Competitive figure skating year, 2022/7/1 to 2023/6/30
2022–23 figure skating season Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Previous: 2021–22 Next: 2023–24
The 2022–23 figure skating season began on July 1, 2022, and ended on June 30, 2023. During this season, elite skaters competed at the ISU Championship level at the 2023 European Championships , Four Continents Championships , World Junior Championships , and World Championships . They also competed at elite events such as the ISU Challenger Series as well as the Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix series , culminating at the Grand Prix Final .
On March 1, 2022, the International Skating Union banned all figure skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus from attending any international competitions following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .[1]
The season was the first under newly elected ISU President Kim Jae-youl and ISU Vice President for Figure Skating Benoît Lavoie.[2]
Season notes [ edit ] Age eligibility [ edit ] Skaters were eligible to compete in ISU events on the junior or senior levels according to their age. These rules may not have applied to non-ISU events such as national championships.
Level Date of birth Junior (females in all disciplines; males in singles) Born between July 1, 2003 & June 30, 2009 Junior (males in pairs & ice dance) Born between July 1, 2001 & June 30, 2009 Senior (all disciplines) Born before July 1, 2007
Background At the ISU Congress held in Phuket, Thailand , in June 2022, members of the ISU Council accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 years old beginning with the 2024–25 season. In order to avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 years old during the 2023–24 season, and then 17 years old during the 2024–25 season.[3] Although there had been previous proposals to increase the age limit, the 2022 vote gained traction following the doping scandal of then 15-year-old Kamila Valieva of Russia at the 2022 Winter Olympics .[4]
Death of Dmytro Sharpar [ edit ] On 23 January 2023, Ukrainian media reported that 25-year-old former pair skater Dmytro Sharpar (Ukrainian : Дмитро Шарпар ) had been killed near Bakhmut ,[5] [6] where the Ukrainian army was defending against invading Russian forces (see Battle of Bakhmut ). Born in Kharkiv ,[7] Sharpar skated for Ukraine in partnership with Anastasia Pobizhenko at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics .[8]
Changes [ edit ] 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.
Partnership changes [ edit ] Date Skaters Disc. Type Notes Ref. July 7, 2022 Catharina Tibau / Cayden Dawson Ice dance Formed For Brazil [9] [10] July 10, 2022 Arina Klinovitskaya / Jussiville Partanen Dissolved [11] July 13, 2022 Alexandra Kravchenko / Alexander Shustitskiy Formed [12] July 20, 2022 Malene Nichita / Jussiville Partanen For Romania [13] July 29, 2022 Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers [14] August 5, 2022 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Pairs Dissolved Walsh retired. [15] August 20, 2022 Avonley Nguyen / Grigory Smirnov Ice dance Smirnov retired. [16] August 27, 2022 Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho Fukase switched to synchronised skating for Canada; Cho retired. [17] September 2, 2022 Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud Pairs Formed [18] Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács Ice dance Dissolved [19] September 8, 2022 Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr Pairs Formed [20] September 17, 2022 Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise [21] September 22, 2022 Giorgia Ghedini / Luc Maierhofer For Austria [22] September 28, 2022 Cho Hye-jin / Steven Adcock For South Korea [23] October 17, 2022 Katerina DelCamp / Berk Akalın Ice dance For Turkey [24] October 21, 2022 Daria Boyarintseva / Roman Pleshkov Pairs [25] October 30, 2022 Chelsea Liu / Danny O'Shea Dissolved [26] Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea Formed November 17, 2022 Maria Pavlova / Balázs Nagy Dissolved [27] Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko Formed November 21, 2022 Miyu Yunoki / Shoya Ichihashi Dissolved [28] November 28, 2022 Sofía Val / Asaf Kazimov Ice dance Formed For Spain [29] December 1, 2022 Annabelle Morozov / Devid Naryzhnyy Dissolved [30] December 22, 2022 Jelizaveta Žuková / Martin Bidař Pairs [31] December 28, 2022 Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck Ice dance Formed For Spain [32] December 31, 2022 Maria Chernyshova / Harley Windsor Pairs Dissolved [33] January 14, 2023 Irina Khavronina / Dario Cirisano Ice dance [34] January 16, 2023 Alena Kostornaia / Georgy Kunitsa Pairs Formed [35] Irina Khavronina / Devid Naryzhnyy Ice dance [36] January 17, 2023 Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman Pairs Dissolved [37] January 24, 2023 Carolina Portesi Peroni / Michael Chrastecky Ice dance [38] January 30, 2023 Denisa Cimlová / Joti Polizoakis [39] February 3, 2023 Coline Keriven / Tom Bouvart Pairs Keriven retired. [40] February 8, 2023 Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen Ice dance [41] February 25, 2023 Haley Sales / Nikolas Wamsteeker Wamsteeker retired. [42] March 29, 2023 Alisa Efimova / Ruben Blommaert Pairs Blommaert retired. [43] April 4, 2023 Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin [44] April 7, 2023 Karina Safina / Luka Berulava [45] April 12, 2023 Shira Ichilov / Dmitry Kravchenko Ice dance Formed For Israel [46] April 22, 2023 Haruna Murakami / Sumitada Moriguchi Pairs Dissolved They plan to re-partner when they are both age-eligible for senior competitions.[47] [48] April 24, 2023 Wang Huidi / Jia Ziqi Health concerns (Wang) [49] April 25, 2023 Sofia Shevchenko / Andrei Yezhlov Ice dance Formed Shevchenko came out of retirement. [50] April 27, 2023 Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang-in Kam Dissolved [51] May 6, 2023 Azusa Tanaka / Shingo Nishiyama Formed [52] Cho Hye-jin / Steven Adcock Pairs Dissolved Adcock retired. [53] [54] Barbora Kuciánová / Martin Bidař Formed [55] May 8, 2023 Chelsea Liu / Balázs Nagy For the United States [56] May 12, 2023 Milla Ruud Reitan / Nikolaj Majorov Ice dance For Sweden [57] May 15, 2023 Yuna Nagaoka / Sumitada Moriguchi Pairs [58] May 16, 2023 Katarina Wolfkostin / Dmitry Tsarevski Ice dance [59] May 18, 2023 Sae Shimizu / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Pairs [60] May 22, 2023 Lara Luft / Maximilian Pfisterer Ice dance Dissolved [61] May 31, 2023 Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin Pairs Formed For Germany [62] June 2, 2023 Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita Ice dance [63] June 5, 2023 Anastasia Metelkina / Luka Berulava Pairs [64] June 6, 2023 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang Dissolved [65] Peng Cheng / Wang Lei Formed June 13, 2023 Tilda Alteryd / Valtter Virtanen For Finland [66] June 18, 2023 Hazel Collier / Misha Mitrofanov Dissolved [67] Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov Formed For the United States June 22, 2023 Sofya Tyutyunina / Andrei Bagin Ice dance Dissolved [68]
Retirements [ edit ] Date Skater(s) Disc. Ref. July 7, 2022 Véronik Mallet Women [69] July 11, 2022 Vanessa James / Eric Radford Pairs [70] July 16, 2022 Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev Ice dance [71] July 17, 2022 Carolina Moscheni / Francesco Fioretti [72] [73] July 18, 2022 Conor Stakelum Men [74] July 19, 2022 Yuzuru Hanyu [75] August 5, 2022 Evelyn Walsh Pairs [15] August 10, 2022 Alisson Krystle Perticheto Women [76] August 13, 2022 Oleksandra Nazarova / Maksym Nikitin Ice dance [77] August 15, 2022 Michelle Long Women [78] August 20, 2022 Grigory Smirnov Ice dance [16] August 27, 2022 Eichu Cho [17] August 30, 2022 Diana Mukhametzianova Pairs [79] September 6, 2022 Ekaterina Ryabova Women [80] October 12, 2022 Mariah Bell [81] October 14, 2022 Konstantin Milyukov Men [82] October 16, 2022 Matyáš Bělohradský [83] November 26, 2022 Jenni Saarinen Women [84] November 30, 2022 Kailani Craine [85] James Min Men [86] December 3, 2022 Aldís Kara Bergsdóttir Women [87] December 22, 2022 Jelizaveta Žuková Pairs [31] December 24, 2022 Yuhana Yokoi Women [88] December 25, 2022 Mitsuki Sumoto Men [89] January 3, 2023 Paul Fentz [90] January 4, 2023 Polina Kostiukovich Pairs [91] January 5, 2023 Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov [92] January 20, 2023 Stanislava Konstantinova Women [93] January 23, 2023 Nolan Seegert Pairs [94] February 3, 2023 Coline Keriven [40] February 25, 2023 Nikolas Wamsteeker Ice dance [42] March 22, 2023 Daša Grm Women [95] March 29, 2023 Ruben Blommaert Pairs [43] April 9, 2023 Kyeong Jae-seok Men [96] May 1, 2023 Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi Ice dance [97] May 6, 2023 Steven Adcock Pairs [54] May 12, 2023 Natasha McKay Women [98] May 26. 2023 Keegan Messing Men [99] June 5, 2023 Morisi Kvitelashvili [64]
