| 2016–17 figure skating season | |
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| Date: | July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 |
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The2016–17 figure skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2017European Championships,Four Continents Championships,World Junior Championships, andWorld Championships. They also competed at elite events such as theGrand Prix series andJunior Grand Prix series, culminating at theGrand Prix Final, and theChallenger Series.
Skaters were eligible to compete inInternational 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.[1]
| Level | Date of birth |
|---|---|
| Junior(females in all disciplines; males in singles) | Born between July 1, 1997 & June 30, 2003 |
| Junior(males in pairs & ice dance) | Born between July 1, 1995 & June 30, 2003 |
| Senior(all disciplines) | Born before July 1, 2001 |
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.
| Date | Skater(s) | Disc. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2016 |  Federica Testa | Ice dance | [2] |
| July 12, 2016 |  Denis Margalik | Men | [19] |
| July 13, 2016 |  Zhao Kai Pang | Ice dance | [3] |
| July 28, 2016 | Andrei Rogozine | Men | [20] |
| August 3, 2016 |  Barbora Silná /Juri Kurakin | Ice dance | [21] |
| August 4, 2016 | Andréanne Poulin /Marc-André Servant | [22] | |
| December 15, 2016 | Alexandra Paul /Mitchell Islam | [23] | |
| February 23, 2017 |  Meryl Davis /Charlie White | [24] | |
| March 31, 2017 |  Evgeni Plushenko | Men | [25] |
| April 10, 2017 |  Mao Asada | Ladies | [26] |
| April 15, 2017 |  Taylor Tran | Ice dance | [17] |
| April 23, 2017 | Kanako Murakami | Ladies | [27] |
| May 3, 2017 | Anastasia Cannuscio /Colin McManus | Ice dance | [28] |
| May 8, 2017 | Emi Hirai /Marien de la Asuncion | [29] | |
| May 18, 2017 | Ruslan Zhiganshin | [18] | |
| April 3, 2017 |  Lee Ho-jung | ||
| June 22, 2017 | Jeremy Abbott | Men | [30] |
| Date | Skater(s) | Disc. | From | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2016 | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Men | Alexander Ouriashev & Osadolo Irowa | Kori Ade | [31] |
| July 21, 2016 | Vincent Zhou | Tom Zakrajsek & Becky Calvin | Tammy Gambill | [32] | |
| August 10, 2016 | Courtney Hicks | Ladies | Jere Michael & Alex Chang | Todd Sand &John Nicks | [33] |
| August 23, 2016 | Hannah Miller | Rafael Arutunian | Tammy Gambill | [34] | |
| Mariah Bell | Kori Ade,Rohene Ward & Billy Schneider | Rafael Arutunian | [35] | ||
 Romain Ponsart | Men | Brian Joubert | |||
| August 25, 2016 |  Deniss Vasiļjevs | Alexei Urmanov & Ingrida Snieškienė | Stéphane Lambiel | [36] | |
| August 30, 2016 |  Brooklee Han | Ladies | Serhii Vaypan | Peter Cain & Darlene Cain | [37] |
| January 22, 2017 | Gracie Gold | Frank Carroll | Marina Zueva & Oleg Epstein | [38] | |
| April 4, 2017 | Adelina Sotnikova | Elena Vodorezova | Evgeni Plushenko | [39] | |
| April 28, 2017 | Elena Radionova | Inna Goncharenko | Elena Vodorezova | [40] |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 321.59 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | 319.31 | ||
| 3 | Nathan Chen |  United States | 307.46 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Jin Boyang |  China | 303.58 | 2017 World Championships |
| 5 | Javier Fernández |  Spain | 301.19 | |
| 6 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 295.16 | |
| 7 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 279.41 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 8 | Jason Brown | United States | 273.67 | |
| 9 | Denis Ten |  Kazakhstan | 269.26 | 2016 Trophée de France |
| 10 | Adam Rippon | United States | 267.53 |
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| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Fernández | Spain | 109.05 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 106.53 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final |
| 3 | Shoma Uno | 104.86 | 2017 World Championships | |
| 4 | Nathan Chen | United States | 103.12 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| 5 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 102.13 | 2017 World Championships |
| 6 | Jin Boyang | China | 98.64 | |
| 7 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 95.37 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 8 | Maxim Kovtun | 94.53 | 2017 European Championships | |
| 9 | Jason Brown | United States | 94.32 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 10 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan | 90.18 | 2017 World Championships |
