The Ice Star – originally called the Minsk-Arena Ice Star – was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Skating Union of Belarus at the Minsk-Arena in Minsk, Belarus. The competition debuted in 2012, and was also a Challenger Series event twice during its history. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and when the event was part of the Challenger Series, skaters earned World Standing points based on their results. On 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee, the ISU banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from hosting or attending any international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, the 2021 Ice Star was the last iteration of this event to be held.
History The Ice Star – originally called the Minsk-Arena Ice Star – debuted in 2012. Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine won the men's event, Polina Shelepen of Russia won the women's event, and Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov of Azerbaijan won the ice dance event.
The ISU Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and organized by ISU member nations. 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. Challenger Series events had to be scheduled between 1 August and 15 December. When an event was held as part of the Challenger Series, it had to host at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance) and representatives from at least twelve different ISU member nations. The minimum number of entrants required for each discipline was: eight skaters each in men's singles and women's singles, five teams in pair skating, and six teams in ice dance. While ISU member nations were limited to sending a maximum of three skaters or teams per discipline to each event, Skate Canada could enter an unlimited number of entrants in their own event. Additionally, each skater or team was limited to participating in at most three Challenger Series events each season. The Ice Star was a Challenger Series event twice: in 2017 and 2019.
On 1 March 2022, the ISU banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from participating at any international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As such, the 2021 Ice Star was the last iteration of the competition to be held.
Senior medalists
CS: Challenger Series event
Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Yakov Godorozha Mark Shakhmatov Vitali Luchanok 2013 Sergei Voronov Zhan Bush Pavel Ignatenko 2014 No men's competitors 2015 Kim Jin-seo Evgeni Vlasov Larry Loupolover 2016 Ivan Pavlov Irakli Maysuradze Sergei Voronov Morisi Kvitelashvili Daniel Samohin 2018 Deniss Vasiļjevs Vladimir Litvintsev Slavik Hayrapetyan 2019 CS Daniel Grassl Artem Kovalev Adam Siao Him Fa 2020 Mikhail Kolyada Konstantin Milyukov Evgeni Semenenko 2021 Andrei Mozalev Alexander Lebedev
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Polina Shelepen Kerstin Frank Krystsina Zakharanka 2013 Helery Hälvin Yanina Makeyenka Svetlana Issakova 2014 Yanina Makeyenka Aleksandra Golovkina Helery Hälvin 2015 Kim Sena Aleksandra Golovkina Johanna Allik 2016 Anna Khnychenkova Evgenia Ivankova Kim Sena Elizabet Tursynbaeva Serafima Sakhanovich An So-hyun 2018 Ekaterina Ryabova Léa Serna Camilla Gjersem 2019 CS Sofia Samodurova Kim Ha-nul Ekaterina Ryabova 2020 Viktoriia Safonova Anastasiia Guliakova Sofia Samodurova 2021 Anastasiia Shabotova
Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 No pairs competitors 2013 No pairs competitors 2018 2019 No pairs competitors 2020 No other competitors 2021 No other competitors
Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 CS 2020 No other competitors 2021
Junior results Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Ivan Pavlov Pavel Ignatenko Markus Ramisch 2013 Adian Pitkeev Stanislav Andryunin Anton Karpuk 2014 Andrei Vorotnikov Anton Karpuk Irakli Maysuradze 2015 Ivan Shmuratko Yakau Zenko Aleksandr Selevko 2016 Artem Kovalev Gabriel Folkesson Nika Egadze 2017 Vladimir Samoilov Irakli Maysuradze Artem Zotov 2018 Irakli Maysuradze Matyáš Bělohradský Mark Kondratiuk 2019 Mark Kondratiuk Rakhat Bralin Yauhenii Puzanau 2020 Mikalai Kazlou Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Alexander Egorov 2021 Vasil Barakhouski Daniil Shevtcov Ilya Stsiapankou
Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Jenni Saarinen Aleksandra Golovkina Minami Hanashiro 2013 Evgenia Medvedeva Alina Beletskaya Valeria Kozinets 2014 Anastasia Zaitsava Maria Gavrilova Lizaveta Avsiukevich 2015 Anita Östlund Kristina Lisovskaja Anželika Kļujeva 2016 Lee Hyun-soo Ko Eun-bi Jeon Su-been 2017 Anna Tarusina Ksenia Pankova Victoria Vasilieva 2018 Viktoriia Safonova Alizée Crozet Kamila Sultanmagomedova 2019 Anastasiia Shabotova Niina Petrõkina 2020 Varvara Kisel Milana Ramashova Lizaveta Balonikava 2021 Sofiia Zakharova Agata Starykava
Pairs +Junior pairs event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze No junior pairs competitors prior to 2018 2018 No junior pairs competitors since 2018
Ice dance +Junior ice dance event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 No other competitors
Cumulative medal count (senior medalists) Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Total medals
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