Coaching changes [ edit ] Date Skater(s) Disc. From To Ref. July 24, 2022 Adam Siao Him Fa Men Laurent Depouilly & Nathalie Depouilly Cedric Tour & Rodolphe Marechal [100] August 17, 2022 Daniel Grassl Lorenzo Magri Alexei Letov & Olga Ganicheva [101] August 19, 2022 Caroline Green / Michael Parsons Ice dance Alexei Kiliakov & Elena Novak Charlie White , Tanith White & Greg Zuerlein [102] August 20, 2022 Nicola Todeschini Men Gabriele Minchio, Giulia Garello & Stephanie Cuel Aljona Savchenko [103] You Young Women Mie Hamada , Tammy Gambill & Chi Hyun-jung Mie Hamada , Viktor Pfeifer & Chi Hyun-jung [104] August 22, 2022 Conrad Orzel Men Brian Orser & Tracey Wilson Ravi Walia [105] Bradie Tennell Women Tom Zakrajsek Benoît Richaud & Cedric Tour [106] August 25, 2022 Artur Danielian Men Elena Buyanova Evgeni Rukavicin [107] Solène Mazingue / Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko Ice dance Alexei Sitnikov & Julia Zlobina Romain Haguenauer , Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon [108] August 28, 2022 Lydia Smart / Harry Mattick Pairs Emma Davies & Richard Beamish Zoe Jones & Christopher Boyadji [109] August 29, 2022 Alexia Paganini Women Gheorghe Chiper Zoltán Kelemen [110] August 31, 2022 Eva-Lotta Kiibus Anna Levandi Thomas Kennes [111] September 6, 2022 Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud Ice dance Roxane Petetin , Fabian Bourzat & Alexander Zhulin Roxane Petetin, Romain Haguenauer , Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon [112] September 22, 2022 Alexia Paganini Women Zoltán Kelemen Michael Huth [113] October 1, 2022 Alexandra Trusova Eteri Tutberidze , Daniil Gleikhengauz & Sergei Dudakov Svetlana Sokolovskaya [114] November 4, 2022 Ivan Shmuratko Men Michael Huth , Robert Dierking, Anna Bernauer & Marina Amirkhanova Laurent Depouilly , Nathalie Depouilly & Ivan Shmuratko [115] December 5, 2022 Daniel Grassl Alexei Letov & Olga Ganicheva Lorenzo Magri, Alisa Mikonsaari , Eva Martinek & Angelina Turenko [116] January 13, 2023 Daniel Grassl Lorenzo Magri, Alisa Mikonsaari , Eva Martinek & Angelina Turenko Eteri Tutberidze , Sergei Dudakov & Daniil Gleikhengauz [117] January 16, 2023 Alena Kostornaia Pairs Elena Buianova Sergei Roslyakov [35] Devid Naryzhnyy Ice dance Irina Zhuk & Alexander Svinin Denis Samokhin [36] Irina Khavronina Alexei Gorshkov , Lyudmila Gorshkova, Nikolai Morozov & Ivan Volobuev February 19, 2023 Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich Alexei Sitnikov , Julia Zlobina & Alexander Zhulin Matteo Zanni , Barbora Řezníčková & Denis Lodola [118] February 26, 2023 Júlia Láng Women Júlia Sebestyén & Szabolcs Vidrai Angelina Turenko , Alisa Mikonsaari , Lorenzo Magri & Eva Martinek [119] March 22, 2023 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Ice dance Irina Zhuk , Alexander Svinin & Nikolai Morozov Alexander Zhulin & Petr Durnev [120] April 10, 2023 Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin Denis Samokhin, Maria Borovikova & Oleg Sudakov Alexander Zhulin & Petr Durnev [121] April 22, 2023 You Young Women Mie Hamada , Viktor Pfeifer & Chi Hyun-jung Chi Hyun-jung [122] May 1, 2023 Mone Chiba Soshi Tanaka Mie Hamada [123] May 6, 2023 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii Pairs Artur Minchuk & Tamara Moskvina Eteri Tutberidze , Sergei Dudakov & Daniil Gleikhengauz [124] May 12, 2023 Anna Frolova Women Sergei Davydov Evgeni Rukavicin [125] June 2, 2023 Paulina Ramanauskaitė / Deividas Kizala Ice dance Maurizio Margaglio & Neil Brown Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khaliavin [126] June 28, 2023 Cha Jun-hwan Men Brian Orser & Chi Hyun-jung Chi Hyun-jung [127]
