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2026 CS Nepela Memorial
Logo of the Nepela Memorial
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:24 – 27 September
Season:2026–27
Location:Bratislava, Slovakia
Host:Slovak Figure Skating Federation
Venue:Ondrej Nepela Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Individual Neutral Athletes Evgeni Semenenko
Women's singles:
South Korea Kim Yu-seong
Ice dance:
Spain Olivia Smart
and Tim Dieck
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The 2026 Nepela Memorial is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Slovak Figure Skating Federation, and the sixth event of the 2026–27 ISU Challenger Series.[1] It will be held at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 24 to 27 September 2026.[1] Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance, and skaters will earn ISU World Standing points based on their results. Evgeni Semenenko of Individual Neutral Athlete, won the men's event; Kim Yu-seong of South Korea won the women's event; and Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck of Spain won the ice dance event.

Background

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The Nepela Memorial is named in honor of Ondrej Nepela, a Slovak figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was the 1972 Olympic gold medalist, three-time World champion (1971–73), five-time European champion (1969–73), eight-time Czechoslovak national champion (1965–69, 1971–73),[2] and the Slovak athlete of the 20th century.[3]

The ISU Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) and organized by ISU member nations. The objective was 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.[4] The 2026–27 Challenger Series consisted of thirteen events, of which the Nepela Memorial was the sixth.[1]

Changes in preliminary assignments

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The International Skating Union published the preliminary list of entrants on 8 September 2026.[5][6][7]

Discipline Withdrew Added Ref.
Date Country Skater(s) Date Country Skater(s)
Ice dance 20 September  Israel
N/a [8]
Women 20 September  Czech Republic 20 September  Czech Republic [9]
Men 22 September  Chinese Taipei N/a [10]
Women 25 September  Azerbaijan N/a [11]

Required performance elements

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Single skating

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Men and women competing in single skating first perform their short programs on 25 September.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[12] the short program has to include the following elements:

For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[13]

For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[13]

Men perform their free skates on September 26, while women perform theirs on September 27.[1] The free skate can last no more than 4 minutes,[12] and has to include the following: six jump elements, of which one has to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one has to be a spin combination, one a flying spin, and one a choreographic spin; one step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.[14]

Ice dance

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Couples competing in ice dance first perform their rhythm dances on September 26.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[12] the theme of the rhythm dance this season is "Rhythm and Waltz".[15] The rhythm dance has to include the following elements: one section of the Golden Waltz pattern dance, one creative dance element, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence while not touching.[15]

Couples then perform their free dances on September 27.[1] The free dance can last no longer than 4 minutes,[12] and has to include the following: three dance lifts or one short lift and one combination lift; one dance spin; one step sequence in hold; one set of synchronized twizzles, one one-foot turns sequence in hold, and two choreographic elements.[15]

Judging

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Skaters are judged according to the required technical elements of their program (such as jumps and spins), as well as the overall presentation of their program, based on three program components (skating skills, presentation, and composition). Each technical element in a figure skating performance is assigned a predetermined base point value and scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from −5 to +5 based on the quality of its execution.[16] Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 is assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values.[17][15] For example, a triple Axel is worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of +3 is worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of +3 earns 10.40 points.[17] The judging panel's GOE for each element is determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements are added together to generate a Total Elements Score.[18] At the same time, the judges evaluate each performance based on the five aforementioned program components and assign each a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component is also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores are then multiplied by the factor shown on the chart below; the results are added together to generate a total Program Component Score.[19]

Program component factoring[17]
Discipline Short program
or rhythm dance		 Free skate
or free dance
Men 1.67 3.33
Women 1.33 2.67
Ice dance 1.33 2.00

Deductions are applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[20] The Total Elements Score and Program Component Score are then added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[21]

Medal summary

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Evgeni Semenenko at the 2024 Russian Championships
Kim Yu-seong at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final
Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck at the 2025 World Championships
The 2026 Nepela Memorial champions (from left to right): Evgeni Semenenko of Individual Neutral Athlete (men's singles); Kim Yu-seong of South Korea (women's singles); and Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck of Spain (ice dance)
Medalists[22]
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Individual Neutral Athletes Evgeni Semenenko Italy Daniel Grassl Kazakhstan Mikhail Shaidorov
Women South Korea Kim Yu-seong South Korea Lee Hae-in Slovakia Olivia Lengyelová
Ice dance

Results

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Men's singles

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Men's results[23][24]
Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS
1 Evgeni Semenenko Individual Neutral Athletes Individual Neutral Athlete 292.09 1 101.16 1 190.93
2 Daniel Grassl  Italy 278.80 2 99.10 2 179.70
3 Mikhail Shaidorov  Kazakhstan 272.75 3 95.98 3 176.77
4 Gleb Lutfullin Individual Neutral Athletes Individual Neutral Athlete 251.46 4 85.70 5 165.76
5 Adam Siao Him Fa  France 249.35 9 79.18 4 170.17
6 Adam Hagara  Slovakia 225.18 6 80.23 6 144.95
7 Vladimir Samoilov  Poland 220.05 5 80.59 8 139.46
8 Samy Hammi  France 218.10 10 76.26 7 141.84
9 Andreas Nordebäck  Sweden 216.39 8 79.26 10 137.13
10 Grigory Fedorov Individual Neutral Athletes Individual Neutral Athlete 213.80 7 80.16 11 133.64
11 Cha Young-hyun  South Korea 201.35 15 62.35 9 139.00
12 Lukáš Václavík  Slovakia 200.41 12 70.97 12 129.44
13 David Bondar  Canada 192.19 11 71.68 16 120.51
14 Goku Endo  United States 187.16 21 59.48 13 127.68
15 Elias Sayed  Sweden 186.48 18 60.59 14 125.89
16 Xan Rols  France 186.12 14 64.55 15 121.57
17 Hugo Bostedt  Sweden 181.21 13 64.97 18 116.24
18 Georgii Reshtenko  Czech Republic 180.11 19 59.98 17 120.13
19 Vadym Novikov  Ukraine 173.04 20 59.80 19 113.24
20 Maksym Petrychenko  Austria 164.92 24 54.29 20 110.63
21 David Sedej  Slovenia 154.25 16 61.72 23 92.53
22 Arin Yorke  United Kingdom 153.05 17 60.68 24 92.37
23 Aleksei Vlasenko  Hungary 152.13 22 56.44 21 95.69
24 Tadeáš Václavík  Czech Republic 148.19 23 55.02 22 93.17
25 Jan Valtera  Czech Republic 133.68 25 50.10 25 83.58
26 Jedidiah Lincoln  United Kingdom 126.11 26 45.51 27 80.60
27 Jozef Čurma  Slovakia 123.62 28 41.20 26 82.42
28 Daniel Korabelnik  Lithuania 120.88 27 45.29 28 75.59

Women's singles

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Women's results[25]
Rank Skater Nation Total points SP FS
1 Kim Yu-seong  South Korea 202.70 4 61.27 1 141.43
2 Lee Hae-in  South Korea 190.55 2 63.12 2 127.43
3 Olivia Lengyelová  Slovakia 182.99 3 62.28 3 120.71
4 Sophie Joline von Felten  United States 175.64 5 60.15 4 115.49
5 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 166.69 6 59.72 5 106.97
6 Nina Pinzarrone  Belgium 164.89 7 58.84 6 106.05
7 Julia Sauter  Romania 163.23 1 64.03 7 99.20
8 Reese Rose  Canada 151.62 9 54.96 8 96.66
9 Youn Seo-jin  South Korea 150.20 10 54.82 10 95.38
10 Kateřina Hanušová  Czech Republic 146.59 11 50.61 9 95.98
11 Elyce Lin-Gracey  United States 145.88 8 57.43 14 88.45
12 Eve Dubecq  France 138.93 12 50.22 13 88.71
13 Karolina Białas  Poland 136.93 18 44.11 11 92.82
14 Adéla Vallová  Czech Republic 136.60 14 46.05 12 90.55
15 Maxine Bautista  Philippines 133.04 13 46.65 15 86.39
16 Yelyzaveta Surova  Poland 125.72 17 44.73 16 80.99
17 Terézia Pócsová  Slovakia 125.37 16 44.92 17 80.45
18 Julija Lovrenčič  Slovenia 123.22 15 45.24 18 77.98
19 Polina Dzsumanyijazova  Hungary 116.70 21 41.72 19 74.98
20 Inès Belot  France 116.42 19 43.98 22 72.44
21 Sofiia Ekzarkhova  Ukraine 115.49 20 42.77 21 72.72
22 Paula Belevica  Latvia 112.39 22 39.33 20 73.06
23 Adelija Matjunina  Latvia 86.84 23 31.06 24 55.78
24 Linda Dzerve  Latvia 86.33 25 27.06 23 59.27
25 Julia Fennell  Israel 83.63 24 28.92 25 54.71
WD Nargiz Süleymanova  Azerbaijan Withdrew from competition

Ice dance

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Ice dance results[26]
Rank Team Nation Total points RD FD
1  Spain 197.22 1 79.17 1 118.05
2  Finland 194.10 3 76.45 2 117.65
3  United States 190.81 2 76.59 3 114.22
4  Czech Republic 180.94 4 74.20 5 106.74
5  United States 178.78 10 68.12 4 110.66
6  Finland 178.72 5 73.79 6 104.93
7 Individual Neutral Athletes Individual Neutral Athlete 177.93 7 73.38 7 104.55
8  France 177.80 6 73.40 8 104.40
9  Canada 175.08 8 72.08 10 103.00
10  United States 169.26 11 65.58 9 103.68
11  Spain 168.48 9 69.87 11 98.61
12  Netherlands 153.35 13 60.76 12 92.59
13  Ukraine 152.49 12 65.04 15 87.45
14  Switzerland 145.42 16 55.53 13 89.89
15  Italy 144.55 14 56.97 14 87.58
16  Poland 142.67 15 56.24 16 86.43
17  Austria 135.98 17 54.27 17 81.71
18  Egypt 117.52 18 48.21 18 69.31

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "34th Nepela Memorial" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 September 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Ondrej Nepela". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Slovakia (2014 ed.). Scarecrow Press. 14 November 2013. p. 488. ISBN 9780810880306.
  4. ↑ "Challenger Series". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 (Men)". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 September 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 (Women)". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 September 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "ISU CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 (Ice Dance)". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 September 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ @AnythingGOE (20 September 2026). "🇮🇱 Shira Ichilov / Mikhail Nosovitskiy have withdrawn from Nepela Memorial" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  9. ↑ @AnythingGOE (20 September 2026). "🇨🇿 Michaela Malkova replaces Barbora Vrankova at Nepela Memorial" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ @AnythingGOEs (22 September 2026). "(TPE) Yu-Hsiang Li has withdrawn from Nepela Memorial" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  11. ↑ "34.Nepela Memorial Women - Short Program Result Details". Slovak Figure Skating. 25 September 2026. Did not start short program.
  12. 1 2 3 4 S&P/ID 2026, p. 50.
  13. 1 2 S&P/ID 2026, p. 67.
  14. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 70.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Communication No. 2795: Ice Dance – Requirements for Technical Specifications" (PDF). International Skating Union. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, pp. 9, 52–53.
  17. 1 2 3 "Communication No. 2786: Single & Pair Skating – Scale of Values and Program Components" (PDF). International Skating Union. 2 July 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  18. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 9.
  19. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 10.
  20. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, pp. 10–11.
  21. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 12.
  22. ↑ "CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
  23. ↑ "CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 – Men – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 – Men – Short Program – Result Details". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  25. ↑ "CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 – Women – Short Program – Result Details". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "CS 34th Nepela Memorial 2026 – Ice Dance – Result Details". International Skating Union. Retrieved 27 September 2026.

Works cited

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