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.
Competitions The International Skating Union announced the Challenger Series schedule on May 8, 2025. This season, the series comprised the following events. Date Event Location Notes August 7–10 2025 Cranberry Cup International Norwood, Massachusetts, United States Men's and women's singles only September 2–3 2025 John Nicks International Pairs Competition New York City, New York, United States Pairs only September 5–7 2025 Kinoshita Group Cup Osaka, Japan September 11–14 2025 Lombardia Trophy Bergamo, Italy No pairs September 25–27 2025 Nebelhorn Trophy Oberstdorf, Germany 2025 Nepela Memorial Bratislava, Slovakia No pairs October 1–4 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Astana, Kazakhstan October 8–11 2025 Trialeti Trophy Tbilisi, Georgia November 19–23 2025 Warsaw Cup Warsaw, Poland No pairs November 24–30 2025 Tallinn Trophy Tallinn, Estonia December 3–6 2025 Golden Spin of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
Medal summary Men's singles +Challenger SeriesCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Cranberry Cup International Roman Sadovsky Aleksandr Selevko Stephen Gogolev Kinoshita Group Cup Cha Jun-hwan Kazuki Tomono Tomoki Hiwatashi Lombardia Trophy Ilia Malinin Yuma Kagiyama Nikolaj Memola Nebelhorn Trophy Stephen Gogolev Andrew Torgashev Lukas Britschgi Nepela Memorial Kévin Aymoz Matteo Rizzo Daniel Grassl Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Mikhail Shaidorov Nika Egadze Jason Brown Trialeti Trophy Nika Egadze Jason Brown Tomoki Hiwatashi Warsaw Cup Vladimir Samoilov Lukas Britschgi Samy Hammi Tallinn Trophy Aleksandr Selevko Matteo Rizzo Arlet Levandi Golden Spin of Zagreb Kévin Aymoz Arlet Levandi Luc Economides
Women's singles +Challenger SeriesCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Cranberry Cup International Isabeau Levito Sofia Samodelkina Shin Ji-a Kinoshita Group Cup Mone Chiba Kaori Sakamoto Saki Miyake Lombardia Trophy Rion Sumiyoshi Ami Nakai Sarah Everhardt Nebelhorn Trophy Amber Glenn Mone Chiba Shin Ji-a Nepela Memorial Lara Naki Gutmann Anna Pezzetta Sarina Joos Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Lee Hae-in Yun Ah-sun Madeline Schizas Trialeti Trophy Anastasiia Gubanova Mariia Seniuk Lee Hae-in Warsaw Cup Sara-Maude Dupuis Marina Piredda Mia Risa Gomez Tallinn Trophy Olivia Lisko Sarah Everhardt Alina Bonillo Golden Spin of Zagreb Bradie Tennell Iida Karhunen Sofia Samodelkina
Pairs +Challenger SeriesCompetition Gold Silver Bronze John Nicks International Pairs Competition Kinoshita Group Cup Nebelhorn Trophy Trialeti Trophy Golden Spin of Zagreb
Ice dance +Challenger SeriesCompetition Gold Silver Bronze Kinoshita Group Cup Lombardia Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy Nepela Memorial Denis Ten Memorial Challenge Trialeti Trophy Warsaw Cup Tallinn Trophy Golden Spin of Zagreb
Medal standings
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
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 261.02527.92 2 Jason Brown 257.81 249.30 507.11 3 Kévin Aymoz 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 261.902025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 239.52 501.42 4 Stephen Gogolev 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International231.81 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 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 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 Team Nation First event Score Second event Score Total score 1 2025 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge193.14 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy203.39 396.53 2 2025 CS Nepela Memorial 183.40 2025 CS Warsaw Cup202.06 385.46 3 192.67 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy 192.67385.34 4 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup197.90 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 180.17 378.07 5 2025 CS Nepela Memorial186.60 2025 CS Tallinn Trophy 191.00 377.60
References
External links ISU Challenger Series at the International Skating Union