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2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held March 15–19, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


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2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
ISU Championship
2016–17
International figure skating
Taipei, Taiwan
Men's singles: Vincent Zhou
Ladies' singles: Alina Zagitova
Pairs: Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor
Ice dance: Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons
Previous: 2016 World Junior Championships
Next: 2018 World Junior Championships

The 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held March 15–19, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Pair champions Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor became the first skaters representing Australia to win gold at an ISU Figure Skating Championships. The United States received gold in two disciplines, with Vincent Zhou winning the men's singles title and Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons taking the ice dancing title. Russia's Alina Zagitova won the ladies' title in her first appearance at the event.

The following new junior records were set during this competition:

EventComponentSkater(s)ScoreDateRef
MenFree skatingDaniel Samohin165.6316 March 2017
Vincent Zhou179.24
Total score258.11
Ice dancingFree danceRachel Parsons / Michael Parsons97.5418 March 2017
Total scoreAlla Loboda / Pavel Drozd164.37
Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons164.83
LadiesFree skatingAlina Zagitova138.02
Total score208.60

Skaters from all ISU member nations were eligible for the competition if they were at least 13 years old but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before 1 July 2016 in their place of birth. National associations select their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandates that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the World Junior Championships.

The term "Junior" in ISU competition refers to age, not skill level. Skaters may remain age-eligible for Junior Worlds even after competing nationally and internationally at the senior level. At junior events, the ISU requires that all programs conform to junior-specific rules regarding program length, jumping passes, types of elements, etc.

Minimum technical scores (TES)
Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season. SP and FS scores may be attained at different events.

Based on the results of the 2016 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.

SpotsMenLadiesPairsDance
Canada  Russia  United StatesJapan  RussiaCzech Republic  RussiaRussia  United States
China  France  Israel  Japan  Latvia  South KoreaHungary  Kazakhstan  Latvia  South Korea  United StatesCanada  Italy  Ukraine  United StatesCanada  France  Italy
If not listed above, one entry is allowed.
DayDateStartDisciplineEvent
Day 115.03.201710:30MenShort program
Opening ceremony
19:00PairsShort program
Day 216.03.201711:30DanceShort dance
17:30MenFree skating
MenVictory ceremony
Day 317.03.201711:00LadiesShort program
19:00PairsFree skating
PairsVictory ceremony
Day 418.03.201711:30DanceFree dance
DanceVictory ceremony
LadiesFree skating
16:00LadiesVictory ceremony

Some member nations announced their selections in January or early February 2017. The International Skating Union published the full list of entries on 24 February 2017.

