2023–24 ISU Challenger Series explained

2023–24 ISU Challenger Series
Comptype:ISU Challenger Series
Startdate:September 8
Enddate:December 10, 2023
Skatingseason:2023–24
Previouscomp:2022–23 ISU Challenger Series
Nextcomp:2024–25 ISU Challenger Series

The 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2023. It was the tenth 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.

DateEventLocationNotesResults
September 8–10 2023 Lombardia TrophyBergamo, ItalyDetails
September 14–16 2023 Autumn Classic InternationalMontreal, Quebec, CanadaDetails
September 20–23 2023 Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, GermanyDetails
September 28–30 2023 Nepela MemorialBratislava, SlovakiaNo pairsDetails
October 4–8 2023 Finlandia TrophyEspoo, FinlandDetails
October 13–15 2023 Budapest TrophyBudapest, HungaryNo pairsDetails
November 1–4 2023 Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeAstana, KazakhstanNo pairsDetails
November 7–12 2023 Ice Challenge[1] Cancelled
November 15–19 2023 Warsaw CupWarsaw, PolandNo pairsDetails
December 7–10 2023 Golden Spin of ZagrebSisak, CroatiaDetails

Requirements

Skaters were eligible to compete on the Challenger Series if they had reached the age of 16 before July 1, 2023.

Medal summary

Men's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Nepela MemorialDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Budapest TrophyDetails
Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeDetails
Warsaw Cup Lukas Britschgi Mark Gorodnitsky Jason BrownDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Jin Boyang Mikhail Shaidorov Aleksandr SelevkoDetails

Women's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Nepela MemorialDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Budapest TrophyDetails
Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeDetails
Warsaw Cup Ekaterina Kurakova Anna Pezzetta Elyce Lin-GraceyDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Sarina Joos Amber Glenn Starr AndrewsDetails

Pairs

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Sofiia Holichenko / Artem DarenskyiDetails

Ice dance

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia TrophyDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyDetails
Nepela Memorial Diana Davis / Gleb SmolkinDetails
Finlandia TrophyDetails
Budapest TrophyDetails
Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeDetails
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

.[2]

SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Lukas BritschgiBudapest Trophy246.12Warsaw Cup246.22492.34
2Jin BoyangAutumn Classic International230.99Golden Spin of Zagreb258.67489.66
3Nika EgadzeLombardia Trophy243.35Nepela Memorial243.31486.66
4Mark GorodnitskyNepela Memorial236.30Warsaw Cup243.29479.59
5Nikolaj MemolaFinlandia Trophy222.98Budapest Trophy250.37473.35

Women's singles

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SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Kim Chae-yeonLombardia Trophy180.78Nepela Memorial202.26383.04
2Anastasiia Gubanova185.60Finlandia Trophy179.61365.21
3Ekaterina KurakovaNepela Memorial181.98Warsaw Cup181.71363.69
4Léa SernaBudapest Trophy178.56174.59353.15
5Livia Kaiser170.39173.20343.59

Pairs

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TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita VolodinLombardia Trophy194.52Nebelhorn Trophy194.96389.48
2Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel191.76189.01380.77
3Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise185.06191.71376.77
4Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini182.33Finlandia Trophy177.03359.36
5Maria Pavlova / Alexei SviatchenkoNebelhorn Trophy182.60169.39351.99

Ice dance

.[5]

TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Lilah Fear / Lewis GibsonNebelhorn Trophy207.84Nepela Memorial200.46408.30
2Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius190.55Golden Spin of Zagreb200.11390.66
3Diana Davis / Gleb SmolkinBudapest Trophy191.84Denis Ten Memorial Challenge192.67384.51
4Evgenia Lopareva / Geoffrey BrissaudAutumn Classic International186.94Warsaw Cup196.56383.50
5Juulia Turkkila / Matthias VersluisNebelhorn Trophy183.63Finlandia Trophy193.73377.36

Top scores

Men's singles

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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Ilia Malinin281.682023 Autumn Classic International
2Adam Siao Him Fa279.572023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Kao Miura267.812023 Finlandia Trophy
4Kazuki Tomono265.782023 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Yuma Kagiyama265.592023 Lombardia Trophy
6Shun Sato261.232023 Finlandia Trophy
7Jin Boyang258.672023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Nikolaj Memola250.372023 Budapest Trophy
9Koshiro Shimada247.432023 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Lukas Britschgi246.222023 Warsaw Cup
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Ilia Malinin100.872023 Autumn Classic International
2Adam Siao Him Fa95.172023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Kazuki Tomono93.55
4Lukas Britschgi91.512023 Warsaw Cup
5Yuma Kagiyama91.472023 Lombardia Trophy
6Jin Boyang91.252023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7Kao Miura90.952023 Finlandia Trophy
8Nikolaj Memola88.992023 Budapest Trophy
9Shun Sato87.472023 Finlandia Trophy
10Andrew Torgashev86.412023 Lombardia Trophy
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Adam Siao Him Fa184.402023 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Ilia Malinin180.812023 Autumn Classic International
3Kao Miura176.862023 Finlandia Trophy
4Yuma Kagiyama174.122023 Lombardia Trophy
5Shun Sato173.762023 Finlandia Trophy
6Kazuki Tomono172.232023 Nebelhorn Trophy
7Lukas Britschgi168.342023 Budapest Trophy
8Koshiro Shimada167.862023 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Jin Boyang167.422023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Gabriele Frangipani164.872023 Nepela Memorial

