The 2024/25 Challenger Series concludes with an event in Zagreb, Croatia from the 5th-7th of December.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Pesendorfer | Austria | Dragon Trophy 2024 - 5th (151.31) | Santa Claus Cup 2024 - 7th (140.38) | 2nd | SP: Caruso / FS: Mountains/Solas x Interstellar/Outro | 3Lz+3Tq | 98th |
| Nargiz Sueleymanova | Azerbaijan | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 16th (135.15) | SP: Hanging Tree / FS: Dracula the Musical | 3Lz+2T+2Lo | |||
| Nina Pinzarrone | Belgium | Europeans 2024 - 3rd (202.29) | Skate America 2024 - 4th (193.61) | 1st | SP: Swan Lake / FS: Escapes Within/Nocturne in D-Flat Major "Un reve" | 3Lo+2A+2T | 7th |
| Hana Cvijanovic | Croatia | Skate Helena 2024 - 3rd (120.89) | Ice Challenge 2024 - 4th (117.78) | 1st | SP: The Question of U / FS Stand By Me | 2A+2T | 207th |
| Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | Coupe du Printemps 2024 - 1st (172.46) | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 9th (154.63) | SP: All By Myself / FS: Carmen | 3F+1Eu+3S | 62nd | |
| Nataly Langerbaur | Estonia | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 6th (165.85) | Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 12th (148.82) | 2nd | SP: 13 Beaches / FS: No More Fight Left In Me | 3Lo+2A | 66th |
| Kristina Lisovskaja | Estonia | Tallinn Trophy 2023 - 3rd (169.34) | Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 9th (150.91) | 3rd | SP: Freed From Desire / FS: Cats | 3Lz+1Eu+2F | 85th |
| Selma Valitalo | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2023 - 5th (149.20) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 11th (139.00) | 8th | SP: Is This Now / FS: Addams Family/Tango de Amor | 3T+3T | 236th |
| Maia Mazzara | France | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 19th (137.53) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 14th (126.69) | SP: I Got You (I Feel Good) / FS: The Last Temptation of Christ/Le Ballet des Momies | 3Lz+2T | 191st | |
| Lea Serna | France | Grand Prix de France 2023 - 7th (180.77) | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 8th (161.34) | 3rd | SP: Tourner Dans Le Vide / FS: Exogensis Symphony/Uprising | 3F+2T+2Lo | 52nd |
| Mariia Seniuk | Israel | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 1st (175.75) | Nepela Memorial 2024 - 2nd (172.94) | 1st | SP: La Terre Vue du Ciel / FS: Samson and Delilah/Mon Coeur S'oure a Ta Voix | 3F+2A | 42nd |
| Elena Agostinelli | Italy | Denkova Staviski Cup 2024 - 7th (153.84) | SP: I'll Never Love Again / FS: The Ambassador's Wife | 3T+2A | 121st | ||
| Carlotta Maria Gardini | Italy | Denkova Staviski Cup 2024 - 4th (150.74) | Denkova Staviski Cup 2024 - 3rd (164.59) | 7th (J) | 3Lo+2T | 127th | |
| Sofiya Farafonova | Kazakhstan | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 7th (139.74) | Denis Ten Memorial 2024 - 13th (129.74) | SP: Waltz No. 7 / FS: Homcidal Dependence/Quizas, Quizas, Quizas/Viajero | 3F+1Eu+3S | 116th | |
| Seoyoung Kim | South Korea | Lombardia Trophy 2023 - 8th (156.38) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 6th (165.02) | SP: Clary's Theme / FS: Muse I, Inspiration | 3S+2A+2T | 123rd | |
| Jogaile Aglinskyte | Lithuania | Jelgava Cup 2023 - 8th (133.30) | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 11th (147.94) | 3rd | SP: Can't Help Falling In Love / FS: The Tear Maker/Lullaby | 3F+1Eu+2S | 236th |
| Anastasia Gracheva | Moldova | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 13th (146.62) | Bosphorus Cup 2024 - 2nd (157.95) | 3Lz+2T | 87th | ||
| Niki Wories | Netherlands | Santa Claus Cup 2024 - 2nd (167.12) | 3T+2A | 130th | |||
| Julija Lovrencic | Slovenia | Triglav Trophy 2024 - 3rd (142.42) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 11th (148.92) | 1st | SP: Thule/Selah / FS: Palmeras En La Nieve | 3T+2A+1A | 119th |
| Livia Kaiser | Switzerland | Europeans 2024 - 4th (194.72) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 5th (191.24) | 3rd | SP: Me and the Devil / FS: Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune | 3Lz+3T | 25th |
| Yelizaveta Babenko | Ukraine | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2023 - 3rd (158.65) | Santa Claus Cup 2024 - 6th (142.10) | 3Lz+2T | 207th | ||
| Tetiana Firsova | Ukraine | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 21st (130.47) | Denkova Staviski Cup 2024 - 10th (150.43) | 2nd | 3Sq+2A+2T | ||
