The fifth of the 2023/24 Challenger events is Finlandia Trophy which takes place in Espoo, Finland from the 6th-8th of 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 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke McIntosh / Benjamin Mimar | Canada | Worlds 2023 - 11th (181.95) | 2nd | SP: Oh! Darling / FS: SOS d'un terrien en detresse/The Firmament | 14th |
| Barbora Kucianova / Martin Bidar | Czech Republic | ||||
| Milania Vaananen / Filippo Clerici | Finland | 1st | |||
| Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev | France | Grand Prix de France 2022 - 2nd (179.85) | 1st | SP: The Feeling Begins/Prince of Persia / FS: Kingsman The Secret Service/James Bond/Mission Impossible | 9th |
| Oceane Piegad / Denys Strekalin | France | Challenge Cup 2023 - 7th (145.74) | 55th | ||
| Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Germany | Warsaw Cup 2022 - 3rd (170.65) | 2nd | SP: In The Air Tonight / FS: Game of Thrones (soundtrack)/Dawn of Faith | 19th |
| Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko | Hungary | Worlds 2023 - 7th (190.67) | 1st | SP: Another One Bites the Dust / FS: My Perception of Love/Iron 2021 | 18th |
| Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio | Italy | NHK Trophy 2022 - 4th (164.23) | 4th | 21st | |
| Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | Italy | Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - 1st (189.74) | 2nd | 4th | |
| Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea | USA | Ice Challenge 2022 - 1st (183.19) | 3rd | 31st |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Blumenthal | Canada | Philadelphia Summer International 2022 - 3rd (188.15) | 14th | SP: Real Love / FS: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovski) | 3A+1Eu+3S | |
| Georgii Reshtenko | Czech Republic | Triglav Trophy 2023 - 5th (176.75) | 2nd | SP: Triple Concerto in C Major (Beethoven) / FS: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 87th |
| Iker Oyarzabal Albas | Spain | Open d'Andorra 2022 - 6th (159.09) | 4th | SP: A Million Years Ago / FS: Cry Me A River | 3A | 176th |
| Arlet Levandi | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 1st (225.79) | 3rd | SP: Mauvaise Journee / FS: Baikal | 3Lz+3T | 20th |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Challenge Cup 2023 - 4th (215.94) | 2nd | 3Lz+3T / 4T | 57th | |
| Mihhail Selevko | Estonia | Worlds 2023 - 17th (230.94) | 1st | SP: Break My Baby / FS: Game of Thrones (soundtrack) | 4S+3T | 25th |
| Arttu Juusola | Finland | Nordics Open 2023 - 5th (162.94) | 4th | SP: Sun / FS: Amour/Il/Ouessant | 3Lz+2A | 192nd |
| Makar Suntsev | Finland | JGP Riga 2022 - 5th (189.03, J) | 2nd | SP: Moonlight Sonata / FS: Ghosts of Japan/Taki Burossamu Taki/The Geisha and the Samurai/The Way of the Samurai | 3Lz+3T | 99th |
| Denis Gurdzhi | Germany | Golden Spin 2022 - 13th (156.24) | SP: Interstellar Main Theme / FS: Con te Partiro | 3Lo+1Eu+3S | 185th | |
| Nikita Starostin | Germany | Worlds 2023 - 19th (217.87) | 1st | SP: Disco Inferno / FS: Backstreet Boys medley | 3S+2A+2A | 49th |
| Nikolaj Memola | Italy | Budapest Trophy 2022 - 3rd (231.47) | 2nd | SP: Prelude No. 2 (Rachmaninov) / FS: Samson et Dalila/I Belong To You/Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta vois | 3A+1Eu+3S | 15th |
| Kao Miura | Japan | 4CC 2023 - 1st (281.53) | 6th | SP: This Place Was A Shelter / FS: Attack on Titan (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 12th |
| Shun Sato | Japan | Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - 2nd (262.21) | 4th | SP: Libertango / FS: Four Seasons | 4T+3T / 4Lz | 9th |
| Younghyun Cha | South Korea | World University Games 2023 - 7th (208.03) | 6th | SP: Erlkoenig D.328 / FS: Dune (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2A+2A | 56th |
| Davide Lewton Brain | Monaco | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 1st (208.14) | SP: Sign of the Times / FS: Sound of Silence | 3T+3T | 52nd | |
| Lukas Britschgi | Switzerland | Worlds 2023 - 8th (257.34) | SP: I'm In the Mood/Superstition / FS: The Rainmaker/Enduring Love/Corpus Rex | 4T+3T | 13th | |
| Andreas Nordeback | Sweden | Finlandia Trophy 2022 - 3rd (229.88) | 1st | 3A+3T | 27th | |
| Kyrylo Marsak | Ukraine | Volvo Open Cup 2022 - 3rd (194.05) | 1st | SP: Pale Yellow / FS: Flight/Everybody Knows/A Dark Knight | 3Lz+2A+2T | 74th |
