2025–26 ISU Challenger Series
Figure skating competition
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The 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series is a series of senior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union that were held from August to December 2025. It was the eleventh season of the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions. Skaters were eligible to compete in the Challenger Series if they have reached the age of 17 before July 1, 2025.
| 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Challenger Series |
| Date: | August 7 – December 6, 2025 |
| Season: | 2025–26 |
| Previous: 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series | |
| Next: 2026–27 ISU Challenger Series | |
Competitions
The International Skating Union announced the Challenger Series schedule on May 8, 2025. This season, the series comprised the following events.[1]
| Date | Event | Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7–10 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | Men's and women's singles only | [2] | |
| September 2–3 | New York City, New York, United States | Pairs only | [3] | |
| September 5–7 | Osaka, Japan | N/a | [4] | |
| September 11–14 | Bergamo, Italy | No pairs | [5] | |
| September 25–27 | Oberstdorf, Germany | N/a | [6] | |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | No pairs | [7] | ||
| October 1–4 | Astana, Kazakhstan | [8] | ||
| October 8–11 | Tbilisi, Georgia | N/a | [9] | |
| November 19–23 | Warsaw, Poland | No pairs | [10] | |
| November 24–30 | Tallinn, Estonia | [11] | ||
| December 3–6 | Zagreb, Croatia | N/a | [12] |
Medal summary
Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [23] | ||||
| [14] | ||||
| [16] | ||||
| [19] | ||||
| [22] |
Ice dance
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [14] | ||||
| [15] | ||||
| [16] | ||||
| [17] | ||||
| [18] | ||||
| [19] | ||||
| [20] | ||||
| [21] | ||||
| [22] |
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (20 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
Challenger Series rankings
The ISU Challenger Series rankings were formed by combining the two highest final scores of each skater or team.
Men's singles
As of December 7, 2025[24]
| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nika Egadze | 2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 266.90 | 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy | 261.02 | 527.92 | |
| 2 | Jason Brown | 257.81 | 249.30 | 507.11 | |||
| 3 | Kévin Aymoz | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial | 261.90 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 239.52 | 501.42 | |
| 4 | Stephen Gogolev | 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International | 231.81 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 255.06 | 486.87 | |
| 5 | Nikolaj Memola | 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy | 265.37 | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial | 220.05 | 485.42 |
Women's singles
As of December 7, 2025[25]
| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mone Chiba | 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup | 216.59 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 213.64 | 430.23 | |
| 2 | Isabeau Levito | 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International | 207.61 | 207.21 | 414.82 | ||
| 3 | Lara Naki Gutmann | 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy | 195.95 | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial | 202.51 | 398.46 | |
| 4 | Shin Ji-a | 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International | 179.97 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 208.45 | 388.42 | |
| 5 | Sofia Samodelkina | 203.15 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 182.63 | 385.78 |
Pairs
As of December 7, 2025[26]
| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup | 222.94 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 221.03 | 443.97 | ||
| 2 | 212.90 | 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy | 225.20 | 438.10 | |||
| 3 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 221.38 | 208.28 | 429.66 | |||
| 4 | 2025 CS John Nicks International Pairs Competition | 193.54 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 193.79 | 387.33 | ||
| 5 | 183.22 | 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy | 193.70 | 376.92 |
Ice dance
As of December 7, 2025[27]
| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 193.14 | 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy | 203.39 | 396.53 | ||
| 2 | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial | 183.40 | 2025 CS Warsaw Cup | 202.06 | 385.46 | ||
| 3 | 192.67 | 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy | 192.67 | 385.34 | |||
| 4 | 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup | 197.90 | 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 180.17 | 378.07 | ||
| 5 | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial | 186.60 | 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy | 191.00 | 377.60 |