# 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series

The 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2015. It was the second season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

## Competitions

This season, the series included the following events.
| Date | Event | Location | Results |
| September 16–20 | 2015 U.S. International Classic | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Details |
| September 24–26 | 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| October 1–3 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
| October 8–11 | 2015 Finlandia Trophy | Espoo, Finland | Details |
| October 15–18 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament | Saransk, Russia | Details |
| October 20–25 | 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria | Details |
| October 27 – November 1 | 2015 Ice Challenge | Graz, Austria | Details |
| November 18–22 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
| November 26–29 | 2015 Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland | Details |
| December 2–5 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |

## Medal summary
### Men's singles

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Daniel Samohin | Keiji Tanaka | Ross Miner | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Elladj Baldé | Max Aaron | Konstantin Menshov | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Jason Brown | Mikhail Kolyada | Gordei Gorshkov | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Konstantin Menshov | Adam Rippon | Sergei Voronov | Details |
| Mordovian Ornament | Maxim Kovtun | Daniel Samohin | Moris Kvitelashvili | Details |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | Misha Ge | Julian Zhi Jie Yee | Matteo Rizzo | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Artur Dmitriev | Jason Brown | Mikhail Kolyada | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Max Aaron | Dmitri Aliev | Deniss Vasiļjevs | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Alexander Samarin | Anton Shulepov | Zhan Bush | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Denis Ten | Adam Rippon | Adian Pitkeev | Details |

### Ladies' singles

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Satoko Miyahara | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Angela Wang | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Kaetlyn Osmond | Alena Leonova | Courtney Hicks | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Evgenia Medvedeva | Anna Pogorilaya | Maria Artemieva | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Rika Hongo | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Joshi Helgesson | Details |
| Mordovian Ornament | Anna Pogorilaya | Adelina Sotnikova | Maria Artemieva | Details |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | Isabelle Olsson | Angelīna Kučvaļska | Anne Line Gjersem | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Mirai Nagasu | Maria Artemieva | Tyler Pierce | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Maria Sotskova | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Tyler Pierce | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Serafima Sakhanovich | Anastasia Galustyan | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Karen Chen | Details |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea | Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Details |
| Mordovian Ornament | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert | Goda Butkute / Nikita Ermolaev | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert | Amani Fancy / Christopher Boyadji | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Goda Butkute / Nikita Ermolaev | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea | Details |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam | Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Details |
| Mordovian Ornament | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev | Details |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev | Ludmila Sosnitskaia / Pavel Golovishnokov | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton | Misato Komatsubara / Andrea Fabbri | Olesia Karmi / Max Lindholm | Details |
| Tallinn Trophy | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley | Cecilia Törn / Jussiville Partanen | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | Cecilia Törn / Jussiville Partanen | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal | Details |

## Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |

## Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or team.

### Men's singles

| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Jason Brown | United States | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 239.37 | Ice Challenge | 240.65 | 480.02 |
| 2 | Max Aaron | United States | Nebelhorn Trophy | 222.94 | Tallinn Trophy | 252.16 | 475.10 |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 229.59 | Ice Challenge | 239.77 | 469.36 |
| 4 | Adam Rippon | United States | Finlandia Trophy | 224.18 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 237.87 | 462.05 |
| 5 | Daniel Samohin | Israel | U.S. International Classic | 223.67 | Mordovian Ornament | 235.14 | 458.81 |

### Ladies' singles

| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | Warsaw Cup | 192.93 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 201.33 | 394.26 |
| 2 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 178.38 | Mordovian Ornament | 214.07 | 392.45 |
| 3 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | Mordovian Ornament | 203.89 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 159.80 | 363.69 |
| 4 | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Kazakhstan | U.S. International Classic | 177.91 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 176.33 | 354.24 |
| 5 | Maria Artemieva | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 177.21 | Mordovian Ornament | 173.87 | 351.08 |

### Pairs

| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany | Tallinn Trophy | 214.42 | Warsaw Cup | 209.60 | 424.02 |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 184.28 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 192.22 | 376.50 |
| 3 | Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert | Russia | Mordovian Ornament | 196.22 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 173.62 | 369.84 |
| 4 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 185.00 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 183.88 | 368.88 |
| 5 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States | Nebelhorn Trophy | 179.56 | Ice Challenge | 189.28 | 368.84 |

### Ice dance

| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | Warsaw Cup | 169.72 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 172.28 | 342.00 |
| 2 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Israel | Mordovian Ornament | 160.98 | Tallinn Trophy | 160.84 | 321.82 |
| 3 | Natalia Kaliszek / Maxim Spodirev | Poland | Mordovian Ornament | 150.60 | Warsaw Cup | 147.52 | 298.12 |
| 4 | Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | Turkey | Mordovian Ornament | 145.34 | Denkova-Staviski Cup | 151.74 | 297.08 |
| 5 | Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev | Belarus | Mordovian Ornament | 142.86 | Denkova-Staviski Cup | 148.08 | 290.94 |

## Top scores
### Men's singles

Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan | 276.39 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 2 | Max Aaron | United States | 252.16 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
| 3 | Artur Dmitriev | Russia | 247.57 | 2015 Ice Challenge |
| 4 | Elladj Baldé | Canada | 242.36 | 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Jason Brown | United States | 240.65 | 2015 Ice Challenge |
| 6 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 239.77 | 2015 Ice Challenge |
| 7 | Adam Rippon | United States | 237.87 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 8 | Maxim Kovtun | Russia | 236.38 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 9 | Daniel Samohin | Israel | 235.14 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 10 | Jorik Hendrickx | Belgium | 233.47 | 2015 Ice Challenge |

### Ladies' singles

Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia | 214.07 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 2 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 203.89 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 3 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 201.33 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 4 | Rika Hongo | Japan | 187.45 | 2015 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Maria Sotskova | Russia | 186.30 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
| 6 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 183.94 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 7 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 183.64 | 2015 U.S. International Classic |
| 8 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada | 179.41 | 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 9 | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Kazakhstan | 177.91 | 2015 U.S. International Classic |
| 10 | Maria Artemieva | Russia | 177.21 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |

### Pairs

Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Germany | 214.42 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
| 2 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia | 214.05 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 3 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Russia | 202.79 | 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 4 | Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert | Russia | 196.22 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 5 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 192.22 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 6 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | 191.98 | 2015 Warsaw Cup |
| 7 | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Russia | 190.28 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 8 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States | 189.28 | 2015 Ice Challenge |
| 9 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Russia | 185.00 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 10 | Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert | Germany | 177.04 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy |

### Ice dance

Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance) :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia | 176.70 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 2 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 172.28 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 3 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States | 169.50 | 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 161.67 | 2015 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Israel | 160.98 | 2015 Mordovian Ornament |
| 6 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 159.14 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 7 | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Great Britain | 156.22 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 8 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | 154.34 | 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 9 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 153.62 | 2015 U.S. International Classic |
| 10 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States | 153.06 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb |