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
| Team | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Notable Results 23/24 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktoriia Azroian / Artur Gruzdev | Armenia | Golden Spin 2022 - 12th (146.47) | ||||
| Adrienne Carhart / Oleksandr Kolosovskyi | Azerbaijan | Denis Ten Memorial 2022 - 6th (148.57) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 13th (144.60) | 107th | ||
| Natalia Pallu-Neves / Jayin Panesar | Brazil | Egna Dance Trophy 2023 - 10th (124.05) | Swiss Open 2023 - 7th (143.45) | RD: INXS medley / FD: Prince medley | ||
| Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Georgia | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 1st (191.84) | RD: Michael Jackson medley / FD: Swan Lake | 27th | ||
| Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open 2023 - 1st (182.57) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 4th (176.42) | 1st | RD: Beds are Burning/Don't Leave Me Now/Runaway / FD: Tango/Libertango | 26th |
| Karla Maria Karl / Kai Hoferichter | Germany | NRW Trophy 2022 - 1st (152.59, J) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 14th (142.63) | 2nd (J) | RD: INXS medley / FD: Exogenesis Symphony/Two Men In Love | 64th |
| Mariia Ignateva / Danijil Leonyidovics Szemko | Hungary | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 2nd (176.39) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 9th (152.96) | 1st | 34th | |
| Sofiia Dovhal / Wiktor Kulesza | Poland | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (151.24, J) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 5th (143.32, J) | 1st | RD: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go/Only You / FD: Phantom of the Opera | 77th |
| Anastasia Polibina / Pavel Golovishnikov | Poland | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 1st (167.43) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 12th (144.6) | 1st | RD: Tina Turner medley / FD: An der schonen blauen Donau | 45th |
| Milla Ruud Reitan / Nikolaj Majorov | Sweden | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 8th (154.79) | RD: Yello medley / FD: The Spy and the Liar/I Expect You To Die | |||
| Zoe Larson / Andrii Kapran | Ukraine | Denis 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 Pogorielov | Ukraine | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (161.70) | JGP Gdansk 2023 - 2nd (154.43, J) | RD: Unchain My Heart/You Give Love A Bad Name / FD: Vogue/Frozen | 29th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Notable Results 23/24 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedor Chitipakhovian | Armenia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 12th (152.12) | 3F+2T | ||||
| Semen Daniliants | Armenia | European Youth Olympic Festival 2023 - 4th (181.79) | JGP Yerevan 2023 - 6th (171.38, J) | SP: The Mask (soundtrack) / FS: Peaky Blinders (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 123rd | |
| Arlet Levandi | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 1st (225.79) | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 8th (210.41) | 3rd | SP: Mauvaise Journee / FS: Baikal | 3Lz+3T | 23rd |
| Valtter Virtanen | Finland | Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - 9th (204.02) | 1st | SP: Saturn / FS: Other Side of Sea | 3T+2A+2A | 57th | |
| Samy Hammi | France | World University Games 2023 - 8th (202.00) | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 4th (198.32) | 6th | 3Lz+3T | 73rd | |
| Nika Egadze | Georgia | Grand Prix de France 2022 - 5th (233.40) | Lombardia Trophy 2023 - 2nd (243.35) | SP: Ave Maria / FS: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack) | 4S+3T | 14th | |
