Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur

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The Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports (French: Fédération Française des Sports de Glace) and the Nice Baie des Anges Association at the Palais des sports Jean-Bouin in Nice, France.[1] Originally known as the International Cup of Nice (French: Coupe Internationale de Nice), it was held from 1995 to 2017; and then returned in 2021 with its new name.[2] In 2024, it was a part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels; and as part of the Challenger Series, skaters earn ISU World Standing points based on their results.

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Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Logo of the Nice Baie des Anges Association
StatusActive
GenreInternational competition
FrequencyAnnual
VenuePalais des sports Jean-Bouin
LocationNice
CountryFrance France
Inaugurated1995
Organized byFrench Federation of Ice Sports
Nice Baie des Anges Association
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Adam Siao Him Fa of France holds the record for winning the most titles in men's singles (with four), while Léa Serna of France holds the most titles in women's singles (with three). Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia hold the record in pair skating (with three), while Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland of Great Britain, and Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis of Finland, are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with two each).

History

The International Cup of Nice was launched in 1995 by the Nice Baie des Anges Association to promote figure skating and ice dance.[3]

In 2024, the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur was the seventh event of the ISU Challenger Series,[4] a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The objective is to ensure consistent organization and structure within a series of international competitions linked together, providing opportunities for senior-level skaters to compete at the international level and also earn ISU World Standing points.[5]

Senior medalists

CS: Challenger Series event

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

The senior pairs free skate at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur was cancelled on account of inclement weather. It was later announced that the short program results would be considered the final results for the competition.[28]

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Pairs event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–2001 No pairs competitions prior to 2002 [6]
2002
  • Russia
[6]
  • Poland
No other competitors
2003 [8]
2004 [9]
2005 No competition held [6]
2006 [10]
2007 [11]
2008 [12]
2009 [13]
2010 [14]
2011 [15]
2012 [16]
2013 [17]
2014 [18]
2015 [19]
2016 [20]
2017 [21]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021
  • Spain
  • Dorota Broda
  • Pedro Betegón
[23]
2022 [24]
2023 [25]
2024
  • France
  • Louise Ehrhard
  • Matthis Pellegris
[26]
2025 No pairs competition [27]
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Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–2008 No ice dance competitions prior to 2009 [6]
2009
  • France
No other competitors [13]
2010 [14]
2011 [15]
2012 [16]
2013 [17]
2014
  • Ukraine
[18]
2015
  • Canada
[19]
2016 [20]
2017 [21]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 [23]
2022 [24]
2023
  • China
  • Zizi Xiao
  • Linghao He
[25]
2024 CS [26]
2025
  • Italy
[27]
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Junior medalists

Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 Russia Alexei Vasilevski France Yannick Ponsero France Yoann Deslot [7]
2001
2002 Russia Andrei Lutai France Gilles Cabaret France Cyril Volland
2003 France Yannick Ponsero Russia Andrei Lutai France Jérémie Colot [8]
2004 France Jérémie Colot France Yannick Kocon [9]
2005 No competition held
2006 Russia Nikita Mikhailov France Christopher Boyadji Italy Marco Fabbri [10]
2007 Russia Artur Gachinski Russia Nikita Mikhailov Switzerland Mikael Redin [11]
2008 France Mark Vaillant Spain Javier Raya France Chafik Besseghier [12]
2009 Belgium Jorik Hendrickx Russia Artur Dmitriev Jr. France Paul Emmanuel Richardeau [13]
2010 Russia Vladislav Tarasenko France Simon Hocquaux France Quentin Lourenço [14]
2011 Ukraine Stanislav Pertsov France Charles Tetar [15]
2012 Russia Alexander Petrov Russia Artem Lezheev France Simon Hocquaux [16]
2013 Latvia Deniss Vasiļjevs Ukraine Ivan Pavlov Russia Andrei Zuber [17]
2014 Russia Andrei Lazukin Russia Dmitri Shutkov France Kévin Aymoz [18]
2015 Russia Petr Gumennik Russia Egor Murashov Czech Republic Petr Kotlařík [19]
2016 Russia Egor Murashov France Adam Siao Him Fa Sweden Gabriel Folkesson [20]
2017 Czech Republic Matyáš Bělohradský France Landry Le May Turkey Başar Oktar [21]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 France François Pitot France Corentin Spinar Italy Emanuele Indelicato [23]
2022 France Ilia Gogitidze Turkey Ali Efe Günes [24]
2023 Italy Matteo Nalbone France Gianni Motilla [25]
2024 Canada Parker Heiderich United States Lorenzo Elano United States Nicholas Brooks [26]
2025 Switzerland Gion Schmid Germany Leon Rojkov France Daniel Verbat [27]
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Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 France Sophie Boyer Russia Ekaterina Vasilieva France Carole Azario [7]
2001
2002 Canada Jessica Dubé Russia Valeria Vorobieva Russia Katarina Gerboldt
2003 Russia Daria Krivenko Italy Valeria Leoni Italy Christianna Di Natale [8]
2004 Russia Ksenia Doronina Japan Mutsumi Takayama Sweden Josephine Ringdahl [9]
2005 No competition held
2006 Russia Alena Leonova Italy Nicole Della Monica Sweden Joshi Helgesson [10]
2007 Austria Miriam Ziegler Switzerland Noémie Silberer [11]
2008 France Sandra Sitbon Sweden Malin Taljegård Russia Maria Artemieva [12]
2009 Japan Karen Kemanai Russia Maria Artemieva Belgium Ira Vannut [13]
2010 Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva France Lénaëlle Gilleron-Gorry Russia Nikol Gosviani [14]
2011 Russia Maria Stavitskaia France Anaïs Ventard Russia Arina Petrova [15]
2012 France Laurine Lecavelier Finland Jenni Saarinen [16]
2013 Russia Natalia Ogoreltceva Russia Svetlana Lebedeva Czech Republic Anna Dušková [17]
2014 Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva France Marina Popov United Kingdom Danielle Harrison [18]
2015 Russia Alisa Fedichkina Czech Republic Dahyun Ko Ukraine Kim Cheremsky [19]
2016 Hong Kong Yi Christy Leung France Julie Froetscher [20]
2017 Russia Anastasiia Gubanova Russia Mariia Talalaikina Italy Alessia Tornaghi [21]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2021 Switzerland Kimmy Repond Switzerland Livia Kaiser Poland Noelle Streuli [23]
2022 Italy Elena Agostinelli Poland Noelle Streuli Finland Anna Bergström [24]
2023 Finland Iida Karhunen Switzerland Olivia Bacsa Switzerland Leandra Tzimpoukakis [25]
2024 France Stefania Gladki Canada Reese Rose Latvia Kira Baranovska [26]
2025 Estonia Elina Goidina Switzerland Valeriya Ezhova France Stefania Gladki [27]
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Pairs

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Junior pairs event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–2002 No junior pairs competitions prior to 2002
2003
  • Poland
  • Joanna Dusik
  • Patryk Szałaśny
  • Poland
  • Julia Szczerbowska
  • Łucasz Chluba
[8]
2004 No other competitors [9]
2005–20 No junior pairs competitions
2021 No other competitors [23]
2022
  • France
  • Louise Ehrhard
  • Matthis Pellegris
  • Germany
  • Katalin Janne Salatzki
  • Lukas Röseler
  • Spain
  • Inés Moudden
  • Alejandro Lázaro García
[24]
2023
  • Italy
  • Irina Napolitano
  • Edoardo Comi
  • France
  • Romane Télémaque
  • Lucas Coulon
  • Canada
  • Beau Callahan
  • Christophe Roch
[25]
2024–25 No junior pairs competition [26]
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Ice dance

