The eighth of the 2023/24 Challenger events is Warsaw Cup which takes place in Warsaw, Poland from the 16th-19th of November.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
There is a pairs event at this competition although it isn’t part of the Challenger series.
Ice Dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Notable Results 23/24 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Harris / Jason Chan | Australia | Santa Claus Cup 2022 - 1st (178.16) | Shanghai Trophy 2023 - 4th (161.52) | RD: Madonna medley / FD: Ocean Lullaby/Gefion/Freya/Vale | 18th | |
| Olivia Josephine Shilling / Leo Baeten | Belgium | Egna Dance Trophy 2023 - 6th (147.40) | Swiss Open 2023 - 8th (143.32) | |||
| Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais | France | World University Games 2023 - 1st (176.04) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 2nd (181.63) | 5th | RD: St John/Cry Me a River/Should I Stay or Should I Go / FD: Mechanisms/Arioso | 38th |
| Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud | France | Challenge Cup 2023 - 1st (196.46) | Skate America 2023 - 3rd (193.47) | 1st | RD: Mylene Farmer medley / FD: Elegie/Prelude in C-Sharp (Rachmaninov) | 9th |
| Lou Terreaux / Noe Perron | France | Egna Dance Trophy 2023 - 4th (161.02) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 12th (146.15) | 3rd | 55th | |
| Layla Karnes / Liam Carr | Great Britain | Pavel Roman Memorial 2023 - 4th (140.34) | RD: Eurythmics medley / FD: Keeping Me Alive | 111th | ||
| Lucy Hancock / Ilias Fourati | Hungary | Denis Ten Memorial 2022 - 5th (148.75) | Pavel Roman Memorial 2023 - 2nd (151.04) | 2nd | RD: Pet Shop Boys medley / FD: Depeche Mode medley | 60th |
| Shira Ichilov / Dmytriy Kravchenko | Israel | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 14th (135.65) | ||||
| Mariia Nosovitskaya / Mikhail Nosovitskiy | Israel | Lake Placid International 2022 - 6th (164.10) | Lake Placid 2023 - 9th (158.74) | RD: George Michael medley / FD: No Life Without You/The Battle/Now We Are Free | 65th | |
| Victoria Manni / Carlo Roethlisberger | Italy | Egna Dance Trophy 2023 - 1st (177.64) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 5th (167.89) | 2nd | 36th | |
| Hannah Lim / Ye Quan | South Korea | WTT 2023 - 6th (179.23) | Grand Prix de France 2023 - 6th (173.85) | RD: Prince medley / FD: Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 19th | |
| Hanna Jakucs / Alessio Galli | Netherlands | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 4th (145.58) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 10th (149.48) | 126th | ||
| Chelsea Verhaegh / Sherim van Geffen | Netherlands | Challenge Cup 2023 - 8th (149.87) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 17th (128.59) | |||
| Olexandra Borysova / Aaron Freeman | Poland | Pavel Roman Memorial 2022 - 6th (142.17) | Pavel Roman Memorial 2023 - 5th (137.00) | 3rd | RD: Super Freak/Black Velvet/Let's Dance / FD: Mozart L'Opera Rock | 113th |
| Sofiia Dovhal / Wiktor Kulesza | Poland | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 2nd (151.24, J) | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 7th (147.72) | 1st | RD: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go/Only You / FD: Phantom of the Opera | 79th |
| Olivia Oliver / Filip Bojanowski | Poland | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 11th (149.11) | RD: Relax/Careless Whisper/Uptown Girl / FD: Tom Odell medley | |||
| Anastasia Polibina / Pavel Golovishnikov | Poland | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 1st (167.43) | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 9th (146.01) | 1st | RD: Tina Turner medley / FD: An der schonen blauen Donau | 46th |
| Maria Sofia Pucherova / Nikita Lysak | Slovakia | Bavarian Open 2023 - 5th (148.67) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 6th (166.91) | 2nd | RD: Joan Jett medley / FD: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack) | 73rd |
