The 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series was held from August to December 2018. It was the fifth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.
| 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 | |
Competitions
This season, the series included the following events.[1]
| Date | Event | Location | Notes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1–5 |  2018 Asian Open Trophy |
Bangkok, Thailand | Pairs competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event. | Details |
| September 12–16 |  2018 Lombardia Trophy |
Bergamo, Italy | Details | |
| September 12–16 |  2018 U.S. International Classic |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Details | |
| September 19–22 |  2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
Bratislava, Slovakia | Pairs competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event. | Details |
| September 20–22 |  2018 Autumn Classic International |
Oakville, Ontario, Canada | Details | |
| September 26–29 |  2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Oberstdorf, Germany | Details | |
| October 4–7 |  2018 Finlandia Trophy |
Espoo, Finland | Details | |
| November 11–18 |  2018 Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy |
Innsbruck, Austria | Pairs competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event. | Details |
| November 26 – December 2 |  2018 Tallinn Trophy |
Tallinn, Estonia | Details | |
| December 5–8 |  2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
Medal summary
Men's singles
Ladies' singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or team.[1]
Men's singles
| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia |
Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 274.37 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 253.14 | 527.51 |
| 2 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea |
Autumn Classic International | 259.78 | Finlandia Trophy | 239.19 | 498.97 |
| 3 | Jason Brown | United States |
233.23 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 263.42 | 496.65 | |
| 4 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia |
Lombardia Trophy | 250.55 | Finlandia Trophy | 224.95 | 475.50 |
| 5 | Daniel Grassl | Italy |
Alpen Trophy | 230.50 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 229.82 | 460.32 |
Ladies' singles
| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia |
Lombardia Trophy | 206.07 | Finlandia Trophy | 202.85 | 408.92 |
| 2 | Bradie Tennell | United States |
Autumn Classic International | 206.41 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 202.41 | 408.82 |
| 3 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan |
Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 192.30 | Finlandia Trophy | 200.74 | 393.04 |
| 4 | Mariah Bell | United States |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 188.97 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 196.60 | 385.57 |
| 5 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Russia |
Tallinn Trophy | 180.73 | 198.65 | 379.38 |
Pairs
| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia |
Lombardia Trophy | 191.99 | Finlandia Trophy | 188.54 | 380.53 |
| 2 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada |
Finlandia Trophy | 193.93 | Autumn Classic International | 176.32 | 370.25 |
| 3 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 178.94 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 183.89 | 362.83 |
| 4 | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria |
Finlandia Trophy | 176.09 | Tallinn Trophy | 184.60 | 360.69 |
| 5 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | United States |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 177.22 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 182.84 | 360.06 |
Ice dance
| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 194.12 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 201.27 | 395.39 |
| 2 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy |
Lombardia Trophy | 193.28 | Alpen Trophy | 195.39 | 388.67 |
| 3 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 177.49 | Tallinn Trophy | 180.22 | 357.71 |
| 4 | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 178.64 | Alpen Trophy | 174.35 | 352.99 | |
| 5 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | Lombardia Trophy | 170.68 | Nebelhorn Trophy | 180.95 | 351.63 |
Top scores
Men's singles
| No. | Skater | 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 International |
| 4 | Jason Brown | United States |
263.42 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 5 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea |
259.78 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 6 | Keegan Messing | Canada |
257.16 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 7 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia |
250.55 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 8 | Maxim Kovtun | 247.55 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy | |
| 9 | Andrei Lazukin | 243.45 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy | |
| 10 | Sergei Voronov | 239.73 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Japan |
104.15 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 97.74 | 2018 Autumn Classic International | |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia |
97.04 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 4 | Jason Brown | United States |
95.50 | |
| 5 | Keegan Messing | Canada |
90.63 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 6 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea |
90.56 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 7 | Andrei Lazukin | Russia |
87.92 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 8 | Dmitri Aliev | 86.57 | ||
| 9 | Alexander Samarin | 86.29 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| 10 | Matteo Rizzo | Italy |
85.51 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| No. | Skater | 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 International |
| 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 International |
| 8 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia |
163.98 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 9 | Kévin Aymoz | France |
162.93 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 10 | Sergei Voronov | Russia |
157.96 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
Ladies' singles
| No. | Skater | 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 | 209.22 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| 4 | Bradie Tennell | United States |
206.41 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 5 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia |
206.07 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 6 | Evgenia Medvedeva | 204.89 | 2018 Autumn Classic International | |
| 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. International Classic |
| 10 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan |
200.74 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alina Zagitova | Russia |
79.93 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 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 International |
| 6 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan |
70.95 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 7 | Mai Mihara | Japan |
70.94 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Rika Kihira | 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 |
| No. | Skater | 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 International |
| 6 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia |
133.91 | |
| 7 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan |
133.77 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 8 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium |
132.66 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 9 | Serafima Sakhanovich | Russia |
132.29 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 10 | Ting Cui | United States |
132.23 |
Pairs
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | France |
210.21 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
198.98 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | 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 | 183.89 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| 7 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | United States |
182.84 | |
| 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 |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | France |
73.81 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
73.27 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | 72.50 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy | |
| 4 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | 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 | |
| 10 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | 64.04 |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | France |
136.40 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 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 | 125.71 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy | |
| 5 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | 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 | |
| 8 | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | United States |
116.32 | |
| 9 | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | 113.95 | 2018 U.S. International Classic | |
| 10 | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria |
113.83 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
Ice dance
| No. | Team | 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. International 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 | 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 |
| No. | Team | 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. International 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 |
| No. | Team | 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 | 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. International Classic |
| 7 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | 110.93 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| 8 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | 110.64 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy | |
| 9 | Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | Poland |
109.01 | |
| 10 | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia |
108.61 |
References
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