Women's singles

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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kaori Sakamoto203.202023 Autumn Classic International
2Kim Chae-yeon202.262023 Nepela Memorial
3Isabeau Levito198.792023 Nebelhorn Trophy
4Kimmy Repond191.94
5Lee Hae-in191.102023 Nepela Memorial
6Madeline Schizas188.88
7Kim Ye-lim187.912023 Finlandia Trophy
8Bradie Tennell185.842023 Budapest Trophy
9Anastasiia Gubanova185.602023 Lombardia Trophy
10Hana Yoshida185.45
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kaori Sakamoto75.622023 Autumn Classic International
2Kim Ye-lim70.202023 Finlandia Trophy
3Anastasiia Gubanova69.652023 Lombardia Trophy
4Isabeau Levito69.302023 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Kim Chae-yeon67.422023 Nepela Memorial
Madeline Schizas67.42
7Lee Hae-in66.08
8Livia Kaiser65.212023 Warsaw Cup
9Bradie Tennell65.092023 Budapest Trophy
10Ava Marie Ziegler65.072023 Finlandia Trophy
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SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kim Chae-yeon134.842023 Nepela Memorial
2Kimmy Repond130.392023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Isabeau Levito129.49
4Kaori Sakamoto127.582023 Autumn Classic International
5Lee Hae-in125.022023 Nepela Memorial
6Ekaterina Kurakova124.262023 Warsaw Cup
7Hana Yoshida122.912023 Lombardia Trophy
8Madeline Schizas121.462023 Nepela Memorial
9Kim Min-chae121.272023 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Bradie Tennell120.752023 Budapest Trophy

Pairs

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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps203.622023 Autumn Classic International
2Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii200.352023 Lombardia Trophy
3Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin194.962023 Nebelhorn Trophy
4Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel191.762023 Lombardia Trophy
5Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise191.712023 Nebelhorn Trophy
6Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud188.94
7Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara188.052023 Autumn Classic International
8Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko182.602023 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini182.332023 Lombardia Trophy
10Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea182.072023 Finlandia Trophy
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps71.802023 Autumn Classic International
2Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii70.162023 Lombardia Trophy
3Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise66.94
4Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin66.22
5Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel66.06
6Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea63.032023 Finlandia Trophy
7Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud62.382023 Nebelhorn Trophy
8Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini61.752023 Finlandia Trophy
9Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko61.66
10Milania Väänänen / Filippo Clerici60.952023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin132.112023 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps131.822023 Autumn Classic International
3Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii130.192023 Lombardia Trophy
4Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara128.922023 Autumn Classic International
5Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini127.342023 Lombardia Trophy
6Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud126.562023 Nebelhorn Trophy
7Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel125.702023 Lombardia Trophy
8Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise125.352023 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko121.26
10Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea119.042023 Finlandia Trophy

Ice dance

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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri208.022023 Lombardia Trophy
2Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson207.842023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius200.112023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis193.732023 Finlandia Trophy
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin192.672023 Denis Ten Memorial
6Eva Pate / Logan Bye191.202023 Autumn Classic International
7Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko191.142023 Finlandia Trophy
8Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler189.232023 Lombardia Trophy
9Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen188.562023 Finlandia Trophy
10Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac188.322023 Budapest Trophy
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri84.612023 Lombardia Trophy
2Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson82.422023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius81.192023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik78.23
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin77.622023 Nepela Memorial
6Eva Pate / Logan Bye77.022023 Autumn Classic International
7Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis75.762023 Finlandia Trophy
8Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler75.212023 Lombardia Trophy
9Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko74.152023 Finlandia Trophy
10Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck72.56
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TeamNationScoreEvent
1Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson125.422023 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri123.412023 Lombardia Trophy
3Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen120.892023 Finlandia Trophy
4Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius118.922023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
5Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis117.972023 Finlandia Trophy
6Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko116.99
7Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin116.632023 Budapest Trophy
8Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac116.40
9Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud114.662023 Autumn Classic International
10Eva Pate / Logan Bye114.18

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1684654269733957632. AnythingGOE. IceChallenge has been cancelled. Anything GOEs. July 27, 2023.
  2. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2023/2024: Men. International Skating Union.
  3. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2023/2024: Women. International Skating Union.
  4. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2023/2024: Pairs. International Skating Union.
  5. Web site: ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2023/2024: Ice Dance. International Skating Union.