2018–19 ISU Challenger Series

The 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series was held from August to December 2018. It was the fifth season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series.

2018–19 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:August 1 – December 8, 2018
Season:2018–19
Previous:
2017–18 ISU Challenger Series
Next:
2019–20 ISU Challenger Series

Events

The 2018–19 series will be composed of ten events.[1]

Date Event Location Details
August 1–5 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy Bangkok, Thailand Details
September 12–16 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy Bergamo, Italy Details
September 12–16 2018 CS U.S. International Classic Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details
September 19–22 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy Bratislava, Slovakia Details
September 20–22 2018 CS Autumn Classic Oakville, Ontario, Canada Details
September 26–29 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany Details
October 4–7 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo, Finland Details
November 11–18 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy Innsbruck, Austria Details
November 26 – December 2 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy Tallinn, Estonia Details
December 5–8 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Details

Medal summary

Men
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Asian OpenJapan Sōta YamamotoChinese Taipei Tsao Chih-iSouth Korea Byun Se-jongDetails
Lombardia TrophyJapan Shoma UnoRussia Dmitri AlievRussia Andrei LazukinDetails
U.S. ClassicCanada Nam NguyenCzech Republic Michal BřezinaUnited States Jimmy MaDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Mikhail KolyadaRussia Sergei VoronovJapan Keiji TanakaDetails
Autumn ClassicJapan Yuzuru HanyuSouth Korea Cha Jun-hwanCanada Roman SadovskyDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyCanada Keegan MessingSweden Alexander MajorovRussia Artur DmitrievDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Mikhail KolyadaSouth Korea Cha Jun-hwanGeorgia (country) Morisi KvitelashviliDetails
Alpen TrophyItaly Daniel GrasslCanada Roman SadovskyUnited States Tomoki HiwatashiDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Maxim KovtunUnited States Vincent ZhouRussia Anton ShulepovDetails
Golden SpinUnited States Jason BrownRussia Mikhail KolyadaRussia Alexander SamarinDetails

Ladies
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Asian OpenSouth Korea Lim Eun-sooJapan Yuna ShiraiwaJapan Mako YamashitaDetails
Lombardia TrophyRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Sofia SamodurovaJapan Mako YamashitaDetails
U.S. ClassicJapan Satoko MiyaharaSouth Korea Lim Eun-sooSouth Korea Kim Ye-limDetails
Ondrej NepelaJapan Rika KihiraKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbaevaRussia Stanislava KonstantinovaDetails
Autumn ClassicUnited States Bradie TennellRussia Evgenia MedvedevaFrance Maé-Bérénice MéitéDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Alina ZagitovaJapan Mai MiharaBelgium Loena HendrickxDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaKazakhstan Elizabet TursynbaevaFinland Viveca LindforsDetails
Alpen TrophyRussia Anna TarusinaRussia Serafima SakhanovichAustralia Brooklee HanDetails
Tallinn TrophyRussia Serafima SakhanovichUnited States Ting CuiFinland Viveca LindforsDetails
Golden SpinUnited States Bradie TennellRussia Anastasiia GubanovaUnited States Mariah BellDetails

Pairs
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Asian Opennot enough competitors to qualify as a Challenger eventDetails
Lombardia TrophyRussia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander EnbertRussia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiItaly Nicole Della Monica / Matteo GuariseDetails
U.S. ClassicUnited States Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDucUnited States Audrey Lu / Misha MitrofanovAustralia Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorDetails
Ondrej Nepelanot enough competitors to qualify as a Challenger eventDetails
Autumn ClassicFrance Vanessa James / Morgan CiprèsCanada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroUnited States Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyRussia Alisa Efimova / Alexander KorovinUnited States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris KnierimUnited States Deanna Stellato / Nathan BartholomayDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovCanada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael MarinaroRussia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiDetails
Alpen Trophynot enough competitors to qualify as a Challenger eventDetails
Tallinn TrophyAustria Miriam Ziegler / Severin KieferUnited States Tarah Kayne / Danny O'SheaUnited States Jessica Calalang / Brian JohnsonDetails
Golden SpinRussia Alisa Efimova / Alexander KorovinUnited States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris KnierimUnited States Deanna Stellato / Nathan BartholomayDetails

Ice dancing
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Asian OpenChina Wang Shiyue / Liu XinyuUnited States Rachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsJapan Misato Komatsubara / Tim KoletoDetails
Lombardia TrophyItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriUnited States Rachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsSpain Sara Hurtado / Kirill KhaliavinDetails
U.S. ClassicUnited States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueUnited States Christina Carreira / Anthony PonomarenkoJapan Misato Komatsubara / Tim KoletoDetails
Ondrej NepelaRussia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita KatsalapovUnited States Lorraine McNamara / Quinn CarpenterRussia Betina Popova / Sergey MozgovDetails
Autumn ClassicCanada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeSpain Olivia Smart / Adrián DíazCanada Carolane Soucisse / Shane FirusDetails
Nebelhorn TrophyCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierUnited States Rachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsUnited States Christina Carreira / Anthony PonomarenkoDetails
Finlandia TrophyRussia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan BukinSpain Olivia Smart / Adrián DíazFrance Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le GacDetails
Alpen TrophyItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriUnited States Lorraine McNamara / Quinn CarpenterFrance Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le GacDetails
Tallinn TrophyUnited States Christina Carreira / Anthony PonomarenkoRussia Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill AleshinPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym SpodyrievDetails
Golden SpinCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierPoland Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym SpodyrievRussia Betina Popova / Sergey MozgovDetails

Medal standings
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)149831
2 United States (USA)612826
3 Canada (CAN)53210
4 Japan (JPN)52512
5 Italy (ITA)3014
6 South Korea (KOR)1326
7 France (FRA)1034
8 Austria (AUT)1001
 China (CHN)1001
10 Spain (ESP)0213
11 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0202
12 Poland (POL)0112
13 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0101
 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
 Sweden (SWE)0101
16 Australia (AUS)0022
 Finland (FIN)0022
18 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Georgia (GEO)0011
Totals (19 entries)373737111

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 Score 2nd event Score Total score
1 Russia Mikhail Kolyada 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 274.37 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 253.14 527.51
2 South Korea Cha Jun-hwan 2018 CS Autumn Classic 259.78 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 239.19 498.97
3 United States Jason Brown 2018 CS Autumn Classic 233.23 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 263.42 496.65
4 Russia Dmitri Aliev 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 250.55 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 224.95 475.50
5 Italy Daniel Grassl 2018 CS Alpen Trophy 230.50 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 229.82 460.32

Ladies

[4]

Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
1 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 206.07 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 202.85 408.92
2 United States Bradie Tennell 2018 CS Autumn Classic 206.41 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 202.41 408.82
3 Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 192.30 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 200.74 393.04
4 United States Mariah Bell 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 188.97 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 196.60 385.57
5 Russia Anastasiia Gubanova 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 180.73 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 198.65 379.38

Pairs

[5]

Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
1 Russia Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 191.99 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 188.54 380.53
2 Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 193.93 2018 CS Autumn Classic 176.32 370.25
3 Russia Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 178.94 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 183.89 362.83
4 Austria Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 176.09 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 184.60 360.69
5 United States Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 177.22 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 182.84 360.06

Ice dancing

[6]

Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
1 Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 194.12 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 201.27 395.39
2 Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 193.28 2018 CS Alpen Trophy 195.39 388.67
3 United States Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 177.49 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 180.22 357.71
4 United States Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 178.64 2018 CS Alpen Trophy 174.35 352.99
5 United States Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 170.68 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 180.95 351.63

Top scores
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.
For the season's highest scores, see 2018–19 figure skating season § Season's best scores.

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Shoma Uno  Japan 276.20 2018 Lombardia Trophy
2 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 274.37 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
3 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 263.65 2018 Autumn Classic
4 Jason Brown  United States 263.42 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
5 Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea 259.78 2018 Autumn Classic
6 Keegan Messing  Canada 257.16 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
7 Dmitri Aliev  Russia 250.55 2018 Lombardia Trophy
8 Maxim Kovtun  Russia 247.55 2018 Tallinn Trophy
9 Andrei Lazukin  Russia 243.45 2018 Lombardia Trophy
10 Sergei Voronov  Russia 239.73 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Best short program score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Shoma Uno  Japan 104.15 2018 Lombardia Trophy
2 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 97.74 2018 Autumn Classic
3 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 97.04 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Jason Brown  United States 95.50 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
5 Keegan Messing  Canada 90.63 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
6 Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea 90.56 2018 Autumn Classic
7 Andrei Lazukin  Russia 87.92 2018 Lombardia Trophy
8 Dmitri Aliev  Russia 86.57 2018 Lombardia Trophy
9 Alexander Samarin  Russia 86.29 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10 Matteo Rizzo  Italy 85.51 2018 Lombardia Trophy

Best free skating score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 177.55 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
2 Shoma Uno  Japan 172.05 2018 Lombardia Trophy
3 Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea 169.22 2018 Autumn Classic
4 Jason Brown  United States 167.92 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
5 Maxim Kovtun  Russia 166.64 2018 Tallinn Trophy
6 Keegan Messing  Canada 166.53 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
7 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 165.91 2018 Autumn Classic
8 Dmitri Aliev  Russia 163.98 2018 Lombardia Trophy
9 Kévin Aymoz  France 162.93 2018 Autumn Classic
10 Sergei Voronov  Russia 157.96 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Alina Zagitova  Russia 238.43 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
2 Rika Kihira  Japan 218.16 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
3 Mai Mihara  Japan 209.22 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
4 Bradie Tennell  United States 206.41 2018 Autumn Classic
5 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 206.07 2018 Lombardia Trophy
6 Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia 204.89 2018 Autumn Classic
7 Loena Hendrickx  Belgium 204.16 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Serafima Sakhanovich  Russia 202.62 2018 Tallinn Trophy
9 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 201.23 2018 U.S. Classic
10 Elizabet Tursynbaeva  Kazakhstan 200.74 2018 Finlandia Trophy

