2025 IceChallenge | Nov 5-9

[gsk8]

The 2025 IceChallenge is set to take place November 5-9, 2025, in Graz, Austria, at the Merkur Ice Stadium.

It will feature the Singles & Pairs Skating and Ice Dance (Novice, Junior and Senior) disciplines and will be conducted in accordance with the ISU Constitution and General Regulations, the ISU Special Regulations, and relevant ISU Communications.

• Official Site
• ISU Event Page
• Announcement (Interclub)
• Announcement (ISU)
• Announcement (Solo Dance)
• Sportity (Password: IceCHGraz)
• Schedule
• Entries / Results (Interclub & Solo Dance)
• Entries / Results (ISU)
• Streaming Channel (Up to middle of Day 3)
• Streaming Channel (Middle of Day 3 onwards)

Time Schedule
(Local Time, UTC +01:00)​

Date​	Time​	Category​	Segment​	Reports​	Livestream​
05.11.2025		Day 1 (Part 1)​			Livestream (Up to Basic Novice Group 4) Livestream (Basic Novice Group 4)
	08:00:00	Juvenile Girls	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	08:30:00	Basic Novice Girls	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
05.11.2025		Day 1 (Part 2)​			Livestream (Up to Advanced Novice Ladies Group 4) Livestream (Advanced Novice Ladies Group 4) Livestream (Advanced Novice Ladies Group 5 to Junior Ladies skater #12) Livestream (Junior Ladies skater #31 onwards)
	11:30:00	Advanced Novice Men	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
	12:00:00	Advanced Novice Women	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
	15:45:00	Junior Women	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
	19:15:00	Junior Men	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
06.11.2025		Day 2 (Part 1)​			Livestream
	07:30:00	Pre-Novice Boys	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	07:30:01	Pre-Novice Girls	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	09:15:00	Advanced Novice Pairs	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
06.11.2025		Day 2 (Part 2)​			Livestream (Up to Advanced Novice Ladies skater #20) Livestream (Advanced Novice Ladies skater #21 onwards)
	09:30:00	Advanced Novice Men	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	10:00:00	Advanced Novice Women	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
06.11.2025		Day 2 (Part 3)​			Livestream
	14:00:00	Junior Pairs	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
	14:45:00	Pairs	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
06.11.2025		Day 2 (Part 4)​			Livestream (Up to Junior Ladies skater #6) Livestream (Junior Ladies skater #11 onwards)
	16:15:00	Junior Men	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	17:45:00	Junior Women	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
07.11.2025		Day 3 (Part 1)​			Livestream (Up to Intermediate Novice Ladies skater #13) Livestream (Intermediate Novice Ladies skater #13 onwards)
	09:00:00	Advanced Novice Pairs	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	09:15:00	Intermediate Novice Girls	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	12:00:00	Intermediate Novice Boys	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
07.11.2025		Day 3 (Part 2)​			Livestream
	15:15:00	Women	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
07.11.2025		Day 3 (Part 3)​			Livestream
	16:45:00	Pairs	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
	18:15:00	Junior Pairs	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
07.11.2025		Day 3 (Part 4)​			Livestream
	19:00:00	Men	Short Program	Time Schedule (pdf)
08.11.2025		Day 4 (Part 1)​			Livestream
	10:15:00	Advanced Novice Ice Dance	Pattern Dance 1 - Starlight Waltz (With Key Points)	Time Schedule (pdf)
	10:50:00	Advanced Novice Ice Dance	Pattern Dance 2 - Quickstep (With Key Points)	Time Schedule (pdf)
08.11.2025		Day 4 (Part 2)​			Livestream
	11:45:00	Solo Ice Dance Advanced Novice	Pattern Dance 1 - Starlight Waltz (With Key Points)	Time Schedule (pdf)
	11:55:00	Solo Ice Dance Junior	Rhythm Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
	12:15:00	Solo Ice Dance Advanced Novice	Pattern Dance 2 - Quickstep (With Key Points)	Time Schedule (pdf)
	12:30:00	Junior Ice Dance	Rhythm Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
08.11.2025		Day 4 (Part 3)​			Livestream
	14:45:00	Women	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
08.11.2025		Day 4 (Part 4)​			Livestream
	16:15:00	Ice Dance	Rhythm Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
08.11.2025		Day 4 (Part 5)​			Livestream
	17:30:00	Men	Free Skating	Time Schedule (pdf)
09.11.2025		Day 5​			Livestream
	12:00:00	Solo Ice Dance Advanced Novice	Free Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
	12:10:00	Solo Ice Dance Junior	Free Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
	12:30:00	Advanced Novice Ice Dance	Free Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
	13:45:00	Junior Ice Dance	Free Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)
	15:15:00	Ice Dance	Free Dance	Time Schedule (pdf)

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Entries are out on Sportity, PW IceChGraz.

Some interesting names from US and Canada, esp. in the men's event.

 

[Karoltyna]

Weronika got her first senior assignment probably to get minimum for Euros - she has stronger tech score from juniors than other contender for second polish spot.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Weronika got her first senior assignment probably to get minimum for Euros - she has stronger tech score from juniors than other contender for second polish spot.

Is Noelle (Streuli) still injured? She withdrew from Jr Worlds, and nothing from her since.

 

[Karoltyna]

Is Noelle (Streuli) still injured? She withdrew from Jr Worlds, and nothing from her since.

The only thing that was disclosed by fed was that there are health issues. SHe is still on lists of national team.

 

[Arin]

Noelle posted some time ago on her social media that she's back on the ice after long time - but it was only a snippet, I don't know how it's going at the moment, but I hope to see her soon

 

[moonvine]

Keegan....who do I give my money for for a stream? Take my money!

