Denis Ten Memorial Challenge

Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
Logo of the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
StatusActive
GenreISU Challenger Series
FrequencyAnnual
CountryKazakhstan Kazakhstan
Inaugurated2019
Previous event2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
Next event2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
Organized byDenis Ten Foundation

The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Denis Ten Foundation in Kazakhstan.[1] The competition debuted in 2019 and is named in honor of Denis Ten, a former Kazakh figure skater who won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge has been an ISU Challenger Series event every year since 2021. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and as part of the Challenger Series, skaters earn ISU World Standing points based on their results.

History

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Denis Ten receives the silver medal at the 2016 Trophée de France.
Denis Ten with his silver medal at the 2016 Trophée de France

The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge is named in honor of Denis Ten, a former figure skater who competed internationally for Kazakhstan. He was the 2014 Winter Olympic bronze medalist, two-time World medalist (silver in 2013; bronze in 2015), the 2015 Four Continents champion, and five-time Kazakh national champion. He was a member of the Astana Presidential Club, an organized that supported and developed high-achievement sports in Kazakhstan.[2] Ten was murdered on 19 July 2018 in Almaty by two carjackers who were attempting to steal his car mirrors.[3] Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, described Ten as "a great athlete and a great ambassador for his sport... Such a tragedy to lose him at such a young age."[4]

The inaugural edition of the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was held in 2019 in Almaty. Morisi Kvitelashvili of Georgia won the men's event, Serafima Sakhanovich of Russia won the women's event, Lina Kudriavtseva and Ilia Spiridonov of Russia won the pairs event, and Katharina Müller and Tim Dieck of Germany won the ice dance event.[5] The competition was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2021, the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was the seventh event of the ISU Challenger Series,[7] a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and organized by ISU member nations. The objective is to ensure consistent organization and structure within a series of international competitions linked together, providing opportunities for senior-level skaters to compete at the international level and also earn ISU World Standing points.[8] The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge has been a Challenger Series event every year since. The 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge is scheduled to take place 1–4 October in Astana.[9]

Senior medalists

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Mikhail Shaidorov at the 2024 World Championships
Anastasiia Gubanova at the 2016 Grand Prix Final
Natálie Taschlerová and Filip Taschler at the 2024 World Championships
The 2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champions: Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan (men's singles); Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia (women's singles); and Natálie Taschlerová and Filip Taschler of the Czech Republic (ice dance)

CS: Challenger Series

Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty Georgia (country) Morisi Kvitelashvili Russia Makar Ignatov Estonia Daniel Albert Naurits [5]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 CS Nur-Sultan Russia Petr Gumennik Russia Mark Kondratiuk Russia Andrei Mozalev [10]
2022 CS Almaty Georgia (country) Nika Egadze Kazakhstan Dias Jirenbayev Azerbaijan Vladimir Litvintsev [11]
2023 CS Astana South Korea Lim Ju-heon Georgia (country) Nika Egadze South Korea Kim Han-gil [12]
2024 CS Kazakhstan Mikhail Shaidorov Azerbaijan Vladimir Litvintsev Georgia (country) Nika Egadze [13]

Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty Russia Serafima Sakhanovich Russia Anastasiia Guliakova Bulgaria Alexandra Feigin [5]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 CS Nur-Sultan Belarus Viktoriia Safonova Azerbaijan Ekaterina Ryabova Ukraine Anastasiia Shabotova [10]
2022 CS Almaty South Korea Kim Min-chae Kazakhstan Anna Levkovets South Korea Choi Da-bin [11]
2023 CS Astana Israel Mariia Seniuk South Korea Choi Da-bin Georgia (country) Alina Urushadze [12]
2024 CS Georgia (country) Anastasiia Gubanova Kazakhstan Sofia Samodelkina Italy Lara Naki Gutmann [13]

Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Dorota Broda
  • Pedro Betegón
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2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 Nur-Sultan
  • Russia
  • Karina Akopova
  • Nikita Rakhmanin
  • Russia
  • Anastasia Mukhortova
  • Dmitry Evgenyev
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2022–24 No pairs competitors since 2021

Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty [5]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 CS Nur-Sultan [10]
2022 CS Almaty [11]
2023 CS Astana [12]
2024 CS [13]

Junior medalists

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Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty Russia Daniil Samsonov Russia Artur Danielian Russia Mark Kondratyuk [5]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 Nur-Sultan Russia Vladislav Dikidzhi Russia Fedor Zonov Russia Semyon Soloviev [10]
2022 Almaty Kazakhstan Artur Smagulov Israel Leonid Gitelman Kazakhstan Nikita Krivosheyev [11]
2023 Astana South Korea Choi Ha-bin Georgia (country) Konstantin Supatashvili Turkey Ali Efe Günes [12]
2024 Kazakhstan Nikita Krivosheyev Kazakhstan Artur Smagulov Kazakhstan Temirlan Yakiyaev [13]

Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty Russia Daria Usacheva Russia Maiia Khromykh Bulgaria Maria Levushkina [5]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 Nur-Sultan Russia Sofia Samodelkina Russia Elizaveta Kulikova Belarus Varvara Kisel [10]
2022 Almaty Georgia (country) Inga Gurgenidze South Korea Kim Yu-seong Kazakhstan Karina Issakova [11]
2023 Astana Israel Anna Iushchenkova South Korea Park Eun-bi [12]
2024 Cyprus Vasilisa Bogomolova Kazakhstan Veronika Kim Kazakhstan Anna Sannikova [13]

Ice dance

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Junior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019 Almaty No junior ice dance competitors [5]
2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 Nur-Sultan
  • Russia
  • Vasilisa Kaganovskaia
  • Valeriy Angelopol
  • Russia
  • Sofia Leonteva
  • Daniil Gorelkin
  • Russia
  • Taisia Linchevskaya
  • Timur Babaev-Smirnov
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2022 Almaty No junior ice dance competitors [11]
2023 Astana
  • Georgia (country)
  • Mariia Alieva
  • Yehor Barshak
  • Germany
  • Mia Lee Mayer
  • Davide Calderari
 [12]
2024 No junior ice dance competitors [13]

Cumulative medal count (senior medalists)

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Men's singles

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Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Georgia2114
2 Russia1225
3 Kazakhstan1102
4 South Korea1012
5 Azerbaijan0112
Totals (5 entries)55515

Women's singles

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Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia1113
 South Korea1113
3 Georgia1012
4 Belarus1001
 Israel1001
6 Kazakhstan0202
7 Azerbaijan0101
8 Italy0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (9 entries)55515

Pairs

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Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in pairs by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia2114
2 Spain0112
Totals (2 entries)2226

Ice dance

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Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany1203
2 Russia1012
3 Czech Republic1001
 Georgia1001
 Japan1001
6 Ukraine0112
7 France0101
 United States0101
9 Canada0011
 Hungary0011
 Kazakhstan0011
Totals (11 entries)55515

Total medals

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Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia54514
2 Georgia4127
3 South Korea2125
4 Kazakhstan1315
5 Germany1203
6 Belarus1001
 Czech Republic1001
 Israel1001
 Japan1001
10 Azerbaijan0213
11 Ukraine0123
12 Spain0112
13 France0101
 United States0101
15 Canada0011
 Hungary0011
 Italy0011
Totals (17 entries)17171751

References

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  1. ^ "Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2019 – Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ Omarov, Ilyas (4 July 2013). "Astana Presidential Sports Club Launched". The Astana Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ^ Mather, Victor (19 July 2018). "Denis Ten, 25, Olympic Skating Medalist, Dies After Stabbing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Tributes paid to Olympic medallist Ten following reports of fatal stabbing". AOL. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "2019 Denis Ten Memorial". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "CANCELLED – 2020 Denis Ten Memorial". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Communication No. 2390". International Skating Union. 13 April 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Challenger Series". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "2021 Denis Ten Memorial CS". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "2022 Denis Ten Memorial CS". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "2023 Denis Ten Memorial". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "2024 Denis Ten Memorial". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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