International Challenge Cup

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The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) [1] is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for years in The Hague, a three-year contract was signed in 2022 with the city of Tilburg to host the competition at the IJssportcentrum Tilburg.

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Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels.

History

In the 1970s and 1980s, the competition was titled the Ennia Challenge Cup and held in November. [2] [3] The event was later renamed as the Aegon Challenge Cup after its title sponsor, Aegon N.V. [1]

Since 2017, the Dutch Figure Skating Championships have been combined with the Challenge Cup.

Senior results

Men's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1977–78 Flag of the United States.svg David Santee Flag of Japan.svg Fumio Igarashi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Béland [1]
1978–79 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Cramer Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Simond Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dennis Coi
1979–80 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Cousins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gordon Forbes Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wagenhoffer
1980–81 Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Simond Flag of the United States.svg Mark Cockerell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Béland
1981–82 Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Cerne Flag of the United States.svg James Santee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dennis Coi
1982–83 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Boitano Flag of Germany.svg Norbert Schramm Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jozef Sabovčík
1983–84 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Orser Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Mura Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Cerne
1984–85 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Barna Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Petrenko Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Bowman
2008 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffer Berntsson Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Contesti Flag of Germany.svg Clemens Brummer [4]
2009 Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Contesti Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kevin van der Perren Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jamal Othman [5]
2012 Flag of France.svg Brian Joubert Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Abbott Flag of Italy.svg Samuel Contesti [6]
2013 Flag of France.svg Brian Joubert Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Johnson Flag of France.svg Chafik Besseghier [7]
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Takahito Mura Flag of the United States.svg Douglas Razzano Flag of France.svg Chafik Besseghier [8]
2015 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Righini Flag of Spain.svg Javier Raya Flag of Japan.svg Ryuju Hino [9]
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jorik Hendrickx Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Moeller Flag of Georgia.svg Morisi Kvitelashvili [10]
2018 Flag of France.svg Adrien Tesson Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Grassl Flag of Finland.svg Valtter Virtanen [11]
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Sōta Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Kagiyama Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lukas Britschgi [12]
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Shoma Uno Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Tanaka Flag of France.svg Adrien Tesson [13]
2021 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Kolyada Flag of France.svg Romain Ponsart Flag of France.svg Adam Siao Him Fa [14]
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Ilia Malinin Flag of Estonia.svg Mihhail Selevko Flag of Japan.svg Sōta Yamamoto [15]
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Shun Sato Flag of Japan.svg Sōta Yamamoto Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Rizzo [16]
2024 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Shaidorov Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Tomono [17]

Women's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1977–78 Flag of Japan.svg Emi Watanabe Flag of Finland.svg Susan Broman Flag of Finland.svg Kristiina Wegelius [1]
1978–79 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Denise Biellmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Baierová Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Strelkova
1979–80 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Baierová Flag of the United States.svg Elaine Zayak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Kemkaran
1980–81 Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Farrell Flag of East Germany.svg Katarina Witt Flag of Japan.svg Megumi Yanagihara
1981–82 Flag of East Germany.svg Katarina Witt Flag of the United States.svg Elaine Zayak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diane Ogibowski
1982–83 Flag of the United States.svg Vikki de Vries Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Leistner Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anna Antonova
1983–84 Flag of East Germany.svg Katarina Witt Flag of Japan.svg Midori Ito Flag of Japan.svg Sachie Yuki
1984–85 Flag of East Germany.svg Constanze Gensel Flag of Japan.svg Yukari Yoshimori Flag of the United States.svg Yvonne Gómez
2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karen Venhuizen Flag of Austria.svg Kathrin Freudelsperger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Viviane Käser [18]
2008 Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Suzuki Flag of Turkey.svg Tuğba Karademir Flag of the United States.svg Becky Bereswill [4]
2009 Flag of Sweden.svg Viktoria Helgesson Flag of Sweden.svg Joshi Helgesson Flag of Germany.svg Constanze Paulinus [5]
2012 Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Marchei Flag of the United States.svg Alissa Czisny [6]
2013 Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner Flag of France.svg Maé-Bérénice Méité Flag of Austria.svg Kerstin Frank [7]
2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Isabelle Olsson Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Imai Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anna Ovcharova [8]
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Kanako Murakami Flag of Sweden.svg Joshi Helgesson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niki Wories [9]
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loena Hendrickx Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Zhang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Larkyn Austman [10]
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Wakaba Higuchi Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hongo Flag of Japan.svg Marin Honda [11]
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Rika Kihira Flag of the United States.svg Starr Andrews Flag of Japan.svg Wakaba Higuchi [12]
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Rika Kihira Flag of Japan.svg Yuhana Yokoi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Madeline Schizas [13]
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loena Hendrickx Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Emmy Ma Flag of Cyprus.svg Emilea Zingas [14]
2022 Flag of Japan.svg Rino Matsuike Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Thorngren Flag of Hungary.svg Júlia Láng [15]
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Sakamoto Flag of Japan.svg Mai Mihara Flag of Japan.svg Mana Kawabe [16]
2024 Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Sakamoto Flag of Japan.svg Yuna Aoki Flag of France.svg Lorine Schild [17]

