ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States
| ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Frequency | Occasional |
| Country |  United States |
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Previous event | 2019 |
| Organized by | U.S. Figure Skating |
The ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure 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
[edit]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 July 1 of the respective season, and if they have not yet turned 19 (for single skaters, and females in ice dance and pair skating) or 21 (for males in ice dance and pair skating).[1] Competitors are chosen by their respective skating federations. 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]
The United States hosted the 1998 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final – the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series – in Detroit, Michigan. Vincent Restencourt of France won the men's event, Viktoria Volchkova of Russia won the women's event, Julia Obertas and Dmytro Palamarchuk of Ukraine won the pairs event, and Jamie Silverstein and Justin Pekarek of the United States won the ice dance event.[3]
U.S. Figure Skating was scheduled to host the second event of the 2001 Junior Grand Prix Series from September 20 to 23 in Scottsdale, Arizona, but cancelled the competition due to the September 11 terrorist attacks.[4] Scottdale hosted the third event of the Junior Grand Prix Series the next year. Andrei Griazev of Russia won the men's event, Akiko Suzuki of Japan won the women's event, Ding Yang and Ren Zhongfei of China won the pairs event, and Nóra Hoffmann and Maxim Zavozin of Hungary won the ice dance event.[5]
The event has been held every few years in different cities: Long Beach, California (2004);[6] Lake Placid, New York (2007, 2009, 2012, 2019);[7][8][9][10] and Colorado Springs, Colorado (2015).[11] Its most recent appearance was in Lake Placid in 2019.[10]
Medalists
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Men's singles
[edit]| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Final | Detroit, Michigan |  Vincent Restencourt
|
 Ilia Klimkin
|
Alexei Vasilevski
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[3] |
| 2001 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Competition cancelled due to the September 11 attacks | [4] | ||
| 2002 | Andrei Griazev
|
Parker Pennington
|
 Ken Rose
|
[5] | |
| 2004 | Long Beach, California | Dennis Phan
|
Christopher Mabee
|
Princeton Kwong
|
[6] |
| 2007 | Lake Placid, New York | Armin Mahbanoozadeh
|
Austin Kanallakan
|
Artem Grigoriev
|
[7] |
| 2009 | Ross Miner
|
 Kento Nakamura
|
Mark Shakhmatov
|
[8] | |
| 2012 | Joshua Farris
|
Keiji Tanaka
|
Roman Sadovsky
|
[9] | |
| 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Nathan Chen
|
 Daniel Samohin
|
Sōta Yamamoto
|
[11] |
| 2019 | Lake Placid, New York | Shun Sato
|
Stephen Gogolev
|
Gleb Lutfullin
|
[10] |
Women's singles
[edit]| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Final | Detroit, Michigan | Viktoria Volchkova
|
Sarah Hughes
|
Daria Timoshenko
|
[3] |
| 2001 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Competition cancelled due to the September 11 attacks | [4] | ||
| 2002 | Akiko Suzuki
|
Beatrisa Liang
|
Felicia Beck
|
[5] | |
| 2004 | Long Beach, California | Mao Asada
|
Kimmie Meissner
|
Danielle Kahle
|
[6] |
| 2007 | Lake Placid, New York | Mirai Nagasu
|
Alexe Gilles
|
Angela Maxwell
|
[7] |
| 2009 | Kristine Musademba
|
Ksenia Makarova
|
 Isabelle Olsson
|
[8] | |
| 2012 | Satoko Miyahara
|
Courtney Hicks
|
Angela Wang
|
[9] | |
| 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Yuna Shiraiwa
|
Marin Honda
|
Vivian Le
|
[11] |
| 2019 | Lake Placid, New York | Alysa Liu
|
 Yeonjeong Park
|
Anastasia Tarakanova
|
[10] |
Pairs
[edit]| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Final | Detroit, Michigan | [3] | |||
| 2001 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Competition cancelled due to the September 11 attacks | [4] | ||
| 2002 |
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[5] | |||
| 2004 | Long Beach, California |
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[6] | |
| 2007 | Lake Placid, New York |
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[7] |
| 2009 |
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[8] | |||
| 2012 | [9] | ||||
| 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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[11] |
| 2019 | Lake Placid, New York | [10] | |||
Ice dance
[edit]| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Final | Detroit, Michigan | [3] | |||
| 2001 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Competition cancelled due to the September 11 attacks | [4] | ||
| 2002 |
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[5] | |||
| 2004 | Long Beach, California |
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[6] | ||
| 2007 | Lake Placid, New York |
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[7] | |
| 2009 |
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[8] | |||
| 2012 | [9] | ||||
| 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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[11] | ||
| 2019 | Lake Placid, New York | [10] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ "Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 – Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2nd event in Phoenix (USA) Cancelled". International Skating Union. September 19, 2001. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "2002 JGP USA". Tracings. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2004 JGP Skate Long Beach". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2007 JGP Lake Placid". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2009 JGP Lake Placid". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2012 JGP Lake Placid". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "2019 JGP Lake Placid". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2015 JGP United States". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
External links
[edit]- ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union
- U.S. Figure Skating
- JGP United States at Skating Scores