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Bandy

World Championship

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, and is qualified for Division A next year. Ukraine took third place.

Women's World Championship

February 18–21, 2016: 2016 Women's Bandy World Championship in Roseville, Minnesota
- Sweden defeated Russia, 1–0, to win their seventh women's title. Norway took the bronze medal.

World Cup

Final game, November 16, 2015: HK Yenisey (Russia) - Sandvikens AIK (Sweden), 5–0

National champions

Finland: Botnia-69 (men), Sudet (women)
Norway: Stabæk IF (men), Stabæk IF (women)
Russia: HK Yenisey (men), Rekord Irkutsk (women)
Sweden: Västerås SK (men), Kareby IS (women)
Ukraine: Dynamo Kharkiv (men)
United States: Bandolier BC (men)

International Youth Championships

January 2016: U23 World Championship
- Winner: Sweden

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-woman 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-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

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-woman 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-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
- Two-man bobsleigh winners: United States (Steven Holcomb, Carlo Valdes)
- Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Martin Putze, Ben Heber, Kevin Korona)
- Two-woman 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-woman 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-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
- Two-man bobsleigh winners: Switzerland (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann)
- Four-man bobsleigh winners: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Kevin Korona, Martin Putze, Ben Heber)
- Two-woman 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-woman 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 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
- 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: Aleksandr Tretyakov
- 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: 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

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]
- Boys' singles: Sōta Yamamoto; Deniss Vasiļjevs; Dmitri Aliev
- Girls' 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]
- Boys' team winners: United States; Canada; Russia
- Boys' individual skills challenge winners: Eduard Casaneanu; Sebastian Cederle; Erik Betzold
- Girls' team winners: Sweden; Czech Republic; Switzerland
- Girls' 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]
- 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.

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 – June 12: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
- The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4–2 in games played, to win their fourth Stanley Cup title.
- Conn Smythe Trophy Winner: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
June 24–25: 2016 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York, at the First Niagara Center
- #1 pick: Auston Matthews to the Toronto Maple Leafs from the ZSC Lions

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]

CWHL

October 17, 2015 – February 21, 2016: 2015–16 CWHL season
- Commissioner's Trophy winners: Les Canadiennes
January 23: 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game in Toronto
- Team Black defeated Team White 5–1.
March 13: 2016 Clarkson Cup in Ottawa
- The Calgary Inferno defeated the Montreal Les Canadiennes, 8–3, to win their first Clarkson Cup title.

NWHL

March 5, 2016: 2016 Isobel Cup in Newark, New Jersey at the Barnabus Health Hockey House
- The Boston Pride defeated the Buffalo Beauts 3–1 to win the inaugural Isobel Cup.

Allan Cup

April 11–16: 2016 Allan Cup in Steinbach, Manitoba at the T.G. Smith Centre
- The Bentley Generals defeated the South East Prairie Thunder, 4–3 in overtime, to win their third Allan Cup title.

AHL

October 9, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 AHL season
- Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners: Toronto Marlies
- Season MVP: Chris Bourque
April 20 – June 11: 2016 Calder Cup playoffs
- The Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hershey Bears, 4–0 in games played, to win their first Calder Cup title.

Memorial Cup

May 20–29: 2016 Memorial Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, at the ENMAX Centrium
- The London Knights defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, 3–2 in overtime, to win their second Memorial Cup title.

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]
- 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

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: