The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1 of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance is 21. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dance.
The term "Junior" refers to the age level rather than the skill level. Therefore, some of the skaters competing have competed nationally and internationally at the senior level, but are still age-eligible for World Juniors.
The 2007 competition took place in Oberstdorf, Germany from February 27 to March 4.
The compulsory dance was the Silver Samba.[1]
[edit] Medals table
[edit] Results
[edit] Ladies
American ladies swept the podium.[2]
[edit] Ice dancing
Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev won the ice dancing title.[3][4][5] Grethe Grünberg & Kristian Rand's silver medal is the first medal for Estonia at an ISU Championship.[5] Kaitlyn Weaver dislocated her left shoulder in the warm-up before the original dance but was able to compete and won the bronze medal with Andrew Poje.[5] Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates were forced to withdraw after he accidentally stepped on his partner's hand, lacerating a tendon.[2]
[edit] Prize money
The total prize money for the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is US$200,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:
| Placement |
Prize Money (Singles) |
Prize Money (Pairs/Dance) |
| 1st |
$ 10,000 |
$ 15,000 |
| 2nd |
$ 7,000 |
$ 10,500 |
| 3rd |
$ 5,000 |
$ 7,500 |
| 4th |
$ 3,500 |
$ 4,500 |
| 5th |
$ 2,750 |
$ 4,000 |
| 6th |
$ 2,500 |
$ 3,750 |
| 7th |
$ 2,250 |
$ 3,500 |
| 8th |
$ 2,000 |
$ 3,000 |
| 9th |
$ 1,750 |
$ 2,750 |
| 10th |
$ 1,500 |
$ 2,250 |
| 11th |
$ 1,250 |
$ 1,750 |
| 12th |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1,500 |
[edit] References
- ^ ISU : Full Story
- ^ a b Zanca, Sal (March 3, 2007). "American Ladies Sweep World Junior Medals". U.S. Figure Skating. http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=37845. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ Kaye, Rosaleen (February 28, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev take lead in Oberstdorf". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/02/bobrova-and-soloviev-take-lead-in-oberstdorf/. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ Kaye, Rosaleen (March 2, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev maintain lead at Junior Worlds". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/03/bobrova-and-soloviev-maintain-lead-at-junior-worlds/. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c Kaye, Rosaleen (March 3, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev win Junior World title". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/03/bobrova-and-soloviev-win-junior-world-title/. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
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Oberstdorf, Germany
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Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev
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