2021 Grand Prix Series Overview

The senior Grand Prix Series begins this week! This post is an overview of all events. We will create weekly posts for each competition.

See also:

• Figure skating event calendar

• ISU 2021 GP page

• 2021 GP Announcement

• Grand Prix tag

• Entries: Women, Men, Pairs, Ice Dance (Entries by event)

• Standings: Women, Men, Pairs, Ice Dance

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SKATE AMERICA (Las Vegas, NV, USA)

• Oct. 22-24

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Website

SKATE CANADA (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

• Oct. 29-31

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Website

GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA (Torino, Italy)

• Nov. 5-7

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Website

NHK TROPHY (Tokyo, Japan)

• Nov. 12-14

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Website

INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE (Grenoble, France)

• Nov. 19-21

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Tickets

ROSTELECOM CUP (Sochi, Russia)

• Nov. 26-28

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Tickets

POSTPONED - GRAND PRIX FINAL (Location TBD)

• Date TBD

• Results

• Entries & overview

• Announcement

• ISU

• Website

2021-22 US Championship Series & National Qualifying Structure

Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, US Figure Skating has opted to hold the Championship Series again as the method to qualify to the 2022 US National Championships, replacing the traditional multistage qualification structure. Skaters can qualify through placement at last season’s Nationals, byes through international competition, or the US Championship Series competition. This post explains the USFSA national qualifying structure and provides links and information that will be updated throughout the season.

Reference: 2022 Byes and Advancement Criteria, US Championship Series on USFSA Fanzone

See also: 2021-22 Nationals tag

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QUALIFYING STRUCTURE

Senior skaters can qualify for the 2022 National Championships either by fulfilling the criteria to be assigned a “bye” to advance directly to Nationals or by competing in the US Championship Series.

Senior Men and Women:

• Placing top 5 in a senior event at the previous US National Championships

• Winning a individual medal at the most recent Winter Olympics

• Being named to the US team at the 2021 World Championships (not including alternates)

• Qualifying for the current season’s Grand Prix Final or Junior Grand Prix Final

• Competing in three international assignments on the current season’s Grand Prix series, Junior Grand Prix series and/or Challenger series

• Top 2 total scores from each section (Eastern/Midwestern/Pacific Coast) in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series

• Next best 3 scores from the nation in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series

Senior Pairs:

• Placing top 5 in a senior event at the previous US National Championships

• Winning a individual medal at the most recent Winter Olympics

• Being named to the US team at the 2021 World Championships (not including alternates)

• Qualifying for the current season’s Grand Prix Final or Junior Grand Prix Final

• Competing in three international assignments on the current season’s Grand Prix series, Junior Grand Prix series and/or Challenger series

• Top 4 total scores from the Championships Series

Senior Ice Dance

• Placing top 5 in a senior event at the previous US National Championships

• Winning a individual medal at the most recent Winter Olympics

• Being named to the US team at the 2021 World Championships (not including alternates)

• Qualifying for the current season’s Grand Prix Final or Junior Grand Prix Final

• Competing in three international assignments on the current season’s Grand Prix series, Junior Grand Prix series and/or Challenger series

• Top 5 total scores from the Championships Series

SENIOR QUALIFICATION OVERVIEW

If not all of the “bye” spots are filled, those places will be given to the next highest total scores from the Championship Series.

If there are more skaters/teams with 3 international assignments than the maximum number of byes allotted for that discipline (4 for men/women, 3 for pairs, 5 for ice dance), spots will be given out until they are gone using the criteria below and the remaining skaters will need to compete on the Championships series to qualify to US Nationals.

1. Best total score at a Grand Prix event going from highest to lowest
2. Best total score at a Junior Grand Prix event going from highest to lowest
3. Best total score at a Challenger Series event going from highest to lowest

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US CHAMPIONSHIPS SERIES

The US Championship Series is a series of 8 competitions where skaters at the senior and junior level may compete for a chance to qualify to the 2022 US National Championships. Novice, intermediate and juvenile-level skaters also have an opportunity to compete to qualify for the National High Performance Development Team, which replaced the national championships at the lower levels of skating in the 2020-21 skating season.  

Skaters may compete at up to 2 events of their choosing, with the higher of the two scores/placements counting towards their qualification to the national championships. Singles skaters may choose to enter any of the 8 competitions.  Because of the limited number of teams, pairs and ice dance events are only offered at 2 competitions.

Skaters who have directly qualified for Nationals may still compete at Championship Series events if they want to, but they will not count towards the advancement quota.

COMPETITIONS

Live and on-demand videos of the junior and senior events are available to subscribers on Peacock. Lower levels will be livestreamed for free on the US Figure Skating Fanzone.

