International Challenge Cup

The International Challenge Cup (formerly the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup)[1] is an annual figure skating competition generally held in February or March in The Hague, Netherlands.

Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, novice, and pre-novice levels, such as "Debs". Some categories may be omitted in some years due to a lack of participants.

History

In the 1970s and 1980s, the competition was titled the Ennia Challenge Cup and held in November.[2][3] It later become known as the Aegon Challenge Cup after its title sponsor.[1]

By the 21st century, the competition had moved to February or March. The 2016 edition was cancelled.

Senior medalists

Men

Senior men
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
1977–78 United States David Santee Japan Fumio Igarashi Canada Daniel Béland [1]
1978–79 United States Scott Cramer France Jean-Christophe Simond Canada Dennis Coi [1]
1979–80 United Kingdom Robin Cousins Canada Gordon Forbes United States Robert Wagenhoffer [1][3]
1980–81 France Jean-Christophe Simond United States Mark Cockerell Canada Daniel Béland [1]
1981–82 West Germany Rudi Cerne United States James Santee Canada Dennis Coi [1]
1982–83 United States Brian Boitano West Germany Norbert Schramm Czechoslovakia Jozef Sabovčík [1]
1983–84 Canada Brian Orser Japan Takashi Mura West Germany Rudi Cerne [1]
1984–85 Czechoslovakia Petr Barna Soviet Union Viktor Petrenko United States Christopher Bowman [1]
2008 Sweden Kristoffer Berntsson Italy Samuel Contesti Germany Clemens Brummer [4]
2009 Italy Samuel Contesti Belgium Kevin van der Perren Switzerland Jamal Othman [5]
2012 France Brian Joubert United States Jeremy Abbott Italy Samuel Contesti [6]
2013 France Brian Joubert United States Alexander Johnson France Chafik Besseghier [7]
2014 Japan Takahito Mura United States Douglas Razzano France Chafik Besseghier [8]
2015 Italy Ivan Righini Spain Javier Raya Japan Ryuju Hino [9]

Ladies

Senior ladies
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
1977–78 Japan Emi Watanabe Finland Susan Broman Finland Kristiina Wegelius [1]
1978–79 Switzerland Denise Biellmann Czechoslovakia Renata Baierová Soviet Union Natalia Strelkova [1]
1979–80 Czechoslovakia Renata Baierová United States Elaine Zayak Canada Heather Kemkaran [1]
1980–81 United States Jackie Farrell East Germany Katarina Witt Japan Megumi Yanagihara [1]
1981–82 East Germany Katarina Witt United States Elaine Zayak Canada Diane Ogibowski [1]
1982–83 United States Vikki de Vries West Germany Claudia Leistner Soviet Union Anna Antonova [1]
1983–84 East Germany Katarina Witt Japan Midori Ito Japan Sachie Yuki [1]
1984–85 East Germany Constanze Gensel Japan Yukari Yoshimori United States Yvonne Gómez [1]
2007 Netherlands Karen Venhuizen Austria Kathrin Freudelsperger Switzerland Viviane Käser [10]
2008 Japan Akiko Suzuki Turkey Tuğba Karademir United States Becky Bereswill [4]
2009 Sweden Viktoria Helgesson Sweden Joshi Helgesson Germany Constanze Paulinus [5]
2012 Italy Carolina Kostner Italy Valentina Marchei United States Alissa Czisny [6]
2013 Italy Carolina Kostner France Maé-Bérénice Méité Austria Kerstin Frank [7]
2014 Sweden Isabelle Olsson Japan Haruka Imai Switzerland Anna Ovcharova [8]
2015 Japan Kanako Murakami Sweden Joshi Helgesson Netherlands Niki Wories [9]

Pairs

Senior pairs
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
1978–79 Soviet Union Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovsky United States Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli Czechoslovakia Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl [1]
1979–80 Soviet Union Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovsky Soviet Union Veronica Pershina / Marat Akbarov West Germany Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz [1][2]
1980–81 West Germany Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz United States Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers United Kingdom Susan Garland / Robert Daw [1]
1981–82 Canada Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini Soviet Union Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov United States Vicki Heasley / Peter Oppegard [1]
1982–83 Soviet Union Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov East Germany Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert United Kingdom Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins [1]
1983–84 East Germany Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert Canada Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom Canada Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler [1][2]
1984–85 Soviet Union Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov Canada Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston United States Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold [1]
2013 France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea Germany Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave [7]
2014 France Daria Popova / Bruno Massot Germany Annabelle Prölß / Ruben Blommaert Italy Giulia Foresti / Luca Demattè [8]
2015 United States Gretchen Donlan / Nathan Bartholomay United Kingdom Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman Germany Minerva-Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert [9]