More information Year, Gold ...
Junior ice dance event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1995–2020 No junior ice dance competitions prior to 2021
2021
  • France
  • Eva Bernard
  • Tom Jochum
  • Italy
[23]
2022
  • France
  • Célina Fradji
  • Jean-Hans Fourneaux
  • France
  • Louise Bordet
  • Thomas Gipoulou
  • Italy
  • Giorgia Galimberti
  • Matteo-Libasse Mandelli
[24]
2023
  • France
  • Ambre Perrier Gianesini
  • Samuel Blanc Klaperman
  • France
  • Dania Mouaden
  • Théo Bigot
  • United Kingdom
  • Ashlie Slatter
  • Atl Ongay-Perez
[25]
2024
  • France
  • Célina Fradji
  • Jean-Hans Fourneaux
  • France
  • Louise Bordet
  • Martin Chardain
  • United States
  • Emily Renzi
  • William Lissauer
[26]
2025
  • France
  • Eryn Alavera
  • Nikolai Balabardin
  • France
  • Romy Reverchon
  • Victor di Muzio
  • United Kingdom
  • Annabel Mann
  • Jack Hammond
[27]
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Records

Adam Siao Him Fa at the 2024 World Championships
Léa Serna at the 2019 Internationaux de France
Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland at the 2016 European Championships
Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis at the 2024 World Championships
From left to right: Adam Siao Him Fa of France has won three Trophée Métropole Nice titles in men's singles; Léa Serna of France has won three Trophée Métropole Nice titles in women's singles; Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia have won three Trophée Métropole Nice titles in pair skating; Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland of Great Britain, and Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis of Finland, have won two Trophée Métropole Nice titles in ice dance.
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Records
Discipline Most titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 4 2022–25 [29]
Women's singles 3 2021–22;
2025
[30]
Pairs 3 2006–08 [31]
Ice dance 2 2014;
2017
[32]
2021–22 [33]
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Cumulative medal count (senior medalists)

Men's singles

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Total number of TMN medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France1411631
2 Russia85518
3 United States2103
4 Germany1023
5 China1001
 Czech Republic1001
7 Sweden0112
8 Belgium0101
 Poland0101
 Switzerland0101
11 Monaco0033
12 Estonia0011
 Japan0011
 Slovakia0011
 Spain0011
Totals (15 entries)27212169
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Women's singles

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Total number of TMN medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia113317
2 France51410
3 Poland3205
4 Germany3036
5 Hungary2002
6 Finland1102
 Switzerland1102
8 South Korea1001
9 Italy0224
10 Belgium0202
11 Sweden0123
12 Japan0112
 Ukraine0112
14 China0101
 Czech Republic0101
 Estonia0101
 Israel0101
 Luxembourg0101
 United States0101
20 Bulgaria0022
21 Canada0011
 Great Britain0011
 Romania0011
Totals (23 entries)27212169
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Pairs

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Total number of TMN medals in pairs by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia75214
2 Germany3238
 Italy3238
4 France23510
5 United States1214
6 Spain1012
7 China1001
 Czech Republic1001
9 Austria0213
10 Philippines0202
11 Poland0101
12 South Korea0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (13 entries)19191856
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Ice dance

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Total number of TMN medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France44311
2 Finland3104
3 Great Britain2215
4 Russia2114
5 Lithuania1102
6 Spain1012
7 Czech Republic1001
8 Italy0213
9 China0112
 United States0112
11 Germany0101
12 Ukraine0022
13 Canada0011
 Estonia0011
Totals (14 entries)14141341
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Total medal count

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Total number of TMN medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia28141153
2 France25191862
3 Germany73818
4 Finland4206
5 Italy36615
6 United States35210
7 Poland3407
8 Czech Republic3104
9 Great Britain2226
10 China2215
11 Spain2035
12 Hungary2002
13 Switzerland1203
14 Lithuania1102
15 South Korea1012
16 Belgium0303
17 Sweden0235
18 Austria0213
19 Philippines0202
20 Ukraine0145
21 Estonia0123
 Japan0123
23 Israel0101
 Luxembourg0101
25 Monaco0033
26 Bulgaria0022
 Canada0022
28 Romania0011
 Slovakia0011
Totals (29 entries)877573235
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