The 2014–15 figure skating season began on July 1, 2014, and ended on June 30, 2015. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2015 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 inaugural Challenger Series.
Beginning with this season, singles and pairs skaters were allowed to use music with lyrics in competition. Previously, they were restricted to instrumental music, including vocals without words. Additionally, the Challenger Series, a series of senior international competitions below the Grand Prix series, was introduced this season.
Age eligibility Beginning with this season, the minimum age for senior events increased from 14 to 15 to match the minimum age for International Skating Union (ISU) Championship events. Skaters competing at the junior level were required to be at least 13 years of age before July 1, 2014. Those who turned 15 before that date were also eligible for all senior-level events. These rules may not have applied to non-ISU events such as national championships.
Level Date of birth Junior Born between July 1, 1995 & June 30, 2000 Junior Born between July 1, 1993 & June 30, 2000 Senior Born before July 1, 1999
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 July 2, 2014 Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek Pairs Dissolved July 6, 2014 Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko Ice dance Formed July 16, 2014 Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay Pairs Dissolved Daria Popova / Andrei Novoselov Formed July 28, 2014 Estelle Elizabeth / Romain Le Gac Ice dance Dissolved Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac Formed July 29, 2014 Lorenza Alessandrini / Pierre Souquet August 7, 2014 Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff Pairs Dissolved Gretchen Donlan / Nathan Bartholomay Formed October 6, 2014 Sofia Biryukova / Aleksandr Stepanov February 1, 2014 Isabella Cannuscio / Michael Bramante Ice dance Dissolved January 30, 2015 Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton March 3, 2015 Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams March 17, 2015 Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton Formed March 25, 2015 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi Dissolved March 31, 2015 Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara Pairs April 19, 2015 Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Ice dance May 28, 2015 Hayleigh Bell / Rudi Swiegers Pairs Formed May 30, 2015 Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev Dissolved June 1, 2015 Natalja Zabijako / Yuri Larionov Vasilisa Davankova / Alexander Enbert Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert Formed June 5, 2015 Maria Stavitskaia / Anton Shibnev Ice dance June 17, 2015 Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara Pairs June 24, 2015 Bianca Manacorda / Niccolò Macii Dissolved Allison Reed / Vasili Rogov Ice dance June 26, 2015 Nicole Orford / Asher Hill Formed Mackenzie Bent / Dmitre Razgulajevs June 30, 2015 DeeDee Leng / Simon Shnapir Pairs Dissolved
Retirements Date Skater(s) July 16, 2014 Felicia Zhang Pairs August 6, 2014 Vladislav Sesganov Men Сезганов завершил карьеру September 16, 2014 Polina Shelepen Ladies October 14, 2014 Daisuke Takahashi Men November 1, 2014 Yrétha Silété Ladies November 3, 2014 Zhang Kexin November 13, 2014 Fumie Suguri December 28, 2014 Tatsuki Machida Men March 25. 2014 Alexander Gazsi Ice dance March 28, 2015 Pang Qing / Tong Jian Pairs April 8, 2015 Viktoria Helgesson Ladies April 9, 2015 Eveline Brunner April 14, 2015 Anna Ovcharova April 18, 2015 Justus Strid Men April 19, 2015 Cathy Reed Ice dance May 11, 2015 Samantha Cesario Ladies May 13, 2015 Henna Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo Ice dance May 18, 2015 Polina Agafonova Ladies May 19, 2015 Douglas Razzano Men June 10, 2015 Stephen Carriere June 12, 2015 Jeremy Ten June 17, 2015 Christina Gao Ladies June 30, 2015 Simon Shnapir Pairs
Coaching changes Date Skater(s) From To July 17, 2014 Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Ice dance Anjelika Krylova Marina Zueva & Massimo Scali July 29, 2014 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva August 1, 2014 Serafima Sakhanovich Ladies Alina Pisarenko Eteri Tutberidze & Sergei Dudakov March 19, 2015 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier Pairs Silvia Fontana & John Zimmerman Ingo Steuer April 4, 2015 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Kris Wirtz & Kristy Wirtz Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier & Sylvie Fullum April 8, 2015 Serafima Sakhanovich Ladies Eteri Tutberidze & Sergei Dudakov Alina Pisarenko Shotaro Omori Men Tammy Gambill Yuka Sato & Jason Dungjen April 11, 2015 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Ice dance Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo & Natalia Annenko Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon April 14, 2015 Olesia Karmi / Max Lindholm Maurizio Margaglio Marina Zueva April 24, 2015 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Anjelika Krylova & Pasquale Camerlengo Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon & Romain Haguenauer April 29, 2015 Gabrielle Daleman Ladies Andrei Berezintsev, Inga Zusev & Michael Daleman Lee Barkell, Brian Orser & Tracy Wilson May 8, 2015 Pavel Ignatenko Men Marina Selitskaia Anna Tsareva May 10, 2015 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Ice dance Evgeni Platov & Philip Askew Igor Shpilband May 30, 2015 Egor Zakroev Pairs Valentina Tiukova, Valeri Tiukov & Pavel Sliusarenko Natalia Pavlova Maria Vigalova Nina Mozer June 1, 2015 Vincent Zhou Men Tammy Gambill Tom Zakrajsek & Becky Calvin June 5, 2015 Maria Stavitskaia Ice dance Tatiana Mishina & Alexei Mishin Alexander Zhulin June 15, 2015 Hannah Miller Ladies Kirsten Miller-Zisholz Rafael Arutyunyan June 26, 2015 Nicole Orford Ice dance Megan Wing & Aaron Lowe Carol Lane, Jon Lane & Juris Razgulajevs
