The sixth of the ten Challenger Series events is Finlandia Trophy, which takes place in Espoo, Finland from the 11th-13th October.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria | Rostelecom - 4th (187.01) | SP: In Your Hands / FP: Broken | 11th | |
| Liubov Ilyushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada | SP: My Funny Valentine / FP: Je voudrais voir la mer | |||
| Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud | Canada | Worlds - 12th (174.40) | 2nd | SP: Bennie and The Jets / FP: One | 24th |
| Cleo Hamon / Denys Strekalin | France | 37th Volvo Open Cup - 1st (142.15) | 1st | SP: Bang Bang / FP: Notre-Dame de Paris | 34th |
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Mark Magyar | Hungary | ||||
| Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba | Netherlands | Challenge Cup - 1st (117.77, J) | |||
| Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis | Philippines | ||||
| Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | 51st Golden Spin - 1st (183.89) | 6th | SP: Carmina Burana / FS: The Sound of Silence | 18th |
| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | Russia | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 1st (192.75) | 5th | SP: Je Suis Malade / FP: The Master anf Margarita | 23rd |
| Alexandra Herbrikova / Nicolas Roulet | Switzerland | Challenge Cup - 5th (134.92) | 1st | 62nd | |
| Olivia Serafini / Mervin Tran | USA | 13th | SP: Better Than Yourself / FP: Chasing Cars |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakau Zenko | Belarus | Tallink Hotels Cup - 4th (190.03) | 1st | SP: Blue Canary / FP: Blood and Stone | 3Lz+3T | |
| Roman Sadovsky | Canada | Autumn Classic 2018 - 3rd (233.86) | 7th | SP: Fly Me to the Moon / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack)/Prelude in C-Sharp Minor | 4S+1Eu+3S | 89th |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup - 2nd (201.08) | 3rd | SP: I Step Out For A While / FP: Caruso | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 54th |
| Roman Galay | Finland | Nordics Open - 4th (169.62) | 1st | SP: Never Tear Us Apart / FP: Maybe I Maybe You | 3A+1Eu+3S | 113th |
| Valtter Virtanen | Finland | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 10th (180.96) | 2nd | SP: Ven a Mi / FP: Robin Williams Medley | 3T+3T | 66th |
| Luc Economides | France | Tallinn Trophy - 7th (190.18) | 4th | 3F+3T / 3Lz+3T / 3A | 72nd | |
| Philip Warren | France | Egna Spring Trophy - 11th (162.34) | 9th | 3Lz+3T / 3A+2T | 161st | |
| Catalin Dimitrescu | Germany | Bavarian Open - 5th (183.43) | 3rd | 3A+2T | 117th | |
| Jonathan Hess | Germany | Junior Worlds - 22nd (175.11, J) | SP: L-O-V-E / FP: Three Musketeers (soundtrack) | 3A / 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 112th | |
| Shoma Uno | Japan | Four Continents - 1st (289.12) | 1st | SP: Great Spirit / FP: Dancing On My Own | 4F+3T / 3A+1Eu+3F | 2nd |
| Sota Yamamota | Japan | Challenge Cup - 1st (253.87) | 9th | SP: East of Eden / FP: In This Shirt | 4S+3T | 38th |
| Christopher Caluza | Philippines | Edu Sport Trophy - 1st (119.29) | SP: Clair de Lune / FP: La terre vue de ciel | 3Lz+3Lo | 124th | |
| Edrian Paul Celestino | Philippines | SP: Black Magic Woman / FP: You & Me/You (Piano & Strings) | 3Lz+3T | |||
| Andrei Lazukin | Russia | World Team Trophy 2019 - 8th (249.33) | 4th | SP: Mack the Knife / FP: Concierto de Aranjuez | 4T+3T | 27th |
| Sergei Voronov | Russia | NHK Trophy - 2nd (254.28) | SP: Somebody To Love / FP: I Belong to You/Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix | 4T+3T | 18th | |
| Tomas Llorenc Guarino Sabate | Switzerland | Tallinn Trophy International - 2nd (177.08, J) | 3rd | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Nicola Todeschini | Switzerland | Egna Spring Trophy - 3rd (191.77) | 3T+3T / 3A | 83rd | ||
| Jimmy Ma | USA | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 3rd (206.10) | 10th | SP: Harder Better Faster Stronger/ Stronger / FP: Blues for Klook | 3A+3T / 4T | 78th |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Daleman | Canada | Worlds - 11th (192.67) | 5th | SP: Jazz Man / FP: It's All Coming Back To Me Now | 3Lz+3T | 28th |
