Nebelhorn Trophy, part of the ISU Challenger Series, will serve a dual purpose this year as the last Olympic Qualifying Competition for countries that did not earn any Olympic spots in a discipline at the 2017 World Championships. The top 6 men, top 6 ladies, top 5 pairs and top 6 ice dance teams from countries without Olympic spots will earn one spot each for their country. Meanwhile, the fifth Junior Grand Prix event of the season will take place in Croatia.
NEBELHORN TROPHY
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Designation: Challenger Series
When: Sept. 27-30
Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
Level & disciplines: senior men, ladies, ice dance, pairs
How to watch: Free livestream on Dailymotion
Schedule (CEST, UTC+2)
9/28: Short Dance 10:00; Pairs’ SP 13:05; Men’s SP 17:30
9/29: Ladies’ SP 08:15; Pairs’ FS 13:45; Men’s FS 18:00
9/30: Free Dance 09:00; Ladies’ FS 12:25; Gala 20:15
Notable skaters competing for Olympic spots:
Men: (6 spots available) Jorik Hendrickx, Matteo Rizzo, Julian Yee, Michael Christian Martinez, June Hyoung Lee, Alexander Majorov, Yaroslav Paniot, Stephane Walker
Ladies: (6 spots available) Anastasia Galustyan, Kailani Craine, Amy Lin, Viveca Lindfors, Anne Line Gjersem, Matilda Algotsson, Alexia Paganini, Anna Khnychenkova
Pairs: (5 spots available) Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya/Harley Windsor, Miriam Ziegler/Severin Kiefer, Anna Duskova/Martin Bidar, Tae Ok Ryom/Ju Sik Kim, Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau-Audet, Paige Connors/Evgeni Krasnopolski
Ice dance: (6 spots available) Viktoria Kavaliova/Yurii Bieliaiev, Kavita Lorenz/Joti Polizoakis, Penny Coomes/Nicholas Buckland, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed, Yura Min/Alexander Gamelin, Olga Jakushina/Andrey Nevskiy, Cortney Mansour/Michal Ceska
Notable skaters not competing for Olympic spots: Alexander Johnson, Aliona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Ashley Cain/Timothy Leduc