The 2024/25 Challenger Series continues with an event in Oberstdorf, Germany from the 18th-21st of September.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Mikutina | Austria | Worlds 2024 - 14th (177.76) | 1st | SP: El Mariachi/Uccen / FS: La terre vue du ciel | 3Lz+3T | 32nd | |
| Sara-Maude Dupuis | Canada | 4CC 2024 - 9th (172.45) | 6th | SP: Never Go Back / FS: Human (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T+2Lo | 87th | |
| Madeline Schizas | Canada | Skate Canada 2023 - 4th (189.91) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 6th (155.52) | 2nd | SP: The Lion King / FS: Danse Macabre | 3Lz+3T | 12th |
| Emilia Murdock | Spain | Sofia Trophy 2024 - 2nd (124.53) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 11th (120.09) | 1st | SP: Bad Guy | 3F+2T | |
| Janna Jyrkinen | Finland | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 8th (159.85) | SP: Start A War / FS: Wake of Death/Maria/Royal Rendant | 3Lz+3T | 62nd | ||
| Olivia Lisko | Finland | Nordics Open 2024 - 3rd (153.97) | 2nd | SP: I Knew I Loved You / FS: Invierno Porteno | 3T+3T | 75th | |
| Sarah Marie Pesch | Germany | Challenge Cup 2024 - 9th (128.37) | 2nd | SP: Loud / FS: Blues Won't Leave Me Alone | 2A+1Eu+2F | ||
| Elizabet Gervits | Israel | Bavarian Open 2024 - 2nd (170.58) | 2nd | SP: Avatar (soundtrack) / FS: Experience/Rain In Your Black Eyes | 3Lz+2A | 107th | |
| Mone Chiba | Japan | 4CC 2024 - 1st (214.98) | 2nd | SP: Last Dance / FS: Ariana Concerto No. 1 | 3Lz+2A | 16th | |
| Hana Yoshida | Japan | Cup of China 2023 - 1st (203.97) | 7th | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 8th | ||
| Seoyeong Wi | South Korea | 4CC 2024 - 5th (193.57) | SP: Viejos Aires / FS: Tristan and Isolde | 3Lz+3T | 53rd | ||
| Sofja Stepcenko | Latvia | Jelgava Cup 2023 - 1st (171.90) | SP: Bridges / FS: Le Bal des Folles (soundtrack) | 3F+2A+2A | 26th | ||
| Katherine Ong Pui Kuan | Malaysia | Golden Spin 2023 - 17th (105.42) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 14th (89.12) | SP: Havana / FS: Abel Korzeniowski | 2F+2A | ||
| Misa Risa Gomez | Norway | Nordics Open 2024 - 2nd (155.03) | 3Lz+2A | 71st | |||
| Julija Lovrencic | Slovenia | Triglav Trophy 2024 - 3rd (142.42) | JGP Riga Cup 2024 - 12th (141.96, J) | 1st | SP: Thule/Selah / FS: Palmeras En La Nieve | 3T+2A+1A | 104th |
| Livia Kaiser | Switzerland | Europeans 2024 - 4th (194.72) | 3rd | SP: Me and the Devil / FS: Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune | 3Lz+3T | 28th | |
| Kimmy Repond | Switzerland | Worlds 2024 - 5th (196.02) | 1st | SP: Mother Nature / FS: Gladiator | 3F+3T | 17th | |
| Josefin Brovall | Sweden | Nordics Open 2024 - 4th (139.02) | 4th | SP: Secret Love Song / FS: The Hundred Foot Journey (soundtrack) | 3S+2T | 186th | |
| Julia Brovall | Sweden | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 21st (135.16) | 2nd | SP: Carry You / FS: Snow White/My Soul Can Fly/Angela's Ashes/The Storm | 3T+2A+1A | 20th | |
| Miranda Lundgren | Sweden | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 12th (119.65, J) | 4th (J) | SP: The Mummy (soundtrack) / FS: Phantom of the Opera | 3S+1Eu+2S | ||
| Isabeau Levito | USA | Worlds 2024 - 2nd (212.16) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 3rd (193.81) | 3rd | SP: Swan Lake / FS: Liebestraum | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 2nd |
| Elyce Lin-Gracey | USA | JGP Istanbul 2023 - 4th (179.16, J) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 2nd (193.99) | 10th | SP: Broken Vow / FS: Wadjet/Cleopatra's Death | 3F+2A+2T | 23rd |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr | Austria | Challenge Cup 2024 - 5th (158.46) | John Nicks 2024 - 15th (124.17) | 1st | 44th | |
| Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud | Canada | Grand Prix de France 2023 - 1st (194.67) | 2nd | SP: Sing Sing Sing | 10th | |
| Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps | Canada | Worlds 2024 - 1st (221.56) | 1st | SP: Crazy In Love / FS: Siren's Song/Mobula Rays/Lux/The Blue Planet | 2nd | |
| Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby | Great Britain | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 2nd (164.34) | 1st | SP: Lighthouse / FS: Arrival of the Birds/Carry You | 18th | |
| Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikitin Volodin | Germany | Worlds 2024 - 3rd (210.40) | 1st | SP: You Were Mine / FS: Four Seasons | 7th | |
| Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 11th (138.40) | SP: Shadows/Run Boy Run / FS: Light of the Seven/Dawn of Faith/Khalessi | 29th | ||
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak | Poland | Bavarian Open 2024 - 2nd (169.76) | 1st | SP: Moderation / FS: I Love You | 35th | |
| Tae Ok Ryom / Kum Chol Han | North Korea | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 6th (143.63) | SP: My Father and Mother's Youthful Days / FS: Flocks of Wild Geese Fly | |||
| Julia Mauder / Johannes Wilkinson | South Africa | Diamond Spin 2023 - 5th (124.84) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 10th (124.49) | SP: Angels / FS: Deliver Us | 65th | |
| Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord | Sweden | John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2023 - 4th (157.31) | John Nicks 2024 - 12th (142.32) | 1st | SP: Start A War, And so it Begins / FS: Lux/Hold Your Breath | 32nd |
| Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov | USA | John Nicks 2024 - 2nd (188.88) | SP: Ameksa/Uccen / FS: Je Suis Malade | 57th | ||
| Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea | USA | 4CC 2024 - 3rd (187.28) | John Nicks 2024 - 1st (191.62) | 1st | SP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes / FD: Stand By Me | 12th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Chiu | Canada | 4CC 2024 - 7th (240.38) | 1st | SP: 1812 Overture / FS: Nuvole Bianche/Experience | 4T+3T | 26th | |
| Roman Sadvosky | Canada | Worlds 2024 - 19th (221.57) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 6th (224.70) | 6th | SP: Unconscious / FS: Interstellar | 4S | 46th |
| Jari Kessler | Croatia | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2023 - 3rd (199.77) | 1st | 3Lz+3T | 101st | ||
| Georgii Reshtenko | Czech Republic | Bavarian Open 2024 - 2nd (234.72) | 1st | SP: Parisienne Walkways / FS: Gladiator | 4T+3T | 72nd | |
| Filip Scerba | Czech Republic | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 6th (195.58) | 2nd | SP: Wonka / FS: Teddy Swims medley | 3F+3T | 152nd | |
| Edward Appleby | Great Britain | Junior Worlds - 9th (205.55) | 1st | SP: Step Out For A While / FS: John Wick | 3A+3T | 43rd | |
| Nikita Starostin | Germany | Challenge Cup 2024 - 4th (220.38) | 2nd | SP: Never Gonna Give You Up / FS: Lascia ch'io pianga/Concerto in C Minor | 3Lz+2A+2A | 42nd | |
| Mark Gorodnitsky | Israel | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 2nd (243.29) | 1st | 3A+2A | 24th | ||
| Lev Vinokur | Israel | Bavarian Open 2024 - 3rd (215.87) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 7th (227.79) | 3A+2A+2A | 60th | ||
| Gabriele Frangipani | Italy | Cup of China 2023 - 5th (251.59) | 2nd | SP: Fjara / FS: Echo Sax End/Naval/Big Plans/Silhouette | 4T+3T | 15th | |
| Matteo Nalbone | Italy | Junior Worlds 2024 - 18th (188.89) | 1st (J) | 3F+1Eu+3S / 4T | 106th | ||
| Sota Yamamoto | Japan | 4CC 2024 - 4th (263.43) | 3rd | SP: Split, Postcards from Far Away / FS: Melting/Sogno di Volare | 4T+3T | 9th | |
| Dias Jirenbayev | Kazakhstan | Coupe du Printemps 2024 - 1st (211.76) | Asian Open Trophy 2024 - 9th (186.27) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 53rd | ||
| Junhwan Cha | South Korea | 4CC 2024 - 3rd (272.95) | 3A+2A+2A / 4S+3T | 10th | |||
| Deniss Vasiljevs | Latvia | Worlds 2024 - 7th (257.80) | SP: Helix / FS: La Bayadere | 3A+2A | 14th | ||
| Ze Zeng Fang | Malaysia | 4CC 2024 - 22nd (158.34) | Asian Open Trophy 2024 - 13th (129.88) | SP: Movement / FS: Bruno Mars medley | 3T+2A+2A | 116th | |
| Ju Won Ri | North Korea | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 14th (180.34) | SP: Always Nearby Him / FS: Mother | 4T+2T | |||
