| 2015–16 figure skating season | |
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| Date: | July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 |
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The 2015–16 figure skating season began on July 1, 2015, and ended on June 30, 2016. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2016 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 (females in all disciplines; males in singles) | Born between July 1, 1996 & June 30, 2002 |
| Junior (males in pairs & ice dance) | Born between July 1, 1994 & June 30, 2002 |
| Senior (all disciplines) | Born before July 1, 2000 |
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 | Disc. | Type | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2015 |  Narumi Takahashi / Alexandr Zaboev
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Pairs | Formed | |
| July 10, 2015 |  Olivia Smart / Joseph Buckland
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Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| July 31, 2015 |  Daria Popova / Andrei Novoselov
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Pairs | ||
| Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov
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Formed | |||
| August 9, 2015 | Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau Audet
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Dissolved | ||
| Ami Koga / Spencer Howe
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Formed | |||
| Sumire Suto / Francis Boudreau Audet
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| October 16, 2015 |  Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz
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Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| December 13, 2015 | Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz
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Formed | ||
| January 7, 2016 |  Thea Rabe / Timothy Koleto
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Dissolved | ||
| January 8, 2016 |  Jennifer Urban / Sevan Lerche
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| March 10, 2016 |  Gretchen Donlan / Nathan Bartholomay
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Pairs | ||
| April 1, 2016 |  Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis
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Ice dance | Formed | |
| April 8, 2016 |  Misato Komatsubara / Andrea Fabbri
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Dissolved | ||
| April 26, 2016 |  Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao
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Pairs | ||
| Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
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| Yu Xiaoyu / Zhang Hao
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Formed | |||
| Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
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| May 2, 2016 |  Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
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Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov
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Formed | |||
| May 18, 2016 | Narumi Takahashi / Ryo Shibata
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Pairs | ||
| May 23, 2016 | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc
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| June 12, 2016 |  Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps
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Dissolved | ||
| Zoe Wilkinson / Christopher Boyadji
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Formed | |||
| June 18, 2016 | Anna Yanovskaya / Ivan Guryanov
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Ice dance |
Retirements
| Date | Skater(s) | Disc. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2015 |  Ronald Lam
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Men | |
| July 27, 2015 | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin
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Pairs | |
| July 31, 2015 | Daria Popova
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| August 27, 2015 | Kiira Korpi
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Ladies | |
| September 10, 2015 | Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman
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Pairs | |
 Danielle Montalbano
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| September 22, 2015 | Katarina Gerboldt
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| December 24, 2015 | Artur Gachinski
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Men | |
| January 28, 2016 | Florent Amodio
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| March 15, 2016 | Takahiko Kozuka
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| April 4, 2016 | Song Nan
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| June 1, 2016 | Konstantin Menshov
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| June 12, 2016 | Vanessa Grenier
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Pairs | |
| June 15, 2016 | Hayleigh Bell / Rudi Swiegers
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| June 16, 2016 | Nicole Orford / Asher Hill
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Ice dance |
Coaching changes
International competitions
For national and sub-national competitions, see 2015–16 national figure skating championships.- Code key
- S – Senior event
- J – Junior event
- N – Novice event
- M – Men's singles
- L – Ladies' singles
- P – Pair skating
- D – Ice dance
- Color key
- ISU Championships
- Grand Prix or Junior Grand Prix
- Challenger Series
- Winter Youth Olympics
- Other competition
International medalists
Men's singles
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 European Championships
|
Javier Fernández |
Oleksii Bychenko |
Maxim Kovtun |
Details |
 Four Continents Championships
|
Patrick Chan |
Jin Boyang |
Yan Han |
Details |
 World Junior Championships
|
Daniel Samohin |
Nicolas Nadeau |
Tomoki Hiwatashi |
Details |
| World Championships
|
Javier Fernández |
Yuzuru Hanyu |
Jin Boyang |
Details |
Ladies' singles
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JGP Slovakia
|
Polina Tsurskaya |
Mai Mihara |
Vivian Le |
Details |
 JGP Latvia
|
Maria Sotskova |
Kaori Sakamoto |
 Choi Da-bin |
Details |
| JGP United States
|
Yuna Shiraiwa |
Marin Honda |
Vivian Le |
Details |
 JGP Austria
|
Maria Sotskova |
Mai Mihara |
Choi Da-bin |
Details |
 JGP Poland
|
Polina Tsurskaya |
Ekaterina Mitrofanova |
Rin Nitaya |
Details |
| JGP Spain
|
Yuna Shiraiwa |
Alisa Fedichkina |
Yura Matsuda |
Details |
 JGP Croatia
|
Marin Honda |
Wakaba Higuchi |
Diana Pervushkina |
Details |
| JGP Final
|
Polina Tsurskaya |
Maria Sotskova |
Marin Honda |
Details |
Pairs
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JGP Latvia
|
 Renata Oganesian / Mark Bardei |
Anastasia Poluianova / Stepan Korotkov |
Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot |
Details |
| JGP United States
|
Anastasia Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov |
Joy Weinberg / Maximiliano Fernandez |
Elena Ivanova / Tagir Khakimov |
Details |
| JGP Austria
|
Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov |
 Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař |
Renata Oganesian / Mark Bardei |
Details |
| JGP Poland
|
Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot |
Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov |
Anastasia Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov |
Details |
| JGP Final
|
Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot |
Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař |
Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov |
Details |
Ice dance
Season's best scores
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating. For the all-time highest junior scores, see list of highest junior scores in figure skating.Men's singles
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
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330.43 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 2 | Javier Fernández | Spain
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314.93 | 2016 World Championships |
| 3 | Patrick Chan | Canada
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290.21 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Jin Boyang | China
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289.83 | |
| 5 | Shoma Uno | Japan
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276.79 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 6 | Denis Ten |  Kazakhstan
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276.39 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 7 | Yan Han | China
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271.55 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 8 | Takahito Mura | Japan
|
268.43 | |
| 9 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia
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267.97 | 2016 World Championships |
