The competition, known as the Trophée Éric Bompard since 2004, lost its title sponsor in the summer of 2016 due to a lack of communication from the French Federation of Ice Sports.[1]
Entries
The ISU published the preliminary assignments on June 30, 2016.[2][3][4][5]
The French organisers decided not to replace Mendoza/Kovalev despite the ISU's rules stating that it is "mandatory" to invite another pair if one withdraws more than 14 days before the event.[18]: 10 The pairs' competition ended up with only six entries after a further withdrawal (Esbrat / Novoselov).