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Ice Star

The Ice Star – originally called the Minsk-Arena Ice Star – was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Skating Union of Belarus at the Minsk-Arena in Minsk, Belarus. The competition debuted in 2012, and was also a Challenger Series event twice during its history. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and when the event was part of the Challenger Series, skaters earned World Standing points based on their results. On 1 March 2022, in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee, the ISU banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from hosting or attending any international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, the 2021 Ice Star was the last iteration of this event to be held.

Ice Star
Logo of the Ice Star
StatusInactive
GenreInternational competition
FrequencyAnnual
VenueMinsk-Arena
LocationMinsk
CountryBelarus Belarus
Inaugurated2012
Most recent
2021
Organised bySkating Union of Belarus

History

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The Ice Star – originally called the Minsk-Arena Ice Star – debuted in 2012. Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine won the men's event, Polina Shelepen of Russia won the women's event, and Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov of Azerbaijan won the ice dance event.[1]

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 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.[2] Challenger Series events had to be scheduled between 1 August and 15 December. When an event was held as part of the Challenger Series, it had to host at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance) and representatives from at least twelve different ISU member nations. The minimum number of entrants required for each discipline was: eight skaters each in men's singles and women's singles, five teams in pair skating, and six teams in ice dance.[3] While ISU member nations were limited to sending a maximum of three skaters or teams per discipline to each event, Skate Canada could enter an unlimited number of entrants in their own event. Additionally, each skater or team was limited to participating in at most three Challenger Series events each season.[4] The Ice Star was a Challenger Series event twice: in 2017 and 2019.[5][6]

On 1 March 2022, the ISU banned all athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from participating at any international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] As such, the 2021 Ice Star was the last iteration of the competition to be held.[8]

Senior medalists

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Yakov Godorozha at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Polina Shelepen at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov at the 2012 World Championships
From left to right: The inaugural Ice Star champions: Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine (men's singles); Polina Shelepen of Russia (women's singles); and Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov of Azerbaijan (ice dance)

CS: Challenger Series event

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 No pairs competitors [1]
2013
  • Russia
  • Arina Voevodina
  • Mikhail Akulov
 [9]
2014–16 No pairs competitors
2017 CS [5]
2018 [13]
2019 No pairs competitors [6]
2020 No other competitors [14]
2021
  • Belarus
  • Ekaterina Yurova
  • Dmitry Bushlanov
 No other competitors [8]

Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012
  • Ukraine
 [1]
2013 [9]
2014 [10]
2015 [11]
2016 [12]
2017 CS [5]
2018 [13]
2019 CS [6]
2020
  • Belarus
  • Karina Sidarenka
  • Maksim Yalenich
 No other competitors [14]
2021
  • Russia
  • Ekaterina Mironova
  • Evgeni Ustenko
  • Estonia
  • Aleksandra Samersova
  • Kevin Ojala
 [8]

Junior results

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Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 Ukraine Ivan Pavlov Belarus Pavel Ignatenko Germany Markus Ramisch [1]
2013 Russia Adian Pitkeev Russia Stanislav Andryunin Belarus Anton Karpuk [9]
2014 Russia Andrei Vorotnikov Belarus Anton Karpuk Georgia (country) Irakli Maysuradze [10]
2015 Ukraine Ivan Shmuratko Belarus Yakau Zenko Estonia Aleksandr Selevko [11]
2016 Russia Artem Kovalev Sweden Gabriel Folkesson Georgia (country) Nika Egadze [12]
2017 Russia Vladimir Samoilov Georgia (country) Irakli Maysuradze Russia Artem Zotov [5]
2018 Georgia (country) Irakli Maysuradze Czech Republic Matyáš Bělohradský Russia Mark Kondratiuk [13]
2019 Russia Mark Kondratiuk Kazakhstan Rakhat Bralin Belarus Yauhenii Puzanau [6]
2020 Belarus Mikalai Kazlou Belarus Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Belarus Alexander Egorov [14]
2021 Belarus Vasil Barakhouski Russia Daniil Shevtcov Belarus Ilya Stsiapankou [8]

Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012 Finland Jenni Saarinen Lithuania Aleksandra Golovkina Germany Minami Hanashiro [1]
2013 Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Ukraine Alina Beletskaya Ukraine Valeria Kozinets [9]
2014 Belarus Anastasia Zaitsava Ukraine Maria Gavrilova Belarus Lizaveta Avsiukevich [10]
2015 Sweden Anita Östlund Estonia Kristina Lisovskaja Latvia Anželika Kļujeva [11]
2016 South Korea Lee Hyun-soo South Korea Ko Eun-bi South Korea Jeon Su-been [12]
2017 Russia Anna Tarusina Russia Ksenia Pankova Russia Victoria Vasilieva [5]
2018 Russia Viktoriia Safonova France Alizée Crozet Russia Kamila Sultanmagomedova [13]
2019 Ukraine Anastasiia Shabotova Estonia Niina Petrõkina [6]
2020 Belarus Varvara Kisel Belarus Milana Ramashova Belarus Lizaveta Balonikava [14]
2021 Russia Sofiia Zakharova Belarus Agata Starykava [8]

Pairs

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Junior pairs event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012–17 No junior pairs competitors prior to 2018
2018
  • Russia
  • Russia
  • Milana Matakaeva
  • Sergei Bezborodko
 [13]
2019–21 No junior pairs competitors since 2018

Ice dance

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Junior ice dance event medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2012
  • Ukraine
  • Italy
  • Sara Ghislandi
  • Giona Terzo Ortenzi
 [1]
2013
  • Poland
 [9]
2014
  • Russia
 [10]
2015
  • Belarus
  • Ukraine
 [11]
2016
  • Russia
  • Polina Velikanova
  • Dmitry Kotlov
 [12]
2017
  • Russia
  • Angelina Lazareva
  • Maksim Prokofev
 [5]
2018
  • Russia
  • Angelina Lazareva
  • Maksim Prokofev
  • Russia
  • Ekaterina Andreeva
  • Ivan Desyatov
  • Belarus
  • Emiliya Kalehanova
  • Uladzislau Palhkhouski
 [13]
2019
  • Russia
  • Elizaveta Shichina
  • Gordey Khubulov
 [6]
2020
  • Russia
  • Elizaveta Shichina
  • Gordey Khubulov
  • Russia
  • Vasilisa Grigoreva
  • Artem Frolov
 [14]
2021
  • Russia
  • Belarus
  • Elizaveta Novik
  • Oleksandr Kukharevskyi
 No other competitors [8]

Cumulative medal count (senior medalists)

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Men's singles

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Total number of Ice Star medals in men's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia4419
2 Ukraine2002
3 Italy1001
 Latvia1001
 South Korea1001
6 Belarus0235
7 Georgia0202
8 Azerbaijan0123
9 Armenia0011
 France0011
 Israel0011
Totals (11 entries)99927

Women's singles

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Total number of Ice Star medals in women's singles by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belarus3115
2 Russia2417
3 South Korea1124
4 Estonia1034
5 Azerbaijan1012
 Ukraine1012
7 Kazakhstan1001
8 Lithuania0202
9 Austria0101
 France0101
11 Norway0011
Totals (11 entries)10101030

Pairs

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Total number of Ice Star medals in pair skating by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belarus2204
2 Russia2024
3 Austria1001
4 Germany0101
 Spain0101
6 Israel0011
Totals (6 entries)54312

Ice dance

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Total number of Ice Star medals in ice dance by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia44311
2 Belarus2226
3 Ukraine1113
4 Italy1012
5 Azerbaijan1001
 Spain1001
7 Finland0101
 Poland0101
 Turkey0101
10 Estonia0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (11 entries)1010929

Total medals

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Total number of Ice Star medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia1212731
2 Belarus77620
3 Ukraine4127
4 Azerbaijan2136
 South Korea2136
6 Italy2013
7 Austria1102
 Spain1102
9 Estonia1045
10 Kazakhstan1001
 Latvia1001
12 Georgia0202
 Lithuania0202
14 France0112
15 Finland0101
 Germany0101
 Poland0101
 Turkey0101
19 Israel0022
20 Armenia0011
 Norway0011
Totals (21 entries)34333198

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ice Star 2012". Rink Results. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Challenger Series". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Communication No. 1894" (PDF). International Skating Union. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Communication No. 1994" (PDF). International Skating Union. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2017 Minsk-Arena Ice Star CS". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2019 Minsk Arena Ice Star CS". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "ISU Statement on the Ukrainian crisis – Participation in international competitions of Skaters and Officials from Russia and Belarus". International Skating Union. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2021 Ice Star". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2013 Minsk-Arena Ice Star". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2014 Minsk-Arena Ice Star". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2015 Minsk-Arena Ice Star". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2016 Minsk-Arena Ice Star". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2018 Minsk-Arena Ice Star". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ice Star 2020". Skating Union of Belarus. 1 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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