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
AustraliaJames MinHolly HarrisEkaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorMatilda Friend / William Badaoui
AustriaAlisa StomakhinaElizaveta Orlova / Stephano Valentino Schuster
AzerbaijanMorgan Flood
BelarusYakau ZenkoHanna ParoshynaEmiliya Kalehanova / Uladzislau Palkhouski
BulgariaIvo GatovskiAlexandra FeiginYana Bozhilova / Kaloyan Georgiev
CanadaNicolas Nadeau Roman Sadovsky Conrad OrzelSarah TamuraEvelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry FerlandMarjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha Ashlynne Stairs / Lee Royer
ChinaLi Tangxu Li YuhengLi XiangningGao Yumeng / Xie ZhongGuo Yuzhu / Zhao Pengkun
Chinese TaipeiChih-I TsaoAmy Lin
CroatiaHana Cvijanović
Czech RepublicPetr KotlaříkMichaela Lucie HanzlíkováNicole Kuzmichova / Alexandr Sinicyn
EstoniaDaniel Albert NauritsKristina Škuleta-GromovaViktoria Semenjuk / Artur Gruzdev
FinlandBenjam PappViveca LindforsMonica Lindfors / Juho Pirinen
FranceKévin Aymoz Luc EconomidesJulie FrötscherCléo Hamon / Denys StrekalinAngélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron Natacha Lagouge / Corentin Rahier
GeorgiaIrakli MaysuradzeEva Khachaturian / Georgy Reviya
GermanyThomas StollLea Johanna DastichTalisa Thomalla / Robert KunkelRia Schwendinger / Valentin Wunderlich
Great BritainGraham NewberryKristen SpoursSasha Fear / Elliot Verburg
Hong KongYi Christy LeungWing Yi Valeria So / Marcus Yau
HungaryAlexander BorovojDaria Jakab Fruzsina MedgyesiHanna Jakucs / Daniel Illes
IsraelMark Gorodnitsky Daniel SamohinPaige ConnersHailey Esther Kops / Artem TsoglinShira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich
ItalyMatteo RizzoElisabetta LeccardiIrma Caldara / Edoardo CaputoFlora Mühlmeyer / Pietro Papetti
JapanKazuki Tomono Koshiro ShimadaMarin Honda Kaori Sakamoto Yuna ShiraiwaRiku Miura / Shoya IchihashiRikako Fukase / Aru Tateno
KazakhstanArtur PanikhinAiza MambekovaHannah Grace Cook / Temirlan Yerzhanov
LatviaGļebs BasinsDiāna Ņikitina
LithuaniaElžbieta KropaGuostė Damulevičiūtė / Deividas Kizala
MalaysiaKai Xiang Chew
MexicoDonovan CarrilloAndrea Montesinos Cantu
MonacoDavide Lewton Brain
NorwaySondre Oddvoll BøeJuni Marie Benjaminsen
PolandRyszard GurtlerOlexandra Borysova / Cezary Zawadzki
RomaniaAmanda Stan
RussiaDmitri Aliev Alexander Petrov Alexander SamarinAlina Zagitova Stanislava Konstantinova Polina TsurskayaAleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii Amina Atakhanova / Ilia Spiridonov Alina Ustimkina / Nikita VolodinAnastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory Smirnov Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
SerbiaLeona Rogić
SingaporeChloe Ing
SlovakiaJakub KršňákAlexandra Hagarová
SloveniaNina Polšak
South AfricaMatthew Samuels
South KoreaCha Jun-hwan Lee Si-hyeongLim Eun-soo An So-hyunKim Su-yeon / Kim Hyung-tae
SpainAleix GabaraValentina MatosAlexanne Bouillon / Tòn CónsulMalene Niquita-Basquin / Jaime García
SwedenNikolaj MajorovAnita Östlund
SwitzerlandNurullah SahakaYoonmi Lehmann
TurkeyBaşar OktarGüzide Irmak Bayır
UkraineYaroslav PaniotAnastasia HozhvaDarya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov
United StatesAlexei Krasnozhon Andrew Torgashev Vincent ZhouStarr Andrews Bradie TennellChelsea Liu / Brian Johnson Nica Digerness / Danny NeudeckerChristina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons
AnnouncedDisciplineCountryInitialReplacementRef
27 February 2017MenSwedenGabriel FolkessonNikolaj Majorov
27 February 2017LadiesSouth KoreaKim Ye-limAn So-hyun
1 March 2017MenNetherlandsMichel Tsiba—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a
1 March 2017LadiesNetherlandsCaya Scheepens—N/a
1 March 2017LadiesFinlandEmmi PeltonenViveca Lindfors
1 March 2017Ice danceUkraineMaria Golubtsova / Kirill BelobrovDarya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov
3 March 2017LadiesUnited StatesAmber GlennStarr Andrews
6 March 2017MenHong KongHarrison Jon-Yen Wong—N/a
6 March 2017LadiesKazakhstanElizabet Tursynbayeva—N/a

Vincent Zhou set a new junior world record for the free skating (179.24 points) and for the combined total (258.11 points). Daniel Samohin set a new junior world record for the free skating (165.63 points) but the record was later broken by Zhou.

