# 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series

The 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series was held from August to December 2018. It was the fifth season that the ISU Challenger Series, a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions, was held.

## Competitions

This season, the series included the following events.
| Date | Event | Location | Notes | Results |
| August 1–5 | 2018 Asian Open Trophy | Bangkok, Thailand | Pairs competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event. | Details |
| September 12–16 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy | Bergamo, Italy | | Details |
| September 12–16 | 2018 U.S. International Classic | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | | Details |
| September 19–22 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Bratislava, Slovakia | Pairs competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event. | Details |
| September 20–22 | 2018 Autumn Classic International | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | | Details |
| September 26–29 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf, Germany | | Details |
| October 4–7 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy | Espoo, Finland | | Details |
| November 11–18 | 2018 Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy | Innsbruck, Austria | Pairs competition did not qualify as a Challenger Series event. | Details |
| November 26 – December 2 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy | Tallinn, Estonia | | Details |
| December 5–8 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | | Details |

## Medal summary
### Men's singles

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| Asian Open Trophy | Sōta Yamamoto | Tsao Chih-i | Byun Se-jong | Details |
| Lombardia Trophy | Shoma Uno | Dmitri Aliev | Andrei Lazukin | Details |
| U.S. International Classic | Nam Nguyen | Michal Březina | Jimmy Ma | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Mikhail Kolyada | Sergei Voronov | Keiji Tanaka | Details |
| Autumn Classic International | Yuzuru Hanyu | Cha Jun-hwan | Roman Sadovsky | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Keegan Messing | Alexander Majorov | Artur Dmitriev | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Mikhail Kolyada | Cha Jun-hwan | Morisi Kvitelashvili | Details |
| 2018 Alpen Trophy | Daniel Grassl | Roman Sadovsky | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Details |
| 2018 Tallinn Trophy | Maxim Kovtun | Vincent Zhou | Anton Shulepov | Details |
| 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Jason Brown | Mikhail Kolyada | Alexander Samarin | Details |

### Ladies' singles

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| Asian Open Trophy | Lim Eun-soo | Yuna Shiraiwa | Mako Yamashita | Details |
| Lombardia Trophy | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Sofia Samodurova | Mako Yamashita | Details |
| U.S. International Classic | Satoko Miyahara | Lim Eun-soo | Kim Ye-lim | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Rika Kihira | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Stanislava Konstantinova | Details |
| Autumn Classic International | Bradie Tennell | Evgenia Medvedeva | Maé-Bérénice Méité | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Alina Zagitova | Mai Mihara | Loena Hendrickx | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Viveca Lindfors | Details |
| 2018 Alpen Trophy | Anna Tarusina | Serafima Sakhanovich | Brooklee Han | Details |
| 2018 Tallinn Trophy | Serafima Sakhanovich | Ting Cui | Viveca Lindfors | Details |
| 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Bradie Tennell | Anastasiia Gubanova | Mariah Bell | Details |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| Lombardia Trophy | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Details |
| U.S. International Classic | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | Details |
| Autumn Classic International | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Details |
| 2018 Tallinn Trophy | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea | Jessica Calalang / Brian Johnson | Details |
| 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | Details |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| Asian Open Trophy | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Details |
| Lombardia Trophy | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Details |
| U.S. International Classic | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov | Details |
| Autumn Classic International | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac | Details |
| 2018 Alpen Trophy | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac | Details |
| 2018 Tallinn Trophy | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | Details |
| 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | Betina Popova / Sergey Mozgov | Details |

### Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |

## 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

| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 274.37 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 253.14 | 527.51 |
| 2 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea | Autumn Classic International | 259.78 | Finlandia Trophy | 239.19 | 498.97 |
| 3 | Jason Brown | United States | Autumn Classic International | 233.23 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 263.42 | 496.65 |
| 4 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia | Lombardia Trophy | 250.55 | Finlandia Trophy | 224.95 | 475.50 |
| 5 | Daniel Grassl | Italy | Alpen Trophy | 230.50 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 229.82 | 460.32 |

### Ladies' singles

| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | Lombardia Trophy | 206.07 | Finlandia Trophy | 202.85 | 408.92 |
| 2 | Bradie Tennell | United States | Autumn Classic International | 206.41 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 202.41 | 408.82 |
| 3 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 192.30 | Finlandia Trophy | 200.74 | 393.04 |
| 4 | Mariah Bell | United States | Nebelhorn Trophy | 188.97 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 196.60 | 385.57 |
| 5 | Anastasiia Gubanova | Russia | Tallinn Trophy | 180.73 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 198.65 | 379.38 |

### Pairs

| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia | Lombardia Trophy | 191.99 | Finlandia Trophy | 188.54 | 380.53 |
| 2 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | Finlandia Trophy | 193.93 | Autumn Classic International | 176.32 | 370.25 |
| 3 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | Nebelhorn Trophy | 178.94 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 183.89 | 362.83 |
| 4 | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria | Finlandia Trophy | 176.09 | Tallinn Trophy | 184.60 | 360.69 |
| 5 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | United States | Nebelhorn Trophy | 177.22 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 182.84 | 360.06 |