Best short program score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Alina Zagitova  Russia 79.93 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
2 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 73.83 2018 Finlandia Trophy
3 Loena Hendrickx  Belgium 71.50 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
Bradie Tennell  United States 71.50 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
5 Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia 70.98 2018 Autumn Classic
6 Elizabet Tursynbaeva  Kazakhstan 70.95 2018 Finlandia Trophy
7 Mai Mihara  Japan 70.94 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Rika Kihira  Japan 70.79 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
9 Serafima Sakhanovich  Russia 70.33 2018 Tallinn Trophy
10 Mariah Bell  United States 70.02 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy

Best free skating score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Alina Zagitova  Russia 158.50 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
2 Rika Kihira  Japan 147.37 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
3 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 140.38 2018 Lombardia Trophy
4 Mai Mihara  Japan 138.28 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
5 Bradie Tennell  United States 137.15 2018 Autumn Classic
6 Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia 133.91 2018 Autumn Classic
7 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 133.77 2018 U.S. Classic
8 Loena Hendrickx  Belgium 132.66 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Serafima Sakhanovich  Russia 132.29 2018 Tallinn Trophy
9 Ting Cui  United States 132.23 2018 Tallinn Trophy
10 Anna Tarusina  Russia 131.28 2018 Alpen Trophy

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres  France 210.21 2018 Autumn Classic
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 198.98 2018 Finlandia Trophy
3 Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert  Russia 196.15 2018 Lombardia Trophy
4 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro  Canada 193.93 2018 Finlandia Trophy
5 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 191.99 2018 Lombardia Trophy
6 Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin  Russia 183.89 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim  United States 182.84 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise  Italy 178.18 2018 Lombardia Trophy
9 Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay  United States 176.44 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10 Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer  Austria 176.09 2018 Finlandia Trophy

Best short program score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès  France 73.81 2018 Autumn Classic
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 73.27 2018 Finlandia Trophy
3 Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert  Russia 72.50 2018 Lombardia Trophy
4 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 67.81 2018 Finlandia Trophy
5 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise  Italy 66.93 2018 Lombardia Trophy
6 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro  Canada 66.52 2018 Finlandia Trophy
7 Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer  Austria 66.08 2018 Tallinn Trophy
8 Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin  Russia 65.84 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9 Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc  United States 64.34 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim  United States 64.04 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb

Best free skating score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès  France 136.40 2018 Autumn Classic
2 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro  Canada 127.41 2018 Finlandia Trophy
3 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 126.78 2018 Lombardia Trophy
4 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 125.71 2018 Finlandia Trophy
5 Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert  Russia 123.65 2018 Lombardia Trophy
6 Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim  United States 118.80 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7 Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin  Russia 118.05 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8 Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay  United States 116.32 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9 Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc  United States 113.95 2018 U.S. Classic
10 Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer  Austria 113.83 2018 Finlandia Trophy

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 201.27 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin  Russia 200.78 2018 Finlandia Trophy
3 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 197.42 2018 U.S. Classic
4 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 197.27 2018 Autumn Classic
5 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 196.42 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
6 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 195.39 2018 Alpen Trophy
7 Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons  United States 180.95 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko  United States 180.22 2018 Tallinn Trophy
9 Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  Spain 180.07 2018 Finlandia Trophy
10 Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia 179.78 2018 Tallinn Trophy

Best rhythm dance score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 79.80 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin  Russia 79.16 2018 Finlandia Trophy
3 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 79.11 2018 U.S. Classic
4 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 76.96 2018 Alpen Trophy
5 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 76.53 2018 Autumn Classic
6 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 75.96 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
7 Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  Spain 72.61 2018 Finlandia Trophy
8 Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia 71.17 2018 Tallinn Trophy
9 Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus  Canada 70.79 2018 Finlandia Trophy
10 Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter  United States 70.37 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Best free dance score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin  Russia 121.62 2018 Finlandia Trophy
2 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 121.47 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb
3 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 120.74 2018 Autumn Classic
4 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 120.46 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy
5 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 118.43 2018 Alpen Trophy
6 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 118.31 2018 U.S. Classic
7 Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons  United States 110.93 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
8 Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko  United States 110.64 2018 Tallinn Trophy
9 Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev  Poland 109.01 2018 Tallinn Trophy
10 Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia 108.61 2018 Tallinn Trophy

References
  1. "Challenger Series 2018/19 - Decision of the ISU Council". International Skating Union. May 15, 2018.
  2. "ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating 2018/19 Announcement". International Skating Union.
  3. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2018/2019: Men". International Skating Union.
  4. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2018/2019: Ladies". International Skating Union.
  5. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2018/2019: Pairs". International Skating Union.
  6. "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2018/2019: Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
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