Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2023 – Preview

The seventh of the 2023/24 Challenger events is Denis Ten Memorial Challenge which takes place in Astana, Kazakhstan from the 2nd-5th of November.

Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.


Ice dance

TeamCountryNotable Results 22/23Notable Results 23/24NationalsProgram InformationWorld Standing
Viktoriia Azroian / Artur GruzdevArmeniaGolden Spin 2022 - 12th (146.47)
Adrienne Carhart / Oleksandr KolosovskyiAzerbaijanDenis Ten Memorial 2022 - 6th (148.57)Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 13th (144.60)107th
Natalia Pallu-Neves / Jayin PanesarBrazilEgna Dance Trophy 2023 - 10th (124.05)Swiss Open 2023 - 7th (143.45)RD: INXS medley / FD: Prince medley
Diana Davis / Gleb SmolkinGeorgiaBudapest Trophy 2023 - 1st (191.84)RD: Michael Jackson medley / FD: Swan Lake27th
Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin SteffanGermanyBavarian Open 2023 - 1st (182.57)Budapest Trophy 2023 - 4th (176.42)1stRD: Beds are Burning/Don't Leave Me Now/Runaway / FD: Tango/Libertango26th
Karla Maria Karl / Kai HoferichterGermanyNRW Trophy 2022 - 1st (152.59, J)Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 14th (142.63)2nd (J)RD: INXS medley / FD: Exogenesis Symphony/Two Men In Love64th
Mariia Ignateva / Danijil Leonyidovics SzemkoHungarySanta Claus Cup 2022 - 2nd (176.39)Budapest Trophy 2023 - 9th (152.96)1st34th
Sofiia Dovhal / Wiktor KuleszaPolandBosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (151.24, J)Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 5th (143.32, J)1stRD: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go/Only You / FD: Phantom of the Opera77th
Anastasia Polibina / Pavel GolovishnikovPolandBosporus Cup 2022 - 1st (167.43)Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 12th (144.6)1stRD: Tina Turner medley / FD: An der schonen blauen Donau45th
Milla Ruud Reitan / Nikolaj MajorovSwedenBudapest Trophy 2023 - 8th (154.79)RD: Yello medley / FD: The Spy and the Liar/I Expect You To Die
Zoe Larson / Andrii KapranUkraineDenis Ten Memorial 2022 - 9th (135.18)Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 8th (161.23)RD: I'm So Excited/Just the Two of Us/It's Raining Men / FD: Notre Dame de Paris
Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta PogorielovUkraineBosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (161.70)JGP Gdansk 2023 - 2nd (154.43, J)RD: Unchain My Heart/You Give Love A Bad Name / FD: Vogue/Frozen29th

Men

SkaterCountryNotable Results 22/23Notable Results 23/24NationalsProgram InformationNotable JumpsWorld Standing
Fedor ChitipakhovianArmeniaTallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 12th (152.12)3F+2T
Semen DaniliantsArmeniaEuropean Youth Olympic Festival 2023 - 4th (181.79)JGP Yerevan 2023 - 6th (171.38, J)SP: The Mask (soundtrack) / FS: Peaky Blinders (soundtrack)4T+3T123rd
Arlet LevandiEstoniaTallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 1st (225.79)Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 8th (210.41)3rdSP: Mauvaise Journee / FS: Baikal3Lz+3T23rd
Valtter VirtanenFinlandGrand Prix Espoo 2022 - 9th (204.02)1stSP: Saturn / FS: Other Side of Sea3T+2A+2A57th
Samy HammiFranceWorld University Games 2023 - 8th (202.00)Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 4th (198.32)6th3Lz+3T73rd
Nika EgadzeGeorgiaGrand Prix de France 2022 - 5th (233.40)Lombardia Trophy 2023 - 2nd (243.35)SP: Ave Maria / FS: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack)4S+3T14th
Nikita StarostinGermanyWorlds 2023 - 19th (217.87)Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 9th (205.37)1stSP: Disco Inferno / FS: Backstreet Boys medley3S+2A+2A51st
Dias JirenbayevKazakhstanWorld University Games 2023 - 11th (196.41)Budapest Trophy 2023 - 12th (182.64)3Lz+1Eu+3S43rd
Hangil KimSouth KoreaNepela Memorial 2022 - 5th (200.23)8thSP: El Tango de Roxanne / FS: Con Te Partiro3Lz+2A+2A152nd
Juheon LimSouth KoreaJGP Gdansk 2023 - 1st (221.55, J)9th (S)SP: Moulin Rouge / FS: Games of Thrones (Remix)3Lz+2A+2A92nd
Burak DemirbogaTurkeyBosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (234.45)1st3F+1Eu+3S72nd
Basar OktarTurkeyDenkova Staviski Cup 2022 - 2nd (196.21)3Lz+3T144th
Kyrylo MarsakUkraineVolvo Open Cup 2022 - 3rd (194.05)Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 15th (165.75)1stSP: Pale Yellow / FS: Flight/Everybody Knows/A Dark Knight3Lz+2A+2T78th