Ice dancing

Senior ice dancing
Season Gold Silver Bronze Details
1977–78 Soviet Union Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin ? Skoro / ? Badaj United States Stacey Smith / John Summers [1]
1978–79 Czechoslovakia Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich Soviet Union Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn Susi H / Peter ? [1]
1979–80 Czechoslovakia Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich Soviet Union Elena Garanina / Igor Zavozin Susi H / Peter ? [1]
1980–81 Soviet Union Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin Soviet Union Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn United Kingdom Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams [1]
1981–82 United States Carol Fox / Richard Dalley Czechoslovakia Jana Beránková / Jan Barták Canada Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall [1]
1982–83 United Kingdom Karen Barber / Nicky Slater Soviet Union Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn [1]
1983–84 Soviet Union Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev Canada Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall [1]
1984–85 Soviet Union Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union Maia Usova / Alexander Zhulin Austria Kathrin Beck / Christoff Beck [1]

Junior medalists

Men

Junior men
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2008 United States Andrew Gonzales Jr. United States Daniel O'Shea Japan Yukihiro Yoshida [4]
2009 Japan Daisuke Murakami United States Joshua Farris Belgium Jorik Hendrickx [5]
2012 United Kingdom Peter James Hallam Turkey Osman Akgun United Kingdom Charlie Parry-Evans [6]
2014 Japan Sei Kawahara Japan Kazuki Tomono Germany Panagiotis Polizoakis [8]
2015 United States Tomoki Hiwatashi Finland Juho Pirinen Spain Héctor Alonso [9]

Ladies

Junior ladies
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2007 United States Rachael Flatt United States Alexe Gilles United States Chrissy Hughes [10]
2008 United States Brittney Rizo Japan Shoko Ishikawa United States Amanda Dobbs [4]
2009 Japan Kanako Murakami United States Ellie Kawamura Sweden Isabelle Olsson [5]
2012 United States Leah Keiser Canada Gabrielle Daleman Italy Giada Russo [6]
2014 Japan Kaori Sakamoto United States Elena Taylor Finland Emmi Peltonen [8]
2015 United States Rebecca Peng Netherlands Kyarha van Tiel Belgium Loena Hendrickx [9]

Pairs

Junior pairs
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2012 United States Jessica Pfund / A.J. Reiss Russia Anastasia Dolidze / Vadim Ivanov Germany Vanessa Bauer / Nolan Seegert [6]
2014 United States Jessica Lee / Robert Hennings United States Aya Takai / Brian Johnson Hong Kong Marin Ono / Hon Lam To [8]
2015 Japan Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet Ukraine Renata Ohanesian / Mark Bardei United States Gabriella Marvaldi / Cody Dolkiewicz [9]

Ice dancing

Junior ice dancing
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2008 United States Kaylin Patitucci / Karl Edelman Poland Justyna Plutowska / Dawid Pietrzyński Austria Sonja Pauli / Tobias Eisenbauer [4]

Advanced novice medalists

Men

Advanced novice men
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2008 Japan Keiji Tanaka United States David Wang Italy Filippo Ambrosini [4]
2009 Japan Sei Kawahara Switzerland Carlo Roethlisberger Switzerland Sergey Balashov [5]
2012 Canada Roman Sadovsky Japan Taichi Honda Norway Sondre Oddvoll Bøe [6]
2013 Sweden Illya Solomin Japan Reo Ishizuka United Kingdom Christopher Bland [7]
2014 Spain Aleix Gabara Xanco Italy Adrien Bannister Spain Ernesto Martinez [8]
2015 Japan Sena Miyake Spain Tomas LLorenç Guarino Germany Marvin Römpler [9]

Ladies

Advanced novice ladies
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2007 United States Angela Maxwell Austria Miriam Ziegler Austria Alessandra Laurencik [10]
2008 United States Marissa Secundy France Maé Bérénice Méité Japan Roanna Sari Oshikawa [4]
2009 Japan Mao Watanabe Norway Camilla Gjersem Japan Ayaka Osamura [5]
2012 Japan Yura Matsuda Finland Nelma Hede Sweden Victoria Englund [6]
2013 Japan Wakaba Higuchi Sweden Sallianna Öztürk Finland Emma Niemi [7]
2014 Japan Wakaba Higuchi Netherlands Kyarha van Tiel Latvia Nikola Mažgane [8]
2015 Japan Yuna Aoki Sweden Maggie Hills Germany Maële Oberlander [9]

Novice pairs

Novice pairs
Year Gold Silver Bronze Details
2009 Poland Magdalena Klatka / Radosław Chruściński Germany Karolin Salatzki / Nolan Seegert Netherlands Rachel Epstein / Dmitry Epstein [5]

References

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