Blaine, Minnesota

• Date: Oct. 4-8

• Website

• Results

• Disciplines: Singles, Ice Dance

Henderson, Nevada

• Date: Oct. 12-16

• Website

• Results

• Disciplines: Singles, Pairs

Allen, Texas

• Date: Oct. 13-17

• Website

• Results

• Discipline: Singles

Leesburg, Virginia

• Date: Oct. 27-30

• Website

• Results

• Discipline: Singles

Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Date: Nov. 2-5

• Website

• Results

• Discipline: Singles

Norwood, Massachusetts

• Date: Nov. 9-13

• Website

• Results

• Discipline: Singles, Pairs

Alpharetta, Georgia

• Date: Nov. 16-20

• Website

• Results

• Disciplines: Singles, Ice Dance

Spokane, Washington

• Date: Nov. 17-20

• Website

• Results

• Discipline: Singles

2021 Asian Open Trophy & Budapest Trophy: Info & Streaming

Subscribe to our calendar to get event times in your own time zone! This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

ASIAN OPEN TROPHY

Asian Open Trophy is the Beijing Olympic test event for figure skating. It was originally announced as a Challenger Series event, but does not fulfill the entry requirements to give Challenger-level World Standing points.

Results | Schedule | Entries | ISU

Type: International competition (formerly Challenger Series)
When: Oct. 14-16
Where: Beijing, China
Level & disciplines: senior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+8)

• 10/14: Rhythm Dance 15:30; Women’s SP 16:20; Pairs’ SP 18:00; Men’s SP 19:00

• 10/15: Free Dance 14:30; Women’s FS 15:20; Pairs’ FS 17:15; Men’s FS 18:20

• 10/16: Gala 14:00

Notable entries: Boyang Jin, Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato, Junhwan Cha, Sihyeong Lee, Deniss Vasiljevs, Yi Zhu, Jenni Saarinen, Nicole Schott, Mai Mihara, Kaori Sakamoto, Tzu-Han Ting, Cheng Peng/Yang Jin, Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Shiyue Wang/Xinyu Liu

How to watch: No live stream

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BUDAPEST TROPHY

Results | Schedule | Entries | Website | ISU

Type: International competition
When: Oct. 14-17
Where: Budapest, Hungary
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Senior Schedule (UTC+2)

• 10/14: Men’s SP 15:04; Rhythm Dance 17:38

• 10/15: Men’s FS 15:10; Free Dance 18:35

• 10/16: Women’s SP 17:03; Pairs’ SP 20:26

• 10/17: Women’s FS 14:25; Pairs’ FS 18:48

Notable entries: Sr - Ekaterina Ryabova, Alina Urushadze, Maiia Khromykh, Sofia Samodurova, Anna Shcherbakova, Matteo Rizzo, Dmitri Aliev, Alexander Samarin, Rebecca Ghilardi/Filippo Ambrosini, Karina Akopova/Nikita Rakhmanin, Tina Garabedian/Simon Proulx-Senecal, Sasha Fear/George Waddell, Allison Reed/Saulius Ambrulevicius, Elizaveta Shanaeva/Devid Naryzhnyy

How to watch: Free Youtube livestream

2021 CS Finlandia Trophy & JGP Austria: Info & Streaming

The Challenger Series continues this week, while the Junior Grand Prix concludes with its seventh and last event. Subscribe to our calendar to get event times in your own time zone! This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

FINLANDIA TROPHY

Results | Schedule | Entries | Website | ISU

Type: Challenger Series
When: Oct. 7-10
Where: Espoo, Finland
Level & disciplines: senior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+3)

• 10/7: Pairs’ SP 14:30; Men’s SP 17:15

• 10/8: Pairs’ FS 13:00; Men’s FS 16:00

• 10/9: Rhythm Dance 13:00; Women’s SP 16:00

• 10/10: Free Dance 13:00; Women’s FS 16:20

Notable entries: Keegan Messing, Matteo Rizzo, Dmitri Aliev, Mikhail Kolyada, Evgeni Semenenko, Jason Brown, Loena Hendrickx, Viktoriia Safonova, Madeline Schizas, Anastasiia Gubanova, Alena Kostornaia, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Kamila Valieva, Karen Chen, Amber Glenn, Vanessa James/Eric Radford, Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marinaro, Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy Leduc, Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha, Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus, Sara Hurtado/Kirill Khaliavin, Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson, Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko, Madison Chock/Evan Bates

How to watch: Paid livestream (€18,90 event pass or €6,90 daily pass)

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JGP CUP OF AUSTRIA

Results | Schedule | Entries | ISU

Type: Junior Grand Prix
When: Oct. 6-9
Where: Linz, Austria
Level & disciplines: junior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+2)

• 10/7: Rhythm Dance 14:00; Men’s SP 17:00

• 10/8: Pairs’ SP 09:45; Women’s SP 12:15; Men’s FS 18:10

• 10/9: Free Dance 09:00; Pairs’ FS 12:00; Women’s FS 14:35

Notable entries: Artem Kovalev, Kirill Sarnovskiy, Ilia Malinin, Chaebin Hwang, Boin Moon, Siwoo Song, Sofia Muravieva, Anastasia Zinina, Isabeau Levito, Kate Wang, Karina Safina/Luka Berulava, Natalia Khabibullina/Ilya Knyazhuk, Anastasia Mukhortova/Dmitry Evgenyev, Ekaterina Storublevtceva/Artem Gritsaenko, Anastasiia Smirnova/Danylo Siianytsia, Nadiia Bashynska/Peter Beaumont, Ekaterina Rybakova/Ivan Makhnonosov, Sofya Tyutyunina/Alexander Shustitskiy, Oona Brown/Gage Brown, Angela Ling/Caleb Wein

How to watch: Free livestreams on the ISU JGP Youtube channel

2021 Japan Open, JGP Poland & Masters de Patinage: Info & Streaming

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JAPAN OPEN & CARNIVAL ON ICE

Japan Open is a team competition normally composed of Team Japan, Team Europe, and Team North America. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan Open will feature only Japanese skaters for the second year in a row. Skaters are split into two teams and perform only their free skates. The team with the highest combined score wins.

