# 2010–11 figure skating season

The 2010–11 figure skating season began on July 1, 2010, and ended on June 30, 2011. During this season, elite skaters competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2011 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite competitions such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final.

## Season notes

This was the first season in which the short dance was contested in ice dance, having replaced the compulsory dance and original dance. The season's required pattern dance was the Golden Waltz (senior) or Viennese Waltz (junior), and the other portion of the dance could be a waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, or tango.
Beginning in the 2010–11 season, a rule change allowed men to do two quads in the short program, if they were different jumps. In October 2010, Kevin Reynolds became the first skater to land two quads in a short program. He landed a quad salchow-triple toe loop combo and later a solo quadruple toe-loop at the 2010 Skate Canada International.
In December 2010, there was a tie for a medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final. In the ladies' event, China's Li Zijun and Japan's Risa Shoji were tied for third with an identical total score of 149.82. Li was awarded the medal on the tiebreaker.
The season also saw the coldest temperatures in many years at a major event. In January 2011 at the European Championships, temperatures at the Swiss venue dipped to as low as minus-3 Celsius, resulting in complaints and a promise for more vigilance in the future.
During the 2010–2011 season, controversy over age falsification reached the sport of figure skating, after previously being discussed in gymnastics and other sports. On February 14, 2011, questions emerged surrounding nine Chinese skaters. The Associated Press found that birthdates listed on the Chinese skating association's website suggested five female skaters, Sui Wenjing, Zhang Dan, Yu Xiaoyu, Geng Bingwa, and Xu Binshu, were younger than their stated ages, and four male skaters, Han Cong, Zhang Hao, Jin Yang, and Gao Yu, were older. The dates disappeared from the website by February 15. On February 17, the ISU said there were no discrepancies for Zhang Dan, Zhang Hao, and Xu Binshu between the birthdates listed on their passports, ISU registration forms and the Chinese Olympic Committee's website.
On March 14, 2011, the 2011 World Championships, scheduled to begin on March 21, were postponed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and its aftermath, and later reassigned to Moscow, Russia. It was the first disaster affecting the World Championships in 50 years. In 1961, the entire United States team was killed in a plane crash, resulting in its cancellation. The last time a World Championships was moved was in 2000, due to an alleged broadcasting dispute, and the new host, France, had seven months to prepare, with the event held in the traditional month of March. However, the 2011 event had to be pushed back to April 24 – May 1, with only a month to prepare.
There were several slashing accidents. In September 2010, Evan Bates suffered a complete laceration of his Achilles tendon after Emily Samuelson hit him with her skate blade as she came down from a lift. In February 2011, Caydee Denney accidentally sliced Jeremy Barrett's right calf while practicing side-by-side jumps, requiring 42 stitches. In April 2011, Brian Joubert sliced his own hand while competing at the World Championships. There were two collisions during practice at international events. Canadian Patrick Chan and American Adam Rippon collided at 2010 Skate Canada International, while Japanese skaters Takahiko Kozuka and Daisuke Takahashi collided at the Grand Prix Final. Canadian pair skater Meagan Duhamel collided with her partner Eric Radford during competition at the World Championships, breaking his nose with her elbow. No skaters withdrew as a result of the accidents.
One skater was arrested – In May 2011, Israeli pair skater Evgeni Krasnapolski was charged with alleged desertion from the army. The Israeli skating federation stated, "We've asked for clarifications [about his service], and if we would have gotten them immediately Evgeni would have returned. The decision to let him stay abroad for training was a professional call made by the federation. The soldier got the (right) impression that we are handling the matter with the IDF and that he could trust the federation". In June 2011, U.S. Figure Skating reprimanded and fined Rachael Flatt, who competed at the World Championships with an undisclosed stress fracture but could have been replaced by an alternate, for not informing them of her injury.
In April 2011, the International Olympic Committee officially confirmed the introduction of a figure skating team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Each team will be composed of a men's and ladies single skater, a pair, and an ice dance team; ten teams may compete, with five eliminated after the short program. On June 12, 2011, it was announced that the ISU had reinstated Evgeni Plushenko by a unanimous vote.

