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

The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of the ISU Challenger Series: a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions.

Competitions

This season, the series included the following events. The 2014 Triglav Trophy was originally scheduled for November 6–9, 2014,[1] but it was removed from the calendar as a Challenger Series event.

Date Event Location Results
September 10–14 United States 2014 U.S. International Classic Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details
September 18–21 Italy 2014 Lombardia Trophy Sesto San Giovanni, Italy Details
September 25–27 Germany 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany Details
October 2–5 Slovakia 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy Bratislava, Slovakia Details
October 9–12 Finland 2014 Finlandia Trophy Espoo, Finland Details
October 15–18 Canada 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic Barrie, Ontario, Canada Details
November 5–9 Latvia 2014 Volvo Open Cup Riga, Latvia Details
November 6–9 Slovenia 2014 Triglav Trophy No longer a Challenger Series event
November 11–16 Austria 2014 Ice Challenge Graz, Austria Details
November 21–24 Poland 2014 Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland Details
December 4–7 Croatia 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Details

Medal summary

Men's singles

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic United States Max AaronUnited States Ross MinerJapan Daisuke MurakamiDetails
Italy Lombardia Trophy United States Richard DornbushJapan Takahito MuraRussia Adian PitkeevDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy United States Jason BrownCzech Republic Michal BřezinaRussia Konstantin MenshovDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy United States Stephen CarriereSouth Korea Kim Jin-seoRussia Gordei GorshkovDetails
Finland Finlandia Trophy Russia Sergei VoronovUnited States Adam RipponRussia Alexander PetrovDetails
Canada Skate Canada Autumn Classic United States Ross MinerCanada Nam NguyenCanada Jeremy TenDetails
Latvia Volvo Open Cup Russia Alexander PetrovRussia Gordei GorshkovRussia Artur Dmitriev Jr.Details
Austria Ice Challenge United States Douglas RazzanoRussia Alexander SamarinGermany Martin RappeDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Russia Alexander PetrovPhilippines Michael Christian MartinezItaly Matteo RizzoDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Kazakhstan Denis TenCzech Republic Michal BřezinaRussia Konstantin MenshovDetails

Ladies' singles

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic United States Polina EdmundsUnited States Courtney HicksJapan Riona KatoDetails
Italy Lombardia Trophy Japan Satoko MiyaharaUnited States Hannah MillerUnited States Angela WangDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaRussia Alena LeonovaUnited States Gracie GoldDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy Italy Roberta RodeghieroSweden Joshi HelgessonUnited States Ashley CainDetails
Finland Finlandia Trophy Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaUnited States Samantha CesarioJapan Rika HongoDetails
Canada Skate Canada Autumn Classic Canada Gabrielle DalemanUnited States Angela WangCanada Julianne SéguinDetails
Latvia Volvo Open Cup Latvia Angelīna KučvaļskaGermany Lutricia BockFinland Jenni SaarinenDetails
Austria Ice Challenge United States Hannah MillerSweden Isabelle OlssonHungary Ivett TóthDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Russia Elizaveta TuktamyshevaArmenia Anastasia GalustyanLithuania Aleksandra GolovkinaDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Finland Kiira KorpiRussia Maria ArtemievaSlovakia Nicole RajičováDetails

Pairs

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimUnited States Jessica Calalang / Zack SidhuUnited States Madeline Aaron / Max SettlageDetails
Italy Lombardia Trophy United States Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierItaly Bianca Manacorda / Niccolo MaciiRussia Vera Bazarova / Andrei DeputatDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovRussia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir MorozovUnited States Alexa Scimeca / Chris KnierimDetails
Canada Skate Canada Autumn Classic Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordUnited States Haven Denney / Brandon FrazierUnited States Jessica Calalang / Zack SidhuDetails
Latvia Volvo Open Cup Russia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovRussia Maria Vigalova / Egor ZakroevBelarus Maria Paliakova / Nikita BochkovDetails
Austria Ice Challenge Russia Lina Fedorova / Maxim MiroshkinAustria Miriam Ziegler / Severin KieferGermany Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van CleaveDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Canada Lubov Iliushechkina / Dylan MoscovitchRussia Lina Fedorova / Maxim MiroshkinItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb Russia Kristina Astakhova / Alexei RogonovItaly Valentina Marchei / Ondřej HotárekUnited States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'SheaDetails

