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| Location: |  United Arab Emirates |
The Abu Dhabi Classic Trophy (formerly the FBMA Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in January in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is the only figure skating competition in the Arab world included on the International Skating Union's calendar. [5] Medals may be awarded in men's singles and women's singles at the senior, junior, and novice levels.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Ondrej Spiegl |  Tsao Chih-I | No other competitors | [6] |
| 2017 |  Chafik Besseghier |  Nurullah Sahaka |  Harry Hau Yin Lee | [7] |
| 2023 |  Semen Daniliants | No other competitors | [8] | |
| 2024 |  Aleksandr Selevko | Semen Daniliants | Naoki Ma | [9] |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Anastasia Kononenko |  Isabella Schuster-Velissariou |  Clara Peters | [10] |
| 2016 |  Youn Ha-rim |  Nicole Schott |  Thita Lamsam | [6] |
| 2017 |  Emmi Peltonen |  Kerstin Frank |  Daša Grm | [7] |
| 2023 | Stefanie Pesendorfer | Jasmin Elsebaie |  Antonina Dubinina | [8] |
| 2024 | Nataly Langerbaur |  Sofia Frafonova | Anna Levkovets | [9] |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | John Olof Hallman |  Charlton Doherty | Darian Kaptich | [6] |
| 2017 | Yann Frechon | Lotfi Sereir |  Matthew Samuels | [7] |
| 2023 |  Nikita Sheiko | Segev Shlomo Avisar | Mikayel Salazaryan | [8] |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ciara Hoey | No other competitors | [10] | |
| 2016 | Anita Östlund | Katie Pasfield | Paula Mikolajczyk | [6] |
| 2017 | Nadjma Mahamoud | Hiu Ching Kwong | Camille Chervet | [7] |
| 2023 |  Stefania Yakovleva | Hannah Frank | Elizabet Gervits | [8] |
| 2024 |  Aisha Allakhverdieva | Zere Sarbalina | Marianne Must | [9] |
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