| Nikola Rychtarikova | Czech Republic | Prague Riedell Ice Cup - 6th (124.86) | 1st (J) | SP: Something's Got a Hold On Me / FP: Hernando's Hideaway/Yo Soy Maria | 3S+2T | |
| Eva Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 4th (155.93) | 2nd | SP: House of the Rising Sun / FP: Historia de un amor | 3T+1Eu+3S | 60th |
| Linnea Ceder | Finland | Mentor Torun Cup - 3rd (146.81) | 5th | SP: Cinema Paradiso (soundtrack) / FP: Romeo and Juliet | 3S+3T | 150th |
| Jenni Saarinen | Finland | Nordics Open 2019 - 1st (162.63) | 3rd | SP: Differente / FP: I'll Take Care Of You | 3T+3T | 88th |
| Vera Stolt | Finland | Egna Spring Trophy - 4th (156.29) | 8th | SP: Final Light/Rise - Tunes of Fantasy / FP: One Eye Open/Never Tear Us Apart | 3Lz+3T | 110th |
| Sofia Sula | Finland | Nordics Open - 6th (140.79) | SP: Nothing Else Matters / FP: Soul Stories | 3Lz+3T | 229th | |
| Alizée Crozet | France | Ice Star - 2nd (147.34, J) | 5th | 3T+3T | ||
| Kristina Isaev | Germany | Cup of Tyrol - 13th (116.62) | 5th | 3F+2T | ||
| Nina Povey | Great Britain | 37th Volvo Open Cup - 4th (150.64) | 5th | SP: True Colours / FP: Tango to Evora/Tanos | 3F+2T | 114th |
| Yuhana Yokoi | Japan | JGP Yerevan - 3rd (184.09, J) | 7th | SP: Black Ten Woman / FP: Phantom Of The Opera | 3S+3T+2T / 3Lz+3T | 55th |
| Maral-Erdene Gansukh | Mongolia | Winter Universiade - 30th (24.75, WD after SP) | SP: Swan Lake / FP: Eternal Light | |||
| Niki Wories | Netherlands | Challenge Cup - 7th (143.40) | 3Lz+2T | 133rd | ||
| Alisson Krystle Perticheto | Philippines | Bosporus Cup - 1st (153.25) | SP: Milonga del Angel / FP: Galicia Flamenco | 3Lo+2T | 86th | |
| Sara Hong | South Korea | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 10th (92.42, J) | 17th (J) | SP: Oblivion / FP: La La Land (soundtrack) | ||
| Alena Kostornaia | Russia | Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st (217.98, J) | 3rd | SP: Departure (Lullaby)/November / FP: Twilight (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T (3A and 3A+2T during practice) | 32nd |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | World Team Trophy 2019- 1st (234.43) | SP: Oblivion / FP: Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | 3Lz+3T / 3A+2T | 14th | |
| Josefin Taljegard | Sweden | Egna Spring Trophy 2019 - 5th (150.33) | 3rd | 3F+2T | 76th | |
| Tanja Odermatt | Switzerland | Egna Spring Trophy - 8th (134.46) | 5th | SP: I Don't Mean a Thing/Straight to Memphis / FP: Torn | 3Lo+1Eu+2S | 168th |
| Starr Andrews | USA | Challenge Cup 2019 - 2nd (187.69) | 8th | SP: You Lost Me / FP: Dance of the Seven | 3F+3T | 31st |
| Megan Wessenberg | USA | Skate America - 6th (170.33) | 6th | SP: Tainted Love / FP: The Friends of Mr Cairo | 3T+3T | 97th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | Canada | World Junior Championship 2019 - 1st (176.10, J) | 1st (J) | RD: West Side Story / FD: Bohemian Rhapsody | 21st |
| Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu | China | Worlds - 15th (173.89) | 1st | RD: Charlie Chaplin / FD: Black Swan (soundtrack) | 9th |
| Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen | Finland | RD: Mary Poppins Returns / FD: Near Light/Waves | 97th | ||
| Jennifer Urban / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open - 2nd (172.45) | 3rd | RD: Cabaret / FD: Paint It Black | 52nd |
| Leia Dozzi / Michael Albert Valdez | Hungary | RD: La La Land / FD: Coldplay Medley | |||
| Emily Monaghan / Ilias Fourati | Hungary | 1.st Christmas Cup - 2nd (153.30) | 2nd | RD: Dancing Queen/Bad Girls / FD: Freddie Mercury medley | 81st |
| Chiara Calderone / Pietro Papetti | Italy | Egna Dance Trophy 2019 - 1st (152.70) | 4th | 64th | |
| Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevicius | Lithuania | Worlds - 17th (168.06) | 1st | RD: Bandstand / FD: Aurora medley | 36th |
| Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov | Russia | Winter Universiade - 1st (183.01) | 4th | RD: Cabaret / FD: Bohemian Rhapsody | 26th |
| Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov | Russia | Bavarian Open 2019 - 1st (173.55) | 6th | RD: Grease / FD: How to Steal a Diamond (soundtrack) | 45th |
| Madison Chock / Evan Bates | USA | Worlds - 6th (204.92) | 2nd | RD: Too Darn Hot / FD: Yearning/Sahara Nights/Layali Al-Sharq | 8th |
