World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships ("World Juniors" or "Junior Worlds") is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The ISU guidelines for junior eligibility have varied throughout the years; the current requirements are for the competitor to have reached the age of 13 by the previous 1 July, but not yet 19, except for men competing in pair skating and ice dancing, where the upper limit is 21.
This event is one of the four annual ISU figure skating Championships and is considered the most prestigious international competition for juniors. Skaters compete in the categories of men, ladies, pairs, and ice dancing.
In 2011, the event was held in Gangneung, Republic of Korea from 28 February to 6 March. In 2012, it will be held in Minsk, Belarus from 27 February to 4 March.[1]
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[edit] History
The first World Junior Championships were held in March 1976 in Megève, France, and were originally named the "ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships". In 1977 the championships were held again under the same name at the same place. In 1978 these championships were officially renamed the "World Junior Figure Skating Championships", and held once again in Megève, France. Since then, the location has changed each year.
From its inception until 1980, the World Junior Championships were held in the spring. In 1981, the timing was changed to the November or December of the previous calendar year. In 2000, the timing was changed back to its previous form and the World Junior Championships were once again held in the spring.
[edit] Qualifying
Skaters qualify for the World Junior Championships by belonging to a Member nation of the ISU. Each country gets one entry in every discipline by default. The most entries a country can have in a single discipline is three. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). Entries do not carry over and so countries must continue to earn their second or third spot every year. If a country only has one skater/team, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn a second entry and in the top two to earn three entries to next year's championships. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to keep their two entries. If they do not do so, they only have one entry for the following year.
Which skaters from each country attend the World Junior Championships is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied critea. Selections vary by country.
Skaters must be older than 13 and less than 19 (or less than 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers) by July 1 of the previous year. For example, to compete at the 2010 Junior Worlds, skaters had to be at least 13 and younger than 19 (or 21) by July 1, 2009. A skater must turn 13 before July 1 in their place of birth, e.g. Adelina Sotnikova was born a few hours into July 1, 1996 in Moscow and was not eligible to compete at the 2010 event.[2]
[edit] Multiple spots for the 2012 World Junior Championships
The following countries have earned more than one entry to the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships based on their performance at the 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[3]
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Japan United States |
 Russia Japan United States |
 Canada China Russia United States |
Russia United States |
| 2 | Russia Canada China |
 Belgium China |
 Czech Republic Italy Japan |
Canada Estonia France Slovakia Spain |
[edit] Medalists
[edit] Men
[edit] Ladies
[edit] Pairs
[edit] Ice dancing
[edit] References
- ^ "Decisions of the ISU Council : Provisional Allotments - ISU Championships 2012". International Skating Union. 30 Nov 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-303508-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 1 Dec 2009.
- ^ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (December 13, 2010). "Елена Буянова: "Сотникова намного лучше, чем была я" [Elena Buianova: "Sotnikova is much better than I was"]" (in Russian). sport-express.ru. http://winter.sport-express.ru/figureskating/reviews/10001/. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ International Skating Union Communication No. 1565 Entries ISU Championships 2010PDF
- ISU Results: MenPDF (9.06 KB)
- ISU Results: LadiesPDF (8.88 KB)
- ISU Results: PairsPDF (10.5 KB)
- ISU Results: DancePDF (11.0 KB)
- ISU Constitution & General Regulations 2006 PDF (793 KB)
- ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules: Single and Pair Skating and Ice Dancing 2006PDF (1.03 MB)
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