ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
StatusActive
GenreJunior Grand Prix event
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1997–98 Junior Series Final
Previous event2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
Next event2025–26 Junior Grand Prix Final
Organized byInternational Skating Union

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). It is the final event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

History

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) was established by the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1997 and consists of a series of seven international figure skating competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. The locations of the Junior Grand Prix events change every year. While all seven competitions feature the men's, women's, and ice dance events, only four competitions each season feature the pairs event. Skaters earn points based on their results each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are then invited to compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.[1]

Skaters are eligible to compete on the junior-level circuit if they are at least 13 years old before 1 July, and if they have not yet turned 19 (for single skaters), 21 (for ice dancers and female pair skaters), or 23 (for male pair skaters). Competitors are chosen by their respective skating federations rather than by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member nation in each discipline is determined by their results at the prior World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[2]

Timothy Goebel of the United States and Julia Soldatova of Russia, the men's and women's champions at the inaugural Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Switzerland hosted the very first Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series, in 1997 in Lausanne. Timothy Goebel of the United States won the men's event,[3] and also became the first skater in the world to successfully perform a quadruple Salchow jump in competition,[4] and the first American skater to land a quadruple jump of any kind in competition.[5] Julia Soldatova of Russia won the women's event, Julia Obertas and Dmytro Palamarchuk of Ukraine won the pairs event, and Federica Faiella and Luciano Milo of Italy won the ice dance event.[3]

At the 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final, Miki Ando of Japan became the first woman to land a quadruple jump in competition, (a quadruple Salchow). In the 2008–09 season, the JGP Final was organized together with its senior-level complement, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, for the first time.

China was scheduled to host the 2020 Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, but the ISU cancelled all scheduled Junior Grand Prix events for the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing increased travel and entry requirements between countries and potentially excessive sanitary and health care costs for those hosting competitions.[6]

The 2025 Junior Grand Prix Final is scheduled to be held December 4–7 in Nagoya, Japan.[7]

Medalists

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Lausanne Timothy Goebel Ivan Dinev Matthew Savoie [3]
1998–99 Detroit Vincent Restencourt Ilia Klimkin Alexei Vasilevski [8]
1999–2000 Gdańsk Gao Song Stefan Lindemann Fedor Andreev [9]
2000–01 Ayr Ma Xiaodong Sergei Dobrin Stanislav Timchenko [10]
2001–02 Bled Stanislav Timchenko Ma Xiaodong Kevin van der Perren [11]
2002–03 The Hague Alexander Shubin Sergei Dobrin Parker Pennington [12]
2003–04 Malmö Evan Lysacek Andrei Griazev Christopher Mabee [13]
2004–05 Helsinki Dennis Phan Yasuharu Nanri Alexander Uspenski [14]
2005–06 Ostrava Takahiko Kozuka Austin Kanallakan Geoffrey Varner [15]
2006–07 Sofia Stephen Carriere Brandon Mroz Kevin Reynolds [16]
2007–08 Gdańsk Adam Rippon Armin Mahbanoozadeh [17]
2008–09 Goyang Florent Amodio Armin Mahbanoozadeh Richard Dornbush [18]
2009–10 Tokyo Yuzuru Hanyu Song Nan Ross Miner [19]
2010–11 Beijing Richard Dornbush Yan Han Andrei Rogozine [20]
2011–12 Quebec City Jason Brown Joshua Farris [21]
2012–13 Sochi Maxim Kovtun Joshua Farris Ryuju Hino [22]
2013–14 Fukuoka Jin Boyang Adian Pitkeev Nathan Chen [23]
2014–15 Barcelona Shoma Uno Sōta Yamamoto Alexander Petrov [24]
2015–16 Nathan Chen Dmitri Aliev Sōta Yamamoto [25]
2016–17 Marseille Dmitri Aliev Alexander Samarin Cha Jun-hwan [26]
2017–18 Nagoya Alexei Krasnozhon Camden Pulkinen Mitsuki Sumoto [27]
2018–19 Vancouver Stephen Gogolev Petr Gumennik Koshiro Shimada [28]
2019–20 Turin Shun Sato Andrei Mozalev Daniil Samsonov [29]
2020–21 Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021–22 Osaka [30]
2022–23 Turin Nikolaj Memola Lucas Broussard Nozomu Yoshioka [31]
2023–24 Beijing Rio Nakata Kim Hyun-gyeom Adam Hagara [32]
2024–25 Grenoble Jacob Sanchez Seo Min-kyu Rio Nakata [33]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Lausanne Julia Soldatova Amber Corwin Elena Pingacheva [3]
1998–99 Detroit Viktoria Volchkova Sarah Hughes Daria Timoshenko [8]
1999–2000 Gdańsk Deanna Stellato Jennifer Kirk Svetlana Bukareva [9]
2000–01 Ayr Ann Patrice McDonough Kristina Oblasova Yukari Nakano [10]
2001–02 Bled Miki Ando Ludmila Nelidina Akiko Suzuki [11]
2002–03 The Hague Yukina Ota Carolina Kostner Miki Ando [12]
2003–04 Malmö Miki Ando Lina Johansson Viktória Pavuk [13]
2004–05 Helsinki Mao Asada Yuna Kim Kimmie Meissner [14]
2005–06 Ostrava Yuna Kim Aki Sawada Xu Binshu [15]
2006–07 Sofia Caroline Zhang Ashley Wagner Megan Oster [16]
2007–08 Gdańsk Mirai Nagasu Rachael Flatt Yuki Nishino [17]
2008–09 Goyang Becky Bereswill Yukiko Fujisawa Alexe Gilles [18]
2009–10 Tokyo Kanako Murakami Polina Shelepen Christina Gao [19]
2010–11 Beijing Adelina Sotnikova Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Li Zijun [20]
2011–12 Quebec City Yulia Lipnitskaya Polina Shelepen Polina Korobeynikova [21]
2012–13 Sochi Elena Radionova Hannah Miller Anna Pogorilaya [22]
2013–14 Fukuoka Maria Sotskova Serafima Sakhanovich Evgenia Medvedeva [23]
2014–15 Barcelona Evgenia Medvedeva Wakaba Higuchi [24]
2015–16 Polina Tsurskaya Maria Sotskova Marin Honda [25]
2016–17 Marseille Alina Zagitova Anastasiia Gubanova Kaori Sakamoto [26]
2017–18 Nagoya Alexandra Trusova Alena Kostornaia Anastasia Tarakanova [27]
2018–19 Vancouver Alena Kostornaia Alexandra Trusova Alena Kanysheva [28]
2019–20 Turin Kamila Valieva Alysa Liu Daria Usacheva [29]
2020–21 Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021–22 Osaka [30]
2022–23 Turin Mao Shimada Shin Ji-a Kim Chae-yeon [31]
2023–24 Beijing Rena Uezono [32]
2024–25 Grenoble Kaoruko Wada Ami Nakai [33]

