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International Challenge Cup
International figure skating competition
International figure skating competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | International Challenge Cup |
| logo | Challenge Cup logo.png |
| logo_alt | Logo of the International Challenge Cup |
| status | Active |
| frequency | Annual |
| venue | IJssportcentrum Tilburg |
| genre | National championships |
| location | Tilburg |
| country | NED Netherlands |
| first | 1978 |
| organized | Dutch Ice Skating Association |
The International Challenge Cup (formerly known as the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held in the Netherlands during the last week in February. Although the competition had been held for years in The Hague, a three-year contract was signed in 2022 with the city of Tilburg to host the competition at the IJssportcentrum Tilburg.
Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels.
History
In the 1970s and 1980s, the competition was titled the Ennia Challenge Cup and held in November. The event was later renamed as the Aegon Challenge Cup after its title sponsor, Aegon N.V.
Since 2017, the Dutch Figure Skating Championships have been combined with the Challenge Cup.
Senior results
Men's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 2008 | 2009 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA David Santee | JPN Fumio Igarashi | CAN Daniel Béland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Scott Cramer | FRA Jean-Christophe Simond | CAN Dennis Coi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Robin Cousins | CAN Gordon Forbes | USA Robert Wagenhoffer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean-Christophe Simond | USA Mark Cockerell | CAN Daniel Béland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Rudi Cerne | USA James Santee | CAN Dennis Coi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brian Boitano | FRG Norbert Schramm | TCH Jozef Sabovčík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Brian Orser | JPN Takashi Mura | FRG Rudi Cerne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCH Petr Barna | URS Viktor Petrenko | USA Christopher Bowman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Kristoffer Berntsson | ITA Samuel Contesti | GER Clemens Brummer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Samuel Contesti | BEL Kevin van der Perren | SUI Jamal Othman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Brian Joubert | USA Jeremy Abbott | ITA Samuel Contesti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Brian Joubert | USA Alexander Johnson | FRA Chafik Besseghier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takahito Mura | USA Douglas Razzano | FRA Chafik Besseghier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Ivan Righini | ESP Javier Raya | JPN Ryuju Hino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Jorik Hendrickx | USA Jordan Moeller | GEO Morisi Kvitelashvili | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Adrien Tesson | ITA Daniel Grassl | FIN Valtter Virtanen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Sōta Yamamoto | JPN Yuma Kagiyama | SUI Lukas Britschgi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shoma Uno | JPN Keiji Tanaka | FRA Adrien Tesson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Mikhail Kolyada | FRA Romain Ponsart | FRA Adam Siao Him Fa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ilia Malinin | EST Mihhail Selevko | JPN Sōta Yamamoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shun Sato | JPN Sōta Yamamoto | ITA Matteo Rizzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KAZ Mikhail Shaidorov | JPN Tatsuya Tsuboi | JPN Kazuki Tomono | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Sena Miyake | MEX Donovan Carrillo | ISR Mark Gorodnitsky |
Women's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Emi Watanabe | FIN Susan Broman | FIN Kristiina Wegelius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUI Denise Biellmann | TCH Renata Baierová | URS Natalia Strelkova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCH Renata Baierová | USA Elaine Zayak | CAN Heather Kemkaran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jackie Farrell | GDR Katarina Witt | JPN Megumi Yanagihara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GDR Katarina Witt | USA Elaine Zayak | CAN Diane Ogibowski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Vikki de Vries | FRG Claudia Leistner | URS Anna Antonova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GDR Katarina Witt | JPN Midori Ito | JPN Sachie Yuki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GDR Constanze Gensel | JPN Yukari Yoshimori | USA Yvonne Gómez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Karen Venhuizen | AUT Kathrin Freudelsperger | SUI Viviane Käser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Akiko Suzuki | TUR Tuğba Karademir | USA Becky Bereswill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Viktoria Helgesson | SWE Joshi Helgesson | GER Constanze Paulinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Carolina Kostner | ITA Valentina Marchei | USA Alissa Czisny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Carolina Kostner | FRA Maé-Bérénice Méité | AUT Kerstin Frank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Isabelle Olsson | JPN Haruka Imai | SUI Anna Ovcharova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kanako Murakami | SWE Joshi Helgesson | NED Niki Wories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Loena