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 () and the Nice Baie des Anges Association at the Palais des sports Jean-Bouin in Nice, France. Originally known as the International Cup of Nice (), it was held from 1995 to 2017; and then returned in 2021 with its new name. 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.
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.
In 2024, the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur was the seventh event of the ISU Challenger Series, 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.
Senior medalists
CS: Challenger Series event
Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 1995 Terence Besnier 1996 1997 Oleg Tataurov 1998 Terence Besnier 1999 Anton Smirnov 2000 David Jäschke Grégory Reverdiau Andrei Griazev 2001 Samuel Contesti 2002 Konstantin Menshov Baptiste Porquet Grégory Reverdiau 2003 Damien Djordjevic Samuel Contesti 2004 Andrei Griazev Samuel Contesti Stanick Jeannette 2005 No competition held 2006 Andrei Lutai Przemysław Domański Adrian Schultheiss 2007 Yannick Ponsero Konstantin Menshov Jérémie Colot 2008 Alban Préaubert Igor Macypura 2009 Artur Gachinski Javier Fernández 2010 Konstantin Menshov Alban Préaubert 2011 Keegan Messing Chafik Besseghier Konstantin Menshov 2012 Max Aaron Peter Liebers 2013 Tomáš Verner Konstantin Menshov Zhan Bush 2014 Alexander Petrov Artur Dmitriev Jr. Keiji Tanaka 2015 Chafik Besseghier Alexander Majorov Dmitri Aliev 2016 Anton Shulepov Makar Ignatov 2017 Yan Han Jorik Hendrickx Peter Liebers 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Luc Economides Romain Ponsart Davide Lewton Brain 2022 Adam Siao Him Fa Luc Economides 2023 François Pitot Corentin Spinar Lukas Britschgi Mihhail Selevko 2025 Sammy Hammi Davide Lewton Brain
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 1995 Magda Gorska 1996 Vania Spechia 1997 Ekatarina Siniapkina 1998 Rita Chałubińska 1999 Zoya Douchine 2000 Veronika Diewald Tatiana Basova Angela Diewald 2001 Sabina Wojtala 2002 Tatiana Basova Anna Jurkiewicz Veronika Diewald 2003 Angelina Turenko Vanessa Gusméroli Martina Sasanelli 2004 Anne-Sophie Calvez Fleur Maxwell Alima Gershkovich 2005 No competition held 2006 Viktória Pavuk Henriikka Hietaniemi Viktoria Helgesson 2007 Anna Jurkiewicz Vanessa James 2008 Constanze Paulinus Alena Leonova Stefania Berton 2009 Ksenia Makarova Valentina Marchei Haruka Imai 2010 Alena Leonova Maé-Bérénice Méité 2011 Polina Agafonova Natalia Popova Anna Ovcharova 2012 Polina Korobeynikova Isabelle Olsson Kristina Zaseeva 2013 Maria Artemieva Kiri Baga Nathalie Weinzierl 2014 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Miyabi Oba Isabelle Olsson 2015 Alena Leonova Laurine Lecavelier 2016 Maé-Bérénice Méité Loena Hendrickx 2017 Alisa Fedichkina Li Xiangning Anna Khnychenkova 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Léa Serna Eliška Březinová Julia Sauter 2022 Jade Hovine Maïa Mazzara 2023 Emmi Peltonen Mariia Seniuk Alexandra Feigin Kim Chae-yeon Niina Petrõkina Fée Ann Landry 2025 Léa Serna Sara Franzi Alexandra Feigin
Pairs The senior pairs' free skate at the 2024 Trophée Métropole Nice 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.
+Pairs event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze No pairs competitions prior to 2002 2002 No other competitors 2003 2004 2005 No competition held 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 No pairs competition
Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze No ice dance competitions prior to 2009 2009 No other competitors 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 2023 2025
Junior medalists Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2003 Yannick Ponsero Andrei Lutai Jérémie Colot 2004 Jérémie Colot Yannick Kocon 2005 No competition held 2006 Nikita Mikhailov Christopher Boyadji Marco Fabbri 2007 Artur Gachinski Nikita Mikhailov Mikael Redin 2008 Mark Vaillant Javier Raya Chafik Besseghier 2009 Jorik Hendrickx Artur Dmitriev Jr. Paul Emmanuel Richardeau 2010 Vladislav Tarasenko Simon Hocquaux Quentin Lourenço 2011 Stanislav Pertsov Charles Tetar 2012 Alexander Petrov Artem Lezheev Simon Hocquaux 2013 Deniss Vasiļjevs Ivan Pavlov Andrei Zuber 2014 Andrei Lazukin Dmitri Shutkov Kévin Aymoz 2015 Petr Gumennik Egor Murashov Petr Kotlařík 2016 Egor Murashov Adam Siao Him Fa Gabriel Folkesson 2017 Matyáš Bělohradský Landry Le May Başar Oktar 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 François Pitot Corentin Spinar Emanuele Indelicato 2022 Ilia Gogitidze Ali Efe Günes 2023 Matteo Nalbone Gianni Motilla 2024 Parker Heiderich Lorenzo Elano Nicholas Brooks 2025 Gion Schmid Leon Rojkov Daniel Verbat
Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2003 Daria Krivenko Valeria Leoni Christianna Di Natale 2004 Ksenia Doronina Mutsumi Takayama Josephine Ringdahl 2005 No competition held 2006 Alena Leonova Nicole Della Monica Joshi Helgesson 2007 Miriam Ziegler Noémie Silberer 2008 Sandra Sitbon Malin Taljegård Maria Artemieva 2009 Karen Kemanai Maria Artemieva Ira Vannut 2010 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Lénaëlle Gilleron-Gorry Nikol Gosviani 2011 Maria Stavitskaia Anaïs Ventard Arina Petrova 2012 Laurine Lecavelier Jenni Saarinen 2013 Natalia Ogoreltceva Svetlana Lebedeva Anna Dušková 2014 Elizabet Tursynbaeva Marina Popov Danielle Harrison 2015 Alisa Fedichkina Dahyun Ko Kim Cheremsky 2016 Yi Christy Leung Julie Froetscher 2017 Anastasiia Gubanova Mariia Talalaikina Alessia Tornaghi 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Kimmy Repond Livia Kaiser Noelle Streuli 2022 Elena Agostinelli Noelle Streuli Anna Bergström 2023 Iida Karhunen Olivia Bacsa Leandra Tzimpoukakis 2024 Stefania Gladki Reese Rose Kira Baranovska 2025 Elina Goidina Valeriya Ezhova Stefania Gladki
Pairs +Junior pairs event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2003 2004 No other competitors No junior pairs competitions 2021 No other competitors 2022 2023 No junior pairs competition
Ice dance +Junior ice dance event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze No junior ice dance competitions prior to 2021 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Records
+ Discipline Most titles Skater(s) Years Men's singles 4 2022–25 Women's singles 3 2021–22;2025 Pairs 3 2006–08 Ice dance 2 2014;2017 2021–22
Cumulative medal count (senior medalists) Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Total medals
References
External links French Federation of Ice Sports Nice Baie des Anges Association