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[edit] January, 2008
- January 27 - At the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, Evan Lysacek wins the men's event, with Johnny Weir winning the silver, Stephen Carriere the bronze, and Jeremy Abbott the pewter. Lysacek and Weir had tied in the overall standings. Lysacek won the title on the tiebreak.
- January 26 - At the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker win the pairs event, with Rena Inoue & John Baldwin winning the silver, Brooke Castile & Ben Okolski wining the bronze, and Tiffany Vise & Derek Trent winning the pewter medal. McLaughlin & Brubaker are not age-eligible for either the World Championships or the World Junior Championships. In the ice dancing event, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto win the gold, Meryl Davis & Charlie White the silver, Kimberly Navarro & Brent Bommentre the bronze, and Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates the pewter. In the ladies event, Mirai Nagasu wins the gold, Rachael Flatt the silver, Ashley Wagner the bronze, and Caroline Zhang the pewter. Only Wagner is age-eligible for the World Championships. The other three medalists will go to the World Junior Championships.
- January 26 - At the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Carolina Kostner (ITA) wins the ladies event, with Sarah Meier (SUI) winning the silver, and Laura Lepisto (FIN) winning the bronze.
- January 25 - At the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin (RUS) win the ice dancing event, with Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) winnin the silver, and Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski (RUS) winning the bronze.
- January 24 - At the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Tomáš Verner (CZE) wins the men's event, with Stéphane Lambiel (SUI) winning the silver, and Brian Joubert (FRA) winning the bronze.
- January 23 - At the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the pairs event, with Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov (RUS) winning the silver, and Yuko Kawaguchi & Alexander Smirnov (RUS) winning the bronze.
- January 20 - Jamie Sale & David Pelletier are inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.
- January 20 - At the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Joannie Rochette defends her title to win the ladies event, with Mira Leung winning the silver, and Cynthia Phaneuf winning the bronze.
- January 19 - At the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Anabelle Langlois & Cody Hay win the pairs event, with defending champions Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison winning the silver, and Meagan Duhamel & Craig Buntin wining the bronze. In the men's event, Patrick Chan wins the gold, defending champion Jeffrey Buttle wins the silver, and Shawn Sawyer wins the bronze. In the ice dancing event, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir win the gold, Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje the silver, and Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno the bronze.
- January 6 - At the 2008 German Figure Skating Championships in Dresden, Clemens Brummer wins the men's event, with Peter Liebers winning the silver, and Martin Liebers winning the bronze. In the pairs event, Aljona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy win the gold, Mari Vartmann & Florian Just the silver, and Ekaterina Vasilieva & Daniel Wende the bronze.
- January 5 - At the 2008 German Figure Skating Championships in Dresden, Christina Beier & William Beier win the ice dancing event, with Nelli Zhiganshina & Alexander Gazsi winning the silver, and Carolina Hermann & Daniel Hermann winning the bronze.
- January 4 - At the 2008 German Figure Skating Championships in Dresden, Sarah Hecken wins the ladies event, with Isabel Drescher the silver, and Annette Dytrt the bronze.
[edit] December, 2007
- December 28 - At the 2007-2008 Japan Figure Skating Championships in Kadoma, Osaka, Cathy Reed & Chris Reed win the ice dancing title. They are the only dance team to compete. In the ladies event, Mao Asada wins the gold, Miki Ando the silver, and Yukari Nakano the bronze.
- December 27 - At the 2007-2008 Japan Figure Skating Championships in Kadoma, Osaka, Daisuke Takahashi wins the men's event, with Takahiko Kozuka winning the silver, and Yasuharu Nanri winning the bronze.
- December 16 - At the 2008 Polish Figure Skating Championships in Oswiecim, Konstantin Tupikov wins the senior men's event, with Przemysław Domański winning the silver, and Maciej Cieplucha winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Anna Jurkiewicz wins the gold, Aneta Michalek the silver, and Laura Czarnotta the bronze. In ice dancing, Joanna Budner & Jan Mościcki win the gold. They are the only senior dance team to compete.
- December 16 - At the 2008 Austrian Figure Skating Championships in St. Pölten, Manuel Koll wins the men's event, with Christian Rauchbauer winning the silver, and Mario-Rafael Ionian winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Denise Kögl wins the gold, Stephanie Ellensohn the silver, and Kerstin Frank the bronze. In ice dancing, Barbora Silná & Dmitri Matsjuk win the gold. They are the only senior dance team to compete.
- December 16 - At the 2008 Estonian Figure Skating Championships in Tartu, Svetlana Issakova wins the senior ladies event, with Johanna Allik winning the silver, and Olga Ikonnikova winning the bronze. Viktor Romanenkov wins the senior men's event. He is the only senior man to compete. Maria Sergejeva & Ilja Glebov win the senior pairs event. They are the only senior pairs team to compete.
- December 16 - At the combined Czech and Slovak nationals, Tomáš Verner (CZE) wins the men's event, Igor Macypura (SVK) is second, and Michal Březina (CZE) is third. The third ranked Czech man is Pavel Kaška (fourth). The second and third ranked Slovak men are Jakub Strobl (seventh) and Taras Rajec (eighth). In the ladies event, Nella Simaová (CZE) is first, Jacqueline Belenyesiova (SVK) is second, and Hana Charyparova (CZE) is third. The third ranked Czech lady is Klara Novakova (fourth). The second and third ranked Slovak ladies are Radka Bártová (sixth) and Ivana Reitmayerova (seventh). In the ice dancing event, Kamila Hájková & David Vincour (CZE) win the gold, and Lucie Myslivečková & Matěj Novák (CZE) win the silver. They are the only two senior dance teams to compete. The Slovak team of Nikola Višňová & Lukáš Csolley win the junior dance title.
- December 15 - At the 2008 Polish Figure Skating Championships in Oswiecim, Krystyna Klimczak & Janusz Karweta win the pairs event. They are the only senior Polish pairs team to compete.
