ISU Junior Grand Prix in Hungary
| ISU Junior Grand Prix in Hungary | |
|---|---|
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Frequency | Occasional |
| Country | Hungary |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Previous event | 2023 |
| Organized by | Hungarian Skating Federation |
The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Hungary is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by th Hungarian Skating Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Országos Korcsolyázó Szövetség). 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]
Hungary hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition – then called the Hungarian Cup – in 1997 in Székesfehérvár. Vitaliy Danylchenko of Ukraine won the men's event, Julia Soldatova of Russia won the women's event, Alena Maltseva and Oleg Popov of Russia won the pairs event, and Jessica Joseph and Charles Butler of the United States won the ice dance event.[3]
The ISU officially cancelled all scheduled Junior Grand Prix events for the 2020–21 season, which included the 2020 competition in Budapest, 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.[4]
Medalists
Not pictured: Shin Ji-a of South Korea (women's singles); and Iryna Pidgaina and Artem Koval of Ukraine (ice dance)
Men's singles
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Székesfehérvár | Vitaliy Danylchenko | Hristo Turlakov | Vincent Restencourt | [3] |
| 1998 | Budapest | Ilia Klimkin | Yōsuke Takeuchi | Ryan Bradley | [5] |
| 2004 | Alexander Uspenski | Yasuharu Nanri | Sergei Voronov | [6] | |
| 2006 | Stephen Carriere | Takahito Mura | Eliot Halverson | [7] | |
| 2009 | Richard Dornbush | Grant Hochstein | Zhan Bush | [8] | |
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | |||
| 2023 | Kim Hyun-gyeom | Naoki Rossi | Haru Kakiuchi | [9] | |
Women's singles
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Székesfehérvár | Julia Soldatova | Júlia Sebestyén | Annette Dytrt | [3] |
| 1998 | Budapest | Júlia Sebestyén | Sarah Hughes | Chisato Shiina | [5] |
| 2004 | Yuna Kim | Aki Sawada | Katy Taylor | [6] | |
| 2006 | Juliana Cannarozzo | Rumi Suizu | Choi Ji-eun | [7] | |
| 2009 | Polina Shelepen | Angela Maxwell | Haruka Imai | [8] | |
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | |||
| 2023 | Shin Ji-a | Kim Yu-seong | Ayumi Shibayama | [9] | |
Pairs
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Székesfehérvár | [3] | |||
| 1998 | Budapest | [5] | |||
| 2004 |
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| 2006 | [7] | ||||
| 2009 | No pairs competition | [8] | |||
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | |||
| 2023 | [9] | ||||
Ice dance
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Székesfehérvár | [3] | |||
| 1998 | Budapest |
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| 2004 | [6] | ||||
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| 2009 | [8] | ||||
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | |||
| 2023 |
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References
- ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 – Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "1997 Hungarian Cup". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "1998 Hungarian Trophy". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d "2004 JGP Budapest". Skating Scores. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "2006 JGP Budapest". Skating Scores. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "2009 JGP Budapest". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "2023 JGP Budapest". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
External links
- ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union
- Hungarian Skating Association (in Hungarian)
- JGP Hungary at Skating Scores