### Age eligibility

Skaters competing on the junior level were required to be at least 13 but not 19 – or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers – before July 1, 2010. Those who had turned 14 were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals. Those who turned 15 before July 1, 2010 were also eligible for the senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.
| Date of birth | Eligibility |
| Born before July 1, 1997 | Eligible for Junior Grand Prix |
| Born before July 1, 1996 | Eligible for senior Grand Prix series, senior B internationals |
| Born before July 1, 1995 | Eligible for senior Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents |
| Born before July 1, 1991 | Not eligible for junior events (except male pair skaters and ice dancers) |
| Born before July 1, 1989 | Male pair skaters and ice dancers not eligible for junior events |
| Rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships ||

### Minimum scores

It was the first season in which skaters were required to have achieved minimum technical elements scores (TES) prior to competing at the European, Four Continents, or World Championships. The minimum TES for each discipline and segment were:
| Discipline | Short program/dance | Free skating/dance |
| Men | 20 | 35 |
| Ladies | 15 | 25 |
| Pairs | 17 | 30 |
| Ice dance | 17 | 28 |

### Partnership changes

A number of skaters announced the end of their partnership or the formation of a new one. Listed are changes involving a partnership with at least one partner who competed at the Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents, Junior Worlds or the senior Grand Prix, or who medaled on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.
| Discipline | Announced | Type | Skaters | Other notes |
| Pairs | October 8, 2010 | New team | Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker | |
| Pairs | January 6, 2011 | Split | Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon | |
| Pairs | February 2011 | New team | Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer | |
| Pairs | February 24, 2011 | Split | Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett | |
| Pairs | March 4, 2011 | Split | Maria Mukhortova / Jérôme Blanchard | |
| Pairs | March 10, 2011 | Split | Felicia Zhang / Taylor Toth | Zhang with Nathan Bartholomay |
| Pairs | March 10, 2011 | Split | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | |
| Pairs | April 17, 2011 | New team | Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe | |
| Pairs | May 4, 2011 | Split | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | |
| Ice dance | May 12, 2011 | Split | Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell | |
| Ice dance | May 12, 2011 | New team | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | |
| Pairs | May 17, 2011 | New team | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | |
| Ice dance | June 2, 2011 | Split | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | |
| Ice dance | June 7, 2011 | Split | Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein | Zuerlein retired. |
| Ice dance | June 22, 2011 | Split | Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | |
| Ice dance | July 1, 2011 | New team | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
| Ice dance | July 2011 | Split | Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák | Novák retired. |
| Ice dance | July 2011 | Split | Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze | |
| Ice dance | July 2011 | Split | Stefanie Frohberg / Tim Giesen | Both retired. |
| Ice dance | | Split | Zoe Blanc / Pierre-Loup Bouquet | Blanc retired. |
| Pairs | | Split | Adeline Canac / Yannick Bonheur | |
| Pairs | | Split | Tatiana Novik / Mikhail Kuznetsov | Novik with Andrei Novoselov Kuznetsov with Anna Silaeva |
| Ice dance | | Split | Federica Testa / Christopher Mior | Mior with Federica Bernardi Testa with Lukáš Csölley |
| Ice dance | | Split | Brooke Frieling / Lionel Rumi | |
| Ice dance | | Split | Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Alexander Shakalov | |
| Ice dance | | New team | Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun | |

### Coaching changes

| Discipline | Announced | Skater(s) | From | To |
| Ladies | September 7, 2010 | Mao Asada | Hiroshi Nagakubo | Nobuo Sato |
| Ladies | January 2011 | Ksenia Makarova | Viktor Petrenko, Galina Zmievskaya | Evgeni Rukavitsin |
| Ice dance | Mid-season | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | Nikolai Morozov | Galit Chait |
| Ladies | March 30, 2011 | Alexe Gilles | Tom Zakrajsek | Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen |
| Men | April 1, 2011 | Adam Rippon | Brian Orser | Ghislain Briand, transitional |
| Ice dance | April 30, 2011 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov | Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova |
| Ice dance | May 17, 2011 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov | Nikolai Morozov |
| Ladies | June 3, 2011 | Agnes Zawadzki | Tom Zakrajsek | David Santee, Christy Krall |
| Ladies | June 14, 2011 | Ashley Wagner | Priscilla Hill | John Nicks |
| Men | June 14, 2011 | Javier Fernández | Nikolai Morozov | TBD, temp. Brian Orser |
| Men | June 15, 2011 | Adam Rippon | Ghislain Briand | Jason Dungjen |
| Ice dance | Spring 2011 | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones | Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer | Natalia Linichuk |

### Retirements

A number of elite skaters announced their retirement from competition.
| Discipline | Announced | Skater(s) |
| Ladies | February 4, 2011 | Sarah Meier |
| Pairs | March 25, 2011 | Mylène Brodeur / John Mattatall |
| Men | April 1, 2011 | Shawn Sawyer |
| Ice dance | April 6, 2011 | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
| Men | May 10, 2011 | Ryan Bradley |
| Men | May 31, 2011 | Joey Russell |
| Men | | Kristoffer Berntsson |

