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The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge is an annual senior and junior-level figure skating competition series held in Kazakhstan and organized by the Denis Ten Foundation. [1] The competition is named in honor of Denis Ten, a former figure skater who competed internationally for Kazakhstan and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In most years, the event is part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women’s singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2019 | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [2] |
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 CS | Nur-Sultan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [3] |
2022 CS | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [4] |
2023 CS | Astana | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [5] |
2024 CS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [6] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2019 | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [2] |
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 CS | Nur-Sultan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [3] |
2022 CS | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [4] |
2023 CS | Astana | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [5] |
2024 CS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [7] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2019 | Almaty | [2] | |||
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Nur-Sultan | [8] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2019 | Almaty | [2] | |||
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 CS | Nur-Sultan | [3] | |||
2022 CS | Almaty | [4] | |||
2023 CS | Astana | [5] | |||
2024 CS | [9] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2019 | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [2] |
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Nur-Sultan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [8] |
2022 | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [10] |
2023 | Astana | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [5] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2019 | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [2] |
2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Nur-Sultan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [8] |
2022 | Almaty | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [10] |
2023 | Astana | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [5] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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2021 | Nur-Sultan | [8] | |||
2023 | Astana | [5] |
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