ISU Junior Grand Prix in France

ISU Junior Grand Prix in France
StatusActive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
Country France
Inaugurated1997
Previous event2023
Organized byFrench Federation of Ice Sports

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in France – also called the Junior Grand Prix de Courchevel – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports (French: Fédération Française des Sports de Glace). 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]

France hosted the very first Junior Grand Prix competition – then called the Junior Series – in 1997 in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Timothy Goebel of the United States won the men's event, Elena Pingacheva of Russia won the women's event, Svetlana Nikolaeva and Alexei Sokolov of Russia won the pairs event, and Flavia Ottaviani and Massimo Scali of Italy won the ice dance event.[3]

France has twice hosted the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series. The 2016 Grand Prix Final was held in Marseille. Dmitri Aliev and Alina Zagitova, both of Russia, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Anastasia Mishina and Vladislav Mirzoev of Russia won the pairs event, and Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of the United States won the ice dance event.[4] The 2024 Grand Prix Final was originally to be held in Orléans, but the French Federation of Ice Sports chose to relocate the event to Grenoble.[5] Jacob Sanchez of the United States won the men's event, Mao Shimada of Japan won the women's event, Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang won the pairs event, and Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafornara of Italy won the ice dance.[6]

Canada was originally scheduled to host the second 2021 Junior Grand Prix competition in Edmonton, but cancelled the event due to 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.[7]

Medalists

The 2022 Junior Grand Prix in France champions: Shunsuke Nakamura of Japan (men's singles); Hana Yoshida of Japan (women's singles); and Hannah Lim and Ye Quan of South Korea (ice dance)

Men's singles

In 2021 at France II, Arlet Levandi became the first men's singles skater from Estonia to win a Junior Grand Prix medal.[8] At the same event, Edward Appleby became the first Junior Grand Prix medalist from Great Britain in nineteen years. The last time that a British skater had won a Junior Grand Prix medal was Jenna McCorkell in 2002.[8]

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Saint-Gervais Timothy Goebel Matthew Savoie David Jäschke [3]
1998 Vincent Restencourt Ryan Bradley Matthew Savoie [9]
2000 Anton Smirnov Nicholas Young Marc Olivier Bosse [10]
2002 Courchevel Alexander Shubin Evan Lysacek Jordan Brauninger [11]
2004 Yannick Ponsero Andrei Lutai Jérémie Colot [12]
2006 Austin Kanallakan Curran Oi Jeremy Ten [13]
2008 Michal Březina Armin Mahbanoozadeh Florent Amodio [14]
2010 Andrei Rogozine Jason Brown Max Aaron [15]
2012 Jin Boyang Ryuju Hino [16]
2014 Lee June-hyoung Sota Yamamoto Alexander Samarin [17]
2016 Saint-Gervais Roman Savosin Ilia Skirda Koshiro Shimada [18]
2016 Final Marseille Dmitri Aliev Alexander Samarin Cha Jun-hwan [4]
2019 Courchevel Yuma Kagiyama Aleksa Rakic Andrei Kutovoi [19]
2021
France I 		Ilia Malinin Lucas Broussard François Pitot [20]
2021
France II 		Wesley Chiu Arlet Levandi Edward Appleby [21]
2022 Shunsuke Nakamura Cha Young-hyun Ryoga Morimoto [22]
2024 Final Grenoble Jacob Sanchez Seo Min-kyu Rio Nakata [6]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Saint-Gervais Elena Pingacheva Andrea Diewald Shelby Lyons [3]
1998 Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Daria Timoshenko [9]
2000 Kristina Oblasova Susanne Stadlmüller Sarah Meier [10]
2002 Courchevel Carolina Kostner Alissa Czisny Signe Ronka [11]
2004 Meagan Duhamel Kimmie Meissner Jessica Houston [12]
2006 Ashley Wagner Megan Hyatt Stefania Berton [13]
2008 Kristine Musademba Becky Bereswill Diane Szmiett [14]
2010 Polina Shelepen Yasmin Siraj Rosa Sheveleva [15]
2012 Elena Radionova Rika Hongo Uliana Titushkina [16]
2014 Evgenia Medvedeva Rin Nitaya Amber Glenn [17]
2016 Saint-Gervais Alina Zagitova Kaori Sakamoto Rin Nitaya [18]
2016 Final Marseille Anastasiia Gubanova Kaori Sakamoto [4]
2019 Courchevel Kamila Valieva Wi Seo-yeong Maiia Khromykh [19]
2021
France I 		Lindsay Thorngren Kaiya Ruiter Clare Seo [20]
2021
France II 		Isabeau Levito Kim Chae-yeon Kaiya Ruiter [21]
2022 Hana Yoshida Ayumi Shibayama Kim Yu-jae [22]
2024 Final Grenoble Mao Shimada Kaoruko Wada Ami Nakai [6]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Saint-Gervais
  • Natalie Vlandis
  • Jered Guzman
  • Stefanie Weiss
  • Matthias Bleyer
 [3]
1998
[9]
2000 [10]
2002 Courchevel
  • Anastasia Kuzmina
  • Stanislav Evdokimov
 [11]
2004
[12]
2006–16 No pairs competitions
2016 Final Marseille [4]
2019–22 Courchevel No pairs competitions
2024 Final Grenoble
  • Jazmine Desrochers
  • Kieran Thrasher
 [6]

Ice dance

In 2021 at France I, Hannah Lim and Ye Quan became the first ice dance team from South Korea to win a Junior Grand Prix medal.[23] In 2022, Lim and Quan became the first ice dance team from South Korea to win a Junior Grand Prix gold medal.[24]

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Saint-Gervais
[3]
1998
  • Nelly Gourvest
  • Cédric Pernet
 [9]
2000
  • Marielle Bernard
  • Damien Biancotto
 [10]
2002 Courchevel
  • Melissa Piperno
  • Liam Dougherty
 [11]
2004
[12]
2006
[13]
2008 [14]
2010 [15]
2012 [16]
2014 [17]
2016 Saint-Gervais
[18]
2016 Final Marseille [4]
2019 Courchevel
  • Ekaterina Katashinskaia
  • Aleksandr Vaskovich
 [19]
2021
France I 		[20]
2021
France II 		[21]
2022
  • Célina Fradji
  • Jean-Hans Fourneaux
  • Vanessa Pham
  • Jonathan Rogers
 [22]
2024 Final Grenoble [6]

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