2023–24 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.

2023–24 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:September 8 – December 10, 2023
Season:2023–24
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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 Trophy Yuma Kagiyama Nika Egadze Andrew TorgashevDetails
Autumn Classic International Ilia Malinin Kévin Aymoz Stephen GogolevDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Adam Siao Him Fa Kazuki Tomono Koshiro ShimadaDetails
Nepela Memorial Gabriele Frangipani Nika Egadze Mark GorodnitskyDetails
Finlandia Trophy Kao Miura Shun Sato Aleksandr SelevkoDetails
Budapest Trophy Nikolaj Memola Lukas Britschgi Tomoki HiwatashiDetails
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Lim Ju-heon Nika Egadze Kim Han-gilDetails
Warsaw Cup Lukas Britschgi Mark Gorodnitsky Jason BrownDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Jin Boyang Mikhail Shaidorov Aleksandr SelevkoDetails

Women's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia Trophy Anastasiia Gubanova Hana Yoshida Kim Chae-yeonDetails
Autumn Classic International Kaori Sakamoto Kaiya Ruiter Justine MicletteDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Isabeau Levito Kimmy Repond Kim Min-chaeDetails
Nepela Memorial Kim Chae-yeon Lee Hae-in Madeline SchizasDetails
Finlandia Trophy Kim Ye-lim Rinka Watanabe Anastasiia GubanovaDetails
Budapest Trophy Bradie Tennell Léa Serna Clare SeoDetails
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Mariia Seniuk Choi Da-bin Alina UrushadzeDetails
Warsaw Cup Ekaterina Kurakova Anna Pezzetta Elyce Lin-GraceyDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Sarina Joos Amber Glenn Starr AndrewsDetails

Pairs

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia Trophy Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin Annika Hocke / Robert KunkelDetails
Autumn Classic International Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Emmanuelle Proft / Nicolas NadeauDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise Annika Hocke / Robert KunkelDetails
Finlandia Trophy Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini Maria Pavlova / Alexei SviatchenkoDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Milania Väänänen / Filippo Clerici Valentina Plazas / Maximiliano Fernandez Sofiia Holichenko / Artem DarenskyiDetails

Ice dance

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia Trophy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler Maria Kazakova / Georgy ReviyaDetails
Autumn Classic International Eva Pate / Logan Bye Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud Hannah Lim / Ye QuanDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevicius Juulia Turkkila / Matthias VersluisDetails
Nepela Memorial Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Natálie Taschlerová / Filip TaschlerDetails
Finlandia Trophy Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Budapest Trophy Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le MercierDetails
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta PogorielovDetails
Warsaw Cup Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud Hannah Lim / Ye Quan Marie Dupayage / Thomas NabaisDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik Isabella Flores / Ivan DesyatovDetails

Medal standings

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States54716
2  Italy5308
3  Japan3519
4  Georgia34310
5  South Korea33410
6  France2327
7  Finland2013
8  Great Britain2002
9  Canada1258
10  Germany1225
11  Switzerland1203
12  Israel1113
13  Lithuania1102
14  China1001
 Poland1001
16  Czech Republic0112
17  Kazakhstan0101
18  Estonia0022
 Ukraine0022
20  Hungary0011
Totals (20 entries)32323296

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

As of December 29, 2023.[2]

No.SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Lukas Britschgi  SwitzerlandBudapest Trophy246.12Warsaw Cup246.22492.34
2Jin Boyang  ChinaAutumn Classic International230.99Golden Spin of Zagreb258.67489.66
3Nika Egadze  GeorgiaLombardia Trophy243.35Nepela Memorial243.31486.66
4Mark Gorodnitsky  IsraelNepela Memorial236.30Warsaw Cup243.29479.59
5Nikolaj Memola  ItalyFinlandia Trophy222.98Budapest Trophy250.37473.35

Women's singles

As of December 29, 2023.[3]

