The first of the nine Challenger Series events is Lombardia Trophy and takes place in Bergamo, Italy from the 9th-12th September.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
There is a Pairs event at Lombardia Trophy, but it is not part of the Challenger event.
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Pesendorfer | Austria | Prague Ice Cup 2019 - 1st (160.35) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 83rd | ||
| Sophia Schaller | Austria | Bavarian Open 2020 - 7th (150.83) | 2nd | 3T+3T | 82nd | |
| Ivelina Baycheva | Bulgaria | Icelab International Cup 2019 - 3rd (142.31, J) | 4th | SP: Carmen / FS: Nothing Else Matters | 3Lz+2T | |
| Yae-Mia Neira | Chile | SP: Killing Me Softly / FS: The Floating Bed/La historia de un amor | ||||
| Olusa Gajdosova | Czech Republic | Egna Spring Trophy 2021 - 26th (99.01, J) | 3rd | SP: Glasgow Love Theme/Rhapsody in Rock II / FS: To Build a Home | 3S | |
| Eva-Lotta Kiibus | Estonia | Tallink Hoels Cup 2021 - 1st (190.23) | 1st | SP: Baiana / FS: A Star Is Born (soundtrack) | 3F+1Eu+3S | 12th |
| Nataly Langerbaur | Estonia | Tallink Hotel Cup 2021 - 13th (131.61) | 5th | SP: My Own Way / FS: No Ordinary | 3F+2T | |
| Kristina Shkuleta-Gromova | Estonia | Ice Star 2020 - 4th (161.67) | 3rd | SP: All That Jazz / FS: The Phantom Of The Opera | 3T+3T | 134th |
| Maia Mazzara | France | Europeans 2020 - 11th (170.06) | 2nd | 3T+3T | 53rd | |
| Lea Serna | France | Internationaux de France 2019 - 8th (166.02) | 1st | 3Lz+3T | 83rd | |
| Nina Povey | Great Britain | Challenge Cup 2018 - 5th (150.74) | SP: I Giorni (Portrait)/Divenire (Pas De Deux) / FS: Tango To Evora/Tanos | 3F+2T | ||
| Kristen Spours | Great Britain | Volvo Open Cup 2018 - 3d (151.66) | SP: Oblivion/Yo Soy Maria / FS: Moulin Rouge | 3F+2T+2Lo | ||
| Nargiz Sueleymanova | Germany | Bavarian Open 2020 - 6th (149.31, J) | SP: Anytime, Anywhere / FP: Bang Bang | 3Lz+3T | 106th | |
| Regina Schermann | Hungary | Celje Open 2021 - 3rd (163.24) | 2nd | SP: The Theory of Everything / FS: Sherlock Holmes (soundtrack) | 3Lo+1Eu+3S | 170th |
| Bernadett Szigeti | Hungary | Celje Open 2021 - 7th (142.13) | 3rd | SP: Amelie (soundtrack) / FS: At Last/Big Spender | 2A+1Eu+3S | |
| Ivett Toth | Hungary | 1st Christmas Cup 2018 - 1st (172.45) | SP: Si, Mama/Let's Get Loud | 3T+1Eu+3S | 75th | |
| Lara Naki Gutmann | Italy | World Team Trophy 2021 - 7th (179.59) | 1st | SP: Elizabeth/Maria and the Violin's String / FS: Scheherazade | 3T+1Eu+3S | 40th |
| Ginevra Lavinia Negrello | Italy | Challenge Cup 2020 - 2nd (172.21, J) | 2nd | SP: Game of Thrones (soundtrack) / FS: La terre vue du ciel | 2A+3T | 109th |
| Anete Lace | Latvia | Junior Worlds 2020 - 21st (137.36, J) | SP: Can't Help Falling In Love / FS: Danse Macabre | 2A+1Eu+3S | 169th | |
| Romana Kaiser | Liechtenstein | Sofia Trophy 2018 - 11th (107.95) | SP: Ninna Nanna Reprise/Ohayoo Ohio / FS: River Flows in You/Faded | 2A+2T | ||
| Lindsay van Zundert | Netherlands | Worlds 2021 - 16th (174.50) | SP: 11 Past The Hour / FS: Jerome Rebotier medley | 3S+2T+2Lo | 88th | |
| Nayra Rosalia Junco Metzger | Peru | SP: Que hiciste / FS: First Light/Heart Cry | ||||
| Victoria Verlarde | Peru | Challenge Cup 2021 - 18th (89.86) | SP: Paint It Black / FS: Havana (soundtrack) | 2Lo+2Lo< | ||
| Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | Warsaw Cup 2019 - 1st (201.47) | 1st | FS: Charlie Chaplin | 3Lz+1Eu+3F | 23rd |
