2025–26 ISU Challenger Series

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2025–26 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:August 7 – December 6, 2025
Season:2025–26
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The 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series is a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that will be held from August 2025 to December 2025. It is the eleventh season of the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions.

Competitions

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The International Skating Union announced the Challenger Series schedule on May 8, 2025. This season, the series includes the following events.[1]

Date Event Location Notes Ref.
August 7–10 United States 2025 Cranberry Cup International Norwood, Massachusetts, United States Men's and women's singles only [2]
September 2–3 United States 2025 John Nicks International Pairs Competition New York City, New York, United States Pairs only [3]
September 5–7 Japan 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup Osaka, Japan [4]
September 11–14 Italy 2025 Lombardia Trophy Bergamo, Italy [5]
September 25–27 Germany 2025 Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany [6]
Slovakia 2025 Nepela Memorial Bratislava, Slovakia No pairs [7]
October 1–4 Kazakhstan 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Astana, Kazakhstan [8]
October 8–11 Georgia (country) 2025 Trialeti Trophy Tbilisi, Georgia [9]
November 19–23 Poland 2025 Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland No pairs [10]
November 24–30 Estonia 2025 Tallinn Trophy Tallinn, Estonia [11]
December 3–6 Croatia 2025 Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia [12]

Requirements

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Skaters were eligible to compete in the Challenger Series if they have reached the age of 17 before July 1, 2025.

Medal summary

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Men's singles

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Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
United States Cranberry Cup International Canada Roman Sadovsky Estonia Aleksandr Selevko Canada Stephen Gogolev [13]
Japan Kinoshita Group Cup South Korea Cha Junhwan Japan Kazuki Tomono United States Tomoki Hiwatashi [14]
Italy Lombardia Trophy United States Ilia Malinin Japan Yuma Kagiyama Italy Nikolaj Memola [15]
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Canada Stephen Gogolev United States Andrew Torgashev Switzerland Lukas Britschgi [16]
Slovakia Nepela Memorial France Kevin Aymoz Italy Matteo Rizzo Italy Daniel Grassl [17]
Kazakhstan Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Kazakhstan Mikhail Shaidorov Georgia (country) Nika Egadze United States Jason Brown [18]
Georgia (country) Trialeti Trophy Georgia (country) Nika Egadze United States Jason Brown United States Tomoki Hiwatashi [19]
Poland Warsaw Cup
Estonia Tallinn Trophy
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb

Women's singles

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Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
United States Cranberry Cup International United States Isabeau Levito Kazakhstan Sofia Samodelkina South Korea Shin Ji-a [13]
Japan Kinoshita Group Cup Japan Mone Chiba Japan Kaori Sakamoto Japan Saki Miyake [14]
Italy Lombardia Trophy Japan Rion Sumiyoshi Japan Ami Nakai United States Sarah Everhardt [15]
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy United States Amber Glenn Japan Mone Chiba South Korea Shin Ji-a [16]
Slovakia Nepela Memorial Italy Lara Naki Gutmann Italy Anna Pezzetta Italy Sarina Joos [17]
Kazakhstan Denis Ten Memorial Challenge South Korea Lee Hae-in South Korea Yun Ah-sun Canada Madeline Schizas [18]
Georgia (country) Trialeti Trophy Georgia (country) Anastasiia Gubanova Israel Mariia Seniuk South Korea Lee Hae-in [19]
Poland Warsaw Cup
Estonia Tallinn Trophy
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb

Pairs

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Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
United States John Nicks International Pairs Competition
  • Canada
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Japan Kinoshita Group Cup [14]
Italy Lombardia Trophy [15]
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy [16]
Georgia (country) Trialeti Trophy [19]
Poland Warsaw Cup
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb

Ice dance

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Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
Japan Kinoshita Group Cup [14]
Italy Lombardia Trophy [15]
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy [16]
Slovakia Nepela Memorial [17]
Kazakhstan Denis Ten Memorial Challenge [18]
Georgia (country) Trialeti Trophy [19]
Poland Warsaw Cup
Estonia Tallinn Trophy
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb

Medal standings

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Georgia5207
2 United States461020
3 Canada4037
4 Japan36211
5 Italy2338
6 South Korea2136
7 Germany1102
 Kazakhstan1102
9 France1012
10 Great Britain1001
 Spain1001
12 Czech Republic0213
13 Australia0101
 Estonia0101
 Israel0101
16 Sweden0011
 Switzerland0011
Totals (17 entries)25252575

Challenger Series rankings

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The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or team.

Men's singles

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No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
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2
3
4
5

Women's singles

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No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1
2
3
4
5

Pairs

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No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1
2
3
4
5

Ice dance

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No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1
2
3
4
5

References

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  1. ^ "Communication No. 2706" (PDF). International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Cranberry Cup International". Skating Club of Boston. Skating Club of Boston. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ "ISU CS John Nicks Pairs Challenge International 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ "ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ^ "ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ "ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ "ISU CS 33rd Nepela Memorial 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. ^ "ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  9. ^ "ISU CS Trialeti Trophy 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ "ISU CS PGE Warsaw Cup 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Tallinn Trophy 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  12. ^ "ISU CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b "2025 Cranberry Cup International". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d "2025 Kinoshita Group Cup". International Skating Union. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d "2025 Lombardia Trophy". International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d "2025 Nebelhorn Trophy". International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  17. ^ a b c "2025 Nepela Memorial". International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  18. ^ a b c "2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge". International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  19. ^ a b c d "2025 Trialeti Trophy". International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  20. ^ "2025 John Nicks International Pairs Competition". International Skating Union. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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