2017–2018 ISU Challenger Series

2017–18 ISU Challenger Series
Type: ISU Challenger Series
Date: September 13 – December 9, 2017
Season: 2017–18
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2016–17 ISU Challenger Series
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2018–19 ISU Challenger Series

The 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series took place from September to December 2017. It was the fourth season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series.

Events

The 2017–18 series was composed of ten events.[1]

Date Event Location Details
September 13–17 2017 CS U.S. International Classic Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details
September 14–17 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy Bergamo, Italy Details
September 20–23 2017 CS Autumn Classic Montreal, Quebec, Canada Details
September 21–23 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy Bratislava, Slovakia Details
September 27–30 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany Details
October 6–8 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo, Finland Details
October 27–29 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star Minsk, Belarus Details
November 16–19 2017 CS Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Details
November 21–26 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy Tallinn, Estonia Details
December 6–9 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Details

Medal summary

Men

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Nathan ChenUnited States Max AaronCanada Liam FirusDetails
Lombardia TrophyJapan Shoma UnoUnited States Jason BrownAustralia Brendan KerryDetails
Autumn ClassicSpain Javier FernándezJapan Yuzuru HanyuCanada Keegan MessingDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Mikhail KolyadaRussia Sergei VoronovAustralia Brendan KerryDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyBelgium Jorik HendrickxUnited States Alexander JohnsonSweden Alexander MajorovDetails
Finlandia TrophyChina Jin BoyangUnited States Vincent ZhouUnited States Adam RipponDetails
Ice StarRussia Sergei VoronovGeorgia (country) Moris KvitelashviliIsrael Daniel SamohinDetails
Warsaw CupItaly Matteo RizzoSwitzerland Stéphane WalkerCanada Liam FirusDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Dmitri AlievUnited States Alexei KrasnozhonUkraine Yaroslav PaniotDetails
Golden SpinGeorgia (country) Moris KvitelashviliIsrael Oleksii BychenkoRussia Artur Dmitriev, Jr.Details

Ladies

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicJapan Marin HondaUnited States Mirai NagasuUnited States Karen ChenDetails
Lombardia TrophyRussia Alina ZagitovaJapan Wakaba HiguchiItaly Carolina KostnerDetails
Autumn ClassicCanada Kaetlyn OsmondJapan Mai MiharaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbaevaDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Evgenia MedvedevaJapan Rika HongoRussia Elena RadionovaDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyAustralia Kailani CraineSweden Matilda AlgotssonSwitzerland Alexia PaganiniDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Maria SotskovaItaly Carolina KostnerRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaDetails
Ice StarKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbaevaRussia Serafima SakhanovichSouth Korea An So-hyunDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Serafima SakhanovichRussia Stanislava KonstantinovaUnited States Courtney HicksDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Stanislava KonstantinovaRussia Alisa FedichkinaGermany Nicole SchottDetails
Golden SpinRussia Stanislava KonstantinovaRussia Alisa FedichkinaRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaDetails

Pairs

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicCanada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroUnited States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris KnierimUnited States Chelsea Liu / Brian JohnsonDetails
Lombardia TrophyRussia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekDetails
Autumn ClassicFrance Vanessa James / Morgan CiprèsCanada Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordCanada Julianne Séguin / Charlie BilodeauDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovRussia Alisa Efimova / Alexander KorovinDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovGermany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotAustralia Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorDetails
Finlandia TrophyChina Peng Cheng / Jin YangItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseRussia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovDetails
Ice StarRussia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiGermany Annika Hocke / Ruben BlommaertIsrael Paige Conners / Evgeni KrasnopolskiDetails
Warsaw CupItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekRussia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiGermany Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan SeegertDetails
Tallinn TrophyAustralia Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorRussia Alisa Efimova / Alexander KorovinRussia Anastasia Poluianova / Dmitry SopotDetails
Golden SpinRussia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovUnited States Tarah Kayne / Danny O'SheaDetails

Ice dance

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueUnited States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc BakerJapan Kana Muramoto / Chris ReedDetails
Lombardia TrophyItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriRussia Alla Loboda / Pavel DrozdUkraine Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim NikitinDetails
Autumn ClassicCanada Tessa Virtue / Scott MoirCanada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri SolovievUnited States Rachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsRussia Betina Popova / Sergey MozgovDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyUnited Kingdom Penny Coomes / Nicholas BucklandJapan Kana Muramoto / Chris ReedGermany Kavita Lorenz / Joti PolizoakisDetails
Finlandia TrophyFrance Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume CizeronRussia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan BukinDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Ice StarItaly Anna Cappellini / Luca LanotteRussia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan GuerreiroRussia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita KatsalapovDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Betina Popova / Sergey MozgovUnited States Lorraine McNamara / Quinn CarpenterUkraine Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim NikitinDetails
Tallinn TrophyPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym SpodyrievTurkey Alisa Agafonova / Alper UçarUnited States Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex BenoitDetails
Golden SpinRussia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri SolovievItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriUnited States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc BakerDetails

