The third of the 2023/24 Challenger events is Nebelhorn Trophy which takes place in Oberstdorf, Germany from the 20th-23rd of September.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksa Rakic | Canada | Junior Worlds 2023 - 13th (200.94) | 12th | SP: Biblical / FS: No One Like You | 4T | 76th |
| Filip Scerba | Czech Republic | SP: Invierno Porteno / FS: Footnote/Memories | ||||
| Euken Alberdi | Spain | Coupe du Printemps 2023 - 7th (150.15) | 3rd | SP: The Host of Seraphim/Pandemonium / FS: Beyond the Sea/When You're Smiling | 3T+1Eu+3S | |
| Landry le May | France | Grand Prix de France 2022 - 11th (203.39) | 4th | 3F+1Eu+3S | 88th | |
| Adam Siao Him Fa | France | Grand Prix de France 2022 - 1st (268.98) | 1st | 4T+3T | 4th | |
| Kai Jagoda | Germany | Bavarian Open 2023 - 2nd (197.93) | 2nd | SP: The Hours | 3T+2A+2A | 164th |
| Koshiro Shimada | Japan | MK John Wilson Trophy 2022 - 4th (247.17) | 2nd | SP: Sing Sing Sing / FS: Danse Macabre | 3A+1Eu+3S | 38th |
| Kazuki Tomono | Japan | Worlds 2023 - 6th (273.41) | 3rd | SP: Underground / FS: Halston | 4T+3T | 7th |
| Davide Lewton Brain | Monaco | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 1st (208.14) | SP: Sign of the Times / FS: Sound of Silence | 3T+3T | 50th | |
| Lucas Broussard | USA | JGPF 2022 - 2nd (220.43) | 1st (J) | SP: Everybody Hurts / FS: Four Seasons | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 43rd |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Pesendorfer | Austria | Dragon Trophy 2023 - 3rd (163.97) | 3rd | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 59th | |
| Sara-Maude Dupuis | Canada | 4CC 2023 - 9th (170.67) | 4th | SP: Never Go Back / FS: Piano Concerto No 3/Concerto de Quebec | 3T+3T | 116th |
| Gerli Liinamae | Estonia | Warsaw Cup 2022 - 11th (149.57) | 3rd | SP: When We Were Young / FS: Whenever, Wherever | 3Lo+1Eu+3S< | |
| Lorine Schild | France | JGP Gdansk 2022 - 6th (179.00, J) | 2nd | SP: Ojos de Serpiente / FS: Hell To The Liars | 3Lz+3T | 52nd |
| Minchae Kim | South Korea | JGP Egna 2022 - 8th (161.45, J) | 13th | SP: Tango de Amor / FS: Piano Concerto No. 2 | 3Lz+3T | 96th |
| Lindsay van Zundert | Netherlands | Challenge Cup 2023 - 5th (176.84) | 3Lo+2A | 42nd | ||
| Linnea Kilsand | Norway | Nordics Open 2023 - 6th (143.98) | 2nd | SP: Nothing Else Matters / FS: Wicked Game/Silver Key | 3T+3T | 115th |
| Julija Lovrencic | Slovenia | Triglav Trophy 2023 - 5th (142.64) | SP: Esperanza / FS: Palmeras En La Nieve | 3T+2A | 183rd | |
| Livia Kaiser | Switzerland | Ice Challenge 2022 - 7th (161.59) | 1st | SP: Lost Without You / FS: Succession (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 78th |
| Alexia Paganini | Switzerland | Finlandia Trophy 2022 - 5th (165.71) | 3Lz+3Tq | 66th | ||
| Kimmy Repond | Switzerland | Worlds 2023 - 8th (194.09) | 2nd | SP: Voila / FS: Freya | 3F+1Eu+3S | 16th |
| Mariia Andriichuk | Ukraine | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 4th (156.92) | SP: Betray the Queen / FS: On the Waves | 3Lz+2T | 175th | |
| Sonja Hilmer | USA | U.S. Classic 2022 - 5th (174.46) | 10th | SP: The Matrix (soundtrack) / FS: Avatar: The Last Airbender | 3Lo+2T+2A | 88th |
| Isabeau Levito | USA | MK John Wilson Trophy 2022 - 2nd (215.74) | 1st | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 4th |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Ann Laurin / Loucas Ethier | Canada | 4CC 2023 - 7th (167.67) | 4th | SP: All Right Now / FS: You Don't Own Me/Independent Mind | 21st |
| Lia Pereria / Trennt Michaud | Canada | Worlds 2023 - 6th (193.00) | 3rd | 29th | |
| Oxana Vouillamoz / Flavien Giniaux | France | Worlds 2023 - 15th (157.19) | 2nd | 26th | |
| Lydia Smart / Harry Mattick | Great Britain | Bavarian Open 2023 - 6th (135.32) | 2nd | SP: I Can't Go On Without You / FS: Leave A Light On | 47th |
| Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikitin Volodin | Germany | SP: Stay / FS: The Path of Silence/Power of Mind | 58th | ||
| Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel | Germany | Worlds 2023 - 9th (184.60) | 1st | SP: I Love Rock n Roll/Voulez-Vous / FS: Without You | 7th |
| Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster | Germany | Warsaw Cup 2022 - 3rd (170.65) | 2nd | SP: In The Air Tonight / FS: Game of Thrones (soundtrack)/Dawn of Faith | 18th |
| Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko | Hungary | Worlds 2023 - 7th (190.67) | 1st | SP: Another One Bites the Dust / FS: My Perception of Love/Iron 2021 | 24th |
| Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise | Italy | Warsaup 2022 - 4th (166.50) | 3rd | SP: Run / FS: Cats (soundtrack) | 30th |
| Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio | Italy | NHK Trophy 2022 - 4th (164.23) | 4th | 20th | |
| Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza | Italy | Warsaw Cup 2022 - 5th (153.89) | 19th | ||
| Nika Osipova / Dmitry Epstein | Netherlands | Golden Spin 2022 - 4th (167.14) | 17th | ||
| Julia Mauder / Johannes Wilkinson | South Africa | Golden Spin 2022 - 14th (102.43) | SP: O / FS: Deliver Us | ||
| Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord | Sweden | Bavarian Open 2023 - 7th (131.47) | 1st | SP: Bring Me Sunshine / FS: In The End/Will It Ever Be The Same/Survivor | 31st |
| Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi | Ukraine | Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 - 12th (124.86) | SP: Hit The Road Jack / FS: Smells Like Teen Spirit | 63rd | |
| Maria Mokhova / Ivan Mokhov | USA | Grand Prix de France 2022 - 6th (162.16) | 7th | SP: Benise Malaguena / FS: Mr Fair Lady | 25th |
| Valentina Plazas / Maximiliano Fernandez | USA | 4CC 2023 - 5th (169.09) | 5th | SP: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / FS: Top Gun Maverick | 11th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov | Azerbaijan | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 6th (148.73) | 104th | ||
| Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer | Canada | Budapest Trophy 2022 - 4th (168.86) | 57th | ||
| Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs | Canada | Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 - 4th (167.00) | 72nd | ||
| Katerina Mrazkova / Daniel Mrazek | Czech Republic | Egna Dance Trophy 2023 - 1st (187.28 J) | 1st (J) | RD: Self Control/Total Eclipse of the Heart/Holding Out For A Hero / FD: Swan Lake | 24th |
| Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis | Finland | Europeans 2023 - 3rd (198.21) | 1st | RD: Tell It To My Heart/I'll Always Love You/Prove Your Love / FD: Mass/Loss | 9th |
| Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa | France | Bavarian Open 2023 - 3rd (176.78) | 4th | RD: Bon Jovi medley / FD: River/Best Part/Never Tear Us Apart | 43rd |
| Lou Terreaux / Noe Perron | France | Egna Dance Trophy 2023 - 4th (161.02) | 3rd | 50th | |
| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | Worlds 2023 - 4th (214.73) | 1st | RD: Sweet Dreams/Here Comes The Rain Again / FD: Rocky | 3rd |
| Maria Kazakova / Giorgi Revia | Georgia | NRW Trophy 2022 - 1st (188.38) | RD: Queen medley / FD: Schindler's List | 15th | |
| Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan | Germany | Bavarian Open 2023 - 1st (182.57) | 1st | RD: Beds are Burning/Don't Leave Me Now/Runaway / FD: Tango/Libertango | 28th |
| Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevicius | Lithuania | Worlds 2023 - 7th (199.20) | RD: Welcome To The Jungle/Paradise City / FD: Enough of Our Machines/Children | 11th | |
| Milla Ruud Reitan / Nikolaj Majorov | Sweden | RD: Yello medley / FD: The Spy and the Liar/I Expect You To Die | |||
| Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | USA | Golden Spin 2022 - 1st (191.31) | 3rd | RD: Stevie Nicks medley / FD: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | 10th |
| Lorraine McNamara / Anton Spiridonov | USA | Lake Placid 2022 - 1st (181.93) | 6th | RD: Prince medley / FD: Johann Johannsson medley/Run | 38th |
