2016 in ice sports

Bandy

• January 31 – February 14: 2016 Bandy World Championship in Ulyanovsk Oblast^[1]
  • Division A:  Russia defeated  Finland, 6–1, to win their fourth consecutive and tenth overall Bandy World Championship title.  Sweden took the bronze medal.
  • Division B:  Germany defeated  Hungary, 5–4, in the final.  Ukraine took third place.

Bobsleigh and skeleton

IBSF World championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 19 – 23: IBSF Junior World Championships 2016 in Winterberg
  • Two-Man Junior Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Four-Man Junior Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm, Matthias Sommer)
  • Two-Women Junior Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Stephanie Schneider, Lisa Marie Buckwitz)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Nikita Tregubov
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Lelde Priedulēna
• February 8 – 21: FIBT World Championships 2016 in Innsbruck–Igls^[2]
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, Jānis Strenga)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel, Annika Drazek)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
  • Team winners:  Germany (Axel Jungk, Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel, Franziska Bertels, Tina Hermann, Johannes Lochner, Tino Paasche)
• February 19: Skeleton at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[3]
  • Boy's winners: Evgenii Rukosuev; Alexander Hestengen; Robin Schneider
  • Girl's winners: Ashleigh Fay Pittaway; Hannah Neise; Agathe Bessard
• February 20: Bobsleigh at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[4]
  • Boy's Monobob winners: Jonas Jannusch; Maksim Ivanov; Kristian Olsen
  • Girl's Monobob winners: Laura Nolte; Mercedes Schulte; Kelsea Purchall

2015–16 Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cups

• November 22 – 29, 2015: IBSF World Cup #1 in Altenberg, Saxony
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Putze, Jannis Bäcker, Thorsten Margis)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Laura Deas
• November 30 – December 6, 2015: IBSF World Cup #2 in Winterberg
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Martin Putze, Jannis Bäcker, Thorsten Margis)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  United States (Jamie Greubel, Cherrelle Garrett)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• December 7 – 13, 2015: IBSF World Cup #3 in Schönau am Königsee #1
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Nico Walther, Gregor Bermbach, Marko Hübenbecker, Eric Franke)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• January 3 – 9: IBSF World Cup #4 in Lake Placid, New York
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:  United States (Steven Holcomb, Carlo Valdes)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Martin Putze, Ben Heber, Kevin Korona)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  United States (Jamie Greubel, Cherrelle Garrett)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Annie O'Shea
• January 10 – 16: IBSF World Cup #5 in Park City, Utah
  • Note: No Two-Man Bobsleigh event here.
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh #1 winners:  Russia (Alexander Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin, Aleksei Pushkarev, Aleksey Zaytsev)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh #2 winners:  Germany (Nico Walther, Marko Hübenbecker, Christian Poser, Eric Franke)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• January 18 – 23: IBSF World Cup #6 in Whistler, British Columbia
  • Note: No Four-Man Bobsleigh event here.
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh #1 winners:   Switzerland (Rico Peter, Thomas Amrhein)
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh #2 winners:  Canada (Christopher Spring, Lascelles Brown)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  Canada (Kaillie Humphries, Melissa Lotholz)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Tina Hermann
• February 1 – 7: IBSF World Cup #7 in St. Moritz
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:   Switzerland (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Martin Putze, Ben Heber)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  United States (Elana Meyers, Lauren Gibbs)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Yun Sung-bin
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Janine Flock
• February 22 – 28: IBSF World Cup #8 (final) in Schönau am Königsee #2
  • Two-Man Bobsleigh winners:  South Korea (Won Yun-jong, Seo Young-woo)
  • Four-Man Bobsleigh winners:  Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Alexander Rödiger, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze)
  • Two-Women Bobsleigh winners:  United States (Elana Meyers, Kehri Jones)
  • Men's Skeleton winner: Martins Dukurs
  • Women's Skeleton winner: Tina Hermann

Bobsleigh IBSF North American Cup 2015–2016

• November 9 – 14, 2015: IBSF North American Cup #1 in Calgary
  • Men's Two-Man #1 winners:  United States (Codie Bascue / Evan Weinstock)
  • Men's Two-Man #2 winners:  Canada (Christopher Spring / Derek Plug)
  • Men's Four-Man #1 winners:  Canada (Justin Kripps, Alexander Kopacz, Joshua Kirkpatrick, Ben Coakwell)
  • Men's Four-Man #2 winners:  United States (Codie Bascue, David Cremin, Nathan Gilsleider, Evan Weinstock)
  • Men's Four-Man #3 winners:  France (Loïc Costerg, Romain Heinrich, Yannis Puyar, Jordan Bytebier) and  Monaco (Rudy Rinaldi, Boris Vain, Thibault Demarthon, Albéric Delattre)
  • Women's Two-Man #1 winners:  Canada (Christine de Bruin / Cynthia Appiah)
  • Women's Two-Man #2 winners:  Canada (Christine de Bruin / Cynthia Appiah)
• November 27 – 29, 2015: IBSF North American Cup #2 in Whistler
  • Open Two-Man #1 winners:  Canada (Nick Poloniato, Cameron Stones)
  • Open Two-Man #2 winners:  Canada (Nick Poloniato, Joey Nemet)
  • Women's Two-Man #1 winners:  Canada (Christine de Bruin / Cynthia Appiah)
  • Women's Two-Man #2 winners:  United States (Brittany Reinbolt, Bonnie Kilis)
• February 26 – 29, 2016: IBSF North American Cup #3 in Park City
  • Men's Two-Man #1 winners: (Codie Bascue / Nathan Gilsleider)
  • Men's Two-Man #2 winners: (Codie Bascue / Nathan Gilsleider)
  • Women's Bobsleigh #1 winner: Nicole Vogt
  • Women's Bobsleigh #2 winner: Katie Eberling
  • Men's For–Man #1 winners:  United States (Justin Olsen, Brent Fogt, Luis Moreira, Evan Weinstock)
  • Men's For–Man #2 winners:  United States (Codie Bascue, David Cremin, Nathan Gilsleider, Adrian Adams)

