The ISU Junior Grand Prix Final (formerly the ISU Junior Series Final) is the culminating competition of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is a series of junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The Junior Grand Prix Final is the complement of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and has been held concurrently with it since the 2008-2009 figure skating season. The Junior Grand Prix Final was originally held in the spring. It was moved to December beginning in the 1999-2000 season.
Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The series originally had 6 competitions. It was expanded to 8 the following year, although the 2001-2002 series had only 7 events after the United States Figure Skating Association cancelled the event in Arizona following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Beginning in the 2009-2010 season, the series was shortened to 7 competitions.
Skaters earn qualifying points at each Junior Grand Prix event. At the end of the series, the 8 highest placing skaters or teams from each discipline advance to the Junior Grand Prix Final.
In 1998, at the inaugural competition, Timothy Goebel landed the first quadruple salchow jump. In 2002, Miki Ando landed a quadruple Salchow jump, becoming the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition.
[edit] Medalists
| Men's medalists |
| Season |
Location |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1997–1998 |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Timothy Goebel |
Ivan Dinev |
Matthew Savoie |
| 1998–1999 |
Detroit, USA |
Vincent Restencourt |
Ilia Klimkin |
Alexei Vasilevsky |
| 1999–2000 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Gao Song |
Stefan Lindemann |
Fedor Andreev |
| 2000–2001 |
Ayr, Scotland |
Ma Xiaodong |
Sergey Dobrin |
Stanislav Timchenko |
| 2001–2002 |
Bled, Slovenia |
Stanislav Timchenko |
Ma Xiaodong |
Kevin van der Perren |
| 2002–2003 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Alexander Shubin |
Sergei Dobrin |
Parker Pennington |
| 2003–2004 |
Malmö, Sweden |
Evan Lysacek |
Andrei Griazev |
Christopher Mabee |
| 2004–2005 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Dennis Phan |
Yasuharu Nanri |
Alexander Uspenski |
| 2005–2006 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Takahiko Kozuka |
Austin Kanallakan |
Geoffry Varner |
| 2006–2007 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Stephen Carriere |
Brandon Mroz |
Kevin Reynolds |
| 2007–2008 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Adam Rippon |
Brandon Mroz |
Armin Mahbanoozadeh |
| 2008–2009 |
Goyang City, South Korea |
Florent Amodio |
Armin Mahbanoozadeh |
Richard Dornbush |
| 2009–2010 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Yuzuru Hanyu |
Song Nan |
Ross Miner |
| 2010–2011 |
Beijing, China |
Richard Dornbush |
Yan Han |
Andrei Rogozine |
| 2011–2012 |
Quebec City, Canada |
Jason Brown |
Yan Han |
Joshua Farris |
[edit] Ladies
| Ladies medalists |
| Season |
Location |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1997–1998 |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Julia Soldatova |
Amber Corwin |
Elena Pingachova |
| 1998–1999 |
Detroit, USA |
Viktoria Volchkova |
Sarah Hughes |
Daria Timoshenko |
| 1999–2000 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Deanna Stellato |
Jennifer Kirk |
Svetlana Bukareva |
| 2000–2001 |
Ayr, Scotland |
Ann Patrice McDonough |
Kristina Oblasova |
Yukari Nakano |
| 2001–2002 |
Bled, Slovenia |
Miki Ando |
Ludmila Nelidina |
Akiko Suzuki |
| 2002–2003 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Yukina Ota |
Carolina Kostner |
Miki Ando |
| 2003–2004 |
Malmö, Sweden |
Miki Ando |
Lina Johansson |
Viktória Pavuk |
| 2004–2005 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Mao Asada |
Kim Yu-Na |
Kimmie Meissner |
| 2005–2006 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Kim Yu-Na |
Aki Sawada |
Xu Binshu |
| 2006–2007 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Caroline Zhang |
Ashley Wagner |
Megan Oster |
| 2007–2008 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Mirai Nagasu |
Rachael Flatt |
Yuki Nishino |
| 2008–2009 |
Goyang City, South Korea |
Becky Bereswill |
Yukiko Fujisawa |
Alexe Gilles |
| 2009–2010 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Kanako Murakami |
Polina Shelepen |
Christina Gao |
| 2010–2011 |
Beijing, China |
Adelina Sotnikova |
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva |
Li Zijun |
| 2011–2012 |
Quebec City, Canada |
Julia Lipnitskaia |
Polina Shelepen |
Polina Korobeynikova |
| Pairs medalists |
| Season |
Location |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1997–1998 |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Yulia Obertas / Dmitriy Palamarchuk |
Victoria Maksiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky |
Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman |
| 1998–1999 |
Detroit, USA |
Yulia Obertas / Dmitry Palamarchuk |
Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose |
Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky |
| 1999–2000 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov |
Julia Shapiro / Alexey Sokolov |
Victoria Shliakova / Grigory Petrovsky |
| 2000–2001 |
Ayr, Scotland |
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao |
Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson |
Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov |
| 2001–2002 |
Bled, Slovenia |
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao |
Yulia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov |
Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei |
| 2002–2003 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei |
Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault |
Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt |
| 2003–2004 |
Malmö, Sweden |
Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison |
Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev |
Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov |
| 2004–2005 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov |
Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole |
Mariel Miller / Rockne Brubaker |
| 2005–2006 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Valeria Simakova / Anton Tokarev |
Julia Vlassov / Drew Meekins |
Mariel Miller / Rockne Brubaker |
| 2006–2007 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker |
Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh |
Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss |
| 2007–2008 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov†
Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh |
Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov |
Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss |
| 2008–2009 |
Goyang City, South Korea |
Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze |
Zhang Yue / Wang Lei |
Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh |
| 2009–2010 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran |
Zhang Yue / Wang Lei |
| 2010–2011 |
Beijing, China |
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran |
Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov |
Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang |
| 2011–2012 |
Quebec City, Canada |
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong |
Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry |
Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer |
†Bazarova and Larionov were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.
[edit] Ice dancing
| Ice dancing medalists |
| Season |
Location |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1997–1998 |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo |
Oksana Potdikova / Denis Petukhov |
Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali |
| 1998–1999 |
Detroit, USA |
Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek |
Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo |
Natalia Romanyuta / Daniel Barantsev |
| 1999–2000 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Natalia Romanyta / Daniel Barantsev |
Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth |
Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko |
| 2000–2001 |
Ayr, Scotland |
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin |
Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov |
| 2001–2002 |
Bled, Slovenia |
Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin |
Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov |
| 2002–2003 |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin |
Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
| 2003–2004 |
Malmö, Sweden |
Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| 2004–2005 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
Anna Cappellini / Matteo Zanni |
| 2005–2006 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte |
| 2006–2007 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell |
Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates |
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
| 2007–2008 |
Gdansk, Poland |
Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko |
Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates |
Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov |
| 2008–2009 |
Goyang City, South Korea |
Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein |
Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell |
Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro |
| 2009–2010 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin |
Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov |
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani |
| 2010–2011 |
Beijing, China |
Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin |
Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin |
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin |
| 2011–2012 |
Quebec City, Canada |
Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin |
Anna Yanovskaia / Sergei Mozgov |
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin |
[edit] References