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte)
• November 13–15, 2015: 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard in Bordeaux
  • Event cancelled, due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
• November 20–22, 2015: 2015 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow
  • Men's singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' singles: Elena Radionova
  • Pairs: Russia (Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov)
  • Ice dance: Canada (Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje)
• November 27–29, 2015: 2015 NHK Trophy in Nagano
  • Men's singles: Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Ladies' singles: Satoko Miyahara
  • Pairs: Canada (Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford)
  • Ice dance: United States (Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani)
• December 10–13, 2015: 2015–16 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Barcelona
  • Men's singles: Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Ladies' singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs: Russia (Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov)
  • Ice dance: Canada (Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje)

2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix

• August 20–22: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia in Bratislava
  • Men's junior singles winner: Roman Sadovsky
  • Women's junior singles winner: Polina Tsurskaya
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: (Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons)
• August 26–30: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Latvia in Riga
  • Men's junior singles winner: Dmitri Aliev
  • Women's junior singles winner: Alisa Fedichkina
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: (Betina Popova/Yuri Vlasenko)
  • Mixed junior pairs winners: (Renata Oganesian/Mark Bardei)
• September 2–6: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Men's junior singles winner: Nathan Chen
  • Women's junior singles winner: Yuna Shiraiwa
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: (Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter)
  • Mixed junior pairs winners: (Anastasia A. Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov)
• September 10–12: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria in Linz
  • Men's junior singles winner: Dmitri Aliev
  • Women's junior singles winner: Maria Sotskova
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: Russia (Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd)
  • Mixed junior pairs winners: Russia (Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov)
• September 24–26: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland in Toruń
  • Men's junior singles winner: Sōta Yamamoto
  • Women's junior singles winner: Polina Tsurskaya
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: United States (Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter)
  • Mixed junior pairs winners: Russia (Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot)
• October 1–3: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain in Logroño
  • Men's junior singles winner: Nathan Chen
  • Women's junior singles winner: Yuna Shiraiwa
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: France (Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac)
• October 8–10: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia in Zagreb
  • Men's junior singles winner: Alexander Samarin
  • Women's junior singles winner: Marin Honda
  • Mixed junior ice dance winner: United States (Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons)
• December 10–12: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain in Barcelona (final)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Nathan Chen
  • Women's junior singles winner: Polina Tsurskaya
  • Mixed junior pairs winners: Russia (Ekaterina Borisova, Dmitry Sopot)
  • Mixed junior ice dance winners: United States (Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter)

Ice hockey

International ice hockey championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki
  • Finland defeated Russia, 4–3 in overtime, to win their fourth World Junior Ice Hockey Championships title. The United States won the bronze medal.
• January 8–15: 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in St. Catharines
  • The United States defeated Canada, 3–2, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall IIHF World Women's U18 Championship title. Sweden took the bronze medal.
• February 12–21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' team winners:  United States;  Canada;  Russia
  • Boys' individual skills challenge winners: Eduard Casaneanu; Sebastian Cederle; Erik Betzold
  • Girls' team winners:  Sweden;  Czech Republic;  Switzerland
  • Girls' individual skills challenge winners: Sena Takenaka; Anita Muraro; Theresa Schafzahl
• March 28 – April 4: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship in Kamloops
  • The United States defeated Canada, 1–0 in overtime, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall IIHF Women's World Championship title. Russia took the bronze medal.
• April 14–24: 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Finland defeated Sweden, 6–1, to win their third IIHF World U18 Championships title. The United States took the bronze medal.
• May 6–22: 2016 IIHF World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg
  • Canada defeated Finland, 2–0, to win their second consecutive and 26th overall IIHF World Championship title. Russia took the bronze medal.
• September 17 – October 1: 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto
  • Canada defeated Team Europe, 2–0 in games played, to win their second consecutive World Cup of Hockey title.

National Hockey League

• October 7, 2015 – April 10, 2016: 2015–16 NHL season
  • Presidents' Trophy winners: Washington Capitals
• January 1: 2016 NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 5–1.
• January 31: 61st National Hockey League All-Star Game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Team Pacific defeated Team Atlantic, with the score of 1–0.
  • National Hockey League All-Star Game MVP: John Scott ( St. John's IceCaps)
  • Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater winner: Dylan Larkin ( Detroit Red Wings)
  • Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge winner: P. K. Subban ( Montreal Canadiens)
  • DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting winner: John Tavares ( New York Islanders)
  • Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay winners: Lefty One-Timer Group
  • AMP NHL Hardest Shot winner: Shea Weber ( Nashville Predators)
• April 13 – June 12: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4–2 in games played, to win their fourth Stanley Cup title.
  • Conn Smythe Trophy Winner: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• June 24–25: 2016 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York, at the First Niagara Center
  • #1 pick: Auston Matthews to the Toronto Maple Leafs from the ZSC Lions

2016 NHL Stadium Series

• February 21: Series #1 at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis
  • The Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6–1.
• February 27: Series #2 at Coors Field in Denver
  • The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5–3.

