ISU Challenger Series
The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Each event consists of at least three disciplines out of four (men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing), and is required to take place between August 1 and December 15.
The ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating is a separate competition series in the discipline of synchronized skating.
History[]
The ISU Council decided to create the series at its February 2014 meeting.[1] Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014.[2] The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events.[3] The Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Golden Spin of Zagreb are the "core group".[4] The event criteria were published in April 2014,[5] and revised in August 2014.[6]
The notice on the ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating was announced on May 10, 2019, which is for the discipline of synchronized skating and is held separately from the other ISU Challenger Series.[7]
Asian Open Classic was planned to be included in the 2019–20 season, but ISU transferred the event holding right back to Asian Open Trophy later.[8]
In the 2020–21 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to hold the Challenger competitions as individual events, rather than as a series.[9] Entry limits per country were also removed.[10]
Events[]
Title | Country | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21[a] | 21–22 |
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Asian Open Classic | Chinese Taipei | Replaced | |||||||
Asian Open Trophy | Thailand (2018) China (2019[b]–21) |
Yes | Added | Cancelled | Lost status[c] | ||||
Autumn Classic | Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes | |
Budapest Trophy | Hungary | Yes | |||||||
Cup of Tyrol | Austria | Cancelled |
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Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | Kazakhstan | Cancelled | Yes | ||||||
Denkova-Staviski Cup | Bulgaria | Yes | |||||||
Finlandia Trophy | Finland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes |
Golden Spin of Zagreb | Croatia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes |
Ice Challenge | Austria | Yes | Yes | Yes[d] | |||||
Ice Star | Belarus | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Inge Solar Trophy | Austria | Yes | Replaced | ||||||
Lombardia Trophy | Italy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Mordovian Ornament | Russia | Yes | |||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | Germany | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nepela Memorial | Slovakia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Tallinn Trophy | Estonia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Triglav Trophy | Slovenia | Dropped | |||||||
Ukrainian Open | Ukraine | Cancelled | |||||||
U.S. Classic | United States | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Volvo Open Cup | Latvia | Yes | |||||||
Warsaw Cup | Poland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes |
Top three finishers per season[]
Each skater or team is permitted to compete in up to three ISU Challenger Series events. Their two highest scores determine the final ranking.[5]
Men[]
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Refs |
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2014–15 | Michal Březina | Alexander Petrov | Konstantin Menshov | [3] |
2015–16 | Jason Brown | Max Aaron | Mikhail Kolyada | [11] |
2016–17 | Jason Brown | Alexander Petrov | Max Aaron | [12] |
2017–18 | Mikhail Kolyada | Sergei Voronov | Moris Kvitelashvili | [13] |
2018–19 | Mikhail Kolyada | Cha Jun-hwan | Jason Brown | [14] |
2019–20 | Dmitri Aliev | Daniel Grassl | Sota Yamamoto | [15] |
2020–21 | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [9] |
Ladies[]
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Alena Leonova | Hannah Miller | [16] |
2015–16 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Anna Pogorilaya | Adelina Sotnikova | [17] |
2016–17 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Mirai Nagasu | Mariah Bell | [18] |
2017–18 | Carolina Kostner | Stanislava Konstantinova | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | [19] |
2018–19 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Bradie Tennell | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | [20] |
2019–20 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | You Young | Lim Eun-soo | [21] |
2020–21 | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [9] |
Pairs[]
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | [22] |
2015–16 | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert | [23] |
2016–17 | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | [24] |
2017–18 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | [25] |
2018–19 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | [26] |
2019–20 | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert | [27] |
2020–21 | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [9] |
Ice dance[]
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | [28] |
2015–16 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Isabella Tobias / Ilia Tkachenko | Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | [29] |
2016–17 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | [30] |
2017–18 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro | [31] |
2018–19 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | [32] |
2019–20 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | [33] |
2020–21 | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [9] |
Top finishers standings[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
2 | United States | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
3 | Italy | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Top scores per season[]
Men[]
Season | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15[3] | Michal Březina | 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 228.48 | 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 239.62 | 468.10 |
2015–16[11] | Jason Brown | 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 239.37 | 2015 CS Ice Challenge | 240.65 | 480.02 |
2016–17[12] | Jason Brown | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 256.49 | 2016 CS U.S. International Classic | 254.04 | 510.53 |
2017–18[13] | Mikhail Kolyada | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 247.81 | 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy | 248.50 | 496.31 |
2018–19[14] | Mikhail Kolyada | 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 274.37 | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 253.14 | 527.51 |
2019–20[15] | Dmitri Aliev | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 249.62 | 2019 CS Nepela Memorial | 255.32 | 504.94 |
2020–21[9] | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Ladies[]
Season | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15[16] | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy | 193.31 | 2014 CS Warsaw Cup | 196.66 | 389.97 |
2015–16[17] | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2015 CS Warsaw Cup | 192.93 | 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 201.33 | 394.26 |
2016–17[18] | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 185.93 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 192.03 | 377.96 |
2017–18[19] | Carolina Kostner | 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy | 198.36 | 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy | 193.76 | 392.12 |
2018–19[20] | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy | 206.07 | 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | 202.85 | 408.92 |
2019–20[21] | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 214.38 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 221.15 | 435.53 |
2020–21[9] | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Pairs[]
Season | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15[22] | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | 2014 CS U.S. International Classic | 163.24 | 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 166.10 | 329.34 |
2015–16[23] | Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot | 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy | 214.42 | 2015 CS Warsaw Cup | 209.60 | 424.02 |
2016–17[24] | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 179.56 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | 189.26 | 368.82 |
2017–18[25] | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy | 196.06 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 202.96 | 399.02 |
2018–19[26] | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy | 191.99 | 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | 188.54 | 380.53 |
2019–20[27] | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | 2019 CS U.S. International Classic | 205.58 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 199.43 | 405.01 |
2020–21[9] | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Ice dance[]
Season | Name | 1st event | Points | 2nd event | Points | Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15[28] | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 2014 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 162.98 | 2014 CS Ice Challenge | 166.34 | 329.32 |
2015–16[29] | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 2015 CS Warsaw Cup | 169.72 | 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 172.28 | 342.00 |
2016–17[30] | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 178.84 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | 183.60 | 362.44 |
2017–18[31] | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 181.92 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 186.66 | 368.58 |
2018–19[32] | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 201.27 | 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 194.12 | 395.39 |
2019–20[33] | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 202.10 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 202.18 | 404.28 |
2020–21[9] | Held as individual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Prize money[]
At the end of the series, prize money is awarded to skaters who finished in the top three in each discipline in the final ranking. In pairs and ice dancing, the partners split the prize money.
From the 2014–15 season through to the 2019–2020 season:[5][34][4][35][36][37]
Final rank | Men's and ladies' singles | Pairs and ice dance |
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1st | CHF 4,000 | CHF 5,000 (2,500 per partner) |
2nd | CHF 3,000 | CHF 4,000 (2,000 per partner) |
3rd | CHF 2,000 | CHF 3,000 (1,500 per partner) |
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External links[]
- ISU Challenger Series
- Figure skating tours and series