The Cranberry Cup International is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Skating Club of Boston at their facility in Norwood, Massachusetts, in the United States. The competition debuted in 2021. In 2024, it became part of the Challenger Series. Medals are awarded in men's singles and women's singles at the senior and junior levels; when the event is part of the Challenger Series, skaters earn ISU World Standing points based on their results.
History The inaugural edition of the Cranberry Cup International was held in 2021 at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, in the United States. Vincent Zhou and Alysa Liu, both of the United States, won the men's and women's event, respectively. Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Russia won the pairs event. The pairs event was only held in 2021; beginning in 2022, only the men's and women's events have been contested.
In 2024, the Cranberry Cup International was the first event of the ISU Challenger Series, a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) 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 the U.S. Figure Skating may enter an unlimited number of entrants in their own event. The Cranberry Cup International is held in conjunction with the John Nicks Pairs Challenge – the former hosts the men's and women's events, while the latter hosts the pairs event – and the two competitions constitute the U.S. Figure Skating's contribution to the Challenger Series.
Senior medalists CS: Challenger Series event
Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2021 Vincent Zhou Jimmy Ma Maxim Naumov 2022 Mark Gorodnitsky Tomoki Hiwatashi Eric Sjoberg 2023 Wesley Chiu Jimmy Ma Lucas Broussard Luc Economides 2025 CS Roman Sadovsky Aleksandr Selevko Stephen Gogolev 2026 CS Aleksandr Selevko Daniel Martynov Mark Gorodnitsky
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2021 Alysa Liu You Young Mariah Bell 2022 Audrey Shin Sonja Hilmer Amber Glenn 2023 Lindsay Thorngren Ava Marie Ziegler Kaiya Ruiter Sarah Everhardt Elyce Lin-Gracey Isabeau Levito Isabeau Levito Sofia Samodelkina Shin Ji-a 2026 CS Kim Yu-seong Kim Yu-jae Logan Higase-Chen
Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2021
Junior medalists Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2021 Matthew Nielsen William Annis Jacob Sanchez 2022 Beck Strommer Jacob Sanchez Alec Guinzbourg 2023 David Li Aleksandr Fegan 2024 Yanhao Li Jacob Sanchez Grayson Long 2025 Grayson Long Anthony Paradis 2026 Henry Gao Colton Moness Grayson Long
Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze 2021 Ava Marie Ziegler Jessica Lin Maryn Pierce 2022 Lia Pereira Phattaratida Kaneshige Phoebe Stubblefield 2023 Katie Shen Logan Higase-Chen Josephine Lee 2024 Emilia Nemirovsky Mia Kalin 2025 Sophie Joline von Felten Annika Chao Kaya Tiernan 2026 Lia Cho Kaya Tiernan Emilia Nemirovsky
Cumulative medal count (senior medalists) Men's singles
Women's singles
Total medals This table includes one gold medal for Russia, and one silver medal and one bronze medal each for the United States, from the pairs competition in 2021.
References
External links Cranberry Cup International at the Skating Club of Boston Cranberry Cup International at Skating Scores