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| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 223.20 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | 214.45 | ||
| 3 | Jin Boyang | China | 204.94 | |
| 4 | Nathan Chen | United States | 204.34 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| 5 | Javier Fernández | Spain | 201.43 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup |
| 6 | Patrick Chan | Canada | 196.31 | 2016 Cup of China |
| 7 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 184.04 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 8 | Jason Brown | United States | 182.63 | 2016 Skate America |
| 9 | Adam Rippon | 182.28 | 2016 Trophée de France | |
| 10 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan | 180.05 |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 241.31 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 2 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 218.33 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final |
| 3 | Mai Mihara | 218.27 | 2017 World Team Trophy | |
| 4 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada | 218.13 | 2017 World Championships |
| 5 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan | 216.71 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 6 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia | 216.47 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final |
| 7 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada | 214.15 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 8 | Carolina Kostner |  Italy | 210.52 | 2017 European Championships |
| 9 | Elena Radionova | Russia | 209.29 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 10 | Alina Zagitova | 208.60 | 2017 World Junior Championships |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 80.85 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 2 | Kaetlyn Osmond | Canada | 75.98 | 2017 World Championships |
| 3 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 74.64 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final |
| 4 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia | 74.39 | 2017 European Championships |
| 5 | Mirai Nagasu | United States | 73.40 | 2016 Autumn Classic International |
| 6 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada | 72.70 | 2016 Trophée de France |
| 7 | Carolina Kostner | Italy | 72.40 | 2017 European Championships |
| 8 | Elena Radionova | Russia | 72.21 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 9 | Maria Sotskova | 72.17 | 2017 European Championships | |
| 10 | Mai Mihara | Japan | 72.10 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 160.46 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 2 | Mai Mihara | Japan | 146.17 | |
| 3 | Wakaba Higuchi | 145.30 | ||
| 4 | Satoko Miyahara | 143.69 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | |
| 5 | Anna Pogorilaya | Russia | 143.18 | |
| 6 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada | 142.41 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 7 | Kaetlyn Osmond | 142.15 | 2017 World Championships | |
| 8 | Carolina Kostner | Italy | 138.12 | 2017 European Championships |
| 9 | Alina Zagitova | Russia | 138.02 | 2017 World Junior Championships |
| 10 | Elena Radionova | 137.08 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | China | 232.06 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Aliona Savchenko /Bruno Massot |  Germany | 230.30 | |
| 3 | Evgenia Tarasova /Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 227.58 | 2017 European Championships |
| 4 | Vanessa James /Morgan Ciprès | France | 222.59 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 5 | Meagan Duhamel /Eric Radford | Canada | 218.30 | 2016 Skate Canada International |
| 6 | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov | Russia | 216.51 | 2017 European Championships |
| 7 | Yu Xiaoyu /Zhang Hao | China | 211.51 | 2017 World Championships |
| 8 | Julianne Séguin /Charlie Bilodeau | Canada | 208.30 | 2016 Autumn Classic International |
| 9 | Lubov Ilyushechkina /Dylan Moscovitch | 206.19 | 2017 World Championships | |
| 10 | Peng Cheng /Jin Yang | China | 204.49 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | China | 81.23 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova /Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 80.82 | 2017 European Championships |
| 3 | Aliona Savchenko /Bruno Massot | Germany | 79.84 | 2017 World Championships |
