2016 in ice sports
Overview of the events of 2016 in ice sports
This article is about the 2015–16 ice sports season and results. For other sports' results, see
2016 in sports .
World Championship
Women's World Championship
World Cup
National champions
International Youth Championships
Bobsleigh and skeleton
IBSF World championships and Winter Youth Olympics
January 19–23: IBSF Junior World Championships 2016 in Winterberg
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-woman 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]
Boys' winners: Evgenii Rukosuev; Alexander Hestengen; Robin Schneider
Girls' winners: Ashleigh Fay Pittaway; Hannah Neise; Agathe Bessard
February 20: Bobsleigh at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer[ 4]
Boys' monobob winners: Jonas Jannusch; Maksim Ivanov; Kristian Olsen
Girls' monobob winners: Laura Nolte; Mercedes Schulte; Kelsea Purchall
November 22–29, 2015: IBSF World Cup #1 in Altenberg, Saxony
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-woman 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-woman 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
January 10–16: IBSF World Cup #5 in Park City, Utah
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-woman 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
February 22–28: IBSF World Cup #8 (final) in Schönau am Königsee #2
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 four-man #1 winners: United States (Justin Olsen , Brent Fogt, Luis Moreira, Evan Weinstock)
Men's four-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
December 19–20, 2015: IBSF Europe Cup #3 in Sigulda
January 8–10, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #4 in Schönau am Königssee
January 14–17, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #5 in Innsbruck –Igls
January 27–30, 2016: IBSF Europe Cup #6 (final) in St. Moritz
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
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
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: Aleksandr Tretyakov
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
World curling championships and Winter Youth Olympics
Continental championships
September 8–13, 2015: 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (debut event)
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.
International ice hockey championships and Winter Youth Olympics
December 26, 2015 – January 5, 2016: 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki [ 19]
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]
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]
May 6–22: 2016 IIHF World Championship in Moscow and Saint Petersburg [ 24]
Canada defeated Finland , 2–0, to win their second consecutive and 26th overall IIHF World Championship title. Russia took the bronze medal.
September 17 – October 1: 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto [ 25]
Canada defeated Team Europe , 2–0 in games played, to win their second consecutive World Cup of Hockey title.
International luge championships and Winter Youth Olympics
December 17–19, 2015: 2016 FIL American-Pacific Championships in Calgary
December 24–27, 2015: 2016 FIL Asian Championships in Nagano (debut event)
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]
February 5–7: Luge FIL Natural Track European Championships 2016 in Passeier Valley
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
February 14–16: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer [ 30]
Boys' singles winners: Kristers Aparjods; Paul-Lukas Heider; Reid Watts
Girls' 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
November 28–29, 2015: FIL World Cup #1 in Innsbruck –Igls
December 4–5, 2015: FIL World Cup #2 in Lake Placid, New York
December 11–12, 2015: FIL World Cup #3 in Park City, Utah
December 18–19, 2015: FIL World Cup #4 in Calgary
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
December 4–5, 2015: FIL World Team Relay Cup #2 in Lake Placid
January 9–10: FIL World Team Relay Cup #3 in Sigulda
February 6–7: FIL World Team Relay Cup #4 in Sochi
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
2015–16 Luge Sprint World Cup
December 11–12, 2015: FIL Sprint World Cup #1 in Park City
December 18–19, 2015: FIL Sprint World Cup #2 in Calgary
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
January 9–10, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #2 in Latsch
January 16–17, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #3 in Vatra Dornei
January 23–24, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #4 in Moscow
January 29–31, 2016: FIL Natural Track World Cup #5 in Deutschnofen
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 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 500 m winner: Darya Kachanova
Men's junior 500 m winner: Marten Liiv
Women's junior 1500 m winner: Ji-Woo Park
Men's junior 1500 m winner: Ki-Woong Park
Women's junior team pursuit winners: South Korea
Men's junior team pursuit winners: South Korea
Women's junior 1000 m winner: Darya Kachanova
Men's junior 1000 m winner: Francesco Tescari
Women's junior 3000 m winner: Ji-Woo Park
Men's junior 3000 m 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
October 30 – November 1, 2015: ISU STSS World Cup #1 in Montreal [ 42]
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]
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]
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
See also
References
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