Bobsleigh IBSF Europe Cup 2015–2016

• November 27 – 29, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #1 in Winterberg
  • Open Two-Man #1 winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach)
  • Open Two-Man #2 winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Women's Two-Man #1 winners:  Germany (Sabrina Duljevic, Lisa-Sophie Gericke)
  • Women's Two-Man #2 winners:  Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
  • Open Four-Man #1 winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach, Tino Paasche, Christian Rasp)
  • Open Four-Man #2 winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach, Joshua Bluhm, Christian Rasp)
• December 4 & 5, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #2 in Altenberg
  • Men's Two-Man winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka)
  • Women's Two-Man winners:  Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
  • Open Four-Man winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Gregor Bermbach, Sebastian Mrowka, Christian Rasp)
• December 19 & 20, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #3 in Sigulda
  • Men's Two-Man #1 winners:  Latvia (Uģis Žaļims, Intars Dambis)
  • Men's Two-Man #2 winners:  Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Jānis Strenga)
  • Women's Two-Man #1 winners:  Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
  • Women's Two-Man #2 winners:  Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Yulia Shokshueva)
• January 8 – 10, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #4 in Schönau am Königssee
  • Men's Two-Man #1 winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Matthias Kagerhuber)
  • Women's Two-Man #1 winners:  Germany (Stephanie Schneider, Lisa Marie Buckwitz)
  • Open Four-Man winner:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm, Matthias Sommer)
  • Open Four-Man winner:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm, Matthias Sommer)
• January 14 – 17, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #5 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Men's Two-Man winners:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Women's Two-Man winners:  United States (Elana Meyers, Kehri Jones)
  • Open Four-Man winner:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Matthias Kagerhuber, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm)
  • Open Four-Man winner:  Germany (Johannes Lochner, Matthias Sommer, Sebastian Mrowka, Joshua Bluhm)
• January 27 – 30, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #6 (final) in St. Moritz
  • Men's Two-Man winners:   Switzerland (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann)
  • Women's Two-Man winners:  United States (Elana Meyers, Tara Evans)
  • Open Four-Man winners:  Austria (Benjamin Maier, Markus Sammer, Stefan Laussegger, Dănuț Moldovan)

Skeleton IBSF North American Cup 2015–2016

• November 12 & 13, 2015: IBSF North American Cup in Calgary
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Ander Mirambell
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Ander Mirambell
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Jaclyn LaBerge
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Jaclyn LaBerge
• November 26 & 27, 2015: IBSF North American Cup #2 in Whistler
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Rhys Thornbury
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Rhys Thornbury
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Savannah Graybill
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Katie Uhlaender
• March 4 & 5, 2016: IBSF North American Cup #3 in Park City
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Ander Mirambell
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: John Farrow
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Kimberley Bos
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Kimberley Bos

Skeleton IBSF Intercontinental Cup 2015–2016

• November 19 & 20, 2015: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #1 in Lake Placid
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Alexander Gassner
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Martin Rosenberger
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Katie Uhlaender
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Katie Uhlaender
• December 2 & 3, 2015: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #2 in Whistler
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Martin Rosenberger
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Rhys Thornbury
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Lanette Prediger
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Katie Uhlaender
• January 7 & 8, 2016: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #3 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Alexander Tretiakov
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Nikita Tregubov
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Elena Nikitina
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Elena Nikitina
• January 14 & 15, 2016: IBSF Intercontinental Cup #4 (final) in Schönau am Königssee
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Nikita Tregubov
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Alexander Tretiakov
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Anna Fernstaedt
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Anna Fernstaedt

Skeleton IBSF Europa Cup 2015–2016

• December 4 & 5, 2015: IBSF Europa Cup #1 in Altenberg
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Sergey Chudinov
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winners: Fabian Küchler / Alexander Mutovin
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Olga Potylitsina
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Maxi Just
• December 19 & 20, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #2 in Sigulda
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Alexander Mutovin
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Ivo Steinbergs
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Mirela Rahneva
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Mirela Rahneva
• January 14 & 15, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #3 in Schönau am Königssee
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Maxi Just
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Maxi Just
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: Dominic Rady
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Dominic Rady
• January 27 & 28, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #4 (final) in St. Moritz
  • Men's Skeleton #1 winner: David Swift
  • Men's Skeleton #2 winner: Fabian Küchler
  • Women's Skeleton #1 winner: Mirela Rahneva
  • Women's Skeleton #2 winner: Mirela Rahneva