| Nikita Starostin | Germany | Worlds 2023 - 19th (217.87) | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 9th (205.37) | 1st | SP: Disco Inferno / FS: Backstreet Boys medley | 3S+2A+2A | 51st |
| Dias Jirenbayev | Kazakhstan | World University Games 2023 - 11th (196.41) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 12th (182.64) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 43rd | ||
| Hangil Kim | South Korea | Nepela Memorial 2022 - 5th (200.23) | 8th | SP: El Tango de Roxanne / FS: Con Te Partiro | 3Lz+2A+2A | 152nd | |
| Juheon Lim | South Korea | JGP Gdansk 2023 - 1st (221.55, J) | 9th (S) | SP: Moulin Rouge / FS: Games of Thrones (Remix) | 3Lz+2A+2A | 92nd | |
| Burak Demirboga | Turkey | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (234.45) | 1st | 3F+1Eu+3S | 72nd | ||
| Basar Oktar | Turkey | Denkova Staviski Cup 2022 - 2nd (196.21) | 3Lz+3T | 144th | |||
| Kyrylo Marsak | Ukraine | Volvo Open Cup 2022 - 3rd (194.05) | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 15th (165.75) | 1st | SP: Pale Yellow / FS: Flight/Everybody Knows/A Dark Knight | 3Lz+2A+2T | 78th |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Notable Results 23/24 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Chernyshova | Australia | Hollins International 2023 - 2nd (112.44) | Asian Open Trophy 2023 - 7th (124.19) | 2A+1Eu+2F | |||
| Jade Hovine | Belgium | Golden Spin 2022 - 8th (161.66) | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 6th (150.82) | 2nd | SP: Billie Eilish medley / FD: Histoire d'un amour | 3Lz+2A | 71st |
| Eliska Brezinova | Czech Republic | Skate Celje 2022 - 1st (167.55) | Tayside Trophy 2023 - 4th (128.40) | 2nd | SP: Running Up That Hill / FS: The Legend of Zorro/The Mask of Zorro (soundtracks) | 3T+3T | 53rd |
| Kristina Lisovskaja | Estonia | Tallin Hotels Cup 2023 - 3rd (168.14) | Kaunus Ice Cup 2023 - 2nd (153.45) | 4th | SP: Caught Out In The Rain / FS: Lighthouse | 3Lz+2T+2Lo | 64th |
| Alina Urushadze | Georgia | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 10th (153.37) | 2A+1Eu+3S | 136th | |||
| Mariia Seniuk | Israel | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 2nd (158.55) | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 2nd (155.71) | 3F+1Eu+2F | 96th | ||
| Amina Alexeyeva | Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Sofiya Farafonova | Kazakhstan | Bosporus 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 Levkovets | Kazakhstan | Golden Spin 2022 - 12th (146.57) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 23rd (131.38) | 3Lz+3Tq+2A | 122nd | ||
| Russalina Shakrova | Kazakhstan | Abu Dhabi Trophy 2023 - 5th (94.75) | Asian Open Trophy 2023 - 12th (99.04) | SP: Crazy In Love / FS: Aladdin (soundtrack) | 2Aq+1Eu+2F | ||
| Nuriya Suleimen | Kazakhstan | Denis Ten Memorial 2022 - 7th (112.04, J) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 9th (127.95, J) | 3Lo+2A | |||
| Dabin Choi | South Korea | World University Games 2023 - 6th (171.53) | Autumn Classic 2023 - 5th (163.26) | 14th | SP: Hymne A L'amour / FS: Loves (Chunno soundtrack) | 3S+2T+2Lo | 123rd |
| Minchae Kim | South Korea | JGP Egna 2022 - 8th (161.45, J) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 3rd (184.03) | 13th | SP: Tango de Amor / FS: Piano Concerto No. 2 | 3Lz+3T | 67th |
| Ahsun Yun | South Korea | Ice Challenge 2022 - 6th (163.82) | Lombardia Trophy 2023 - 12th (132.04) | 8th | SP: La La Land (soundtrack) / FS: Queen's Gambit | 3Lz+3T | 87th |
| Antonina Dubinina | Serbia | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 8th (138.11) | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 18th (111.84) | SP: Proud / FS: The Voice of Enigma/La Terre Vue Du Ciel | 3S+2T | 103rd | |
| Niginabonu Jamoliddinova | Uzbekistan | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 11th (109.49) | SP: Smoke Me / FS: Feeling Good | 2Lz+2A |
