The 2022–23 figure skating season began on July 1, 2022 and will end on June 30, 2023. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the
ISU Championship level at the 2023
European,
Four Continents
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,
World Junior, and
World Championships
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. They will also compete at elite events such as the
Grand Prix
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Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to:
Arts and entertainment ...
and
Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the
Grand Prix Final, and the
ISU Challenger Series
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.
From March 1, 2022 onwards, the
International Skating Union
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banned all figure skaters and officials from
Russia
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and
Belarus
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from attending any international competitions following the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The season is the first under newly elected ISU President Kim Jae-youl and ISU Vice President for Figure Skating Benoît Lavoie.
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Season notes
Age eligibility
Skaters are eligible to compete in ISU events on the junior or senior levels according to their age:
; Background
At the ISU Congress held in Phuket
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, Thailand
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in June 2022, members of the ISU Council accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 years old beginning from the 2024–25 season; to avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 years old during the 2023–24 season, and then 17 years old during the 2024–25 season. Delegates also considered removing the word "senior" from the title of any official ISU events. Although there had been previous proposals to increase the age limit, the 2022 vote gained traction following the doping scandal
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of then 15-year-old Kamila Valieva of Russia
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at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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Changes
If skaters of different nationalities form a team, the ISU requires that they choose one country to represent.
Date refers to date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.
Partnership changes
Retirements
Coaching changes
Nationality changes
Competitions
Scheduled competitions:
Cancelled
Several competitions were cancelled by either the ISU, the host federation, or the local government due to the Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes, COVID-19 pandemic
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or the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
International medalists
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dance
Records and achievements
Records
Prior to the 2022–23 season, the ISU record scores stood as follows:
Senior
Junior
The following new junior ISU best scores were set during this season:
Achievements
; ISU Championships
; ISU Grand Prix and Junior Grand Prix
; ISU Challenger Series and senior Bs
* In the men's free skating at 2022 U.S. Classic, Ilia Malinin became the first man to successfully land a quadruple Axel in international competition.
* In the women's free skating at 2022 Lombardia Trophy, Rinka Watanabe
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 Skate Canada International champion and the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy champion.
Personal life
Watanabe was born on 19 July 2002 in Chiba.
Watanabe learned to speak English from her time living an ...
became the twenty-second woman to successfully land a triple Axel in international competition.
Season's best scores
Men
Best total score
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Best short program score
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Best free skating score
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Women
Best total score
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Best short program score
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Best free skating score
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Pairs
Best total score
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Best short program score
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Best free skating score
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Ice dance
Best total score
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Best rhythm dance score
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Best free dance score
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Highest element scores
GOE = Grade of Execution
BV = Base value
Note: An 'x' after the base value means that the base value has been multiplied by 1.1 because the jump was executed in the second half of the program. A 'q' means that the jump was landed on the quarter (missing rotation of exactly one quarter revolution and receives full base value). A '!' means an unclear edge on the takeoff of the jump.
Men
= Highest valued single jumps
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= Highest valued combos/sequences
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Women
= Highest valued single jumps
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= Highest valued combos
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Pairs
= Highest valued twists
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= Highest valued throw jumps
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= Highest valued lifts
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= Highest valued jump sequences/combos
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World Standings and Season's World Ranking
Current World Standings (top 30)
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Women
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Pairs
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Ice dance
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Current Season's World Ranking (top 30)
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dance
Notes
References
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Figure skating
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