The last of the ten Challenger Series events is Golden Spin, which takes place in Zagreb, Croatia from the 4th-7th December.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Pesendorfer | Austria | Prague Ice Cup - 1st (160.35) | 2nd (J) | SP: Radar Love / FP: Anything Goes/Back to Black/Got My Number | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 148th |
| Lara Roth | Austria | International Halloween Cup - 10th (127.22) | 1st | SP: Standing Tall / FP: Le Capital | 3S+1Eu+2F | |
| Ekaterina Ryabova | Azerbaijan | Rostelecom - 5th (187.77) | SP: Tango de Roxanne (Moulin Rouge) / FP: Godfather | 3Lz+3T | 26th | |
| Viktoriia Safonova | Belarus | Volvo Open Cup - 1st (181.88) | 3Lz+3T | 131st | ||
| Simona Gospodinova | Bulgaria | Denkova-Staviski Cup - 8th (103.95) | 3rd | 2Lo+1Eu+2S | ||
| Yi Zhu | China | Cup of China - 11th (139.63) | 4th | SP: The Winner Takes It All / FP: Piano Concerto in F | 3Lo+2T | |
| Eva Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | Nebelhorn Trophy - 6th (166.10) | 2nd | SP: House of the Rising Sun / FP: Historia de un amor | 3T+1Eu+3S | 56th |
| Maia Mazzara | France | JGP Egna - 9th (150.09, J) | 7th | SP: Tango de Roxanne / FP: Silence | 3T+3T | 144th |
| Kristina Isaev | Germany | Warsaw Cup - 17th (135.23) | 5th | SP: Indila (Spanish Selection) / FP: Una Noche Mas | 3F+2T | |
| Nicole Schott | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy - 3rd (177.76) | 1st | SP: Caught Out in the Rain / FP: Kung Fu Panda (soundtrack)/Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (soundtrack)/Geisha | 3T+3T | 28th |
| Nelli Ioffe | Israel | JGP Croatia Cup - 1th (144.13, J) | 2nd (J) | SP: Memory / FP: From Sarah With Love | 2A+1Eu+3S | |
| Alina Iushchenkova | Israel | Volvo Open Cup - 9th (143.59) | SP: Head Above Water / FP: Ladies in Lavender (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2A+SEQ | 201st | |
| Taylor Morris | Israel | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 8th (133.95) | SP: I Want to Hold Your Hand / FP: Cold/Bird Set Free | 2A+3T | 214th | |
| Lucrezia Beccari | Italy | Lombardia Trophy - 7th (167.94) | 2nd | SP: Moonlight Sonata/Morir D'Amor / FP: Cinderella soundtrack | 3Lz+2T | 70th |
| Lara Naki Gutmann | Italy | Nepela Memorial - 4th (178.12) | 3rd | SP: The Sheltering Sky / FP: The Mission (soundtrack) | 3T+1Eu+3S | 51st |
| Roberta Rodeghiero | Italy | Nepela Memorial - 10th (150.69) | 6th | SP: Always Remember Us This Way / FP: Frida (soundtrack)/Poeta en el Mar | 3T+3T | 148th |
| Aiza Mambekova | Kazakhstan | Denis Ten Memorial - 10th (129.02) | SP: Corazon Espinado / FP: Jumyr-Qylysh | 2A+1Eu+2F | 124th | |
| Romana Kaiser | Liechtenstein | Open d'Andorra - 9th (105.49) | 1st | SP: Tango Tres/Bust Your Windows / FP: Feelings/Grandioso | 2A+2T | |
| Andrea Montesinos Cantu | Mexico | Autumn Classic - 10th (148.55) | SP: Swing da Cor / FP: O (Cirque Du Soleil) | 3Lz+2T | 164th | |
| Linden Van Bemmel | Netherlands | Golden Bear - 20th (108.55) | 3Lo<+2Lo | |||
| Kyarha Van Tiel | Netherlands | Open d'Andorra - 1st (134.22) | 3F+2T | 170th | ||
| Niki Wories | Netherlands | Tallinn Trophy International - 12th (130.57) | SP: Lylatov / FP: Adios Nonino | 3Lz+2T | 141st | |