- December 15 - At the 2007-2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino, Italy, Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin (RUS) win the ice dancing event, with Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) winning the silver, and Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) winning the bronze. In the men's event, Stéphane Lambiel (SUI) wins the gold, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) the silver, and Evan Lysacek (USA) the bronze. In the pairs event, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the gold, Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao (CHN) the silver, and Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) the bronze. In the ladies event, Kim Yu-Na (KOR) wins the gold, Mao Asada (JPN) the silver, and Carolina Kostner (ITA) the bronze.
- December 9 - At the 2008 Swedish Figure Skating Championships in Göteborg, Kristoffer Berntsson wins the men's event, with Adrian Schultheiss winning the silver. They are the only two senior men to compete. In the ladies event, Viktoria Helgesson wins the gold, Malin Hållberg-Leuf the silver, and Maria Taljegård the bronze.
- December 9 - At the 2008 Finnish Figure Skating Championships in Rauma, Mikko Minkkinen wins the men's event, with Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari winning the silver, and Valtter Virtanen winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Laura Lepistö wins the gold, Kiira Korpi the silver, and Susanna Pöykiö the bronze. Piia Juhamo & Niko Jääskeläinen are the only senior ice dancing team to compete.
- December 8 - At the 2008 French Figure Skating Championships, Brian Joubert wins the men's event, with Yannick Ponsero winning the silver, and Alban Préaubert winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Gwendoline Didier wins the gold, Chloé Dépouilly the silver, and Julie Cagnon the bronze. In the pairs event, Adeline Canac & Maximin Coia win the gold, Melodie Chataigner & Medhi Bouzzine the silver, and Camille Foucher & Bruno Massot the bronze. In ice dancing, Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder win the gold, Pernelle Carron & Mathieu Jost the silver, and Zoé Blanc & Pierre Loup Bouquet the bronze.
- December 8 - At the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdansk, Poland, Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov lead a Russian sweep of the pairs podium, with teammates Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh winning the silver, and Ekaterina Sheremetieva & Mikhail Kuznetsov, winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Mirai Nagasu (USA) wins the gold, Rachael Flatt (USA) the silver, and Yuki Nishino (JPN) the bronze. In the ice dancing event, Maria Monko & Ilia Tkachenko (RUS) win the gold, Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates (USA) the silver, and Kristina Gorshkova & Vitali Butikov (RUS) the bronze. In the men's event, Adam Rippon leads a United States sweep of the podium, with Brandon Mroz and Armin Mahbanoozadeh winning the silver and bronze, respectively.
- December 8 - At the 2008 Swiss Figure Skating Championships in Winterthur, Leonie Krail & Oscar Peter win the ice dancing event, with Christel Savioz & Jean-Philippe Mathieu winning the silver. They were the only two senior dance teams to compete. In the ladies event, Sarah Meier wins the gold, Viviane Käser the silver, and Noémie Silberer the bronze. In the men's event, Stéphane Lambiel wins the gold, Moris Pfeifhofer the silver, and Jamal Othman the bronze. Anaïs Morand & Antoine Dorsaz are the only senior pairs team to compete.
- December 2 - At the 2007 NHK Trophy in Sendai, Japan, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) wins the men's event, with Tomáš Verner (CZE) winning the silver, and Stephen Carriere (USA) winning the bronze.
- December 1 - At the 2007 NHK Trophy in Sendai, Japan, Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) win the ice dancing event, with Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (CAN) winning the silver, and Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski (RUS) winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Carolina Kostner (ITA) wins the gold, Sarah Meier (SUI) the silver, and Nana Takeda (JPN) the bronze.
[edit] November, 2007
- November 30 - At the 2007 NHK Trophy in Sendai, Japan, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the pairs event, with Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker (USA) winning the silver, and Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison (CAN) winning the bronze.
- November 25 - At the 2007 Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin (RUS) win the ice dancing event, with Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat (FRA) winning the silver, and Anna Zadorozhniuk & Sergei Verbillo (UKR) winning the bronze.
- November 24 - At the 2007 Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Kim Yu-Na (KOR) wins the ladies event, with Yukari Nakano (JPN) winning the silver, and Joannie Rochette (CAN) winning the bronze. In the pairs event, Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao (CHN) win the gold, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the silver, and Yuko Kawaguchi & Alexander Smirnov (RUS) win the bronze. In the men's event, Johnny Weir (USA) wins the gold, Stéphane Lambiel (SUI) the silver, and Andrei Griazev (RUS) the bronze.
- November 19 - The International Skating Union officially ratifies the throw quadruple salchow performed by Tiffany Vise & Derek Trent at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard as being the first throw quadruple salchow performed in international competition.
- November 17 - At the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France, Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) win the ice dancing competition, with Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski (RUS) winning the silver, and Meryl Davis & Charlie White (USA) winning the bronze. In the men's event, Patrick Chan (CHN) wins the gold, Sergei Voronov (RUS) the silver, and Alban Préaubert (FRA) the bronze. In the ladies event, Mao Asada (JPN) wins the gold, Kimmie Meissner (USA) the silver, and Ashley Wagner (USA) the bronze. In pairs, Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao (CHN) win the gold, Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) the silver, and Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov (RUS) the bronze. Both Asada and Meissner have mathematically qualified for the Grand Prix Final. This is Pang & Tong's non-scoring event.
- November 11 - At the 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, Gregor Urbas (SLO) wins the men's event, with Adrian Schultheiss (SWE) winning the silver, and Vladimir Uspenskiy (RUS) winning the bronze.
- November 10 - At the 2007 Golden Spin of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, Akiko Suzuki (JPN) wins the ladies event, with Kiira Korpi (FIN) winning the silver, and Katarina Gerbolt (RUS) winning the bronze. In the ice dancing event, Alla Beknazarova & Volodymyr Zuyev (UKR) win the gold, Natalia Mikhailova & Andrey Maksimishin (RUS) the silver, and Katherine Copely & Deividas Stagniunas (LTU) the bronze.
