The seventh of the nine Challenger Series events is Cup of Austria and takes place in Graz, Austria from the 10th-14th November.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Pesendorfer | Austria | Prague Ice Cup 2019 - 1st (160.35) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 68th | ||
| Sophia Schaller | Austria | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 8th (159.08) | 2nd | SP: Paint It, Black / FS: Breath Of Life/A Touch Of Joy | 2A+1Eu+3S | 51st |
| Milana Ramashova | Belarus | Junior Worlds 2020 - 12th (169.16, J) | SP: Russian Dance / FS: Je suis malade | 3T+3T | 116th | |
| Emily Bausback | Canada | Warsaw Cup 2019 - 6th (172.48) | SP: The One I Love / FS: Alla Notte (Adagio) | 3F+3T | 58th | |
| Alison Schumacher | Canada | Junior Worlds 2020 - 9th (174.02, J) | SP: Somewhere In Time (soundtrack) / FS: Eleanor Rigby/Shared Loneliness | 3F+3Tq | 85th | |
| Hana Cvijanovic | Croatia | Golden Bear 2018 - 14th (130.86) | SP: Black and Gold / FS: Writings On The Wall | 3Lo+3T | ||
| Emilea Zingas | Cyprus | Challenge Cup 2021 - 3rd (171.30) | SP: Like Sugar / FS: Amen | 2A+3T | ||
| Nikola Rychtarikova | Czech Republic | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote D'Azur 2021 - 5th (156.30) | 2nd | SP: I Still Need You (Versailles)/Light of the Seven/Outro / FS: The Karate Kid | 3Lz+2T | 140th |
| Marian Millares | Spain | Golden Bear 2018 - 10th (132.54, J) | 1st | SP: Nana del Mediterraneo / FS: One Day I'll Fly Away | 3T+2T | |
| Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 7th (202.04) | 1st | SP: Baiana / FS: A Star Is Born (soundtrack) | 3F+1Eu+3S | 19th |
| Gerlii Liinamae | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2020 - 4th (159.20) | 2nd | SP: I Surrender / FS: Frozen | 3Lo+1Eu+3S | 161st |
| Niina Petrokina | Estonia | JGP Linz 2021 - 4th (177.06, J) | SP: Je N'Attendais Que Vous / FS: Love Of My Life | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 63rd | |
| Linnea Ceder | Finland | Europeans 2020 - 12th (166.16) | SP: Cinema Paradiso (soundtrack/ FS: Broken Vow | 3S+3T | 58th | |
| Oona Ounasvuori | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2021 - 3rd (165.90) | SP: Ready/Physical / FS: The Secret History | 3Lz+2T | 90th | |
| Natasha McKay | Great Britain | Golden Bear 2019 - 3rd (170.26) | SP: Sealion / FS: Ocean's 8 (soundtrack) | 3S+2T+2Lo | 43rd | |
| Nina Povey | Great Britain | Volvo Open Cup 2018 - 4th (150.64) | SP: I Giorni (Portrait)/Divenire (Pas De Deux) / FS: Tango To Evora/Tanos | 3F+2T | ||
| Kristen Spours | Great Britain | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2021 - 1st (158.59) | SP: Oblivion/Yo Soy Maria / FS: Moulin Rouge | 3F+2T+2Lo | 110th | |
| Aya Hatakawa | Germany | NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 - 2nd (150.07, J) | 1st | SP: Organ Donor / FS: Never Enough | 2A+1Eu+3S | |
| Kristina Isaev | Germany | Challenge Cup 2021 - 5th (161.99) | SP: Black Swan/Swan Lake / FS: The Mummy (soundtrack) | 3T+3T | 147th | |
| Nargiz Sueleymanova | Germany | Bavarian Open 2020 - 6th (149.31, J) | SP: Anytime, Anywhere / FS: Bang Bang | 3Lz+3T | 82nd | |
| Tara Prasad | India | U.S. Classic 2021 - 8th (129.19) | SP: Danse Macabre / FS: La Bayadere | 2A+1Eu+3S< | ||
| Ginevra Lavania Negrello | Italy | Challenge Cup 2020 - 2nd (172.21, J) | 2nd | SP: Game of Thrones (soundtrack) / FS: La terre vue du ciel | 2A+3T | 139th |
| Roberta Rodeghiero | Italy | Dragon Trophy 2020 - 1st (165.01) | 5th | 3T+3T | 134th | |
| Wakaba Higuchi | Japan | 4CC 2020 - 4th (207.46) | 7th | SP: Your Song / FS: The Lion King | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 25th |
| Tomoe Kawabata | Japan | JGP Gdansk 2019 - 5th (177.86, J) | 11th | SP: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg / FS: Violin Concerto in D major, Op35 | 3Lz+3T | 89th |
| Yeonjeong Park | South Korea | U.S. Classic 2021 - 2nd (212.40) | 8th | SP: Ballad No.4 (Chopin) / FS: Hymne a l'amour | 3Lz+3T | 61st |
| Maral-Erdene Gansukh | Mongolia | Asian Open Trophy 2019 - 14th (77.13) | 2Lo+1Eu+1S | |||
