The German top ice skating couple Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin won this year’s Nebelhorn trophy in Oberstdorf in front of the Japanese world champion duo Ryūichi Kihara/Riku Miura.
At the end of September, the international figure skating scene traditionally meets in Oberstdorf. At this year’s 57th edition of the Nebelhorn Trophy, athletes from all over the world compete. This year the event was a first indicator on the way to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. The new programs full of risky jumps and powerful turns were listed on the ice – a foretaste of the big title fights in the coming year.
Home win for German Duo Hase/Volodin
In the well -known field of participants, the German European champions Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin succeeded in the perfect start to the season. With 221.38 points were won just ahead of the Japanese world champions Ryūichi Kihara/Riku Miura with 221.03 points.
After the short program, Hase/Volodin was still in second place. With the number of points at the Nebelhorn trophy, the German top.
Stephen Gogolev wins Men’s competition
Previously, the men’s freestyle in Oberstdorf was on the program. The Canadian Stephen Gogolev won ahead of Andrew Torgashev (USA) and the European champion from Switzerland, Lukas Britschgi.
As the best German, after a remarkable freestyle, Arthur Wolfgang Mai landed in twelve. The Berliner, who trains in Oberstdorf, left Kai Jagoda (Berlin/13th) and Luca Fuenfer (Augsburg/16th) behind.
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What is that Challenger series?
The Nebelhorn Trophy is part of the ISU Challenger series – a kind of B series to the actual World Cup, which is called Grand Prix in figure skating. The absolute top athletes such as Hase/Volodin also take part in it, because it serves as a competition practice.
At the start of the season in Oberstdorf, the runners and couples test their new choreographies, which they have developed over the summer. Comparable to the Challenger series is the Diamond League in athletics. Athletes can also participate here at any time, but it is not a league mode in which several competitions would have to be completed.
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Source: BR24Sport 25.09.2025 – 5:10 p.m.