| Anna Simova / Kirill Aksenov | Slovakia | NRW Trophy 2022 - 4th (160.78) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 4th (171.25) | 1st | RD: Ghostbusters/I Can Wait Forever/Name Game / FD: Beatles medley | 42nd |
| Mariia Holubtsova / Kyryl Bielobrov | Ukraine | Worlds 2023 - 19th (162.38) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 9th (161.1) | RD: Bonnie Tyler medley / FD: Merry Go Round of Life/Fragile Dream/A Walk In The Skies | 67th | |
| Zoe Larson / Andrii Kapran | Ukraine | Denis Ten Memorial 2022 - 9th (135.18) | Mezzaluna Cup 2023 - 8th (161.23) | RD: I'm So Excited/Just The Two of Us/It's Raining Men / FD: Notre Dame de Paris | 109th |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Notable Results 23/24 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Natalie Dayan | Argentina | Golden Spin 2022 - 25th (110.57) | Cranberry Cup 2023 - 18th (91.37) | SP: Here I Am / FS: Skyfall | 2F+2A | ||
| Barbora Vrankova | Czech Republic | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2022 - 3rd (150.23) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 15th (143.95) | 1st | SP: One Day I'll Fly Away / FS: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close/Flying | 3S+2A | 128th |
| Gerli Liinamae | Estonia | Warsaw Cup 2022 - 11th (149.57) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 14th (121.08) | 3rd | SP: When We Were Young / FS: Whenever, Wherever | 3Lo+1Eu+3S< | |
| Linnea Ceder | Finland | Finlandia Trophy 2022 - 11th (155.95) | Swiss Open 2023 - 4th (138.09) | SP: Because of You / FS: Exogenesis | 3Lz+3T< | 107th | |
| Olivia Lisko | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2023 - 3rd (171.30) | Swiss Open 2023 - 3rd (142.48) | 4th | SP: Stairway To Heaven / FS: Invierno Porteno | 2A+1Eu+3S | 66th |
| Emmi Peltonen | Finland | Volvo Open Cup 2022 - 3rd (160.87) | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2023 - 1st (171.49) | SP: Je Suis Malade / FS: Adios Nonino | 3T+2T+2A | 72nd | |
| Maia Mazzara | France | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote D'Azur 2022 - 3rd (155.32) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 19th (137.53) | 3rd | SP: Rise Like A Phoenix / FS: The Last Temptation of Christ/Le ballet des momies | 3T+2A | 99th |
| Lea Serna | France | WTT 2023 - 8th (177.72) | Grand Prix de France 2023 - 7th (180.77) | 1st | SP: I Am Fire / FS: Padam Padam/The 9th Hour Prelude | 3Lz+2A+2T | 39th |
| Nina Povey | Great Britain | Edu Sport Trophy 2023 - 3rd (166.06) | Denkova-Staviski Cup 2023 - 3rd (160.32) | 3rd | SP: Hold My Hand | 3F+2T | 97th |
| Kristen Spours | Great Britain | Edu Sport Trophy 2023 - 1st (176.69) | Volvo Open 2023 - 3rd (154.04) | 2nd | SP: Love Is A Bitch / FS: Warriors | 3Lo+2A | 73rd |
| Kristina Isaev | Germany | Golden Spin 2022 - 6th (163.79) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 18th (139.67) | 2nd | SP: Why Don't You Do Right? / FS: Semblanzas de un Rio/Orobroy/Poeta En La Mar | 3T+3T | 83rd |
| Regina Schermann | Hungary | Budapest Trophy 2022 - 11th (144.67) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 22nd (132.18) | SP: Strange Birds / FS: Sherlock Holmes (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T | 184th | |
| Daria Zsirnov | Hungary | Triglav Trophy 2023 - 7th (126.32) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 15th (127.70) | 4th | SP: Listen To Your Heart/ FS: Scent of a Woman | 3Lz+1Eu+2S | |
| Tara Prasad | India | 4CC 2023 - 14th (133.15) | Cranberry Cup 2023 - 12th (127.28) | 3F+2A | 114th | ||
| Elizabet Gervits | Israel | Edu Sport Trophy 2023 - 2nd (138.0) | Autumn Classic 2023 - 8th (134.71) | 3Lz+2A | 222nd | ||
| Anna Pezzetta | Italy | Ice Challenge 2022 - 1st (174.49, S) | Finlandia Trophy 2023 - 6th (163.32) | 3rd | SP: Fly / FS: Winter | 3Lz+3T | 77th |
| Anastasija Konga | Latvia | Tallinn Trophy 2023 - 5th (147.85) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 9th (157.37) | SP: L'enfer / FS: The Greatest Showman | 3Lz+3T | 147th | |
| Aleksandra Golovkina | Lithuania | Warsaw Cup 2022 - 7th (157.42) | Tayside Trophy 2023 - 1st (151.23) | 1st | 3Lo+2T | 51st | |
| Karolina Bialas | Poland | Maria Olszewska Memorial 2023 - 2nd (153.01) | Tayside Trophy 2023 - 2nd (133.63) | 2nd | SP: Tu dois te marier / FS: Solas/Romance | 3T+2A | 166th |
| Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | MK John Wilson Trophy 2022 - 5th (190.44) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 4th (181.98) | 1st | SP: Kill Bill (soundtrack) / FS: Solas | 3Lz+1Eu+3F | 9th |
| Julija Polniuk | Poland | JGP Baltic Cup 2022 - 21st (131.12) | 4th (J) | 3Lo+1Eu+2F | |||
| Agnieszka Rejment | Poland | Maria Olszewska Memorial 2023 - 4th (131.76) | Diamond Spin 2023 - 4th (90.25) | 3T+2T | |||
| Laura Szczesna | Poland | Maria Olszewska Memorial 2023 - 3rd (150.20) | Diamond Spin 2023 - 1st (146.80) | 4th | SP: Tango D'amore/Libertango | 3T+2T | |
| Sara Franzi | Switzerland | Triglav Trophy 2023 - 3rd (170.94) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 8th (158.67) | SP: Concerto for Viola d'amore / FS: Les Missrables | 3Lz+3T | 222nd | |
| Livia Kaiser | Switzerland | Ice Challenge 2022 - 7th (161.59) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 4th (170.39) | 1st | SP: Lost Without You / FS: Succession (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 57th |
| Alexia Paganini | Switzerland | Finlandia Trophy 2022 - 5th (165.71) | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 5th (168.96) | SP: Tango Jalousie/Des Tours de Vies / FS: Black Swan/Swan Lake | 3Lz+3Tq | 55th | |
| Ema Doboszova | Slovakia | Bellu Memorial 2023 - 2nd (167.31) | 2nd | SP: Caught Out In The Rain / FS: Bang Bang/Boom Boom | 3S+3T | 103rd | |
| Vanesa Selmekova | Slovakia | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2022 - 4th (148.03) | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2023 - 2nd (166.84) | 3rd | SP: Golden Hour / FS: Forbidden Love/Le Di Ala Caza Alcance | 3S+2A | 109th |
| Mariia Andriichuk | Ukraine | Bosporus Cup 2022 - 4th (156.92) | Swiss Open 2023 - 6th (136.37) | SP: Betray the Queen / FS: On the Waves | 3Lz+2T | 198th | |
| Yelizaveta Babenko | Ukraine | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2023 - 3rd (158.65) | 3Lz+2T | 189th | |||
| Tetiana Firsova | Ukraine | Dragon Trophy 2023 - 17th (110.73, J) | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2023 - 8th (129.63) | 3Sq+2A+2T | |||
| Elyce Lin-Gracey | USA | JGP Baltic Cup 2022 - 9th (158.38) | JGP Istanbul 2023 - 4th (179.16, J) | 3rd | SP: Someone Like You / FS: Anna's Theme/Not About Angels | 3F+2A+2T | 67th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 22/23 | Notable Results 23/24 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurizio Zandron | Austria | Tayside Trophy 2022 - 1st (213.74) | Tayside Trophy 2023 - 1st (216.28) | 1st | SP: L'ultima notte di Amore (soundtrack) / FS: Adagio for strings | 3A+1Eu+3S | 35th |
| Roman Sadvosky | Canada | Skate America 2022 - 5th (225.41) | 8th | SP: Unconscious / FS: Nureyev | 4Sq+1Eu+3S | 41st | |
| Filip Scerba | Czech Republic | Nebelhorn Trophy 2023 - 6th (195.58) | SP: Invierno Porteno / FS: Footnote/Memories | 3F+3T | 162nd | ||
| Pablo Garcia | Spain | Ice Challenge 2022 - 15th (173.88) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 19th (159.43) | 2nd | SP: The Stars/Gambling Man 2.0 / FS: Tosca/Lacrimosa | 3Lz+3T | 90th |
| Arttu Juusola | Finland | Nordics Open 2023 - 5th (162.94) | JGP Solidarity Cup 2023 - 9th (167.17, J) | 4th | SP: Sun / FS: Amour/Il/Ouessant | 3Lz+2A | 201st |
| Valtter Virtanen | Finland | Grand Prix Espoo 2022 - 9th (204.02) | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 8th (200.83) | 1st | SP: Saturn / FS: Other Side of Sea | 3T+2A+2A | 57th |