## Competitions
### Key

| ISU Championships | Grand Prix | Other international | Nationals | Other domestic |
| Date | Event | Type | Level | Disc. | Location | |
| 2010 |||||||
| August 4–8 | Southern Skate International | Other inter. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Dunedin, New Zealand | |
| August 25–28 | JGP Courchevel | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Courchevel, France | Details |
| August 27–29 | Asian Trophy | Other inter. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Bangkok, Thailand | Details |
| September 8–12 | JGP Brasov Cup | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Braşov, Romania | Details |
| September 15–19 | JGP Cup of Austria | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Graz, Austria | Details |
| September 22–26 | JGP SBC Cup | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Karuizawa, Japan | Details |
| September 23–26 | Nebelhorn Trophy | Other int. | Senior | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 3 | JGP John Curry Memorial | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Sheffield, England | Details |
| Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 | Master's de Patinage | Other dom. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Orléans, France | Details |
| Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 | Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Other int. | Senior | M/L/D | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
| October 2 | Japan Open | Other int. | Senior | M/L | Saitama, Japan | Details |
| October 3–8 | New Zealand Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Dunedin, New Zealand | Details |
| October 4–5 | South African Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Cape Town, South Africa | Details |
| October 6–10 | JGP Blauen Schwerter | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Dresden, Germany | Details |
| October 8–10 | Finlandia Trophy | Other int. | Senior | M/L/D | Vantaa, Finlandia | Details |
| October 13–17 | JGP Czech Skate | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Details |
| October 13–17 | Coupe de Nice | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Nice, France | Details |
| October 19–24 | Tirnavia Ice Cup | Other int. | Jun.–PJ | M/L/D | Trnava, Slovakia | Details |
| October 22–24 | NHK Trophy | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Nagoya, Japan | Details |
| October 29–31 | Skate Canada | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Kingston, Ontario | Details |
| November 5–7 | Cup of China | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Beijing, China | Details |
| November 5–7 | NRW Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
| November 5–7 | Skate Celje | Other int. | Jun.–PN. | M/L | Celje, Slovenia | Details |
| November 9–14 | Ice Challenge | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Graz, Austria | Details |
| November 11–14 | Skate America | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Portland, Oregon | Details |
| November 18–21 | Crystal Skate of Romania | Other int. | Senior | M/L | Braşov, Romania | |
| November 18–21 | Romanian Championships | Nats. | Senior | M/L | Braşov, Romania | |
| November 18–21 | Warsaw Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Warsaw, Poland | Details Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine |
| November 19–20 | Belgian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Hasselt, Belgium | Details |
| November 19–21 | Pavel Roman Memorial | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Olomouc, Czech Republic | Details |
| November 19–21 | Merano Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L | Merano, Italy | |
| November 19–21 | International Trophy of Lyon | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Lyon, France | Details |
| November 19–21 | Cup of Russia | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Moscow, Russia | Details |
| November 21–27 | British Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Sheffield, U.K. | Details |
| November 23–27 | Istanbul Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/D | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Nov. 25 – Dec. 3 | Australian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Melbourne, Australia | Details |
| November 26–28 | Trophee Eric Bompard | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Paris, France | Details |
| December 1–5 | Santa Claus Cup | Other int. | Jun.–PN | M/L/D | Budapest, Hungary | Details |
| December 2–5 | Danish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/D | Aarhus, Denmark | Details |
| December 2–5 | NRW Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
| December 9–10 | Swiss Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Zug, Switzerland | Details |
| December 9–11 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | Other int. | Senior | All | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
| December 9–12 | Grand Prix Final | Grand Prix | Sen.–Jun. | All | Beijing, China | Details |
| December 11–12 | Latvian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Riga, Latvia | Details |
| December 16–18 | Three Nationals Championships (Czech, Slovak, Polish) | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Žilina, Slovakia | Details |
| December 16–19 | Italian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Milan, Italy | Details |
| December 16–19 | Swedish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/P | Malmö, Sweden | Details |
| December 17–19 | Austrian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | St. Pölten, Austria | Details 1, 2 |
| December 17–19 | Dutch Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/P | Groningen, Netherlands | Details |
| December 17–19 | Estonian Championships | Nats. | Senior | M/L/D | Narva, Estonia | Details 1 Archived June 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived June 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine |
| December 17–19 | Finnish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/D | Turku, Finland | Details |
| December 17–19 | French Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Tours, France | Details |
| December 17–19 | Spanish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/D | Barcelona, Spain | Details |
| December 21–23 | Ukrainian Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Kyiv, Ukraine | Details |
| December 23–24 | Chinese Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Qiqihar, China | |
| December 24–27 | Japan Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Nagano, Japan | Details |
| December 26–29 | Russian Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Saransk, Russia | Details |
| 2011 |||||||
| January 6–8 | Mentor Nestle Nesquik Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Toruń, Poland | Details Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine |
| January 7–8 | German Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| January 8–9 | Hungarian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Budapest, Hungary | Details |
| January 14–15 | Skate Helena | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L | Belgrade, Serbia | Details |
| January 14–16 | Norwegian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Hamar, Norway | Details |
| January 14–16 | South Korean Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Seoul, South Korea | Details |
| January 17–23 | Canadian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Victoria, British Columbia | Details |
| January 22–30 | U.S. Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Greensboro, North Carolina | Details |
| January 24–30 | European Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Bern, Switzerland | Details |
| February 1–5 | Winter Universiade | Other int. | Senior | All | Erzurum, Turkey | Details |
| February 2–4 | Russian Junior Championships | Nats. | Junior | All | Kazan, Russia | Details |
| February 3–5 | Asian Winter Games | Other int. | Senior | | Astana, Kazakhstan | |
| February 4–7 | Dragon Trophy/Tivoli Cup | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Details |
| February 9–13 | Bavarian Open | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| February 10–13 | Nordic Championships | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Rødovre, Denmark | Details |
| February 12–19 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Other int. | Junior | M/L | Liberec, Czech Republic | Details |
| February 15–20 | Four Continents Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Taipei, Taiwan | Details |
| February 15–20 | Mont Blanc Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Courmayeur, Italy | Details |
| Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 | World Junior Championships | ISU Champ. | Junior | All | Gangneung, South Korea | Details |
| Mar. 31 – Apr. 3 | Gardena Spring Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Sëlva, Italy | Details |
| April 1–3 | French Junior Championships | Nats. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L/P | Cergy | Details |
| April 4–10 | Triglav Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Jesenice, Slovenia | Details |
| Apr. 24 – May 1 | World Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Moscow, Russia | Details |
| Apr. 28 – May 1 | Rooster Cup | Other int. | Novice | M/L | Courbevoie, France | Details |
| Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships and Grand Prix; Nats. = National championships; Other nat. = Other national events Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice; PN. = Pre-novice Disciplines: M = Men's singles; L = Ladies' singles; P = Pair skating; D = Ice dance; All = All four disciplines |||||||

## International medalists
### Men

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Florent Amodio | Brian Joubert | Tomáš Verner | Details |
| Four Continents | Daisuke Takahashi | Yuzuru Hanyu | Jeremy Abbott | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Andrei Rogozine | Keiji Tanaka | Alexander Majorov | Details |
| Worlds | Patrick Chan | Takahiko Kozuka | Artur Gachinski | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| NHK Trophy | Daisuke Takahashi | Jeremy Abbott | Florent Amodio | Details |
| Skate Canada | Patrick Chan | Nobunari Oda | Adam Rippon | Details |
| Cup of China | Takahiko Kozuka | Brandon Mroz | Tomáš Verner | Details |
| Skate America | Daisuke Takahashi | Nobunari Oda | Armin Mahbanoozadeh | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Tomáš Verner | Patrick Chan | Jeremy Abbott | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Takahiko Kozuka | Florent Amodio | Brandon Mroz | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Patrick Chan | Nobunari Oda | Takahiko Kozuka | Details |

### Ladies

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Sarah Meier | Carolina Kostner | Kiira Korpi | Details |
| Four Continents | Miki Ando | Mao Asada | Mirai Nagasu | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Adelina Sotnikova | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Agnes Zawadzki | Details |
| Worlds | Miki Ando | Kim Yuna | Carolina Kostner | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| NHK Trophy | Carolina Kostner | Rachael Flatt | Kanako Murakami | Details |
| Skate Canada | Alissa Czisny | Ksenia Makarova | Amélie Lacoste | Details |
| Cup of China | Miki Ando | Akiko Suzuki | Alena Leonova | Details |
| Skate America | Kanako Murakami | Rachael Flatt | Carolina Kostner | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Miki Ando | Akiko Suzuki | Ashley Wagner | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Kiira Korpi | Mirai Nagasu | Alissa Czisny | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Alissa Czisny | Carolina Kostner | Kanako Murakami | Details |

### Pairs

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Details |
| Four Continents | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Details |
| Worlds | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| NHK Trophy | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Details |
| Skate Canada | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers | Details |
| Cup of China | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | Details |
| Skate America | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Details |

### Ice dance

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr | Details |
| Four Continents | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin | Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro | Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely | Details |
| Worlds | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| NHK Trophy | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Details |
| Skate Canada | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr | Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein | Details |
| Cup of China | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali | Details |
| Skate America | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Details |

## Season's best scores

Top scores attained in international competitions as of April 30, 2011 (World Championships)

### Men

Men's season's best scores.
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Event |
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 280.98 | 2011 World Championships |
| 2 | Takahiko Kozuka | Japan | 258.41 | 2011 World Championships |
| 3 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan | 244.00 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Nobunari Oda | Japan | 242.81 | 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final |
| 5 | Artur Gachinski | Russia | 241.86 | 2011 World Championships |
| 6 | Michal Březina | Czech Republic | 233.61 | 2011 World Championships |
| 7 | Adam Rippon | United States | 233.04 | 2010 Skate Canada International |
| 8 | Tomáš Verner | Czech Republic | 230.31 | 2010 Cup of Russia |
| 9 | Florent Amodio | France | 229.68 | 2011 World Championships |
| 10 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 228.01 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |

### Ladies

Ladies' season's best scores.
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Event |
| 1 | Miki Ando | Japan | 201.34 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |
| 2 | Mao Asada | Japan | 196.30 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |
| 3 | Kim Yuna | Republic of Korea | 194.50 | 2011 World Championships |
| 4 | Mirai Nagasu | United States | 189.46 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |
| 5 | Carolina Kostner | Italy | 184.68 | 2011 World Championships |
| 6 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 183.92 | 2011 World Championships |
| 7 | Alissa Czisny | United States | 182.25 | 2011 World Championships |
| 8 | Rachael Flatt | United States | 180.31 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |
| 9 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 178.97 | 2010 JGP Cup of Austria |
| 10 | Kanako Murakami | Japan | 178.59 | 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final |

### Pairs

Pairs season's best scores.
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Event |
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Germany | 217.85 | 2011 World Championships |
| 2 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia | 210.73 | 2011 World Championships |
| 3 | Qing Pang / Jian Tong | People's Republic of China | 204.12 | 2011 World Championships |
| 4 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia | 203.61 | 2011 European Championships |
| 5 | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Russia | 188.24 | 2011 European Championships |
| 6 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada | 181.79 | 2011 Four Continents Championships |
| 7 | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | People's Republic of China | 179.04 | 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final |
| 8 | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Russia | 177.44 | 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final |
| 9 | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | United States | 175.94 | 2011 World Championships |
| 10 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Canada | 175.48 | 2010 Skate America |

### Ice dance

Ice dance season's best scores.
| Rank | Name | Country | Points | Event |
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 185.27 | 2011 World Championships |
| 2 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada | 181.79 | 2011 World Championships |
| 3 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | France | 167.40 | 2011 European Championships |
| 4 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | 163.79 | 2011 World Championships |
| 5 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 161.14 | 2011 European Championships |
| 6 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 160.32 | 2011 World Championships |
| 7 | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr | United Kingdom | 157.49 | 2011 European Championships |
| 8 | Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin | Russia | 155.04 | 2010 JGP J. Curry Memorial |
| 9 | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 154.50 | 2011 World Championships |
| 10 | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Canada | 154.42 | 2010 Skate Canada International |

## Standings and ranking
### Season-end standings (top 30)
#### Men's singles

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | JPN | Daisuke Takahashi |
| 2 | CAN | Patrick Chan | 1 | JPN | Daisuke Takahashi |
| 2 | CAN | Patrick Chan | 1 | JPN | Daisuke Takahashi | 3 | JPN | Nobunari Oda |
| 2 | CAN | Patrick Chan | 4 | USA | Evan Lysacek | 3 | JPN | Nobunari Oda |
| 5 | CZE | Tomas Verner | 4 | USA | Evan Lysacek | 3 | JPN | Nobunari Oda |
| 5 | CZE | Tomas Verner | 4 | USA | Evan Lysacek | 6 | CZE | Michal Brezina |
| 5 | CZE | Tomas Verner | 7 | JPN | Takahiko Kozuka | 6 | CZE | Michal Brezina |
| 8 | USA | Jeremy Abbott | 7 | JPN | Takahiko Kozuka | 6 | CZE | Michal Brezina |
| 8 | USA | Jeremy Abbott | 7 | JPN | Takahiko Kozuka | 9 | ITA | Samuel Contesti |
| 8 | USA | Jeremy Abbott | 10 | RUS | Artur Gachinski | 9 | ITA | Samuel Contesti |