- November 10 - At the 2007 Cup of China in Harbin, Kim Yu-Na (KOR) wins the ladies event, with Caroline Zhang (USA) winning the silver and Carolina Kostner (ITA) winning the bronze. In the ice dancing event, Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) win the gold, Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin (RUS) the silver, and Federica Faiella & Massimo Scali (ITA) the bronze. Belbin & Agosto have mathematically qualified for the 2007-2008 Grand Prix Final. In the men's event, Johnny Weir (USA) wins the gold, Evan Lysacek (USA) the silver, and Stéphane Lambiel (SUI) the bronze.
- November 8 - At the 2007 Cup of China in Harbin, Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) win the pairs event, with Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker (USA) winning the silver, and Jessica Miller & Ian Moram (CAN) winning the bronze. Pang & Tong have mathematically qualified for the 2007-2008 Grand Prix Final.
- November 9 - 2006 World Junior Champions Julia Vlassov & Drew Meekins announce the end of their partnership.
- November 4 - At the 2007 Skate Canada International in Quebec City, Quebec, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (CAN) win the ice dancing event, with Anna Cappellini & Luca Lanotte (ITA) winning the silver, and Pernelle Carron & Mathieu Jost (FRA) winning the bronze. In the men's event, Brian Joubert (FRA) wins the gold, Kevin Van Der Perren (BEL) the silver, and Jeffrey Buttle (CAN) the bronze.
- November 3 - At the 2007 Skate Canada International in Quebec City, Quebec, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the pairs event, with Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison (CAN) winning the silver, and Yuko Kawaguchi & Alexander Smirnov (RUS) winning the bronze. Dubé & Davison have mathematically qualified for the 2007-2008 Grand Prix Final. In the ladies event, Mao Asada (JPN) wins the gold, Yukari Nakano (JPN) wins the silver, and Joannie Rochette (CAN) wins the bronze.
[edit] October, 2007
- October 28 - At the 2007 Skate America in Reading, Pennsylvania, Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) win the ice dancing event, with Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat (FRA) winning the silver, and Federica Faiella & Massimo Scali (ITA) winning the bronze. In the ladies event, Kimmie Meissner (USA) wins the gold, Miki Ando (JPN) the silver, and Caroline Zhang (USA) the bronze.
- October 27 - At the 2007 Skate America in Reading, Pennsylvania, Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison (CAN) win the pairs event, with Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) winning the silver, and Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov (RUS) winning the bronze. In the men's event, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) wins the gold, Evan Lysacek (USA) the silver, and Patrick Chan (CAN) the bronze.
- October 21 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix John Curry Memorial in Sheffield, England, Great Britain, Maria Monko & Ilia Tkachenko (RUS) win the ice dancing event, with Lucie Myslivečková & Matěj Novák (CZE) winning the silver and Nadezhda Frolenkova & Mikhail Kasalo (UKR) winning the bronze. Monko & Tkachenko (3rd qualifiers) will advance to the Junior Grand Prix Final. Myslivečková & Novák are the second alternates. In the pairs event, Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov (RUS) win the gold, Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh (RUS) the silver, and Zhang Yue & Wang Lei (CHN) the bronze. All three teams will advance to the Junior Grand Prix Final. In the men's event, Tatsuki Machida (JPN) wins the gold, Douglas Razzano (USA) wins the silver, and Artem Grigoriev (RUS) wins the bronze. None of the medalists will advance to the Junior Grand Prix Final. Razzano is first alternate and Grigoriev is the third alternate. Artur Gachinski wins the four-way tie break to become the 8th qualifier for the JGPF.
- October 20 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix John Curry Memorial in Sheffield, England, Great Britain, Yuki Nishino (JPN) wins the ladies event, with Svetlana Issakova (EST) winning the silver and Sonia Lafuente (ESP) winning the bronze. Nishino (2nd qualifier) and Issakova (6th qualifier) will advance to the Junior Grand Prix Final.
- October 14 - At the 2007 Finlandia Trophy in Vantaa, Finland, Jenni Vähämaa (FIN) wins the ladies event, with Susanna Pöykiö (FIN) winning the silver and Carolina Kostner (ITA) winning the bronze. In the pairs event, Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov (RUS) win the gold, Andrea Best & Trevor Young (USA) win the silver, and Mari Vartmann & Florian Just (GER) win the bronze.
- October 13 - At the 2007 Finlandia Trophy in Vantaa, Finland, Tomáš Verner (CZE) wins the men's event, with Parker Pennington (USA) winning the silver and Kevin Van Der Perren (BEL) winning the bronze.
- October 13 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Chemnitz, Germany, Brandon Mroz (USA) wins the men's event. Michal Březina (CZE) wins the silver medal. Takahito Mura (JPN) wins the bronze medal. Mroz has qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. This is Březina's first Junior Grand Prix medal and it comes two weeks after he won his first senior level event: the Nebelhorn Trophy.
- October 13 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Chemnitz, Germany, Jessica Rose Paetsch & Jon Nuss (USA) win the pairs event. Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov (RUS) win the silver medal. Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh win the bronze.
- October 13 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Chemnitz, Germany, Kristina Gorshkova & Vitali Butikov (RUS) win the ice dancing event. Ekaterina Riazanova & John Guerreiro (RUS) win the silver. Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlin (USA) win the bronze. The gold and bronze medalists have qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. The silver medalists's qualification depends on future events.
- October 12 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Chemnitz, Germany, Sarah Hecken (GER) wins the gold, Rachael Flatt (USA) wins the silver, and Rumi Suizu (JPN) wins the bronze. Hecken is the first German lady to win a Junior Grand Prix event.
- October 6 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Sofia Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, Artem Borodulin (RUS) wins the men's event, with Adam Rippon (USA) winning the silver and Jeremy Ten (CAN) winning the bronze. In the ice dancing event, Isabella Pajardi & Stefano Caruso (ITA) win the gold, with Shannon Wingle & Ryan Devereaux (USA) winning the silver, and Anastasia Vykhodtseva & Alexei Shumski (UKR) winning the bronze.
- October 5 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Sofia Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, Chrissy Hughes (USA) wins the ladies event. Satsuki Muramoto (JPN) wins the silver and Jana Smekhnova (RUS) wins the bronze.
- October 3 - At the 2007-2008 South African Figure Skating Championships, Lejeanne Marais wins the senior ladies event, with Abigail Pietersen winning the silver medal. They are the only senior ladies to compete. In the senior men's event, Justin Pietersen wins the gold. He is the only senior man to compete.
[edit] September, 2007
- September 29 - At the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Carolina Kostner (ITA) wins the ladies event, with Megan Williams Stewart (USA) winning the silver and Laura Lepistö (FIN) winning the bronze. This is Kostner's second win at this event.
- September 29 - At the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Jennifer Wester & Daniil Barantsev (USA) win the gold in the ice dancing event, Christina Beier & William Beier (GER) the silver, and Alla Beknazarova / Vladimir Zuev (UKR) the bronze.
- September 29 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Croatia Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier (CAN) win the ice dancing event, with Kristina Gorshkova & Vitali Butikov (RUS) winning the silver, and Ksenia Monko & Kirill Khaliavin (RUS) winning the bronze. Crone & Poirier have qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
- September 29 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Croatia Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, Austin Kanallakan (USA) wins the gold in the men's event, Ivan Bariev (RUS) the silver, and Armin Mahbanoozadeh (USA) the bronze. All three medalists have qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
- September 28 - At the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Michal Březina (CZE) wins the men's event, with Shaun Rogers (USA) winning the silver, and defending champion Tomáš Verner (CZE) winning the bronze. This is Březina's first senior international medal.
- September 28 - At the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the gold in the pairs event, Meagan Duhamel & Craig Buntin (CAN) the silver, and Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig (USA) the bronze. Duhamel and Buntin had both previously medaled at this competition while skating with other partners.
- September 28 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Croatia Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, Mirai Nagasu (USA) wins the ladies event, with Jenni Vähämaa (FIN) winning the silver and Kim Na-Young (KOR) winning the bronze. Nagasu has automatically qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Vähämaa's qualification depends on future events.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia, Mylene Brodeur & John Mattatall (CAN) win the gold and Becky Cosford & Brian Shales (CAN) win the silver. They are the only two pairs teams to compete.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia, Kevin Van Der Perren (BEL) wins the gold in the men's event, Nicholas LaRoche (USA) wins the silver, and Gregor Urbas (SLO) wins the bronze. This is van der Perren's first win at this competition.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia, Julia Sebestyen (HUN) wins the gold in the ladies event, Michelle Boulos (USA) wins the silver, and Jenna McCorkell (GBR) wins the bronze. This is Sebestyen's third win at this competition.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia, Isabel Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) win the gold in the ice dancing, Barbora Silna & Dmytro Matsjuk (AUT) win the silver, and Anastasia Grebenkina & Vazgen Azroyan (ARM) win the bronze.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia, Guan Jinlin (CHN) wins the men's event and is the first men's qualifier for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Artur Gachinski (RUS) wins the silver and Yang Chao (CHN) wins the bronze. Guan is the first Chinese skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event since 2002 and the first Chinese men's singles skater to win an event since Ma Xiaodong won the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2000/2001 season. This is Gachinski's first international competition of his career.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia, Ekaterina Sheremetieva & Mikhail Kuznetsov (RUS) win the gold in the pairs event, Amanda Velenosi & Mark Fernandez (CAN) win the silver, and Zhang Yue & Wang Lei (CHN) win the bronze.
- September 22 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia, Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlin (USA) win the gold in ice dancing, Alisa Agafonova & Dmitri Dun (UKR) win the silver, and Joanna Lenko & Mitchell Islam (CAN) win the bronze. Lenko & Islam have qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
- September 21 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia, Yuki Nishino (JPN) wins the ladies event. Blake Rosenthal (USA) wins the silver medal and Svetlana Issakova (EST) wins the bronze. This is Nishino's first Junior Grand Prix event of her career.
- September 15 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Vienna Cup in Vienna, Austria, Brandon Mroz (USA) wins the gold in the men's event, Guan Jinlin (CHN) wins the silver, and Artem Borodulin (RUS) win the bronze. This is the second JGP gold for Mroz and the third JGP silver for Guan.
- September 15 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Vienna Cup in Vienna, Austria, Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates (USA) win the ice dancing event. Maria Monko & Ilia Tkachenko (RUS) win the silver, and Isabella Pajardi & Stefano Caruso (ITA) win the bronze. Monko is the sister of Ksenia Monko, who medaled at the Junior Grand Prix in Romania. This is the second JGP gold of the season for Samuelson & Bates. They are the first skaters to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
- September 14 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Vienna Cup in Vienna, Austria, Rachael Flatt (USA) wins the ladies event. Kristine Musademba (USA) wins the silver, and Jenni Vähämaa (FIN) wins the bronze. This is the first JGP medal for all the medalists.
- September 9 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Harghita Cup in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier (CAN) win the gold in the ice dancing event, Ekaterina Riazanova & John Guerreiro (RUS) win the silver, and Ksenia Monko & Kirill Khaliavin (RUS) win the bronze.
- September 9 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Harghita Cup in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, Adam Rippon (USA) wins the men's event, with Ivan Bariev (RUS) winning the silver and Takahito Mura (JPN) winning the bronze. This is Rippon and Bariev's first medals on the JGP. Mura had placed 4th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final.
