2021–22 ISU Challenger Series explained

2021–22 ISU Challenger Series
Comptype:ISU Challenger Series
Startdate:September 10
Enddate:December 11, 2021
Skatingseason:2021–22
Previouscomp:2020–21 ISU Challenger Series
Nextcomp:2022–23 ISU Challenger Series

The 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2021. It was the eighth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

Competitions

This season, the series included the following events.

The 2021 Asian Open Trophy, which was held on October 13–17 in Beijing, China, was intended to be a Challenger Series event. However, as only the men's and women's singles events featured international participants and the total number of ISU member nations represented at the event totaled nine, it did not meet the necessary criteria to qualify for Challenger Series status.

DateEventLocationNotesResults
September 10–12 2021 Lombardia TrophyBergamo, ItalyNo pairsDetails
September 16–18 2021 Autumn Classic InternationalPierrefonds, Quebec, CanadaMen's singles competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series eventDetails
September 22–25 2021 Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, GermanyOlympic qualifying eventDetails
September 30 – October 2 2021 Nepela MemorialCancelled
October 7–10 2021 Finlandia TrophyEspoo, FinlandDetails
October 28–31 2021 Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeNur-Sultan, KazakhstanNo pairsDetails
November 11–14 2021 Cup of AustriaGraz, AustriaNo pairsDetails
November 18–21 2021 Warsaw CupWarsaw, PolandDetails
December 8–11 2021 Golden Spin of ZagrebSisak, CroatiaDetails

Requirements

Skaters were eligible to compete on the Challenger Series if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2021.

Medal summary

Men's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalCompetition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeDetails
Cup of AustriaDetails
Warsaw CupDetails
Golden Spin of ZagrebDetails

Women's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeDetails
Cup of AustriaDetails
Warsaw CupDetails
Golden Spin of ZagrebDetails

Pairs

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Warsaw CupDetails
Golden Spin of ZagrebDetails

Ice dance

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeDetails
Cup of AustriaDetails
Warsaw CupDetails
Golden Spin of ZagrebDetails

Medal standings

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or team.

Men’s singles

.[1]

SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Petr GumennikDenis Ten Memorial Challenge263.14Warsaw Cup242.91506.05
2Keegan MessingFinlandia Trophy242.58Golden Spin of Zagreb255.07497.65
3Mark KondratiukNebelhorn Trophy241.06Denis Ten Memorial Challenge250.08491.14
4Daniel GrasslLombardia Trophy247.80Warsaw Cup242.96490.76
5Andrei MozalevDenis Ten Memorial Challenge234.05Golden Spin of Zagreb252.15486.20

Women’s singles

.[2]

SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Alysa LiuLombardia Trophy219.24Nebelhorn Trophy207.40426.64
2Anastasiia GubanovaFinlandia Trophy203.91Golden Spin of Zagreb184.29388.20
3Ekaterina KurakovaNebelhorn Trophy193.58Warsaw Cup187.80381.38
4Viktoriia Safonova190.29Denis Ten Memorial Challenge190.06380.35
5Karen ChenAutumn Classic International173.00Finlandia Trophy202.49375.49

Pairs

.[3]

TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovFinlandia Trophy213.72Warsaw Cup228.49442.21
2Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson191.89196.85388.74
3Vanessa James / Eric Radford190.58Golden Spin of Zagreb187.57378.15
4Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil ParkmanWarsaw Cup184.24189.60373.84
5Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan SeegertNebelhorn Trophy185.25Finlandia Trophy188.37373.62

Ice dance

.[4]

TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriLombardia Trophy205.36Cup of Austria208.88414.24
2Diana Davis / Gleb SmolkinCup of Austria184.62Warsaw Cup199.90384.52
3Olivia Smart / Adrián DíazAutumn Classic International191.31Cup of Austria189.88381.19
4Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenLombardia Trophy185.26194.67379.93
5Caroline Green / Michael ParsonsAutumn Classic International188.43Warsaw Cup187.84376.27

Top scores

Men's singles

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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Vincent Zhou284.232021 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Petr Gumennik263.142021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
3Jason Brown262.522021 Finlandia Trophy
4Mikhail Kolyada256.98
5Keegan Messing255.072021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Andrei Mozalev252.15
7Jimmy Ma250.97
8Mark Kondratiuk250.082021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
9Deniss Vasiļjevs250.072021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Dmitri Aliev249.252021 Finlandia Trophy
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Vincent Zhou97.352021 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Jason Brown92.392021 Finlandia Trophy
Keegan Messing92.39
4Petr Gumennik91.842021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
5Sōta Yamamoto91.752021 Warsaw Cup
6Koshiro Shimada90.55
7Adam Siao Him Fa89.232021 Nebelhorn Trophy
8Brendan Kerry85.89
9Mark Kondratiuk84.792021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
10Deniss Vasiļjevs84.462021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Vincent Zhou186.882021 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Matteo Rizzo176.182021 Finlandia Trophy
3Mikhail Kolyada174.23
4Daniel Grassl173.542021 Lombardia Trophy
5Evgeni Semenenko172.602021 Finlandia Trophy
6Andrei Mozalev171.442021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7Petr Gumennik171.302021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
8Dmitri Aliev170.972021 Finlandia Trophy
9Jason Brown170.13
Jimmy Ma170.132021 Golden Spin of Zagreb