| 10 | Adam Rippon |  United States
|
264.44 |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
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110.95 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 2 | Javier Fernández | Spain
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102.54 | 2016 European Championships |
| 3 | Jin Boyang | China
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98.45 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Patrick Chan | Canada
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94.84 | 2016 World Championships |
| 5 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan
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94.03 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 6 | Shoma Uno | Japan
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92.99 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 7 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia
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89.66 | 2016 World Championships |
| 8 | Yan Han | China
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89.57 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 9 | Takahito Mura | Japan
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89.08 | |
| 10 | Maxim Kovtun | Russia
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88.09 | 2016 European Championships |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
|
219.48 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 2 | Javier Fernández | Spain
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216.41 | 2016 World Championships |
| 3 | Patrick Chan | Canada
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203.99 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Jin Boyang | China
|
191.38 | |
| 5 | Shoma Uno | Japan
|
190.32 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 6 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan
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182.36 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 7 | Yan Han | China
|
181.98 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 8 | Takahito Mura | Japan
|
179.35 | |
| 9 | Adam Rippon | United States
|
178.72 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup |
| 10 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia
|
178.31 | 2016 World Championships |
Ladies' singles
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia
|
223.86 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Ashley Wagner | United States
|
215.39 | |
| 3 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan
|
214.91 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia
|
214.07 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 5 | Elena Radionova | 211.32 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | |
| 6 | Gracie Gold | United States
|
211.29 | 2016 World Championships |
| 7 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia
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203.89 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 8 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 201.33 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| 9 | Mao Asada | Japan
|
200.30 | 2016 World Championships |
| 10 | Rika Hongo | 199.15 |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracie Gold | United States
|
76.43 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia
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75.57 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 3 | Evgenia Medvedeva | 74.58 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final | |
| 4 | Anna Pogorilaya | 73.98 | 2016 World Championships | |
| 5 | Ashley Wagner | United States
|
73.16 | |
| 6 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan
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72.48 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 7 | Elena Radionova | Russia
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71.79 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup |
| 8 | Mao Asada | Japan
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71.73 | 2015 Cup of China |
| 9 | Rika Hongo | 69.89 | 2016 World Championships | |
| 10 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
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69.48 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia
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150.10 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan
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142.43 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 3 | Ashley Wagner | United States
|
142.23 | 2016 World Championships |
| 4 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia
|
141.81 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 5 | Elena Radionova | 139.53 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | |
| 6 | Gracie Gold | United States
|
137.41 | 2015 Skate America |
| 7 | Mao Asada | Japan
|
134.43 | 2016 World Championships |
| 8 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
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133.62 | 2015 Skate Canada International |
| 9 | Rika Hongo | Japan
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129.97 | 2015 Cup of China |
| 10 | Polina Tsurskaya | Russia
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128.59 | 2015–16 JGP Final |
Pairs
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
|
231.99 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Russia
|
229.44 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 3 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
|
224.47 | 2016 World Championships |
| 4 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia
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222.66 | 2016 European Championships |
| 5 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany
|
216.17 | 2016 World Championships |
| 6 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia
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216.00 | 2015 Cup of China |
| 7 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States
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207.96 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 8 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia
|
206.27 | 2016 World Championships |
| 9 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada
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200.98 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 10 | Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | 199.52 | 2016 World Championships |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
|
80.85 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia
|
79.77 | 2016 European Championships |
| 3 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
|
78.18 | 2016 World Championships |
| 4 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany
|
76.30 | 2015 Warsaw Cup |
| 5 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia
|
76.02 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 6 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | 75.45 | 2015 Rostelecom Cup | |
| 7 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | 73.06 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| 8 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States
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71.37 | 2016 World Championships |
| 9 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada
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71.16 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 10 | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | China
|
70.06 | 2015 Cup of China |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Russia
|
154.60 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 2 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
|
153.81 | 2016 World Championships |
| 3 | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | China
|
143.62 | |
| 4 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia
|
143.55 | 2015 Cup of China |
| 5 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany
|
142.98 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
| 6 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia
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142.89 | 2016 European Championships |
| 7 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States
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140.35 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 8 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia
|
134.27 | 2016 World Championships |
| 9 | Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada
|
131.35 | |
| 10 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | 129.82 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
Ice dance
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France
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194.46 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States
|
188.43 | |
| 3 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | 185.77 | ||
