Denis Ten Memorial Challenge

File:Denis Ten at the 2016 Trophée de France - Awarding ceremony (cropped).jpg with his silver medal at the 2016 Trophée de France]]

The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge is named in honor of Denis Ten, a former figure skater who competed internationally for Kazakhstan. He was the 2014 Winter Olympic bronze medalist, two-time World medalist (silver in 2013; bronze in 2015), the 2015 Four Continents champion, and five-time Kazakh national champion. He was a member of the Astana Presidential Club, an organized that supported and developed high-achievement sports in Kazakhstan.{{cite web |author=Omarov |first=Ilyas |date=4 July 2013 |title=Astana Presidential Sports Club Launched |url=http://www.astanatimes.kz/index.php?uin=1290951500&pg=1373470400 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102043421/http://www.astanatimes.kz/index.php?uin=1290951500&pg=1373470400 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=31 October 2013 |work=The Astana Times}} Ten was murdered on 19 July 2018 in Almaty by two carjackers who were attempting to steal his car mirrors.{{cite news |last=Mather |first=Victor |date=19 July 2018 |title=Denis Ten, 25, Olympic Skating Medalist, Dies After Stabbing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/sports/denis-ten-olympic-skater.html |access-date=19 July 2018 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719180828/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/sports/denis-ten-olympic-skater.html |url-status=live }} Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, described Ten as "a great athlete and a great ambassador for his sport... Such a tragedy to lose him at such a young age."{{cite web |date=19 July 2018 |title=Tributes paid to Olympic medallist Ten following reports of fatal stabbing |url=https://www.aol.co.uk/sport/2018/07/19/tributes-paid-to-olympic-medallist-ten-following-reports-of-fata/?guccounter=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233440/https://www.aol.co.uk/sport/2018/07/19/tributes-paid-to-olympic-medallist-ten-following-reports-of-fata/?guccounter=1 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |access-date=19 July 2018 |website=AOL |publisher=}}

The inaugural edition of the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was held in 2019 in Almaty. Morisi Kvitelashvili of Georgia won the men's event, Serafima Sakhanovich of Russia won the women's event, Lina Kudriavtseva and Ilia Spiridonov of Russia won the pairs event, and Katharina Müller and Tim Dieck of Germany won the ice dance event. The competition was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge was the seventh event of the ISU Challenger Series,{{Cite web |date=13 April 2021 |title=Communication No. 2390 |url=https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/25726-isu-communication-2390/file/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810090207/https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/25726-isu-communication-2390/file/ |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=International Skating Union}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Challenger Series |url=https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/events/isu-challenger-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329175324/https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/events/isu-challenger-series/ |archive-date=March 29, 2025 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=International Skating Union}} The Denis Ten Memorial Challenge has been a Challenger Series event every year since. The 2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge is scheduled to take place 1–4 October in Astana.{{Cite web |title=2025 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge |url=https://www.goldenskate.com/events/2025-denis-ten-memorial-challenge-challenger-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250523023613/https://www.goldenskate.com/events/2025-denis-ten-memorial-challenge-challenger-series/ |archive-date=23 May 2025 |access-date=22 May 2025 |website=Golden Skate}}

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| footer = The 2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champions: Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan (men's singles); Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia (women's singles); and Natálie Taschlerová and Filip Taschler of the Czech Republic (ice dance)

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| image1 = Mikhail Shaidorov 2024 Worlds Short Program 4.jpg

| image2 = 2016 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Anastasiia Gubanova IMG 3414 color-corrected.jpg

| image3 = Natalie Taschlerova & Filip Taschler 2024 Worlds Rhythm Dance 3.jpg

| alt1 = Mikhail Shaidorov at the 2024 World Championships

| alt2 = Anastasiia Gubanova at the 2016 Grand Prix Final

| alt3 = Natálie Taschlerová and Filip Taschler at the 2024 World Championships

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CS: Challenger Series

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| caption = Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in men's singles by nation

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| gold_GEO = 2 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 1

| gold_KAZ = 1 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 0

| gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 1

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 2

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{{Medals table

| caption = Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in women's singles by nation

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| gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 1 | bronze_AZE = 0

| gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 0

| gold_GEO = 1 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 1

| gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 0

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 2 | bronze_KAZ = 0

| gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 1

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 1

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1

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{{Medals table

| caption = Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in pairs by nation

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| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 1

| gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 1

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{{Medals table

| caption = Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals in ice dance by nation

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| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0

| gold_GEO = 1 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 0

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 0

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1

| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 0

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 0 | bronze_KAZ = 1

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 1

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0

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{{Medals table

| caption = Total number of Denis Ten Memorial Challenge medals by nation

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| event =

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| gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 2 | bronze_AZE = 1

| gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 0

| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 1

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0

| gold_GEO = 4 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 2

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 0

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1

| gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 0

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 0

| gold_KAZ = 1 | silver_KAZ = 3 | bronze_KAZ = 1

| gold_KOR = 2 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 2

| gold_RUS = 5 | silver_RUS = 4 | bronze_RUS = 5

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 2

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0

}}

{{reflist|30em}}

• [https://www.skatingscores.com/tenmem/ Denis Ten Memorial Challenge] at Skating Scores
• [https://denistenfoundation.org/ Denis Ten Foundation]

{{Denis Ten Memorial Challenge}}

{{ISU Challenger Series}}

Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by Kazakhstan

Category:Sports competitions in Almaty

Category:ISU Challenger Series