| Taisiia Spesivtseva | Ukraine | Denkova Staviski Cup 2023 - 4th (143.67, J) | Denkova Staviski Cup 2024 - 9th (151.44) | 3Lz+2T | 259th | ||
| Alysa Liu | USA | Budapest Trophy 2024 - 1st (192.77) | SP: Promise / FS: MacArthur Park | 3F+3Tq | 78th | ||
| Bradie Tennell | USA | Shanghai Trophy 2023 - 1st (199.80) | Shanghai Trophy 2024 - 2nd (196.61) | SP: Lord of the Dance medley / FS: Nessun Dorma | 3Lo+2A | 30th |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriella Izzo / Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Ice Challenge 2024 - 1st (163.82) | 69th | |||
| Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr | Austria | Challenge Cup 2024 - 5th (158.46) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 9th (144.46) | 1st | 53rd | |
| Brooke McIntosh / Marco Zandron | Spain | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 11th (129.90) | SP: Outro / FS: The Great Escape, Place de la Republique | |||
| Milania Vaananen / Filippo Clerici | Finland | Golden Spin 2023 - 1st (172.31) | John Nicks 2024 - 7th (165.48) | 1st | SP: The Last Verdict/Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / FS: Young and Beautiful/Hurts | 24th |
| Tilda Alteryd / Noel-Antoine Pierre | France | SP: Your Heart is as Black as Night / FS: Wait | ||||
| Aurelie Faula / Theo Belle | France | Golden Spin 2023 - 6th (131.07) | Tayside Trophy 2024 - 5th (146.95) | 3rd | SP: I'll Take Care Of You / FS: Mon Amour/Concierto de Aranjuez | 62nd |
| Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev | France | Grand Prix de France 2023 - 3rd (172.88) | Cup of China 2024 - 6th (157.11) | 1st | SP: Toxic/Lordly / FS: The Secret Service soundtrack/James Bond/Mission Impossible Fallout | 18th |
| Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 11th (138.40) | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 6th (153.01) | SP: Shadows/Run Boy Run / FS: Light of the Seven/Dawn of Faith/Khalessi | 30th | |
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak | Poland | Bavarian Open 2024 - 2nd (169.76) | Diamond Spin 2024 - 2nd (179.25) | 1st | SP: Moderation / FS: I Love You | 20th |
| Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord | Sweden | John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2023 - 4th (157.31) | Ice Challenge 2024 - 4th (150.19) | 1st | SP: Start A War, And so it Begins / FS: Lux/Hold Your Breath | 33rd |
| Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe | USA | Worlds 2024 - 12th (175.44) | Skate Canada 2024 - 5th (178.31) | SP: Give Me Love / FS: Io Ci Saro | 13th | |
| Audrey Shin / Balazs Nagy | USA | *Boston Open - 1st (157.59) | SP: Lacrimosa/Prelude (Age of Heroes) / FS: River Flows in You |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurizio Zandron | Austria | Tayside Trophy 2023 - 1st (216.28) | Denkova-Staviski Cup 2024 - 2nd (217.08) | 1st | SP: Galicia Flamenca / FS: Adagio for Strings | 3A+1Eu+3S | 38th |
| Arlet Levandi | Estonia | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 4th (216.12) | Tallinn Trophy 2024 - 5th (210.82) | 3rd | SP: The Fifth Element / FS: Brotsjor/G-minor/Title of the Glory/Gravitational Forces/Obscura | 3Lz+3T | 29th |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Europeans 2024 - 2nd (256.99) | Grand Prix de France 2024 - 7th (226.11) | 2nd | SP: Why'd you lie? / FS: Basslineloss/Pa' que Te Oigan/Por Una Cabeza | 3A+3T / 4T | 17th |
| Mihhail Selevko | Estonia | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 5th (223.95) | Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 3rd (232.95) | 1st | SP: The Sound of Nightmares/Mephisto's Lullaby/Bodies Main Title/Dracula / FS: Westworld (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 54th |
| Makar Suntsev | Finland | Tallink Hotels Cup 2024 - 5th (205.31) | Budapest Trophy 2024 - 5th (194.62) | 1st | SP: Moonlight Sonata / FS: Ghosts of Japan/Taki Burossamu/The Geisha amd the Samurai/The Way of the Samurai | 3F+2A+2T | 86th |
| Francois Pitot | France | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur - 2nd (236.23) | Skate America 2024 - 11th (202.96) | 3rd (S), 1st (J) | SP: Libertango in Berlin / FS: Clubbed to Death/Sarajevo/Taught | 3Lz+2A+2A | 27th |
| Nika Egadze | Georgia | Lombardia Trophy 2023 - 2nd (243.35) | Skate America 2024 - 4th (261.71) | 1st | SP: L'Enfer / FS: The Winter/Can You Hear The Music | 4Lz | 11th |