NCAA

• March 12–20: 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four in Durham, New Hampshire at Whittemore Center
  • The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Boston College Eagles, 3–1, to win their sixth NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey title.
• April 7 & 9: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida, at Amalie Arena
  • The North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 5–1, to win their eighth NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey title.

Kontinental Hockey League

• August 24, 2015 – April 19, 2016: 2015–16 KHL season
  • Continental Cup (KHL) winner: HC CSKA Moscow
  • Top regular season scorer: Sergei Mozyakin ( Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
  • Gagarin Cup winners: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (second Gagarin Cup title)
• January 23: 2016 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game in Moscow at the VTB Ice Palace
  • Team West defeated Team East, with the score of 28–23.

CWHL

• October 17, 2015 – February 21, 2016: 2015–16 CWHL season
  • Commissioner's Trophy winners: Les Canadiennes
• January 23: 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game in Toronto
  • Team Black defeated Team White 5–1.
• March 13: 2016 Clarkson Cup in Ottawa
  • The Calgary Inferno defeated the Montreal Les Canadiennes, 8–3, to win their first Clarkson Cup title.

NWHL

• March 5, 2016: 2016 Isobel Cup in Newark, New Jersey at the Barnabus Health Hockey House
  • The Boston Pride defeated the Buffalo Beauts 3–1 to win the inaugural Isobel Cup.

Allan Cup

• April 11–16: 2016 Allan Cup in Steinbach, Manitoba at the T.G. Smith Centre
  • The Bentley Generals defeated the South East Prairie Thunder, 4–3 in overtime, to win their third Allan Cup title.

AHL

• October 9, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 AHL season
  • Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners: Toronto Marlies
  • Season MVP: Chris Bourque
• April 20 – June 11: 2016 Calder Cup playoffs
  • The Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hershey Bears, 4–0 in games played, to win their first Calder Cup title.

Memorial Cup

• May 20–29: 2016 Memorial Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, at the ENMAX Centrium
  • The London Knights defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, 3–2 in overtime, to win their second Memorial Cup title.

Luge

International luge championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• December 17–19, 2015: 2016 FIL American-Pacific Championships in Calgary
  • Men's singles winner: Chris Mazdzer
  • Women's singles winner: Erin Hamlin
  • Men's doubles winners: Canada (Tristan Walker, Justin Snith)
• December 24–27, 2015: 2016 FIL Asian Championships in Nagano (debut event)
  • Men's singles winner: Hidenari Kanayama
  • Women's singles winner: Enju Choi
  • Men's doubles winners: South Korea (Jin-Yong Park, Cho Jung-myung)
• January 15–16: Luge FIL Junior European Championships 2016 in Altenberg
  • Men's youth singles winner: Bastian Schulte
  • Women's youth singles winner: Anna Berreiter
  • Men's youth doubles #1 winners: Germany (Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
  • Men's youth doubles #2 winners: Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Jonas Müller
  • Women's junior singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Mixed junior team winners: Germany (Jessica Tiebel, Paul-Lukas Heider, Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
• January 30–31: 2016 FIL World Luge Championships in Schönau am Königsee
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Men's sprint winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Women's sprint winner: Martina Kocher
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
  • Men's doubles Sprint winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
  • Team relay winners: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt)
• February 5–7: Luge FIL Natural Track European Championships 2016 in Passeier Valley
  • Men's singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
  • Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open natural track doubles winner: Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• February 6–7: 2016 FIL Junior World Championships in Winterberg
  • Junior men's singles winner: Roman Repilov
  • Junior women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
  • Junior men's doubles winners: Austria (David Trojer, Philip Knoll)
  • Team relay winners: Germany (Julia Taubitz, Maximilian Jung, Julius Löffler / Stiebing)
• February 13–14: 47th FIL European Championships in Altenberg
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• February 14–16: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' singles winners: Kristers Aparjods; Paul-Lukas Heider; Reid Watts
  • Girls' singles winners: Brooke Apshkrum; Jessica Tiebel; Madeleine Egle
  • Doubles winners: Felix Schwarz / Lukas Gufler; Hannes Orlamuender / Paul Gubitz; Vsevolod Kashkin / Konstantin Korshunov
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Germany;  Russia;  Italy