#### Ladies' singles

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | ITA | Carolina Kostner |
| 2 | KOR | Yuna Kim | 1 | ITA | Carolina Kostner |
| 2 | KOR | Yuna Kim | 1 | ITA | Carolina Kostner | 3 | JPN | Miki Ando |
| 2 | KOR | Yuna Kim | 4 | JPN | Akiko Suzuki | 3 | JPN | Miki Ando |
| 5 | RUS | Alena Leonova | 4 | JPN | Akiko Suzuki | 3 | JPN | Miki Ando |
| 5 | RUS | Alena Leonova | 4 | JPN | Akiko Suzuki | 6 | FIN | Kiira Korpi |
| 5 | RUS | Alena Leonova | 7 | JPN | Mao Asada | 6 | FIN | Kiira Korpi |
| 8 | USA | Alissa Czisny | 7 | JPN | Mao Asada | 6 | FIN | Kiira Korpi |
| 8 | USA | Alissa Czisny | 7 | JPN | Mao Asada | 9 | CAN | Joannie Rochette |
| 8 | USA | Alissa Czisny | 10 | FIN | Laura Lepistö | 9 | CAN | Joannie Rochette |

#### Pairs

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | GER | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2 | CHN | Qing Pang / Jian Tong | 1 | GER | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2 | CHN | Qing Pang / Jian Tong | 1 | GER | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | 3 | RUS | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| 2 | CHN | Qing Pang / Jian Tong | 4 | CHN | Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | 3 | RUS | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| 5 | RUS | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | 4 | CHN | Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | 3 | RUS | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| 5 | RUS | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | 4 | CHN | Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | 6 | CHN | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han |
| 5 | RUS | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | 7 | USA | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | 6 | CHN | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han |
| 8 | CAN | Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison | 7 | USA | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | 6 | CHN | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han |
| 8 | CAN | Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison | 7 | USA | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin | 9 | JPN | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran |
| 8 | CAN | Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison | 10 | GER | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | 9 | JPN | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran |

#### Ice dance

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | USA | Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 2 | FRA | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | 1 | USA | Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 2 | FRA | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | 1 | USA | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | 3 | GBR | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
| 2 | FRA | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | 4 | CAN | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 3 | GBR | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
| 5 | CAN | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | 4 | CAN | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 3 | GBR | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |
| 5 | CAN | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | 4 | CAN | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 6 | CAN | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
| 5 | CAN | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | 6 | RUS | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 6 | CAN | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
| 8 | ITA | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | 6 | RUS | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 6 | CAN | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
| 8 | ITA | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | 6 | RUS | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 9 | ITA | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
| 8 | ITA | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | 10 | USA | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 9 | ITA | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |

### Season's ranking (top 30)
#### Men's singles

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | CAN | Patrick Chan |
| 2 | JPN | Takahiko Kozuka |
| 3 | RUS | Artur Gachinski |
| 4 | JPN | Daisuke Takahashi |
| 5 | JPN | Nobunari Oda |
| 6 | FRA | Florent Amodio |
| 7 | CZE | Tomas Verner |
| 8 | ITA | Samuel Contesti |
| 9 | USA | Jeremy Abbott |
| 10 | CZE | Michal Brezina |

#### Ladies' singles

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | ITA | Carolina Kostner |
| 2 | JPN | Miki Ando |
| 3 | USA | Alissa Czisny |
| 4 | JPN | Akiko Suzuki |
| 5 | FIN | Kiira Korpi |
| 6 | RUS | Alena Leonova |
| 7 | JPN | Kanako Murakami |
| 8 | USA | Rachael Flatt |
| 9 | RUS | Ksenia Makarova |
| 10 | USA | Mirai Nagasu |

#### Pairs

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | GER | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2 | CHN | Qing Pang / Jian Tong |
| 3 | RUS | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov |
| 4 | CHN | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han |
| 5 | GER | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende |
| 6 | CAN | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch |
| 7 | RUS | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov |
| 8 | USA | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin |
| 9 | RUS | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| 10 | CAN | Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers |

#### Ice dance

As of May 2011
| Rank | Nation | Skater |
| Rank | Nation | Skater | 1 | FRA | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
| 2 | USA | Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 3 | USA | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
| 4 | RUS | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
| 5 | CAN | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier |
| 6 | HUN | Nora Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin |
| 7 | CAN | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
| 8 | FRA | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones |
| 9 | RUS | Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko |
| 10 | ITA | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |