2014–15 ISU Challenger Series


The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the Grand Prix series. Each event included a minimum of three disciplines.
Eleven competitions were selected in June 2014. The Triglav Trophy dropped out by October 10, 2014, resulting in a series composed of ten events.

Schedule

The 2014–15 series comprised the following events:
DateEventLocationDetails
September 10–142014 CS U.S. International ClassicSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
September 18–212014 CS Lombardia TrophySesto San Giovanni, Italy
September 25–272014 CS Nebelhorn TrophyOberstdorf, Germany
October 2–52014 CS Ondrej Nepela TrophyBratislava, Slovakia
October 9–122014 CS Finlandia TrophyEspoo, Finland
October 15–182014 CS Skate Canada Autumn ClassicBarrie, Ontario, Canada
November 5–92014 CS Volvo Open CupRiga, Latvia
November 11–162014 CS Ice ChallengeGraz, Austria
November 21–242014 CS Warsaw CupWarsaw, Poland
December 4–72014 CS Golden Spin of ZagrebZagreb, Croatia

Medal summary

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Challenger Series rankings

The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or duo.

Men

RankName1st EventPoints2nd EventPointsTotal points
1 Michal Brezina2014 Nebelhorn Trophy228.482014 Golden Spin of Zagreb239.62468.10
2 Alexander Petrov2014 Volvo Open Cup218.782014 Warsaw Cup231.53450.31
3 Konstantin Menshov2014 Nebelhorn Trophy211.032014 Golden Spin of Zagreb229.51440.54

Ladies

RankName1st EventPoints2nd EventPointsTotal points
1 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva2014 Finlandia Trophy193.312014 Warsaw Cup196.66389.97
2 Alena Leonova2014 Nebelhorn Trophy186.712014 Ice Challenge148.29335.00
3 Hannah Miller2014 Lombardia Trophy170.262014 Ice Challenge156.39326.65

Pairs

RankName1st EventPoints2nd EventPointsTotal points
1 Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim2014 U.S. International Classic163.242014 Nebelhorn Trophy166.10329.34
2 Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier2014 Lombardia Trophy157.802014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic167.28325.08
3 Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu2014 U.S. International Classic156.182014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic156.46312.64

Ice Dance

RankName1st EventPoints2nd EventPointsTotal points
1 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy162.982014 Ice Challenge166.34329.32
2 Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy143.942014 Golden Spin of Zagreb166.46310.40
3 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi2014 Nebelhorn Trophy147.102014 Finlandia Trophy139.98287.08

Top scores in Challenger series

Men

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Denis Ten249.942014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2Max Aaron240.222014 U.S. International Classic
3Michal Brezina239.622014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Richard Dornbush237.282014 Lombardia Trophy
5Jason Brown237.172014 Nebelhorn Trophy
6Takahito Mura235.792014 Lombardia Trophy
7Alexander Petrov231.532014 Warsaw Cup
8Konstantin Menshov229.512014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9Ross Miner227.262014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
10Nam Nguyen225.632014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic

Ladies

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Elizaveta Tuktamysheva196.662014 Warsaw Cup
2Alena Leonova186.712014 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Satoko Miyahara183.902014 Lombardia Trophy
4Gracie Gold182.312014 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Polina Edmunds176.352014 U.S. International Classic
6Courtney Hicks174.142014 U.S. International Classic
7Hannah Miller170.262014 Lombardia Trophy
8Kiira Korpi167.812014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9Maria Artemieva166.482014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Gabrielle Daleman165.592014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic

Pairs

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford203.162014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
2Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov195.892014 Nebelhorn Trophy
3Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov184.242014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
4Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov178.982014 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier167.282014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
6Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek167.182014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
7Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim166.102014 Nebelhorn Trophy
8Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres164.152014 Nebelhorn Trophy
9Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea161.722014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin157.802014 Ice Challenge

Ice dance

Best total score
RankNameNationScoreEvent
1Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue166.742014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
2Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri166.462014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
3Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani166.342014 Ice Challenge
4Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje165.322014 Nebelhorn Trophy
5Madison Chock / Evan Bates163.732014 Nebelhorn Trophy
6Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin152.822015 Finlandia Trophy
7Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron150.202014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic
8Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz150.002014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
9Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin148.482014 Golden Spin of Zagreb
10Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi147.102014 Nebelhorn Trophy