A two-day gala called Carnival on Ice is held along with Japan Open. The cast includes skaters from the competition as well as guest skaters. Skaters will perform their short programs on the second day of Carnival on Ice.

Results | JO Website | CaOI Website

Type: Domestic team competition
When: Oct. 2
Where: Saitama, Japan
Level & disciplines: senior women, men

Schedule (UTC+9)

• 10/2: Japan Open 12:30; Carnival on Ice 18:30

• 10/3: Carnival on Ice 12:30

Participants:

• Team Red: Kaori Sakamoto, Rino Matsuike, Mana Kawabe, Keiji Tanaka, Kazuki Tomono, Sena Miyake

• Team Blue: Satoko Miyahara, Mai Mihara, Wakaba Higuchi, Shoma Uno, Shun Sato, Sota Yamamoto

• Japan Open guest skaters: Shizuka Arakawa, Akiko Suzuki

• Carnival on Ice cast: All JO skaters, Shizuka Arakawa, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Takahito Mura, Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Hana Yoshida, Mao Shimada

How to watch: Paid livestream, available only in Japan

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JGP BALTIC CUP

Results | Schedule | Entries | ISU

Type: Junior Grand Prix
When: Sept. 29 - Oct. 2
Where: Gdansk, Poland
Level & disciplines: junior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+2)

• 9/30: Women’s SP 11:00; Pairs’ SP 15:45; Men’s SP 17:20

• 10/1: Rhythm Dance 11:45; Pairs’ FS 14:20; Women’s FS 16:00

• 10/2: Men’s FS 11:45; Free Dance 15:30

Notable entries: Gleb Lutfullin, Egor Rukhin, William Annis, Jacob Sanchez, Minchae Kim, Jia Shin, Sofia Akateva, Elizaveta Kulikova, Mia Kalin, Clare Seo, Ekaterina Chikmareva/Matvei Ianchenkov, Polina Kostiukovich/Aleksei Briukhanov, Ekaterina Petushkova/Evgenii Malikov, Anastasiia Smirnova/Danylo Siianytsia, Irina Khavronina/Dario Cirisano, Olga Mamchenkova/Mark Volkov, Isabella Flores/Dimitry Tsarevski

How to watch: Free livestreams on the ISU JGP Youtube channel

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MASTERS DE PATINAGE

Results | Schedule | Entries & starting order | Website

Type: Domestic competition
When: Sept. 30 - Oct. 2
Where: Epinal, France
Level & disciplines: senior & junior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Senior Schedule (UTC+2)

• 9/30: Pairs’ SP 18:25; Men’s SP 19:30; Women’s SP 21:05

• 10/1: Rhythm Dance 17:40

• 10/2: Women’s FS 13:55; Pair’s FS 15:05; Men’s FS 16:25; Free Dance 18:20; Gala 20:30

Notable entries: Maia Mazzara, Lea Serna, Kevin Aymoz, Adam Siao Him Fa, Romain Ponsart, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Evgeniia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud, Julia Wagret/Pierre Souquet-Basiege, Loicia Demougeot/Theo Le Mercier

How to watch: Free Youtube streams

2021-22 Russian Cup Series (National Qualifying Competitions)

The Russian Cup Series is a series of domestic competitions where skaters can compete to qualify for the Russian National Championships. More information will be added to this post as it appears. The Russian Cup events have also been added to our calendar.

See also: 2021-22 Nationals tag

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QUALIFYING STRUCTURE

Senior and junior skaters can qualify for the senior Russian National Championships by competing at two of five events in the Russian Cup Series. As in the ISU Grand Prix series, points are allotted to final placements at each competition. Qualifiers are determined by the total number of points earned from two competitions up until the maximum number of competitors per discipline is filled. In the case of a tie, the tie is broken by combined total scores over the two competitions.

Normally, skaters are granted immediate qualification to the Senior National Championships if they have an assignment on the ISU Grand Prix or qualify to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

The maximum number of skaters who can compete at the Senior National Championships is 18 men, 18 women, 12 pairs, and 15 dance teams. Skaters must be at least 14 years old to compete at the Senior National Championships.

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COMPETITIONS

Russian Cup events will be livestreamed by Russia's Channel 1. Entries are subject to change and may not be available until the event begins.