| Mark Gorodnitsky | Israel | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 2nd (243.29) | NHK Trophy 2024- 11th (215.76) | 1st | SP- I - A Colours Show / FS: Devil May Cry/Dies Irae | 3A+2A | 30th |
| Lev Vinokur | Israel | Bavarian Open 2024 - 3rd (215.87) | Denkova Staviski Cup 2024 - 1st (234.31) | 3A+2A+2A | 68th | ||
| Matteo Nalbone | Italy | Junior Worlds 2024 - 18th (188.89, J) | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 10th (187.24) | 1st (J) | SP: Delight / FS: The Gladiator | 3F+1Eu+3S / 4T | 122nd |
| Rakhat Bralin | Kazakhstan | Bosphorus Cup 2023 - 3rd (203.40) | Denis Ten Memorial 2024 - 12th (172.29) | 3Lz+3T | 56th | ||
| Davide Lewton Brain | Monaco | Bavarian Open 2024 - 7th (198.23) | Santa Claus Cup 2024 - 2nd (203.78) | SP: L'enfer / FS: La terre vue du ciel/Faith of Dawn | 3Lz+3T | 73rd | |
| Vladimir Samoilov | Poland | Europeans 2024 - 8th (230.17) | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 1st (233.02) | 1st | SP: Weapon of Choice/Rockerfeller Skank | 4S+3T / 4Lz | 31st |
| David Sedej | Slovenia | Golden Spin 2023 - 10th (178.31) | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2024 - 1st (180.64, J) | SP: En Aranjuez con tu amor/Medillin / FS: Notre Dame de Paris | 3Lz+3T | 96th | |
| Yu-Hsiang Li | Chinese Taipei | Junior Worlds 2024 - 16th (193.26) | Santa Claus Cup 2024 - 1st (207.53) | 1st (J) | SP: This Is War / FS: Eleanor Rigby | 3F+2A+2A | 69th |
| Vadym Novikov | Ukraine | Youth Olympics 2024 - 14th (160.64, J) | JGP Ostrava 2024 - 9th (176.11, J) | 3rd | SP: Nothing Else Matters / FS: Rhapsody in Blue | 3Lz+3T | 144th |
| Tomoki Hiwatashi | USA | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 3rd (223.79) | NHK Trophy 2024 - 8th (226.38) | 8th | SP: Super Bad / FS: Jimmy's Tux/Fight or Flight | 4T+3T | 71st |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Pallu-Neves / Jayin Panesar | Brazil | Bosphorus Cup 2023 - 12th (151.03) | Bosphorus Cup 2024 - 12th (149.36) | 103rd | ||
| Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich | Cyprus | Junior Worlds 2024 - 11th (141.08, J) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 12th (153.42) | RD: Knock On Wood/Tragedy / FD: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus/Reminiscence | 72nd | |
| Gabriela Palomeque / Tanner White | Ecuador | Mezzaluna Cup 2024 - 14th (97.88) | RD: Le Freak/Hot Stuff / FD: Take Me In/Trouble Don't/Where The Shadow Ends | |||
| Lou Terreaux / Noe Perron | France | Bavarian Open 2024 - 3rd (167.05) | Ice Challenge 2024 - 5th (162.17) | 4th | RD: Time of the Season/Fever/A Little Less Conversation / FD: Piano Concerto No. 3/Requiem in D Minor | 61st |
| Phebe Bekker / James Hernandez | Great Britain | Swiss Open 2023 - 2nd (177.06) | Pavel Roman Memorial 2024 - 1st (180.31) | 2nd | RD: Beatles medley / James Bond (soundtrack) | 30th |
| Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Georgia | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 1st (192.67) | Nepela Memorial 2024 - 2nd (201.87) | RD: Lady Marmalade/Music is My Way / FD: Kashmir/The Rain Song/Black Dog | 28th | |
| Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open 2024 - 1st (185.27) | NHK Trophy 2024 - 7th (173.36) | 1st | RD: Boogie Shoes/Land of 1000 Dances / FD: Phantasia | 24th |
| Charise Matthaei / Max Liebers | Germany | Bavarian Open 2024 - 4th (162.36) | NRW Trophy 2024 - 1st (180.93) | 2nd | RD: On The Radio/Hot Stuff/No More Tears / FD: Experience | 57th |
| Shira Ichilov / Dmytriy Kravchenko | Israel | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 11th (149.09) | NRW Trophy 2024 - 5th (162.63) | 2nd | 110th | |
| Elizabeth Tkachenko / Alexei Kiliakov | Israel | JGP Yerevan 2023 - 1st (170.33) | NRW Trophy 2024 - 2nd (179.95) | 1st (J) | RD: Svalutation/Donna, Donna Mia, Amore No / FD: Spartacus | 29th |
| Harlow Lynella Stanley / Seiji Urano | Mexico | NRW Trophy 2024 - 12th (120.24) | ||||
| Zoe Larson / Andrii Kapran | Ukraine | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 8th (161.23) | Bosphorus Cup 2024 - 3rd (173.94) | RD: Rich Man's Frug/Walkin' Bass / FD: Love Story (soundtrack) | 68th | |
| Leah Neset / Artem Markelov | USA | JGP Final 2023 - 1st (177.09) | Lake Placid 2024 - 4th (183.75) | 1st (J) | RD: ABBA medley / FD: My Love Will Never Die/Hold Your Breath/Gloria Regali | 18th |