Hendrickx | USA Caroline Zhang | CAN Larkyn Austman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Wakaba Higuchi | JPN Rika Hongo | JPN Marin Honda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Rika Kihira | USA Starr Andrews | JPN Wakaba Higuchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Rika Kihira | JPN Yuhana Yokoi | CAN Madeline Schizas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Loena Hendrickx | TPE Emmy Ma | CYP Emilea Zingas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Rino Matsuike | USA Lindsay Thorngren | HUN Júlia Láng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kaori Sakamoto | JPN Mai Mihara | JPN Mana Kawabe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kaori Sakamoto | JPN Yuna Aoki | FRA Lorine Schild | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Rinka Watanabe | JPN Rion Sumiyoshi | JPN Mako Yamashita | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Niki Wories | GER Sarah Marie Pesch | NED Jolanda Vos |
Pairs
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 1977–78 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No other competitors |
Ice dance
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No other competitors |
Junior results
Men's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 2008 | 2009 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Andrew Gonzales Jr. | USA Daniel O'Shea | JPN Yukihiro Yoshida | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Daisuke Murakami | USA Joshua Farris | BEL Jorik Hendrickx | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Peter James Hallam | TUR Osman Akgun | GBR Charlie Parry-Evans | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Sei Kawahara | JPN Kazuki Tomono | GER Panagiotis Polizoakis | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Tomoki Hiwatashi | FIN Juho Pirinen | ESP Héctor Alonso | ||||||||||||||||
| SUI Nurullah Sahaka | ESP Aleix Gabara Xanco | GER Thomas Junski | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Taichiro Yamakuma | JPN Yuto Kishina | GER Kai Jagoda | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shun Sato | GER Daniel Sapozhnikov | GER Tim England | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Nozomu Yoshioka | GER Denis Gurdzhi | GBR Edward Appleby | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shunsuke Nakamura | SUI Naoki Rossi | USA Taira Shinohara | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Haruya Sasaki | JPN Haru Kakiuchi | SUI Georgii Pavlov | ||||||||||||||||
| SWE Hugo Bostedt | GER Robert Wildt | ITA Nikolay di Tria | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA Gianni Motilla | AUT Tobia Oellerer | USA Lorenzo Elano | ||||||||||||||||
| BEL Denis Krouglov | RSA Cody Kock | ESP Andre Zapata |
Women's results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Rachael Flatt | USA Alexe Gilles | USA Chrissy Hughes | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Brittney Rizo | JPN Shoko Ishikawa | USA Amanda Dobbs | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kanako Murakami | USA Ellie Kawamura | SWE Isabelle Olsson | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Leah Keiser | CAN Gabrielle Daleman | ITA Giada Russo | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kaori Sakamoto | USA Elena Taylor | FIN Emmi Peltonen | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Rebecca Peng | NED Kyarha van Tiel | BEL Loena Hendrickx | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Emmy Ma | CAN Olivia Gran | SWE Smilla Szalkai | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Nana Araki | JPN Yuhana Yokoi | AUT Stefanie Pesendorfer | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuhana Yokoi | GER Maria Aimeé Renne | FIN Selma Välitalo | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Mone Chiba | ITA Ginevra Lavinia Negrello | JPN Shiika Yoshioka | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Mone Chiba | JPN Ayumi Shibayama | ITA Anna Pezzetta | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ayumi Shibayama | JPN Ikura Kushida | JPN Yurina Okuno | |||||||||||||||||
| SWE Alexandra Odman | GER Julia Grabowski | BEL Danielle Verbinnen | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Sherry Zhang | USA Angela Shao | NED Lucca Dijkhuizen | |||||||||||||||||
| BEL Lilou Remeysen | FRA Stefania Gladki | GER Anna Gerke |
Pairs
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No other competitors | ||||||||||||
| No other competitors |
Ice dance
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | 2008 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|
References
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- "Challenge Cup 2008". Figure Skating Corner.
- (8 March 2009). "Challenge Cup 2009". Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond.
- (22 February 2015). "Challenge Cup 2015". Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond.
- (February 2017). "Challenge Cup 2017". Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond.
- "Challenge Cup 2018". Figure Skating Corner.
- "Challenge Cup 2019". Figure Skating Corner.
- "Challenge Cup 2020". Figure Skating Corner.
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- "Challenge Cup 2022". Figure Skating Corner.
- "Challenge Cup 2023". Figure Skating Corner.
- "Challenge Cup 2024". Figure Skating Corner.
- (February 16, 2025). "Challenge Cup 2025". Figure Skating Corner.
- (January 25, 2026). "Challenge Cup 2026". International Skating Union.
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