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+2014 Dates Event Type Level Location Results August 6–10 Asian Open Trophy Other All M/L Taipei, Taiwan Details August 14–16 Skate Down Under Other Senior L Dunedin, New Zealand DetailsJ/NM/L August 20–24 JGP France Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Courchevel, France Details August 27–31 JGP Slovenia Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Ljubljana, Slovenia Details September 3–7 JGP Czech Republic Grand Prix Junior All Ostrava, Czech Republic Details September 10–14 U.S. International Classic Challenger Senior All Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details JGP Japan Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Nagoya, Japan Details September 18–21 Lombardia Trophy Challenger Senior M/L/P Sesto San Giovanni, Italy Details September 24–28 JGP Estonia Grand Prix Junior All Tallinn, Estonia Details September 25–27 Nebelhorn Trophy Challenger Senior All Oberstdorf, Germany Details October 1–5 JGP Germany Grand Prix Junior All Dresden, Germany Details October 2–4 Master's de Patinage Other S/J All Orléans, France October 2–5 Ondrej Nepela Trophy Challenger Senior All Bratislava, Slovakia Details October 4 Japan Open Other Senior M/L Saitama, Japan Details October 8–12 JGP Croatia Grand Prix Junior All Zagreb, Croatia Details October 9–12 Finlandia Trophy Challenger Senior M/L/D Espoo, Finland Details New Zealand Championships Nationals All All Dunedin, New Zealand Details October 15–18 Skate Canada Autumn Classic Challenger Senior All Barrie, Ontario, Canada Details October 15–19 International Cup of Nice Other S/J All Nice, France Details October 16–19 Ice Star Other Senior L/D Minsk, Belarus DetailsJ/NAll October 23–26 Crystal Skate of Romania Other Senior L Brașov, Romania DetailsJ/NM/L Tirnavia Ice Cup Other J/N M/L Trnava, Slovakia Details October 24–26 Skate America Grand Prix Senior All Chicago, Illinois, United States Details October 31 – November 2 Skate Canada International Grand Prix Senior All Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Details November 5–9 Volvo Open Cup Challenger Senior All Riga, Latvia Details 1, 2 November 6–9 Golden Bear of Zagreb Other Senior L Zagreb, Croatia DetailsJ/NM/L November 7–9 Cup of China Grand Prix Senior All Shanghai, China Details NRW Trophy Other All D Dortmund, Germany Details November 11–16 Ice Challenge Challenger Senior All Graz, Austria Details 1, 2 November 12–16 Skate Celje Other J/N M/L Celje, Slovenia Details November 14–16 Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix Senior All Moscow, Russia Details Merano Cup Other All M/L Merano, Italy Details November 20–23 Open d'Andorra Other All M/L/D Canillo, Andorra Details November 21–23 Trophée Éric Bompard Grand Prix Senior All Bordeaux, France Details Grand Prize SNP Other J/N M/L Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Details November 21–24 Warsaw Cup Challenger S/J All Warsaw, Poland Details November 25–30 NRW Trophy Other All M/L/P Dortmund, Germany Details November 26–30 British Championships Nationals Senior All Sheffield, England, United Kingdom Details November 28–30 Pavel Roman Memorial Other All D Olomouc, Czech Republic Details NHK Trophy Grand Prix Senior All Osaka, Japan Details November 29 – December 5 Australian Championships Nationals All All Brisbane, Australia Details December 1–7 Santa Claus Cup Other All M/L/D Budapest, Hungary Details December 3–7 Tallinn Trophy Other All M/L/D Tallinn, Estonia Details Skate Canada Challenge Other All All Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada Details December 4–7 Golden Spin of Zagreb Challenger Senior All Zagreb, Croatia Details December 5–7 Danish Championships Nationals All All Herning, Denmark Details December 11–14 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix S/J All Barcelona, Spain Details Swedish Championships Nationals All All Västerås, Sweden Details December 12–13 Swiss Championships Nationals Senior All Lugano, Switzerland Details December 12–14 Denkova-Staviski Cup Other All M/L Sofia, Bulgaria Details December 13–14 Grand Prix of Bratislava Other J/N M/L Bratislava, Slovakia Details German Championships Nationals Senior All Stuttgart, Germany Details Latvian Championships Nationals All M/L Tukums, Latvia Details December 18–20 Austrian Championships Nationals S/J All Dornbirn, Austria Details 1, 2 December 18–21 French Championships Nationals Senior All Megève, France Details December 19–20 Ukrainian Championships Nationals Senior All Kyiv, Ukraine Details December 19–21 Four Nationals Championships Nationals Senior All Budapest, Hungary Details Finnish Championships Nationals S/J M/L/D Vantaa, Finland Details Spanish Championships Nationals All All Granada, Spain Details December 20–21 Belarusian Championships Nationals Senior All Minsk, Belarus Details Estonian Championships Nationals Senior M/L/D Tallinn, Estonia Details Italian Championships Nationals S/J All Turin, Italy Details December 25–28 Russian Championships Nationals Senior All Sochi, Russia Details 1, 2 December 26–28 Japan Championships Nationals Senior All Nagano, Japan Details December 27–28 Chinese Championships Nationals Senior All Changchun, China Details