Curling

World curling championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• September 12 – 19, 2015: 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship in Bern (debut event)
  •  Norway (Skip: Steffen Walstad) defeated  Sweden (Skip: Rasmus Wranå), 5–3, to win the inaugural WCF's World Mixed Curling Championship title.
  •  China (Skip: Ji Yansong) took the bronze medal.
• February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[5]
  • Mixed Doubles winners:
    • Yako Matsuzawa and Philipp Hösli
    • Han Yu and Ross Whyte
    • Zhao Ruiyi and Andreas Hårstad
  • Mixed Team winners: Canada; United States; Switzerland
• February 21 – 28: 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Lucerne
  •  Russia (Skip: Andrey Smirnov) defeated  Norway (Skip: Rune Lorentsen), 7–4, to win their second consecutive and third overall World Wheelchair Curling Championship title.
  •  South Korea (Skip: Yang Hui-tae) took the bronze medal.
• March 5 – 13: 2016 World Junior Curling Championships in Copenhagen^[6]
  • Note: This event was slated to Erzurum, but the WCF took it away due to terrorism fears.
  • Men:  Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) defeated the  United States (Skip: Korey Dropkin), 6–4, to give Scotland its tenth World Junior Curling Championships title.
  •  Canada (Skip: Matt Dunstone) took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  Canada (Skip: Mary Fay) defeated the  United States (Skip: Cory Christensen), 7–4, to give Canada its third consecutive and 11th overall World Junior Curling Championships title.
  •  South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji) took the bronze medal.
• March 19 – 27: 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current
  •   Switzerland (Skip: Binia Feltscher) defeated  Japan (Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa), 9–6, to win Switzerland's third consecutive and sixth overall World Women's Curling Championship title.
  •  Russia (Skip: Anna Sidorova) took the bronze medal.
• April 2 – 10: 2016 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel
  • Note: This event is a PyeongChang 2018 Olympic qualifying one.^[7]
  •  Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe) defeated  Denmark (Skip: Rasmus Stjerne), 5–3, to win Canada's 35th World Men's Curling Championship title.
  • The  United States (Skip: John Shuster) took the bronze medal.
• April 16 – 23: 2016 World Senior and Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Karlstad
  • Men's Senior:  Sweden (Skip: Mats Wranå) defeated  Canada (Skip: Randy Neufeld), 7–4, to win Sweden's first World Senior Curling Championships title.
  •  Ireland (Skip: Peter Wilson) took the bronze medal.
  • Women's Senior:  Scotland (Skip: Jackie Lockhart) defeated  Germany (Skip: Monika Wagner), 5–4, to win Scotland's third World Senior Curling Championships title.
  •  Sweden (Skip: Gunilla Arfwidsson-Edlund) took the bronze medal.
  • Mixed Doubles:  Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy and Anastasia Bryzgalova) defeated  China (Ba Dexin and Wang Rui), 7–5, to win Russia's second World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship title.
  • The  United States (Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson) took the bronze medal.

Curling Canada season of champions

• December 2 – 6, 2015: 2015 Canada Cup of Curling in Grande Prairie
  • Men: Kevin Koe (skip) defeated Mike McEwen (skip), 7–3, to win his first Canada Cup of Curling title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated Valerie Sweeting (skip), 8–7, to win her first Canada Cup of Curling title.
• January 14 – 17: 2016 Continental Cup of Curling in Paradise, Nevada^[8]
  • Team / North America defeated Team World, with the score of 30.5–29.5 total points.
• February 20 – 28: 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie^[9]
  • Chelsea Carey (skip) defeated Krista McCarville (skip), 7–6, to win Alberta's second Scotties Tournament of Hearts title.
  • Team  Canada (Jennifer Jones (skip)) took the bronze medal.
• March 5 – 13: 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa^[10]
  • Kevin Koe (skip) defeated Brad Gushue (skip), 9–5, to win Alberta's second Tim Hortons Brier title.
  • Brad Jacobs (skip) took the bronze medal.

Continental championships

• November 7 – 14, 2015: 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Almaty
  • Men:  South Korea (Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk) defeated  Japan (Skip: Yusuke Morozumi), 11–7, to win their nation's second Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
    •  China (Skip: Zang Jialiang) took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  Japan (Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa) defeated  South Korea (Skip: Kim Ji-sun), 8–7, to win their nation's 14th Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
    •  China (Skip: Liu Sijia) took the bronze medal.
• November 20 – 28, 2015: 2015 European Curling Championships in Esbjerg
  • Men:  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated   Switzerland (Skip: Peter de Cruz), 7–6, to win their nation's second consecutive and ninth overall European Curling Championship title.
    •  Norway (Skip: Thomas Ulsrud took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  Russia (Skip: Anna Sidorova) defeated  Scotland (Skip: Eve Muirhead), 6–4, to win their nation's third European Curling Championship title.
    •  Finland (Skip: Oona Kauste) took the bronze medal.