| Sofia Samodurova | Russia | Ice Star - 1st (187.16) | 6th | SP: Bamboleo / FP: Roxanne | 3F+3T | 9th |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | Lombardia Trophy - 2nd (214.38) | SP: Drumming Song / FP: You Don’t Love Me/Petite Fleur/Catgroove | 3A+2T | 12th | |
| Antonina Dubinina | Serbia | Bosporus Cup - 4th (139.25) | 1st | 2A+1Eu+2S | 82nd | |
| Dasa Grm | Slovenia | Prague Ice Cup - 2nd (151.35) | 3T+1Eu+2S | 53rd |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana Petranovic / Antonio Souza Kordeiru | Croatia | SP: I Put a Spell On You / FP: Writing's On the Wall | 32nd | ||
| Coline Keriven / Antoine Pierre | France | Warsaw Cup - 8th (152.12) | 78th | ||
| Camille Mendoza / Pavel Kovalev | France | Warsaw Cup - 13th (135.44) | 3rd | 76th | |
| Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert | Germany | Rostelecom - 3rd (186.16) | 1st | SP: Open Hands / FP: House of the Rising Sun | 14th |
| Elena Pavlova / Ruben Blommaert | Germany | Warsaw Cup - 5th (155.97) | SP: Bloodstream | 50th | |
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Mark Magyar | Hungary | Finlandia Trophy - 8th (148.35) | SP: Prodigy / FP: Need you tonight/Legendary | 66th | |
| Anna Vernikov / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Israel | Volvo Open Cup - 3rd (150.53) | SP: Moonlight / FP: The Experience | 48th | |
| Irma Caldara / Marco Santucci | Italy | Icelab International Cup - 8th (110.88) | |||
| Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii | Italy | Icelab International Cup - 5th (129.47) | 70th | ||
| Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | Italy | Volvo Open Cup - 1st (175.57) | 2nd | SP: Kiss in the Sky / FP: Once Upon a Time in America (soundtrack) | 24th |
| Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba | Netherlands | Warsaw Cup - 17th (119.44) | SP: Don't Stop Me Now / FP: Grease soundtrack | ||
| Isabella Gamez / David-Alexandre Paradis | Philippines | Warsaw Cup - 11th (145.04) | SP: One and Only / FP: Parla Piu Piano | ||
| Karina Akapova / Maksim Shagalov | Russia | Volvo Open Cup - 2nd (174.72) | 47th | ||
| Ksenia Stolbova / Andrei Novoselov | Russia | Rostelecom - 5th (177.51) | SP: Rebirth / FP: Moonlight Sonata | 58th | |
| Eloise Papka / Johann Wilkinson | South Africa | 1st | |||
| Laura Barquero / Ton Consul | Spain | Warsaw Cup - 4th (159.96) | 46th | ||
| Dorota Broda / Pedro Betegon Martin | Spain | Denis Ten Memorial - 3rd (125.54) | 2nd | ||
| Alexandra Herbrikova / Nicolas Roulet | Switzerland | Warsaw Cup - 19th (116.68) | 1st | SP: Beneath Your Beautiful / FP: The Mummy (Suite)/Imhotep the High Priest/Incantation | 70th |
| Sofiia Nesterova / Artem Darenskyi | Ukraine | Volvo Open Cup - 5th (141.53) | 1st | SP: Bolero / FP: Braveheart (soundtrack) | 35th |
| Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | USA | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 1st (205.58) | 1st | SP: A Storm Is Coming / FP: Experience/Moonlight (soundtrack) | 8th |
| Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | USA | Cup of China - 6th (178.79) | 4th | SP: Sweet Dreams / FP: Les Miserables | 10th |
