The 2018–19 figure skating season began on July 1, 2018, and ended on June 30, 2019. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2019 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Championships. They also competed at elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating at the Grand Prix Final, and the Challenger Series.
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Date: | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 |
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Age eligibility
Skaters were eligible to compete in International 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]
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Level |
Date of birth |
Junior (females in all disciplines; males in singles) |
Born between July 1, 1999 & June 30, 2005 |
Junior (males in pairs & ice dance) |
Born between July 1, 1997 & June 30, 2005 |
Senior (all disciplines) |
Born before July 1, 2003 |
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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
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Date |
Skaters |
Disc. |
Type |
Notes |
Ref. |
July 1, 2018 |
Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam |
Pairs |
Dissolved |
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[2] |
July 18, 2018 |
Yura Min / Alexander Gamelin |
Ice dance |
|
[3] |
July 19, 2018 |
Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau |
Pairs |
|
[4] |
July 27, 2018 |
Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov |
|
[5] |
August 9, 2018 |
Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
Ice dance |
|
[6] |
August 15, 2018 |
Ksenia Konkina / Grigory Yakushev |
Ice dance |
|
[7] |
Sofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov |
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Ksenia Konkina / Alexander Vakhnov |
Formed |
|
Sofia Polishchuk / German Shamraev |
|
[8] |
August 22, 2018 |
Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov |
Pairs |
Dissolved |
|
[9] |
Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin |
|
Amina Atakhanova / Nikita Volodin |
Formed |
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Lina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Spiridonov |
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Alina Ustimkina / Alexei Rogonov |
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August 28, 2018 |
Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye |
Ice dance |
Dissolved |
Lewis retired. |
[10] |
August 31, 2018 |
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov |
Pairs |
Klimov retired. |
[11][12] |
September 13, 2018 |
Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek |
|
[13] |
September 16, 2018 |
Ksenia Stolbova / Andrei Novoselov |
Formed |
For Russia |
[14][15] |
September 21, 2018 |
Yura Min / Daniel Eaton |
Ice dance |
For South Korea |
[16] |
September 25, 2018 |
Hanna Abrazhevich / Martin Bidař |
Pairs |
For the Czech Republic |
[17] |
October 18, 2018 |
Kim Kyu-eun / Maxime Deschamps |
For South Korea |
[18] |
October 20, 2018 |
Rikako Fukase / Aru Tateno |
Ice dance |
Dissolved |
Tateno retired. |
[19] |
November 5, 2018 |
Ksenia Konkina / Alexander Vakhnov |
|
[20] |
Ksenia Konkina / Pavel Drozd |
Formed |
|
November 18, 2018 |
Natacha Lagouge / Corentin Rahier |
Dissolved |
Rahier retired. |
[21] |
December 2018 |
Nadine Wang / Francis Boudreau-Audet |
Pairs |
Formed |
For Canada |
[22] |
Alla Loboda / Anton Shibnev |
Ice dance |
|
[23] |
March 4, 2019 |
Lubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau |
Pairs |
|
[24] |
April 2, 2019 |
Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons |
Ice dance |
Dissolved |
Rachel Parsons retired. |
[25] |
April 5, 2019 |
Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville |
|
[26] |
Natasha Purich / Bryce Chudak |
Pairs |
Formed |
|
[27] |
April 7, 2019 |
Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Nathan Bartholomay |
Dissolved |
|
[28] |
April 8, 2019 |
Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara |
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[29] |
April 15, 2019 |
Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert |
|
[30] |
April 25, 2019 |
Shira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich |
Ice dance |
|
[31] |
May 13, 2019 |
Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov |
|
[32] |
May 17, 2019 |
