ISU Challenger Series

The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The events are required to include at least three disciplines (men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing) and to take place between August 1 and December 15.

History

The ISU Council decided to create the series at its February 2014 meeting.[1] Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014.[2] The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events.[3] The Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Golden Spin of Zagreb are the "core group".[4]

The events are required to include at least three disciplines and to take place between August 1 and December 15.[5] The ISU revised the event criteria in August 2014.[6]

Events

Title Country 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Asian Open TrophyThailandYes
Autumn ClassicCanadaYesYesYesYes
Denkova-Staviski CupBulgariaYes
Finlandia TrophyFinlandYesYesYesYesYes
Golden Spin of ZagrebCroatiaYesYesYesYesYes
Ice ChallengeAustriaYesYes
Ice StarBelarusYes
Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen TrophyAustriaYes
Lombardia TrophyItalyYesYesYesYes
Mordovian OrnamentRussiaYes
Nebelhorn TrophyGermanyYesYesYesYesYes
Ondrej Nepela MemorialSlovakiaYesYesYesYesYes
Tallinn TrophyEstoniaYesYesYesYes
Volvo Open CupLatviaYes
Warsaw CupPolandYesYesYesYes
U.S. ClassicUSAYesYesYesYesYes

Top three finishers per season

Each skater or duo is permitted to compete in up to three ISU Challenger Series events. Their two highest scores determine the final ranking.[5]

Men

Season 1st 2nd 3rd Refs
2014–15Czech Republic Michal BřezinaRussia Alexander PetrovRussia Konstantin Menshov[7]
2015–16United States Jason BrownUnited States Max AaronRussia Mikhail Kolyada[8]
2016–17United States Jason BrownRussia Alexander PetrovUnited States Max Aaron[9]
2017–18Russia Mikhail KolyadaRussia Sergei VoronovGeorgia (country) Moris Kvitelashvili[10]

Ladies

Season 1st 2nd 3rd Refs
2014–15Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Alena LeonovaUnited States Hannah Miller[11]
2015–16Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Anna PogorilayaRussia Adelina Sotnikova[12]
2016–17Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaUnited States Mirai NagasuUnited States Mariah Bell[13]
2017–18Italy Carolina KostnerRussia Stanislava KonstantinovaRussia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva[14]

Pairs

Season 1st 2nd 3rd Refs
2014–15United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimUnited States Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierUnited States Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu[15]
2015–16Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno MassotRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovRussia Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert[16]
2016–17Italy Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov[17]
2017–18Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov[18]

Ice dancing

Season 1st 2nd 3rd Refs
2014–15United States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriGermany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi[19]
2015–16Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriIsrael Isabella Tobias / Ilia TkachenkoPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev[20]
2016–17Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri SolovievUnited States Madison Chock / Evan BatesItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri[21]
2017–18Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri SolovievItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriRussia Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro[22]

Top scores per season

Men

Season Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
2014–15[7] Czech Republic Michal Březina 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 228.48 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 239.62 468.10
2015–16[8] United States Jason Brown 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 239.37 2015 CS Ice Challenge 240.65 480.02
2016–17[9] United States Jason Brown 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 256.49 2016 CS U.S. International Classic 254.04 510.53
2017–18[10] Russia Mikhail Kolyada 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 247.81 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 248.50 496.31

Ladies

Season Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
2014–15[11] Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy 193.31 2014 CS Warsaw Cup 196.66 389.97
2015–16[12] Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2015 CS Warsaw Cup 192.93 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 201.33 394.26
2016–17[13] Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 185.93 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 192.03 377.96
2017–18[14] Italy Carolina Kostner 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 198.36 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 193.76 392.12

Pairs

Season Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
2014–15[15] United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim 2014 CS U.S. International Classic 163.24 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 166.10 329.34
2015–16[16] Germany Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy 214.42 2015 CS Warsaw Cup 209.60 424.02
2016–17[17] Italy Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 179.56 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 189.26 368.82
2017–18[18] Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 196.06 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 202.96 399.02

Ice dance

Season Name 1st event Points 2nd event Points Total points
2014–15[19] United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani 2014 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 162.98 2014 CS Ice Challenge 166.34 329.32
2015–16[20] Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2015 CS Warsaw Cup 169.72 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 172.28 342.00
2016–17[21] Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 178.84 2016 CS Warsaw Cup 183.60 362.44
2017–18[22] Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 181.92 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 186.66 368.58

Prize money

At the end of the series, prize money is awarded to skaters who finished in the top three in each discipline in the final ranking. In pairs and ice dancing, the partners split the prize money.

In the 2014–15,[5] 2015–16,[23] and 2016–17 seasons:[4]

Final rank Men's and ladies' singles Pairs and ice dance
1stCHF 4,000CHF 5,000 (2,500 per partner)
2ndCHF 3,000CHF 4,000 (2,000 per partner)
3rdCHF 2,000CHF 3,000 (1,500 per partner)

References

  1. ↑ "Communication No. 1854: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. March 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Communication No. 1876: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. June 25, 2014. pp. 4–5.
  3. ↑ ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  4. 1 2 "Communication No. 1994 ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2016/17" (PDF). International Skating Union. February 26, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. April 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Communication No. 1894: Revision of minimum entry criteria to qualify as Challenger Series event" (PDF). International Skating Union. August 26, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Men". International Skating Union.
  8. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Men". International Skating Union.
  9. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Men". International Skating Union.
  10. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Men". International Skating Union.
  11. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  12. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  13. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  14. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  15. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  16. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  17. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  18. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  19. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
  20. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2015/2016: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
  21. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2016/2017: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
  22. 1 2 "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2017/2018: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
  23. ↑ "Communication No. 1928 ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2015/16" (PDF). International Skating Union. February 6, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2015.
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