| Olivia Serafini / Mervin Tran | USA | Finlandia Trophy - 5th (167.08) | 13th | SP: Better Than Yourself/Moonlight Sonata / FP: Chasing Cars | 65th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Maierhofer | Austria | JGP Egna - 8th (192.43, J) | 2nd | SP: Notte Stellata / FP: Across the Sky Instrumental/Iron Sky | 3Lz+3T | 46th |
| Vladimir Litvintsev | Azerbaijan | Rostelecom - 11th (209.07) | SP: Blues for Klook / FP: Hallelujah | 4T+3T | 59th | |
| Konstantin Milyukov | Belarus | Bosporus Cup - 4th (198.93) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 91st | ||
| Alexander Zlatkov | Bulgaria | Denkova-Staviski Cup - 8th (165.89) | 2nd | SP: Un Giorno Per Noi / FP: Mala Luna | 3Lz+3T | 119th |
| Georgii Reshtenko | Czech Republic | JGP Chelyabinsk - 13th (154.97, J) | 6th | SP: Concerto 4 – Adagio and Rondo / FP: The Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | |
| Daniel Albert Naurits | Estonia | Denis Ten Memorial - 3rd (210.68) | 2nd | SP: Nocturne / FP: Meditation (Thais) | 3A+3T | 72nd |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Ice Star - 4th (209.07) | 3rd | SP: I Step Out For A While / FP: Caruso | 3Lz+3T | 39th |
| Valtter Virtanen | Finland | Golden Bear - 4th (183.64) | 2nd | SP: Ven a Mi / FP: Robbie Williams medley | 3T+2T+2Lo | 71st |
| Adam Siao Him Fa | France | Ice Star - 3rd (215.57) | 2nd | SP: Dust and Light/Lords of Lankhmar / FP: Golden Age | 4T+3T | 28th |
| Morisi Kvitelashvili | Georgia | Denis Ten Memorial - 1st (244.98) | SP: Always Watching You / FP: Confessa | 4S+3T | 15th | |
| Catalin Dimitrescu | Germany | Warsaw Cup - 17th (168.59) | 3rd | SP: Smooth / FP: Waves | 3A+2T | 126th |
| Paul Fentz | Germany | Skate Canada - 11th (202.24) | 1st | SP: Blue Skies / FP: I'm Still Standing | 3A+2T | 43rd |
| Thomas Stoll | Germany | Open d'Andorra - 2nd (175.15) | 2nd | SP: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / FP: A Winter Shade of Pale | 3Lz+3T | 118th |
| Harrison Jon-Yen Wong | Hong Kong | Autumn Classic - 12th (151.40) | 3Lz+3T | 94th | ||
| Alexei Bychenko | Israel | Skate America - 7th (219.70) | 2nd | SP: Words / FP: Pirates of the Caribbean (soundtrack) | 4T | 21st |
| Mark Gorodnitsky | Israel | Denis Ten Memorial - 5th (195.34) | 3rd | SP: Stop It (I Like It) / FP: Burnt by the Sun | 3A+1Eu+3S | 40th |
| Daniel Samohin | Israel | Nebelhorn Trophy - 5th (205.11) | 1st | SP: Fastidious Horses (White Night soundtrack) / FP: The Peacemaker soundtrack | 3Lz+3T | 36th |
| Mattia Dalla Torre | Italy | Denkova-Staviski Cup - 3rd (201.44) | 3rd | 3T+1Eu+3S | 102nd | |
| Alessandro Fadini | Italy | Tallinn Trophy International - 6th (165.32) | 4th | 3T+3T | 159th | |
| Gabriele Frangipani | Italy | Warsaw Cup - 4th (202.96) | 1st (J) | SP: Unholy War / FP: Assassin's Tango/Tango Oblivion/Adios Nonino | 3A+3T | 48th |
| Rakhat Bralin | Kazakhstan | Volvo Open Cup - 5th (197.40) | Sp: Hit the Road Jack (remix) / FP: The Road Balaj Havashi | 3Lz+3T | 157th | |
| Nikita Manko | Kazakhstan | Denis Ten Memorial - 8th (171.49) | SP: Gethsemane - I Only Want To Say / FP: Send Me An Angel | 3F+3T | 186th | |
| Donovan Carrillo | Mexico | Philadelphia Summer International - 2nd (196.79) | SP: In The Mood / FP: Aranjuez | 3A | 125th | |
