ISU Junior Grand Prix in Great Britain

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Great Britain
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
Location(s)Sheffield, England
Country Great Britain
Inaugurated2007
Previous event2010
Organised byBritish Ice Skating

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Great Britain – officially known as the John Curry Memorial – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by British Ice Skating. 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]

Great Britain hosted the 2000 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final – the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series – in Ayr, Scotland. Ma Xiaodong of China won the men's event, Ann Patrice McDonough of the United States won the women's event, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao of China won the pairs event, and Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto of the United States won the ice dance event.[3]

Great Britain hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2007 – the John Curry Memorial – in Sheffield, England. Tatsuki Machida and Yuki Nishino, both of Japan, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia won the pairs event, and Maria Monko and Ilia Tkachenko, also of Russia, won the ice dance event.[4] The competition was named in honor of John Curry, a British skater who was the 1976 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 1976 World Championship gold medalist, 1976 European Championship gold medalist, and a five-time British national champion.[5][6] He was the first man to win European, World, and Olympic gold medals in the same season.[7] Curry died on 15 April 1994 at the age of 44.[8] Great Britain hosted the John Curry Memorial twice more, in 2008 and 2010.[9][10]

Medalists

The 2010 John Curry Memorial champions: Joshua Farris of the United States (men's singles); Adelina Sotnikova of Russia (women's singles); Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia (pair skating); and Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin of Russia (ice dance)

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2000 Final Ayr, Scotland Ma Xiaodong Sergei Dobrin Stanislav Timchenko [3]
2007 Sheffield, England Tatsuki Machida Douglas Razzano Artem Grigoriev [4]
2008 Florent Amodio Keegan Messing Alexander Johnson [9]
2010 Joshua Farris Zhan Bush Liam Firus [10]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2000 Final Ayr, Scotland Ann Patrice McDonough Kristina Oblasova Yukari Nakano [3]
2007 Sheffield, England Yuki Nishino Svetlana Issakova Sonia Lafuente [4]
2008 Kanako Murakami Yukiko Fujisawa Angela Maxwell [9]
2010 Adelina Sotnikova Yasmin Siraj Yuki Nishino [10]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2000 Final Ayr, Scotland
[3]
2007 Sheffield, England [4]
2008 [9]
2010 [10]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2000 Final Ayr, Scotland
  • Miriam Steinel
  • Vladimir Tsvetkov
 [3]
2007 Sheffield, England [4]
2008
  • Karen Routhier
  • Eric Saucke-Lacelle
 [9]
2010 [10]

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 "2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2007 John Curry Memorial". Tracings. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ Goodwin, Daisy (27 July 2014). "Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry by Bill Jones". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ Bird, Dennis L. (February 1976). "Ice Abroad" (PDF). Skating. Vol. 53, no. 2. pp. 12–14. ISSN 0037-6132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ^ "On this day 1976: John Curry skates to Olympic gold". BBC Online. 11 February 1976. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  8. ^ Russell, Susan (10 June 2007). "John Curry: Triumph and Tragedy". International Figure Skating Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e "2008 John Curry Memorial". Tracings. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e "2010 John Curry Memorial". Tracings. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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