FIRST EVENT

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

When: Sept. 22-26
Where: Syzran
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, pairs, ice dance

Schedule / Youtube Streams (UTC+4)

• 9/22: Jr Rhythm Dance 16:30; Sr Rhythm Dance 18:35 [Livestream]

• 9/23: Jr Free Dance 13:45; Sr Free Dance 16:00; Sr Women SP 16:45; Sr Men SP 19:15 [Livestream]

• 9/24: Sr Women FS 13:45; Sr Men FS 16:45; Jr Pairs SP 19:20; Sr Pairs SP 21:00 [Livestream]

• 9/25: Jr Pairs FS 14:15; Sr Pairs FS 16:05; Jr Women SP 17:05; Jr Men SP 20:00 [Livestream]

• 9/26: Jr Women FS 12:00; Jr Men FS 15:30

Notable entries: Sr - Petr Gumennik, Alexey Erokhov, Andrei Lazukin, Artem Lezheev, Roman Savosin, Alexander Samarin, Alexandra Trusova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Akopova/Rakhmanin, Artemeva/Nazarychev, Tarasova/Morozov, Khudaiberdieva/Bazin. Jr - Maria Zakharova, Akhanteva/Kolesov, Mamchenkova/Volkov, Ovsiankina/Samokhin

How to watch:

• 1tv stream (geoblocked)

• Youtube playlist

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SECOND EVENT

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

When: Oct. 10-14
Where: Yoshkar-Ola
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, pairs, ice dance

Schedule (UTC+3)

• 10/10: Jr Rhythm Dance 16:30; Sr Rhythm Dance 18:55

• 10/11: Jr Free Dance 13:45; Sr Free Dance 16:25; Sr Women SP 17:45; Sr Men SP 20:05

• 10/12: Sr Women FS 13:45; Sr Men FS 16:15; Jr Pairs SP 17:20; Sr Pairs SP 18:35

• 10/13: Jr Pairs FS 14:00; Sr Pairs FS 15:20; Jr Women SP 16:15; Jr Men SP 19:15

• 10/14: Jr Women FS 11:30; Jr Men FS 14:50

Notable entries: Sr - Artem Lezheev, Akhanteva/Kolesov, Pavliuchenko/Khodykin, Pepeleva/Pleshkov, Sinitsina/Katsalapov, Skoptcova/Aleshin

How to watch:

• 1tv stream (geoblocked)

• Youtube playlist

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THIRD EVENT

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

When: Oct. 24-28
Where: Sochi
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, pairs, ice dance

Schedule / Youtube Streams (UTC+3)

• 10/24: Jr Rhythm Dance 17:00; Sr Rhythm Dance 19:30 [Livestream]

• 10/25: Jr Free Dance 13:45; Sr Free Dance 16:25; Sr Women SP 18:05; Sr Men SP 20:40 [Livestream]

• 10/26: Sr Women FS 13:45; Sr Men FS 16:35; Jr Pairs SP 19:10; Sr Pairs SP 20:30 [Livestream]

• 10/27: Jr Pairs FS 13:00; Sr Pairs FS 14:15; Jr Women SP 16:15; Jr Men SP 19:35 [Livestream]

• 10/28: Jr Women FS 11:30; Jr Men FS 15:05 [Livestream]

Notable entries: Sr - Alexei Erokhov, Artem Kovalev, Roman Savosin, Ilya Yablokov, Anastasia Gulyakova, Sofia Muravieva, Elizaveta Nugumanova, Sofia Samodelkina, Sofia Samodurova, Artemeva/Nazarychev, Akhanteva/Kolesov, Kostiukovich/Briukhanov, Mishina/Galliamov, Khabibullina/Knyazhuk, Khudaiberdieva/Bazin. Jr - Chikmareva/Ianchenkov, Tyutyunina/Shustitskiy

How to watch:

• 1tv stream (geoblocked)

• Youtube playlist

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FOURTH EVENT

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

When: Nov. 8-12
Where: Kazan
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, pairs, ice dance

Schedule / Youtube Streams (UTC+3)

• 11/8: Jr Rhythm Dance 17:00; Sr Rhythm Dance 19:00 [Livestream]

• 11/9: Jr Free Dance 13:45; Sr Free Dance 16:05; Sr Women SP 17:45; Sr Men SP 20:05 [Livestream]

• 11/10: Sr Women FS 13:45; Sr Men FS 16:35; Jr Pairs SP 18:05; Sr Pairs SP 20:15 [Livestream]

• 11/11: Jr Pairs FS 13:00; Sr Pairs FS 15:25; Jr Women SP 16:45; Jr Men SP 20:00 [Livestream]

• 11/12: Jr Women FS 11:30; Jr Men FS 15:00 [Livestream]

Notable entries: Sr - Vladislav Dikidzhi, Andrey Lazukin, Anastasia Gulyakova, Anastasia Zinina, Elizaveta Nugumanova, Sofia Samodelkina, Akopova/Rakhmanin, Kadyrova/Balchenko, Kostiukovich/Briukhanov, Storublevtceva/Gritsaenko. Jr - Kirill Sarnovskiy, Nikolay Ugozhaev, Alina Gorbacheva, Petushkova/Malikov, Khabibullina/Knyazhuk, Leonteva/Gorelkin, Rybakova/Makhnonosov