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Vincent ZhouUnited States258.11578.871179.24
2Dmitri AlievRussia247.31183.483163.83
3Alexander SamarinRussia245.53382.234163.30
Alexander PetrovRussia243.47481.295162.18
Cha Jun-hwanSouth Korea242.45282.346160.11
Daniel SamohinIsrael232.631667.002165.63
Kévin AymozFrance218.63677.248141.39
Alexei KrasnozhonUnited States211.47876.5010134.97
Kazuki TomonoJapan211.281468.127143.16
Yaroslav PaniotUkraine208.571072.039136.54
Matteo RizzoItaly197.471368.5311128.94
Nicolas NadeauCanada196.63777.2015119.43
Conrad OrzelCanada194.411866.2112128.20
Koshiro ShimadaJapan194.101268.7713125.33
Graham NewberryGreat Britain191.781170.8014120.98
Lee Si-hyeongSouth Korea186.671567.5116119.16
Roman SadovskyCanada186.53976.2723110.26
Chih-I TsaoChinese Taipei181.892063.1717118.72
Sondre Oddvoll BøeNorway178.981966.1618112.82
Daniel Albert NauritsEstonia178.481766.4420112.04
Li TangxuChina173.082162.0822111.00
Mark GorodnitskyIsrael170.592259.2721111.32
Petr KotlaříkCzech Republic168.792456.6619112.13
Thomas StollGermany153.682357.102496.58
Andrew TorgashevUnited States55.422555.42—N/a
Başar OktarTurkey54.172654.17—N/a
Donovan CarrilloMexico53.922753.92—N/a
Li YuhengChina53.762853.76—N/a
James MinAustralia53.722953.72—N/a
Luc EconomidesFrance53.523053.52—N/a
Nikolaj MajorovSweden52.423152.42—N/a
Artur PanikhinKazakhstan51.723251.72—N/a
Yakau ZenkoBelarus50.923350.92—N/a
Nurullah SahakaSwitzerland50.583450.58—N/a
Irakli MaysuradzeGeorgia48.663548.66—N/a
Jakub KršňákSlovakia48.603648.60—N/a
Ivo GatovskiBulgaria48.053748.05—N/a
Aleix GabaraSpain47.823847.82—N/a
Gļebs BasinsLatvia45.703945.70—N/a
Ryszard GurtlerPoland45.414045.41—N/a
Alexander BorovojHungary45.414145.41—N/a
Kai Xiang ChewMalaysia44.234244.23—N/a
Davide Lewton BrainMonaco44.144344.14—N/a
Benjam PappFinland43.514443.51—N/a
Matthew SamuelsSouth Africa41.684541.68—N/a

Alina Zagitova set a new junior world record for the free skating (138.02 points) and for the combined total (208.60 points).

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Alina ZagitovaRussia208.60170.581138.02
2Marin HondaJapan201.61268.352133.26
3Kaori SakamotoJapan195.54367.783127.76
Lim Eun-sooSouth Korea180.81464.784116.03
Yuna ShiraiwaJapan174.38562.965111.42
Stanislava KonstantinovaRussia162.84658.906103.94
Bradie TennellUnited States161.36757.477103.89
Lea Johanna DastichGermany157.111353.958103.16
Yi Christy LeungHong Kong156.26856.0110100.25
Polina TsurskayaRussia155.911154.309101.61
Li XiangningChina151.031254.241196.79
Starr AndrewsUnited States149.05955.831293.22
Anita ÖstlundSweden144.571552.181392.39
Viveca LindforsFinland143.531055.501588.03
Kristen SpoursGreat Britain139.341649.831489.51
Michaela Lucie HanzlíkováCzech Republic134.482148.101686.38
Sarah TamuraCanada130.401949.571880.83
Elisabetta LeccardiItaly129.331452.622176.71
Andrea Montesinos CantuMexico128.552444.661783.89
An So-hyunSouth Korea126.821749.752077.07
Amy LinChinese Taipei125.911849.592276.32
Güzide Irmak BayırTurkey123.232245.401977.83
Holly HarrisAustralia123.112048.242474.87
Valentina MatosSpain120.412345.402375.01
Alexandra FeiginBulgaria44.452544.45—N/a
Anastasia GozhvaUkraine44.212644.21—N/a
Paige ConnersIsrael43.452743.45—N/a
Kristina Škuleta-GromovaEstonia42.702842.70—N/a
Yoonmi LehmannSwitzerland41.972941.97—N/a
Diāna ŅikitinaLatvia39.393039.39—N/a
Aiza MambekovaKazakhstan39.383139.38—N/a
Fruzsina MedgyesiHungary39.153239.15—N/a
Amanda StanRomania38.293338.29—N/a
Chloe IngSingapore38.223438.22—N/a
Julie FrötscherFrance38.203538.20—N/a
Morgan FloodAzerbaijan36.473636.47—N/a
Hanna ParoshynaBelarus36.443736.44—N/a
Elžbieta KropaLithuania35.143835.14—N/a
Hana CvijanovićCroatia34.223934.22—N/a
Alisa StomakhinaAustria32.954032.95—N/a
Daria JakabHungary32.344132.34—N/a
Alexandra HagarováSlovakia32.264232.26—N/a
Juni Marie BenjaminsenNorway31.834331.83—N/a
Nina PolšakSlovenia29.954429.95—N/a
Leona RogićSerbia—N/a

