ISU_Challenger_Series

ISU Challenger Series

ISU Challenger Series

Figure skating series of competition


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. Each event consists of at least three disciplines out of four (men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing), and is required to take place between August 1 and December 15.

The ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating is a separate competition series in the discipline of synchronized skating.

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 event criteria were published in April 2014,[5] and revised in August 2014.[6]

The notice on the ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating was announced on May 10, 2019, which is for the discipline of synchronized skating and is held separately from the other ISU Challenger Series.[7]

Asian Open Classic was planned to be included in the 2019–20 season, but ISU transferred the event holding right back to Asian Open Trophy later.[8]

In the 2020–21 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to hold the Challenger competitions as individual events, rather than as a series.[9] Entry limits per country were also removed.[10]

Events

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  1. Held as individual events rather than as a series due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
  2. Hosted by the Hong Kong Skating Union in 2019.
  3. Not enough international participants.
  4. Officially named as "the Cup of Austria by IceChallenge".

Top three finishers per season

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

Men

Women

Pairs

Ice dance

Top finishers standings

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Top scores per season

Men

Women

Pairs

Ice dance

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.

From the 2014–15 season through to the 2023–2024 season:[5][46][4][47][48][49][50][51][52]

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References

  1. "Communication No. 1854: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. March 6, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2014.
  2. "Communication No. 1876: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. June 25, 2014. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014.
  5. "Communication No. 1894: Revision of minimum entry criteria to qualify as Challenger Series event" (PDF). International Skating Union. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014.
  6. "Communication No. 2248 Challenger Series in Synchronized Skating Season 2019/20". International Skating Union. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019.
  7. "Challenger Series Announcement". International Skating Union. July 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
  8. "Communication No. 2335 Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020.
  9. "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.
  10. "Communication No. 2074 ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2017/18". International Skating Union. February 27, 2017. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019.
  11. "Communication No. 2151 Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2018/19". International Skating Union. April 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019.
  12. "Communication No. 2227 Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2019/20". International Skating Union. January 25, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
  13. "Communication No. 2372 Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2021/22". International Skating Union. February 5, 2021. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023.
  14. "Communication No. 2457Communication No. 2372 Challenger Series in Figure Skating Season 2022/23". International Skating Union. February 15, 2022. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023.

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