The ISU Challenger Series has included the following competitions: •
Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy: Nations in
Southeast Asia rotate as host nation each year. The inaugural edition was held in 2007 in
Taipei City. The Asian Open Trophy was a Challenger Series event in 2018 and 2019. The
Asian Open Figure Skating Classic, scheduled to be hosted by the Chinese Taipei Skating Union in Taipei City, was originally intended to be a Challenger Series event in 2019. However, in July 2019, the ISU revoked the Chinese Taipei Skating Union's right to hold a Challenger Series event, and instead granted the rights to the Asian Open Trophy, which was hosted that year in
Dongguan, China. The Asian Open Trophy was intended to be a Challenger Series event in 2021; however, as only the men's and women's singles events featured international participants and the total number of ISU member nations represented at the event only totaled nine, it did not meet the criteria to qualify for Challenger Series status. •
Autumn Classic International: The Autumn Classic International is organized and hosted by
Skate Canada. The inaugural edition coincided with the launch of the Challenger Series in 2014 and was held in
Barrie, Ontario. although no competition was held in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was last held in 2023 in
Montreal. The inaugural edition was intended to be the sixth event of the
2020 Challenger Series; however, all but two of the events (the
Nebelhorn Trophy and the
Budapest Trophy) were ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was held under strict conditions for admittance. The Budapest Trophy has been held every year since, although the 2021 and 2025 editions were not part of the Challenger Series. •
Cranberry Cup International: The Cranberry Cup International is organized and hosted by
U.S. Figure Skating at the
Skating Club of Boston in
Norwood, Massachusetts. The inaugural edition was held in 2021; however, it did not become a Challenger Series event until 2024. The Cranberry Cup International is held in conjunction with the
John Nicks Pairs Challenge – the former hosts the
men's and women's events, while the latter hosts the
pairs event – and the two competitions constitute U.S. Figure Skating's contribution to the Challenger Series. The event was held from 2016 to 2019. It was intended to be the ninth event of the
2020 Challenger Series; The 2019 iteration was the last one held. It is named in honor of
Denis Ten, a former figure skater who competed internationally for Kazakhstan. The inaugural edition was held in 2019 in
Almaty. The competition was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was the seventh event of the Challenger Series, •
Denkova-Staviski Cup: The Denkova-Staviski Cup is organized and hosted by the Bulgarian Skating Federation and the Denkova-Staviski Skating Club at the
Winter Sports Palace in
Sofia. The competition debuted in 2012, and is named in honor of
Albena Denkova and
Maxim Staviski, who competed internationally in
ice dance for Bulgaria. In 2015, the Denkova-Staviski Cup was the sixth event of the Challenger Series. It has been held every year since 2012, •
Finlandia Trophy: The Finlandia Trophy was organized and hosted by
Skating Finland. The competition debuted in 1995 in
Helsinki, and when the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Finlandia Trophy was one of the inaugural competitions. except in 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISU also ordered that no international competitions be held in Russia or Belarus. Therefore, the
Rostelecom Cup, which had been scheduled for November, was cancelled. Finland was chosen to host the replacement event: the
Grand Prix of Espoo. Finland hosted both the Grand Prix of Espoo and the Finlandia Trophy in 2022 and 2023, but beginning in 2024, Skating Finland chose to focus its resources on the Grand Prix event, to which it bestowed the Finlandia Trophy name. Therefore, the last installment of the Finlandia Trophy as a Challenger Series event took place in 2023. The competition debuted in 1967 when Zagreb was part of
Yugoslavia, but no competition was held in 1991 owing to the
Croatian War of Independence. The Golden Spin of Zagreb continued as a Croatian event beginning in 1992. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Golden Spin of Zagreb was one of the inaugural competitions. except for 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. •
Ice Challenge: The Ice Challenge – held in 2021 as the Cup of Austria – is organized and hosted by the Grazer Eislaufverein and Skate Austria at the
Eisstadion Liebenau in
Graz. The competition debuted as an international event in 2009; prior to that, it had been a national event called the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen, named in honor of Leo Scheu, the first president of the Grazer Eislaufverein. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Ice Challenge was one of the inaugural competitions. It was scheduled to be a Challenger Series event in 2023 before the Grazer Eislaufverein cancelled the competition. •