Pairs

Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia originally won the gold medal at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, but they were later disqualified due to a positive doping test from Larionov.[34]

Pairs event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Lausanne
  • Natalie Vlandis
  • Jered Guzman
 [3]
1998–99 Detroit [8]
1999–2000 Gdańsk [9]
2000–01 Ayr [10]
2001–02 Bled [11]
2002–03 The Hague
[12]
2003–04 Malmö [13]
2004–05 Helsinki
  • Brittany Vise
  • Nicholas Kole
[14]
2005–06 Ostrava [15]
2006–07 Sofia
  • Jessica Rose Paetsch
  • Jon Nuss
 [16]
2007–08 Gdańsk [35]
2008–09 Goyang [18]
2009–10 Tokyo [19]
2010–11 Beijing [20]
2011–12 Quebec City [21]
2012–13 Sochi [22]
2013–14 Fukuoka [23]
2014–15 Barcelona [24]
2015–16 [25]
2016–17 Marseille [26]
2017–18 Nagoya [27]
2018–19 Vancouver [28]
2019–20 Turin [29]
2020–21 Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021–22 Osaka [30]
2022–23 Turin
  • Cayla Smith
  • Andy Deng
 [31]
2023–24 Beijing
  • Ava Rae Kemp
  • Yohnatan Elizarov
  • Jazmine Desrochers
  • Kieran Thrasher
 [32]
2024–25 Grenoble [33]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997–98 Lausanne [3]
1998–99 Detroit [8]
1999–2000 Gdańsk
[9]
2000–01 Ayr
  • Miriam Steinel
  • Vladimir Tsvetkov
 [10]
2001–02 Bled
  • Miriam Steinel
  • Vladimir Tsvetkov
 [11]
2002–03 The Hague [12]
2003–04 Malmö [13]
2004–05 Helsinki [14]
2005–06 Ostrava [15]
2006–07 Sofia [16]
2007–08 Gdańsk [17]
2008–09 Goyang [18]
2009–10 Tokyo [19]
2010–11 Beijing [20]
2011–12 Quebec City [21]
2012–13 Sochi [22]
2013–14 Fukuoka [23]
2014–15 Barcelona [24]
2015–16 [25]
2016–17 Marseille [26]
2017–18 Nagoya [27]
2018–19 Vancouver [28]
2019–20 Turin [29]
2020–21 Beijing Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021–22 Osaka [30]
2022–23 Turin [31]
2023–24 Beijing [32]
2024–25 Grenoble [33]

Cumulative medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia374437118
2 United States24292679
3 Japan1461636
4 China105520
5 Canada54615
6 Italy3238
7 Ukraine3014
8 France2103
9 Australia2002
 Georgia2002
11 South Korea1629
12 Hungary1113
13 Czech Republic0213
14 Germany0145
15 Bulgaria0101
 Israel0101
 Sweden0101
18 Belgium0011
 Slovakia0011
Totals (19 entries)104104104312

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