Nationality changes [ edit ] Date Skater(s) Disc. From To Notes Ref. July 7, 2022 Catharina Tibau / Cayden Dawson Ice dance Canada Brazil [9] [10] July 13, 2022 Natalia Pallu-Neves / Jayin Panesar Great Britain [10] July 20, 2022 Jussiville Partanen Finland Romania Partnering with Malene Nichita [13] August 9, 2022 Inga Gurgenidze Women Russia Georgia [128] August 20, 2022 Nicola Todeschini Men Switzerland Netherlands [103] August 27, 2022 Rikako Fukase Ice dance Japan Canada Switching to synchronized skating [17] September 28, 2022 Steven Adcock Pairs Canada South Korea Partnering with Cho Hye-jin [23] May 7, 2023 Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus Ice dance Ireland [129] May 8, 2023 Balázs Nagy Pairs Hungary United States Partnering with Chelsea Liu [56] May 31, 2023 Nikita Volodin Russia Germany Partnering with Minerva Fabienne Hase [62] June 5, 2023 Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Ice dance Georgia [130] June 15, 2023 Tim Dieck Germany Spain Partnering with Olivia Smart [131] June 18, 2023 Alisa Efimova Pairs United States Partnering with Misha Mitrofanov [67]
International competitions [ edit ] Scheduled competitions:[132] [133]
Code key Color key 2022 Dates Event Type Level Disc. Location Results July 27–29 Lake Placid Ice Dance International Other S/J D Lake Placid, New York , United States Details August 3–7 Philadelphia Summer International Other S/J M/W Aston, Pennsylvania , United States Details August 10–14 Cranberry Cup International Other S/J M/W Norwood, Massachusetts , United States Details August 24–27 JGP France Grand Prix Junior M/W/D Courchevel, France Details August 27–28 Britannia Cup Other All All Sheffield, England , United Kingdom Details August 31 – September 3 JGP Czech Republic Grand Prix Junior All Ostrava, Czech Republic Details September 2–4 SEA Open Trophy Other All M/W Singapore Details September 7–10 JGP Latvia Grand Prix Junior All Riga, Latvia Details September 8–11 John Nicks Pairs Challenge Other S/J P New York, New York , United States Details September 12–16 U.S. International Classic Challenger Senior All Lake Placid, New York , United States Details September 15–18 Lombardia Trophy Challenger Senior M/W/D Bergamo, Italy Details Other P September 21–24 Nebelhorn Trophy Challenger Senior All Oberstdorf, Germany Details September 28 – October 1 JGP Poland I Grand Prix Junior All Gdańsk, Poland Details September 29 – October 1 Nepela Memorial Challenger Senior M/W/D Bratislava, Slovakia Details October 5–8 JGP Poland II Grand Prix Junior All Gdańsk, Poland Details October 5–9 Finlandia Trophy Challenger Senior All Espoo, Finland Details October 8 Japan Open Other Senior M/W Saitama, Japan Details October 12–15 JGP Italy Grand Prix Junior M/W/D Egna, Italy Details October 13–16 Budapest Trophy Challenger Senior M/W/D Budapest, Hungary Details Other Junior M/W/D October 15–16 Tayside Trophy Other S/J M/W/P Dundee, Scotland , United Kingdom Details October 18–23 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur Other S/J All Nice, France Details October 21–23 Skate America Grand Prix Senior All Norwood, Massachusetts , United States Details October 26–29 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Challenger Senior M/W/D Almaty, Kazakhstan Details Other Junior M/W October 26–30 Crystal Skate of Romania Other S/J M/W Bucharest, Romania Details October 27–30 Tirnavia Ice Cup Other All M/W Trnava, Slovakia Details Mezzaluna Cup Other All D Mentana, Italy Details October 28–30 Skate Canada International Grand Prix Senior All Mississauga, Ontario , Canada Details November 1–6 Denkova-Staviski Cup Other All M/W Sofia, Bulgaria Details 1 , 2 November 2–6 47th Volvo Open Cup Other S/J M/W Riga, Latvia Details November 4–6 Grand Prix de France Grand Prix Senior All Angers, France Details November 9–13 Ice Challenge Challenger Senior M/W/D Graz, Austria Details Other P Junior All November 10–13 Pavel Roman Memorial Other All D Olomuc, Czech Republic Details November 11–13 MK John Wilson Trophy Grand Prix Senior All Sheffield, England , United Kingdom Details November 15–20 Skate Celje Other All M/W Celje, Slovenia Details November 16–20 Open d'Andorra Other All M/W/D Canillo, Andorra Details November 17–20 Warsaw Cup Challenger Senior All Warsaw, Poland Details November 18–20 NHK Trophy Grand Prix Senior All Sapporo, Japan Details November 24–27 Tallinn Trophy Other S/J M/W Tallinn, Estonia Details NRW Trophy Other All M/W/D Dortmund, Germany Details November 25–27 Grand Prix of Espoo Grand Prix Senior All Espoo, Finland Details November 28 – December 4 Santa Claus Cup Other All M/W/D Budapest, Hungary Details November 29 – December 3 Bosphorus Cup Other S/J M/W/D Istanbul, Turkey Details December 5–9 Asian Open Trophy Other All M/W Jakarta, Indonesia Details December 7–10 Golden Spin of Zagreb Challenger Senior All Sisak, Croatia Details December 8–11 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix S/J All Turin, Italy Details December 16–19 Latvia Trophy Other S/J M/W Riga, Latvia Details