Hanna Abrazhevich / Martin Bidař |
Pairs |
|
[33] |
Elizaveta Zhuk / Martin Bidař |
Formed |
For the Czech Republic |
[33][34] |
May 18, 2019 |
Kim Kyu-eun / Maxime Deschamps |
Dissolved |
|
[35] |
May 24, 2019 |
Cecilia Törn / Jussiville Partanen |
Ice dance |
Törn retired. |
[36] |
May 31, 2019 |
Laura Barquero / Aritz Maestu |
Pairs |
|
[37] |
June 13, 2019 |
Carolina Moscheni / Andrea Fabbri |
Ice dance |
Fabbri retired. |
[38] |
June 20, 2019 |
Caroline Green / Gordon Green |
Gordon Green retired. |
[39] |
Caroline Green / Michael Parsons |
Formed |
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Rikako Fukase / Oliver Zhang |
For Japan |
[40] |
June 26, 2019 |
Chelsea Liu / Xie Zhong |
Pairs |
For China |
[41] |
Elena Pavlova / Ruben Blommaert |
For Germany |
[42] |
June 28, 2019 |
Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Andrey Filatov |
Ice dance |
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[43] |
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Retirements
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Date |
Skater(s) |
Disc. |
Ref. |
August 3, 2018 |
Grant Hochstein |
Men |
[44] |
August 8, 2018 |
Kerstin Frank |
Ladies |
[45] |
September 5, 2018 |
Fedor Klimov |
Pairs |
[12] |
October 20, 2018 |
Aru Tateno |
Ice dance |
[19] |
Angélique Abachkina |
[46] |
November 13, 2018 |
Li Zijun |
Ladies |
[47] |
November 18, 2018 |
Corentin Rahier |
Ice dance |
[21] |
November 19, 2018 |
Adam Rippon |
Men |
[48] |
Kevin Reynolds |
[49] |
January 7, 2019 |
Marissa Castelli |
Pairs |
[50] |
January 26, 2019 |
Javier Fernández |
Men |
[51] |
February 13, 2019 |
Max Settlage |
Pairs |
[52] |
March 16, 2019 |
Phillip Harris |
Men |
[53] |
March 23, 2019 |
Alexander Majorov |
[54] |
April 2, 2019 |
Rachel Parsons |
Ice dance |
[25] |
April 17, 2019 |
Timothy Dolensky |
Men |
[55] |
April 18, 2019 |
Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson |
Ice dance |
[56] |
April 23, 2019 |
Maxim Kovtun |
Men |
[57] |
May 2, 2019 |
Kaetlyn Osmond |
Ladies |
[58] |
May 7, 2019 |
Angela Wang |
[59] |
May 10, 2019 |
Larkyn Austman |
[60] |
May 14, 2019 |
Camilla Gjersem |
[61] |
May 24, 2019 |
Cecilia Törn |
Ice dance |
[36] |
May 31, 2019 |
Polina Tsurskaya |
Ladies |
[62] |
June 6, 2019 |
Chloe Lewis |
Ice dance |
[63] |
June 7, 2019 |
Joti Polizoakis |
[64] |
June 11, 2019 |
Park So-youn |
Ladies |
[65] |
June 13, 2019 |
Andrea Fabbri |
Ice dance |
[38] |
June 16, 2019 |
Aimee Buchanan |
Ladies |
[66] |
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Coaching changes
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Date |
Skater(s) |
Disc. |
From |
To |
Ref. |
July 12, 2018 |
Anastasia Tarakanova |
Ladies |
Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov & Daniil Gleikhengauz |
Evgeni Plushenko & Ksenia Ivanova |
[67] |
July 25, 2018 |
Daria Panenkova |
Anna Tsareva |
[68][15] |
August 6, 2018 |
Joseph Phan |
Men |
Yvan Desjardins & Violane Emard |
Brian Orser & Tracy Wilson |
[69] |
August 31, 2018 |
Angela Wang |
Ladies |
Christy Krall, Ryan Bradley & Erik Schulz |
Ravi Walia |
[70] |
September 7, 2018 |
Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea |
Pairs |
Jim Peterson & Amanda Evora |
Dalilah Sappenfield |
[71] |
September 12, 2018 |
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
Ice dance |
Nikolai Morozov |
Nikolai Morozov, Igor Shpilband & Pasquale Camerlengo |
[72] |
September 25, 2018 |
Maé-Bérénice Méité |
Ladies |
Shanetta Folle |
John Zimmerman & Silvia Fontana |
[73] |
October 13, 2018 |
Rika Hongo |
Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse & Miho Kawaume |
Joanne McLeod, Megumu Seki & Neil Wilson |
[74] |
October 20, 2018 |
Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim |
Pairs |
Aljona Savchenko |
Todd Sand & Jenni Meno |
[75][76] |
November 4, 2018 |
Anna Pogorilaya |
Ladies |
Anna Tsareva |
Viktoria Butsayeva |
[77] |
November 27, 2018 |
Ekaterina Kurakova |
Inna Goncharenko |
Brian Orser |
[78] |
March 2019 |
Alena Kanysheva |
Svetlana Panova & Tatiana Moiseeva |
Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov & Daniil Gleikhengauz |
[79] |
April 6, 2019 |
Maria Sotskova |
Elena Buianova |
Svetlana Sokolovskaya |
[80] |
April 15, 2019 |
Anastasia Tarakanova |
Evgeni Plushenko & Ksenia Ivanova |
Svetlana Panova & Tatiana Moiseeva |
[81][82] |
April 24, 2019 |
Camden Pulkinen |
Men |
Tom Zakrajsek |
