The 2016–17
ISU Challenger Series
The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. E ...
was held from September to December 2016. It was the third season of a group of senior-level international
figure skating competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating.
Types of figure skating competitions
International
International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) are governed by the union's rules. ...
s ranked below the
Grand Prix series.
Regulations
Skaters may enter a maximum of three competitions. After the starting orders are drawn for the short segment, skaters are considered as entered even if they withdraw. With the exception of the host, member nations are limited to three entries per discipline at each event.
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The International Skating Union requires each Challenger Series competition to include a minimum of three disciplines (from men's singles, ladies' singles, ]pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
, and ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...
), at least ten countries represented in all disciplines combined, and a minimum number of entries and countries in each discipline.[
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Schedule
The 2016–17 series was composed of nine events. The Ukrainian Open
The Ukrainian Open is a senior international figure skating competition. The inaugural event was held in December 2013 in Kyiv. Not held in the following two seasons, the event was scheduled to return 9–13 November 2016 as part of the ISU Chall ...
was originally scheduled for 9–13 November 2016, as the seventh of ten competitions,[ but the ]International Skating Union
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ...
listed it as cancelled on 20 September.[
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Medal summary
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal standings
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[
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Ladies
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Pairs
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Ice dance
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Top scores in Challenger Series
Men
Best total score
Ladies
Best total score
Pairs
Best total score
Ice dance
Best total score
Points and prize money
Points
At each event, skaters who finished in the top eight in each singles category, top five in pairs, and top six in ice dancing received points toward their ISU world standings:[
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Prize money
Skaters who finished in the top three in the final Challenger Series standings received prize money:[
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References
External links
ISU Challenger Series
at the International Skating Union
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