# 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series

The 2014–15 ISU Challenger Series was held from September to December 2014. It was the inaugural season of the ISU Challenger Series: a group of senior-level international figure skating competitions.

## Competitions

This season, the series included the following events. The 2014 Triglav Trophy was originally scheduled for November 6–9, 2014, but it was removed from the calendar as a Challenger Series event.
| Date | Event | Location | Results |
| September 10–14 | 2014 U.S. International Classic | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Details |
| September 18–21 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | Sesto San Giovanni, Italy | Details |
| September 25–27 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| October 2–5 | 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
| October 9–12 | 2014 Finlandia Trophy | Espoo, Finland | Details |
| October 15–18 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Details |
| November 5–9 | 2014 Volvo Open Cup | Riga, Latvia | Details |
| November 6–9 | 2014 Triglav Trophy | No longer a Challenger Series event | No longer a Challenger Series event |
| November 11–16 | 2014 Ice Challenge | Graz, Austria | Details |
| November 21–24 | 2014 Warsaw Cup | Warsaw, Poland | Details |
| December 4–7 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |

## Medal summary
### Men's singles

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Max Aaron | Ross Miner | Daisuke Murakami | Details |
| Lombardia Trophy | Richard Dornbush | Takahito Mura | Adian Pitkeev | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Jason Brown | Michal Březina | Konstantin Menshov | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Stephen Carriere | Kim Jin-seo | Gordei Gorshkov | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Sergei Voronov | Adam Rippon | Alexander Petrov | Details |
| Skate Canada Autumn Classic | Ross Miner | Nam Nguyen | Jeremy Ten | Details |
| Volvo Open Cup | Alexander Petrov | Gordei Gorshkov | Artur Dmitriev Jr. | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Douglas Razzano | Alexander Samarin | Martin Rappe | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Alexander Petrov | Michael Christian Martinez | Matteo Rizzo | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Denis Ten | Michal Březina | Konstantin Menshov | Details |

### Ladies' singles

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Polina Edmunds | Courtney Hicks | Riona Kato | Details |
| Lombardia Trophy | Satoko Miyahara | Hannah Miller | Angela Wang | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Alena Leonova | Gracie Gold | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Roberta Rodeghiero | Joshi Helgesson | Ashley Cain | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Samantha Cesario | Rika Hongo | Details |
| Skate Canada Autumn Classic | Gabrielle Daleman | Angela Wang | Julianne Séguin | Details |
| Volvo Open Cup | Angelīna Kučvaļska | Lutricia Bock | Jenni Saarinen | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Hannah Miller | Isabelle Olsson | Ivett Tóth | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Anastasia Galustyan | Aleksandra Golovkina | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Kiira Korpi | Maria Artemieva | Nicole Rajičová | Details |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | Details |
| Lombardia Trophy | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Bianca Manacorda / Niccolo Macii | Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | Details |
| Skate Canada Autumn Classic | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | Details |
| Volvo Open Cup | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev | Maria Paliakova / Nikita Bochkov | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin | Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer | Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Lubov Iliushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek | Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea | Details |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Results |
| U.S. International Classic | Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton | Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams | Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus | Details |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Trophy | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus | Details |
| Skate Canada Autumn Classic | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Details |
| Volvo Open Cup | Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley | Viktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev | Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen | Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin | Details |
| Warsaw Cup | Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley | Alexandra Nazarova / Maksym Nikitin | Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu | Details |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Sara Hurtado / Adrián Díaz | Details |

## Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 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 | Michal Březina | Czech Republic | Nebelhorn Trophy | 228.48 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 239.62 | 468.10 |
| 2 | Alexander Petrov | Russia | Volvo Open Cup | 218.78 | Warsaw Cup | 231.53 | 450.31 |
| 3 | Konstantin Menshov | Russia | Nebelhorn Trophy | 211.03 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 229.51 | 440.54 |
| 4 | Ross Miner | United States | U.S. International Classic | 209.78 | Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 227.26 | 437.04 |
| 5 | Sergei Voronov | Russia | Nebelhorn Trophy | 210.05 | Finlandia Trophy | 221.11 | 431.16 |

