2021–22 ISU Challenger Series

The 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2021. It was the eighth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

2021–22 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:September 10 – December 11, 2021
Season:2021–22
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Competitions

This season, the series included the following events.[1]

The 2021 Asian Open Trophy, which was held on October 13–17 in Beijing, China, was intended to be a Challenger Series event. However, as only the men's and women's singles events featured international participants and the total number of ISU member nations represented at the event totaled nine, it did not meet the necessary criteria to qualify for Challenger Series status.

DateEventLocationNotesResults
September 10–12 2021 Lombardia TrophyBergamo, ItalyNo pairsDetails
September 16–18 2021 Autumn Classic InternationalPierrefonds, Quebec, CanadaMen's singles competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series eventDetails
September 22–25 2021 Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, GermanyOlympic qualifying event[2][3]Details
September 30 – October 2 2021 Nepela MemorialCancelled
October 7–10 2021 Finlandia TrophyEspoo, FinlandDetails
October 28–31 2021 Denis Ten Memorial ChallengeNur-Sultan, KazakhstanNo pairsDetails
November 11–14 2021 Cup of AustriaGraz, AustriaNo pairsDetails
November 18–21 2021 Warsaw CupWarsaw, PolandDetails
December 8–11 2021 Golden Spin of ZagrebSisak, CroatiaDetails

Requirements

Skaters were eligible to compete on the Challenger Series if they had reached the age of 15 before July 1, 2021.

Medal summary

Men's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia Trophy Daniel Grassl Adam Siao Him Fa Morisi KvitelashviliDetails
Autumn Classic InternationalCompetition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event
Nebelhorn Trophy Vincent Zhou Adam Siao Him Fa Mark KondratiukDetails
Finlandia Trophy Jason Brown Mikhail Kolyada Dmitri AlievDetails
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Petr Gumennik Mark Kondratiuk Andrei MozalevDetails
Cup of Austria Nika Egadze Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Ilia MalininDetails
Warsaw Cup Sōta Yamamoto Daniel Grassl Petr GumennikDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Keegan Messing Andrei Mozalev Jimmy MaDetails

Women's singles

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia Trophy Alysa Liu Ekaterina Kurakova Audrey ShinDetails
Autumn Classic International Marilena Kitromilis You Young Ji Seo-yeonDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Alysa Liu Ekaterina Kurakova Viktoriia SafonovaDetails
Finlandia Trophy Kamila Valieva Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Alena KostornaiaDetails
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Viktoriia Safonova Ekaterina Ryabova Anastasiia ShabotovaDetails
Cup of Austria Wakaba Higuchi Park Yeon-jeong Niina PetrõkinaDetails
Warsaw Cup Maiia Khromykh Niina Petrõkina Ekaterina KurakovaDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Anastasiia Gubanova Amber Glenn Niina PetrõkinaDetails

Pairs

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Autumn Classic International Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Vanessa James / Eric Radford Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDucDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron Karina Safina / Luka BerulavaDetails
Finlandia Trophy Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDucDetails
Warsaw Cup Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan BalchenkoDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail NazarychevDetails

Ice dance

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Lombardia Trophy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Sara Hurtado / Kirill KhaliavinDetails
Autumn Classic International Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz Caroline Green / Michael ParsonsDetails
Nebelhorn Trophy Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck Maria Kazakova / Georgy ReviyaDetails
Finlandia Trophy Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Madison Chock / Evan Bates Lilah Fear / Lewis GibsonDetails
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor BazinDetails
Cup of Austria Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Olivia Smart / Adrián DíazDetails
Warsaw Cup Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi Caroline Green / Michael ParsonsDetails
Golden Spin of Zagreb Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid NaryzhnyyDetails

Medal standings

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia75921
2  United States63716
3  Japan3205
4  Italy3104
5  Canada2305
6  Georgia2136
7  France1203
8  Germany1102
9  Belarus1012
10  Cyprus1001
 Finland1001
12  Spain0224
13  Poland0213
 South Korea0213
15  Estonia0123
16  Ukraine0112
17  Azerbaijan0101
 Lithuania0101
19  Great Britain0011
Totals (19 entries)28282884

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 15, 2021.[4]