| 4 | Meagan Duhamel /Eric Radford | Canada | 78.39 | 2016 Skate Canada International |
| 5 | Vanessa James /Morgan Ciprès | France | 75.72 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 6 | Yu Xiaoyu /Zhang Hao | China | 75.34 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final |
| 7 | Natalia Zabiiako /Alexander Enbert | Russia | 74.26 | 2017 World Championships |
| 8 | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov | 73.70 | 2017 European Championships | |
| 9 | Peng Cheng /Jin Yang | China | 73.33 | 2016 NHK Trophy |
| 10 | Lubov Ilyushechkina /Dylan Moscovitch | Canada | 73.14 | 2017 World Championships |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | China | 150.83 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Aliona Savchenko /Bruno Massot | Germany | 150.46 | |
| 3 | Vanessa James /Morgan Ciprès | France | 146.87 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 4 | Evgenia Tarasova /Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 146.76 | 2017 European Championships |
| 5 | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov | 142.81 | ||
| 6 | Meagan Duhamel /Eric Radford | Canada | 139.91 | 2016 Skate Canada International |
| 7 | Julianne Séguin /Charlie Bilodeau | 136.90 | 2016 Autumn Classic International | |
| 8 | Peng Cheng /Jin Yang | China | 136.48 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| 9 | Yu Xiaoyu /Zhang Hao | 136.28 | 2017 World Championships | |
| 10 | Lubov Ilyushechkina /Dylan Moscovitch | Canada | 133.05 |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue /Scott Moir | Canada | 198.62 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Gabriella Papadakis /Guillaume Cizeron | France | 196.04 | |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani /Alex Shibutani | United States | 191.85 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver /Andrew Poje | Canada | 190.56 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 5 | Madison Chock /Evan Bates | United States | 189.01 | |
| 6 | Ekaterina Bobrova /Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 186.68 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup |
| 7 | Anna Cappellini /Luca Lanotte | Italy | 186.64 | 2017 European Championships |
| 8 | Elena Ilinykh /Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia | 185.19 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy |
| 9 | Piper Gilles /Paul Poirier | Canada | 182.57 | 2016 Skate Canada International |
| 10 | Madison Hubbell /Zachary Donohue | United States | 180.82 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue /Scott Moir | Canada | 82.43 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Madison Chock /Evan Bates | United States | 79.05 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 3 | Gabriella Papadakis /Guillaume Cizeron | France | 78.26 | 2016 Trophée de France |
| 4 | Maia Shibutani /Alex Shibutani | United States | 77.97 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Weaver /Andrew Poje | Canada | 76.73 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 6 | Madison Hubbell /Zachary Donohue | United States | 76.53 | 2017 World Championships |
| 7 | Ekaterina Bobrova /Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 76.18 | 2017 European Championships |
| 8 | Elena Ilinykh /Ruslan Zhiganshin | 76.04 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | |
| 9 | Anna Cappellini /Luca Lanotte | Italy | 75.65 | 2017 European Championships |
| 10 | Piper Gilles /Paul Poirier | Canada | 72.83 | 2017 World Championships |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis /Guillaume Cizeron | France | 119.15 | 2017 World Championships |
| 2 | Tessa Virtue /Scott Moir | Canada | 117.20 | 2017 Four Continents Championships |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani /Alex Shibutani | United States | 115.26 | |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver /Andrew Poje | Canada | 113.83 | 2017 World Team Trophy |
| 5 | Madison Chock /Evan Bates | United States | 112.03 | 2016 Skate Canada International |
| 6 | Ekaterina Bobrova /Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 111.76 | 2016 Rostelecom Cup |
| 7 | Anna Cappellini /Luca Lanotte | Italy | 110.99 | 2017 European Championships |
| 8 | Piper Gilles /Paul Poirier | Canada | 110.45 | 2016 Skate Canada International |
| 9 | Elena Ilinykh /Ruslan Zhiganshin | Russia | 109.15 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy |
| 10 | Charlène Guignard /Marco Fabbri | Italy | 107.84 | 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
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