2020–21 ISU Challenger Series

The 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series will be held from September to December 2020. It will be the seventh season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions ranked below the ISU Grand Prix, will be held.

2020–21 ISU Challenger Series
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:September 9 – December 5, 2020
Season:2020–21
Previous:
2019–20 ISU Challenger Series
Next:
2021–22 ISU Challenger Series

Reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic

The International Skating Union announcement on April 22, 2020 for the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series issued the following caveat regarding the scheduling of the events:

"The above calendar, same as the calendar of other ISU series, is subject to a timely normalization of the coronavirus situation allowing the safe organization of ice skating events this Autumn. While the Challenger Series events remain the property of the organizing ISU Members who remain the key decision makers for those events, the ISU is closely monitoring the respective developments with the expectation and hope that the situation will be restored to normal as quickly as possible. The ISU will inform ISU Members in case of any development or related ISU recommendations and/or decision."[1]

On May 1, 2020, the ISU established a working group, chaired by ISU Vice-President for Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik, to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Its responsibilities include determining the feasibility of holding events as scheduled, possibly behind closed doors, during the first half of the 2020–21 season and the financial impact of any potential cancellations.[2]

On May 16, 2020, the Slovak Figure Skating Association informed the ISU that it had cancelled all upcoming events that it was scheduled to host due to the ongoing pandemic, including the 2020 Nepela Memorial in Bratislava.[3]

As of May 26, 2020, the initial event schedule announced for the 2020 Asian Open Trophy has been withdrawn.[4] As of July 21, Skate Canada marked the 2020 Autumn Classic as postponed to an unspecified date.[5]

On July 13, the ISU announced that the 2020–21 Challenger Series events would be regarded as separate individual competitions, rather than as a series; as a result, no Challenger Series ranking will be determined and no prize money will be distributed at the end of the series. However, skaters competing will earn Challenger Series-level points for their World Ranking, as long as the competition meets ISU guidelines to qualify as a Challenger event.[6] The Japan Skating Federation also announced on July 13 that it would not assign any skaters to the Challenger Series, assuming the competitions proceeded as scheduled.[7]

Events

The 2020–21 series will be composed of the following events in autumn 2020.[1]

On May 16, 2020, the ISU announced that the Slovak Figure Skating Association had cancelled the 2020 Nepela Memorial, scheduled for September 16–19 in Bratislava, Slovakia.[3]

Date Event Location Notes Results
September 16–19 2020 CS Nepela Memorial Bratislava, Slovakia No pairs Cancelled
September 23–26 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany
October 8–11 2020 CS Finlandia Trophy Espoo, Finland
October 15–17 2020 CS Budapest Trophy Budapest, Hungary No pairs
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 2020 CS Denis Ten Memorial Almaty, Kazakhstan
November 12–15 2020 CS Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland No pairs
November 23–30 2020 CS Inge Solar Trophy Innsbruck, Austria No pairs
December 2–5 2020 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
TBD[lower-alpha 1] 2020 CS Asian Open Trophy Beijing, China No pairs
TBD[lower-alpha 2] 2020 CS Autumn Classic Oakville, Ontario, Canada
  1. Originally scheduled for September 9–13.[4]
  2. Originally scheduled for September 17–19.[5]

Medal summary

Medalists

Men
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
2020 CS Asian Open Trophy
2020 CS Autumn Classic
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
2020 CS Finlandia Trophy
2020 CS Budapest Trophy
2020 CS Denis Ten Memorial
2020 CS Warsaw Cup
2020 CS Inge Solar Memorial
2020 CS Golden Spin

Ladies
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
2020 CS Asian Open Trophy
2020 CS Autumn Classic
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
2020 CS Finlandia Trophy
2020 CS Budapest Trophy
2020 CS Denis Ten Memorial
2020 CS Warsaw Cup
2020 CS Inge Solar Memorial
2020 CS Golden Spin

Pairs
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
2020 CS Autumn Classic
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
2020 CS Finlandia Trophy
2020 CS Denis Ten Memorial
2020 CS Golden Spin

Ice dance
Challenger Series
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
2020 CS Asian Open Trophy
2020 CS Autumn Classic
2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
2020 CS Finlandia Trophy
2020 CS Budapest Trophy
2020 CS Denis Ten Memorial
2020 CS Warsaw Cup
2020 CS Inge Solar Memorial
2020 CS Golden Spin

Medal standings
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
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Challenger Series rankings

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

Men
Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
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2      
3      
4      
5      

Ladies
Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
1      
2      
3      
4      
5      

Pairs
Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
1      
2      
3      
4      
5      

Ice dance
Rank Name 1st event Score 2nd event Score Total score
1      
2      
3      
4      
5      

Top scores
For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.

Men

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best short program score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best free skating score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Ladies

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best short program score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best free skating score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Pairs

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best short program score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best free skating score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Ice dance

Best total score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best rhythm dance score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Best free dance score
Rank Name Nation Score Event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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References
  1. "Figure Skating Challenger Series events season 2020/21 – Decisions of the ISU Council". International Skating Union. April 22, 2020.
  2. Morgan, Liam (May 1, 2020). "ISU creates COVID-19 working group for figure skating". Inside the Games.
  3. "Cancellation ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Kosice (SVK) and Challenger Series Nepela Memorial 2020, Bratislava (SVK)". International Skating Union. May 16, 2020.
  4. "Challenger Series General Announcement 2020/21" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "Event Schedule: Hosted Events". Skate Canada. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. "Communication No. 2335: Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. July 13, 2020.
  7. Japan Skating Federation [@skatingjapan] (July 13, 2020). "新型コロナウイルス感染症の情勢を考慮し、フィギュアスケートのISU ジュニアグランプリ大会およびチャレンジャーシリーズ大会への派遣中止を決定いたしました。" [Considering the new coronavirus infectious disease situation, we have decided to stop dispatching figure skaters to ISU Junior Grand Prix competition and Challenger Series competition.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
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