| ISU Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series |
| Previous event | 2024–25 Challenger Series |
| Next event | 2025–26 Challenger Series |
The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and organized by ISU member nations. The series was introduced in 2014, with the goal of ensuring consistent organization and structure within a series of international competitions linked together, and providing opportunities for senior-level skaters to compete at the international level while also earning ISU World Standing points. [1]
The ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating is a separate competition series in the discipline of synchronized skating.
The ISU Council decided to create the series at its February 2014 meeting. [2] Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014. [3] The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events. 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]
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 10–14 | | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| September 18–21 | | Sesto San Giovanni, Italy |
| September 25–27 | | Oberstdorf, Germany |
| October 2–5 | | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| October 9–12 | | Espoo, Finland |
| October 15–18 | | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| November 5–9 | | Riga, Latvia |
| November 11–16 | | Graz, Austria |
| November 21–24 | | Warsaw, Poland |
| December 4–7 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
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]
The 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]
| Competition | Nation | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 [a] | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 | 25–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Open Trophy | Varies | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Not a Challenger Series event | |||||||
| Autumn Classic International | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
| Budapest Trophy | — | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | ||||||
| Cranberry Cup International | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Cancelled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | — | Not a Challenger Series event | ||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Grand Prix event | ||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ice Challenge | Yes | Yes | — | Not a Challenger Series event | — | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Not a Challenger Series event | — | |||
| Ice Star | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | — | ||||||
| Inge Solar Memorial | — | Yes | — | ||||||||||
| John Nicks Pairs Challenge | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Kinoshita Group Cup | — | Yes | |||||||||||
| Lombardia Trophy | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mordovian Ornament | — | Yes | — | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Nepela Memorial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled | Cancelled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Tallinn Trophy | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Yes | |||
| Trialeti Trophy | — | Yes | |||||||||||
| Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | Not a Challenger Series event | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | ||||||||
| U.S. International Classic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | — | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | — | Not a Challenger Series event | |||||||||
| Warsaw Cup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not a Challenger Series event | Yes | Cancelled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Each skater or team is permitted to compete in up to three ISU Challenger Series events. The two highest scores received determine their final ranking. [5]
| Season | First | Second | Third | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | | | | [11] |
| 2015–16 | | | | [12] |
| 2016–17 | | | [13] | |
| 2017–18 | | | | [14] |
| 2018–19 | | | [15] | |
| 2019–20 | | | | [16] |
| 2020–21 | No World Standing points awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [17] | ||
| 2021–22 | | | | [18] |
| 2022–23 | | | | [19] |
| 2023–24 | | | | [20] |
| 2024–25 | | | [21] | |
| Season | First | Second | Third | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | [32] | |||
| 2015–16 | [33] | |||
| 2016–17 | [34] | |||
| 2017–18 | [35] | |||
| 2018–19 | [36] | |||
| 2019–20 | [37] | |||
| 2020–21 | No World Standing points awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [17] | ||
| 2021–22 | [38] | |||
| 2022–23 | [39] | |||
| 2023–24 | [40] | |||
| 2024–25 | [41] | |||
| Season | First | Second | Third | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | [42] | |||
| 2015–16 | [43] | |||
| 2016–17 | [44] | |||
| 2017–18 | [45] | |||
| 2018–19 | [46] | |||
| 2019–20 | [47] | |||
| 2020–21 | No World Standing points awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [17] | ||
| 2021–22 | [48] | |||
| 2022–23 | [49] | |||
| 2023–24 | [50] | |||
| 2024–25 | [51] | |||
| Season | Team | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 2014 U.S. International Classic | 163.24 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 166.10 | 329.34 | [32] | |
| 2015–16 | 2015 Tallinn Trophy | 214.42 | 2015 Warsaw Cup | 209.60 | 424.02 | [33] | |
| 2016–17 | 2016 Lombardia Trophy | 179.56 | 2016 Warsaw Cup | 189.26 | 368.82 | [34] | |
| 2017–18 | 2017 Lombardia Trophy | 196.06 | 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 202.96 | 399.02 | [35] | |
| 2018–19 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy | 191.99 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy | 188.54 | 380.53 | [36] | |
| 2019–20 | 2019 U.S. International Classic | 205.58 | 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 199.43 | 405.01 | [37] | |
| 2020–21 | Limited Challenger Series schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [17] | |||||
| 2021–22 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | 213.72 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 228.49 | 442.21 | [38] | |
| 2022–23 | 2022 U.S. International Classic | 189.22 | 2022 Warsaw Cup | 184.21 | 373.43 | [39] | |
| 2023–24 | 2023 Lombardia Trophy | 194.52 | 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy | 194.96 | 389.48 | [40] | |
| 2024–25 | 2024 John Nicks International | 191.62 | 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy | 184.38 | 376.00 | [41] | |
| Season | Team | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 162.98 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 166.34 | 329.32 | [42] | |
| 2015–16 | 2015 Warsaw Cup | 169.72 | 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 172.28 | 342.00 | [43] | |
| 2016–17 | 2016 Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 178.84 | 2016 Warsaw Cup | 183.60 | 362.44 | [44] | |
| 2017–18 | 2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 181.92 | 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 186.66 | 368.58 | [45] | |
| 2018–19 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 201.27 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy | 194.12 | 395.39 | [46] | |
| 2019–20 | 2019 Lombardia Trophy | 202.10 | 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 202.18 | 404.28 | [47] | |
| 2020–21 | Limited Challenger Series schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [17] | |||||
| 2021–22 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy | 205.36 | 2021 Cup of Austria | 208.88 | 414.24 | [48] | |
| 2022–23 | 2022 U.S. International Classic | 190.80 | 2022 Nebelhorn Trophy | 206.60 | 397.40 | [49] | |
| 2023–24 | 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy | 207.84 | 2023 Nepela Memorial | 200.46 | 408.30 | [50] | |
| 2024–25 | 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy | 207.01 | 2024 Nepela Memorial | 210.65 | 417.66 | [51] | |
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