The international figure skating competitions Challenger and Minsk Arena Ice Star, which took place in Minsk on 26-29 October, featured athletes from 22 countries.
Competing at the Minsk Arena Ice Star tournament were juniors, advanced and basic novices, children born in 2006 and earlier, children born in 2008 and earlier.
The Challenger competitions featured adult athletes who could collect additional points necessary for the participation in the future European and world championships (the same rules apply to juniors).
Minsk Arena, Belarus’ biggest sport venue, hosted the international figure skating competitions.