2015–16 Luge World Cup

• November 28–29, 2015: FIL World Cup #1 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Men's singles winner: Dominik Fischnaller
  • Women's singles winner: Dajana Eitberger
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• December 4–5, 2015: FIL World Cup #2 in Lake Placid, New York
  • Men's singles winner: Chris Mazdzer
  • Women's singles winner: Erin Hamlin
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• December 11–12, 2015: FIL World Cup #3 in Park City, Utah
  • Men's singles winner: Chris Mazdzer
  • Women's singles winner: Summer Britcher
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• December 18–19, 2015: FIL World Cup #4 in Calgary
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• January 9–10: FIL World Cup #5 in Sigulda
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• January 16–17: FIL World Cup #6 in Oberhof, Germany
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• February 6–7: FIL World Cup #7 in Sochi
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• February 13–14: FIL World Cup #8 in Altenberg
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• February 20–21: FIL World Cup #9 (final) in Winterberg
  • Men's singles winner: Stepan Fedorov
  • Women's singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)

2015–16 Luge Team Relay World Cup

• November 28–29, 2015: FIL World Team Relay Cup #1 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Winners: Germany (Dajana Eitberger, Andi Langenhan, Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken)
• December 4–5, 2015: FIL World Team Relay Cup #2 in Lake Placid
  • Winners: United States (Erin Hamlin, Chris Mazdzer, Justin Krewson / Andrew Sherk)
• January 9–10: FIL World Team Relay Cup #3 in Sigulda
  • Winners: Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt)
• February 6–7: FIL World Team Relay Cup #4 in Sochi
  • Winners: Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Semen Pavlichenko, Andrey Bogdanov, Andrey Medvedev)
• February 13–14: FIL World Team Relay Cup #5 in Altenberg
  • Winners: Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch, Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken)
• February 20–21: FIL World Team Relay Cup #6 (final) in Winterberg
  • Winners: Canada (Arianne Jones, Mitchel Malyk, Tristan Walker / Justin Snith)

2015–16 Luge Sprint World Cup

• December 11–12, 2015: FIL Sprint World Cup #1 in Park City
  • Men's singles winner: Wolfgang Kindl
  • Women's singles winner: Summer Britcher
  • Men's doubles winners: Italy (Christian Oberstolz, Patrick Gruber)
• December 18–19, 2015: FIL Sprint World Cup #2 in Calgary
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Summer Britcher
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• January 16–17: FIL Sprint World Cup #3 (final) in Oberhof
  • Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Men's doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)

2015–16 FIL Luge Junior World Cup

• November 16–20: FIL Junior World Cup #1 in Lillehammer
  • Men's junior singles winner: Markus Hummer
  • Men's junior doubles winners: Russia (Evgeny Evdokimov, Alexey Groshev)
  • Men's youth singles winner: Paul-Lukas Heider
  • Men's youth doubles winners: Italy (Felix Schwarz, Lukas Gufler)
  • Women's junior singles winner: Madeleine Egle
  • Women's youth singles winner: Olesya Mikhaylenko
  • Men's junior team winners: Russia
  • Mixed junior/youth team relay winners: Italy
• November 27–28: FIL Junior World Cup #2 in Sigulda
  • Men's youth singles winner: Paul-Lukas Heider
  • Women's youth singles winner: Kristina Shamova
  • Men's youth doubles winners: Russia (Andrej Shander, Semen Mikov)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Daniil Lebedev
  • Men's junior doubles winners: Russia (Grigoriy Voloskov, Mikhail Dementiev)
  • Women's youth singles winner: Olesya Mikhaylenko
• December 5–6: FIL Junior World Cup #3 in Schönau am Königssee
  • Men's youth singles winner: Thomas Jaensch
  • Women's youth singles winner: Tina Müller
  • Men's youth doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Theo Gruber
  • Women's junior singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Men's junior doubles winners: Russia (Evgeny Evdokimov, Alexey Groshev)
• December 11–12: FIL Junior World Cup #4 in Innsbruck
  • Men's youth singles winner: Paul-Lukas Heider
  • Women's youth singles winner: Tina Müller
  • Men's youth doubles winners: Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Krisrers Aparjods
  • Women's junior singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Men's junior doubles winners: Russia (Evgeny Evdokimov, Alexey Groshev)
  • Mixed junior team winners: Austria
• January 15–16: FIL Junior World Cup #5 in Altenberg
  • Men's youth singles winner: Bastian Schulte
  • Women's youth singles winner: Anna Berreiter
  • Men's youth doubles #1 winners: Germany (Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
  • Men's youth doubles #2 winners: Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Jonas Müller
  • Women's junior singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Mixed junior team winners: Germany
• January 22–23: FIL Junior World Cup #6 (final) in Oberhof
  • Men's youth singles winner: Fabian Malleier
  • Women's youth singles winner: Anna Berreiter
  • Men's youth doubles #1 winners: Germany (Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
  • Men's youth doubles #2 winners: Russia (Andrey Shander, Semen Mikov)
  • Men's junior singles winner: Jonas Müller
  • Women's junior singles winner: Tina Müller
  • Mixed junior team winners: Germany

