The 2025 Nebelhorn Trophy was a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Deutsche Eislauf Union, and the fifth event of the 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series. It was held at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf, Germany, from 25 to 27 September 2025. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance, and skaters earned ISU World Standing points based on their results. Stephen Gogolev of Canada won the men's event, Amber Glenn of the United States won the women's event, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany won the pairs event, and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Great Britain won the ice dance event.

Background 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 was 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. The 2025–26 Challenger Series consists of eleven events, of which the Nebelhorn Trophy was the fifth.

Changes to preliminary assignments The International Skating Union published the preliminary list of entrants on 26 August 2025.

Date Discipline Withdrew Added 2 September Pairs 5 September 14 September Men 18 September Women Ice dance rowspan=5 24 September

Required performance elements Single skating Men and women competing in single skating first performed their short programs on Thursday, 25 September. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds, the short program had to include the following elements:

For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.

For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.

Women performed their free skates on Saturday, 27 September, while men performed theirs on Friday, 26 September. The free skate performance for both men and women could last no more than 4 minutes, and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one had to be a flying spin, and one had to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.

Pairs Couples competing in pair skating first performed their short programs on Thursday, 25 September. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds, the short program had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.

Couples performed their free skates on Friday, 26 September. The free skate performance could last no more than 4 minutes, and had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.

Ice dance

Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on Friday, 26 September. Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds, the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music included, but were not limited to: pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge. The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.

Couples then performed their free dances on Saturday, 27 September. The free dance performance could last no longer than 4 minutes, and had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.

Judging

Skaters were judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as jumps and spins), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on three program components (skating skills, presentation, and composition). Each technical element in a figure skating performance was assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −5 to +5 based on the quality of its execution. Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 was assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values. For example, a triple Axel was worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of +3 was worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of +3 earned 10.40 points. The judging panel's GOE for each element was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a Total Elements Score. At the same time, the judges evaluated each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assigned each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results were added together to generate a total Program Component Score.

+Program component factoring Discipline Short program Rhythm dance Free skate Free dance Men 1.67 3.33 Women 1.33 2.67 Pairs 1.33 2.67 Ice dance 1.33 2.00 Deductions were applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls. The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score were then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.

Medal summary

+Medalists Discipline Gold Silver Bronze Men Stephen Gogolev Andrew Torgashev Lukas Britschgi Women Amber Glenn Mone Chiba Shin Ji-a Pairs Ice dance

Results Men's singles +Men's results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS Stephen Gogolev 255.06 1 90.19 1 164.87 Andrew Torgashev 239.54 2 87.35 4 152.19 Lukas Britschgi 236.06 4 84.16 5 151.90 4 Kazuki Tomono 234.59 3 86.43 6 148.16 5 Roman Sadovsky 233.39 5 78.44 2 154.95 6 Liam Kapeikis 227.45 6 73.91 3 153.54 7 Lee Jae-keun 219.99 7 73.02 7 146.97 8 Tatsuya Tsuboi 209.01 12 63.35 8 145.66 9 Gabriele Frangipani 198.37 10 63.76 9 134.61 10 Landry Le May 193.63 8 65.97 10 127.66 11 Kornel Witkowski 190.78 9 64.59 11 126.19 12 Arthur Mai 179.47 13 61.61 13 117.86 13 Kai Jagoda 179.22 11 63.50 15 115.72 14 Filip Šcerba 176.93 14 61.03 14 115.90 15 Lim Ju-heon 171.55 15 53.41 12 118.14 16 Luca Fünfer 159.09 16 52.62 16 106.47 17 Lucas Fitterer 153.24 18 50.54 17 102.70 18 Iker Oyarzabal 148.36 19 45.68 18 102.68 19 Ken Fitterer 137.10 17 52.55 19 84.55

Women's singles Amber Glenn of the United States finished second in both the short program and the free skate, but won the gold medal. Shin Ji-a of South Korea had been in first place after the short program, but finished fourth in the free skate; while Mone Chiba of Japan, who had been in fourth place after the short program, finished first in the free skate. This wild swap in placements allowed Glenn to ultimately win the competition. +Women's results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS Amber Glenn 214.49 2 73.69 2 140.80 Mone Chiba 213.64 4 69.24 1 144.40 Shin Ji-a 208.45 1 74.47 4 133.98 4 Isabeau Levito 207.21 3 71.10 3 136.11 5 Kaiya Ruiter 178.44 5 64.46 6 113.98 6 Iida Karhunen 174.01 8 54.50 5 119.51 7 Léa Serna 168.58 6 63.88 7 104.70 8 Hana Yoshida 155.84 11 51.78 8 104.06 9 Olga Mikutina 151.91 10 53.13 9 98.78 10 Katherine Medland Spence 151.57 9 54.16 10 97.41 11 Julia Sauter 144.71 7 54.75 11 89.96 12 Linnea Kilsand 124.80 12 46.13 14 78.67 13 Selma Välitalo 122.69 15 41.93 13 80.76 14 Nela Šnebergerová 122.66 16 38.91 12 83.75 15 Anna Grekul 117.11 14 42.87 15 74.24 16 Oona Ounasvuori 99.45 17 34.79 16 64.66 WD Livia Kaiser Withdrew 13 43.82 Withdrew from competition

Pairs +Pairs results Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS 221.38 2 77.61 1 143.77 221.03 1 78.19 2 142.84 193.79 3 67.42 3 126.37 4 193.03 4 66.82 4 126.21 5 183.81 6 64.24 6 119.57 6 183.57 11 60.35 5 123.22 7 181.22 7 62.96 7 118.26 8 180.04 10 62.11 8 117.93 9 179.80 5 65.85 9 113.95 10 171.24 9 62.13 10 109.11 11 165.02 12 60.05 11 104.97 12 159.53 8 62.69 13 96.8413158.381357.0112101.3714142.501553.351589.1515139.481646.121493.3616131.851454.681777.1717127.891744.321683.57

Ice dance +Ice dance results Rank Team Nation Total points RD FD 201.51178.871122.64 192.35276.112116.24 180.17471.733111.19 4180.05368.984108.32 5161.94562.91599.03 6154.24658.22696.02 7150.73756.16794.57 8 136.60853.65882.95 9 124.39947.43976.96 10 110.161146.571063.59 WD Withdrew 10 47.18 Withdrew from competition

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