2025–26 ISU Challenger Series

2025–26 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:August 7 – December 6, 2025
Season:2025–26
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The 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series is a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that will be held from August 2025 to December 2025. It is the eleventh season of the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions.

Competitions

The International Skating Union announced the Challenger Series schedule on May 8, 2025. This season, the series includes the following events.[1]

Date Event Location Notes Ref.
August 7–10 2025 Cranberry Cup International Norwood, Massachusetts, United States Men's and women's singles only [2]
September 2–3 2025 John Nicks International Pairs Competition New York City, New York, United States Pairs only [3]
September 5–7 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup Osaka, Japan [4]
September 11–14 2025 Lombardia Trophy Bergamo, Italy No pairs [5]
September 25–27 2025 Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany [6]
2025 Nepela Memorial Bratislava, Slovakia No pairs [7]
October 1–4 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Astana, Kazakhstan [8]
October 8–11 2025 Trialeti Trophy Tbilisi, Georgia [9]
November 19–23 2025 Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland No pairs [10]
November 24–30 2025 Tallinn Trophy Tallinn, Estonia [11]
December 3–6 2025 Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia [12]

Requirements

Skaters were eligible to compete in the Challenger Series if they have reached the age of 17 before July 1, 2025.

Medal summary

Men's singles

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
Cranberry Cup International Roman Sadovsky Aleksandr Selevko Stephen Gogolev [13]
Kinoshita Group Cup Cha Junhwan Kazuki Tomono Tomoki Hiwatashi [14]
Lombardia Trophy Ilia Malinin Yuma Kagiyama Nikolaj Memola [15]
Nebelhorn Trophy Stephen Gogolev Andrew Torgashev Lukas Britschgi [16]
Nepela Memorial Kévin Aymoz Matteo Rizzo Daniel Grassl [17]
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Mikhail Shaidorov Nika Egadze Jason Brown [18]
Trialeti Trophy Nika Egadze Jason Brown Tomoki Hiwatashi [19]
Warsaw Cup Vladimir Samoilov Lukas Britschgi Samy Hammi [20]
Tallinn Trophy Aleksandr Selevko Matteo Rizzo Arlet Levandi [21]
Golden Spin of Zagreb Kévin Aymoz Arlet Levandi Luc Economides [22]

Women's singles

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
Cranberry Cup International Isabeau Levito Sofia Samodelkina Shin Ji-a [13]
Kinoshita Group Cup Mone Chiba Kaori Sakamoto Saki Miyake [14]
Lombardia Trophy Rion Sumiyoshi Ami Nakai Sarah Everhardt [15]
Nebelhorn Trophy Amber Glenn Mone Chiba Shin Ji-a [16]
Nepela Memorial Lara Naki Gutmann Anna Pezzetta Sarina Joos [17]
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Lee Hae-in Yun Ah-sun Madeline Schizas [18]
Trialeti Trophy Anastasiia Gubanova Mariia Seniuk Lee Hae-in [19]
Warsaw Cup Sara-Maude Dupuis Marina Piredda Mia Risa Gomez [20]
Tallinn Trophy Olivia Lisko Sarah Everhardt Alina Bonillo [21]
Golden Spin of Zagreb Bradie Tennell Iida Karhunen Sofia Samodelkina [22]

Pairs

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
John Nicks International Pairs Competition
[23]
Kinoshita Group Cup [14]
Nebelhorn Trophy [16]
Trialeti Trophy [19]
Golden Spin of Zagreb [22]

Ice dance

Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
Kinoshita Group Cup [14]
Lombardia Trophy [15]
Nebelhorn Trophy [16]
Nepela Memorial [17]
Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
[18]
Trialeti Trophy [19]
Warsaw Cup [20]
Tallinn Trophy [21]
Golden Spin of Zagreb [22]

Medal standings

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States681226
2 Georgia5207
3 Canada5038
4 Japan36211
5 France3137
6 Italy2439
7 South Korea2237
8 Spain2002
9 Estonia1214
10 Germany1203
11 Kazakhstan1113
12 Finland1102
13 Great Britain1001
 Poland1001
15 Czech Republic0224
16 Switzerland0123
17 Australia0101
 Israel0101
19 Norway0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (20 entries)343434102

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 7, 2025[24]

No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1 Nika Egadze  Georgia 2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 266.90 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 261.02 527.92
2 Jason Brown  United States 2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 257.81 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 249.30 507.11
3 Kévin Aymoz  France 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 261.90 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 239.52 501.42
4 Stephen Gogolev  Canada 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International 231.81 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 255.06 486.87
5 Nikolaj Memola  Italy 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy 265.37 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 220.05 485.42

Women's singles

As of December 7, 2025[25]

No. Skater Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1 Mone Chiba  Japan 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup 216.59 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 213.64 430.23
2 Isabeau Levito  United States 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International 207.61 207.21 414.82
3 Lara Naki Gutmann  Italy 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy 195.95 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 202.51 398.46
4 Shin Ji-a  South Korea 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International 179.97 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 208.45 388.42
5 Sofia Samodelkina  Kazakhstan 203.15 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 182.63 385.78

Pairs

As of December 7, 2025[26]

No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1  Japan 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup 222.94 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 221.03 443.97
2  Georgia 212.90 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 225.20 438.10
3  Germany 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 221.38 208.28 429.66
4  United States 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition 193.54 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 193.79 387.33
5 183.22 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 193.70 376.92

Ice dance

As of December 7, 2025[27]

No. Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score
1  Georgia 2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 193.14 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy 203.39 396.53
2  France 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 183.40 2025 CS Warsaw Cup 202.06 385.46
3  Spain 192.67 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy 192.67 385.34
4  Canada 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup 197.90 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 180.17 378.07
5  Czech Republic 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 186.60 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy 191.00 377.60

References

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  7. ^ "ISU CS 33rd Nepela Memorial 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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  9. ^ "ISU CS Trialeti Trophy 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ "ISU CS PGE Warsaw Cup 2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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  16. ^ a b c d "2025 Nebelhorn Trophy". International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  17. ^ a b c "2025 Nepela Memorial". International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  18. ^ a b c "2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge". International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  19. ^ a b c d "2025 Trialeti Trophy". International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  20. ^ a b c "2025 Warsaw Cup". International Skating Union. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  21. ^ a b c "2025 Tallinn Trophy". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  22. ^ a b c d "2025 Golden Spin of Zagreb". International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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  24. ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2025/2026 – Men". International Skating Union.
  25. ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2025/2026 – Women". International Skating Union.
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  27. ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2025/2026 – Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
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