World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling

• September 8 – 13, 2015: 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (debut event)
  • Men: Kevin Koe (skip) defeated Brad Gushue (skip), 4–3, to win this inaugural GSOC Tour Challenge title.
  • Women: Silvana Tirinzoni (skip) defeated Rachel Homan (skip), 6–5, to win this inaugural GSOC Tour Challenge title.
• October 27 – November 1, 2015: 2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling in Truro, Nova Scotia
  • Men: Mike McEwen (skip) defeated Jim Cotter (skip), 5–3, to win his second Masters Grand Slam of Curling title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated Valerie Sweeting (skip), 6–4, to win her third Masters Grand Slam of Curling title.
• November 11 – 15, 2015: 2015 The National in Oshawa
  • Men: Brad Gushue (skip) defeated Reid Carruthers (skip), 7–2, to win his second National title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated fellow Ontario skip (Tracy Fleury), 5–4, to win the inaugural National title for women.
• December 8 – 13, 2015: 2015 Canadian Open of Curling in Yorkton
  • Men: John Epping (skip) defeated Brad Gushue (skip), 7–4, to win his first Canadian Open of Curling title.
  • Women: Rachel Homan (skip) defeated Jennifer Jones (skip), 8–7, to win her first Canadian Open of Curling title.
• March 16 – 20: 2016 Elite 10 in Victoria, British Columbia (men only)
  • Brad Gushue (skip) defeated Reid Carruthers (skip), 4–3 in an extra end, to win their first Elite 10 title.
• April 12 – 17: 2016 Players' Championship in Toronto
  • Men: Brad Gushue (skip) defeated Brad Jacobs, 5–4, to win his first Players' Championship title.
  • Women: Eve Muirhead (skip) defeated Jennifer Jones (skip), 9–6, to win her second consecutive and third overall Players' Championship title.
• April 26 – May 1: 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup in Sherwood Park (debut event)
  • Men: Reid Carruthers (skip) defeated John Epping (skip), 4–3, to win the inaugural Champions Cup title.
  • Women: Jennifer Jones (skip) defeated Rachel Homan (skip), 7–5, to win the inaugural Champions Cup title.

Figure skating

International figure skating events and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 25 – 31: 2016 European Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava^[11]
  • Men's Singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' Singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
  • Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
• February 13 – 20: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[12]
  • Boy's Singles: Sōta Yamamoto; Deniss Vasiļjevs; Dmitri Aliev
  • Girl's Singles: Polina Tsurskaya; Maria Sotskova; Elizabet Tursynbayeva
  • Pairs: Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot; Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař; Alina Ustimkina / Nikita Volodin
  • Ice Dance: Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov; Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye; Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
  • Mixed NOC Team: Team Desire; Team Future; Team Discovery
• February 16 – 21: 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei^[13]
  • Men's Singles: Patrick Chan
  • Ladies' Singles: Satoko Miyahara
  • Pairs: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
  • Ice Dance: Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
• March 14 – 20: 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Debrecen^[14]
  • Men's Singles: Daniel Samohin
  • Ladies' Singles: Marin Honda
  • Pairs: Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař
  • Ice Dance: Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
• March 28 – April 3: 2016 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston^[15]
  • Men's Singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' Singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
  • Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron

2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

• October 23 – 25, 2015: 2015 Skate America in Milwaukee^[16]
  • Men's Singles: Max Aaron
  • Ladies' Singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs:  China (Sui Wenjing / Han Cong)
  • Ice Dance:  United States (Madison Chock / Evan Bates)
• October 30 – November 1, 2015: 2015 Skate Canada International in Lethbridge^[17]
  • Men's Singles: Patrick Chan
  • Ladies' Singles: Ashley Wagner
  • Pairs:  Canada (Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford)
  • Ice Dance:  Canada (Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje)
• November 6 – 8, 2015: 2015 Cup of China in Beijing
  • Men's Singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' Singles: Mao Asada
  • Pairs:  Russia (Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov)
  • Ice Dance:  Italy (Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte)
• November 13 – 15, 2015: 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard in Bordeaux
  • Event cancelled, due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.^[18]
• November 20 – 22, 2015: 2015 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow
  • Men's Singles: Javier Fernández
  • Ladies' Singles: Elena Radionova
  • Pairs:  Russia (Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov)
  • Ice Dance:  Canada (Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje)
• November 27 – 29, 2015: 2015 NHK Trophy in Nagano
  • Men's Singles: Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Ladies' Singles: Satoko Miyahara
  • Pairs:  Canada (Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford)
  • Ice Dance:  United States (Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani)
• December 10 – 13, 2015: 2015–16 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Barcelona
  • Men's Singles: Yuzuru Hanyu
  • Ladies' Singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
  • Pairs:  Russia (Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov)
  • Ice Dance:  Canada (Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje)

2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix

• August 20 – 22: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia in Bratislava
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Roman Sadovsky
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Polina Tsurskaya
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners: (Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons)
• August 26 – 30: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Latvia in Riga
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Dmitri Aliev
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Alisa Fedichkina
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners: (Betina Popova/Yuri Vlasenko)
  • Mixed Junior Pairs winners: (Renata Oganesian/Mark Bardei)
• September 2 – 6: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Nathan Chen
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Yuna Shiraiwa
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners: (Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter)
  • Mixed Junior Pairs winners: (Anastasia A. Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov)
• September 10 – 12: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria in Linz
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Dmitri Aliev
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Maria Sotskova
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners:  Russia (Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd)
  • Mixed Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov)
• September 24 – 26: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland in Toruń
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Sōta Yamamoto
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Polina Tsurskaya
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners:  United States (Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter)
  • Mixed Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot)
• October 1 – 3: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain in Logroño
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Nathan Chen
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Yuna Shiraiwa
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners:  France (Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac)
• October 8 – 10: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia in Zagreb
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Alexander Samarin
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Marin Honda
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winner:  United States (Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons)
• December 10 – 12: 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain in Barcelona (final)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Nathan Chen
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Polina Tsurskaya
  • Mixed Junior Pairs winners:  Russia (Ekaterina Borisova, Dmitry Sopot)
  • Mixed Junior Ice Dance winners:  United States (Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter)

