2019-20 ISU Challenger Series announcement

Per today's ISU Communication #2234, the events for next season's Challenger Series are:

1. Autumn Classic International - Oakville, September 12-14, 2019
2. Lombardia Trophy - Bergamo, September 13-15, 2019
3. U.S. International Classic - Salt Lake City, September 17-22, 2019
4. Ondrej Nepela Trophy - Bratislava, September 19-21, 2019
5. Nebelhorn Trophy - Oberstdorf, September 25-28, 2019
6. Finlandia Trophy - Espoo, October 11-13, 2019 including Pair Skating
7. Ice Star - Minsk, October 18-20, 2019
8. Asian Open Trophy - Taipei City, October 30-November 3, 2019
9. Warsaw Cup - Warsaw, November 14-17, 2019 including Pair Skating
10. Golden Spin of Zagreb - Zagreb, December 4-7, 2019

As was reported before, the number of pairs competitions has been halved in order to have a decent amount of competition at each one, and the five remaining pairs events are: U.S. Classic , Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, Warsaw Cup, Golden Spin.

You would think that halving the number of pairs events would be the perfect excuse to stop holding one at high altitude at the U.S. Classic, but I guess not. Everybody start their endurance training, because the pairs competition this past season was frightening.

Also, the pairs competitions are in practice even more streamlined than the numbers suggest, because only three of the five occur before the Grand Prix starts, so anybody with an assignment is surely going to be going to one of those three events.

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Colonel Green said:

Per today's ISU Communication #2234, the events for next season's Challenger Series are:


As was reported before, the number of pairs competitions has been halved in order to have a decent amount of competition at each one, and the five remaining pairs events are: U.S. Classic , Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, Warsaw Cup, Golden Spin.

You would think that halving the number of pairs events would be the perfect excuse to stop holding one at high altitude at the U.S. Classic, but I guess not. Everybody start their endurance training, because the pairs competition this past season was frightening.

Also, the pairs competitions are in practice even more streamlined than the numbers suggest, because only three of the five occur before the Grand Prix starts, so anybody with an assignment is surely going to be going to one of those three events.

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uh-oh

I remember US Classic was dramatic! Not only Pairs but even singles were struggling...