Luge FIL Natural Track World Cup 2015–2016

• December 12–13, 2015: FIL Natural Track World Cup #1 in Kühtai Ski Resort
  • Men's natural singles winner: Patrick Pigneter
  • Women's natural singles winner: Tina Unterberger
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 9–10, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #2 in Latsch
  • Men's natural singles winner: Patrick Pigneter
  • Women's natural singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 16–17, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #3 in Vatra Dornei
  • Men's natural singles winner: Patrick Pigneter
  • Women's natural singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 23–24, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #4 in Moscow
  • Men's natural singles winner: Aleksandr Yegorov
  • Women's natural singles winner: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 29–31, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #5 in Deutschnofen
  • Men's natural singles winner: Alex Gruber
  • Women's natural singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)

Luge FIL Junior Natural Track World Cup 2015–2016

• December 12–13, 2015: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #1 in Winterleiten
  • Men's natural singles winner: Fabian Achenrainer
  • Women's natural singles winner: Theresa Maurer
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Poland (Rafał Zasuwa, Paweł Spratek)
• January 5–6, 2016: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #2 in Seiser Alm
  • Men's natural singles winner: Jack Leslie
  • Women's natural singles winner: Daniela Mittermair
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Simone Scalet, Simone Gaio)
• January 17, 2016: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #3 in Umhausen
  • Men's natural singles winner: Fabian Achenrainer
  • Women's natural singles winner: Teresa Mauerer
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Germany (Josef Limmer, Florian Limmer)
• January 23–24, 2016: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #4 (final) in Kindberg
  • Men's natural singles winner: Florian Markt
  • Women's natural singles winner: Teresa Mauerer
  • Open natural track doubles winners: Italy (Manuel Gaio, Nicolo Debertolis)

Speed skating

2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

• November 13–15, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #1 in Calgary
  • The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 20–22, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #2 in Salt Lake City
  • China, the Netherlands, and Russia won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
• December 4–6, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #3 in Inzell
  • The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 11–13, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #4 in Heerenveen #1
  • The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• January 29–31: ISU LTSS World Cup #5 in Stavanger
  • Russia won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
• March 11–13: ISU LTSS World Cup #6 (final) in Heerenveen #2
  • The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Speed Skating ISU Junior World Cup 2015–2016

• November 14–15, 2015: ISU Junior LTSS World Cup #1 in Groningen
  • Men's junior 500 m winner: Viktor Mushtakov
  • Men's junior 1000 m winner: Mikhail Kazelin
  • Men's junior 1500 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Men's junior 3000 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Men's junior mass start winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Men's junior team sprint winners: Russia
  • Women's junior 500 m winner: Xue Lin
  • Women's junior 1000 m winner: Rio Yamada
  • Women's junior 1500 m winner: Ayano Sato
  • Women's junior 3000 m winner: Mei Han
  • Women's junior mass start winner: Ayano Sato
  • Women's junior team sprint winners: China
• November 28–29, 2015: ISU Junior LTSS World Cup #2 in Berlin
  • Men's junior 500 m winner: Tatsuya Shinhama
  • Women's junior 500 m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's junior 1000 m winner: Viktor Mushtakov
  • Women's junior 1000 m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's junior 1500 m winner: Viktor Mushtakov
  • Women's junior 1500 m winner: Mei Han
  • Men's junior 3000 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Women's junior 3000 m winner: Ayano Sato
  • Men's junior mass start winner: Min-Seok Kim
  • Women's junior mass start winner: Ayano Sato
  • Men's team sprint winners: Russia
  • Women's team sprint winners: Japan
• January 16–17, 2015: ISU Junior LTSS World Cup #3 in Baselga di Pinè
  • Women's junior 500 m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's junior 500 m winner: Marten Liiv
  • Women's junior 1500 m winner: Ji-Woo Park
  • Men's junior 1500 m winner: Ki-Woong Park
  • Women's junior team pursuit winners: South Korea
  • Men's junior team pursuit winners: South Korea
  • Women's junior 1000 m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's junior 1000 m winner: Francesco Tescari
  • Women's junior 3000 m winner: Ji-Woo Park
  • Men's junior 3000 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Women's junior mass start winner: Cho-Won Park
  • Men's junior mass start winner: Marcel Bosker

Other long track speed skating events and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 9–10: 2016 European Speed Skating Championships in Minsk
  • Men's Allround winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's Allround winner: Martina Sáblíková
• February 11–14: 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna
  • The Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 13–19: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' 500 m winners: LI Yanzhe; Kazuki Sakakibara; CHUNG Jae-woong
  • Boys' 1500 m winners: Kim Min-seok; Daichi Horikawa; Daan Baks
  • Boys' mass start winners: Kim Min-seok; CHUNG Jae-woong; Allan Dahl Johansson
  • Girls' 500 m winners: KIM Min-sun; Mei Han; LI Huawei
  • Girls' 1500 m winners: Park Ji-woo; Mei Han; Noemi Bonazza
  • Girls' mass start winners: Park Ji-woo; Mei Han; KIM Min-sun
  • Mixed NOC team sprint winners: Team 6; Team 9; Team 10
• February 27–28: 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Seoul
  • Men's overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov
  • Women's overall winner: Brittany Bowe
• February 29 – March 6: World University Speed Skating Championship in Baselga di Pinè
  • Men's 500 m #1 winner: Mirko Giacomo Nenzi
  • Men's 500 m #2 winner: Mirko Giacomo Nenzi
  • Women's 500 m #1 winner: Li Qishi
  • Women's 500 m #2 winner: Li Qishi
  • Men's 1000 m winner: Mirko Giacomo Nenzi
  • Women's 1000 m winner: Li Qishi
  • Men's 1500 m winner: Konrád Nagy
  • Women's 1500 m winner: Katarzyna Woźniak
  • Women's 3000 m winner: Nana Takahashi
  • Men's 5000 m winner: Davide Ghiotto
  • Women's 5000 m winner: Nana Takahashi
  • Men's 10000 m winner: Davide Ghiotto
  • Men's mass start winner: Riccardo Bugari
  • Women's mass start winner: Annemarie Boer
  • Men's team sprint winners: Italy
  • Women's team sprint winners: Russia
  • Men's team pursuit winners: Poland
  • Women's team pursuit winners: Poland
• March 5–6: 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Berlin
  • Men's overall winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's overall winner: Martina Sáblíková
• March 11–13: 2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Changchun
  • Men's overall winner: Benjamin Donnelly
  • Women's overall winner: Elizaveta Kazelina

2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

• October 30 – November 1, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #1 in Montreal
  • South Korea won the gold medal tally. South Korea, Canada, and China won 7 overall medals each.
• November 6–8, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #2 in Toronto
  • South Korea won the gold medal tally. South Korea and Canada won 11 overall medals each.
• December 4–6, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #3 in Nagoya
  • South Korea won the gold medal tally. Canada won the overall medal tally.
• December 11–13, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #4 in Shanghai
  • South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 5–7: ISU STSS World Cup #5 in Dresden
  • Canada won the gold medal tally. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• February 12–14: ISU STSS World Cup #6 (final) in Dordrecht
  • Canada and South Korea won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.

Other short track speed skating events and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 22–24: 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi
  • Great Britain won the gold medal tally. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
• January 29–31: 2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sofia
  • China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 14–20: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer
  • Boys' 500 m winners: HONG Kyung-hwan; Kazuki Yoshinaga; Ma Wei
  • Boys' 1000 m winners: HWANG Dae-heon; Ma Wei; LIU Shaoang
  • Girls' 500 m winners: ZANG Yize; Petra Jászapáti; Katrin Manoilova
  • Girls' 1000 m winners: KIM Ji-yoo; LEE Su-youn; Anna Seidel
  • Mixed NOC team relay winners: Team B; Team C; Team F
• March 11–13: 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul
  • Men's overall winner: Han Tianyu
  • Women's overall winner: Choi Min-jeong

See also

• 2016 in athletics (track and field)
• 2016 in skiing
• 2016 in sports

External links

• Federation of International Bandy
• The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
• World Curling Federation
• International Skating Union
• International Ice Hockey Federation
• International Luge Federation