How to watch:

• 1tv stream (geoblocked)

• Youtube playlist

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FIFTH EVENT

Results & entries | Schedule | Website

When: Nov. 17-21
Where: Perm
Level & disciplines: junior & senior women, men, pairs, ice dance

Schedule / Youtube Streams (UTC+5)

• 11/17: Jr Rhythm Dance 17:00; Sr Rhythm Dance 19:30 [Livestream]

• 11/18: Jr Free Dance 13:45; Sr Free Dance 16:25; Sr Women SP 17:40; Sr Men SP 19:45 [Livestream]

• 11/19: Sr Women FS 13:45; Sr Men FS 15:50; Jr Pairs SP 17:25; Sr Pairs SP 19:20 [Livestream]

• 11/20: Jr Pairs FS 13:00; Sr Pairs FS 15:00; Jr Women SP 16:05; Jr Men SP 19:30 [Livestream]

• 11/21: Jr Women FS 11:30; Jr Men FS 15:10 [Livestream]

Notable entries: Sr - Artem Kovalev, Sofia Muravieva, Adeliia Petrosian, Sofia Samodurova, Ushakova/Nekrasov. Jr - Kirill Sarnovskiy, Nikolai Ugozhaev, Sofia Zakharova, Chikmareva/Ianchenkov, Kaganovskaia/Angelopol, Khavronina/Cirisano

How to watch:

• 1tv stream (geoblocked)

• Youtube playlist

2021-22 Japanese National Qualifying Competitions & Other Domestic Events

Summary of 2021-22 Japanese domestic competitions. Links to information and results will be updated throughout the season. Events are also available on our calendar.

Reference: 2021-22 JSF National Competitions, 2021-22 Advancement Quota
See also: 2021-22 Nationals tag

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QUALIFYING STRUCTURE

Skaters qualify for the Japanese National Championships by competing at one of six regional (or “block”) championships and one of two sectional championships (Eastern and Western). Top finishers at regionals advance to sectionals, and top finishers at sectionals advance to nationals. The number of qualifying skaters in each discipline and competition is determined annually by the JSF.

Japan holds three separate national championships for three different levels: novice, junior, and senior. There are two categories of novice, Novice A (older) and Novice B (younger). To qualify for Novice Nationals, skaters compete in the novice category at regional championships. Novice skaters perform only free skates and do not compete at sectionals. To qualify for Junior Nationals, skaters compete in the junior category at regionals and sectionals, and to qualify for Senior Nationals, skaters compete in the senior category at regionals and sectionals. Top finishers at Novice Nationals are invited to participate in Junior Nationals, and top finishers at Junior Nationals are invited to compete at Senior Nationals. Due to small field sizes, pair and ice dance teams usually do not compete at regionals, only sectionals.

Seeded skaters are chosen by the JSF to advance directly to Nationals without competing at qualifying competitions. Generally, medalists at the previous National Championships are seeded. Seeded skaters can still compete at regionals/sectionals if they want to, but they will not count towards the quota of skaters who advance. Seeded skaters for the 2021-22 season are:

• Junior women: Rino Matsuike (competing senior in 2021-22), Hana Yoshida, Mao Shimada

• Junior men: Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda (competing senior in 2021-22), Kao Miura

• Senior women: Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto, Satoko Miyahara

• Senior men: Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama

• Senior pairs: Miura/Kihara

• Senior ice dance: Komatsubara/Koleto

Skaters who would normally need to compete at regionals/sectionals may be exempt from doing so if they have an international competition during or close to their qualifying event.

The maximum number of singles skaters who can qualify for the junior or senior National Championships is 30 women and 30 men.

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REGIONAL/SECTIONAL/NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Regionals, Sectionals, Novice and Junior Nationals will be streamed live for subscribers with Fuji On Demand, available only in Japan. Entries are subject to change.

Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu Regionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Sept. 24-26, Iizuka

• Level and disciplines: novice, junior, senior men, women

• Advance to: Western Sectionals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 9 junior men, 7 senior women, 9 senior men

• Notable entries: Senior - Chiyono Nagami, Saki Miyake, Hina Takeno. Junior - Maria Egawa

• Broadcast: Oct. 9 at 20:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Chubu Regionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Sept. 24-26, Nagoya

• Level and disciplines: novice, junior, senior men, women

• Advance to: Western Sectionals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 4 junior men, 11 senior women, 6 senior men

• Notable entries: Senior - Sota Yamamoto, Rin Nitaya, Yuhana Yokoi, Nana Araki, Chisato Uramatsu, Mako Yamashita, Rino Matsuike, Miyabi Oba. Junior - Kinayu Yokoi

• Broadcast: Oct. 10 at 20:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Kanto Regionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Oct. 1-3, Chiba

• Level and disciplines: novice, junior, senior men, women

• Advance to: Eastern Sectionals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 15 junior men, 7 senior women, 4 senior men

• Notable entries: Senior - Shun Sato, Yuma Kagiyama, Shiika Yoshioka. Junior - Natsu Suzuki

