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:Date | Event | Location | Details |
September 10–14 | 2014 CS U.S. International Classic | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
September 18–21 | 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy | Sesto San Giovanni, Italy | |
September 25–27 | 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf, Germany | |
October 2–5 | 2014 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
October 9–12 | 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy | Espoo, Finland | |
October 15–18 | 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | |
November 5–9 | 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup | Riga, Latvia | |
November 11–16 | 2014 CS Ice Challenge | Graz, Austria | |
November 21–24 | 2014 CS Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland | |
December 4–7 | 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | Zagreb, 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
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
1 | Michal Brezina | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 228.48 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 239.62 | 468.10 |
2 | Alexander Petrov | 2014 Volvo Open Cup | 218.78 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | 231.53 | 450.31 |
3 | Konstantin Menshov | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 211.03 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 229.51 | 440.54 |
Ladies
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 2014 Finlandia Trophy | 193.31 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | 196.66 | 389.97 |
2 | Alena Leonova | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 186.71 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 148.29 | 335.00 |
3 | Hannah Miller | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | 170.26 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 156.39 | 326.65 |
Pairs
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
1 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | 2014 U.S. International Classic | 163.24 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 166.10 | 329.34 |
2 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | 157.80 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 167.28 | 325.08 |
3 | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | 2014 U.S. International Classic | 156.18 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 156.46 | 312.64 |
Ice Dance
Rank | Name | 1st Event | Points | 2nd Event | Points | Total points |
1 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 162.98 | 2014 Ice Challenge | 166.34 | 329.32 |
2 | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 143.94 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 166.46 | 310.40 |
3 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | 147.10 | 2014 Finlandia Trophy | 139.98 | 287.08 |
Top scores in Challenger series
Men
Best total scoreRank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Denis Ten | 249.94 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
2 | Max Aaron | 240.22 | 2014 U.S. International Classic | |
3 | Michal Brezina | 239.62 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
4 | Richard Dornbush | 237.28 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | |
5 | Jason Brown | 237.17 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
6 | Takahito Mura | 235.79 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | |
7 | Alexander Petrov | 231.53 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | |
8 | Konstantin Menshov | 229.51 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
9 | Ross Miner | 227.26 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | |
10 | Nam Nguyen | 225.63 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |
Ladies
Best total scoreRank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 196.66 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | |
2 | Alena Leonova | 186.71 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
3 | Satoko Miyahara | 183.90 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | |
4 | Gracie Gold | 182.31 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
5 | Polina Edmunds | 176.35 | 2014 U.S. International Classic | |
6 | Courtney Hicks | 174.14 | 2014 U.S. International Classic | |
7 | Hannah Miller | 170.26 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | |
8 | Kiira Korpi | 167.81 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
9 | Maria Artemieva | 166.48 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
10 | Gabrielle Daleman | 165.59 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |
Pairs
Best total scoreRank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | 203.16 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | |
2 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | 195.89 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
3 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | 184.24 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
4 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | 178.98 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
5 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | 167.28 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | |
6 | Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek | 167.18 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
7 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | 166.10 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
8 | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | 164.15 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
9 | Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea | 161.72 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
10 | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin | 157.80 | 2014 Ice Challenge |
Ice dance
Best total scoreRank | Name | Nation | Score | Event |
1 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | 166.74 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
2 | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | 166.46 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | 166.34 | 2014 Ice Challenge | |
4 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | 165.32 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
5 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | 163.73 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
6 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | 152.82 | 2015 Finlandia Trophy | |
7 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | 150.20 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | |
8 | Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz | 150.00 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
9 | Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | 148.48 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
10 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | 147.10 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |