The third of the nine Challenger Series events is Nebelhorn Trophy and takes place in Oberstdorf, Germany from the 20th-25th September. This event is also the last chance for athletes to earn spots for the Olympics for their country, although not everybody taking part in the competition is doing so to earn an Olympic spot.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
An asterisk (*) will be placed next to competitors who are not vying for an Olympic quota.
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slavik Hayrapetyan | Armenia | Winter Universiade 2019 - 9th (214.30) | 1st | 3A+2T | 63rd | |
| Brendan Kerry | Australia | 4CC 2019 - 9th (224.44) | SP: Leave A Light On / FS: The Greatest Showman (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 33rd | |
| *Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Igne Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018 - 5th (198.29) | 2nd | 3Lz+3T | 60th | |
| Maurizio Zandron | Austria | Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 - 4th (217.65) | 1st | SP: Earth Song/Save us / FS: Alice In Wonderland (soundtrack) | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 70th |
| Vladimir Litvintsev | Azerbaijan | Worlds 2019 - 17th (230.84) | SP: Morceaux de fantasie Op. 3 / FS: The Joker (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 25th | |
| Larry Loupolover | Bulgaria | Sofia Trophy 2021 - 1st (222.77) | 1st | SP: Lucid Dreams/Come & Go / FS: The Great Gig In The Sky/Money | 4Lz | 61st |
| Roman Sadovsky | Canada | NHK Trophy 2019 - 3rd (247.50) | SP: Breathe For Me / FS: Chasing Cars | 4S+1Eu+3S | 46th | |
| Jari Kessler | Croatia | NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 - 1st (190.23) | SP: Mess Is Mine / FS: The Scent Of Love | 3T+1Eu+3S | ||
| Tomas Llorenc Guarino Sabate | Spain | Challenge Cup 2021 - 8th (192.70) | 1st | SP: A Day In The Life | 3F+1Eu+3S | |
| Valtter Virtanen | Finland | Golden Bear 2019 - 4th (183.64) | 3T+3T | 114th | ||
| Adam Siao Him Fa | France | Challenge Cup 2021 - 3rd (241.11) | 2nd | SP: Star Wars / FS: Daft Punk medley | 4T+3T | 18th |
| Peter James Hallam | Great Britain | Tayside Trophy International 2019 - 1st (202.47) | SP: Tennessee / FS: Charlie Chaplin medley | 3A+3T | 136th | |
| Paul Fentz | Germany | Europeans 2020 - 8th (230.01) | SP: Wire to Wire / FS: Hurricane | 4T / 3A+3T | 77th | |
| *Kai Jagoda | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 - 11th (181.49) | SP: I Love You / FS: Joji medley | 3A+2T | 123rd | |
| *Thomas Stoll | Germany | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018 - 8th (183.82) | SP: Despacito/Bailar / FS: Back to Black | 3A / 3Lz+3T | ||
| Harrison Jon-Yen Wong | Hong Kong | U.S. Classic 2018 - 7th (171.59) | SP: Lay me Down / FS: Coldplay medley | 3Lz+3T | 149th | |
| Andras Csernoch | Hungary | Celje Open 2021 - 1st (187.20) | 1st | SP: The Matrix (soundtrack) / FS: Pearl Harbor (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | |
| Conor Stakelum | Ireland | 7th Denkova-Staviski Cup 2018 - 4th (170.01) | SP: The Golden Path/Soulseeker / FS: Reel Around the Sun (Riverdance) | 3T+3T | ||
| *Gabriele Frangipani | Italy | Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 - 2nd (231.65) | 3rd | 4T+2T | 50th | |
| Dias Jirenbayev | Kazakhstan | JGP Kosice - 9th (168.97) | SP: Iron Sky / FS: Aladdin (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 131st | |
| Sihyeong Lee | South Korea | JGP Riga 2019 - 2nd (218.31) | 2nd | SP: Prince Igor / FS: Carmen Suite | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 40th |
| Davide Lewton Brain | Monaco | Sofia Trophy 2021 - 2nd (193.13) | SP: The Real Me / FS: Poeta | 3Lz+3T | 123rd | |
| Edrian Paul Celestino | Philippines | Finlandia Trophy 2019 - 9th (191.45) | SP: In This Shirt / FS: You & Me (The Wildfire)/You | 3Lz+3T | 93rd | |
| Kornel Witkowski | Poland | Challenge Cup 2021 - 13th (175.18) | 1st | SP: Make It Rain / FS: Baby, God Bless You | 3F+1Eu+3S | |
| Matthew Samuels | South Africa | Lombardia Trophy 2019 - 13th (164.18) | SP: I Feel Like I'm Drowning / FS: The Prayer | 3A+2T | ||
| Mark Kondratiuk | Russia | Bosporus Cup 2019 - 1st (213.47) | 3rd | SP: Magnificent Century: Kösem soundtrack/Sound Of Darbuka / FS: Jesus Christ Superstar | 4S+3T | 70th |
| *Nicola Todeschini | Switzerland | Bavarian Open 2020 - 5th (197.60) | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 123rd | ||
| Adam Hagara | Slovakia | JGP Kosice 2021 - 13th (162.63, J) | SP:Roads Untraveled / FS: Feeling Good | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Che Yu Yeh | Chinese Taipei | Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2019 - 8th (106.71, J) | 3T+2T | |||
| *Burak Demirboga | Turkey | Challenge Cup 2021 - 6th (216.62) | 1st | SP: No Man No Cry / FS: Diego Libre Dans Sa Tete | 3A / 3F+1Eu+3S | 63rd |
| Basar Oktar | Turkey | Challenge Cup 2021 - 5th (217.05) | 2nd | SP: Time Lapse / FS: Notre Dame De Paris (soundtrack) | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 67th |
| Vincent Zhou | USA | World Team Trophy 2019 - 2nd (299.01) | 2nd | SP: Vincent (Starry Starry Night / FS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack)/Rising Sun | 4Lz+3T | 56th |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos-Moore | Australia | JGP Krasnoyarsk 2021 - 5th (158.58, J) | SP: Fire Dance / FS: Sing Sing Sing/Summer Time/Mr. Pinstripe Suit | 49th | |
| Bogdana Lukashevich / Alexander Stepanov | Belarus | Spring Star 2021 - 1st (161.69) | 44th | ||
| Yuchen Wang / Yihang Huang | China | Junior Worlds 2020 - 8th (152.10, J) | SP: Go Now / FS: The Lone Ranger (soundtrack) | 29th | |
| Lana Petranovic / Antonio Souza-Kordeiru | Croatia | Open Ice Mall Cup 2019 - 1st (163.95) | FS: Butterflies and Hurricanes | 55th | |
| Laura Barquero / Marco Zandron | Spain | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 2nd (184.94) | 1st | SP: Dawn of Faith / FS: Awakening/Imagine | 37th |
| Coline Keriven / Noel-Antoine Pierre | France | Challenge Cup 2021 - 5th (155.45) | 2nd | SP: She Caught the Katy/Let There Be Drums/Think / FS: U-turn (Lili) | 41st |
| Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji | Great Britain | Bavarian Open 2020 - 4th (169.89) | SP: Rise Up / FS: Fix You | 24th | |
| Karina Safina / Luka Berulava | Georgia | JGP Kosice 2021 - 2nd (168.26) | SP: Moonlight / FS: In This Shirt | 37th | |
| *Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert | Germany | Europeans 2020 - 5th (186.39) | SP: You Are the Reason / FS: People Help The People | 14th | |
| *Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | Germany | NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 - 1st (180.48) | SP: Lay All Your Love On Me/Voulez-Vous / FS: The Other Side | 13th | |
| Hailey Kops / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Israel | John Nicks Pairs Challenge - 7th (165.85) | |||
| *Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii | Italy | Lombardia Trophy 2020 - 5th (150.22) | 3rd | 30th | |
| Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba | Netherlands | Challenge Cup 2020 - 10th (137.73) | SP: Bad Guy / FS: All by Myself (Remastered)/I’ll Be There For You | 57th | |
| Anna Hernik / Michal Wozniak | Poland | SP: Salut / FS: Hasta Que Te Conoci | |||
| Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord | Sweden | John Nicks Pairs Challenge - 9th (148.59) | SP: Twilight (soundtrack) / FS: Waves | 62nd | |
| Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi | Ukraine | 2nd | SP: Pina (soundtrack) / FS: Men in Black 3 (soundtrack) |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailani Craine | Australia | Autumn Classic 2018 - 4th (167.84) | SP: Heart of Glass / FS: Gangsta's Paradise | 3Lo+3Lo | 50th | |
| Sophia Schaller | Austria | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 8th (159.08) | 2nd | SP: Paint It, Black / FS: Breath Of Life/Music by Maxime Rodriguez | 3T+3T | 56th |
| Viktoriia Safonova | Belarus | Ice Star 2020 - 1st (200.66) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 46th | ||
| Isadora Williams | Brazil | Bavarian Open 2020 - 5th (151.79) | SP: Bound To You / FS: Never Enough (The Greatest Showman soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T | 146th | |
| Yae-Mia Neira | Chile | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 28th (99.52) | SP: Killing Me Softly / FS: The Floating Bed (fFrida soundtrack/La historia de un amor | 2Lz+2Lo | ||
| Emilea Zingas | Cyprus | Challenge Cup 2021 - 3rd (171.30) | SP: Like Sugar / FS: Amen | 2A+3T | ||
| Maia Sorensen | Denmark | Challenge Cup 2021 - 10th (145.52) | SP: Cinema Paradiso / FS: Meditation of Thai | 2A+1Eu+3S | ||
| *Gerli Liinamae | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup 2020 - 4th (159.20) | 2nd | 3Lo+1Eu+3S | 136th | |
| *Oona Ounasvuori | Finland | Tallink Hotels Cup 2021 - 5th (155.75) | SP: Ready/Physical / FS: The Secret History | 3Lz+2T | 146th | |
| Lea Serna | France | Internationaux de France 2019 - 8th (166.02) | 1st | SP: Kill Bill (soundtrack) / FS: La Terre Vue Du Ciel/Dawn Of Faith (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 88th |
| *Nathalie Weinzierl | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy 2018 - 7th (157.45) | 2nd | SP: Until We Go Down (The Shannara Chronicles) / FS: Losing My Religion | 3Lz+2T | |
| Dimitra Korri | Greece | 14th Skate Helena 2021 - 3rd (103.67) | SP: Steppin' Out With My Baby/It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing / FS: Nothing Else Matters | 2F+2Lo | ||
| Joanna So | Hong Kong | Winter Universiade 2019 - 20th (119.44) | SP: Good To Mama (Chicago) / FS: Phantom Of The Opera | 3T+2T | ||
| Julia Lang | Hungary | Budapest Trophy 2020 - 4th (166.55) | 1st | SP: I Dreamed a Dream/ FS: Kincsem | 3F+3T | 56th |
| Tara Prasad | India | U.S. Classic 2021 - 8th (129.19) | SP: Danse Macabre / FS: La Bayadere | 2A+1Eu+3S< | ||
