The second of the ten Challenger Series events is Lombardia Trophy and takes place in Bergamo, Italy from the 13th-15th September.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
There will be no Pairs event at Lombardia Trophy.
Ladies
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Schaller | Austria | Dragon Trophy 2019 - 5th (142.86) | 2nd | 3T+3T | 96th | |
| Klara Stepanova | Czech Republic | Tallinn Trophy 2018 - 16th (135.20 ) | 2nd | 3Lo+2Lo | ||
| Jenni Saarinen | Finland | Nordics Open 2019 - 1st (162.63) | 3rd | SP: Differente / FP: I'll Take Care Of You | 3T+3T | 80th |
| Natasha McKay | Great Britain | 30th Golden Bear - 1st (156.25) | 1st | FP: Oceans 8 (soundtrack) | 3S+2T+2Lo | 66th |
| Lucrezia Beccari | Italy | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 2nd (173.69, J) | 2nd (S) | 3Lz+2T | 119th | |
| Wakaba Higuchi | Japan | Challenge Cup - 3rd (186.24) | 5th | SP: Bird Set Free / FP: Poeta | 3Lz+3T | 11th |
| Romana Kaiser | Liechtenstein | Sofia Trophy 2019 - 8th (104.81) | 1st | SP: Tango Tres/Bust Your Windows / FP: Feelings/Grandioso | ||
| Greta Morkyte | Lithuania | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018 - 12th (136.87) | 3rd | 3T+1Eu+2F | 179th | |
| Yelim Kim | South Korea | JGP Czech Skate 2018 - 2nd (196.34, J) | 5th | SP: Black Swan / FP: Love Story | 3Lz+3T | 28th |
| Young You | South Korea | 1st Winter Children of Asia International Sports Games - 1st (205.82, J) | 1st | SP: Romeo and Juliet / FP: Evita | 3Lz+3T (landed a 3A during summer comp) | 29th |
| Sofia Samodurova | Russia | European Championship 2019 - 1st (213.84) | 6th | SP: Bamboleo / FP: Roxanne | 3F+3T | 10th |
| Anna Shcherbakova | Russia | Junior Worlds - 2nd (219.94) | 1st (S), 3rd (J) | SP: The Perfume (soundtrack) / FP: Six Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No.1/The Firebird | 4Lz | 47th |
| Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | World Team Trophy 2019- 1st (234.43) | SP: Oblivion / FP: Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | 3Lz+3T / 3A (3A+2T at Test Skates) | 13th | |
| Valentina Matos | Spain | Open d'Andorra - 1st (153.05) | 1st | 3F+2T | ||
| Josefin Taljegard | Sweden | Egna Spring Trophy 2019 - 5th (150.33) | 3rd | 3F+2T | 67th | |
| Starr Andrews | USA | Challenge Cup 2019 - 2nd (187.69) | 8th | SP: You Lost Me / FP: Dance of the Seven | 3F+3T | 27th |
| Megan Wessenberg | USA | Skate America - 6th (170.33) | 6th | SP: Tainted Love / FP: The Friends of Mr Cairo | 3T+3T | 90th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurizio Zandron | Austria | Cup of Tyrol - 2nd (212.83) | 1st | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 49th | |
| Boyang Jin | China | Four Continents - 2nd (273.51) | SP: First Light / FP: "Heartbeat" | 4Lz | 11th | |
| Roman Galay | Finland | Nordics Open - 4th (169.62) | 1st | SP: Never Tear Us Apart / FP: Maybe I Maybe You | 3A+2T | 141st |
| Adrien Tesson | France | Winter Universiade - 10th (201.09) | 3rd | SP: Experience | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 4T / 3A | 113th |
| Morisi Kvitelashvili | Georgia | Winter Universiade - 3rd (258.02) | SP: Always Watching You | 4S+3T / 4T+3T | 13th | |
| Peter James Hallam | Great Britain | Challenge Cup 2019 - 4th (196.67) | 2nd | SP: Footloose / FP: Charlie Chaplin medley | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 79th |
| Andras Csernoch | Hungary | 28th Triglav Trophy - 1st (135.09) | 3rd | 3Lz+2T | ||
| Matteo Rizzo | Italy | Winter Universiade - 1st (273.54) | 2nd | SP: Start A Fire / FP: Galicia Flamenca | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 4T | 8th |
| Kazuki Tomono | Japan | Rostelecom - 3rd (238.73) | 4th | SP: The Hardest Button to Button / FP: Moulin Rouge | 3A+3T / 4S | 19th |
| Sondre Oddvoll Boe | Norway | Europeans - 18th (192.01) | 1st | SP: I Found You / FP: Loving You/Wildfire | 3Lz+3T | 51st |
| Dmitri Aliev | Russia | Lombardia Trophy 2018 - 2nd (250.55) | 5th | SP: Je Dors Sur Des Roses / FP: The Sound of Silence | 4T+3T / 4S+3T | 16th |
| Andrei Lazukin | Russia | World Team Trophy 2019 - 8th (249.33) | 4th | SP: Mack the Knife / FP: Concierto de Aranjuez | 4T+3T | 26th |
| Egor Murashov | Russia | Sofia Trophy - 1st (213.72) | 8th | 3A+1Eu+3S | 46th | |
| Matthew Samuels | South Africa | Lombardia Trophy - 15th (118.20) | 1st | 3Lz+2T |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Nette / Eron Westwood | Australia | Mentor Torun Cup - 13th (88.97) | 3rd | FD: Music/The Rhythm Thief | |
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen | Canada | Worlds - 10th (188.10) | 3rd | RD: Bonnie and Clyde / FD: Michael Buble/Chris Botti | 33rd |
| Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | Canada | World Junior Championship 2019 - 1st (176.10, J) | 1st (J) | 20th | |
| Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen | Finland | ||||
| Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis | Finland | Winter Universiade - 4th (171.22) | 1st | RD: Thoroughly Modern Millie / FD: Smilies for Y/Unconditioned (Following, A Bird)/Fortitude | 37th |
| Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron | France | Winter Universiade 2019 - 3rd (177.23) | 3rd | 49th | |
| Robynne Tweedale / Joseph Buckland | Great Britain | Skate Canada - 7th (162.50) | 2nd | 43rd | |
| Chiara Calderone / Pietro Papetti | Italy | Egna Dance Trophy 2019 - 1st (152.70) | 4th | 56th | |
| Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | World Team Trophy - 5th (202.54) | 1st | 3rd | |
| Jasmine Tessari / Francesco Fioretti | Italy | Open d'Andorra - 1st (163.74) | 2nd | 32nd | |
| Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevicius | Lithuania | Worlds - 17th (168.06) | 1st | RD: Bandstand / FD: Aurora medley | 35th |
| Ekaterina Mironova / Evgenii Ustenko | Russia | 12th | |||
| Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov | Russia | Bavarian Open 2019 - 1st (173.55) | 6th | RD: Grease / FD: How to Steal a Diamond (soundtrack) | 51st |
| Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | Ukraine | Open Ice Mall Cup 2019 - 1st (187.20) | 2nd after RD (WD after RD) | 30th | |
| Caroline Green / Michael Parsons | USA | RD: Cry Baby / FD: Woodkid medley |