Ice Star: The Ice Star – originally called the Minsk-Arena Ice Star – was organized and hosted by the Skating Union of Belarus at the
Minsk-Arena in
Minsk. The competition debuted in 2012, and was a Challenger Series event twice during its history: in 2017 and 2019. Following the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISU banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from participating at any international competitions. As such, the 2021 Ice Star was the last iteration of the competition to be held. It was named in honor of
Inge Solar, a former figure skater and coach for Austria. •
John Nicks Pairs Challenge: The John Nick Pairs Challenge is organized and hosted by the
Skating Club of New York and
U.S. Figure Skating at the
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers in
New York City, New York. The competition debuted in 2021, and is named in honor of
John Nicks, a retired British figure skater who worked as a figure skating coach in the United States for nearly four decades. In 2024, it became part of the Challenger Series. •
Lombardia Trophy: The Lombardia Trophy is organized and hosted by the
Italian Ice Sports Federation. The competition debuted in 2013 in
Sesto San Giovanni, and when the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Lombardia Trophy was one of the inaugural competitions. •
Nebelhorn Trophy: The Nebelhorn Trophy is organized and hosted by the
German Ice Skating Union at the Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf in
Oberstdorf. The competition debuted in 1968, and is named after the
Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Nebelhorn Trophy was one of the inaugural competitions. •
Nepela Memorial: The Nepela Memorial – originally called the Ondrej Nepela Memorial – is organized and hosted by the Slovak Figure Skating Association at the
Ondrej Nepela Arena in
Bratislava. The competition debuted in 1993 and is named in honor of
Ondrej Nepela, a former
Slovak figure skater who competed internationally for
Czechoslovakia. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Nepela Memorial – at that point called the Ondrej Nepela Trophy – was one of the inaugural competitions. except for 2020 and 2021, when the competitions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. •
Tallinn Trophy: The Tallinn Trophy is organized and hosted by the
Estonian Skating Union at the
Tondiraba Ice Hall in
Tallinn. It debuted in 2002 as a regional competition, before expanding as an international event in 2011 and joining the Challenger Series in 2015. The Tallinn Trophy was a Challenger Series event from 2015 through 2018, and again beginning in 2024. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Tallinn Trophy was held exclusively for skaters in Estonia. •
Trialeti Trophy: The Trialeti Trophy was a one-time event, organized and hosted by the Georgian Figure Skating Union in 2025 at the Ice Palace Tbilisi in
Tbilisi and was part of the
2025 Challenger Series. •
Triglav Trophy: The Triglav Trophy is organized and hosted by the Slovene Skating Union at the
Podmežakla Hall in
Jesenice. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Triglav Trophy was intended to be one of the inaugural events; •
Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur: The Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is organized and hosted by the
French Federation of Ice Sports and the Nice Baie des Anges Association at the
Palais des sports Jean-Bouin in
Nice. Originally known as the International Cup of Nice, it was held from 1995 to 2017; and then returned in 2021 with its new name. It was a Challenger Series event in 2024. •
U.S. International Figure Skating Classic: The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was organized and hosted by
U.S. Figure Skating. The competition debuted in 2012 in
Salt Lake City, and when the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the U.S. International Classic was one of the inaugural competitions. No competition was held in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, although it had already been left off the slate of competitions for the
2020 Challenger Series. Although the 2022 installment in
Lake Placid was held as a Challenger Series event, it was also the last installment of the U.S. International Classic to be held. It was a Challenger Series event in 2014, for what was the Volvo Open Cup's twenty-fifth anniversary. •
Warsaw Cup: The Warsaw Cup is organized and hosted by the Polish Figure Skating Association at the
Arena COS Torwar in
Warsaw. The inaugural edition of the Warsaw Cup was held in 2002, and was exclusively a junior-level competition until 2010, when senior-level events began to be hosted as well. When the ISU launched the Challenger Series in 2014, the Warsaw Cup was one of the inaugural competitions. No competition was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition returned in 2021 and has been a Challenger Series event ever since. ==Top three finishers per season==