| Aldis Kara Bergsdottir | Iceland | Reykjavik International Games 2021 - 1st (123.44) | SP: Experience / FS: A Thousand Times Good Night/Piano Lesson With Grandma/Hidden Machinations/Yearning Hearts | 3S+2T+2Lo | ||
| Taylor Morris | Israel | Bavarian Open 2020 - 9th (146.10) | SP: Never Tear Up Apart / FS: Light of the Seven/The Storm | 2A+1Eu+3S | 101st | |
| 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 | 30th |
| Bagdana Rakhishova | Kazakhstan | JGP Kosice 2021 - 22nd (102.58) | SP: Oblivion/Primavera Portena / FS: Memories | 3S+2T | ||
| Anete Lace | Latvia | Junior Worlds 2020 - 21st (137.36, J) | SP: Can't Help Falling In Love / FS: Danse Macabre | 2A+1Eu+3S | 181st | |
| Romana Kaiser | Liechtenstein | 20th Open d'Andorra 2019 - 9th (105.49) | SP: Ninna Nanna Reprise/Ohayoo Ohio / FS: River Flows in You/Faded | 2A+2T | ||
| Aleksandra Golovkina | Lithuania | Ice Star 2019 - 9th (141.49) | SP: Rise Like a Phoenix / FS: Stand By Me | 3T+1Eu+2F | ||
| Eugenia Garza | Mexico | Cranberry Cup 2021 - 20th (111.89) | SP: I´ll Take Care Of You / FS: Nightingale and Emerald Tiger | 3T+2T | ||
| Jocelyn Hong | New Zealand | 13th Skate Helena 2020 - 6th (126.20, J) | SP: Danzarin Tango / FS: I Will Find You | 3Lz+2T | ||
| Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank | Philippines | SP: Last Dance / FS: Romeo and Juliet Wedding Vow | 2A+2T+2Lo | |||
| Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | Warsaw Cup 2019 - 1st (201.47) | 1st | SP: Steppe / FS: Terry Theme from Limelight | 3Lz+1Eu+3F | 13th |
| Julia Sauter | Romania | Europeans 2019 - 14th (153.15) | SP: I Can't Go On Without You / FS: Me Before You/Unsteady | 3T+2T+2Lo | ||
| Dasa Grm | Slovenia | Celje Open 2021 - 2nd (163.36) | SP: So Close / FS: Epilogue/Happiness/Man On A Mission | 3T+3T | 62nd | |
| Antonina Dubinina | Serbia | Sofia Trophy 2021 - 4th (144.20) | SP: Malaguena / FS: Prelude - Age of Heroes/Ad Martem | 3T+1Eu+3S | 136th | |
| Alexia Paganini | Switzerland | Europeans 2020 - 4th (192.88) | SP: Summertime/ch Dich Liebe / FS: Scheherazade | 3Lz+3T | 20th | |
| Nicole Rajicova | Slovakia | Europeans 2019 - 9th (169.03) | 1st | 3Lz+2T | ||
| *Josefin Taljegard | Sweden | Worlds 2021 - 15th (178.10) | SP: Ready Or Not/Ready Or Not Here I Come / FS: Joker (soundtrack) | 3T+2T+2Lo | 59th | |
| Thita Lamsam | Thailand | JGP Richmond 2018 - 20th (92.16) | SP: Adios Nonino / FS: Memoirs of a Geisha (soundtrack) | 3T+2T | ||
| Tzu-Han Ting | Chinese Taipei | Bavarian Open 2020 - 5th (150.15, J) | SP: Twilight (soundtrack) / FS: Aladdin (soundtrack) | 3F+3T+2T | 180th | |
| Sinem Pekder | Turkey | Sofia Trophy 2020 - 5th (139.50) | 2nd | SP: Overture The Heat Is On In Saigon / FS: Hijo De La Luna | 3F+2T | 146th |
| Anastasiia Shabotova | Ukraine | Ice Star 2019 - 1st (174.76, J) | 1st | SP: Carol of the Bells/Shchedrick / FS: James Bond (soundtrack) | 3A | 127th |
| Alysa Liu | USA | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 1st (219.24) | 4th | SP: Gypsy Dance (Don Quixote) / FS: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D op. 35 | 4Lz / 3A+3T | 12th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Senecal | Armenia | Mentor Torun Cup 2020 - 3rd (173.93) | RD: Respect/Bridge Over Troubled Water/Think / FD: Autumn Leaves/Luck Be a Lady | 31st | |
