The seventh of the ten Challenger Series events is Minsk Arena Ice Star, which takes place in Minsk, Belarus from the 18th-20th October.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
There is no Pairs event at this competition.
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliya Kalehanova / Uladzislau Palkhouski | Belarus | Bosporus Cup - 5th (148.45) | 2nd | 50th | |
| Lila-Maya Seclet Monchot / Renan Manceau | France | Egna Dance Trophy - 7th (127.62, J) | 4th (J) | ||
| Julia Wagret / Pierre Souquet | France | Winter Universiade - 6th (164.21) | 4th | RD: Singin' in the Rain / FD: Benjamin Clementine medley | 76th |
| Katharina Mueller / Tim Dieck | Germany | Open Ice Mall Cup - 5th (162.22) | 2nd | RD: Burlesque / FD: Coco Chanel (soundtrack)/It's a Man's Man's World | 40th |
| Amanda Peterson / Maximilian Pfisterer | Germany | RD: Anything Goes / FD: In Bicicletta/Cadenza Andante con Moto/Allegro/Canone Inverso Primo | |||
| Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | Poland | Mentor Torun Cup - 2nd (186.57) | 1st | RD: Kinky Boots / FD: Puss in Boots (soundtrack) | 13th |
| Annabelle Morozov / Andrei Bagin | Russia | 51st Golden Spin - 8th (151.55) | 8th | RD: Kiss Me Kate | |
| Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Spain | Worlds - 12th (180.93) | 1st | RD: Hello Dolly / FD: Orobroy Vs | 15th |
| Arianna Wroblewska / Stephane Walker | Switzerland | Open Ice Mall Cup - 9th (126.45) | 2nd | ||
| Nicole Kelly / Berk Akalin | Turkey | Bosporus Cup - 7th (140.36) | |||
| Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | Ukraine | Open Ice Mall Cup 2019 - 1st (187.20) | 2nd after RD (WD after RD) | RD: 42nd Street / FD: Rene Aubry medley | 21st |
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriia Sidorova | Armenia | 1st (J) | SP: The Fifth Element (soundtrack) / FP: Rhapsody in Blue | 3Lz+2T | ||
| Ekaterina Ryabova | Azerbaijan | Worlds - 13th (179.88) | SP: Tango de Roxanne (Moulin Rouge) / FP: Godfather | 3Lz+3T | 35th | |
| Aliaksandra Chepeleva | Belarus | Tallinn Trophy - 18th (129.87) | 1st | 3S+2T | ||
| Arina Gall-Savalskaya | Belarus | 9th | ||||
| Lizaveta Khlypauka | Belarus | 37th Volvo Open Cup - 20th (117.31) | 3rd | 3Lo+2T | ||
| Katsiarina Pakhamovich | Belarus | 1.st Christmas Cup - 10th (104.27) | 4th | 3S+2T | ||
| Maryia Saldakayeva | Belarus | Tallinn Trophy - 26th (108.05) | 2nd | |||
| Gerli Liinamae | Estonia | Winter Universiade - 9th (157.16) | 1st | 3Lo+1Eu+2S | 92nd | |
| Kristina Shkuleta-Gromova | Estonia | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 15th (132.95) | 3rd | 3Lz+2T | 198th | |
| Oona Ounasvuori | Finland | 51st Golden Spin - 25th (114.65) | 6th | 3Lz | ||
| 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 |
| Lea Serna | France | Ice Star 2018 - 2nd (153.38) | 4th | 3Lz+3T | 100th | |
| Lutricia Bock | Germany | Finlandia Trophy 2018 - 19th (123.87) | SP: Hallelujah / FP: The Beauty and the Beast (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+2S | ||
| Alina Iushchenkova | Israel | Open Ice Mall Cup - 5th (141.70) | SP: Head Above Water / FP: Ladies in Lavender (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T / 3Lz+2A+SEQ | 189th | |