No.SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Kim Chae-yeon  South KoreaLombardia Trophy180.78Nepela Memorial202.26383.04
2Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia185.60Finlandia Trophy179.61365.21
3Ekaterina Kurakova  PolandNepela Memorial181.98Warsaw Cup181.71363.69
4Léa Serna  FranceBudapest Trophy178.56174.59353.15
5Livia Kaiser  Switzerland170.39173.20343.59

Pairs

As of December 29, 2023.[4]

No.TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin  GermanyLombardia Trophy194.52Nebelhorn Trophy194.96389.48
2Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel191.76189.01380.77
3Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise  Italy185.06191.71376.77
4Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini182.33Finlandia Trophy177.03359.36
5Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko  HungaryNebelhorn Trophy182.60169.39351.99

Ice dance

As of December 29, 2023.[5]

No.TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  Great BritainNebelhorn Trophy207.84Nepela Memorial200.46408.30
2Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius  Lithuania190.55Golden Spin of Zagreb200.11390.66
3Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  GeorgiaBudapest Trophy191.84Denis Ten Memorial Challenge192.67384.51
4Evgenia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud  FranceAutumn Classic International186.94Warsaw Cup196.56383.50
5Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis  FinlandNebelhorn Trophy183.63Finlandia Trophy193.73377.36

Top scores

Men's singles

Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Ilia Malinin  United States281.682023 Autumn Classic International
2Adam Siao Him Fa  France279.572023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Kao Miura  Japan267.812023 Finlandia Trophy
4Kazuki Tomono265.782023 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Yuma Kagiyama265.592023 Lombardia Trophy
6Shun Sato261.232023 Finlandia Trophy
7Jin Boyang  China258.672023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Nikolaj Memola  Italy250.372023 Budapest Trophy
9Koshiro Shimada  Japan247.432023 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Lukas Britschgi  Switzerland246.222023 Warsaw Cup
Top 10 best scores in the men's short program
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Ilia Malinin  United States100.872023 Autumn Classic International
2Adam Siao Him Fa  France95.172023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Kazuki Tomono  Japan93.55
4Lukas Britschgi  Switzerland91.512023 Warsaw Cup
5Yuma Kagiyama  Japan91.472023 Lombardia Trophy
6Jin Boyang  China91.252023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7Kao Miura  Japan90.952023 Finlandia Trophy
8Nikolaj Memola  Italy88.992023 Budapest Trophy
9Shun Sato  Japan87.472023 Finlandia Trophy
10Andrew Torgashev  United States86.412023 Lombardia Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the men's free skating
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Adam Siao Him Fa  France184.402023 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Ilia Malinin  United States180.812023 Autumn Classic International
3Kao Miura  Japan176.862023 Finlandia Trophy
4Yuma Kagiyama174.122023 Lombardia Trophy
5Shun Sato173.762023 Finlandia Trophy
6Kazuki Tomono172.232023 Nebelhorn Trophy
7Lukas Britschgi  Switzerland168.342023 Budapest Trophy
8Koshiro Shimada  Japan167.862023 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Jin Boyang  China167.422023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Gabriele Frangipani  Italy164.872023 Nepela Memorial