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

I think it was on Youtube last year, not sure though

 

[lilimum]

Keegan....who do I give my money for for a stream? Take my money!

TEAMS

international Figure Skating Competition

www.icechallenge.at

a livestream is announced on the event page. Where can I sent my bank account number ?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I think it was on Youtube last year, not sure though

It was. The guy behind the coverage, Ryan Thornton, normally streams it on his own YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@Ryanntthornton1982

I hope it is the same this year. He does a great job, and goes above and beyond the call of duty. Who can forget the year that there were no graphics, and he made sure that we got the scores by writing them on post-it notes and holding them up to the camera?

CaroLiza_fan

 

[moonvine]

It was. The guy behind the coverage, Ryan Thornton, normally streams it on his own YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@Ryanntthornton1982

I hope it is the same this year. He does a great job, and goes above and beyond the call of duty. Who can forget the year that there were no graphics, and he made sure that we got the scores by writing them on post-it notes and holding them up to the camera?

CaroLiza_fan

Post it’s for the win. I don’t care as long as i can see Keegan

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Swedish Ice Dance team

 

[jersey1302]

VERY interested to see Keegan and Gabby at this event. I WIIISH Skate Canada put Gabby into SCI no disrespect to Uliana

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Swedish Ice Dance team

And Milla and Nikolaj is out from the entries... They are signed up for the Warsaw Cup and Tallinn Trophy as well. I didn´t really think they were going to do all of them, so not surprised they have WD from one. I´m wondering though - this seem like a likely podium finish for them, so it seemed like a easy competition for them to get ranking points. Or didn´t it meet the criteria for WR points? I´m not sure it does now after they WD. Or maybe it still does, just barely

There are now 6 entries from 5 different ISU members.

Edit: I think it still should be just valid as long as not more teams WD. Singles has 8 entries requirement and 4 ISU members, but ice dance has 6 teams requirements and 4 SU members. It doesn´t sound like a plausible explanation to WD unless they expects more teams to WD eventually.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

And Milla and Nikolaj is out from the entries... They are signed up for the Warsaw Cup and Tallinn Trophy as well. I didn´t really think they were going to do all of them, so not surprised they have WD from one. I´m wondering though - this seem like a likely podium finish for them, so it seemed like a easy competition for them to get ranking points. Or didn´t it meet the criteria for WR points? I´m not sure it does now after they WD. Or maybe it still does, just barely

There are now 6 entries from 5 different ISU members.

Edit: I think it still should be just valid as long as not more teams WD. Singles has 8 entries requirement and 4 ISU members, but ice dance has 6 teams requirements and 4 SU members. It doesn´t sound like a plausible explanation to WD unless they expects more teams to WD eventually.

Thank you for prompting me to look at the entries again. Because I just spotted Marilena's name!!!

How did I manage to miss it before?! (Unless she is an addition).

CaroLiza_fan

 

[norwegianfairytale]

Thank you for prompting me to look at the entries again. Because I just spotted Marilena's name!!!

How did I manage to miss it before?! (Unless she is an addition).

CaroLiza_fan

She is also on the entries for Denkova Staviski Cup. Not sure they are overlapping or not, but surely it´s close.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

She is also on the entries for Denkova Staviski Cup. Not sure they are overlapping or not, but surely it´s close.

Boys but you are quick off the mark! I checked the Denkova-Staviski club's website only an hour ago, and the Entries / Results page for the ISU part of the event wasn't up then.

Well done!

The link has now been added to the OP of that event's thread.

Given that Marilena belongs to the Denkova-Staviski club, I would bet that she will be at her club's flagship event rather than here in Graz.

In a way it's a pity, because it would have been interesting having another head-to-head between her and Stefania. See how things have progressed between them since the Robin Cousins Cup.

It's going to be a busy week for me keeping track of the Cypriot girls, because we also have Oliviia in action at the Volvo Open Cup!

My three favourite skaters all in action! My head is going to be all over the place!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Day 1 of the IceChallenge is starting now. And we begin in the Interclub part of the event with a girls double-bill. A group of 7 Juvenile girls, followed by 29 Basic Novice girls.

Livestream for the Juvenile Ladies FS is now on air.

Here is the link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7yJvt4Yy88

All the other information you may need can be found in the OP of this thread.

Hope this helps

ALL THE BEST EVERYBODY!!!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Awwww. The wee totes!

Great camera-work, with zooming in so that we can properly see what these little girls are doing, rather tham them being tiny dots in the middle of the screen.

They are using the old set of ISU graphics that can actually be read, unlike the new ISU graphics which can't.

My only complaint is that when the skaters are getting their results, they are sitting in the dark. The screen behind them isn't producing sufficient light for us to see them. Some proper lights are needed as well.

But, on the whole, I'm really impressed with the production so far.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Unfortunately, the wee Hungarian girl finished way after her music. Which is a pity, because she was good.

Oh, according to the livescoring, she didn't get a deduction. That's nice, being less strict on the youngsters.

This is probably a symptom of how the entry forms were filled out, but there is a great variety in the amount of information that is being displayed in the graphics from one skater to the next. I think the aim is to have have the age, coach and music. For the Austrian skaters, we have always had the age at least. But, it was very noticeable that for the two foreign skaters, the graphics didn't even have that.

But, regardless of the amount of information being displayed, they are far better than the current ISU graphics.

Yay! They have added some lighting to the results area!

Thank you!



First group of the Basic Novices are now doing their Warm-Up.

CaroLiza_fan