2026 CS Cranberry Cup International

2026 Cranberry Cup International
Logo of the Cranberry Cup International
Type:ISU Challenger Series
Date:August 8 – 9
Season:2026–27
Location:Norwood, Massachusetts,
United States
Host:U.S. Figure Skating
Venue:Skating Club of Boston
Champions
Men's singles:
Estonia Aleksandr Selevko
Women's singles:
South Korea Kim Yu-seong
Previous:
2025 CS Cranberry Cup International
Next CS:
2026 CS Kinoshita Group Cup

The 2026 Cranberry Cup International is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating, and the first event of the 2026–27 ISU Challenger Series. It is held at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, in the United States, from August 8 to 9. Medals are awarded in men's and women's singles, and skaters earn ISU World Standing points based on their results.

Background

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.[1] The 2026 Cranberry Cup is held from August 8 to 9.[2]

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.[3] The 2026–27 Challenger Series consists of thirteen events, of which the Cranberry Cup International was the first.[4] 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 U.S. Figure Skating's contribution to the Challenger Series.[5]

Changes to preliminary assignments

The International Skating Union published the preliminary list of entrants on July 28, 2026. [6]

Date Discipline Withdrew Added Ref.
July 31 Men Israel Tamir Kuperman United States Ryan Azadpour [7][8]
N/a United States Will Annis
Women Philippines Cathryn Limketkai N/a
United States Sophie Joline von Felten
August 6 Philippines Maxine Bautista [9]
August 8 Azerbaijan Nargiz Suleymanova [10]

Required performance elements

Men and women competing in single skating first perform a short program on August 8.[2] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[11] 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.[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]

Skaters perform their free skates on August 9.[2] The free skate can last no more than 4 minutes,[11] 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.[13]

Judging

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.[14] Each Grade of Execution (GOE) from –5 to +5 is assigned a value as indicated on the Scale of Values.[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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

Program component factoring[15]
Discipline Short program
or rhythm dance		 Free skate
or free dance
Men 1.67 3.33
Women 1.33 2.67

Deductions are applied for certain violations, such as time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[18] 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.[19]

Medal summary

Aleksandr Selevko at the 2024 World Championships
Kim Yu-seong at the 20245 Junior Grand Prix Final
The 2026 Cranberry Cup International champions: Aleksandr Selevko of Estonia (men's singles) and Kim Yu-seong of South Korea (women's singles)
Medalists[20]
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Estonia Aleksandr Selevko United States Daniel Martynov Israel Mark Gorodnitsky
Women South Korea Kim Yu-seong South Korea Kim Yu-jae United States Logan Higase-Chen

Results

Men's singles

Men's results[21]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Selevko  Estonia 246.15 1 87.65 1 158.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Martynov  United States 221.38 3 79.34 2 142.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Gorodnitsky  Israel 203.31 2 80.99 4 122.32
4 Kai Kovar  United States 198.26 4 67.80 3 130.46
5 Will Annis  United States 175.80 5 66.24 6 109.56
6 Ryan Azadpour  United States 170.83 8 53.25 5 117.58
7 Lev Vinokur  Israel 163.81 6 61.25 7 102.56
8 Gabriel Martínez  Ecuador 137.92 9 45.22 8 92.70
9 Oliver Praetorius  Sweden 135.39 7 55.81 9 79.58

Women's singles

Women's results[22]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Yu-seong  South Korea 202.70 1 67.77 1 134.93
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kim Yu-jae  South Korea 180.92 2 66.59 3 114.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Logan Higase-Chen  United States 176.46 3 61.46 2 115.00
4 Chloe Levine  United States 164.61 4 52.85 4 111.76
5 Olivia Phillips  Sweden 151.79 5 52.15 5 99.64
6 Marietta Atkins  Poland 112.26 8 35.20 6 77.06
7 Uma Zagele  Lithuania 111.94 7 40.92 7 71.02
8 Misheel Otgonbaatar  Mongolia 77.52 9 26.87 8 50.65
WD Katie Shen  United States Withdrew 6 48.93 Withdrew from competition

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Cranberry Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cranberry Cup International Challenger Series" (PDF). International Skating Union. p. 10. Retrieved August 8, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Challenger Series". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ Slater, Paula (June 16, 2026). "ISU announces 2026-27 international figure skating events". Golden Skate. Retrieved August 8, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Challenger Series in Figure Skating 2025/26 – Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "ISU Challenger Series Cranberry Cup International 2026 Event Competitors" (PDF). Retrieved August 11, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ @AnythingGOE (July 31, 2026). "🇮🇱 Tamir Kuperman, 🇵🇭 Cathryn Limketkai, and 🇺🇸 Sophie Joline von Felten have withdrawn from Cranberry Cup" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ↑ @AnythingGOE (July 31, 2026). "🇺🇸 Ryan Azadpour and 🇺🇸 Will Annis have been added to Cranberry Cup" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  9. ↑ @AnythingGOE (August 6, 2026). "🇵🇭 Maxine Bautista has withdrawn from Cranberry Cup" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ "Cranberry Cup International 2026: Senior Women Short Program". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved August 11, 2026. Suleymanova did not start the short program.
  11. 1 2 S&P/ID 2026, p. 50.
  12. 1 2 S&P/ID 2026, p. 67.
  13. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 70.
  14. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, pp. 9, 52–53.
  15. 1 2 3 "Communication No. 2786: Single & Pair Skating – Scale of Values and Program Components" (PDF). International Skating Union. July 2, 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  16. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 9.
  17. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 10.
  18. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, pp. 10–11.
  19. ↑ S&P/ID 2026, p. 12.
  20. ↑ "2026 Cranberry Cup Int'l". Skating Scores.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "2026 Cranberry Cup Int'l – Mens Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved August 9, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ "2026 Cranberry Cup Int'l – Womens Final Results". Skating Scores. Retrieved August 9, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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