| Holly Harris / Jason Chan | Australia | 4CC 2020 - 9th (161.05) | RD: Kylie Minogue medley / FD: Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better)/I Feel for You | 40th | |
| Ekaterina Kuznetsova / Oleksandr Kolosvoskyi | Azebaijan | LuMi Dance Trophy 2021 - 4th (148.39) | RD: Why Don't You Go Right / FD: Avatar (soundtrack) | ||
| Ekaterina Mitrofanova / Vladislav Kasinskij | Bosnia and Herzegovina | RD: That's Why I Play The Blues / FD: Daydreams/Breath and Life/Akkadian Empire | |||
| Viktoria Semenjuk / Ilya Yukhimuk | Belarus | Winter Star 2020 - 3rd (167.56) | RD: Skin/Runaway Baby / FD: Malaguena | ||
| Natalie Taschlerova / Filip Taschler | Czech Republic | Egna Dance Trophy 2021 - 1st (178.48) | RD: Madonna medley / FD: Yuyo Verde/Oblivion/Primavera Portena | 24th | |
| Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis | Finland | Egna Dance Trophy 2020 - 1st (182.88) | RD: Breathe You In My Dreams/River / FD: Wild Side/Bruises | 48th | |
| Sasha Fear / George Waddell | Great Britain | Budapest Trophy 2020 - 3rd (152.34) | RD: Queen medley / FD: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker soundtrack | 78th | |
| Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya | Georgia | Volvo Open Cup 2019 - 2nd (182.43) | RD: Chosen One/Yeah! / FD: Dummy/Texas Gypsy Massacre/Mephisto's Lullaby | 19th | |
| *Viktoriia Lopusova / Asaf Kazimvo | Germany | Grand Prix of Bratislava 2019 - 4th (125.00, J) | RD: I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues/Victim of Love / FD: Belonging 2/Smallest Light/Obscura/Shine A Light | ||
| *Lara Luft / Maximillian Pfisterer | Germany | Santa Claus Cup 2020 - 2nd (140.23) | RD: Family Affair/Low / FD: Chicago (soundtrack) | ||
| *Katharina Muller / Tim Dieck | Germany | NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 - 1st (185.16) | 1st | RD: Spirit in the Sky/Toxic/Seven Nation Army / FD: The Bodyguard (soundtrack) | 26th |
| *Anne-Marie Wolf / Max Liebers | Germany | Pavel Roman Memorial 2019 - 5th (132.00, J) | 1st (J) | RD: Proud Mary / FD: Hurricane 2000/Still Loving You | 84th |
| Anna Yanovskaya / Adam Lukacs | Hungary | International Halloween Cup 2018 - 1st (161.71) | RD: Come Together/Smooth Criminal / FD: Hymne A L'Amour | ||
| Shira Ichilov / Laurent Abecassis | Israel | Jegvirag Cup 2020 - 1st (156.80) | |||
| Carolina Portesi Peroni / Michael Chrastecky | Italian | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 11th (153.07) | 1st (J) | RD: Dynamite / FD: The Matrix (soundtrack) | 68th |
| Yura Min / Daniel Eaton | South Korea | U.S. Classic 2021 - 4th (168.28) | RD: Down/Thrift Shop / FD: Les Miserables | 35th | |
| Chelsea Verhaegh / Sherim van Geffen | Neherlands | LuMi Dance Trophy 2021 - 5th (143.83) | RD: New Shine/Walk That Walk / FD: Ruelle medley/The Theory Of Everything (soundtrack) | ||
| Charlotte Lafond-Fournier / Richard Kang In Kam | New Zealand | Autumn Classic 2021 - 7th (144.98) | RD: Stay With Me/Latch / FD: Seven Nation Army/Revolution | ||
| Maria Sofia Pucherova / Nikita Lysak | Slovakia | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 20th (120.67) | |||
| Yuliia Zhata / Berk Akalin | Turkey | LuMi Dance Trophy 2021 - 3rd (151.96) | RD: Lose Yourself To Dance/Come Get It Bae / FD: La Casa Del Papel Bella Ciao |