2023 Dates Event Type Level Disc. Location Results January 11–15 EduSport Trophy Other All M/W Otopeni, Romania Details January 13–15 Winter World University Games Other Senior M/W/D Lake Placid, New York , United States Details January 18–22 Skate Helena Other Senior W Belgrade, Serbia Details J/N M/W January 20–22 48th Volvo Open Cup Other S/J M/W Riga, Latvia Details January 21–28 European Youth Olympic Festival Other Junior M/W Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Details January 23–29 European Championships Championships Senior All Espoo, Finland Details January 27–29 Merano Ice Trophy Other Senior W Merano, Italy Details J/N M/W January 31 – February 5 Bavarian Open Other All All Oberstdorf, Germany Details February 1–5 Nordics Championships Other S/J M/W Reykjavík, Iceland Details 1 February 3–7 Sofia Trophy Other All M/W Sofia, Bulgaria Details 1 , 2 February 7–12 Four Continents Championships Championships Senior All Colorado Springs, Colorado , United States Details February 9–12 Dragon Trophy & Tivoli Cup Other All M/W Ljubljana, Slovenia Details 1 , 2 Egna Trophy Other All D Egna, Italy Details February 16–19 Tallink Hotels Cup Other S/J M/W Tallinn, Estonia Details February 22–26 Bellu Memorial Other S/J M/W Bucharest, Romania Details February 23–26 International Challenge Cup Other S/J All Tilburg, Netherlands Details February 27 – March 5 World Junior Championships Championships Junior All Calgary, Alberta , Canada Details March 14–19 Maria Olszewska Memorial Other All M/W/D Łódź, Poland Details March 17–19 Coupe du Printemps Other All M//W Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Details March 18–19 Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy Other All M/W Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Details March 20–26 Worlds Championships Championships Senior All Saitama, Japan Details April 7–9 Wolmar Spring Cup Other Senior W Riga, Latvia Details Junior M/W April 12–16 Triglav Trophy & Narcisa Cup Other All M/W Jesenice, Slovenia Details 1 , 2 April 13–16 World Team Trophy Other Senior All Tokyo, Japan Details May 1–4 Thailand Open Trophy Other All M/W Bangkok, Thailand Details May 15–17 Oceania International Other All M/W Auckland, New Zealand Details May 18–21 Mexico Cup Other S/J M/W Mexico City, Mexico Details June 9–12 Hollins Trophy International Other All M/W Erina, Australia Details
Cancelled events [ edit ] Several competitions were cancelled by either the ISU, the host federation, or local governments due to the Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes , the COVID-19 pandemic , the Russian invasion of Ukraine , the Turkey–Syria earthquakes , among other reasons.
2022–2023 Dates Event Type Location Ref. September 21–24 JGP Armenia Grand Prix Yerevan, Armenia [134] [135] October 19–23 Mentor Toruń Cup Other Toruń, Poland [136] November 11–13 Cup of China Grand Prix Beijing, China [137] November 25–27 Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix Moscow, Russia [138] Mont Blanc Trophy Other Courmayeur, Italy [139] December 7–10 Golden Spin of Zagreb Other Zagreb, Croatia [140] December 8–11 Magic Christmas Cup Other Bucharest, Romania [141] February 3–5 Icelab Cup Other Bergamo, Italy [142] February 4–5 Jégvirág Cup Other Miskolc, Hungary [143] February 6–12 Ephesos Cup Other İzmir, Turkey [144] February 11–19 ISF Winter Gymnasiade Other Erzurum, Turkey [145] February 17–19 Sarajevo Open Other Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina [146] February 21–24 Ice Mall Cup Other Eilat, Israel [147] March 26–30 Spring Talents Cup Ukraine Other Brovary, Ukraine [148] April 6–9 Black Sea Ice Cup Other Kranevo, Bulgaria [149] April 13–16 Egna Spring Trophy Other Egna, Italy [150]
International medalists [ edit ] Men's singles [ edit ] Women's singles [ edit ]