2025 CS Trialeti Trophy

The 2025 Trialeti Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Georgian Figure Skating Union, and the eighth event of the 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series.^[1] It was held at the Ice Palace Tbilisi in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 8 to 11 October 2025.^[1] Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance, and skaters earned ISU World Standing points based on their results. All of the champions were from Georgia: Nika Egadze in the men's event, Anastasiia Gubanova in the women's event, Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava in the pairs event, and Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin in the ice dance event.

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.^[2] The 2025–26 Challenger Series consists of eleven events, of which the Trialeti Trophy was the eighth.

The International Skating Union published the preliminary list of entrants on 17 September 2025.^[3]

Men and women competing in single skating first performed their short programs on Thursday, 9 October.^[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,^[11] the short program had 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 a step sequence using the full ice surface.^[12]

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.^[12]

Men performed their free skates on Friday, 10 October, while women performed theirs on Saturday, 11 October.^[1] The free skate performance for both men and women could last no more than 4 minutes,^[11] and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one had to be a flying spin, and one had to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.^[13]

Couples competing in pair skating first performed their short programs on Friday, 10 October.^[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,^[11] the short program has to include the following elements: one pair lift, one double or triple twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.^[14]

Couples performed their free skates on Saturday, 11 October.^[1] The free skate performance can last no more than 4 minutes,^[11] and has to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one has to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.^[15]

Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on Thursday, 9 October.^[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,^[11] the theme of the rhythm dance this season was "music, dance styles, and feeling of the 1990s". Examples of applicable dance styles and music included, but were not limited to: pop, Latin, house, techno, hip-hop, and grunge.^[16] The rhythm dance had to include the following elements: one pattern dance step sequence, one choreographic rhythm sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.^[16]

Couples then performed their free dances on Friday, 10 October.^[1] The free dance could last no longer than 4 minutes,^[11] and had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements.^[16]

All of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps and spins – were assigned a predetermined base value and then scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from –5 to 5 based on their quality of execution.^[17] Every Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to 5 was assigned a value (a percentage of the element's base value) as shown on the Scale of Values (SOV).^[18] For example, a triple Axel was worth a base value of 8.00 points, and a GOE of 3 was worth 2.40 points, so a triple Axel with a GOE of 3 earned 10.40 points.^[19] The judging panel's GOE for each element was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (the average after discarding the highest and lowest scores). The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a total elements score.^[18] At the same time, the judges evaluated each performance based on three program components – skating skills, presentation, and composition – and assigned a score from 0.25 to 10 in 0.25-point increments.^[20] The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results were added together to generate a total program component score.^[21]

Deductions were applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.^[23] The total element score and total program component score were added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.^[24]

Kyrylo Marsak of Ukraine was forced to withdraw prior to the free skate after he came down with food poisoning.

• "Special Regulations & Technical Rules – Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2024" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.