Women's singles

Top 10 best scores in the women's combined total
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kaori Sakamoto  Japan203.202023 Autumn Classic International
2Kim Chae-yeon  South Korea202.262023 Nepela Memorial
3Isabeau Levito  United States198.792023 Nebelhorn Trophy
4Kimmy Repond  Switzerland191.94
5Lee Hae-in  South Korea191.102023 Nepela Memorial
6Madeline Schizas  Canada188.88
7Kim Ye-lim  South Korea187.912023 Finlandia Trophy
8Bradie Tennell  United States185.842023 Budapest Trophy
9Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia185.602023 Lombardia Trophy
10Hana Yoshida  Japan185.45
Top 10 best scores in the women's short program
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kaori Sakamoto  Japan75.622023 Autumn Classic International
2Kim Ye-lim  South Korea70.202023 Finlandia Trophy
3Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia69.652023 Lombardia Trophy
4Isabeau Levito  United States69.302023 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Kim Chae-yeon  South Korea67.422023 Nepela Memorial
Madeline Schizas  Canada67.42
7Lee Hae-in  South Korea66.08
8Livia Kaiser  Switzerland65.212023 Warsaw Cup
9Bradie Tennell  United States65.092023 Budapest Trophy
10Ava Marie Ziegler65.072023 Finlandia Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the women's free skating
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kim Chae-yeon  South Korea134.842023 Nepela Memorial
2Kimmy Repond  Switzerland130.392023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Isabeau Levito  United States129.49
4Kaori Sakamoto  Japan127.582023 Autumn Classic International
5Lee Hae-in  South Korea125.022023 Nepela Memorial
6Ekaterina Kurakova  Poland124.262023 Warsaw Cup
7Hana Yoshida  Japan122.912023 Lombardia Trophy
8Madeline Schizas  Canada121.462023 Nepela Memorial
9Kim Min-chae  South Korea121.272023 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Bradie Tennell  United States120.752023 Budapest Trophy

Pairs

Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps  Canada203.622023 Autumn Classic International
2Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii  Italy200.352023 Lombardia Trophy
3Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin  Germany194.962023 Nebelhorn Trophy
4Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel191.762023 Lombardia Trophy
5Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise  Italy191.712023 Nebelhorn Trophy
6Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud  Canada188.94
7Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara  Japan188.052023 Autumn Classic International
8Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko  Hungary182.602023 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini  Italy182.332023 Lombardia Trophy
10Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea  United States182.072023 Finlandia Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' short program
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps  Canada71.802023 Autumn Classic International
2Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii  Italy70.162023 Lombardia Trophy
3Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise66.94
4Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin  Germany66.22
5Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel66.06
6Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea  United States63.032023 Finlandia Trophy
7Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud  Canada62.382023 Nebelhorn Trophy
8Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini  Italy61.752023 Finlandia Trophy
9Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko  Hungary61.66
10Milania Väänänen / Filippo Clerici  Finland60.952023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' free skating
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin  Germany132.112023 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps  Canada131.822023 Autumn Classic International
3Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii  Italy130.192023 Lombardia Trophy
4Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara  Japan128.922023 Autumn Classic International
5Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini  Italy127.342023 Lombardia Trophy
6Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud  Canada126.562023 Nebelhorn Trophy
7Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel  Germany125.702023 Lombardia Trophy
8Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise  Italy125.352023 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko  Hungary121.26
10Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea  United States119.042023 Finlandia Trophy

Ice dance

Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance)
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy208.022023 Lombardia Trophy
2Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  Great Britain207.842023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius  Lithuania200.112023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis  Finland193.732023 Finlandia Trophy
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  Georgia192.672023 Denis Ten Memorial
6Eva Pate / Logan Bye  United States191.202023 Autumn Classic International
7Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko191.142023 Finlandia Trophy
8Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler  Czech Republic189.232023 Lombardia Trophy
9Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  Canada188.562023 Finlandia Trophy
10Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac188.322023 Budapest Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the rhythm dance
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy84.612023 Lombardia Trophy
2Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  Great Britain82.422023 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius  Lithuania81.192023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik  United States78.23
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  Georgia77.622023 Nepela Memorial
6Eva Pate / Logan Bye  United States77.022023 Autumn Classic International
7Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis  Finland75.762023 Finlandia Trophy
8Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler  Czech Republic75.212023 Lombardia Trophy
9Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko  United States74.152023 Finlandia Trophy
10Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck  Spain72.56
Top 10 best scores in the free dance
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  Great Britain125.422023 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy123.412023 Lombardia Trophy
3Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  Canada120.892023 Finlandia Trophy
4Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius  Lithuania118.922023 Golden Spin of Zagreb
5Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis  Finland117.972023 Finlandia Trophy
6Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko  United States116.99
7Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  Georgia116.632023 Budapest Trophy
8Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac  Canada116.40
9Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud  France114.662023 Autumn Classic International
10Eva Pate / Logan Bye  United States114.18

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