• Broadcast: Oct. 16 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Tohoku-Hokkaido Regionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Oct. 1-3, Sapporo

• Level and disciplines: novice, junior, senior men, women

• Advance to: Eastern Sectionals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 4 junior men, 7 senior women, 4 senior men

• Notable entries: Senior - Honoka Hirotani

• Broadcast: Oct. 17 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Kinki Regionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Oct. 7-10, Uji

• Level and disciplines: novice, junior, senior men, women

• Advance to: Western Sectionals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 17 junior men, 12 senior women, 14 senior men

• Notable entries: Senior - Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Mitsuki Sumoto, Sena Miyake, Yuto Kishina, Kazuki Tomono, Mana Kawabe, Yuna Shiraiwa, Riko Takino, Ayaka Hosoda, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara. Junior - Shunsuke Nakamura, Takeru Kataise, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Hana Yoshida, Azusa Tanaka, Ayumi Shibayama. Novice A - Mao Shimada

• Broadcast: Oct. 23 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Tokyo Regionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Oct. 7-10, Nishitokyo

• Level and disciplines: novice, junior, senior men, women

• Advance to: Eastern Sectionals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 11 junior men, 15 senior women, 20 senior men

• Notable entries: Senior - Koshiro Shimada, Taichiro Yamakuma, Rinka Watanabe, Miyu Honda, Satoko Miyahara, Yuna Aoki, Akari Matsubara, Ibuki Sato, Tomoe Kawabata, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda. Junior - Ami Nakai, Rion Sumiyoshi

• Broadcast: Oct. 24 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Novice National Championships

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Oct. 22-24, Otsu

• Level and disciplines: Novice A & Novice B men, women, ice dance

• Broadcast: Nov. 6 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Eastern Sectionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Oct. 28-31, Nishitokyo

• Level and disciplines: junior & senior men, women, ice dance

• Advance to: Nationals

• Advancement quota: 10 junior women, 8 junior men, 5 senior women, 6 senior men

• Notable entries: Sr - Koshiro Shimada, Taichiro Yamakuma, Yuna Aoki, Tomoe Kawabata, Ibuki Sato, Honoka Hirotani, Marin Honda, Akari Matsubara, Shiika Yoshioka, Rinka Watanabe. Jr - Kao Miura, Natsu Suzuki, Rion Sumiyoshi, Ami Nakai

• Broadcast: Nov. 13 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Western Sectionals

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Nov. 4-7, Fukuoka

• Level and disciplines: junior & senior men, women, senior pairs

• Advance to: Nationals

• Advancement quota: 14 junior women, 17 junior men, 11 senior women, 9 senior men

• Notable entries: Sr - Yuto Kishina, Kazuki Kushida, Sumitada Moriguchi, Mitsuki Sumoto, Nana Araki, Chisato Uramatsu, Miyabi Oba, Ayumi Kagotani, Riona Kato, Yuna Shiraiwa, Hina Takeno, Rin Nitaya, Saki Miyake, Mako Yamashita. Jr - Takeru Kataise, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Shunsuke Nakamura, Maria Egawa, Ayumi Shibayama, Azusa Tanaka, Kinayu Yokoi, Hana Yoshida

• Broadcast: Nov. 20 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Junior National Championships

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Nov. 19-21, Nagoya

• Level and disciplines: junior men, women, ice dance

• Notable entries: Takeru Kataise, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Shunsuke Nakamura, Kao Miura, Nozomi Yoshioka, Maria Egawa, Ikura Kushida, Ayumi Shibayama, Mao Shimada, Sae Shimizu, Natsu Suzuki, Rion Sumiyoshi, Sakurako Daimon, Yo Takagi, Azusa Tanaka, Mone Chiba, Ami Nakai, Kinayu Yokoi, Hana Yoshida

• Broadcast: Dec. 4 at 11:00 JST, Fuji TV TWO

Senior National Championships

• Results & entries

• Schedule

• Time and place: Dec. 22-26, Saitama

• Level and disciplines: senior men, women, pairs, ice dance

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OTHER COMPETITIONS

94th National Collegiate Championships

• Results: Level 7/8 Men, Level 7/8 Women

• Time and place: Jan. 5-9, Obihiro

• Level and disciplines: men, women

• Notable entries: Sota Yamamoto, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Sena Miyake, Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Mitsuki Sumoto, Kaori Sakamoto, Rinka Watanabe, Yuna Aoki, Akari Matsubara, Yuhana Yokoi

• Broadcast: Fuji on Demand

• Note: Free skate only. Entries open to university students.

71st National High School Championships

• Results & entries

• Time and place: Jan. 17-21, Aomori

• Level and disciplines: men, women

• Notable entries: Miyu Honda, Mone Chiba, Rion Sumiyoshi, Kinayu Yokoi, Azusa Tanaka, Shunsuke Nakamura, Takeru Kataise, Nozomu Yoshioka

• Broadcast: Free livestream

• Note: Entries open to high school students.