Medal standings

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)1712938
2 Italy (ITA)44210
3 Canada (CAN)32510
4 United States (USA)210719
5 Japan (JPN)2518
6 Australia (AUS)2035
7 China (CHN)2002
 France (FRA)2002
9 Georgia (GEO)1102
10 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1012
11 Belgium (BEL)1001
 Great Britain (GBR)1001
 Poland (POL)1001
 Spain (ESP)1001
15 Germany (GER)0235
16 Israel (ISR)0123
17 Sweden (SWE)0112
  Switzerland (SUI)0112
19 Turkey (TUR)0101
20 Ukraine (UKR)0033
21 Denmark (DEN)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (22 nations)404040120

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[1]

Men

[2]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Russia Mikhail Kolyada 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 247.81 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 248.50 496.31
2 Russia Sergei Voronov 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 234.07 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 250.10 484.17
3 Georgia (country) Moris Kvitelashvili 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 227.31 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 236.67 463.98
4 Italy Matteo Rizzo 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 227.02 2017 CS Warsaw Cup 232.98 460.00

Ladies

[3]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Italy Carolina Kostner 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 198.36 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 193.76 392.12
2 Russia Stanislava Konstantinova 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy 190.75 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 199.68 390.43
3 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 184.75 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 189.13 373.88
4 Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva 2017 CS Autumn Classic 181.00 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 187.57 368.57

Pairs

[4]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 196.06 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 202.96 399.02
2 Italy Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 191.39 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 193.50 384.89
3 Russia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 191.12 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 186.62 377.74
4 Italy Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 180.86 2017 CS Warsaw Cup 193.14 374.00

Ice dance

[5]

Rank Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
1 Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 181.92 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 186.66 368.58
2 Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 169.30 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 178.16 347.46
3 Russia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 169.81 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 157.84 327.65
4 Russia Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 161.92 2017 CS Warsaw Cup 164.07 325.99

Top scores in Challenger Series

Men

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Shoma Uno  Japan 319.84 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy
2 Javier Fernández  Spain 279.07 2017 CS Autumn Classic
3 Nathan Chen  United States 275.04 2017 CS U.S. International Classic
4 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 268.24 2017 CS Autumn Classic
5 Max Aaron  United States 261.56 2017 CS U.S. International Classic
6 Jason Brown  United States 259.88 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy
7 Jorik Hendrickx  Belgium 253.06 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Jin Boyang  China 252.60 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
9 Sergei Voronov  Russia 250.10 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star
10 Vincent Zhou  United States 250.01 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy

Ladies

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia 226.72 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
2 Alina Zagitova  Russia 218.46 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy
3 Wakaba Higuchi  Japan 217.63 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy
4 Kaetlyn Osmond  Canada 217.55 2017 CS Autumn Classic
5 Maria Sotskova  Russia 205.30 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
6 Stanislava Konstantinova  Russia 199.68 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
7 Mai Mihara  Japan 199.02 2017 CS Autumn Classic
8 Marin Honda  Japan 198.42 2017 CS U.S. International Classic
9 Carolina Kostner  Italy 198.36 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy
10 Bradie Tennell  United States 196.70 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy

Pairs

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 218.46 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
2 Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot  Germany 211.08 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
3 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès  France 210.48 2017 CS Autumn Classic
4 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford  Canada 202.98 2017 CS Autumn Classic
5 Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert  Russia 202.96 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
6 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China 198.03 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
7 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise  Italy 193.50 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
8 Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek  Italy 193.14 2017 CS Warsaw Cup
9 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 191.58 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star
10 Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov  Russia 191.12 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Ice dance

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir  Canada 195.76 2017 CS Autumn Classic
2 Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron  France 188.25 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
3 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev  Russia 186.66 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte  Italy 183.49 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star
5 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 178.80 2017 CS U.S. International Classic
6 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 178.16 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
7 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland  United Kingdom 177.13 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 173.56 2017 CS Autumn Classic
9 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 172.26 2017 CS Autumn Classic
10 Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro  Russia 169.81 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star

References

  1. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series - General Announcement 2017/18". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Men". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  4. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  5. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
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