2014–15 ISU Challenger Series

The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Each event included a minimum of three disciplines (men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing).

2014–15 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:September 10 – December 7, 2014
Season:2014–15
Next:
2015–16 ISU Challenger Series

Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014.[1] The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events.

Schedule

The 2014–15 series comprised the following events:[1]

Date Event Location Details
September 10–14 2014 CS U.S. International Classic Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details
September 18–21 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy Sesto San Giovanni, Italy Details
September 25–27 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany Details
October 2–5 2014 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy Bratislava, Slovakia Details
October 9–12 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo, Finland Details
October 15–18 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic Barrie, Ontario, Canada Details
November 5–9 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup Riga, Latvia Details
November 11–16 2014 CS Ice Challenge Graz, Austria Details
November 21–24 2014 CS Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Details
December 4–7 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Details

Medal summary

Men
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Max AaronUnited States Ross MinerJapan Daisuke MurakamiDetails
Lombardia TrophyUnited States Richard DornbushJapan Takahito MuraRussia Adian PitkeevDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyUnited States Jason BrownCzech Republic Michal BřezinaRussia Konstantin MenshovDetails
Ondrej NepelaUnited States Stephen CarriereSouth Korea Kim Jin-seoRussia Gordei GorshkovDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Sergei VoronovUnited States Adam RipponRussia Alexander PetrovDetails
SC Autumn ClassicUnited States Ross MinerCanada Nam NguyenCanada Jeremy TenDetails
Volvo Open CupRussia Alexander PetrovRussia Gordei GorshkovRussia Artur Dmitriev Jr.Details
Ice ChallengeUnited States Douglas RazzanoRussia Alexander SamarinGermany Martin RappeDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Alexander PetrovPhilippines Michael Christian MartinezItaly Matteo RizzoDetails
Golden SpinKazakhstan Denis TenCzech Republic Michal BřezinaRussia Konstantin MenshovDetails

Ladies
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Polina EdmundsUnited States Courtney HicksJapan Riona KatoDetails
Lombardia TrophyJapan Satoko MiyaharaUnited States Hannah MillerUnited States Angela WangDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Alena LeonovaUnited States Gracie GoldDetails
Ondrej NepelaItaly Roberta RodeghieroSweden Joshi HelgessonUnited States Ashley CainDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaUnited States Samantha CesarioJapan Rika HongoDetails
SC Autumn ClassicCanada Gabrielle DalemanUnited States Angela WangCanada Julianne SéguinDetails
Volvo Open CupLatvia Angelīna KučvaļskaGermany Lutricia BockFinland Jenni SaarinenDetails
Ice ChallengeUnited States Hannah MillerSweden Isabelle OlssonHungary Ivett TóthDetails
Warsaw CupRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaArmenia Anastasia GalustyanLithuania Aleksandra GolovkinaDetails
Golden SpinFinland Kiira KorpiRussia Maria ArtemievaSlovakia Nicole RajičováDetails

Pairs
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimUnited States Jessica Calalang / Zack SidhuUnited States Madeline Aaron / Max SettlageDetails
Lombardia TrophyUnited States Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierItaly Bianca Manacorda / Niccolo MaciiRussia Vera Bazarova / Andrei DeputatDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovUnited States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimDetails
SC Autumn ClassicCanada Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordUnited States Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierUnited States Jessica Calalang / Zack SidhuDetails
Volvo Open CupRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovRussia Maria Vigalova / Egor ZakroevBelarus Maria Paliakova / Nikita BochkovDetails
Ice ChallengeRussia Lina Fedorova / Maxim MiroshkinAustria Miriam Ziegler / Severin KieferGermany Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van CleaveDetails
Warsaw CupCanada Lubov Iliushechkina / Dylan MoscovitchRussia Lina Fedorova / Maxim MiroshkinItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekDetails
Golden SpinRussia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekUnited States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaDetails

Ice dance
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. ClassicUnited States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel EatonCanada Nicole Orford / Thomas WilliamsUnited States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyCanada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeUnited States Madison Chock / Evan BatesGermany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander GazsiDetails
Ondrej NepelaUnited States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriSlovakia Federica Testa / Lukáš CsölleyDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan BukinGermany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander GazsiUnited States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
SC Autumn ClassicFrance Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume CizeronCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Volvo Open CupSlovakia Federica Testa / Lukáš CsölleyBelarus Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii BieliaievSouth Korea Rebeka Kim / Kirill MinovDetails
Ice ChallengeUnited States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenAustria Barbora Silná / Juri KurakinDetails
Warsaw CupSlovakia Federica Testa / Lukáš CsölleyUkraine Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim NikitinChina Wang Shiyue / Liu XinyuDetails
Golden SpinUnited States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueItaly Charlene Guignard / Marco FabbriSpain Sara Hurtado / Adrià DíazDetails

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[2]

Men

[3]

Rank Name 1st Event Points 2nd Event Points Total points
1 Czech Republic Michal Brezina 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 228.48 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb 239.62 468.10
2 Russia Alexander Petrov 2014 Volvo Open Cup 218.78 2014 Warsaw Cup 231.53 450.31
3 Russia Konstantin Menshov 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 211.03 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb 229.51 440.54

Ladies

[4]

Rank Name 1st Event Points 2nd Event Points Total points
1 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2014 Finlandia Trophy 193.31 2014 Warsaw Cup 196.66 389.97
2 Russia Alena Leonova 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 186.71 2014 Ice Challenge 148.29 335.00
3 United States Hannah Miller 2014 Lombardia Trophy 170.26 2014 Ice Challenge 156.39 326.65

Pairs

[5]

Rank Name 1st Event Points 2nd Event Points Total points
1 United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim 2014 U.S. International Classic 163.24 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 166.10 329.34
2 United States Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier 2014 Lombardia Trophy 157.80 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic 167.28 325.08
3 United States Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu 2014 U.S. International Classic 156.18 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic 156.46 312.64

Ice Dance

[6]

Rank Name 1st Event Points 2nd Event Points Total points
1 United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 162.98 2014 Ice Challenge 166.34 329.32
2 Italy Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 143.94 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb 166.46 310.40
3 Germany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 147.10 2014 Finlandia Trophy 139.98 287.08

Top scores in Challenger series
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.

Men

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Denis Ten  Kazakhstan 249.94 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2 Max Aaron  United States 240.22 2014 U.S. International Classic
3 Michal Brezina  Czech Republic 239.62 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Richard Dornbush  United States 237.28 2014 Lombardia Trophy
5 Jason Brown  United States 237.17 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
6 Takahito Mura  Japan 235.79 2014 Lombardia Trophy
7 Alexander Petrov  Russia 231.53 2014 Warsaw Cup
8 Konstantin Menshov  Russia 229.51 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9 Ross Miner  United States 227.26 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
10 Nam Nguyen  Canada 225.63 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic

Ladies

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 196.66 2014 Warsaw Cup
2 Alena Leonova  Russia 186.71 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
3 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 183.90 2014 Lombardia Trophy
4 Gracie Gold  United States 182.31 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
5 Polina Edmunds  United States 176.35 2014 U.S. International Classic
6 Courtney Hicks  United States 174.14 2014 U.S. International Classic
7 Hannah Miller  United States 170.26 2014 Lombardia Trophy
8 Kiira Korpi  Finland 167.81 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9 Maria Artemieva  Russia 166.48 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 165.59 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic

Pairs

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford  Canada 203.16 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
2 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov  Russia 195.89 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
3 Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov  Russia 184.24 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 178.98 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
5 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier  United States 167.28 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
6 Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek  Italy 167.18 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim  United States 166.10 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres  France 164.15 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
9 Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea  United States 161.72 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10 Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin  Russia 157.80 2014 Ice Challenge

Ice dance

Best total score

Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 166.74 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2 Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 166.46 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
3 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani  United States 166.34 2014 Ice Challenge
4 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 165.32 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
5 Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States 163.73 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
6 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin  Russia 152.82 2015 Finlandia Trophy
7 Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron  France 150.20 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
8 Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz  Spain 150.00 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9 Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin  Ukraine 148.48 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi  Germany 147.10 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy

References
  1. "Communication No. 1894: Revision of minimum entry criteria to qualify as Challenger Series event" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  2. "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  3. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Men". International Skating Union.
  4. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  5. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  6. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
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