Damon Allen & Tammy Gambill |
[83] |
April 29, 2019 |
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov |
Pairs |
Maxim Trankov & Nina Mozer |
Marina Zoueva & Nina Mozer |
[84][85] |
May 10, 2019 |
Stephen Gogolev |
Men |
Lee Barkell |
Rafael Arutyunyan & Lee Barkell |
[86][87] |
June 3, 2019 |
Shoma Uno |
Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi |
Stéphane Lambiel |
[88] |
June 25, 2019 |
Vincent Zhou |
Tom Zakrajsek, Tammy Gambill & Christy Krall |
Tammy Gambill & Mie Hamada |
[89] |
June 25, 2019 |
Gabrielle Daleman |
Ladies |
Lee Barkell, Brian Orser & Tracy Wilson |
Lee Barkell |
[90] |
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2018
Dates |
Event |
Type |
Level |
Disc. |
Location |
Results |
July 24–28 |
Lake Placid Ice Dance International |
Other |
All |
D |
Lake Placid, New York, United States |
Details 1, 2 |
July 30 – August 5 |
Philadelphia Summer International |
Other |
Senior |
M/L |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Details |
August 1–5 |
Asian Open Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
M/L/D |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Details 1, 2 |
Other |
P |
August 9–12 |
NRW Trophy |
Other |
S/N |
D |
Dortmund, Germany |
Details |
Junior |
M/L/D |
August 22–25 |
JGP Slovakia |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
All |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Details |
August 29 – September 1 |
JGP Austria |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
All |
Linz, Austria |
Details |
September 5–8 |
JGP Lithuania |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
M/L/D |
Kaunas, Lithuania |
Details |
September 12–15 |
JGP Canada |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
All |
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
Details |
September 12–16 |
Lombardia Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Bergamo, Italy |
Details |
U.S. International Classic |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Details |
September 19–22 |
Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
M/L/D |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Details |
Other |
P |
September 20–22 |
Autumn Classic International |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
Details |
September 26–29 |
JGP Czech Republic |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
All |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Details |
Nebelhorn Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
Details |
October 3–6 |
JGP Slovenia |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
M/L/D |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Details |
October 4–7 |
Finlandia Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Espoo, Finland |
Details |
October 6 |
Japan Open |
Other |
Senior |
M/L |
Saitama, Japan |
Details |
October 10–13 |
JGP Armenia |
Grand Prix |
Junior |
M/L/D |
Yerevan, Armenia |
Details |
October 18–21 |
Ice Star |
Other |
S/J |
All |
Minsk, Belarus |
Details |
October 19–21 |
Halloween Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L/D |
Budapest, Hungary |
Details |
Skate America |
Grand Prix |
Senior |
All |
Everett, Washington, United States |
Details |
October 24–28 |
Golden Bear of Zagreb |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Details |
Crystal Skate of Romania |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Otopeni, Romania |
Details |
October 26–28 |
Skate Canada International |
Grand Prix |
Senior |
All |
Laval, Quebec, Canada |
Details |
November 1–4 |
Tirnavia Ice Cup |
Other |
J/N |
M/L |
Trnava, Slovakia |
Details |
November 2–4 |
Grand Prix of Helsinki |
Grand Prix |
Senior |
All |
Helsinki, Finland |
Details |
November 7–11 |
Volvo Open Cup |
Other |
All |
All |
Riga, Latvia |
Details |
November 9–11 |
NHK Trophy |
Grand Prix |
Senior |
All |
Hiroshima, Japan |
Details |
Pavel Roman Memorial |
Other |
All |
D |
Olomouc, Czech Republic |
Details |
Riedell Ice Cup |
Other |
J/N |
M/L/P |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Details |
November 11–18 |
Alpen Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
M/L/D |
Innsbruck, Austria |
Details 1, 2 |
Other |
P |
November 16–18 |
Rostelecom Cup |
Grand Prix |
Senior |
All |
Moscow, Russia |
Details |
November 21–25 |
Skate Celje |
Other |
J/N |
M/L |
Celje, Slovenia |
Details |
November 22–25 |
Warsaw Cup |
Other |
Senior |
