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.
Level Date of birth Junior Born between July 1, 1997 & June 30, 2003 Junior Born between July 1, 1995 & June 30, 2003 Senior 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 Type July 11, 2016 Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley Ice dance Dissolved Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš Csölley Formed July 13, 2016 Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang Dissolved July 14, 2016 Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay Pairs Formed July 24, 2016 Natasha Purich / Davin Portz August 1, 2016 Emily Hayward / Hamish Gaman August 10, 2016 Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage Dissolved August 11, 2016 Justyna Plutowska / Jérémie Flemin Ice dance Formed Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini Pairs September 7, 2016 Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette Ice dance Dissolved November 17, 2016 Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat Pairs December 25, 2016 Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács Ice dance Formed January 10, 2017 Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert Pairs Dissolved February 9, 2017 Annika Hocke / Ruben BlommaertFormed February 22, 2017 Mari Vartmann / Matti Landgraf March 3, 2017 Winter Deardorff / Max Settlage April 15, 2017 Taylor Tran / Saulius Ambrulevičius Ice dance Dissolved Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org May 18, 2017 Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
Retirements Date Skater(s) July 11, 2016 Federica Testa Ice dance July 12, 2016 Denis Margalik Men July 13, 2016 Zhao Kai Pang Ice dance July 28, 2016 Andrei Rogozine Men August 3, 2016 Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin Ice dance August 4, 2016 Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant December 15, 2016 Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam February 23, 2017 Meryl Davis / Charlie White March 31, 2017 Evgeni Plushenko Men April 10, 2017 Mao Asada Ladies April 15, 2017 Taylor Tran Ice dance April 23, 2017 Kanako Murakami Ladies May 3, 2017 Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus Ice dance May 8, 2017 Emi Hirai / Marien de la Asuncion May 18, 2017 Ruslan Zhiganshin April 3, 2017 Lee Ho-jung June 22, 2017 Jeremy Abbott Men
Coaching changes Date Skater(s) From To July 8, 2016 Tomoki Hiwatashi Men Alexander Ouriashev & Osadolo Irowa Kori Ade July 21, 2016 Vincent Zhou Tom Zakrajsek & Becky Calvin Tammy Gambill August 10, 2016 Courtney Hicks Ladies Jere Michael & Alex Chang Todd Sand & John Nicks August 23, 2016 Hannah Miller Rafael Arutunian Tammy Gambill Mariah Bell Kori Ade, Rohene Ward & Billy Schneider Rafael Arutunian Romain Ponsart Men Brian Joubert August 25, 2016 Deniss Vasiļjevs Alexei Urmanov & Ingrida Snieškienė Stéphane Lambiel August 30, 2016 Brooklee Han Ladies Serhii Vaypan Peter Cain & Darlene Cain January 22, 2017 Gracie Gold Frank Carroll Marina Zueva & Oleg Epstein April 4, 2017 Adelina Sotnikova Elena Vodorezova Evgeni Plushenko April 28, 2017 Elena Radionova Inna Goncharenko Elena Vodorezova
International competitions
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+2016 Dates Event Type Level Location Results July 29–30 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Other S/J D Lake Placid, 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-les-Bains, 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, 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, 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, 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, Canada Details November 3–6 Tirnavia Ice Cup Other J/N M/L Trnava, SlovakiaDetails 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 Location Results January 4–7 EduSport Trophy Other Senior L Bucharest, Romania 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 Reykjavík, 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 Reykjavík, 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 +Championships Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results European Championships Javier Fernández Maxim Kovtun Mikhail Kolyada Details Four Continents Championships Nathan Chen Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno Details World Junior Championships Vincent Zhou Dmitri Aliev Alexander Samarin Details World Championships Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno Jin Boyang Details +Grand Prix Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results Skate America Shoma Uno Jason Brown Adam Rippon Details Skate Canada International Patrick Chan Yuzuru Hanyu Kevin Reynolds Details Rostelecom Cup Javier Fernández Shoma Uno Oleksii Bychenko Details Trophée de France Javier Fernández Denis Ten Adam Rippon Details Cup of China Patrick Chan Jin Boyang Sergei Voronov Details NHK Trophy Yuzuru Hanyu Nathan Chen Keiji Tanaka Details Grand Prix Final Yuzuru Hanyu Nathan Chen Shoma Uno Details +Junior Grand Prix Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results JGP France Roman Savosin Ilia Skirda Koshiro Shimada Details JGP Czech Republic Dmitri Aliev Alexei Krasnozhon Roman Savosin Details JGP Japan Cha Jun-hwan Vincent Zhou Alexey Erokhov Details JGP Russia Alexander Samarin Andrew Torgashev Matyáš Bělohradský Details JGP Slovenia Alexei Krasnozhon Ilia Skirda Kazuki Tomono Details JGP Estonia Alexander Samarin Roman Sadovsky Vincent Zhou Details JGP Germany Cha Jun-hwan Conrad Orzel Mitsuki Sumoto Details JGP Final Dmitri Aliev Alexander Samarin Cha Jun-hwan Details +Challenger Series Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results Lombardia Trophy Shoma Uno Jason Brown Max Aaron Details U.S. International Classic Jason Brown Takahito Mura Adam Rippon Details Nebelhorn Trophy Alexander Petrov Jorik Hendrickx Grant Hochstein Details Autumn Classic International Yuzuru Hanyu Misha Ge Max Aaron Details Ondrej Nepela Memorial Sergei Voronov Kevin Reynolds Roman Savosin Details Finlandia Trophy Nathan Chen Patrick Chan Maxim Kovtun Details Warsaw Cup Alexander Majorov Dmitri Aliev Stéphane Walker Details Tallinn Trophy Roman Savosin Anton Shulepov Andrew Torgashev Details Golden Spin of Zagreb Oleksii Bychenko Daniel Samohin Keegan Messing Details