Ice hockey

International ice hockey championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki^[19]
  •  Finland defeated  Russia, 4–3 in overtime, to win their fourth World Junior Ice Hockey Championships title. The  United States won the bronze medal.
• January 8 – 15: 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in St. Catharines^[20]
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 3–2, to win their second consecutive and fifth overall IIHF World Women's U18 Championship title.  Sweden took the bronze medal.
• February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[21]
  • Boy's Team winners: United States; Canada; Russia
  • Boy's Individual Skills Challenge winners: Eduard Casaneanu; Sebastian Cederle; Erik Betzold
  • Girl's Team winners: Sweden; Czech Republic; Switzerland
  • Girl's Individual Skills Challenge winners: Sena Takenaka; Anita Muraro; Theresa Schafzahl
• March 28 – April 4: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship in Kamloops^[22]
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 1–0 in overtime, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall IIHF Women's World Championship title.  Russia took the bronze medal.
• April 14 – 24: 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota^[23]
  •  Finland defeated  Sweden, 6–1, to win their third IIHF World U18 Championships title. The  United States took the bronze medal.
• May 6 – 22: 2016 IIHF World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg^[24]
• September 17 – October 1: 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto^[25]

National Hockey League

• October 7, 2015 – April 10, 2016: 2015–16 NHL season
  • Presidents' Trophy winners: Washington Capitals
• January 1: 2016 NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 5–1.
• January 31: 61st National Hockey League All-Star Game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee^[26]
  • Team Pacific defeated Team Atlantic, with the score of 1–0.
  • National Hockey League All-Star Game MVP: John Scott ( St. John's IceCaps)
  • Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater™ winner: Dylan Larkin ( Detroit Red Wings)
  • Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge™ winner: P. K. Subban ( Montreal Canadiens)
  • DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting™ winner: John Tavares ( New York Islanders)
  • Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay™ winners: Lefty One-Timer Group
  • AMP NHL Hardest Shot™ winner: Shea Weber ( Nashville Predators)
• April 13 – TBD: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
• June 24 & 25: 2016 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York at the First Niagara Center

2016 NHL Stadium Series

• February 21: Series #1 at the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis
  • The Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6–1.
• February 27: Series #2 at Coors Field in Denver
  • The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5–3.

NCAA

• March 12 – 20: 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four in Durham, New Hampshire at Whittemore Center
  • The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Boston College Eagles, 3–1, to win their sixth NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey title.
• April 7 & 9: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida at Amalie Arena^[27]
  • The North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 5–1, to win their eighth NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey title.

Kontinental Hockey League

• August 24, 2015 – April 19, 2016: 2015–16 KHL season
  • Continental Cup (KHL) winner: HC CSKA Moscow
  • Top regular season scorer: Sergei Mozyakin ( Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
  • Gagarin Cup winners: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (second Gagarin Cup title)
• January 23: 2016 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game in Moscow at the VTB Ice Palace
  • Team West defeated Team East, with the score of 28–23.^[28]

Luge

International luge championships and Winter Youth Olympics

• December 17 – 19, 2015: 2016 FIL American-Pacific Championships in Calgary
  • Men's Singles winner: Chris Mazdzer
  • Women's Singles winner: Erin Hamlin
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Canada (Tristan Walker, Justin Snith)
• December 24 – 27, 2015: 2016 FIL Asian Championships in Nagano (debut event)
  • Men's Singles winner: Hidenari Kanayama
  • Women's Singles winner: Enju Choi
  • Men's Doubles winners:  South Korea (Jin-Yong Park, Cho Jung-myung)
• January 15 & 16: Luge FIL Junior European Championships 2016 in Altenberg
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Bastian Schulte
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Anna Berreiter
  • Men's Youth Doubles #1 winners:  Germany (Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
  • Men's Youth Doubles #2 winners:  Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Jonas Müller
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Mixed Junior Team winners:  Germany (Jessica Tiebel, Paul-Lukas Heider, Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
• January 30 & 31: 2016 FIL World Luge Championships in Schönau am Königsee^[29]
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Men's Sprint winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Women's Sprint winner: Martina Kocher
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
  • Men's Doubles Sprint winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
  • Team Relay winners:  Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt)
• February 5 – 7: Luge FIL Natural Track European Championships 2016 in Passeier Valley
  • Men's Singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
  • Women's Singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winner:  Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• February 6 & 7: 2016 FIL Junior World Championships in Winterberg
  • Junior Men's Singles winner: Roman Repilov
  • Junior Women's Singles winner: Julia Taubitz
  • Junior Men's Doubles winners:  Austria (David Trojer, Philip Knoll)
  • Team Relay winners:  Germany (Julia Taubitz, Maximilian Jung, Julius Löffler / Stiebing)
• February 13 & 14: 47th FIL European Championships in Altenberg
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• February 14 – 16: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[30]
  • Boy's Singles winners: Kristers Aparjods; Paul-Lukas Heider; Reid Watts
  • Girl's Singles winners: Brooke Apshkrum; Jessica Tiebel; Madeleine Egle
  • Doubles winners: Felix Schwarz / Lukas Gufler; Hannes Orlamuender / Paul Gubitz; Vsevolod Kashkin / Konstantin Korshunov
  • Mixed Team Relay winners: Germany; Russia; Italy

2015–16 Luge World Cup

• November 28 & 29, 2015: FIL World Cup #1 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Men's Singles winner: Dominik Fischnaller
  • Women's Singles winner: Dajana Eitberger
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• December 4 & 5, 2015: FIL World Cup #2 in Lake Placid, New York
  • Men's Singles winner: Chris Mazdzer
  • Women's Singles winner: Erin Hamlin
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• December 11 & 12, 2015: FIL World Cup #3 in Park City, Utah
  • Men's Singles winner: Chris Mazdzer
  • Women's Singles winner: Summer Britcher
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• December 18 & 19, 2015: FIL World Cup #4 in Calgary
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• January 9 & 10: FIL World Cup #5 in Sigulda
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• January 16 & 17: FIL World Cup #6 in Oberhof, Germany
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• February 6 & 7: FIL World Cup #7 in Sochi
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• February 13 & 14: FIL World Cup #8 in Altenberg
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)
• February 20 & 21: FIL World Cup #9 (final) in Winterberg
  • Men's Singles winner: Stepan Fedorov
  • Women's Singles winner: Tatjana Hüfner
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Toni Eggert, Sascha Benecken)

2015–16 Luge Team Relay World Cup

• November 28 & 29, 2015: FIL World Team Relay Cup #1 in Innsbruck–Igls
  • Winners:  Germany (Dajana Eitberger, Andi Langenhan, Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken)
• December 4 & 5, 2015: FIL World Team Relay Cup #2 in Lake Placid
  • Winners:  United States (Erin Hamlin, Chris Mazdzer, Justin Krewson / Andrew Sherk)
• January 9 & 10: FIL World Team Relay Cup #3 in Sigulda
  • Winners:  Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt)
• February 6 & 7: FIL World Team Relay Cup #4 in Sochi
  • Winners:  Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Semen Pavlichenko, Andrey Bogdanov, Andrey Medvedev)
• February 13 & 14: FIL World Team Relay Cup #5 in Altenberg
  • Winners:  Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch, Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken)
• February 20 & 21: FIL World Team Relay Cup #6 (final) in Winterberg
  • Winners:  Canada (Arianne Jones, Mitchel Malyk, Tristan Walker / Justin Snith)

2015–16 Luge Sprint World Cup

• December 11 & 12, 2015: FIL Sprint World Cup #1 in Park City
  • Men's Singles winner: Wolfgang Kindl
  • Women's Singles winner: Summer Britcher
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Italy (Christian Oberstolz, Patrick Gruber)
• December 18 & 19, 2015: FIL Sprint World Cup #2 in Calgary
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Summer Britcher
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)
• January 16 & 17: FIL Sprint World Cup #3 (final) in Oberhof
  • Men's Singles winner: Felix Loch
  • Women's Singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
  • Men's Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt)

2015–16 FIL Luge Junior World Cup

• November 16 – 20: FIL Junior World Cup #1 in Lillehammer
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Markus Hummer
  • Men's Junior Doubles winners:  Russia (Evgeny Evdokimov, Alexey Groshev)
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Paul-Lukas Heider
  • Men's Youth Doubles winners:  Italy (Felix Schwarz, Lukas Gufler)
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Madeleine Egle
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Olesya Mikhaylenko
  • Men's Junior Team winners:  Russia
  • Mixed Junior/Youth Team Relay winners:  Italy
• November 27 & 28: FIL Junior World Cup #2 in Sigulda
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Paul-Lukas Heider
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Kristina Shamova
  • Men's Youth Doubles winners:  Russia (Andrej Shander, Semen Mikov)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Daniil Lebedev
  • Men's Junior Doubles winners:  Russia (Grigoriy Voloskov, Mikhail Dementiev)
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Olesya Mikhaylenko
• December 5 & 6: FIL Junior World Cup #3 in Schönau am Königssee
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Thomas Jaensch
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Tina Müller
  • Men's Youth Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Theo Gruber
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Men's Junior Doubles winners:  Russia (Evgeny Evdokimov, Alexey Groshev)
• December 11 & 12: FIL Junior World Cup #4 in Innsbruck
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Paul-Lukas Heider
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Tina Müller
  • Men's Youth Doubles winners:  Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Krisrers Aparjods
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Men's Junior Doubles winners:  Russia (Evgeny Evdokimov, Alexey Groshev)
  • Mixed Junior Team winners:  Austria
• January 15 & 16: FIL Junior World Cup #5 in Altenberg
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Bastian Schulte
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Anna Berreiter
  • Men's Youth Doubles #1 winners:  Germany (Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
  • Men's Youth Doubles #2 winners:  Germany (Tobias Heinze, Maximilian Illmann)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Jonas Müller
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Jessica Tiebel
  • Mixed Junior Team winners:  Germany
• January 22 & 23: FIL Junior World Cup #6 (final) in Oberhof
  • Men's Youth Singles winner: Fabian Malleier
  • Women's Youth Singles winner: Anna Berreiter
  • Men's Youth Doubles #1 winners:  Germany (Florian Löffler, Manuel Stiebing)
  • Men's Youth Doubles #2 winners:  Russia (Andrey Shander, Semen Mikov)
  • Men's Junior Singles winner: Jonas Müller
  • Women's Junior Singles winner: Tina Müller
  • Mixed Junior Team winners:  Germany