Ice dance

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States U.S. International Classic United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel EatonCanada Nicole Orford / Thomas WilliamsUnited States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
Germany Nebelhorn Trophy Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew PojeUnited States Madison Chock / Evan BatesGermany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander GazsiDetails
Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Trophy United States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriSlovakia Federica Testa / Lukáš CsölleyDetails
Finland Finlandia Trophy Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan BukinGermany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander GazsiUnited States Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManusDetails
Canada Skate Canada Autumn Classic France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume CizeronCanada Piper Gilles / Paul PoirierDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenDetails
Latvia Volvo Open Cup Slovakia Federica Testa / Lukáš CsölleyBelarus Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii BieliaievSouth Korea Rebeka Kim / Kirill MinovDetails
Austria Ice Challenge United States Maia Shibutani / Alex ShibutaniDenmark Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj SørensenAustria Barbora Silná / Juri KurakinDetails
Poland Warsaw Cup Slovakia Federica Testa / Lukáš CsölleyUkraine Alexandra Nazarova / Maksym NikitinChina Wang Shiyue / Liu XinyuDetails
Croatia Golden Spin of Zagreb United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary DonohueItaly Charlène Guignard / Marco FabbriSpain Sara Hurtado / Adrián DíazDetails

Medal standings

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)149932
2 Russia (RUS)117725
3 Canada (CAN)4329
4 Slovakia (SVK)2024
5 Italy (ITA)1427
6 Japan (JPN)1135
7 Finland (FIN)1012
8 France (FRA)1001
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
 Latvia (LAT)1001
11 Germany (GER)0235
12 Czech Republic (CZE)0202
 Sweden (SWE)0202
14 Austria (AUT)0112
 Belarus (BLR)0112
 Denmark (DEN)0112
 South Korea (KOR)0112
18 Armenia (ARM)0101
 Philippines (PHI)0101
 Ukraine (UKR)0101
21 China (CHN)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Lithuania (LTU)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (24 entries)373737111

Challenger Series rankings

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

Men's singles

No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[3]
1 Michal Březina  Czech Republic Nebelhorn Trophy 228.48 Golden Spin of Zagreb 239.62 468.10
2 Alexander Petrov  Russia Volvo Open Cup 218.78 Warsaw Cup 231.53 450.31
3 Konstantin Menshov Nebelhorn Trophy 211.03 Golden Spin of Zagreb 229.51 440.54
4 Ross Miner  United States U.S. International Classic 209.78 Skate Canada Autumn Classic 227.26 437.04
5 Sergei Voronov  Russia Nebelhorn Trophy 210.05 Finlandia Trophy 221.11 431.16

Ladies' singles

No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[4]
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia Finlandia Trophy 193.31 Warsaw Cup 196.66 389.97
2 Alena Leonova Nebelhorn Trophy 186.71 Ice Challenge 148.29 335.00
3 Hannah Miller  United States Lombardia Trophy 170.26 156.39 326.65
4 Angela Wang 160.25 Skate Canada Autumn Classic 163.68 323.93
5 Maria Artemieva  Russia Finlandia Trophy 140.38 Golden Spin of Zagreb 166.48 306.86

Pairs

No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[5]
1 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim  United States U.S. International Classic 163.24 Nebelhorn Trophy 166.10 329.34
2 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier Lombardia Trophy 157.80 Skate Canada Autumn Classic 167.28 325.08
3 Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu U.S. International Classic 156.18 156.46 312.64
4 Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps  Canada Lombardia Trophy 157.06 145.00 302.06
5 Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage  United States U.S. International Classic 138.52 Lombardia Trophy 143.85 282.37

Ice dance

No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score[6]
1 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani  United States Ondrej Nepela Trophy 162.98 Ice Challenge 166.34 329.32
2 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 143.94 Golden Spin of Zagreb 166.46 310.40
3 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi  Germany Nebelhorn Trophy 147.10 Finlandia Trophy 139.98 287.08
4 Alexandra Nazarova / Maksym Nikitin  Ukraine Warsaw Cup 136.90 Golden Spin of Zagreb 148.48 285.38
5 Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley  Slovakia Volvo Open Cup 140.84 Warsaw Cup 143.36 284.20

Top scores

Men's singles

Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total
No. Skater 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 Březina  Czech Republic 239.62 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Richard Dornbush  United States 237.28 2014 Lombardia Trophy
5 Jason Brown 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 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

Ladies' singles

Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 196.66 2014 Warsaw Cup
2 Alena Leonova 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 176.35 2014 U.S. International Classic
6 Courtney Hicks 174.14
7 Hannah Miller 170.26 2014 Lombardia Trophy
8 Kiira Korpi  Finland 167.81 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9 Maria Artemieva  Russia 166.48
10 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 165.59 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic

Pairs

Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total
No. Team 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 184.24 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 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
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

Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance)
No. Team 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
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
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
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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