| Yamato Rowe | Philippines | Nebelhorn Trophy - 16th (134.72) | 3rd | SP: Take Me To Church / FP: Last of the Mohicans (soundtrack)/Mohiccans (Classic Mix)/Strings of Infinity | 3Lz+2T | |
| Artur Danielian | Russia | JGP Croatia Cup - 2nd (223.82) | 5th | SP: Don Juan (soundtrack) / FP: Gladiator (soundtrack) | 3A+3T | 34th |
| Makar Ignatov | Russia | Rostelecom - 3rd (252.87) | SP: In this Shirt / FP: Remember (Troy soundrack) | 4S+3T | 31st | |
| Jason Brown | USA | Skate America - 2nd (255.09) | 3rd | SP: I Can't Go On Without You / FP: Schindler's List (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 10th |
| Alexei Krasnozhon | USA | U.S. International Figure Skating Classic - 4th (230.11) | 5th | SP: Runaway/Freedom / FP: "Dracula" | 3F+3Lo | 26th |
| Camden Pulkinen | USA | Skate Canada - 4th (244.78) | 12th | SP: Caruso / FP: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence/Rain | 3Lz+3T | 23rd |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 19/20 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliya Kalehanova / Uladzislau Palkhouski | Belarus | Ice Star - 7th (160.39) | 2nd | 56th | |
| Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron | France | Denis Ten Memorial - 2nd (165.64) | 3rd | RD: Daddy Cool/I Want You Back/Gotta Go Home / FD: Carmen | 42nd |
| Shari Koch / Christian Nuechtern | Germany | International Halloween Cup - 2nd (166.87) | 1st | RD: Blues Brothers / FD: Coldplay medley | 41st |
| Katharina Mueller / Tim Dieck | Germany | Denis Ten Memorial - 1st (173.07) | 2nd | RD: Burlesque / FD: Coco Chanel (soundtrack)/It's a Man's Man's World | 44th |
| Jennifer Urban / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy - 8th (165.61) | 3rd | RD: Cabaret / FD: Paint It Black | 51st |
| Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland | Great Britain | Mezzaluna Cup - 6th (157.02) | RD: The Lady Is A Tramp/Let's Face The Music and Dance / FD: Rocketman | 48th | |
| Emily Monaghan / Ilias Fourati | Hungary | Volvo Open Cup - 5th (154.86) | 2nd | RD: Dancing Queen/Bad Girls / FD: Freddie Mercury medley | 58th |
| Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | Internationaux de France - 3rd (203.34) | 1st | RD: Grease / FD: Space Oddity/Life On Mars? | 3rd |
| Jasmine Tessari / Francesco Fioretti | Italy | Mezzaluna Cup - 3rd (171.16) | 2nd | RD: Good Morning/Singin' In the Rain / FD: Beth Hart medley | 33rd |
| Aurelija Ipolito / J.T. Michel | Latvia | Pavel Roman Memorial - 4th (126.90) | RD: You Can't Hurry Love/My Girl/Shout / FD: Adele medley | ||
| Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin | Russia | Ice Star - 4th (178.02) | 8th | RD: Kiss Me Kate | 95th |
| Darya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov | Ukraine | Volvo Open Cup - 4th (156.74) | 1st | RD: Grease / FD: Believer/I Can't Go On Without You | 26th |
| Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | USA | Skate Canada - 7th (173.82) | RD: Cry Baby / FD: Woodkid medley | 47th | |
| Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | USA | Nepela Memorial - 3rd (183.47) | 4th | RD: It Was A Good Time/Maybe This Time / FD: Rescue/No Boundaries | 20th |