Luge FIL Natural Track World Cup 2015–2016

• December 12 & 13, 2015: FIL Natural Track World Cup #1 in Kühtai Ski Resort
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Patrick Pigneter
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Tina Unterberger
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 9 & 10, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #2 in Latsch
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Patrick Pigneter
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 16 & 17, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #3 in Vatra Dornei
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Patrick Pigneter
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 23 & 24, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #4 in Moscow
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Aleksandr Yegorov
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Yekaterina Lavrentyeva
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)
• January 29 – 31, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #5 in Deutschnofen
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Alex Gruber
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Patrick Pigneter, Florian Clara)

Luge FIL Junior Natural Track World Cup 2015–2016

• December 12 & 13, 2015: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #1 in Winterleiten
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Fabian Achenrainer
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Theresa Maurer
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Poland (Rafał Zasuwa, Paweł Spratek)
• January 5 & 6, 2016: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #2 in Seiser Alm
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Jack Leslie
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Daniela Mittermair
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Simone Scalet, Simone Gaio)
• January 17, 2016: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #3 in Umhausen
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Fabian Achenrainer
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Teresa Mauerer
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Germany (Josef Limmer, Florian Limmer)
• January 23 & 24, 2016: FIL Natural Junior Track World Cup #4 (final) in Kindberg
  • Men's Natural Singles winner: Florian Markt
  • Women's Natural Singles winner: Teresa Mauerer
  • Open Natural Track Doubles winners:  Italy (Manuel Gaio, Nicolo Debertolis)

Speed skating

2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

• November 13–15, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #1 in Calgary^[31]
  • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 20–22, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #2 in Salt Lake City^[32]
  •  China, the  Netherlands, and  Russia won 3 gold medals each. The  United States won the overall medal tally.
• December 4–6, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #3 in Inzell^[33]
  • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 11–13, 2015: ISU LTSS World Cup #4 in Heerenveen #1^[34]
  • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• January 29–31: ISU LTSS World Cup #5 in Stavanger^[35]
  •  Russia won the gold medal tally. The  Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
• March 11–13: ISU LTSS World Cup #6 (final) in Heerenveen #2^[36]
  • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Speed Skating ISU Junior World Cup 2015 – 2016

• November 14 – 15, 2015: ISU Junior LTSS World Cup #1 in Groningen
  • Men's Junior 500 m winner: Viktor Mushtakov
  • Men's Junior 1000 m winner: Mikhail Kazelin
  • Men's Junior 1500 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Men's Junior 3000 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Men's Junior Mass Start winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Men's Junior Team Sprint winners:  Russia
  • Women's Junior 500 m winner: Xue Lin
  • Women's Junior 1000 m winner: Rio Yamada
  • Women's Junior 1500 m winner: Ayano Sato
  • Women's Junior 3000 m winner: Mei Han
  • Women's Junior Mass Start winner: Ayano Sato
  • Women's Junior Team Sprint winners:  China
• November 28 – 29, 2015: ISU Junior LTSS World Cup #2 in Berlin
  • Men's Junior 500 m winner: Tatsuya Shinhama
  • Women's Junior 500 m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's Junior 1000 m winner: Viktor Mushtakov
  • Women's Junior 1000 m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's Junior 1500 m winner: Viktor Mushtakov
  • Women's Junior 1500 m winner: Mei Han
  • Men's Junior 3000 m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Women's Junior 3000 m winner: Ayano Sato
  • Men's Junior Mass Start winner: Min-Seok Kim
  • Women's Junior Mass Start winner: Ayano Sato
  • Men's Team Sprint winners:  Russia
  • Women's Team Sprint winners:  Japan
• January 16 – 17, 2015: ISU Junior LTSS World Cup #3 in Baselga di Pinè
  • Women's Junior 500m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's Junior 500m winner: Marten Liiv
  • Women's Junior 1500m winner: Ji-Woo Park
  • Men's Junior 1500m winner: Ki-Woong Park
  • Women's Junior Team Pursuit winners:  South Korea
  • Men's Junior Team Pursuit winners:  South Korea
  • Women's Junior 1000m winner: Darya Kachanova
  • Men's Junior 1000m winner: Francesco Tescari
  • Women's Junior 3000m winner: Ji-Woo Park
  • Men's Junior 3000m winner: Marcel Bosker
  • Women's Junior Mass Start winner: Cho-Won Park
  • Men's Junior Mass Start winner: Marcel Bosker