77th National Winter Sports Festival

• Results & entries

• Time and place: Jan. 24-27, Nikko

• Level and disciplines: junior & senior men, women

• Notable entries: Sr - Sota Yamamoto, Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda, Yuna Aoki, Mako Yamashita. Jr - Shunsuke Nakamura, Takeru Kataise, Nozomu Yoshioka, Mone Chiba, Rion Sumiyoshi, Kinayu Yokoi, Azusa Tanaka

• Broadcast: Free livestreams

• Note: Multi-sport event including figure skating. Skaters represent their prefectures.

42nd National Junior High School Championships

• Results & entries

• Time and place: Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, Nagano

• Level and disciplines: men, women

• Notable entries: Mao Shimada, Ami Nakai, Ayumi Shibayama, Sakurako Daimon

• Broadcast: TBA

• Note: Entries open to junior high (middle school) students.

2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy & JGP Slovenia: Info & Streaming

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NEBELHORN TROPHY

Nebelhorn Trophy is the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. For more information on the qualification process for the Winter Olympics, see this post. The number of Olympic spots available to be earned at Nebelhorn is: 7 men, 6 women, 4 ice dance, 3 pairs. A federation can earn up to one spot in each discipline.

Spots are allocated based on highest placements at the competition for skaters who are competing to earn a spot for their federation. Skaters who are not competing for Olympic spots may also participate in Nebelhorn Trophy. Their placements are disregarded for the purposes of spot allocation. In the entry list, skaters marked with “N” are not competing for Olympic spots.

Results | Schedule | Entries | Website | ISU

Type: Challenger Series
When: Sept. 22-25
Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
Level & disciplines: senior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+2)

• 9/23: Men’s SP 09:00; Pairs’ SP 14:00; Women’s SP 17:00

• 9/24: Rhythm Dance 10:30; Men’s FS 14:15; Pairs’ FS 20:00

• 9/25: Women’s FS 10:10; Free Dance 16:35; Gala 20:30

Notable entries: Brendan Kerry, Vladimir Litvintsev, Roman Sadovsky, Adam Siao Him Fa, Paul Fentz, Sihyeong Lee, Mark Kondratiuk, Vincent Zhou, Kailani Craine, Viktoriia Safonova, Lea Serna, Lara Naki Gutmann, Ekaterina Kurakova, Alexia Paganini, Tzu-Han Ting, Anastasiia Shabotova, Alysa Liu, Yuchen Wang/Yihang Huang, Laura Barquero/Marco Zandron, Karina Safina/Luka Berulava, Tina Garabedian/Simon Proulx-Senecal, Natalie Taschlerova/Filip Taschler, Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis, Sasha Fear/George Waddell, Maria Kazakova/Georgy Reviya, Anna Yanovskaya/Adam Lukacs, Yura Min/Daniel Eaton

How to watch: Free livestreams - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3

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JGP LJUBLJANA CUP

Results | Schedule | Entries | ISU

Type: Junior Grand Prix
When: Sept. 22-25
Where: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Level & disciplines: junior women, men, ice dance

Schedule (UTC+2)

• 9/23: Women’s SP 14:15; Men’s SP 19:15

• 9/24: Rhythm Dance 15:00; Men’s FS 18:05

• 9/25: Women’s FS 12:00; Free Dance 17:20

Notable entries: Younghyun Cha, Ilya Yablokov, Minchae Kim, Jia Shin, Sofia Samodelkina, Adeliia Petrosian, Lindsay Thorngren, Ava Marie Ziegler, Natalie D’Alessandro/Bruce Waddell, Vasilisa Kaganovskaia/Valeriy Angelopol, Katarina Wolfkostin/Jeffrey Chen

How to watch: Free livestreams on the ISU JGP Youtube channel

2021 CS Autumn Classic International, US International Skating Classic, & JGP Russia: Info & Streaming

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AUTUMN CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Results | Schedule | Entries | Website | ISU

Type: Challenger Series
When: Sept. 16-18
Where: Pierrefonds, QC, Canada
Level & disciplines: senior women, ice dance, pairs, men (non-Challenger)

Schedule (UTC-4)

• 9/16: Pairs’ SP 14:10; Women’s SP 16:20

• 9/17: Men’s SP 13:00; Rhythm Dance 14:00; Pairs’ FS 15:45; Women’s FS 18:15

• 9/18: Men’s FS 11:00; Free Dance 12:30

Notable entries: Emily Bausback, Gabrielle Daleman, Alison Schumacher, Seoyeon Ji, Young You, Starr Andrews, Karen Chen, Vanessa James/Eric Radford, Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara, Ashley Cain-Gribble/Timothy Leduc, Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier, Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha, Carolane Soucisse/Shane Firus, Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz, Caroline Green/Michael Parsons, Nam Nguyen, Conrad Orzel

How to watch: Free livestreams on Skate Canada’s Dailymotion channel

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US INTERNATIONAL SKATING CLASSIC


Results | Schedule | Website & entries | ISU

Type: International B competition
When: Sept. 16-18
Where: Norwood, MA, USA
Level & disciplines: senior women, men, ice dance

Schedule (UTC-4)