Pairs

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1977–78
  • Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
[1]
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
  • Flag of the United States.svg
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
2013 [7]
2014
  • Flag of Italy.svg
[8]
2015 [9]
2017No other competitors [10]
2018
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
[11]
2019 [12]
2020 [13]
2021 [14]
2022 [15]
2023 [16]
2024 [17]

Ice dance

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1977–78 [1]
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
2020No other competitors [13]
2021 [14]
2022 [15]
2023 [16]
2024 [17]

Junior results

Men's singles

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Gonzales Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Daniel O'Shea Flag of Japan.svg Yukihiro Yoshida [4]
2009 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Murakami Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Farris Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jorik Hendrickx [5]
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter James Hallam Flag of Turkey.svg Osman Akgun Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Parry-Evans [6]
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Sei Kawahara Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Tomono Flag of Germany.svg Panagiotis Polizoakis [8]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Tomoki Hiwatashi Flag of Finland.svg Juho Pirinen Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Alonso [9]
2017 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nurullah Sahaka Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Gabara Xanco Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Junski [10]
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Taichiro Yamakuma Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Kishina Flag of Germany.svg Kai Jagoda [11]
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Shun Sato Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Sapozhnikov Flag of Germany.svg Tim England [12]
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Nozomu Yoshioka Flag of Germany.svg Denis Gurdzhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Appleby [13]
2022 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Nakamura Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Naoki Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Taira Shinohara [15]
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Haruya Sasaki Flag of Japan.svg Haru Kakiuchi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Georgii Pavlov [16]
2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Hugo Bostedt Flag of Germany.svg Robert Wildt Flag of Italy.svg Nikolay di Tria [17]

Women's results

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Rachael Flatt Flag of the United States.svg Alexe Gilles Flag of the United States.svg Chrissy Hughes [18]
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Brittney Rizo Flag of Japan.svg Shoko Ishikawa Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Dobbs [4]
2009 Flag of Japan.svg Kanako Murakami Flag of the United States.svg Ellie Kawamura Flag of Sweden.svg Isabelle Olsson [5]
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Leah Keiser Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabrielle Daleman Flag of Italy.svg Giada Russo [6]
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Sakamoto Flag of the United States.svg Elena Taylor Flag of Finland.svg Emmi Peltonen [8]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Peng Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kyarha van Tiel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loena Hendrickx [9]
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Emmy Ma Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Gran Flag of Sweden.svg Smilla Szalkai [10]
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Nana Araki Flag of Japan.svg Yuhana Yokoi Flag of Austria.svg Stefanie Pesendorfer [11]
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhana Yokoi Flag of Germany.svg Maria Aimeé Renne Flag of Finland.svg Selma Välitalo [12]
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Mone Chiba Flag of Italy.svg Ginevra Lavinia Negrello Flag of Japan.svg Shiika Yoshioka [13]
2022 Flag of Japan.svg Mone Chiba Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Shibayama Flag of Italy.svg Anna Pezzetta [15]
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Shibayama Flag of Japan.svg Ikura Kushida Flag of Japan.svg Yurina Okuno [16]
2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexandra Odman Flag of Germany.svg Julia Grabowski Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Danielle Verbinnen [17]

Pairs

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2012
  • Flag of the United States.svg
[6]
2014
  • Flag of the United States.svg
  • Jessica Lee
  • Robert Hennings
  • Flag of the United States.svg
  • Flag of Hong Kong.svg
  • Marin Ono
[8]
2015
  • Flag of the United States.svg
  • Gabriella Marvaldi
[9]
2019No other competitors [12]
2023 [16]
2024No other competitors [17]

Ice dance

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2008
  • Flag of the United States.svg
  • Kaylin Patitucci
  • Karl Edelman
  • Flag of Austria.svg
[4]
2023 [16]
2024 [17]

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