M/L/D |
Warsaw, Poland |
Details |
November 23–25 |
Internationaux de France |
Grand Prix |
Senior |
All |
Grenoble, France |
Details |
November 26 – December 2 |
Tallinn Trophy |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Details |
November 27 – December 2 |
Bosphorous Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L/D |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Details |
Denkova-Staviski Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Details |
November 28 – December 2 |
Open d'Andorra |
Other |
All |
M/L/D |
Canillo, Andorra |
Details |
November 29 – December 2 |
Christmas Cup |
Other |
S/J |
M/L/D |
Budapest, Hungary |
Details |
December 5–8 |
Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Challenger |
Senior |
All |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Details |
December 6–9 |
Grand Prix Final |
Grand Prix |
S/J |
All |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Details |
December 14–16 |
Grand Prix of Bratislava |
Other |
J/N |
All |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Details |
December 14–18 |
Russian-Chinese Youth Winter Games |
Other |
Junior |
All |
Ufa, Russia |
Details |
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2019
Dates |
Event |
Type |
Level |
Disc. |
Location |
Results |
January 8–12 |
Mentor Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L/D |
Toruń, Poland |
Details |
January 9–12 |
EduSport Trophy |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Târgu Secuiesc, Romania |
Details |
January 15–19 |
Skate Helena |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Belgrade, Serbia |
Details |
January 21–27 |
European Championships |
Championships |
Senior |
All |
Minsk, Belarus |
Details |
January 31 - February 3 |
Reykjavík International Games |
Other |
Senior |
L |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
Details |
Junior |
M/L |
February 1–3 |
Egna Dance Trophy |
Other |
All |
D |
Egna, Italy |
Details |
February 5–10 |
Sofia Trophy |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Details |
Bavarian Open |
Other |
All |
All |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
Details |
February 6–10 |
Nordic Championships |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Linköping, Sweden |
Details |
February 7–10 |
Four Continents Championships |
Championships |
Senior |
All |
Anaheim, California, United States |
Details |
Dragon Trophy & Tivoli Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Details |
February 8–17 |
Children of Asia International Sports Games |
Other |
Junior |
M/L |
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia |
Details |
February 9–16 |
European Youth Olympic Winter Festival |
Other |
Junior |
M/L |
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Details |
February 15–17 |
Jégvirág Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L/D |
Miskolc, Hungary |
Details |
February 20–23 |
Open Ice Mall Cup |
Other |
All |
All |
Eilat, Israel |
Details |
February 20–24 |
Tallink Hotels Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Details |
February 21–24 |
International Challenge Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L/P |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Details |
February 25 – March 3 |
Cup of Tyrol |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Innsbruck, Austria |
Details |
March 2–12 |
Winter Universiade |
Other |
Senior |
All |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Details Details |
March 4–10 |
World Junior Championships |
Championships |
Junior |
All |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Details |
March 15–17 |
Coupe du Printemps |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg |
Details |
March 18–24 |
World Championships |
Championships |
Senior |
All |
Saitama, Japan |
Details |
March 28–31 |
Egna Spring Trophy |
Other |
All |
M/L/P |
Egna, Italy |
Details |
April 8–14 |
Triglav Trophy & Narcisa Cup |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Jesenice, Slovenia |
Details |
April 9–14 |
Skate Victoria |
Other |
All |
M/L |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Details |
April 11–14 |
World Team Trophy |
Other |
Senior |
All |
Fukuoka, Japan |
Details |
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Pairs
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Ice dance
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