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 | |
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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 |
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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
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Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
U.S. Classic | Max Aaron | Ross Miner | Daisuke Murakami | Details |
Lombardia Trophy | Richard Dornbush | Takahito Mura | Adian Pitkeev | Details |
Nebelhorn Trophy | Jason Brown | Michal Březina | Konstantin Menshov | Details |
Ondrej Nepela | Stephen Carriere | Kim Jin-seo | Gordei Gorshkov | Details |
Finlandia Trophy | Sergei Voronov | Adam Rippon | Alexander Petrov | Details |
SC Autumn Classic | Ross Miner | Nam Nguyen | Jeremy Ten | Details |
Volvo Open Cup | Alexander Petrov | Gordei Gorshkov | Artur Dmitriev Jr. | Details |
Ice Challenge | Douglas Razzano | Alexander Samarin | Martin Rappe | Details |
Warsaw Cup | Alexander Petrov | Michael Christian Martinez | Matteo Rizzo | Details |
Golden Spin | Denis Ten | Michal Březina | Konstantin Menshov | Details |
Ladies
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Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
U.S. Classic | Polina Edmunds | Courtney Hicks | Riona Kato | Details |
Lombardia Trophy | Satoko Miyahara | Hannah Miller | Angela Wang | Details |
Nebelhorn Trophy | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Alena Leonova | Gracie Gold | Details |
Ondrej Nepela | Roberta Rodeghiero | Joshi Helgesson | Ashley Cain | Details |
Finlandia Trophy | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Samantha Cesario | Rika Hongo | Details |
SC Autumn Classic | Gabrielle Daleman | Angela Wang | Julianne Séguin | Details |
Volvo Open Cup | Angelīna Kučvaļska | Lutricia Bock | Jenni Saarinen | Details |
Ice Challenge | Hannah Miller | Isabelle Olsson | Ivett Tóth | Details |
Warsaw Cup | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Anastasia Galustyan | Aleksandra Golovkina | Details |
Golden Spin | Kiira Korpi | Maria Artemieva | Nicole Rajičová | Details |
Pairs
Ice dance
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.[2]
Men
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
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1 | Michal Brezina | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 228.48 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 239.62 | 468.10 |
2 | Alexander Petrov | 2014 Volvo Open Cup | 218.78 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | 231.53 | 450.31 |
3 | Konstantin Menshov | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 211.03 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 229.51 | 440.54 |
Ladies
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
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1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2014 Finlandia Trophy | 193.31 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | 196.66 | 389.97 |
2 | Alena Leonova | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 186.71 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 148.29 | 335.00 |
3 | Hannah Miller | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | 170.26 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 156.39 | 326.65 |
Pairs
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
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1 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | 2014 U.S. International Classic | 163.24 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 166.10 | 329.34 |
2 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | 157.80 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 167.28 | 325.08 |
3 | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | 2014 U.S. International Classic | 156.18 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 156.46 | 312.64 |
Ice Dance
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
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1 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 162.98 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 166.34 | 329.32 |
2 | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 143.94 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 166.46 | 310.40 |
3 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 147.10 | 2014 Finlandia Trophy | 139.98 | 287.08 |
Top scores in Challenger series
Men
Best total score
Rank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- "Communication No. 1894: Revision of minimum entry criteria to qualify as Challenger Series event" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "Communication No. 1858: ISU Challenger Series in Figure Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Men". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Ladies". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Pairs". International Skating Union.
- "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2014/2015: Ice dance". International Skating Union.
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