2016–17 figure skating season

2016–17 figure skating season
Date:	July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017
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The 2016–17 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2016, and ends on June 30, 2017. Elite skaters will begin the season competing on the Grand Prix series or Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series. Following national championships, competitors will appear at ISU Championships, such as the 2017 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships.

Season notes

Age eligibility

Date of birth	Eligibility
Born before July 1, 2003	Eligible for Junior Grand Prix
Born before July 1, 2001	Eligible for all senior events
Born before July 1, 1997	Not eligible for junior events (except male pair skaters and ice dancers)
Born before July 1, 1995	Male pair skaters and ice dancers: Not eligible for junior events
Rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships

Competitions

Scheduled competitions:

Key

ISU Championships

Grand Prix

Challenger Series

Other international

Nationals

Other domestic

Date	Event	Type	Level	Disc.	Location	Details
2016
July 29-30	Lake Placid Ice Dance Invitational	Other Domestic	Sen.-Jun.	D	Lake Placid, New York, USA
August 4-7	Asian Open Trophy	Other int.	Sen.-Nov.	M/L/P	Manila, Philippines
August 24–28	JGP France	Grand Prix	Junior	M/L/D	Saint-Gervais, France
Aug. 31 – Sept. 4	JGP Czech Republic	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Ostrava, Czech Republic
September 7–11	JGP Japan	Grand Prix	Junior	M/L/D	Yokohama, Japan
September 8–11	Lombardia Trophy	Challenger	Sen.-Jun.	All	Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
September 12-18	Mexican Open International	Other int.	Sen.-Nov.	M/L	Mérida, Mexico
September 14–18	U.S. International Classic	Challenger	Senior	All	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
September 14–18	JGP Russia	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Saransk, Russia
September 21–25	JGP Slovenia	Grand Prix	Junior	M/L/D	Ljubljana, Slovenia
September 22–24	Nebelhorn Trophy	Challenger	Senior	All	Oberstdorf, Germany
Sept. 28 – Oct. 2	JGP Estonia	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Tallinn, Estonia
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1	Autumn Classic	Challenger	Sen.-Jun.	All	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sept. 28 – Oct. 2	Ondrej Nepela Trophy	Challenger	Senior	All	Bratislava, Slovakia
October 1	Japan Open	Other Int.	Senior	M/L	Saitama, Japan
October 5–9	JGP Germany	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Dresden, Germany
October 6–10	Finlandia Trophy	Challenger	Senior	All	Espoo, Finland
October 21–23	Skate America	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 28–30	Skate Canada	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
November 4–6	Rostelecom Cup	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Moscow, Russia
November 9–13	Ukrainian Open	Challenger	Senior		Kiev, Ukraine
November 11–13	Trophée Éric Bompard	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Paris, France
November 17–20	Warsaw Cup	Challenger	Senior		Warsaw, Poland
November 18–20	Cup of China	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Beijing, China
November 22–27	Tallinn Trophy	Challenger	Senior		Tallinn, Estonia
November 25–27	NHK Trophy	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Sapporo, Japan
December 7–10	Golden Spin of Zagreb	Challenger	Senior		Zagreb, Croatia
December 8–11	Grand Prix Final	Grand Prix	Sen.–Jun.	All	Marseille, France
2017
January 25–29	European Championships	ISU Champ.	Senior	All	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jan. 29– Feb. 8	Winter Universiade	Other int.	Senior	All	Almaty, Kazakhstan
February 11–18	EYOF	Other int.	Junior		Erzurum, Turkey
February 15–19	Four Continents Championships	ISU Champ.	Senior	All	Gangneung, South Korea
February 19–26	Asian Winter Games	Other int.	Senior		Sapporo, Japan
March 15–19	World Junior Championships	ISU Champ.	Junior	All	Taipei, Taiwan
March 29 – April 2	World Championships	ISU Champ.	Senior	All	Helsinki, Finland
April 20–23	World Team Trophy	Other int.	Senior	All	TBA, Japan
Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice Disciplines: M = Men's singles; L = Ladies' singles; P = Pair skating; D = Ice dancing; All = All four disciplines

External links

• International Skating Union