The 2026/27 Challenger Series continues with an event in Batumi, Georgia from the 30th of September to the 3rd of October.
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 25/26 | Notable Results 26/27 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktoriia Safonova | AIN1 | Skate to Milano 2025 - 4th (181.91) | 1st | 3Lz+3T+2A | |||
| Anna Frolova | AIN2 | *Russian Nationals 2025 - 4th (217.67) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 3rd (207.86) | 4th | SP: Be Italian / FS: Titanic (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2A+2T | 178th |
| Adeliia Petrosian | AIN2 | Olympics 2026 - 6th (214.53) | 1st | RD: The Show Must Go On / FS: Game of Thrones (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2A+2A | 83rd | |
| Mariia Arutiunian | Armenia | Bosphorus Cup 2025 - 8th (133.84, J) | JGP Batumi 2026 - 24th (114.19) | 1st (J) | SP: Poeta en el Viento / FS: Per Te | 3S+2T+2Lo | |
| Breken Brezden | Canada | *Ontario Sectionals 2026 - 1st (162.92) | 12th | SP: We've Only Just Begun / FS: Phantasia | 3S+2A+2A | ||
| Uliana Shiryaeva | Canada | *Canadian Challenge 2025 - 2nd (172.87) | 11th | 3Lz+3T | 255th | ||
| Niina Petrokina | Estonia | Europeans 2026 - 1st (216.14) | Lombardia Trophy 2026 - 1st (210.41) | 1st | SP: Rosalia medley / FS: Game of Thrones (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2A+2T | 11th |
| Anastasiia Gubanova | Georgia | Olympics 2026 - 9th (209.99) | SP: Oblivion / FS: Happiness Does Not Wait/Brotsjor/Dawn of Faith/White Flowers Take Their Bath | 3Lz+2A+2T | 9th | ||
| Inga Gurgenidze | Georgia | Dragon Trophy 2026 - 1st (189.78) | JGP Batumi 2026 - 8th (171.12) | SP: Life and Death / FS: Vivo Tango/Volver | 3F+2A+2A | 30th | |
| Mariia Dmitrieva | Israel | Crystal Skate 2026 - 2nd (139.45) | 2nd | SP:Prologue / FS: Lady Gaga medley | 3Lz+2T | ||
| Evelina Stavickyte | Lithuania | JGP Riga 2025 - 13th (142.05, J) | Lombardia Trophy 2026 - 13th (140.18) | 2nd (J) | SP: The Future is Up To Us / FS: Exogenesis Symphony | 3T+2A+2A | 254th |
| Salma Agamova | Turkiye | Bellu Memorial 2026 - 2nd (126.68) | 1st | 3T+2A | 205th | ||
| Chloe Levine | USA | Cranberry Cup 2026 - 4th (164.61) | SP: Madness / FS: Histoire d’un amour | 3F+2A+2T | 195th | ||
| Erica Machida | USA | Santa Claus Cup 2025 - 9th (117.62) | 18th | SP: Billie Eilish medley / FS: Turandot | 3Lo+2A |
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 25/26 | Notable Results 26/27 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Chikmareva / Matvei Ianchenkov | AIN2 | *Russian Cup 5 2025 - 1st (220.53) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 2nd (202.55) | 3rd | SP: Senja / FS: Cernunnos | 51st |
| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | AIN2 | *Russian Nationals 2025 - 2nd (223.63) | 2nd | SP: Ode to Joy / FS: Liebestraum/Love Dreams | ||
| Anastasia Mukhortova / Dmitry Evgenyev | AIN2 | *Russian Cup 5 2025 - 3rd (199.97) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 3rd (189.94) | 5th | SP: My Perception of Love / FS: Ghost - The Musical | 54th |
| Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava | Georgia | Trialeti Trophy 2025 - 1st (225.20) | SP: EX Cathedra / FS: The Feeling Begins | 2nd | ||
| Sofiia Holichenko / Artem Darenskyi | Ukraine | Skate to Milano 2025 - 5th (169.41) | SP: A Sky Full of Stars / FS: Cosmic Love | 30th | ||
| Chelsea Liu / Ryan Bedard | USA | Ice Challenge 2025 - 1st (181.60) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 4th (165.70) | 8th | SP: Still Loving You / FS: Who Wants To Live Forever | 39th |
| Katie McBeath / Balazs Nagy | USA | John Nicks 2026 - 3rd (180.95) | 54th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 25/26 | Notable Results 26/27 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasil Barakhouski | AIN1 | *Belarusian Open Championships 2026 - 1st (241.06, S) | JGP Xi'An 2026 - 7th (199.09) | SP: Personal Jesus / FS: Last Breath/Eye of the Tiger | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 122nd | |
| Alex Labovich | AIN1 | ||||||
| Nikolai Ugozhaev | AIN2 | *Russian Cup Final 2026 - 3rd (286.47) | 10th | SP: Berghain / FS: O/Viva La Vida | 4F+3T | ||
| Matvei Vetlugin | AIN2 | *Russian Championships 2026 - 4th (273.12) | Lombardia Trophy 2026 - 2nd (254.53) | 4th | SP: The Age of Heroes / FS: Mozart L'Opera Rock | 4Lz | 123rd |