### Ice dance

| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | Nebelhorn Trophy | 194.12 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 201.27 | 395.39 |
| 2 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | Lombardia Trophy | 193.28 | Alpen Trophy | 195.39 | 388.67 |
| 3 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States | Nebelhorn Trophy | 177.49 | Tallinn Trophy | 180.22 | 357.71 |
| 4 | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | United States | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 178.64 | Alpen Trophy | 174.35 | 352.99 |
| 5 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | United States | Lombardia Trophy | 170.68 | Nebelhorn Trophy | 180.95 | 351.63 |

## Top scores
### Men's singles

Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Japan | 276.20 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 2 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 274.37 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 3 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 263.65 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 4 | Jason Brown | United States | 263.42 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 5 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea | 259.78 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 6 | Keegan Messing | Canada | 257.16 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 7 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia | 250.55 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 8 | Maxim Kovtun | Russia | 247.55 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 9 | Andrei Lazukin | Russia | 243.45 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 10 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | 239.73 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the men's short program :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Japan | 104.15 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 97.74 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 3 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 97.04 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 4 | Jason Brown | United States | 95.50 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 5 | Keegan Messing | Canada | 90.63 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 6 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea | 90.56 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 7 | Andrei Lazukin | Russia | 87.92 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 8 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia | 86.57 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 9 | Alexander Samarin | Russia | 86.29 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Matteo Rizzo | Italy | 85.51 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the men's free skating :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Mikhail Kolyada | Russia | 177.55 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Japan | 172.05 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 3 | Cha Jun-hwan | South Korea | 169.22 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 4 | Jason Brown | United States | 167.92 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 5 | Maxim Kovtun | Russia | 166.64 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 6 | Keegan Messing | Canada | 166.53 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 7 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 165.91 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 8 | Dmitri Aliev | Russia | 163.98 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 9 | Kévin Aymoz | France | 162.93 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 10 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | 157.96 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |

### Ladies' singles

Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Alina Zagitova | Russia | 238.43 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Rika Kihira | Japan | 218.16 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 3 | Mai Mihara | Japan | 209.22 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 4 | Bradie Tennell | United States | 206.41 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 5 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 206.07 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 6 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 204.89 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 7 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | 204.16 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Serafima Sakhanovich | Russia | 202.62 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 9 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 201.23 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 10 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan | 200.74 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the ladies' short program :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Alina Zagitova | Russia | 79.93 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 73.83 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | 71.50 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 3 | Bradie Tennell | United States | 71.50 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 5 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 70.98 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 6 | Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Kazakhstan | 70.95 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 7 | Mai Mihara | Japan | 70.94 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Rika Kihira | Japan | 70.79 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 9 | Serafima Sakhanovich | Russia | 70.33 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 10 | Mariah Bell | United States | 70.02 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the ladies' free skating :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Alina Zagitova | Russia | 158.50 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 2 | Rika Kihira | Japan | 147.37 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 3 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 140.38 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Mai Mihara | Japan | 138.28 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Bradie Tennell | United States | 137.15 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 6 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 133.91 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 7 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 133.77 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 8 | Loena Hendrickx | Belgium | 132.66 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 9 | Serafima Sakhanovich | Russia | 132.29 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 10 | Ting Cui | United States | 132.23 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |

### Pairs

Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | France | 210.21 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 198.98 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | Russia | 196.15 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | 193.93 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia | 191.99 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 6 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | 183.89 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 7 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | United States | 182.84 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 8 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | 178.18 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 9 | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | United States | 176.44 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria | 176.09 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' short program :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | France | 73.81 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 73.27 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | Russia | 72.50 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia | 67.81 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Italy | 66.93 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 6 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | 66.52 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 7 | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria | 66.08 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 8 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | 65.84 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | United States | 64.34 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | United States | 64.04 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Top 10 best scores in the pairs' free skating :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès | France | 136.40 | 2018 Autumn Classic International |
| 2 | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro | Canada | 127.41 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | Russia | 126.78 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 125.71 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 5 | Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert | Russia | 123.65 | 2018 Lombardia Trophy |
| 6 | Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim | United States | 118.80 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 7 | Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin | Russia | 118.05 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 8 | Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay | United States | 116.32 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc | United States | 113.95 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 10 | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Austria | 113.83 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |

### Ice dance

Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance) :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 201.27 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 2 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia | 200.78 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 197.42 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 197.27 | 2018 Autumn Classic |
| 5 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 196.42 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 6 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 195.39 | 2018 Alpen Trophy |
| 7 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | United States | 180.95 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States | 180.22 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 9 | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Spain | 180.07 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 10 | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | 179.78 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the rhythm dance :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 79.80 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 2 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia | 79.16 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 3 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 79.11 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 4 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 76.96 | 2018 Alpen Trophy |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 76.53 | 2018 Autumn Classic |
| 6 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 75.96 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 7 | Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz | Spain | 72.61 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 8 | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | 71.17 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 9 | Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus | Canada | 70.79 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 10 | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | United States | 70.37 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
Top 10 best scores in the free dance :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia | 121.62 | 2018 Finlandia Trophy |
| 2 | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Canada | 121.47 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 3 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 120.74 | 2018 Autumn Classic |
| 4 | Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | 120.46 | 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy |
| 5 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 118.43 | 2018 Alpen Trophy |
| 6 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 118.31 | 2018 U.S. International Classic |
| 7 | Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | United States | 110.93 | 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | United States | 110.64 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 9 | Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev | Poland | 109.01 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |
| 10 | Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin | Russia | 108.61 | 2018 Tallinn Trophy |