The 2026–27 figure skating season began on July 1, 2026, and will end on June 30, 2027. During this season, elite skaters will compete at the ISU (International Skating Union) Championship level at the 2027 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Championships. They will also compete at elite events such as the ISU Challenger Series as well as the Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating at the Grand Prix Final.
On June 30, 2026, the ISU announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each of these skaters were required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they met the criteria for neutral status. These requirements included having not previously taken active part in military operations in the war against Ukraine, as well as having not actively and publicly supported the war. As AINs, Russian and Belarusian skaters were required to compete without items of state recognition such as their national flags or anthems. Russian and Belarusian officials are not permitted to attend international competitions.
Season notes Age eligibility Skaters are eligible to compete in ISU events at the junior or senior levels according to their age. These rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships.
LevelDate of birthJunior Born between July 1, 2007 & June 30, 2013Junior Born between July 1, 2005 & June 30, 2013Junior Born between July 1, 2003 & June 30, 2013Senior Born before July 1, 2009
Changes If skaters of different nationalities form a team, the ISU requires 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 DateSkatersTypeNotesJuly 28, 2026 Ice dance FormedFor South Korea August 25, 2026 For Lithuania For Egypt August 27, 2026 Pairs For United States September 4, 2026For HungarySeptember 5, 2026October 4, 2026Ice danceSplit
Retirements DateSkater(s)July 7, 2026 PairsJuly 10, 2026July 31, 2026August 16, 2026 Nina PoveyWomenAugust 19, 2026 Nella PelkonenAugust 28, 2026Pairs
Coaching changes Date Skater(s) From To July 6, 2026 Men Keegan Murphy & Eileen Murphy Brian Orser & Tracy WilsonAugust 1, 2026 Women Gao Weijun & Sofia FedchenkoGao Weijun & Satoko MiyaharaAugust 3, 2026 Pairs Ondřej Hotárek, Luca Demattè & Nolan Seegert Nolan SeegertAugust 10, 2026 Women Chi Hyun-jung & Ji Min-ji Choi Hyung-kyung, Kim Na-hyun & Kim Min-seokAugust 26, 2026Eteri Tutberidze, Sergei Dudakov & Daniil GleikhengauzInna Goncharenko
Nationality changes Date Skater(s) From To Notes July 4, 2026 Nathan Bartholomay Pairs Partnering with Charlene Bailey July 9, 2026 Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko Ice dance Partnering with Alicia Fabbri August 25, 2026 Maksym Spodyriev Partnering with Sophia Anwy Farajallah August 27, 2026 Deanna Stellato-Dudek Pairs Partnering with Danil Siianytsia September 4, 2026Filippo ClericiPartnering with Júlia Láng September 5, 2026Júlía Sylvía GunnarsdóttirPartnering with Mozes Jozsef Berei October 1, 2026Luc EconomidesMen
International competitions
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+2026DatesEventTypeLevelLocationJuly 27–30Lake Placid Ice Dance InternationalOtherS/JDLake Placid, New York, United StatesAugust 1–5Asian Open TrophyOtherAllM/W/PJakarta, IndonesiaAugust 5–9Cranberry Cup InternationalChallenger SeriesSM/WNorwood, Massachusetts, United StatesOtherJ/NAugust 20–22JGP ChinaJunior Grand PrixJAllXi'an, ChinaAugust 27–29JGP LatviaJunior Grand PrixJAllRiga, LatviaSeptember 3–4Bolero CupOtherAllDSheffield, England, United KingdomSeptember 3–5JGP ThailandJunior Grand PrixJM/W/DBangkok, ThailandSeptember 4–6Kinoshita Group CupChallenger SeriesSAllTokyo, JapanSeptember 10–12John Nicks Pairs CompetitionChallenger SeriesSPNorwood, Massachusetts, United StatesOtherJ/NSeptember 11–13Tallinn OpenOtherS/JM/WTallinn, EstoniaSeptember 17–19JGP TurkeyJunior Grand PrixJAllAnkara, TurkeySeptember 17–20Lombardia TrophyChallenger Series