The 2025/26 Challenger Series continues with an event in Oberstdorf, Germany from the 24th-27th 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 24/25 | Notable Results 25/26 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Mikutina | Austria | NHK Trophy 2024 - 8th (169.93) | 1st | SP: Reckoning Song / FS: Nothing Else Matters | 3Lz+3T | 46th | |
| Katherine Medland Spence | Canada | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 1st (181.89) | 3rd | SP: With One Look / FS: Photograph/Clair de Lune | 3T+3T | 112th | |
| Kaiya Ruiter | Canada | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 7th (165.75) | 4th | SP: Smile / FS: Titanic (soundtrack) | 3F+2A+2T | 57th | |
| Nela Snebergerova | Czech Republic | Ice Challenge 2024 - 2nd (139.01, J) | 4th | SP: Rome/Three Lights from Orion/Yearning / FS: Song From A Secret Garden/Schindler's List | 3T+3T | 290th | |
| Iida Karhunen | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2025 - 1st (187.96) | 1st (J) | SP: Coupure Electrique/Jacquadi / FS: Swan ake | 3Lz+3Lo | 35th | |
| Oona Ounasvuori | Finland | Bavarian Open 2025 - 7th (143.24) | 5th | SP: Bolero for Violin & Orchestra / FS: Of Hopeful Green Woven/The oke | 3Lz+2T | 93rd | |
| Selma Valitalo | Finland | Nordics Open 2025 - 4th (154.07) | SP: Is This Now / FS: Bonfire/Myrskyluodon | 3T+3T | 102nd | ||
| Lea Serna | France | Road to 26 Trophy 2025 - 4th (185.61) | 2nd | 3T+3T | 35th | ||
| Anna Elizabeth Grekul | Germany | NRW Trophy 2024 - 3rd (146.50) | 3rd | SP: The Flying of a Leaf/Facing The Past / FS: Yekeshish/Maktub/Move | 3S+2T | 179th | |
| Mone Chiba | Japan | Worlds 2025 - 5th (215.24) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 1st (216.59) | 4th | SP: Last Dance / FS: Romeo and Juliet | 3Lz+2A | 3rd |
| Hana Yoshida | Japan | Asian Winter Games 2025 - 3rd (205.20) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 8th (180.52) | 11th | SP: Kill Bill / FS: Shakuhachi/La Terre Vue du Ciel | 3Lz+3T / 3A | 8th |
| Jia Shin | Republic of Korea | JGP Ljubljana 2024 - 2nd (193.04, J) | Cranberry Cup 2025 - 3rd (179.97) | 2nd | SP: Nocturne No. 20 C Sharp Minor / FS: Liebestraum | 3Lz+3T | 22nd |
| Linnea Kilsand | Norway | Winter University Games 2025 - 10th (147.84) | 2nd | 3T+3T | |||
| Julia Sauter | Romania | Sofia Trophy 2025 - 3rd (176.05) | 1st | 3T+3T | 28th | ||
| Livia Kaiser | Switzerland | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 5th (191.24) | 2nd | SP: I Will Always Love You / FS: Infinity Cycle/Attaca | 3Lz+3T | 29th | |
| Amber Glenn | USA | Cup of China 2024 - 1st (215.54) | 1st | SP: Like A Prayer / FS: I Will Find You/The Return | 3Lz+2A+2T / 3A | 5th | |
| Isabeau Levito | USA | Worlds 2025 - 4th (209.84) | Cranberry Cup 2025 - 1st (207.61) | SP: Zou Bisou Bisou / FS: Cinema Paradiso | 3F+1Eu+3S | 2nd |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 24/25 | Notable Results 25/26 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriella Izzo / Luc Maierhofer | Austria | Ice Challenge 2024 - 1st (163.82) | John Nicks 2025 - 8th (165.00) | 2nd | SP: Padam Padam/Milrd / FS: Troy (soundtrack) | 50th |
| Lia Pereira / Trennt Michaud | Canada | 4CC 2025 - 3rd (198.40) | 2nd | SP: Say You Love Me / FS: The Mission | 9th | |
| Aurelie Faula / Theo Belle | France | Merano Ice Trophy 2025 - 4th (157.07) | 2nd | SP: Within / FS: Yearning/Ho Fi Dimashq/Oasis | 45th | |
| Megan Wessenberg / Denys Strekalin | France | SP: Le Dernier Jour Du Disco / FS: Lost Without You | ||||
| Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby | Great Britain | Europeans 2025 - 5th (183.76) | 1st | SP: Fix You / FS: Arrival of the Birds/Carry You | 11th | |
| Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikitin Volodin | Germany | Worlds 2025 - 2nd (219.08) | 1st | SP: El Abrazo / FS: Memoryhouse | 1st | |
| Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | Germany | NHK Trophy 2024 - 4th (188.54) | 10th | |||
| Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Germany | Golden Spin 2024 - 4th (162.69) | 2nd | SP: Shadows/Run Boy Run / FS: Angels | 35th | |
| Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise | Italy | Shanghai Trophy 2024 - 2nd (178.35) | SP: Reel Around The Sun / FS: Romeo and Juliet | 20th | ||
| Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio | Italy | Merano Ice Trophy 2025 - 1st (165.83) | Lombardia Trophy 2025 - 5th (145.11) | 3rd | 31st | |
| Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini | Italy | Diamond Spin 2024 - 1st (193.33) | Lombardia Trophy 2025 - 2nd (188.31) | 2nd | SP: Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) / FS: Poeta en el Mar/V for Vivaldi | 6th |
| Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | WTT 2025 - 1st (226.05) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 1st (222.94) | 1st | SP: Paint It Black / FS: Gladiator (soundtrack) | 5th |
| Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba | Netherlands | NHK Trophy 2024 - 5th (178.37) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 5th (158.24) | SP: Take Back The Power / FS: Stairway to Heaven | 12th | |
| Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak | Poland | Golden Spin 2024 - 1st (185.50) | 1st | SP: Moderation / FS: Reel Around The Sun | 14th | |
| Oxana Vouillamoz / Tom Bouvart | Switzerland | NRW Trophy - 1st (170.31) | SP: Believer / FS: Elvis Presley medley | 40th | ||
| Alisa Efimova / Misha Mitrofanov | USA | Worlds 2025 - 6th (199.29) | John Nicks 2025 - 2nd (193.54) | 1st | SP: Cloak and Dagger / FS: Love Story | 13th |
| Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman | USA | John Nicks 2024 - 5th (173.37) | John Nicks 2025 - 3rd (187.89) | 2nd | SP: Vale / FS: Caruso | 28th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 24/25 | Notable Results 25/26 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikayel Salazaryan | Armenia | Skate Helena 2025 - 3rd (162.07) | 1st (J) | SP: It Takes A Lot To Know A Man / FS: I Hear A Symphony | 3T+1Eu+3S | ||
| Stephen Gogolev | Canada | Skate Canada 2024 - 9th (216.84) | Cranberry Cup 2025 - 3rd (231.81) | 3A+1Eu+3S | 85th | ||
| Roman Sadovsky | Canada | Worlds 2025 - 14th (240.38) | Cranberry Cup 2025 - 1st (243.24) | 1st | SP: Cold / FS: Photograph/Clair de Lune | 4S+1Eu+3S | 33rd |
| Filip Scerba | Czech Republic | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 19th (170.49) | 2nd | SP: Wonka (soundtrack) / FS: Teddy Swims medley | 3F+1Eu+3S | 191st | |
| Iker Oyarzabal Albas | Spain | Tallin Trophy 2024 - 21st (146.76) | 5th | SP: Here I Go Again / FS: The Maze Runner (soundtrack) | 3A+1Eu+3S | ||
| Landry le May | France | Volvo Open Cup 2024 - 3rd (189.39) | 8th | SP: Babylon (soundtrack) / FS: Graham Coxon medley | 3A+1Eu+3S | 109th | |
| Ken Fitterer | Great Britain | Bavarian Open 2025 - 11th (158.54) | Robin Cousins Cup 2025 - 8th (142.45) | 4th | SP: Ladies in Lavender / FS: The Man in the Iron Mask (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2A+2A | 179th |
| Lucas Fitterer | Great Britain | Bavarian Open 2025 - 7th (168.14, J) | Robin Cousins Cup 2025 - 4th (179.95) | 4th (J) | SP: L'immensita / FS: The Phantom of the Opera | 3S+2T | 130th |
| Luca Fuenfer | Germany | Bavarian Open 2025 - 9th (175.63) | 2nd | SP: Insomnia-Monster Mix / FS: Shogun II: "Totar War" (soundtrack) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 170th | |
| Kai Jagoda | Germany | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 13th (177.20) | 3rd | SP: The Hours / FS: And The Waltz Goes On | 3T+2A+2A | 149th | |
| Arthur Wolfgang Mai | Germany | Nepela Memorial 2024 - 9th (175.07) | 4th | SP: Io Ci Saro / FS: Waves | 3Lz+2A | ||
| Gabriele Frangipani | Italy | Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - 2nd (246.11) | 3rd | 4T+3T | 19th | ||
| Kazuki Tomono | Japan | 4CC 2025 - 4th (242.08) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 2nd (236.78) | 5th | SP: That's It (I'm Crazy) / FS: Halston | 3A+1Eu+3S | 17th |
| Tatsuya Tsuboi | Japan | NHK Trophy 2024 - 3rd (251.52) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 5th (231.19) | 3rd | SP: Anniversary / FS: Ruggero Leoncavallo medley | 4S+3T | 28th |
| Jaekeun Lee | Republic of Korea | JGP Riga Cup 2024 - 2nd (220.26, J) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 6th (226.53) | 6th | SP: Il Postino (soundtrack) / FS: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninov) | 3Lz+2A+2A | 46th |
| Juheon Lim | Republic of Korea | Lombardia Trophy 2024 - 8th (215.54) | Cranberry Cup 2025 - 15th (161.89) | 8th | SP: Fall On Me / FS: Arcane | 3A+2A | 61st |
| Kornel Witkowski | Poland | Warsaw Cup 2024 - 4th (211.05) | 2nd | 3A+2A | 83rd | ||
| Lukas Britschgi | Switzerland | Europeans 2025 - 1st (267.09) | 1st | SP: No Good / F: Journey through the Orient | 4T+3T | 6th | |
| Liam Kapeikis | USA | Trophy Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2024 - 7th (208.93) | Cranberry Cup 2025 - 8th (201.94) | 8th | SP: Unchained Melody / FS: Dragon Heart (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 104th |
| Andrew Torgashev | USA | NHK Trophy 2025 - 4th (246.58) | 2nd | FS: Oratores/Good News | 4T / 3F+3T | 27th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 24/25 | Notable Results 25/26 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Hensen / Nathan Lickers | Canada | Tallinn Trophy 2024 - 9th (165.40) | Lake Placid 2025 - 7th (164.04) | 5th | RD: La Bomba/Maria/Livin' La Vida Loca / FD: Blues for Klook | |
| Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain le Gac | Canada | Lake Placid 2024 - 1st (191.19) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 - 1st (197.90) | 4th | RD: Thunder/Cream / FD: Philippe Chany medley/Cleopatra's Song of the Nile/Edony/Alf Layla Wa Layla | 17th |
| Louise Bordet / Martin Chardain | France | Sofia Trophy 2025 - 2nd (157.12, J) | Lombardia Trophy 2025 - 10th (138.79) | 4th (J) | RD: Vogue/100% Pure Love / FD: Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)/I Wanna Be Your Slave | 67th |
| Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais | France | Bosporus Cup 2024 - 1st (183.14) | Lombardia Trophy 2025 - m7th (156.66) | 4th | RD: Just A Girl/Girls and Boys / FD: The Blue Hour: No. 2/Derniere Danse | 32nd |
| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | Nepela Memorial 2024 - 1st (210.65) | Bolero Cup 2025 - 1st (199.81) | 1st | RD: Spice Girls medley / FD: The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond/I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)/Auld Lang Syne | 1st |
| Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open 2025 - 1st (187.64) | 1st | RD: Yello medley / FD: La Maza/Ameksa | 25th | |
| Karla Maria Karl / Kai Hoferichter | Germany | Bosporus Cup 2024 - 10th (152.48) | 3rd | RD: Everybody/Who Do You Think You Are / FD: Exogenesis Symphony Part 1/Two Men In Love | ||
| Lilia Schubert / Nikta Remeshevskiy | Germany | NRW Trophy 2024 - 3rd (146.58, J) | RD: Gonna Make You SweatCream/No Limit / FD: Nureyev | 62nd | ||
| Lara Luft / Ilias Fourati | Hungary | RD: Be My Lover/Where Do You Go/SOS/Rhythm Is A Dancer / FD: Je t'aime encore/Je suis malade | ||||
| Laura Finelli / Massimiliano Bucciarelli | Italy | Mezzaluna Cup 2024 - 2nd (157.35, J) | 2nd (J) | 63rd | ||
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Worlds 2025 - 5th (204.88) | 2nd | RD: Sweet Dreams/100% Pure Love / FD: Notre Dame de Paris | 6th |