No.SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Petr Gumennik  RussiaDenis Ten Memorial Challenge263.14Warsaw Cup242.91506.05
2Keegan Messing  CanadaFinlandia Trophy242.58Golden Spin of Zagreb255.07497.65
3Mark Kondratiuk  RussiaNebelhorn Trophy241.06Denis Ten Memorial Challenge250.08491.14
4Daniel Grassl  ItalyLombardia Trophy247.80Warsaw Cup242.96490.76
5Andrei Mozalev  RussiaDenis Ten Memorial Challenge234.05Golden Spin of Zagreb252.15486.20

Women’s singles

As of December 15, 2021.[5]

No.SkaterNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Alysa Liu  United StatesLombardia Trophy219.24Nebelhorn Trophy207.40426.64
2Anastasiia Gubanova  GeorgiaFinlandia Trophy203.91Golden Spin of Zagreb184.29388.20
3Ekaterina Kurakova  PolandNebelhorn Trophy193.58Warsaw Cup187.80381.38
4Viktoriia Safonova  Belarus190.29Denis Ten Memorial Challenge190.06380.35
5Karen Chen  United StatesAutumn Classic International173.00Finlandia Trophy202.49375.49

Pairs

As of December 15, 2021.[6]

No.TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  RussiaFinlandia Trophy213.72Warsaw Cup228.49442.21
2Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson  United States191.89196.85388.74
3Vanessa James / Eric Radford  Canada190.58Golden Spin of Zagreb187.57378.15
4Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman  GeorgiaWarsaw Cup184.24189.60373.84
5Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert  GermanyNebelhorn Trophy185.25Finlandia Trophy188.37373.62

Ice dance

As of December 15, 2021.[7]

No.TeamNationFirst eventScoreSecond eventScoreTotal score
1Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  ItalyLombardia Trophy205.36Cup of Austria208.88414.24
2Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  RussiaCup of Austria184.62Warsaw Cup199.90384.52
3Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  SpainAutumn Classic International191.31Cup of Austria189.88381.19
4Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  CanadaLombardia Trophy185.26194.67379.93
5Caroline Green / Michael Parsons  United StatesAutumn Classic International188.43Warsaw Cup187.84376.27

Top scores

Men's singles

Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Vincent Zhou  United States284.232021 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Petr Gumennik  Russia263.142021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
3Jason Brown  United States262.522021 Finlandia Trophy
4Mikhail Kolyada  Russia256.98
5Keegan Messing  Canada255.072021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Andrei Mozalev  Russia252.15
7Jimmy Ma  United States250.97
8Mark Kondratiuk  Russia250.082021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
9Deniss Vasiļjevs  Latvia250.072021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Dmitri Aliev  Russia249.252021 Finlandia Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the men's short program
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Vincent Zhou  United States97.352021 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Jason Brown92.392021 Finlandia Trophy
Keegan Messing  Canada92.39
4Petr Gumennik  Russia91.842021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
5Sōta Yamamoto  Japan91.752021 Warsaw Cup
6Koshiro Shimada90.55
7Adam Siao Him Fa  France89.232021 Nebelhorn Trophy
8Brendan Kerry  Australia85.89
9Mark Kondratiuk  Russia84.792021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
10Deniss Vasiļjevs  Latvia84.462021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Top 10 best scores in the men's free skating
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Vincent Zhou  United States186.882021 Nebelhorn Trophy
2Matteo Rizzo  Italy176.182021 Finlandia Trophy
3Mikhail Kolyada  Russia174.23
4Daniel Grassl  Italy173.542021 Lombardia Trophy
5Evgeni Semenenko  Russia172.602021 Finlandia Trophy
6Andrei Mozalev171.442021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7Petr Gumennik171.302021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
8Dmitri Aliev170.972021 Finlandia Trophy
9Jason Brown  United States170.13
Jimmy Ma170.132021 Golden Spin of Zagreb

Women's singles

Top 10 best scores in the women's combined total
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kamila Valieva  Russia249.242021 Finlandia Trophy
2Elizaveta Tuktamysheva233.30
3Alysa Liu  United States219.242021 Lombardia Trophy
4Alena Kostornaia  Russia218.832021 Finlandia Trophy
5Loena Hendrickx  Belgium212.07
6Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia203.91
7Karen Chen  United States202.49
8Eva-Lotta Kiibus  Estonia202.042021 Finlandia Trophy
9Maiia Khromykh  Russia194.022021 Warsaw Cup
10Ekaterina Kurakova  Poland193.582021 Nebelhorn Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the women's short program
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia81.532021 Finlandia Trophy
2Wakaba Higuchi  Japan79.732021 Cup of Austria
3Alena Kostornaia  Russia78.612021 Finlandia Trophy
4Kamila Valieva74.93
5Alysa Liu  United States74.312021 Lombardia Trophy
6Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia69.502021 Finlandia Trophy
7Maiia Khromykh  Russia69.242021 Warsaw Cup
8Loena Hendrickx  Belgium68.822021 Finlandia Trophy
9Jenni Saarinen  Finland68.712021 Warsaw Cup
10Karen Chen  United States67.502021 Finlandia Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the women's free skating
No.SkaterNationScoreEvent
1Kamila Valieva  Russia174.312021 Finlandia Trophy
2Elizaveta Tuktamysheva151.77
3Alysa Liu  United States144.932021 Lombardia Trophy
4Loena Hendrickx  Belgium143.252021 Finlandia Trophy
5Alena Kostornaia  Russia140.22
6Eva-Lotta Kiibus  Estonia137.51
7Karen Chen  United States134.99
8Anastasiia Gubanova  Georgia134.41
9Ekaterina Kurakova  Poland132.542021 Nebelhorn Trophy
10Viktoriia Safonova  Belarus128.27

Pairs

Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia228.492021 Warsaw Cup
2Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov227.132021 Finlandia Trophy
3Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara  Japan204.062021 Autumn Classic International
4Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson  United States196.852021 Warsaw Cup
5Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov195.322021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc193.002021 Finlandia Trophy
7Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko  Russia192.942021 Warsaw Cup
8Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov190.93
9Vanessa James / Eric Radford  Canada190.582021 Finlandia Trophy
10Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron  Spain189.99
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' short program
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia79.762021 Warsaw Cup
2Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov73.762021 Finlandia Trophy
3Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara  Japan72.322021 Autumn Classic
4Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov  Russia69.422021 Warsaw Cup
5Vanessa James / Eric Radford  Canada68.292021 Autumn Classic
6Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko  Russia67.532021 Warsaw Cup
7Karina Safina / Luka Berulava  Georgia66.952021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier  United States66.44
9Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov66.41
10Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert  Germany66.262021 Nebelhorn Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' free skating
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov  Russia153.372021 Finlandia Trophy
2Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov148.732021 Warsaw Cup
3Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson  United States135.16
4Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara  Japan131.742021 Autumn Classic International
5Vanessa James / Eric Radford  Canada130.832021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
6Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov  United States128.91
7Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev  Russia128.11
8Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc  United States128.022021 Finlandia Trophy
9Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko  Russia125.412021 Warsaw Cup
10Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron  Spain124.662021 Finlandia Trophy

Ice dance

Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance)
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron  France217.542021 Finlandia Trophy
2Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada208.972021 Autumn Classic International
3Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy208.882021 Cup of Austria
4Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States208.312021 Finlandia Trophy
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  Russia199.902021 Warsaw Cup
6Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin195.062021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
7Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  Canada194.672021 Cup of Austria
8Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States191.322021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  Spain191.312021 Autumn Classic International
10Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  Great Britain190.392021 Finlandia Trophy
Top 10 best scores in the rhythm dance
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron  France85.582021 Finlandia Trophy
2Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States83.72
3Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada83.352021 Autumn Classic International
4Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy82.782021 Cup of Austria
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  Russia81.302021 Warsaw Cup
6Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  Spain78.532021 Cup of Austria
7Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia78.392021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
8Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  Canada77.382021 Cup of Austria
9Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin  Russia77.082021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
10Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi  Japan75.872021 Warsaw Cup
Top 10 best scores in the free dance
No.TeamNationScoreEvent
1Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron  France131.962021 Finlandia Trophy
2Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy126.102021 Cup of Austria
3Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada125.622021 Autumn Classic International
4Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States124.592021 Finlandia Trophy
5Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin  Russia118.602021 Warsaw Cup
6Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  Canada117.292021 Cup of Austria
7Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States116.722021 Golden Spin of Zagreb
8Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia116.672021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
9Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz  Spain116.112021 Autumn Classic International
10Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  Great Britain115.612021 Finlandia Trophy

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