| Mihhail Selevko | Estonia | Grand Prix de France 2025 - 8th (232.17) | Lombardia Trophy 2026 - 1st (260.87) | 2nd | SP: Channel 43/Opr / FS: Frostpunk Theme/Chaoticism | 4T+3T | 16th |
| Valtter Virtanen | Finland | Tallinn Trophy 2025 - 17th (179.36) | Tallinn Open 2026 - 4th (190.09) | 3rd | SP: This Is the Walk / FS: Sweat | 3Lo+2A+2A | 76th |
| Nika Egadze | Georgia | Europeans 2026 - 1st (273.00) | SP: Pulp Fiction (soundtrack) / FS: Spider-Man | 4S+3T | 7th | ||
| Raffaele Francesco Zich | Italy | Tallink Hotels Cup 2026 - 4th (169.24) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 16th (152.16) | 4th | SP: When I Get Famous / FS: Elvis Presley medley | 3Lz+3T | 99th |
| Nikita Krivosheyev | Kazakhstan | Bosphorus Cup 2025 - 2nd (196.95) | 3rd | 3F+2A+2A | 99th | ||
| Oleg Melnikov | Kazakhstan | Bosphorus Cup 2025 - 4th (175.98) | 1st | 3Lo+2A+2A | 132nd | ||
| Kyrylo Marsak | Ukraine | Merano Ice Trophy 2026 - 1st (254.38) | Lombardia Trophy 2026 - 4th (237.53) | SP: Where's My Love / FS: Labrinth medley | 3A+2A+2A | 37th | |
| Lucius Kazanecki | USA | JGPF 2025 - 3rd (225.85, J) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 13th (189.29) | 9th | SP: God The Hunter / FS: Become a Mountain | 4T+3T | 59th |
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 25/26 | Notable Results 26/27 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Andreeva / Dzmitryi Blinou | AIN1 | *Stage 1 of RB Open Cup 2025 - 1st (192.85) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 10th (154.26) | 1st | RD: Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack) / FD: Orobroy/Me Voy/Farrucas | |
| Viktoryia Plaskonnaya / Uladzislau Sytsik | AIN1 | |||||
| Elizaveta Pasechnik / Dario Cirisano | AIN2 | *Russian Cup Final 2026 - 4th (202.99) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 5th (172.71) | 3rd | RD: Eugene Onegin, Act 3: Polonaise/Waltz 1905 / FD: Succession (soundtrack) | 112th |
| Ekaterina Rybakova / Ivan Makhnonosov | AIN2 | *Russian Cup Final 2026 - 7th (185.70) | 10th | RD: Maybe I Maybe You/You Give Love A Bad Name / FD: The Last Kingdom/AI Music | ||
| Elizaveta Shichina / Pavel Drozd | AIN2 | *Russian Cup Final 2026 - 5th (199.02) | 6th | RD: Fortes/Al-Andalus (Ballada Española)/Nazende | ||
| Samantha Ritter / Daniel Brykalov | Azerbaijan | Sofia Trophy 2026 - 3rd (171.75) | Lake Placid 2026 - 10th (129.09) | RD: Elvis Presley medley / FD: Dracula | 113th | |
| Maxine Weatherby / Oleksandr Kolosovskyi | Azerbaijan | Santa Claus Cup 2025 - 10th (144.33) | RD: It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World/That Man / FD: The Snake’s Swamp/The Way of the Ghost/Shang-Chi Main Theme | 128th | ||
| Natalia Pallu-Neves / Jayin Panesar | Brazil | Bosphorus Cup 2025 - 7th (155.83) | RD: Adele medley / FD: Chasing Cars/Saturn | 94th | ||
| Nadiia Bashynska / Noe Perron | Canada | *Georges-Ethier 2026 - 2nd (168.08) | 10th | RD: Amélie Poulain (soundtrack) / FD: Michael Nyman medley | ||
| Alyssa Robinson / Jacob Portz | Canada | Bavarian Open 2026 - 5th (163.00) | 5th | 121st | ||
| Zixi Xiao / Linghao He | China | Santa Claus Cup 2025 - 7th (159.52) | RD: Elvis Presley medley / FD: Cinema Paradiso | 78th | ||
| Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa | France | Edge Cup 2026 - 1st (188.32) | Bolero Cup 2026 - 3rd (162.25) | 4th | RD: Stop!/Hot Lunch Jam / FD: Matumayni/Papaoutai | 41st |
| Alisa Ovsiankina / Maximilien Rahier | France | *French Masters 2026 - 5th (139.90) | RD: Masquerade Suite / FD: M83 medley | 102nd | ||
| Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin | Georgia | Trialeti Trophy 2025 - 1st (203.39) | Kinoshita Group Cup 2026 - 1st (189.99) | RD: Vivo Tango/Waltz Tango / FD: The World Between Sounds | 10th | |
| Mariia Ignateva / Danijil Leonyidovics Szemko | Hungary | Budapest Trophy 2025 - 2nd (185.12) | 1st | 37th | ||
| Lara Luft / Ilias Fourati | Hungary | Edge Cup 2026 - 9th (140.93) | Lake Placid 2026 - 9th (130.29) | 3rd | ||
| Denisa Cimlova / Stefano Frasca | Italy | Bosphorus Cup 2025 - 5th (161.42) | Nepela Memorial 2026 - 15th (144.55) | 7th | 92nd | |
| Arianna Sassi / Luca Morini | Switzerland | Denkova Staviski Cup 2025 - 6th (156.03) | 2nd | RD: Gary Moore medley / FD: Adios Nonino | 87th | |
| Zoe Larson / Andrii Kapran | Ukraine | Denkova Staviski Cup 2025 - 2nd (174.57) | RD: Bistro Fada/Can-Can / FD: The Phantom of the Opera | 51st |