| Frida Turiddotter Berge | Norway | Nordics Open 2020 - 12th (114.10, J) | SP: If I Ain't Got You / FS: The Last Emperor (soundtrack) | 3Lo+1Eu+2S | ||
| Linnea Sophie Kolstad Kilsand | Norway | JGP Linz 2021 - 21st (117.10, J) | SP: Can't Help Falling In Love / FS: Hallelujah | 3T+3T | ||
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | WTT 2019 - 1st (234.43) | 7th | SP: Oblivion (J'oublie) / FS: Arabia/My Love...Music | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 3rd |
| Alexandra Michaela Filcova | Slovakia | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2021 - 2nd (147.61) | 2nd | SP: Esperanza / FS: Two Steps From Hell medley | 3Lz+2T+2T | 120th |
| Emelie Ling | Sweden | Bavarian Open 2020 - 4th (135.88) | SP: The Sound of Silence / FS: Never Enough | 3S+1Eu+2F | ||
| Sinem Pekder | Turkey | Sofia Trophy 2020 - 5th (139.50) | 2nd | SP: Overture The Heat Is On In Saigon / FS: Hijo De La Luna | 3F+2T | 171st |
| Yasemin Zeki | Turkey | JGP Zagreb 2019 - 16th (113.68) | 3rd | 3S+2T | ||
| Starr Andrews | USA | Challenge Cup 2019 - 2nd (187.69) | 12th | SP: At Last / FS: Bigger/I Was Here | 3T+3T | 29th |
| Audrey Shin | USA | Youth Olympics 2020 - 7th (176.67, J) | 7th | SP: The Giving / FS: Moonlight | 3Lz+3T | 72nd |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018 - 5th (198.29) | 2nd | 3Lz+3T | 73rd | |
| Maurizio Zandron | Austria | Tayside Trophy 2021 - 1st (219.97) | 1st | SP: Earth Song/Save us / FS: Alice In Wonderland (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 54th |
| Alexander Lebedev | Belarus | Ice Star 2020 - 4th (204.76) | SP: Tango Cumparsita / FS: Et maintenant | 3Lz+3T | 62nd | |
| Corey Circelli | Canada | JGP Kosice 2021 - 4th (191.13, J) | SP: Prince medley / FS: The Nutcracker | 3Lz+3T | 69th | |
| Beres Clements | Canada | JGP Lake Placid 2019 - 9th (176.77, J) | 3Lz+3T | 160th | ||
| Charles Henry Katanovic | Croatia | Golden Spin 2019 - 2nd (141.59, J) | 3Lz+2T | |||
| Jari Kessler | Croatia | Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 - 15th (190.39) | SP: Mess Is Mine / FS: The Scent Of Love | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Matyas Belohradsky | Czech Republic | Ice Star 2018 - 2nd (194.34, J) | SP: Love Is A Bitch/7 Nation Army / FS: The Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 107th | |
| Pablo Garcia | Spain | Open d'Andorra 2019 - 1st (155.61, J) | 2nd | SP: Per Te / FS: Asturias | 3Lz+3T | |
| Arlet Levandi | Estonia | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 7th (222.61) | 2nd | SP: Carmen / FS: La terre vue du ciel | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 44th |
| Mihhail Selevko | Estonia | Tallinn Trophy International 2019 - 1st (209.82) | 4th | SP: Nothing Else Matters / FS: House of Flying Daggers (soundtrack) | 4S / 3A+3T | 34th |
| Makar Suntsev | Finland | Tallink Hotels Cup 2021 - 6h (172.00) | SP: Way Down We Go / FS: I Love You | 3F+1Eu+3S | 121st | |
| Landry Le May | France | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote D'Azur 2021 - 9th (177.48) | 4T | |||
| Adrien Tesson | France | Challenge Cup 2020 - 3rd (209.42) | SP: The Way Down We Go / FS: El Tango De Roxanne | 4T / 3Lz+1Eu+3 | 96th | |
| Nika Egadze | Georgia | Volvo Open Cup 2021 - 3rd (225.60) | 4S+3T | 61st | ||
| Kai Jagoda | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 - 11th (181.49) | SP: I Love You / FS: Joji medley | 3A+2T | 142nd | |
| Nikita Starostin | Germany | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 12th (205.60) | SP: Latch / FS: Stay | 3Lz+3T | 103rd | |
| Thomas Stoll | Germany | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018 - 8th (183.82) | SP: Despacito/Bailar / FS: Back to Black | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Adonis Wai Chung Wong | Hong Kong | Autumn Classic 2018 - 13th (140.70) | 3T+1Eu+3S | |||
| Daniel Samohin | Israel | Open Ice Mall Cup 2019 - 1st (238.61) | SP: L'Immensita / FS: Dawn of Faith | 4S | 89th | |
| Raffaele Francesco Zich | Italy | Egna Spring Trophy 2021 - 3rd (174.96, J) | SP: Piano Concerto Trailerized / FS: So Close/I Found/Land Of All | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | ||
| Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda | Japan | Bavarian Open 2020 - 3rd (195.70, J) | 13th (S), 1st (J) | SP: S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse / FS: Blues for Klook/Prophet | 3Lz+3T | |
| Sena Miyake | Japan | JGP Egna 2019 - 10th (189.24, J) | 10th (S), 3rd (J) | SP: Unchained Melody / FS: Swan Lake | 3Lz+3T | 163rd |
| Michael Christian Martinez | Philippines | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 24th (156.78) | SP: Requiem For A Dream / FS: Kimetsu No Yaiba Kamado Tanjiro No Uta | 3Lz+2T | ||
| Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2018 - 1st (274.37) | 1st | SP: The Nutcracker / FS: Schindler's List | 4T+3T | 15th |
| Gleb Lutfullin | Russia | JGP Gdansk 2021 - 1st (231.26) | SP: Black Earth / FS: Mala Luna | 4T / 4S / 3A+1Eu+3S | 35th | |
| Nicola Todeschini | Switzerland | Bavarian Open 2020 - 5h (197.60) | SP: Ne me quitte pas / FS: In This Shirt | 3Lz+3T | 142nd | |
| Burak Demirboga | Turkey | Challenge Cup 2021 - 6th (216.62) | 1st | SP: No Man No Cry / FS: Diego Libre Dans Sa Tete | 3F+1Eu+3S | 76th |
| Basar Oktar | Turkey | Challenge Cup 2021 - 5th (217.05) | 2nd | SP: Time Lapse / FS: Notre Dame De Paris | 3Lz+3T | 80th |
| Ilia Malinin | USA | JGP Linz 2021 - 1st (245.35) | SP: Billie Jean / FS: Nobody Knows/Golden Age | 4S / 4T / 3A+1Eu+3 | 40th |
Ice dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer | Canada | Warsaw Cup 2019 - 6th (155.77) | RD: Mi Giente/Partition / FD: Frida (soundtrack) | 114th | |
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen | Canada | Nebelhorn Trophy 2019 - 1st (201.00) | RD: George Michael medley / FD: Roots (Return to the Inner Temple) | 10th | |
| Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs | Canada | Bavarian Open 2020 - 5th (159.84) | RD: Spice Girls / FD: Tango | 77th | |
| Olivia Smart / Adrian Diaz | Spain | Skate Canada 2021 - 3rd (192.93) | RD: Proud Mary / FD: The Mask of Zorro (soundtrack) | 8th | |
| Aleksandra Samersova / Kevin Ojala | Estonia | Ice Star 2021 - 3rd (147.23) | RD: Whatever Happens / FD: The Great Gatsby (soundtrack) | 96th | |
| Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open 2019 - 2nd (172.45) | RD: Is This Love/Ain't No Sunshine / FD: James Bond (soundtrack) | 74th | |
| Lara Luft / Maximilian Pfisterer | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 - 13th (144.21) | RD: Family Affair/Low / FD: Chicago | ||
| Katharina Muller / Tim Dieck | Germany | NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 - 1st (185.16) | 1st | RD: Spirit in the Sky/Toxic/Seven Nation Army / FD: The Bodyguard (soundtrack) | 22nd |
| Elizabeth Bernardini / Ronald Zilberberg | Israel | ||||
| Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | WTT 2021 - 2nd (207.68) | 1st | RD: Michael Jackson medley / FD: Atonement (soundtrack)/Song For The Little Sparrow | 4th |
| Carolina Moscheni / Francesco Fioretti | Italy | Egna Dance Trophy 2021 - 3rd (160.27) | 2nd | RD: Miss You/Since I Don't Have You/Start Me Up / FD: Concerto No. 2/The Fire Within | 96th |
| Jenna Hertenstein / Damian Binkowski | Poland | Lake Placid International 2021 - 14th (125.76) | 3rd | RD: Rihanna medley / FD: Introduccion/Aura/Can't Help Falling In Love | |
| Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Russia | U.S. Classic 2021 - 2nd (190.63) | RD: Boom Boom Pow/Bom Bidi Bom / FD: Moulin Rouge | 24th | |
| Ekaterina Mironova / Evgenii Ustenko | Russia | Ice Star 2021 - 2nd (166.95) | 8th | RD: Britney Spears medley / FD: The Hunger Games (soundtrack)/Hunter | 91st |
| Maria Sofia Pucherova / Nikita Lysak | Slovakia | Mezzaluna Cup 2021 - 5th (144.19) | RD: Seven Nation Army/Lone Digger / FD: My Love, Shades of Black/Melancholia Explosive/The Devil You Know | 105th | |
| Emily Bratti / Ian Somerville | USA | ||||
| Lorraine McNamara / Anton Spiridonov | USA | U.S. Classic 2021 - 5th (161.82) | 6th | RD: Hot in Here/No Diggity/Hey Ya / FD: Phantom of the Opera | 105th |
| Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen | USA | JGP Courchevel 2021 - 1st (165.01) | 1st (J) | RD: Michael Jackson medley / FD: Rain, In Your Black Eyes | 26th |