| Liam Kapeikis | USA | Ice Challenge 2022 - 1st (223.02) | 6th | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 4S | 42nd |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Bombardier | Canada | Ice Challenge 2022 - 6th (136.23, J) | 3rd | SP: Take The A Train / FS: Alegria | 3Lz+2T | |
| Nataly Langerbaur | Estonia | Volvo Open Cup 2023 - 2nd (172.40, S) | 2nd | SP: Love on the Brain / FS: Je t'aime | 3Lz+2A | 96th |
| Kristina Lisovskaja | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 3rd (168.14) | 4th | SP: Caught Out In The Rain / FS: Lighthouse | 3Lz+2T+2Lo | 61st |
| Janna Jyrkinen | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2022 - 1st (178.72) | 1st | SP: Flowers / FS: The Story of Voyages (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 41st |
| Oona Ounasvuori | Finland | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 5th (158.72) | 5th | SP: Nothing Else Matters / FS: Violin Fantasy/Nessun Dorma | 3Lz+2T | 80th |
| Nella Pelkonen | Finland | Nordics Open 2023 - 1st (176.81) | 2nd | 3Lz+2A | ||
| Emmi Peltonen | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2022 - 3rd (160.87) | SP: Je Suis Malade / FS: Adios Nonino | 3T+2T+2A | 77th | |
| Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia | Europeans 2023 - 1st (199.91) | SP: Mojo / FS: Caruso | 3Lz+3T | 7th | |
| Kristina Isaev | Germany | Golden Spin 2022 - 6th (163.79) | 2nd | SP: Why Don't You Do Right? / FS: Semblanzas de un Rio/Orobroy/Poeta En La Mar | 3T+3T | 73rd |
| Anna Pezzetta | Italy | Ice Challenge 2022 - 1st (174.49, S) | 3rd | SP: Fly / FS: Winter | 3Lz+3T | 126th |
| Rinka Watanabe | Japan | Lombardia Trophy 202 - 1st (213.14) | 12th | SP: Avatar (soundtrack) / FS: Brotsjor/Goliath/Meeting Laua/November | 3Lz+2A / 3A | 14th |
| Yelim Kim | South Korea | Finlandia Trophy 2022 - 1st (213.97) | 2nd | SP: Ladies in Lavender / FS: Je Suis Malade/Tormented Mad Love | 3Lz+3T | 6th |
| Seoyeong Wi | South Korea | Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 - 2nd (193.25) | 9th | SP: Pride and Prejudice (soundtrack) / FS: Exogenesis Symphony | 3Lz+3T | 77th |
| Angelina Kuchvalska | Latvia | Tallinn Trophy 2022 - 2nd (156.89) | 3T+3T | 79th | ||
| Misa Risa Gomez | Norway | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 1st (163.04) | 1st | SP: Metamorphosis / FS: Samurai Swords/Happiness Does Not Wait | 3T+3T | 94th |
| Antonina Dubinina | Serbia | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 8th (138.11) | SP: Proud / FS: The Voice of Enigma/La Terre Vue Du Ciel | 3S+2T | 98th | |
| Alexia Paganini | Switzerland | Finlandia Trophy 2022 - 5th (165.71) | 3Lz+3T | 51st | ||
| Josefin Taljegard | Sweden | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 2nd (175.75) | 2nd | SP: Wicked Game / FS: Elvis Presley medley | 3F+2T | 40th |
| Tzu-Han Ting | Chinese Taipei | Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 - th (162.42) | 1st | SP: Crimson Peak / FS: Sherlock Holmes (soundtrack) | 3F+3T | 36th |
| Ava Marie Ziegler | USA | Skate Canada 2022 - 4th (186.76) | 9th | SP: Jazz Man / FS: Liberation/Bound to You | 3Lz+3T | 26th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Soerensen | Canada | 4CC 2023 - 2nd (214.08) | 1st | RD: Top Gun (soundtrack) / FD: Notre Dame de Paris | 5th |
| Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers | Canada | Lake Placid 2022 - 7th (158.66) | 7th | 95th | |
| Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck | Spain | 99th | |||
| Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen | Finland | Bavarian Open 2023 - 2nd (177.89) | 2nd | RD: Madonna medley / FD: Chicago | 33rd |
| Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis | Finland | Europeans 2023 - 3rd (198.21) | 1st | RD: Tell It To My Heart/I'll Always Love You/Prove Your Love / FD: Mass/Loss | 10th |
| Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais | France | World University Games 2023 - 1st (176.04) | 5th | 46th | |
| Olexandra Borysova / Aaron Freeman | Poland | Pavel Roman Memorial 2022 - 6th (142.17) | 3rd | RD: Super Freak/Black Velvet/Let's Dance / FD: Mozart L'Opera Rock | |
| Oona Brown / Gage Brown | USA | MK John Wilson Trophy 2022 - 7th (173.74) | 9th | RD: Elton John medley / FD: All By Myself | 18th |
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Golden Spin 2022 - 1st (191.31) | 3rd | RD: Stevie Nicks medley / FD: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | 9th |