Other long track speed skating events and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 9 & 10: 2016 European Allround Speed Skating Championships in Minsk^[37]
  • Men's Allround winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's Allround winner: Martina Sáblíková
• February 11 – 14: 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna^[38]
  • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 13 – 19: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[39]
  • Boy's 500m winners: LI Yanzhe; Kazuki Sakakibara; CHUNG Jae-woong
  • Boy's 1500m winners: Kim Min-seok; Daichi Horikawa; Daan Baks
  • Boy's Mass Start winners: Kim Min-seok; CHUNG Jae-woong; Allan Dahl Johansson
  • Girl's 500m winners: KIM Min-sun; Mei Han; LI Huawei
  • Girl's 1500m winners: Park Ji-woo; Mei Han; Noemi Bonazza
  • Girl's Mass Start winners: Park Ji-woo; Mei Han; KIM Min-sun
  • Mixed NOC Team Sprint winners: Team 6; Team 9; Team 10
• February 27 & 28: 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Seoul^[40]
  • Men's Overall winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov
  • Women's Overall winner: Brittany Bowe
• March 5 & 6: 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Berlin^[41]
  • Men's Overall winner: Sven Kramer
  • Women's Overall winner: Martina Sáblíková
• March 11 – 13: 2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Changchun
  • Men's Overall winner: Benjamin Donnelly
  • Women's Overall winner: Elizaveta Kazelina

2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

• October 30 – November 1, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #1 in Montreal^[42]
  •  South Korea won the gold medal tally. South Korea,  Canada, and  China won 7 overall medals each.
• November 6 – 8, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #2 in Toronto^[43]
  •  South Korea won the gold medal tally. South Korea and  Canada won 11 overall medals each.
• December 4 – 6, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #3 in Nagoya^[44]
  •  South Korea won the gold medal tally.  Canada won the overall medal tally.
• December 11 – 13, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #4 in Shanghai^[45]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 5 – 7: ISU STSS World Cup #5 in Dresden^[46]
  •  Canada won the gold medal tally.  South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• February 12 – 14: ISU STSS World Cup #6 (final) in Dordrecht^[47]
  •  Canada and  South Korea won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.

Other short track speed skating events and Winter Youth Olympics

• January 22 – 24: 2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi^[48]
  •  Great Britain won the gold medal tally. The  Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
• January 29 – 31: 2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sofia^[49]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 14 – 20: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[50]
  • Boy's 500m winners: HONG Kyung-hwan; Kazuki Yoshinaga; Ma Wei
  • Boy's 1000m winners: HWANG Dae-heon; Ma Wei; LIU Shaoang
  • Girl's 500m winners: ZANG Yize; Petra Jászapáti; Katrin Manoilova
  • Girl's 1000m winners: KIM Ji-yoo; LEE Su-youn; Anna Seidel
  • Mixed NOC Team Relay winners: Team B; Team C; Team F
• March 11 – 13: 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul^[51]
  • Men's Overall winner: Han Tianyu
  • Women's Overall winner: Choi Min-jeong

See also

• 2016 in athletics (track and field)
• 2016 in skiing
• 2016 in sports

References

1. 2016 Bandy World Championship Website
2. IBSF World Championships 2016 Website
3. Lillehammer 2016 Skeleton Page
4. Lillehammer 2016 Bobsleigh Page
5. Lillehammer 2016 Curling Page
6. World Junior Curling Championships moved from Turkey over terrorism fears
7. Basel ready to host 2016 World Men's Curling Championship as Pyeongchang 2018 qualification begins
8. 2016 Continental Cup of Curling Website
9. 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Website
10. 2016 Tim Hortons Brier Website
11. 2016 European Figure Skating Championships Website
12. Lillehammer 2016 Figure Skating Page
13. 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Website
14. 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Website
15. 2016 World Figure Skating Championships Website
16. US Figure Skating's 2015 Skate America Page
17. Skate Canada's 2015 Skate Canada International Page
18. ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Event in Bordeaux France cancelled
19. 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Website
20. 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Website
21. Lillehammer 2016 Ice Hockey Page
22. 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Website
23. 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Page (part of the IIHF website)
24. 2016 IIHF World Championship Website
25. NHL's 2016 World Cup of Hockey Website
26. 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition Results Page
27. 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Website
28. Records Tumble in All-Star Game
29. 2016 FIL World Luge Championships Page
30. Lillehammer 2016 Luge Page
31. Calgary 2015 World Cup #1 Results Page
32. Salt Lake City 2015 World Cup #2 Results Page
33. Inzell 2015 World Cup #3 Results Page
34. Heerenveen 2015 World Cup #4 Results Page
35. Stavanger 2016 World Cup #5 Results Page
36. Heerenveen #2 2016 World Cup #6 Results Page
37. 2016 European Allround Speed Skating Championships Results Page
38. 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships Results Page
39. Lillehammer 2016 Speed Skating Page
40. 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Website
41. ISU's World Allround Championships 2016 Results Page
42. Montreal 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #1 Results Page
43. Toronto 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #2 Results Page
44. Nagoya 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #3 Results Page
45. Shanghai 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #4 Results Page
46. Dresden 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #5 Results Page
47. Dordrecht 2015–16 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #6 Results Page
48. ISU's European Short Track Speed Skating Championships® 2016 Results Page
49. ISU's World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships® 2016 Results Page
50. Lillehammer 2016 Short Track Speed Skating Page
51. 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Website

External links

• Federation of International Bandy
• The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
• World Curling Federation
• International Skating Union
• International Ice Hockey Federation
• International Luge Federation