### Ladies' singles

| No. | Skater | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | Finlandia Trophy | 193.31 | Warsaw Cup | 196.66 | 389.97 |
| 2 | Alena Leonova | Russia | Nebelhorn Trophy | 186.71 | Ice Challenge | 148.29 | 335.00 |
| 3 | Hannah Miller | United States | Lombardia Trophy | 170.26 | Ice Challenge | 156.39 | 326.65 |
| 4 | Angela Wang | United States | Lombardia Trophy | 160.25 | Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 163.68 | 323.93 |
| 5 | Maria Artemieva | Russia | Finlandia Trophy | 140.38 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 166.48 | 306.86 |

### Pairs

| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States | U.S. International Classic | 163.24 | Nebelhorn Trophy | 166.10 | 329.34 |
| 2 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | United States | Lombardia Trophy | 157.80 | Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 167.28 | 325.08 |
| 3 | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | United States | U.S. International Classic | 156.18 | Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 156.46 | 312.64 |
| 4 | Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps | Canada | Lombardia Trophy | 157.06 | Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 145.00 | 302.06 |
| 5 | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | United States | U.S. International Classic | 138.52 | Lombardia Trophy | 143.85 | 282.37 |

### Ice dance

| No. | Team | Nation | First event | Score | Second event | Score | Total score |
| 1 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 162.98 | Ice Challenge | 166.34 | 329.32 |
| 2 | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 143.94 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 166.46 | 310.40 |
| 3 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Germany | Nebelhorn Trophy | 147.10 | Finlandia Trophy | 139.98 | 287.08 |
| 4 | Alexandra Nazarova / Maksym Nikitin | Ukraine | Warsaw Cup | 136.90 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 148.48 | 285.38 |
| 5 | Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley | Slovakia | Volvo Open Cup | 140.84 | Warsaw Cup | 143.36 | 284.20 |

## Top scores
### Men's singles

Top 10 best scores in the men's combined total :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan | 249.94 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 2 | Max Aaron | United States | 240.22 | 2014 U.S. International Classic |
| 3 | Michal Březina | Czech Republic | 239.62 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 4 | Richard Dornbush | United States | 237.28 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy |
| 5 | Jason Brown | United States | 237.17 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 6 | Takahito Mura | Japan | 235.79 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy |
| 7 | Alexander Petrov | Russia | 231.53 | 2014 Warsaw Cup |
| 8 | Konstantin Menshov | Russia | 229.51 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Ross Miner | United States | 227.26 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |
| 10 | Nam Nguyen | Canada | 225.63 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |

### Ladies' singles

Top 10 best scores in the ladies' combined total :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 196.66 | 2014 Warsaw Cup |
| 2 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 186.71 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 3 | Satoko Miyahara | Japan | 183.90 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy |
| 4 | Gracie Gold | United States | 182.31 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Polina Edmunds | United States | 176.35 | 2014 U.S. International Classic |
| 6 | Courtney Hicks | United States | 174.14 | 2014 U.S. International Classic |
| 7 | Hannah Miller | United States | 170.26 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy |
| 8 | Kiira Korpi | Finland | 167.81 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Maria Artemieva | Russia | 166.48 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Gabrielle Daleman | Canada | 165.59 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |

### Pairs

Top 10 best scores in the pairs' combined total :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Canada | 203.16 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |
| 2 | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Russia | 195.89 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 3 | Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov | Russia | 184.24 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 4 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 178.98 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | United States | 167.28 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |
| 6 | Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek | Italy | 167.18 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 7 | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim | United States | 166.10 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 8 | Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres | France | 164.15 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 9 | Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea | United States | 161.72 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin | Russia | 157.80 | 2014 Ice Challenge |

### Ice dance

Top 10 best scores in the combined total (ice dance) :
| No. | Team | Nation | Score | Event |
| 1 | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | United States | 166.74 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 2 | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Italy | 166.46 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 3 | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | United States | 166.34 | 2014 Ice Challenge |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Canada | 165.32 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 5 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | United States | 163.73 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| 6 | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Russia | 152.82 | 2015 Finlandia Trophy |
| 7 | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | France | 150.20 | 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic |
| 8 | Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz | Spain | 150.00 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 9 | Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | Ukraine | 148.48 | 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| 10 | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Germany | 147.10 | 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy |