ISU Junior Grand Prix in Canada

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Canada
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
Country Canada
Inaugurated1999
Previous event2018
Organised bySkate Canada

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Canada is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by Skate Canada. It is held periodically as an event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Medals may be 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]

Canada hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 1999 in Montreal. Soshi Tanaka of Japan won the men's event, Irina Nikolaeva of Russia won the women's event, Chantal Poirier and Craig Buntin of Canada won the pairs event, and Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United States won the ice dance event.[3]

Canada has twice hosted the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series. The 2011 Grand Prix Final was held in Quebec City. Jason Brown of the United States won the men's event, Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia won the women's event, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China won the pairs event, and Victoria Sinitsina and Ruslan Zhiganshin won the ice dance event.[4] The 2018 Grand Prix Final was held in Vancouver. Stephen Gogolev of Canada won the men's event, Alena Kostornaia of Russia won the women's event, Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov of Russia won the pairs event, and Sofia Shevchenko and Igor Eremenko won the ice dance event.[5]

In May 2020, Skate Canada informed the ISU that they could not host the Junior Grand Prix event scheduled to be held in August in Richmond, British Columbia, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The ISU eventually cancelled all scheduled Junior Grand Prix events for the 2020–21 season, citing increased travel and entry requirements between countries and potentially excessive sanitary and health care costs for those hosting competitions.[7]

Canada was originally scheduled to host the second 2021 Junior Grand Prix competition in Edmonton, but Skate Canada cancelled the event due to continued uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was reallocated to France, where two Junior Grand Prix competitions were held back-to-back in Courchevel.[8]

Medalists

From left to right: The 2018 Junior Grand Prix in Canada champions: Petr Gumennik of Russia (men's singles); Anna Shcherbakova of Russia (women's singles); Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov (pair skating); and Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha of Canada (ice dance)

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Montreal Soshi Tanaka Ryan Bradley Kensuke Nakaniwa [3]
2002 Andrei Griazev Evan Lysacek Jamal Othman [9]
2005 Patrick Chan Takahiko Kozuka Craig Ratterree [10]
2011 Final Quebec City Jason Brown Yan Han Joshua Farris [4]
2018 Richmond Petr Gumennik Tomoki Hiwatashi Adam Siao Him Fa [11]
2018 Final Vancouver Stephen Gogolev Petr Gumennik Koshiro Shimada [5]
2020 Richmond Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021 Edmonton [8]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Montreal Irina Nikolaeva Naomi Nari Nam Stacey Pensgen [3]
2002 Miki Ando Louann Donovan Cynthia Phaneuf [9]
2005 Akiko Kitamura Megan Oster Laura Dutertre [10]
2011 Final Quebec City Yulia Lipnitskaya Polina Shelepen Polina Korobeynikova [4]
2018 Richmond Anna Shcherbakova Anastasia Tarakanova Rion Sumiyoshi [11]
2018 Final Vancouver Alena Kostornaia Alexandra Trusova Alena Kanysheva [5]
2020 Richmond Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021 Edmonton [8]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Montreal
  • Jaime O'Reilly
  • David Mollenkamp
 [3]
2002
[9]
2005
[10]
2011 Final Quebec City [4]
2018 Richmond
[11]
2018 Final Vancouver [5]
2020 Richmond Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021 Edmonton [8]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Montreal
  • Nelly Gourvest
  • Cedric Pernet
  • Brenda Key
  • Ryan Smith
 [3]
2002
  • Alessia Aureli
  • Andrea Vaturi
 [9]
2005
  • Mylène Lamoureux
  • Michael Mee
 [10]
2011 Final Quebec City [4]
2018 Richmond
  • Polina Ivanenko
  • Daniil Karpov
 [11]
2018 Final Vancouver [5]
2020 Richmond Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021 Edmonton [8]

References

  1. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 – Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Canadian Junior International". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2011 Jr Grand Prix Final". Skating Scores. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2018 Jr Grand Prix Final". Skating Scores. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Cancellation ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Richmond (CAN)". International Skating Union. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e "ISU Junior Grand Prix Series 2020/21 cancelled". International Skating Union. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Second ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating event moves from Edmonton (CAN) to Courchevel (FRA)". International Skating Union. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d "2002 JGP Canada". Tracings. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "2005 JGP Montreal". Skating Scores. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "2018 JGP Canada". Skating Scores. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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