• 9/16: Men’s SP 8:20PM

• 9/17: Rhythm Dance 4:00PM; Women’s SP 6:00PM; Men’s FS 7:40PM

• 9/18: Free Dance 6:00PM; Women’s FS 7:55PM

Notable entries: Michal Brezina, Daniel Samohin, Donovan Carrillo, Jimmy Ma, Maxim Naumov, Camden Pulkinen, Yeonjeong Park, Alexandra Trusova, Paige Rydberg, Yura Min/Daniel Eaton, Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin, Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue, Lorraine McNamara/Anton Spiridonov, Eva Pate/Logan Bye

How to watch: Paid livestreaming on Peacock Premium ($4.99 USD/month, available only in the USA)

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JGP KRASNOYARSK

Results | Schedule | Entries | ISU

Type: Junior Grand Prix
When: Sept. 16-18
Where: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Level & disciplines: junior women, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+7)

• 9/16: Rhythm Dance 14:15; Pairs’ SP 16:55; Men’s SP 19:00

• 9/17: Women’s SP 12:15; Pairs’ FS 16:30; Men’s FS 18:00

• 9/18: Free Dance 11:30; Women’s FS 14:30

Notable entries: Wesley Chiu, Artem Kovalev, Gleb Lutfullin, Egor Rukhin, Lucas Broussard, Sofia Akateva, Elizaveta Berestovskaia, Elizaveta Kulikova, Sofia Samodelkina, Anastasia Zinina, Maryn Pierce, Kate Wang, Ekaterina Chikmareva/Matvei Ianchenkov, Natalia Khabibullina/Ilya Knyazhuk, Ekaterina Petushkova/Evgenii Malikov, Ekaterina Storublevtceva/Artem Gritsaenko, Hannah Lim/Ye Quan, Irina Khavronina/Dario Cirisano, Sofia Leonteva/Daniil Gorelkin, Olga Mamchenkova/Mark Volkov, Angela Ling/Caleb Wein

How to watch: Free livestreams on the ISU JGP Youtube channel

2021 CS Lombardia Trophy & Russian Senior Test Skates: Info & Streaming

The Challenger Series begins this week with Lombardia Trophy! Senior Russian skaters will also debut their new programs at the annual test skate event. Subscribe to our calendar to get event times in your own time zone!

LOMBARDIA TROPHY

Results & schedule | Entries | Facebook | ISU

Type: Challenger Series
When: Sept. 10-12
Where: Bergamo, Italy
Level & disciplines: senior ladies, men, ice dance, pairs (non-Challenger)

Schedule & Youtube Streams (UTC+2)

• 9/10: Women’s SP 11:00; Men’s SP 15:30

• 9/11: Rhythm Dance 11:15; Women’s FS 14:15; Pairs’ SP 19:50

• 9/12: Men’s FS 12:00; Free Dance 16:00; Pairs’ FS 19:35

Notable entries: Adam Siao Him Fa, Morisi Kvitelashvili, Daniel Grassl, Tomoki Hiwatashi, Yaroslav Paniot, Eva-Lotta Kiibus, Ekaterina Kurakova, Alexia Paganini, Alysa Liu, Audrey Shin, Laurence Fournier-Beaudry/Nikolaj Sorensen, Sara Hurtado/Kirill Khaliavin, Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri, Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko, Molly Cesanek/Yehor Yehorov, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise

How to watch: Free livestreams on Youtube (direct links above)

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RUSSIAN SENIOR TEST SKATES

Entries & schedule | SP Starting order | Channel One website

Type: Domestic test skates
When: Sept. 11-12
Where: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Level & disciplines: senior ladies, men, ice dance, pairs

Schedule (UTC+5)

• 9/11: Rhythm Dance 14:00; Men’s SP 15:25; Pairs’ SP 16:45; Women’s SP 17:50 [Livestream]

• 9/12: Free Dance 14:00; Men’s FS 15:30; Pairs’ FS 17:05; Women’s FS 18:15 [Livestream]

Entries:

• Women: Kamila Valieva, Alena Kostornaia, Elizaveta Nugumanova, Sofia Samodurova, Kseniia Sinitsyna, Alexandra Trusova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Daria Usacheva, Maiia Khromykh, Anna Shcherbakova

• Men: Dmitri Aliev, Petr Gumennik, Artur Danielian, Makar Ignatov, Mikhail Kolyada, Mark Kondratiuk, Andrei Mozalev, Alexander Samarin, Evgeni Semenenko

• Ice dance: Angelica Abachkina/Pavel Drozd, Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin, Tiffani Zagorski/Jonathan Guerreiro, Annabelle Morozov/Andrei Bagin, Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov, Anastasia Skoptcova/Kirill Aleshin, Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva/Egor Bazin

• Pairs: Karina Akopova/Nikita Rakhmanin, Iuliia Artemeva/Mikhail Nazarychev, Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitrii Kozlovskii, Iasmina Kadyrova/Ivan Balchenko, Anastasia Mishina/Aleksandr Galliamov, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov

How to watch: Free livestreams on 1tv Youtube (available worldwide) and 1tv website (geoblocked).