| Julia Sauter | Romania | Europeans 2019 - 14th (153.15) | 3T+2T+2Lo | |||
| Dasa Grm | Slovenia | Celje Open 2021 - 2nd (163.36) | 3T+3T | 55th | ||
| Antonina Dubinina | Serbia | 14th Skate Helena 2021 - 1st (149.17) | 3T+1Eu+3S | 124th | ||
| Alexia Paganini | Switzerland | Europeans 2019 - 4th (192.88) | SP: Summertime/Ich Dich Liebe / FS: Scheherazade | 3Lz+3T | 29th | |
| Shaline Ruegger | Switzerland | Golden Bear 2018 - 4th (147.55) | SP: Abbey Road Blues / FS: Chrysalis | 3S+1Eu+2S | ||
| Yasmine Kimiko Shamada | Switzerland | Golden Spin 2018 - 8th (164.68) | 3F+3T | 57th | ||
| Alysa Liu | USA | JGP Lake Placid 2019 - 1st (208.10, J) | 4th | SP: Gypsy Dance (Don Quixote) / FS: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D op.35 | 3A+3T / 4Lz | 17th |
| Audrey Shin | USA | Youth Olympics 2020 - 7th (176.67, J) | 7th | SP: The Giving / FS: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, "Moonlight" | 3Lz+3T | 101st |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018 - 5th (198.29) | 2nd | 3Lz+3T | 57th | |
| Maurzio Zandron | Austria | Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 - 4th (217.65) | 1st | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 66th | |
| Vladimir Litvintsev | Azerbaijan | Worlds 2019 - 17th (230.84) | SP: Rachmaninoff | 4T+3T | 37th | |
| Konstantin Milyukov | Belarus | Winter Star 2020 - 2nd (242.77) | SP: The Nutcracker | 4S | 63rd | |
| Larry Loupolover | Bulgaria | Sofia Trophy 2021 - 1st (222.77) | 1st | SP: Lucid Dreams/Come & Go / FS: The Great Gig In The Sky/Money | 4Lz | 59th |
| Radoslav Marinov | Bulgaria | Sofia Trophy 2019 - 1st (173.81, J) | 3Lz+3T | |||
| Matyas Belohradsky | Czech Republic | Ice Star 2018 - 2nd (194.34, J) | SP: Love Is A Bitch/Seven Nation Army / FS: The Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 87th | |
| Tomas Llorenc Guarino Sabate | Spain | Challenge Cup 2021 - 8th (192.70) | 1st | 3F+1Eu+3S | ||
| Arlet Levandi | Estonia | JGP Courchevel II 2021 - 2nd (196.93, J) | 2nd | SP: Carmen / FP: La terre vue du cie | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 81st |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2021 - 1st (224.93) | 1st | SP: Bout It (Instrumental) | 4Lz / 3A+3T | 19th |
| Romain Ponsart | France | Challenge Cup 2021 - 2nd (244.75) | 3rd | 4T | ||
| Adam Siao Him Fa | France | Challenge Cup 2021 - 3rd (241.11) | 2nd | SP: Star Wars / FP: Daft Punk medley | 4T+3T | 30th |
| Adrien Tesson | France | Challenge Cup 2020 - 3rd (209.42) | SP: Way Down We Go / FS: Moulin Rouge | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 4T | 75th | |
| Graham Newberry | Great Britain | 8th Denkova-Staviski Cup 2019 - 2nd (208.82) | SP: Torture / FS: Malaguena | 3A / 3Lo+3T | 72nd | |
| Morisi Kvitelashvili | Georgia | Winter Universiade 2019 - 3rd (258.02) | SP: Tout l'univers / FS: Frank Sinatra medley | 4S+3T | 10th | |
| Nikita Starostin | Germany | Bavarian Open 2020 - 5th (177.83, J) | SP: Latch / FS: Stay | 3A / 3Lz+3T | ||
| Mate Borocz | Hungary | Challenge Cup 2021 - 17th (153.99) | 2nd | SP: Pray / FS: Can You Hear Me Now/Trampoline (Jauz remix) | 3A / 3F+1Eu+3S | |
| Andras Csernoch | Hungary | Celje Open 2021 - 1st (187.20) | 1st | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | ||
| Daniel Grassl | Italy | Golden Bear 2018 - 1st (250.37) | 1st | SP: Nureyev (The White Crow soundtrack) / FS: Interstellar (soundtrack)/Armageddon (soundtrack) | 4Lz / 4F / 4Lo | 9th |