| Lucrezia Gennaro | Italy | Sofia Trophy - 2nd (157.79) | 5th | SP: Sola / FP: Dark Piano Limbo/Mad World/Dark Piano Mother | 3S+1Eu+2F | 49th |
| Marina Piredda | Italy | World Team Trophy - 7th (180.55) | 1st (J) | 3T+3T | 115th | |
| Alessia Tornaghi | Italy | 1.st Christmas Cup - 2nd (157.93, J) | 1st | SP: The Matrix (soundtrack) / FP: Sunset Boulevard (soundtrack) | 2A+1Eu+3S | 153rd |
| Angelina Kuchvalska | Latvia | Winter Universiade - 10th (157.10) | 1st | SP: Hurt / FP: Frida (soundtrack) | 3S+3T | |
| Anete Lace | Latvia | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 11th (124.82) | 1st | SP: Dollhouse/Dead Silence / FP: Crazy in Love | 2A+1Eu+3S | |
| Aleksandra Golovkina | Lithuania | SP: Seven Nation Army / FP: Tango Selection | 3Lo+2T | |||
| Elzbieta Kropa | Lithuania | Tallink Hotels Cup - 4th (135.45) | 2nd | 3T+3T | 170th | |
| Cirinia Gillett | Philippines | |||||
| Elzbieta Gabryszak | Poland | Winter Universiade - 12th (141.07) | 2nd | 3T+2T+2Lo | 178th | |
| Hanul Kim | Hanul Kim | Four Continents - 13th (162.48) | 9th | SP: It Must Have Been Love / FP: Miss Saigon (soundtrack) | 2A+3T | 34th |
| Sofia Samodurova | Russia | Europeans - 1st (213.84) | 6th | SP: Bamboleo / FP: Roxanne | 3F+3T | 9th |
| Matilda Algotsson | Sweden | Internationaux de France - 12th (146.35) | 1st | SP: La vie en rose / FP: Salem's Secrets/A Beautiful Mine (Madman soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T | 113th |
| Josefin Taljegard | Sweden | Egna Spring Trophy 2019 - 5th (150.33) | 3rd | SP: El Tango de Roxanne (Moulin Rouge) / FP: En Aranjuez con tu amor/Adagio (Concerto de Aranjuez) | 3F+2T | 76th |
| Miriam Abdulkarimova | Ukraine | 7th Denkova-Staviski Cup - 9th (92.82, J) | 9th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 5th (198.29) | 2nd | SP: Notte Stellata / FP: Across the Sky Instrumental/Iron Sky | 3Lz+3T | 48th |
| Alexander Lebedev | Belarus | Volvo Open Cup - 5th (191.72) | 1st | SP: E lucevan le stelle / FP: Once Upon a Time in Mexico | 3Lz+3T | 86th |
| Yakau Zenko | Belarus | Tallink Hotels Cup - 4th (190.03) | 1st | SP: Blue Canary / FP: Blood and Stone | 3Lz+3T | |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup - 2nd (201.08) | 3rd | SP: I Step Out For A While / FP: Caruso | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 54th |
| Mihhail Selevko | Estonia | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 2nd (180.29, J) | 1st | SP: Nothing Else Matters / FP: Last of the Mohicans (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 145th |
| Landry Le May | France | Warsaw Cup - 10th (172.42) | 5th | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 171st | |
| Adam Siao Him Fa | France | Junior Worlds - 6th (219.91, J) | 2nd | SP: Dust and Light/Lords of Lankhmar / FP: Golden Age | 4T+3T | 31st |
| Mattia Dalla Torre | Italy | Sofia Trophy - 2nd (204.74) | 3rd | 3T+1Eu+3S / 3A | 129th | |
| Daniel Grassl | Italy | 30th Golden Bear - 1st (250.37) | 1st | SP: Lacrimosa + Requiem "Angel" / FP: A Single Man (soundtrack) | 4Lz | 17th |
| Edrian Paul Celestino | Philippines | SP: Black Magic Woman / FP: You & Me/You (Piano & Strings) | 3Lz+3T | |||
| Artem Kovalev | Russia | JGP Linz - 6th (190.22, J) | 14th | 3Lz+3T | 158th |