Women's singles

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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kamila Valieva249.242021 Finlandia Trophy
2Elizaveta Tuktamysheva233.30
3Alysa Liu219.242021 Lombardia Trophy
4Alena Kostornaia218.832021 Finlandia Trophy
5Loena Hendrickx212.07
6Anastasiia Gubanova203.91
7Karen Chen202.49
8Eva-Lotta Kiibus202.042021 Finlandia Trophy
9Maiia Khromykh194.022021 Warsaw Cup
10Ekaterina Kurakova193.582021 Nebelhorn Trophy
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Elizaveta Tuktamysheva81.532021 Finlandia Trophy
2Wakaba Higuchi79.732021 Cup of Austria
3Alena Kostornaia78.612021 Finlandia Trophy
4Kamila Valieva74.93
5Alysa Liu74.312021 Lombardia Trophy
6Anastasiia Gubanova69.502021 Finlandia Trophy
7Maiia Khromykh69.242021 Warsaw Cup
8Loena Hendrickx68.822021 Finlandia Trophy
9Jenni Saarinen68.712021 Warsaw Cup
10Karen Chen67.502021 Finlandia Trophy
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kamila Valieva174.312021 Finlandia Trophy
2Elizaveta Tuktamysheva151.77
3Alysa Liu144.932021 Lombardia Trophy
4Loena Hendrickx143.252021 Finlandia Trophy
5Alena Kostornaia140.22
6Eva-Lotta Kiibus137.51
7Karen Chen134.99
8Anastasiia Gubanova134.41
9Ekaterina Kurakova132.542021 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Viktoriia Safonova128.27

Pairs

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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov228.492021 Warsaw Cup
2Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov227.132021 Finlandia Trophy
3Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara204.062021 Autumn Classic International
4Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson196.852021 Warsaw Cup
5Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov195.322021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc193.002021 Finlandia Trophy
7Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko192.942021 Warsaw Cup
8Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov190.93
9Vanessa James / Eric Radford190.582021 Finlandia Trophy
10Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron189.99
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov79.762021 Warsaw Cup
2Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov73.762021 Finlandia Trophy
3Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara72.322021 Autumn Classic
4Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov69.422021 Warsaw Cup
5Vanessa James / Eric Radford68.292021 Autumn Classic
6Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko67.532021 Warsaw Cup
7Karina Safina / Luka Berulava66.952021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier66.44
9Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov66.41
10Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert66.262021 Nebelhorn Trophy
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov153.372021 Finlandia Trophy
2Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov148.732021 Warsaw Cup
3Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson135.16
4Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara131.742021 Autumn Classic International
5Vanessa James / Eric Radford130.832021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov128.91
7Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev128.11
8Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc128.022021 Finlandia Trophy
9Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko125.412021 Warsaw Cup
10Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron124.662021 Finlandia Trophy

Ice dance

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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron217.542021 Finlandia Trophy
2Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier208.972021 Autumn Classic International
3Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri208.882021 Cup of Austria
4Madison Chock / Evan Bates208.312021 Finlandia Trophy
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin199.902021 Warsaw Cup
6Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin195.062021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
7Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen194.672021 Cup of Austria
8Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker191.322021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz191.312021 Autumn Classic International
10Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson190.392021 Finlandia Trophy
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron85.582021 Finlandia Trophy
2Madison Chock / Evan Bates83.72
3Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier83.352021 Autumn Classic International
4Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri82.782021 Cup of Austria
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin81.302021 Warsaw Cup
6Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz78.532021 Cup of Austria
7Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin78.392021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
8Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen77.382021 Cup of Austria
9Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin77.082021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
10Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi75.872021 Warsaw Cup
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron131.962021 Finlandia Trophy
2Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri126.102021 Cup of Austria
3Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier125.622021 Autumn Classic International
4Madison Chock / Evan Bates124.592021 Finlandia Trophy
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin118.602021 Warsaw Cup
6Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen117.292021 Cup of Austria
7Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker116.722021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin116.672021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
9Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz116.112021 Autumn Classic International
10Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson115.612021 Finlandia Trophy

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Men. International Skating Union.
  2. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Women. International Skating Union.
  3. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Pairs. International Skating Union.
  4. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Ice Dance. International Skating Union.