Women

SkaterCountryNotable Results 22/23Notable Results 23/24NationalsProgram InformationNotable JumpsWorld Standing
Maria ChernyshovaAustraliaHollins International 2023 - 2nd (112.44)Asian Open Trophy 2023 - 7th (124.19)2A+1Eu+2F
Jade HovineBelgiumGolden Spin 2022 - 8th (161.66)Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 6th (150.82)2ndSP: Billie Eilish medley / FD: Histoire d'un amour3Lz+2A71st
Eliska BrezinovaCzech RepublicSkate Celje 2022 - 1st (167.55)Tayside Trophy 2023 - 4th (128.40)2ndSP: Running Up That Hill / FS: The Legend of Zorro/The Mask of Zorro (soundtracks)3T+3T53rd
Kristina LisovskajaEstoniaTallin Hotels Cup 2023 - 3rd (168.14)Kaunus Ice Cup 2023 - 2nd (153.45)4thSP: Caught Out In The Rain / FS: Lighthouse3Lz+2T+2Lo64th
Alina UrushadzeGeorgiaBudapest Trophy 2023 - 10th (153.37)2A+1Eu+3S136th
Mariia SeniukIsraelSanta Claus Cup 2022 - 2nd (158.55)Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 2nd (155.71)3F+1Eu+2F96th
Amina AlexeyevaKazakhstan
Sofiya FarafonovaKazakhstanBosporus Cup 2022 - 7th (144.94)Budapest Trophy 2023 - 25th (120.89)SP: Waltz No. 7 (Chopin) / FS: La La Land (soundtrack)3F+1Eu+3S<152nd
Anna LevkovetsKazakhstanGolden Spin 2022 - 12th (146.57)Budapest Trophy 2023 - 23rd (131.38)3Lz+3Tq+2A122nd
Russalina ShakrovaKazakhstanAbu Dhabi Trophy 2023 - 5th (94.75)Asian Open Trophy 2023 - 12th (99.04)SP: Crazy In Love / FS: Aladdin (soundtrack)2Aq+1Eu+2F
Nuriya SuleimenKazakhstanDenis Ten Memorial 2022 - 7th (112.04, J)Budapest Trophy 2023 - 9th (127.95, J)3Lo+2A
Dabin ChoiSouth KoreaWorld University Games 2023 - 6th (171.53)Autumn Classic 2023 - 5th (163.26)14thSP: Hymne A L'amour / FS: Loves (Chunno soundtrack)3S+2T+2Lo123rd
Minchae KimSouth KoreaJGP Egna 2022 - 8th (161.45, J)Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 3rd (184.03)13thSP: Tango de Amor / FS: Piano Concerto No. 23Lz+3T67th
Ahsun YunSouth KoreaIce Challenge 2022 - 6th (163.82)Lombardia Trophy 2023 - 12th (132.04)8thSP: La La Land (soundtrack) / FS: Queen's Gambit3Lz+3T87th
Antonina DubininaSerbiaBosporus Cup 2022 - 8th (138.11)Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 18th (111.84)SP: Proud / FS: The Voice of Enigma/La Terre Vue Du Ciel3S+2T103rd
Niginabonu JamoliddinovaUzbekistanBosporus Cup 2022 - 11th (109.49)SP: Smoke Me / FS: Feeling Good2Lz+2A

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Skate America 2021 – Preview

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