The second part of the first event of the 2025/26 Challenger events is John Nicks Pairs Competition which takes place in New York City, USA from the 2nd-3rd of September.
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 24/25 | Notable Results 25/26 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karina Akopova / Nikita Rakhmanin | Armenia | |||||
| Gabriella Izzo / Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Ice Challenge 2024 - 1st (163.82) | 2nd | SP: Padam Padam/Milrd / FS: Troy (soundtrack) | 49th | |
| Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr | Austria | Golden Spin 2024 - 5th (159.29) | 1st | 40th | ||
| Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps | Canada | 4CC 2025 - 2nd (210.92) | 1st | SP: Carmina Burana: In Trutina / FS: Poeta | 3rd | |
| Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe | USA | Skate Canada 2024 - 5th (178.31) | 4th | SP: Nyah / FS: Ghost: The Musical | 29th | |
| Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov | USA | Worlds 2025 - 6th (199.29) | 1st | SP: Cloak and Dagger / FS: Love Story | 14th | |
| Linzy Fitzpatrick / Keyton Bearinger | USA | Ice Challenge 2024 - 3rd (151.61) | 11th | SP: I Was Made For Lovin' You / FS: Blood Upon The Snow/God of War/Outlander | 65th | |
| Olivia Flores / Luke Wang | USA | JGP Final 2024 - 2nd (155.82, J) | 2nd (J) | SP: Run To You / FS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 18th | |
| Chelsea Liu / Ryan Bedard | USA | SP: Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene / FS: Two Men In Love | ||||
| Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman | USA | John Nicks 2024 - 5th (173.37) | 2nd | SP: Love Is A Lie / FS: Per Te/In nome dell'amor | 34th | |
| Audrey Shin / Balazs Nagy | USA | Golden Spin 2024 - 3rd (170.21) | 5th | SP: The Godfather / FS: Two Men In Love | 45th | |
| Naomi Williams / Lachlan Lewer | USA | Tayside Trophy 2024 - 3rd (155.46) | JGP Riga Cup 2025 - 3rd (159.63) | 6th | SP: Otono Porteno / FS: Music | 26th |