| Davide Lewton Brain | Monaco | Sofia Tropy 2021 - 2nd (193.13) | 3Lz+3T | 121st | ||
| Matthew Samuels | South Africa | Lombardia Trophy 2019 - 13th (164.18) | SP: I Feel Like I'm Drowning / FS: The Prayer | 3Lz+2T | ||
| Leon Auspurg | Switzerland | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 12th (134.69, J) | SP: I Feel Like I’m Drowning / FS: Imagination/Something’s Got to Give | 3Lo+2T | ||
| Tomoki Hiwatashi | USA | 4CC 2020 - 9th (240.78) | 7th | SP: Standards / FS: The Artist | 4T+3T | 36th |
| Yaroslav Paniot | USA | Cranberry Cup 2021 - 4th (210.84) | 4th | SP: Boogie Shoes/You Should Be Dancing / FS: Elvis Presley medley | 4T+3T | 89th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Kuznetsova / Oleksandr Kolosovskyi | Azerbaijan | LuMi Dance Trophy 2021 - 4th (148.39) | |||
| Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer | Canada | Warsaw Cup 2019 - 6th (155.77) | RD: Mi Giente/Partition / FD: Frida (soundtrack) | 88th | |
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen | Canada | Nebelhorn Trophy 2019 - 1st (201.00) | RD: George Micheal medley / FD: Roots (Return to the Inner Temple) | 11th | |
| Natalie Taschlerova / Filip Taschler | Czech Republic | Egna Dance Trophy 2021 - 1st (178.48) | RD: Madonna medley / FD: Yuyo Verde/Oblivion/Primavera Portena | 36th | |
| Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Spain | Ice Star 2019 - 1st (193.47) | RD: Partition/Mi Gente / FD: Led Zeppelin medley | 8th | |
| Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen | Finland | Egna Dance Trophy 2020 - 5th (168.75) | RD: Lean On Me/Give Up The Funk / Gabriel's Oboe | 43rd | |
| Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis | Finland | Egna Dance Trophy 2020 - 1st (182.88) | RD: Breathe You In My Dreams/River / FD: Wild Side/Bruises | 72nd | |
| Loicia Demougeot / Theo Le Mercier | France | Egna Dance Trophy 2021 - 1st (165.40, J) | 2nd (J) | RD: The Way You Make Me Feel/Billie Jean remix / FD: Lonlon Ravel's Bolero | 35th |
| Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud | France | Worlds 2021 - 17th (169.70) | 2nd | 30th | |
| Julia Wagret / Pierre Souqet-Basiege | France | Bosporus Cup 2019 - 4th (179.10) | RD: Torture/Criminal / FD: Kerry Muzzey medley | 51st | |
| Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open 2019 - 2nd (172.45) | RD: Is This Love/Ain't No Sunshine / FD: James Bond (soundtrack) | 50th | |
| Emese Csiszer / Axel Lamasse | Hungary | ||||
| Mariia Igneteva / Danyil Szemko | Hungary | RD: Two Feet medley / FD: Maybe I Maybe You | |||
| Anna Yanovskaya / Adam Lukacs | Hungary | 1st Christmas Cup 2018 - 1st (170.29) | |||
| Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | World Team Trophy 2021 - 2nd (207.68) | 1st | 5th | |
| Carolina Moscheni / Francesco Fioretti | Italy | Egna Dance Trophy 2021 - 3rd (160.27) | 2nd | ||
| Carolina Portesi Peroni / Michael Chrastecky | Italy | Golden Spin 2019 - 3rd (151.67, J) | 1st (J) | 63rd | |
| Maria Sofia Pucherova / Nikita Lysak | Slovakia | ||||
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2019 - 1st (191.55) | RD: Batdance / FD: Wicked Game | 23rd | |
| Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov | USA | Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2021 - 3rd (166.12) | 5th | RD: Uptown Funk/Fallin'/24k Magic / FD: The Wisp Sings/You Are a Memory/The Passionate Love I Can’t Live Without | 41st |
