2020–21 ISU Challenger Series
The 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series will be held from September to December 2020. It will be the seventh season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the ISU Grand Prix, will be held.
2020–21 ISU Challenger Series | |
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Type: | ISU Challenger Series |
Date: | September 9 – December 5, 2020 |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Previous: 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series | |
Next: 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series |
Reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic
The International Skating Union announcement on April 22, 2020 for the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series issued the following caveat regarding the scheduling of the events:
"The above calendar, same as the calendar of other ISU series, is subject to a timely normalization of the coronavirus situation allowing the safe organization of ice skating events this Autumn. While the Challenger Series events remain the property of the organizing ISU Members who remain the key decision makers for those events, the ISU is closely monitoring the respective developments with the expectation and hope that the situation will be restored to normal as quickly as possible. The ISU will inform ISU Members in case of any development or related ISU recommendations and/or decision."[1]
On May 1, 2020, the ISU established a working group, chaired by ISU Vice-President for Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik, to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its responsibilities include determining the feasibility of holding events as scheduled, possibly behind closed doors, during the first half of the 2020–21 season and the financial impact of any potential cancellations.[2]
On May 16, 2020, the Slovak Figure Skating Association informed the ISU that it had cancelled all upcoming events that it was scheduled to host due to the ongoing pandemic, including the 2020 Nepela Memorial in Bratislava.[3]
As of May 26, 2020, the initial event schedule announced for the 2020 Asian Open Trophy has been withdrawn.[4]
Events
The 2020–21 series will be composed of the following events in autumn 2020.[1]
On May 16, 2020, the ISU announced that the Slovak Figure Skating Association had cancelled the 2020 Nepela Memorial, scheduled for September 16–19 in Bratislava, Slovakia.[3]
Date | Event | Location | Notes | Results |
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September 16–19 | Bratislava, Slovakia | No pairs | Cancelled | |
September 17–19 | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | |||
September 23–26 | Oberstdorf, Germany | |||
October 8–11 | Espoo, Finland | |||
October 15–17 | Budapest, Hungary | No pairs | ||
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |||
November 12–15 | Warsaw, Poland | No pairs | ||
November 23–30 | Innsbruck, Austria | No pairs | ||
December 2–5 | Zagreb, Croatia | |||
TBD[lower-alpha 1] | Beijing, China | No pairs |
- Originally scheduled for September 9–13.
Medal summary
Medalists
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Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
Ice dance
Medal standings
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Totals (0 nations) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or team/couple.
Men
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Pairs
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Top scores
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Best total score
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Best short program score
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Best free skating score
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Best short program score
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Best free skating score
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Pairs
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Best short program score
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Best free skating score
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Ice dance
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Best rhythm dance score
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Best free dance score
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References
- "Figure Skating Challenger Series events season 2020/21 – Decisions of the ISU Council". International Skating Union. April 22, 2020.
- Morgan, Liam (May 1, 2020). "ISU creates COVID-19 working group for figure skating". Inside the Games.
- "Cancellation ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kosice (SVK) and Challenger Series Nepela Memorial 2020, Bratislava (SVK)". International Skating Union. May 16, 2020.
- "Challenger Series General Announcement 2020/21" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved May 26, 2020.