| 4 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy
|
182.72 | |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada
|
182.66 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 6 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States
|
176.81 | 2016 World Championships |
| 7 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia
|
176.70 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 8 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 176.50 | 2016 European Championships | |
| 9 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Great Britain
|
173.17 | 2016 World Championships |
| 10 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada
|
173.07 |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France
|
76.29 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States
|
74.70 | |
| 3 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada
|
72.75 | 2015–16 Grand Prix Final |
| 4 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States
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72.46 | 2016 World Championships |
| 5 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy
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72.31 | 2016 European Championships |
| 6 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada
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70.70 | 2016 World Championships |
| 7 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia
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70.12 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 8 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States
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69.36 | 2016 Four Continents Championships |
| 9 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia
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68.71 | 2016 European Championships |
| 10 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | 68.33 |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France
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118.17 | 2016 World Championships |
| 2 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States
|
113.73 | |
| 3 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | 113.31 | ||
| 4 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy
|
112.07 | |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada
|
110.18 | |
| 6 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States
|
108.37 | |
| 7 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia
|
107.79 | 2016 European Championships |
| 8 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | 106.58 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament | |
| 9 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Great Britain
|
104.94 | 2016 World Championships |
| 10 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia
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104.32 | 2016 European Championships |
World standings
Main article: 2015–16 ISU World Standings and Season's World RankingMen's singles
As of April 2, 2016
| No. | Skater | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
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| 2 | Javier Fernandez | Spain
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| 3 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan
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| 4 | Sergei Voronov | Russia
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| 5 | Shoma Uno | Japan
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| 6 | Maxim Kovtun | Russia
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| 7 | Jason Brown | United States
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| 8 | Patrick Chan | Canada
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| 9 | Takahito Mura | Japan
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| 10 | Adam Rippon | United States
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Ladies' singles
As of April 3, 2016
| No. | Skater | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan
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| 2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia
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| 3 | Elena Radionova | |
| 4 | Ashley Wagner | United States
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| 5 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia
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| 6 | Gracie Gold | United States
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| 7 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia
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| 8 | Rika Hongo | Japan
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| 9 | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Russia
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| 10 | Mao Asada | Japan
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Pairs
As of April 2, 2016
| No. | Team | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
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| 2 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Russia
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| 3 | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | China
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| 4 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States
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| 5 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia
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| 6 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | |
| 7 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | |
| 8 | Cheng Peng / Hao Zhang | China
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| 9 | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | France
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| 10 | Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin | China
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Ice dance
As of April 1, 2016
Current season's world rankings
Men's singles
As of April 2, 2016
| No. | Skater | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
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| 2 | Javier Fernandez | Spain
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| 3 | Shoma Uno | Japan
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| 4 | Boyang Jin | China
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| 5 | Adam Rippon | United States
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| 6 | Patrick Chan | Canada
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| 7 | Max Aaron | United States
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| 8 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia
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| 9 | Daniel Samohin | Israel
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| 10 | Michal Brezina | Czech Republic
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Ladies' singles
As of April 3, 2016
| No. | Skater | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia
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| 2 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan
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| 3 | Ashley Wagner | United States
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| 4 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia
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| 5 | Elena Radionova | |
| 6 | Gracie Gold | United States
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| 7 | Rika Hongo | Japan
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| 8 | Roberta Rodeghiero | Italy
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| 9 | Mirai Nagasu | United States
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| 10 | Mao Asada | Japan
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Pairs
As of April 2, 2016
| No. | Team | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Russia
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| 2 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada
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| 3 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States
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| 4 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia
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| 5 | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | China
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| 6 | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | United States
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| 7 | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | France
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| 8 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany
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| 9 | Xiaoyu Yu / Yang Jin | China
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| 10 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia
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Ice dance
As of April 1, 2016
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