| Samy Hammi | France | World University Games 2023 - 8th (202.00) | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 6th (209.71) | 6th | 3Lz+3T | 71st | |
| Francois Pitot | France | Ice Challenge 2022 - 5th (212.25) | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur - 2nd (236.23) | 3rd | SP: Separate Ways (Stranger Things) / FS: Cry Me A River | 3A+2A | 39th |
| Xan Rols | France | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur 2022 - 6th (185.68) | Trophee Metropole Nice Cote d'Azur - 6th (175.90) | 11th | 3T+3T | ||
| Edward Appleby | Great Britain | Volvo Open Cup 2023 - 1st (189.52) | JGP Linz 2023 - 6th (186.19, J) | 2nd | SP: You Should Be Dancing/Disco Inferno / FS: John Wick | 3A+2T | 45th |
| Denis Gurdzhi | Germany | Golden Spin 2022 - 13th (156.24) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 16th (159.42) | SP: Interstellar Main Theme / FS: Con te Partiro | 3Lo+1Eu+3S | 195th | |
| Kai Jagoda | Germany | Bavarian Open 2023 - 2nd (197.93) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 9th (204.62) | 2nd | SP: The Hours | 3T+2A+2A | 132nd |
| Mark Gorodnitsky | Israel | Worlds 2023 - 16th (232.13) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 3rd (236.30) | SP: Moonlight Sonata / FS: Shape of Lies/True Love's Last Kiss | 3A+1Eu+3S | 16th | |
| Lev Vinokur | Israel | Open d'Andorra 2022 - 2nd (191.19) | SP: Keepling Me Alive / FS: E Luchevan Le Stelle | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 96th | ||
| Dias Jirenbayev | Kazakhstan | World University Games 2023 - 11th (196.41) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 12th (182.64) | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 44th | ||
| Kornel Witkowski | Poland | Maria Olszewska Memorial 2023 - 1st (201.35) | Diamond Spin 2023 - 1st (199.03) | 3rd | SP: Queen medley / FS: Tree of Life Suite | 3Lz+3T | 95th |
| Milosz Witkowski | Poland | Maria Olszewska Memorial 2023 - 2nd (182.96) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 13th (176.75) | 2nd | SP: Some Feeling/Drop The Game / FS: Bruno Mars medley | 3T+2A+2A | 158th |
| Matvii Yefymenko | Poland | Tirnavia Ice Cup 2023 - 1st (181.07, J) | 1st (J) | SP: Beggin / FS: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence | 3Lz+3T | 130th | |
| David Gouveia | Portugal | Open d'Andorra 2022 - 8th (139.34) | Swiss Open 2023 - 5th (132.79) | SP: I Feel Like I'm Drowning / FS: Take Me to Church | 3T+2T | ||
| Noah Bodenstein | Switzerland | JGP Courchevel 2022 - 4th (184.42) | Swiss Open 2023 - 1st (182.28, J ) | 3rd | SP: Standards / FS: Raining/Storms/Guardians at the Gate | 3F+1Eu+3S | 120th |
| Lukas Britschgi | Switzerland | Worlds 2023 - 8th (257.34) | Grand Prix de France 2023 - 4th (263.43) | SP: I'm In the Mood/Superstition / FS: The Rainmaker/Enduring Love/Corpus Rex | 4T+3T | 12th | |
| Adam Hagara | Slovakia | Skate Celje 2022 - 1st (207.58) | Nepela Memorial 2023 - 5th (222.78) | 1st | SP: Freedom / FS: Dream On | 3F+2A+2A | 29th |
| Gabriel Folkesson | Sweden | Nordics Open 2023 - 2nd (190.77) | Budapest Trophy 2023 - 16th (175.22) | 3rd | SP: All I Want / FS: Exogenesis Symphony | 3A+2T | 180th |
| Andrii Kokura | Ukraine | Tallink Hotels Cup 2023 - 10th (175.74) | Volvo Open 2023 - 4th (169.88) | SP: I Put A Spell On You / FS: Casanova | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 87th | |
| Kyrylo Marsak | Ukraine | Volvo Open Cup 2022 - 3rd (194.05) | Denis Ten Memorial 2023 - 11th (172.64) | 1st | SP: Pale Yellow / FS: Flight/Everybody Knows/A Dark Knight | 3Lz+2A+2T | 80th |
| Jason Brown | USA | Worlds 2023 - 5th (280.04) | 2nd | SP: Adios / FS: The Legend of Tarzan (soundtrack) | 3A+2A | 19th | |
| Daniel Martynov | USA | Junior Worlds 2023 - 10th (204.67) | JGP Yerevan 2023 - 1st (220.09, J) | 11th | SP: Dawn of Faith / FS: Iron | 3A+2T | 60th |