- September 8 - At the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Harghita Cup in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, Chrissy Hughes (USA) wins the ladies event, with Alena Leonova (RUS) winning the silver and Rumi Suizu (JPN) winning the bronze. This is Hughes's and Leonova's first medals on the JGP. Suizu placed 8th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final.
- September 2 - At the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York, Mirai Nagasu leads a United States sweep of the podium in the ladies event. Alexe Gilles wins the silver and Angela Maxwell wins the bronze. This is the third consecutive medal sweep for the United States in a junior ladies event at an ISU competition and the second consecutive sweep for Nagasu, who was part of the United States sweep at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
- September 2 - At the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York, Olivia Jones & Donald Jackson (CAN) win the gold in the pairs event, Carolyn MacCuish & Andrew Evans (CAN) win the silver, and Anastaisa Khodkova & Pavel Sliusarenko (RUS) win the bronze. This is the first Junior Grand Prix medal for all of the medalists.
- September 2 - At the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York, Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates (USA) win the ice dancing event, with Joanna Lenko & Mitchell Islam (CAN) winning the silver, and Pilar Bosley & John Corona (USA) winning the bronze. This is the third Junior Grand Prix gold medal for Samuelson & Bates, who are the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists.
- September 1 - At the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, New York, Armin Mahbanoozadeh (USA) wins the men's event. Austin Kanallakan (USA) wins the silver, and Artem Grigoriev (RUS) wins the bronze. This is Mahbanoozadeh's first event and first win on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and his first competition on the Junior level. Kanallakan was a competitor at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final. Another 2006 JGPF competitor, Tommy Steenberg, finished sixth at this event.
[edit] August, 2007
- August 31 - The international junior season officially begins in Lake Placid, New York as the first event of the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix gets underway.
- August 28 - Skate Canada announces the end of the partnership of two-time Canadian national bronze medalists and 2006 Four Continents bronze medalists Elizabeth Putnam & Sean Wirtz. Putnam plans to compete in singles and Wirtz has retired from competitive skating and will work as a coach in Hackensack, New Jersey.
- August 25 - At the 2007/2008 Israeli Figure Skating Championships, Maxim Shipov wins the senior men's event unopposed. Ekaterina Sozinova & Fedor Sokolov win the pairs event, with Hayley Anne Sacks & Vadim Akolzin winning the silver medal. They were the only two teams to compete. In ice dancing, Alexandra Zaretsky & Roman Zaretsky win their first senior title unopposed. No senior ladies event was held. In junior ladies, Tamar Katz wins the gold, Jenna Syken the silver, and Sophia Bardakov the bronze. In junior men, Evgeny Krasnopolsky wins the gold, Yan Tales the silver, and Ruslan Mahmud the bronze.
- August 25 - At the 2007/2008 Australian Figure Skating Championships, Sean Carlow wins the men's event. Tristan Thode, a guest skater from New Zealand, comes in second. Nicholas Fernandez comes in third and Robert McNamara is the third highest-ranked Australian men's skater. In the ladies event, Joanne Carter wins her seventh national title, with Tina Wang winning the silver medal and Allie Rout, a guest skater from New Zealand, placing third. The third highest ranked Australian skater was Phoebe Di Tommaso. In ice dancing, Danielle O'Brien & Gregory Merriman win their first senior national title after winning three consecutive junior titles. In second place was guest team Katrina Reyes & Spencer Barnes of Canada. Defending national champions Maria Borounov & Evgeni Borounov withdrew during the event. National Champion Carter announced her retirement from competitive skating following this event.
[edit] June, 2007
- June 29 - Five-time Hungarian national ice dance champions Nora Hoffmann & Attila Elek announce the end of their partnership. Elek has teamed up with American Loren Galler-Rabinowitz to compete for Israel. Hoffmann has not yet announced a new partnership.
- June 13 - The International Skating Union announces the location of the 2007-2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final: Torino, Italy.
- June 8 - The International Skating Union announces the draw for the 2007-2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating season.
[edit] April, 2007
- April 24 - 2004-2006 Canadian national pairs champion Valérie Marcoux announces her retirement from competitive skating. Former partner Craig Buntin is currently looking for a new partner. 2006 Canadian pairs bronze medalists Utako Wakamatsu & Jean-Sébastien Fecteau also announce their retirement from competitive skating.
- April 22 - At the 2007 Triglav Trophy, Gregor Urbas (SLO) wins the senior men's event, with Luka Cadez (SLO) winning the silver and Nicolai Lonvig Siersted (DEN) winnin the bronze. Kaja Otovic (SLO) is the only senior lady to compete.
- April 19 - 2004 European bronze medalist Ilia Klimkin announces his retirement from competitive skating
- April 4 - 2006 World Junior pairs silver medalist Andy Seitz announces his retirement from competitive skating. Former partner Kendra Moyle is currently looking for another partner.
[edit] March, 2007
- March 31 - At the 2007 World Synchronized Skating Championships, Team Surprise (Team Sweden 1) win the gold. Miami University (Team USA 2) win the silver, and Nexxice (Team Canada 1) win the bronze.
- March 24 - At the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, Miki Ando (JPN) wins the ladies event. Mao Asada (JPN) wins the silver, and Kim Yu-Na (KOR) wins the bronze.
- March 23 - At the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski (BUL) win the ice dancing event. Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon (CAN) win the silver, and Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) win the bronze.
- March 22 - At the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, Brian Joubert (FRA) wins the men's event. Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) wins the silver, and Stephane Lambiel (SUI) wins the bronze.
- March 21 - At the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo (CHN) win the pairs event. Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) win the silver, and Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the bronze.
- March 10 - At the Puerto Rican National Championships, Victoria Muniz wins the ladies event. She was the only senior lady to compete.
- March 10 - At the International Challenge Cup, Karen Venhuizen (NED) wins the senior ladies event, with Kathrin Freudelsperger (AUT) winning the silver, and Viviane Kaser (SUI) winning the bronze.
- March 3 - At the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Caroline Zhang leads a United States sweep of the ladies podium. Fellows Americans Mirai Nagasu and Ashley Wagner win the silver and bronze, respectively.
- March 2 - At the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) win the ice dancing event, with Grethe Gruenberg & Kristian Rand (EST) winning the silver, and Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje (CAN) winning the bronze.
- March 1 - At the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Stephen Carriere (USA) wins the men's event, with Patrick Chan (CAN) winning the silver, and Sergei Voronov (RUS) winning the bronze.
[edit] February, 2007
- February 28 - At the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker (USA) win the pairs event, with Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov (RUS) winning the silver, and Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh (RUS) winning the bronze.
- February 26 - Former World Junior Champions Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin announce the end of their partnership.
- February 22 - At the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival, Artem Grigoryev (RUS) wins the men's event, with Alexander Majorov (SWE) winning the silver, and Alexandre Briancon (FRA) winning the bronze.
- February 21 - At the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival, Sonia Lafuente (ESP) wins the junior ladies event, with Margarita Tertychnaya (RUS) winning the silver, and Marcella De Trovato (ITA) the bronze.
- February 11 - At the 2007 Spring Cup, Team Surprise (SWE) win the gold medal, Miami University (USA) the silver, and Marigold Ice Unity (FIN) the bronze.
- February 11 - At the 2007 Nordic Championships, Kristoffer Berntsson (SWE) wins the senior men's event, with Adrian Schultheiss (SWE) winning the silver, and Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari (FIN) the bronze. In the senior ladies event, Susanna Poykio (FIN) wins the gold, Laura Lepisto (FIN) the silver, and Lina Johansson (SWE) the bronze.
- February 10 - At the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Kimmie Meissner wins the ladies event, with Emily Hughes winning the silver, and Joannie Rochette the bronze.
- February 9 - At the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon (CAN) win the ice dance event, with Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) winning the silver, and Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (CAN) winning the bronze. In the men's event, Evan Lysacek (USA) wins the gold, Jeffrey Buttle (CAN) the silver, and Jeremy Abbott (USA) the bronze.
- February 8 - At the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo (CHN) win the pairs event, with Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) winning silver, and Rena Inoue & John Baldwin (USA) winning the bronze. Canadian skaters Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison were forced to withdraw after Davison's free leg cut into Dubé's face during a side-by-side camel spin during their long program. Dubé was taken to the hospital and is being kept overnight for observation.
- February 3 - At the 2007 French Cup, Team Unique (FIN) win the gold, the Rockettes (FIN) the silver, and Les Supremes (CAN) the bronze.
- February 3 - At the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Xu Ming (CHN) wins the men's event, with Li Chengjiang (CHN) winning the silver, and Kensuke Nakaniwa (JPN) the bronze. In pairs, Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo (CHN) win the gold, Pang Qing & Tong Jian (CHN) the silver, and Li Jiaqi & Xu Jiankun (CHN) and Marina Aganina & Artyom Knyazev (UZB) share the bronze. In ice dancing, Nozomi Watanabe & Akiyuki Kido (JPN) win the gold, Huang Xintong & Zheng Xun (CHN) the silver, and Yu Xiaoyang & Wang Chen (CHN) the bronze.
- February 2 - At the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Yukari Nakano (JPN) wins the ladies' event, with Fumie Suguri (JPN) winning the silver, and Xu Binshu (CHN) the bronze.
[edit] January, 2007
- January 27 - At the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships, Evan Lysacek wins the men's event, with Ryan Bradley winning the silver, and Johnny Weir the bronze.
- January 27 - At the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington, Kimmie Meissner wins the ladies event, with Emily Hughes winning the silver, and Alissa Czisny the bronze.
- January 27 - At the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, Carolina Kostner (ITA) wins the gold in the ladies' event, silver goes to Sarah Meier (SUI) and bronze to Kiira Korpi (FIN). For the first time in 25 years, Russian skaters failed to win any of the titles.
- January 26 - At the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) win the gold medal in ice dance, beating Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin (RUS) by just 0.31 points. World champions Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski (BUL) get the bronze.
- January 26 - At the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships, Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto defend their ice dance title, beating Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov. Meryl Davis and Charlie White get the bronze. In the pairs event, Brooke Castile and Benjamin Okolski are the surprise gold medalists, beating Rena Inoue and John Baldwin by just 0.25 points. Naomi Nari Nam and Themistocles Leftheris get the bronze.
- January 25 - At the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, Brian Joubert (FRA) wins the gold medal in the men's event, Tomáš Verner (CZE) the silver, and Kevin Van Der Perren (BEL) the bronze.
- January 24 - At the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships, Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the gold medal in the pairs event, breaking the sequence of 11 straight wins for Russia. Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov (RUS) win the silver medal, their 6th medal in a row, and Dorota Siudek and Mariusz Siudek (POL) delight the home crowd with their bronze.
- January 21 - At the 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon win the ice dancing event, with Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir winning the silver, and Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje winning the bronze.
- January 20 - At the 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison win the pairs event, with Valérie Marcoux & Craig Buntin winning the silver and Anabelle Langlois & Cody Hay winning the bronze. In the men's event, Jeffrey Buttle wins the gold, Christopher Mabee wins the silver, and Emanuel Sandhu wins the bronze.
- January 20 - At the 2007 Winter Universiade, Akiko Suzuki (JPN) wins the ladies event, with Valentina Marchei (ITA) winning the silver, and Fang Dan (CHN) winning the bronze.
- January 19 - At the 2007 Winter Universiade, Anna Cappellini & Luca Lanotte (ITA) win the ice dancing event, with Anastasia Platonova & Andrei Maximishin (RUS) winning the silver, and Pernelle Carron & Mathieu Jost (FRA) winning the bronze. In the pairs event, Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao (CHN) win the gold, Tatiana Volosozhar & Stanislav Morozov (UKR) the silver, and Arina Ushakova & Sergei Karev (RUS) the bronze.
- January 19 - At the 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Joannie Rochette wins the ladies event, with Mira Leung winning the silver and Lesley Hawker winning the bronze.
- January 18 - At the 2007 Winter Universiade, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) wins the men's event, with Nobunari Oda (JPN) winning the silver, and Xu Ming (CHN) winning the bronze.
- January 14 - At the Norwegian National Championships, Michael Chrolenko wins the men's event. He was the only senior man to compete.
- January 13 - At the British National Championships, Jenna McCorkell wins the ladies event, with Vanessa James winning the silver, and Joanna Webber the bronze. In the men's event, John Hamer wins the gold, Thomas Paulson the silver, and David Richardson the bronze. In ice dancing, Sinead Kerr & John Kerr win the gold, Phillipa Towler-Green & Phillip Poole win the silver, and Nicola Trippick & Jamie Burns win the bronze. Stacey Kemp & David King were the only senior pairs team to compete.
- January 7 - At the Slovenian National Championships, Idora Hegel (CRO) wins the ladies event, with Teodora Postic winning the silver, and Alenka Zidar the bronze. In the men's event, Gregor Urbas wins the gold, Damjan Ostojic (BIH) the silver, and Luka Cadez the bronze.
- January 7 - At the Hungarian National Championships, Júlia Sebestyén wins the ladies event, with Viktoria Pavuk winning the silver and Katherine Hadford the bronze. In the men's event, Tigran Vardanjan wins the gold and Márton Markó the silver. In ice dancing, Nora Hoffmann & Attila Elek win the gold and Zsuzsanna Nagy & Gyorgy Elek win the silver.
- January 6 - At the Russian National Championships, Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin win the ice dancing event, with Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski winning the silver, and Ekaterina Rubleva & Ivan Shefer winning the bronze. In the pairs event, Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov win the gold, Julia Obertas & Sergei Slavnov win the silver, and Elena Efaeva & Alexei Menshikov win the bronze. In the men's event, Andrei Griazev wins the gold, Andrei Lutai wins the silver, and Sergei Dobrin wins the bronze.
- January 6 - At the German National Championships, Stefan Lindemann wins the men's event, with Philipp Tischendorf winning the silver and Martin Liebers winning the bronze. In the pairs event, Aljona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy wins the gold, and Mari-Doris Vartmann & Florian Just win the silver. Nailya Zhiganshina & Alexander Gazsi were the only senior ice dance team to compete.
- January 5 - At the Russian National Championships, Ksenia Doronina wins the ladies event, with Alexandra Ievleva winning the silver and Elena Sokolova winning the bronze.
[edit] December, 2006
- December 29 - At the Japanese National Championships, Mao Asada wins the ladies event, with Miki Ando winning the silver, and Yukari Nakano winning the bronze. In ice dancing, Nozomi Watanabe & Akiyuki Kido win the gold, Cathy Reed & Chris Reed the silver, and Minami Sakacho & Tatsuya Sakacho the bronze.
- December 28 - At the Japanese National Championships, Daisuke Takahashi wins the men's event, with Nobunari Oda winning silver and Yasuharu Nanri winning the bronze.
- December 17 - At the Polish National Championships, Anna Jurkiewicz wins the ladies event, with Katarzyna Dusik winning the silver and Ilona Senderek the bronze. In the men's event, Przemyslaw Domanski wins the gold, Mateusz Chruscinski the silver, and Konstantin Tupikow the bronze. In pairs, Dominika Piatkowska & Dmitry Khromin win the gold, and Krystyna Klimczak & Janusz Karweta win the silver.
- December 16 - At the Austrian National Championships, Manuel Koll wins the men's event, with Viktor Pfeifer winning the silver and Christian Rauchbauer the bronze. In the ladies event, Kathrin Freudelsperger wins the gold, Denise Kögl the silver, and Kerstin Frank the bronze. Barbora Silna & Dimitri Matsjuk were the only ice dancing team to compete.
- December 16 - At the Grand Prix Final in St. Petersburg, Russia, Brian Joubert wins the men's event, with Daisuke Takahashi and Nobunari Oda in second and third places respectively. In the ladies event, Kim Yu-Na wins gold, followed by Mao Asada in second and Sarah Meier in third. In pairs, Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo take gold, while Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy win silver and Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao take bronze. Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski won the ice dance competition, with Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon, and Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin in second and third.
- December 15 - The American men's team consisting of Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir pulled out of the Grand Prix Final due to injuries.
- December 14 - At the combined Czech and Slovak National Championships, Tomáš Verner (CZE) won the men's event, with Igor Macypura (SVK) coming in second and Pavel Kaška (CZE) coming in third. Tomas Janečko, who came in fourth, was the third placed Czech skater, and Ivan Kincik, who came in sixth, was the second placed Slovak skater. In the ladies event, Ivana Hudziecová (CZE) won the title, with Nela Simaová (CZE) coming in second and Klára Nováková (CZE) coming in third. The three highest placed Slovak skaters were Radka Bártová, who came in fourth, Jacqueline Belenyesiová, who came in fifth, and Katarina Babalová, who came in twefth. Kamila Hajkova & David Vincour (CZE) were the only senior dance team to compete.
- December 10 - At the Finnish National Championships, Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari wins the men's event, with Valtter Virtanen winning the silver and Tommi Piiroinen the bronze. In the ladies event, Susanna Pöykiö wins the gold, Laura Lepistö the silver, and Alisa Drei the bronze.
- December 9 - At the Junior Grand Prix Final, Caroline Zhang (USA) leads an American sweep of the ladies podium. Ashley Wagner and Megan Oster win the silver and the bronze medals, respectively. In pairs, Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker (USA) win the gold, Ksenia Krasilnikova & Konstantin Bezmaternikh (RUS) the silver, and Jessica Rose Paetsch & Jon Nuss (USA) the bronze. In ice dancing, Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell win the gold, Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates (USA) the silver, and Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) the bronze. In the men's event, Stephen Carriere (USA) wins the gold, Brandon Mroz (USA) the silver, and Kevin Reynolds (CAN) the bronze.
