The Autumn Classic International is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by Skate Canada. The competition debuted in 2014 in Barrie, Ontario, as one of the inaugural competitions of the Challenger Series. The Autumn Classic International has been a Challenger Series event six times during its history. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and when the event was part of the Challenger Series, skaters earned ISU World Standing points based on their results. The event was last held in 2023 in Montreal.
History The ISU Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union 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. When an event is held as part of the Challenger Series, it must host at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance) and representatives from at least ten different ISU member nations. The minimum number of entrants required for each discipline is eight skaters each in men's singles and women's singles, five teams in pair skating, and six teams in ice dance. Each ISU member nation is eligible to enter up to three skaters or teams per discipline in each competition, although Skate Canada may enter an unlimited number of entrants in their own event.
The inaugural edition of the Autumn Classic International coincided with the launch of the Challenger Series and was held in Barrie, Ontario. Ross Miner of the United States won the men's event, Gabrielle Daleman of Canada won the women's event, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada won the pairs event, and Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dance event. The Autumn Classic International was a Challenger Series event in 2014, from 2016 to 2019, in 2021, and in 2023. No competition was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the event in 2021 was held without spectators or media present. The most recent iteration was held in 2023 in Montreal.
Senior medalists
CS: Challenger Series event
Men's singles The men's event at the 2021 Autumn Classic International was not part of the Challenger Series competition. +Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Barrie Ross Miner Nam Nguyen Jeremy Ten 2015 Yuzuru Hanyu Sean Rabbitt 2016 CS Montreal Misha Ge Max Aaron 2017 CS Javier Fernández Yuzuru Hanyu Keegan Messing 2018 CS Oakville Yuzuru Hanyu Cha Jun-hwan Roman Sadovsky 2019 CS Kévin Aymoz Keegan Messing 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Montreal Conrad Orzel Bennet Toman Beres Clements 2022 No competition held 2023 CS Montreal Ilia Malinin Kévin Aymoz Stephen Gogolev
Women's singles +Senior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Barrie Gabrielle Daleman Angela Wang Julianne Séguin 2015 Elizabet Tursynbaeva Haruka Imai Angela Wang 2016 CS Montreal Mirai Nagasu Alaine Chartrand Elizabet Tursynbaeva 2017 CS Kaetlyn Osmond Mai Mihara 2018 CS Oakville Bradie Tennell Evgenia Medvedeva Maé-Bérénice Méité 2019 CS Rika Kihira Lim Eun-soo 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 CS Montreal Marilena Kitromilis You Young Ji Seo-yeon 2022 No competition held 2023 CS Montreal Kaori Sakamoto Kaiya Ruiter Justine Miclette
Pairs +Senior pairs' event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Barrie 2015 2016 CS Montreal 2017 CS 2018 CS Oakville 2019 No pairs competition held 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 CS Montreal 2022 No competition held 2023 CS Montreal
Ice dance +Senior ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Barrie 2015 2016 CS Montreal 2017 CS 2018 CS Oakville 2019 CS 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 CS Montreal 2022 No competition held 2023 CS Montreal
Junior medalists Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2015 Barrie Cha Jun-hwan Joseph Phan Hugh Brabyn-Jones 2016 Montreal Edrian Paul Celestino Mark Gorodnitsky Iliya Kovler 2017 Eric Liu Beresford Clements
Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2015 Barrie Amanda Stan Alicia Pineault McKenna Colthorp 2016 Montreal Aurora Cotop Olivia Gran An So-hyun 2017 Julie Froetscher Jeon Su-been Hannah Dawson
Cumulative medal count (senior medalists) Men's singles
Women's singles
Pairs
Ice dance
Total medals
References
External links Skate Canada