| Yong Myong Ro | North Korea | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 15th (174.46) | SP: Ballad of Mt. Sinko / FS: Fog Creeps Up Jong II Peak | 3Lo+2A+2A | |||
| Yu-Hsiang Li | Chinese Taipei | Junior Worlds 2024 - 16th (193.26) | Asian Open Trophy 2024 - 8th (195.04) | 1st (J) | SP: This Is War / FS: Eleanor Rigby | 3F+2A+2A | 75th |
| Burak Demirboga | Turkiye | Ephesus Cup 2024 - 1st (213.38) | 1st | 3F+1Eu+3S | 61st | ||
| Ali Efe Gunes | Turkiye | Skate Helena 2024 - 1st (182.60) | 1st (J) | 3Lz+3T | 104th | ||
| Maxim Naumov | USA | 4CC 2024 - 12th (215.00) | 4th | SP: Steppin' Out With My Baby / FS: Adagio for Tron/The Grid/Blow Your Mind | 3Lz+1Eu+3S / 4S | 66th | |
| Andrew Torgashev | USA | 4CC 2024 - 8th (237.20) | Cranberry Cup 2024 - 5th (224.94) | 5th | SP: L'enfer / FS: Scheherazade | 4S / 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 32nd |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 23/24 | Notable Results 24/25 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romy Malcolm / Kobi Chant | Australia | NRW Trophy 2023 - 7th (123.19) | 1st | RD: ABBA medley / FD: Chess | ||
| Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov | Azerbaijan | Lake Placid 2023 - 15th (130.53) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 11th (135.11) | 116th | ||
| Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich | Cyprus | Junior Worlds 2024 - 11th (141.08, J) | RD: Knock On Wood/Tragedy / FD: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus/Reminiscence | 63rd | ||
| Natalia Taschlerova / Filip Taschler | Czech Republic | Europeans 2024 - 7th (191.55) | RD: Hot Stuff/I Feel Love/No More Tears / FD: Moby medley | 14th | ||
| Athena Faith Roberts / Eric Alis | Spain | NRW Trophy 2023 - 5th (128.83, J) | Lake Placid 2024 - 21st (125.80) | 2nd (J) | RD: Rolling Stones medley / FS: Who Is She/Her & the Sea/Me and the Devil | 122nd |
| Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck | Spain | Skate America 2023 - 6th (180.67) | 1st | RD: Move Over/Piece of my Heart/Touch Me / FD: Dune (soundtrack) | 35th | |
| Sofia Val / Asaf Kazimov | Spain | Ephesus Cup 2024 - 1st (178.21) | 2nd | RD: I Was Made For Lovin' You/Last Train to London / FD: W.E. (soundtrack) | 67th | |
| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | NHK Trophy 2023 - 1st (215.19) | 1st | RD: Le Freak/Superstition / FD: Beyonce medley | 2nd | |
| Shira Ichilov / Dmytriy Kravchenko | Israel | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 11th (149.09) | Lake Placid 2024 - 17th (138.02) | 2nd | ||
| Mariia Nosovitskaya / Mikhail Nosovitskiy | Israel | Warsaw Cup 2023 - 6th (164.08) | Lake Placid 2024 - 13th (150.54) | 1st | 59th | |
| Leia Dozzi / Pietro Papetti | Italy | Bosphorus Cup 2023 - 6th (168.95) | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 8th (154.15) | 3rd | RD: Tequila/Jump in the Line / FD: Between These Hands/Reckoning Song | 66th |
| Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita | Japan | 4CC 2024 - 10th (166.13) | 3rd | RD: Elvis Presley medley / FD: Romeo and Juliet | 62nd | |
| Olexandra Borysova / Aaron Freeman | Poland | Pavel Roman Memorial 2023 - 5th (137.00) | 4th | RD: KC & The Sunshine Band medley/That's The Way I Like It / FD: Romeo and Juliet | 98th | |
| Anna Simova / Kirill Aksenov | Slovakia | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 4th (171.25) | 2nd | RD: Boogie Wonderland/September/Fantasy / FD: Dracula (soundtrack) | 43rd | |
| Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta Pogorielov | Ukraine | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 3rd (167.22) | RD: Twist and Shout/I'm A Believer/Only The Lonely/Le Freak / FD: Obscura/Freya/Lux | 19th | ||
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Worlds 2024 - 7th (200.32) | 2nd | RD: I Just Want To Make Love to You/Long Tall Sally / FD: Carmen | 10th | |
| Emilea Zingas / Vadym Kolesnik | USA | 4CC 2024 - 4th (193.07) | 6th | RD: Bee Gees medley / FD: Epilogue/Lost It To Trying | 18th |
