Ice Challenge
The Ice Challenge (formerly known as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen or Leo Scheu Memorial) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. The event is usually held every autumn in Graz, Austria. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. In 2014 and 2015, the Ice Challenge's senior events were part of the ISU Challenger Series.
History
The event began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen (Leo Scheu Memorial). It was re-titled the Ice Challenge in 2008.[1] The name Leo Scheu Memorial was retained for a junior, novice, and lower-level competition that is held in conjunction with the senior event. Leo Scheu was the founder of the ice skating club Graz and a member of the Nazi Party.[2]
In 2011, the ISU designated the Ice Challenge as one of the events at which skaters could achieve a minimum score.[3] In 2014 and 2015, the Ice Challenge's senior events were part of the ISU Challenger Series. The 2016 edition was cancelled.[4]
Senior medalists
Men
Ladies
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Kanako Murakami |
 Valentina Marchei |
 Amanda Dobbs |
[5] |
| 2010 |  Lena Marrocco |
 Natalia Popova |
 Sarah Hecken |
[6] |
| 2011 | Caroline Zhang |
Natalia Popova |
 Linnea Mellgren |
[7] |
| 2012 |  Jenna McCorkell |
Isabelle Olsson |
 Monika Simančíková |
[8] |
| 2013 | Courtney Hicks |
Miki Ando |
Nicole Rajičová |
[9] |
| 2014 CS | Hannah Miller |
Isabelle Olsson |
 Ivett Tóth |
[10] |
| 2015 CS | Mirai Nagasu |
 Maria Artemieva |
Tyler Pierce |
[11] |
| 2017 |  Dasa Grm |
Giada Russo |
 Natalie Klotz |
[12] |
Pairs
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin |
Chloe Katz / Joseph Lynch |
Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek |
[5] |
| 2010 | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende |
Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin |
 Ji Hyang Ri / Won Hyok Thae |
[6] |
| 2011 | Andrea Poapst / Chris Knierim |
Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave |
 Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski |
[7] |
| 2012 | Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir |
Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff |
Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski |
[8] |
| 2013 | Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff |
Maylin Wende / Daniel Wende |
Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea |
[9] |
| 2014 CS | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin |
Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer |
Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave |
[10] |
| 2015 CS | Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim |
Mari Vartmann / Ruben Blommaert |
Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise |
[11] |
| 2017 | Lena Kreitmeier / Anton Kempf |
No other competitors | [12] | |
Ice dancing
Junior medalists
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Franz Streubel |
 Kamil Białas |
 Timothy Leemann |
[5] |
| 2010 | Stanislav Pertsov |
Martin Rappe |
Olexander Kucher |
[6] |
| 2011 | Peter James Hallam |
Kamil Dymowski |
Nicola Todeschini |
[7] |
| 2012 |  Tomáš Kupka |
Alexander Bjelde |
Peter James Hallam |
[8] |
| 2013 | Alexey Genya |
Tomáš Kupka |
Charles Tetar |
[9] |
| 2014 | Dmitri Aliev |
 Byun Se-jong |
Anton Kempf |
[13] |
| 2015 | Petr Gumennik |
Daniel Grassl |
Catalin Dimitrescu |
[14] |
| 2016 | No competition held | |||
| 2017 | Jonathan Hess |
Gabriele Frangipani |
Nik Folini |
[15] |
Ladies
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Gerli Liinamäe |
Barbora Švédová |
Anastasia Kistler |
[5] |
| 2010 | Monika Simančíková |
Isabelle Olsson |
Lara Eisenbauer |
[6] |
| 2011 | Kristina Zaseeva |
Elin Hallberg |
Gabriella Josefsson |
[7] |
| 2012 | Sabrina Schulz |
Minami Hanashiro |
 Nelma Hede |
[8] |
| 2013 | Maria-Katharina Herceg |
Anna Dušková |
Yasmine Kimiko Yamada |
[9] |
| 2014 | Lea Johanna Dastich |
Byun Jihyun |
Anna Dušková |
[13] |
| 2015 | Stanislava Konstantinova |
Maria Perederova |
Kristina Isaev |
[14] |
| 2016 | No competition held | |||
| 2017 | Alessia Tornaghi |
Stefanie Pesendorfer |
Júlia Láng |
[15] |
Pairs
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Klára Kadlecová / Petr Bidař |
Evgenia Krapivina / Konstantin Medovikov |
Catherine Clement / James Hunt |
[5] |
| 2010 |  Rachel Epstein / Dmitry Epstein |