SM/W/DBergamo, ItalyOtherPSeptember 24–26JGP GeorgiaJunior Grand PrixJM/W/DBatumi, GeorgiaNebelhorn TrophyChallenger SeriesSAllOberstdorf, GermanySeptember 24–27Nepela MemorialChallenger Series SM/W/DBratislava, SlovakiaOtherPSeptember 26–30Swan TrophyOtherAllM/WBibra Lake, AustraliaOctober 1–3JGP SloveniaJunior Grand PrixJM/W/DLjubljana, SloveniaOctober 1–4Trialeti TrophyChallenger SeriesSAllBatumi, GeorgiaOctober 7–11Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeChallenger SeriesS M/W/D Astana, KazakhstanOtherJOctober 8–10JGP PolandJunior Grand PrixJAllGdańsk, PolandOctober 10–11Tayside TrophyOtherS/JM/W/PDundee, Scotland, United KingdomOctober 15–18 Budapest TrophyChallenger SeriesSM/W/D Budapest, Hungary OtherPJAllDiamond SpinOtherAllM/W/PKatowice, PolandOctober 16–18Jelgava CupOtherS/JM/WJelgava, LatviaOctober 22–25Golden Bear of ZagrebOtherAllM/W/PZagreb, CroatiaOctober 23–25Grand Prix de FranceGrand PrixSAllAngers, FranceMezzaluna CupOtherAllDMentana, ItalyOctober 27–30Gordion CupOtherAllM/W/DAnkara, TurkeyOctober 27 – November 1Crystal Skate of RomaniaOtherAllM/WBucharest, RomaniaOctober 29 – November 1Northern Lights TrophyOtherAllM/W/PReykjavík, IcelandOctober 30 – November 1Skate Canada InternationalGrand PrixSAllKelowna, British Columbia, CanadaTirnavia Ice CupOtherAllM/WTrnava, SlovakiaNovember 3–8Denkova-Staviski CupOtherAllM/W/DSofia, BulgariaIce Challenge OtherAllAllGraz, AustriaNovember 4–859th Volvo Open CupOtherS/JM/WRiga, LatviaNovember 6–8Cup of ChinaGrand PrixSAllShenzhen, ChinaPavel Roman MemorialOtherAllDOlomouc, Czech RepublicNovember 6–11Iceskatera Open 2026OtherAllM/W/DBydgoszcz, PolandNovember 12–15NRW TrophyOtherAllM/W/DDortmund, GermanyLõunakeskus TrophyOtherAllM/WTartu, EstoniaMerano Ice Trophy Memorial Martina Barricelli OtherAllM/WMerano, ItalyNovember 13–15Skate AmericaGrand PrixSAllEverett, Washington, United StatesNovember 16–22Tallinn TrophyChallenger SeriesSAllTallinn, EstoniaOtherJ/NNovember 18–22Cup of InnsbruckOtherAllM/W/PInnsbruck, AustriaNovember 19–22Skate CeljeOtherAllM/WCelje, SloveniaNovember 20–21Finlandia TrophyGrand PrixSAllHelsinki, FinlandNovember 23–29Mexico CupOtherAllM/WQuerétaro, MexicoNovember 24–27Bosphorus CupOtherAllM/W/DIstanbul, TurkeyNovember 25–29Warsaw CupChallenger SeriesSAllWarsaw, PolandNovember 27–29NHK TrophyGrand PrixSAllTokyo, JapanNovember 30 – December 6Santa Claus CupOtherAllM/W/DBudapest, HungaryDecember 2–5Golden Spin of ZagrebChallenger Series SM/W/D Zagreb, CroatiaOtherPDecember 7–13EduSport TrophyOtherAllM/W/DBucharest, RomaniaDecember 10–13Grand Prix FinalGrand PrixS/JAllChongqing, China +2027DatesEventTypeLevelLocationJanuary 11–13 Robin Cousins CupOtherS/JM/WNottingham, England, United KingdomJanuary 12–17Sofia TrophyOtherAllM/W/DSofia, BulgariaOlympic Hopes - In Memoriam Nicolae BelluOtherAllM/WBucharest, Romania January 13–17Nordic ChampionshipsOtherAllM/WTampere, Finland January 14–1760th Volvo Open CupOtherS/JM/WRiga, Latvia January 15–25 Winter World University Games Other S All Changchun, China January 18–24EDGE CupOtherAllM/W/DKatowice, Poland January 19–24Bavarian OpenOtherAllAllOberstdorf, Germany January 23–24Sarajevo Open OtherAllAllSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina January 27–31European ChampionshipsChampionshipSAllLausanne, SwitzerlandDragon TrophyOtherAllM/WLjubljana, Slovenia January 28–31Silver Skate Winter CupOtherS/JM/WKaunas, Lithuania February 3–7CUS Torino CupOtherAllDTurin, ItalySkate Helena OtherAllM/WBelgrade, Serbia February 9–13Skate Berlin OtherAllAllBerlin, GermanyFebruary 9–14Four Continents Championships ChampionshipSAllAstana, KazakhstanFebruary 10–13CS Ice ChallengeChallenger SeriesSAllGraz, Austria February 11–14Daugava Open Cup OtherAllM/WRiga, Latvia February 13–14Finnish Ice Dance OpenOtherAllDHelsinki, Finland February 14–21European Youth Olympic Festival OtherJM/WBrașov, Romania