2021–22 ISU Challenger Series
| 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Challenger Series |
| Date: | September 10 – December 11, 2021 |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Previous: 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series | |
| Next: 2022–23 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.
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.
| Date | Event | Location | Notes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10–12 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy | Bergamo, Italy | No pairs | Details |
| September 16–18 | 2021 Autumn Classic International | Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada | Men's singles competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event | Details |
| September 22–25 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf, Germany | Olympic qualifying event[2][3] | Details |
| September 30 – October 2 | 2021 Nepela Memorial | Cancelled | ||
| October 7–10 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | Espoo, Finland | Details | |
| October 28–31 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | No pairs | Details |
| November 11–14 | 2021 Cup of Austria | Graz, Austria | No pairs | Details |
| November 18–21 | 2021 Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland | Details | |
| December 8–11 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Sisak, Croatia | Details | |
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
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombardia Trophy | Daniel Grassl | Adam Siao Him Fa | Morisi Kvitelashvili | Details |
| Autumn Classic International | Competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Vincent Zhou | Adam Siao Him Fa | Mark Kondratiuk | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Jason Brown | Mikhail Kolyada | Dmitri Aliev | Details |
| Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | Petr Gumennik | Mark Kondratiuk | Andrei Mozalev | Details |
| Cup of Austria | Nika Egadze | Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | Ilia Malinin | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Sōta Yamamoto | Daniel Grassl | Petr Gumennik | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Keegan Messing | Andrei Mozalev | Jimmy Ma | Details |
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | United States | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
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. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Gumennik | Russia | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 263.14 | Warsaw Cup | 242.91 | 506.05 |
| 2 | Keegan Messing | Canada | Finlandia Trophy | 242.58 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 255.07 | 497.65 |
| 3 | Mark Kondratiuk | Russia | Nebelhorn Trophy | 241.06 | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 250.08 | 491.14 |
| 4 | Daniel Grassl | Italy | Lombardia Trophy | 247.80 | Warsaw Cup | 242.96 | 490.76 |
| 5 | Andrei Mozalev | Russia | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 234.05 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 252.15 | 486.20 |
Women’s singles
As of December 15, 2021.[5]
| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alysa Liu | United States | Lombardia Trophy | 219.24 | Nebelhorn Trophy | 207.40 | 426.64 |
| 2 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia | Finlandia Trophy | 203.91 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 184.29 | 388.20 |
| 3 | Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | Nebelhorn Trophy | 193.58 | Warsaw Cup | 187.80 | 381.38 |
| 4 | Viktoriia Safonova | Belarus | 190.29 | Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 190.06 | 380.35 | |
| 5 | Karen Chen | United States | Autumn Classic International | 173.00 | Finlandia Trophy | 202.49 | 375.49 |
Pairs
As of December 15, 2021.[6]
| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | Finlandia Trophy | 213.72 | Warsaw Cup | 228.49 | 442.21 |
| 2 | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | United States | 191.89 | 196.85 | 388.74 | ||
| 3 | Vanessa James / Eric Radford | Canada | 190.58 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 187.57 | 378.15 | |
| 4 | Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman | Georgia | Warsaw Cup | 184.24 | 189.60 | 373.84 | |
| 5 | Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy | 185.25 | Finlandia Trophy | 188.37 | 373.62 |
Ice dance
As of December 15, 2021.[7]
| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | Lombardia Trophy | 205.36 | Cup of Austria | 208.88 | 414.24 |
| 2 | Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Russia | Cup of Austria | 184.62 | Warsaw Cup | 199.90 | 384.52 |
| 3 | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Spain | Autumn Classic International | 191.31 | Cup of Austria | 189.88 | 381.19 |
| 4 | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Canada | Lombardia Trophy | 185.26 | 194.67 | 379.93 | |
| 5 | Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | United States | Autumn Classic International | 188.43 | Warsaw Cup | 187.84 | 376.27 |
Top scores
Men's singles
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Zhou | United States | 284.23 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Petr Gumennik | Russia | 263.14 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 3 | Jason Brown | United States | 262.52 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 4 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 256.98 | |
| 5 | Keegan Messing | Canada | 255.07 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 6 | Andrei Mozalev | Russia | 252.15 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Ma | United States | 250.97 | |
| 8 | Mark Kondratiuk | Russia | 250.08 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 9 | Deniss Vasiļjevs | Latvia | 250.07 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia | 249.25 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Zhou | United States | 97.35 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Jason Brown | 92.39 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | |
| Keegan Messing | Canada | 92.39 | ||
| 4 | Petr Gumennik | Russia | 91.84 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 5 | Sōta Yamamoto | Japan | 91.75 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 6 | Koshiro Shimada | 90.55 | ||
| 7 | Adam Siao Him Fa | France | 89.23 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Brendan Kerry | Australia | 85.89 | |
| 9 | Mark Kondratiuk | Russia | 84.79 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 10 | Deniss Vasiļjevs | Latvia | 84.46 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Zhou | United States | 186.88 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Matteo Rizzo | Italy | 176.18 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 174.23 | |
| 4 | Daniel Grassl | Italy | 173.54 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy |
| 5 | Evgeni Semenenko | Russia | 172.60 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 6 | Andrei Mozalev | 171.44 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| 7 | Petr Gumennik | 171.30 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| 8 | Dmitri Aliev | 170.97 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | |
| 9 | Jason Brown | United States | 170.13 | |
| Jimmy Ma | 170.13 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Women's singles
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamila Valieva | Russia | 249.24 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 233.30 | ||
| 3 | Alysa Liu | United States | 219.24 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Alena Kostornaia | Russia | 218.83 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | 212.07 | |
| 6 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia | 203.91 | |
| 7 | Karen Chen | United States | 202.49 | |
| 8 | Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | 202.04 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 9 | Maiia Khromykh | Russia | 194.02 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 10 | Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | 193.58 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 81.53 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan | 79.73 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 3 | Alena Kostornaia | Russia | 78.61 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 4 | Kamila Valieva | 74.93 | ||