- December 9 - At the Swedish National Championships, Viktoria Helgesson wins the ladies event, with Lina Johansson winning the silver and Malin Håberg-Leuf winning the bronze. In the men's event, Kristoffer Berntsson wins the gold, Adrian Schultheiss the silver, and Michael Chrolenko the bronze. Chrolenko was a visiting skater at the championships. The third placed Swedish skater was Justus Strid.
- December 9 - At the Swiss National Championships, Sarah Meier wins the ladies event, with Bettina Heim winning the silver, and Myriam Leuenberger the bronze. In the men's event, Stéphane Lambiel wins the gold, Jamal Othman silver, and Moris Pfeifhofer the bronze.
- December 3 - The Japanese sweep the men's event at the NHK Trophy, with Daisuke Takahashi winning the gold, Nobunari Oda the silver, and Takahiko Kozuka the bronze.
- December 2 - At the French National Championships, Marylin Pla & Yannick Bonheur win the pairs event, with Adeline Canac & Maxime Coia winning the silver and Melodie Chataigner & Medhi Bouzzine the bronze. In the ladies event, Anne Sophie Calvez wins the gold, Candice Didier the silver, and Laura Dutertre the bronze. Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder win the ice dancing event, with Nathalie Pechalat & Fabian Bourzat winning the silver and Pernelle Carron & Mathieu Jost the bronze. In the men's event, Brian Joubert wins the gold, Yannick Ponsero the silver, and Samuel Contesti the bronze.
- December 2 - Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon (CAN) win the ice dancing event at the NHK Trophy. Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski (RUS) are second and Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov (USA) are third. Over in ladies, the Japanese sweep the podium, with Mao Asada winning the gold, Fumie Suguri the silver, and Yukari Nakano the bronze.
- December 1 - Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo (CHN) win the pairs event at the NHK Trophy. Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao (CHN) come in second, and Valerie Marcoux & Craig Buntin (CAN) are third.
[edit] November, 2006
- November 26 - Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) win the ice dancing event at Cup of Russia. Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin (RUS) are second, and Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) are third.
- November 25 - Sarah Meier (SUI) win the ladies event at Cup of Russia. Julia Sebestyen (HUN) comes in second and Yoshie Onda (JPN) wins her second consecutive bronze medal at the event. In pairs, Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) win the gold, Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov (RUS) the silver, and Yuko Kawaguchi & Alexander Smirnov (RUS) the bronze. In the men's event, Brian Joubert (FRA) wins the gold, Johnny Weir (USA) the silver, and Ilia Klimkin (RUS) the bronze.
- November 18 - It was a very busy day in Paris for the final rounds of Trophée Eric Bompard. Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski (BUL) win the ice dance event, with Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder (FRA) taking the silver, and Federica Faiella & Massimo Scali (ITA) the bronze. In the men's event, Brian Joubert (FRA) wins the gold, Alban Préaubert (FRA) the silver, and Sergei Dobrin (RUS) the bronze. In the ladies event, Kim Yu-Na (KOR) wins the gold, Miki Ando (JPN) the silver, and Kimmie Meissner (USA) the bronze. The pairs closed the event, with Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov (RUS) winning the gold, Rena Inoue & John Baldwin (USA) the silver, and Julia Obertas & Sergei Slavnov (RUS) the bronze.
- November 12 - Russia's Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin win the ice dancing event at Cup of China. Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto (USA) and Jana Khokhlova & Sergei Novitski (RUS) come in second and third, respectively.
- November 11 - Julia Sebestyen wins the ladies event at Cup of China. Yukari Nakano (JPN) and Emily Hughes (USA) are second and third. Over in the men's event, Evan Lysacek (USA) takes the gold. Sergei Davydov (BLR) and Emanuel Sandhu (CAN) are second and third.
- November 10 - Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo (CHN) win the pairs event at Cup of China. Fellow Chinese skaters Pang Qing & Tong Jian win the silver, and Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (GER) are the bronze medalists.
- November 5 - Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon (CAN) win the ice dancing event at Skate Canada International. Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (CAN) win the silver and Federica Faiella & Massimo Scali (ITA) win the bronze.
- November 4 - Joannie Rochette (CAN) wins the ladies event at Skate Canada International. Fumie Suguri (JPN) is second and Kim Yu-Na (KOR) is third. In the men's event, Stephane Lambiel (SUI) takes the gold, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) the silver, and Johnny Weir (USA) the bronze.
- November 3 - Zhang Dan & Zhang Hao (CHN) win the pairs event at Skate Canada International. Rena Inoue & John Baldwin (USA) win the silver and Valerie Marcoux & Craig Buntin (CAN) earn the bronze. This is Inoue and Baldwin's non-scoring event, so the points they would collect from a second-place finish do not count towards the total needed the qualify for the Grand Prix Final.
[edit] October, 2006
- October 29 - Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski (BUL) win the ice dancing event at Skate America. Melissa Gregory & Denis Petukhov (USA) come in second, and Nathalie Pechalat & Fabian Bourzat (FRA) are third.
- October 28 - Miki Ando (JPN) wins the ladies event at Skate America. Kimmie Meissner (USA) is second and Mao Asada (JPN) is third. In the men's event, Nobunari Oda (JPN) wins, Evan Lysacek (USA) is second, and Alban Préaubert (FRA) is third.
- October 27 - The Grand Prix of Figure Skating begins with a win for Rena Inoue & John Baldwin (USA) at Skate America. Poland's Dorota Siudek & Mariusz Siudek win the silver and Naomi Nari Nam & Themistocles Leftheris are the bronze medalists. This is the Siudeks non-scoring event, so the points they would collect from a second-place finish do not count towards the total needed the qualify for the Grand Prix Final.