February 18–21Challenge Cup OtherAllAllTilburg, NetherlandsSoutheast Asian Open TrophyOtherAllM/WManila, PhilippinesTallink Hotels Cup OtherS/JM/WTallinn, Estonia February 24–28World Junior Championships ChampionshipJAllSofia, Bulgaria March 2–7Maria Olszewska Memorial OtherAllM/W/DŁódź, Poland March 4–7Sisak Open OtherAllM/WSisak, CroatiaSonja Henie Trophy OtherAllM/WOslo, NorwayCrystal Skate Spring OtherAllM/WTallinn, Estonia March 10–14Baltic Cup OtherJ/NM/W/DGdańsk, Poland March 11–14Denver International OtherAllM/W/PDenver, Colorado, United States March 12–14Coupe du Printemps OtherAllM/WKockelscheuer, Luxembourg March 17–21World Championships ChampionshipSAllTampere, Finland March 18–21European Wulfenia Cup OtherS/JM/WPontebba, Italy March 31 – April 4Black Sea Ice Cup OtherS/JM/WKranevo, Bulgaria April 1–4#nextgen Icestars OtherAllM/WGraz, Austria April 7–11Triglav Trophy OtherAllM/WJesenice, Slovenia April 8–11World Team Trophy ChampionshipSAllTokyo, Japan April 17–18Sisak TrophyOtherAllM/WSisak, Croatia April 21–25Southeast Asian Nations TrophyOtherAllM/WJakarta, Indonesia May 1–4Thailand Open TrophyOtherAllM/WBangkok, Thailand May 10–13Tallinn Trophy KidsOtherNM/WTallinn, Estonia May 19–22Oceania International OtherAllM/WTBA
International medalists Men's singles +Championships Competition Gold Silver Bronze European Championships Four Continents Championships World Junior Championships World Championships +Grand PrixCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Grand Prix de France Skate Canada International Cup of China Skate America Finlandia Trophy NHK Trophy Grand Prix Final +Junior Grand PrixCompetition Gold Silver Bronze JGP China JGP Latvia JGP Thailand JGP Turkey JGP Georgia JGP Slovenia JGP Poland Junior Grand Prix Final
+Challenger SeriesCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Cranberry Cup International Kinoshita Group Cup Lombardia Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy Nepela Memorial Trialeti Trophy Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Budapest Trophy Tallinn Trophy Warsaw Cup Golden Spin of Zagreb CS Ice Challenge
+Other international competitionsCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Asian Open Trophy Tallinn Open Swan Trophy Tayside Trophy Diamond Spin Jelgava Cup Golden Bear of Zagreb Gordion Cup Crystal Skate of Romania Northern Lights Trophy Tirnavia Ice Cup Denkova-Staviski Cup Ice Challenge 59th Volvo Open Cup Iceskatera Open NRW Trophy Lõunakeskus Trophy Merano Ice Trophy Memorial Martina Barricelli Cup of Innsbruck Skate Celje Mexico Cup Bosphorus Cup Santa Claus Cup EduSport Trophy Robin Cousins Cup Sofia Trophy Olympic Hopes - In Memoriam Nicolae Bellu Nordics Open 60th Volvo Open Cup Winter World University Games EDGE Cup Bavarian Open Sarajevo Open Dragon Trophy Silver Skate Winter Cup Skate Helena Skate Berlin Daugava Open Cup Southeast Asian Trophy Challenge Cup Tallink Hotels Cup Maria Olszewska Memorial Sisak Open Sonja Henie Trophy Crystal Skate Spring Denver International Coupe du Printemps European Wulfenia Cup #nextgen Icestars Black Sea Ice Cup Triglav Trophy Sisak Trophy Southeast Asian Nations Trophy Thailand Open Trophy Oceania International
Women’s singles +Championships Competition Gold Silver Bronze European Championships Four Continents Championships World Junior Championships World Championships +Grand PrixCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Grand Prix de France Skate Canada International Cup of China Skate America Finlandia Trophy NHK Trophy Grand Prix Final +Junior Grand PrixCompetition Gold Silver Bronze JGP China Sofia Dzepka Liu Yuxuan Shuxian Jin JGP Latvia Hana Bath Mei Okada Wang Yihan JGP Thailand Sofia Dzepka Sumika Kanazawa Lia Cho JGP Turkey Mei Okada Shuxian Jin Stefania Gladki JGP Georgia Wang Yihan Sophia Shifrin Stefania Gladki JGP Slovenia JGP Poland Junior Grand Prix Final