No other competitors | [6] | |
| 2011 | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin |
Magdalena Klatka / Radosław Chruściński |
Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer |
[7] |
| 2012 | Annabelle Prölss / Ruben Blommaert |
No other competitors | [8] | |
| 2013 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař |
No other competitors | [9] | |
| 2014 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař |
No other competitors | [13] | |
| 2015 | No pairs competition | |||
| 2016 | No competition held | |||
| 2017 | Sara Carli / Marco Pauletti |
No other competitors | [15] | |
Ice dancing
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stefanie Frohberg / Tim Giesen |
Maria Nosulia / Evgeni Kholoniuk |
Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost |
[5] |
| 2010 | Karolina Procházková / Michal Češka |
Lolita Yermak / Alexander Liubchenko |
Jana Čejková / Alexandr Sinicyn |
[6] |
| 2011 | Ekaterina Bugrov / Vasili Rogov |
Sophie Jones / Richard Sharpe |
Ria Schiffner / Julian Salatzki |
[7] |
| 2012 |  Çağla Demirsal / Berk Akalın |
Julia Dolgikh / Alexandr Prachanov |
Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd |
[8] |
| 2013 | Carolina Moscheni / Ádám Lukács |
Estelle Elizabeth / Romain Le Gac |
Christine Smith / Simon Eisenbauer |
[9] |
| 2014 | Carolina Moscheni / Ádám Lukács |
Sara Ghislandi / Giona Ortenzi |
Eva Khachaturian / Andrei Bagin |
[13] |
| 2015 | No ice dancing competition | |||
| 2016 | No competition held | |||
| 2017 | Sasha Fear / George Waddel |
Ria Schwendinger / Valentin Wunderlich |
Villö Marton / Danyil Semko |
[15] |
Advanced novice medalists
Boys
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Michael Christian Martinez |
Clement Ledoux |
Simon-Gabriel Ionian |
[5] |
| 2010 | Simon-Gabriel Ionian |
Marco Klepoch |
Thomas Kennes |
[6] |
| 2011 |  Sondre Oddvold Boe |
John Hallman |
Marco Klepoch |
[7] |
| 2012 | Matej Gregorc |
Niclas Rust |
 Steven Spencer Baker |
[8] |
| 2013 | Severin Reich |
Petr Kotlařík |
Matýaš Bělohradský |
[9] |
| 2014 | Radek Jakubka |
Florian Paschke |
Kai Jagoda |
[13] |
| 2015 | Gabriel Folkesson |
Maxim Knorr |
Jonathan Egyptsson |
[14] |
| 2016 | No novice competition | |||
| 2017 | Davide Calderari |
Mozes-Jozsef Berei |
Didier Dijkstra |
[15] |
Girls
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jana Čejková |
Victoria Manni |
Agata Kryger |
[5] |
| 2010 | Alisson Perticheto |
Lutricia Bock |
Kristina Yntema |
[6] |
| 2011 | Liubov Efimenko |
Elizaveta Yushenko |
Kristina Yntema |
[7] |
| 2012 | Danielle Harrison |
Sallianna Öztürk |
Nina Letenayová |
[8] |
| 2013 | Anita Östlund |
Anastasia Schneider |
Michaela Lucie Hanzlíková |
[9] |
| 2014 | Pauline Wanner |
Ann-Christin Marold |
Noemie Carroue |
[13] |
| 2015 |  Alina Urušadze |
Ann-Christin Marold |
Dora Nagy |
[14] |
| 2016 | No novice competition | |||
| 2017 | Zoe Gal |
Regina Schermann |
Bernadett Szigeti |
[15] |
Pairs
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin |
No other competitors | [5] | |
| 2010– 2011 |
No pairs competition | |||
| 2012 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař |
Natálie Kratěnová / Petr Kotlařík |
Christina Baker / Steven Baker |
[8] |
| 2013 | Natálie Kratěnová / Petr Kotlařík |
No other competitors | [9] | |
| 2014– 2017 |
No pairs competition | [13] | ||
Ice dancing
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ria Schiffner / Julian Salatzki |
Joanna Zając / Damian Binkowski |
Colette Long / Daniel Linovice |
[5] |
| 2010 | Annika Maczka / Henry Aiken |
Christine Smith / Simon Eisenbauer |
 Laura Abts / Maarten Buckens |
[6] |
| 2011 | Valeria Neiman / Grigoriy Smirnov |
No other competitors | [7] | |
| 2012 | Sofia Polishchuk / Alexander Vakhnov |
Anastasia Savitskaya / Alexey Dubrovin |
Polina Velikanova / Elisey Kramar |
[8] |
| 2013 | No ice dancing competition | |||
| 2014 | Maria Marchenko / Egor Pozdnyakov |
Candice Girardot / Thomas De Lorenzi |
Salome Gehmlich / Samuel Joshua Steffan |
[13] |
| 2015– 2016 |
No ice dancing competition | |||
| 2017 | Emily-Lucine Phillips / Jayin Panesar |
Lea Enderlein / Malte Brandt |
Klara Kazdova / Filip Strubl |
[15] |
References
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- ^ "ISU Grand Prix 2011 - 12 Announcement". International Skating Union. July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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