| 5 | Alysa Liu | United States | 74.31 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy |
| 6 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia | 69.50 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 7 | Maiia Khromykh | Russia | 69.24 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 8 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | 68.82 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 9 | Jenni Saarinen | Finland | 68.71 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 10 | Karen Chen | United States | 67.50 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamila Valieva | Russia | 174.31 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 151.77 | ||
| 3 | Alysa Liu | United States | 144.93 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | 143.25 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Alena Kostornaia | Russia | 140.22 | |
| 6 | Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | 137.51 | |
| 7 | Karen Chen | United States | 134.99 | |
| 8 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia | 134.41 | |
| 9 | Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | 132.54 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 10 | Viktoriia Safonova | Belarus | 128.27 |
Pairs
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 228.49 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 2 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | 227.13 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | |
| 3 | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | 204.06 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 4 | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | United States | 196.85 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 5 | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | 195.32 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| 6 | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | 193.00 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | |
| 7 | Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | Russia | 192.94 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 8 | Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov | 190.93 | ||
| 9 | Vanessa James / Eric Radford | Canada | 190.58 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 10 | Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron | Spain | 189.99 |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 79.76 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 2 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | 73.76 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy | |
| 3 | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | 72.32 | 2021 Autumn Classic |
| 4 | Alina Pepeleva / Roman Pleshkov | Russia | 69.42 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 5 | Vanessa James / Eric Radford | Canada | 68.29 | 2021 Autumn Classic |
| 6 | Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | Russia | 67.53 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 7 | Karina Safina / Luka Berulava | Georgia | 66.95 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 8 | Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier | United States | 66.44 | |
| 9 | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | 66.41 | ||
| 10 | Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert | Germany | 66.26 | 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | Russia | 153.37 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | 148.73 | 2021 Warsaw Cup | |
| 3 | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | United States | 135.16 | |
| 4 | Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | 131.74 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 5 | Vanessa James / Eric Radford | Canada | 130.83 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 6 | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | United States | 128.91 | |
| 7 | Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev | Russia | 128.11 | |
| 8 | Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | United States | 128.02 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 9 | Yasmina Kadyrova / Ivan Balchenko | Russia | 125.41 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 10 | Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron | Spain | 124.66 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
Ice dance
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France | 217.54 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 208.97 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 3 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 208.88 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 4 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States | 208.31 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Russia | 199.90 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 6 | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | 195.06 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | |
| 7 | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Canada | 194.67 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 8 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States | 191.32 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Spain | 191.31 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 10 | Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | 190.39 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France | 85.58 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States | 83.72 | |
| 3 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 83.35 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 4 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 82.78 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 5 | Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Russia | 81.30 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 6 | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Spain | 78.53 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 7 | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | 78.39 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 8 | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Canada | 77.38 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 9 | Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Egor Bazin | Russia | 77.08 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 10 | Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | Japan | 75.87 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France | 131.96 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 126.10 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 3 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 125.62 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 4 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States | 124.59 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Russia | 118.60 | 2021 Warsaw Cup |
| 6 | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Canada | 117.29 | 2021 Cup of Austria |
| 7 | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | United States | 116.72 | 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 8 | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | 116.67 | 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |
| 9 | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Spain | 116.11 | 2021 Autumn Classic International |
| 10 | Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | 115.61 | 2021 Finlandia Trophy |
References
- ^ "Communication No. 2390: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Communication No. 2388: Entries/Participation 2022 Olympic Winter Games (OWG) – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Communication No. 2367: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. January 29, 2021.
- ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Men". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Women". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Pairs". International Skating Union.
- ^ "ISU Challenger Series Ranking 2021/2022: Ice Dance". International Skating Union.