Alexandrovskaya/Windsor won Australia's first Junior Worlds medal in 41 years — since 1976, when Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain took the pairs' bronze medal. They also became the first skaters representing Australia to receive gold at an ISU Figure Skating Championships.

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorAustralia163.98359.822104.16
2Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiRussia161.93161.274100.66
3Gao Yumeng / Xie ZhongChina161.09259.973101.12
Amina Atakhanova / Ilia SpiridonovRussia157.76850.201107.56
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt MichaudCanada150.74651.93598.81
Alina Ustimkina / Nikita VolodinRussia145.69454.63691.06
Chelsea Liu / Brian JohnsonUnited States138.95553.32885.63
Kim Su-yeon / Kim Hyung-taeSouth Korea135.29949.20786.09
Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry FerlandCanada128.29750.781277.51
Nica Digerness / Danny NeudeckerUnited States127.491344.06983.43
Hailey Esther Kops / Artem TsoglinIsrael126.061245.801080.26
Talisa Thomalla / Robert KunkelGermany124.941047.301177.64
Riku Miura / Shoya IchihashiJapan120.191146.901373.29
Cléo Hamon / Denys StrekalinFrance114.681443.281471.40
Irma Caldara / Edoardo CaputoItaly109.891542.291567.60
Alexanne Bouillon / Tòn CónsulSpain105.591640.071665.52

Rachel and Michael Parsons set a new junior world record for the free dance (97.54 points) and for the combined total (164.83 points). Alla Loboda and Pavel Drozd set a new junior world record for the combined total (164.37 points) but the record was later broken by Parsons/Parsons.

RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Rachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsUnited States164.83267.29197.54
2Alla Loboda / Pavel DrozdRussia164.37167.59296.78
3Christina Carreira / Anthony PonomarenkoUnited States154.68660.53394.15
Anastasia Shpilevaya / Grigory SmirnovRussia152.66463.26489.40
Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill AleshinRussia152.53363.38589.15
Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary LaghaCanada148.26560.79787.47
Lorraine McNamara / Quinn CarpenterUnited States148.11760.30687.81
Angélique Abachkina / Louis ThauronFrance140.61954.92885.69
Nicole Kuzmichová / Alexandr SinicynCzech Republic134.171053.93980.24
Ria Schwendinger / Valentin WunderlichGermany131.771351.901079.87
Natacha Lagouge / Corentin RahierFrance130.08855.411174.67
Darya Popova / Volodymyr ByelikovUkraine126.881152.471274.41
Rikako Fukase / Aru TatenoJapan124.031550.441373.59
Ashlynne Stairs / Lee RoyerCanada122.541252.261570.28
Sasha Fear / Elliot VerburgGreat Britain121.401749.191472.21
Emiliya Kalehanova / Uladzislau PalkhouskiBelarus118.811450.751668.06
Guostė Damulevičiūtė / Deividas KizalaLithuania111.191650.181761.01
Eva Khachaturian / Georgy ReviyaGeorgia105.911845.691860.22
Monica Lindfors / Juho PirinenFinland102.662044.621958.04
Hanna Jakucs / Daniel IllesHungary101.631945.612056.02
Viktoria Semenjuk / Artur GruzdevEstonia44.512144.51—N/a
Hannah Grace Cook / Temirlan YerzhanovKazakhstan42.942242.94—N/a
Guo Yuzhu / Zhao PengkunChina42.202342.20—N/a
Flora Mühlmeyer / Pietro PapettiItaly41.242441.24—N/a
Matilda Friend / William BadaouiAustralia40.242540.24—N/a
Shira Ichilov / Vadim DavidovichIsrael39.342639.34—N/a
Malene Niquita-Basquin / Jaime GarcíaSpain38.492738.49—N/a
Elizaveta Orlova / Stephano Valentino SchusterAustria38.142838.14—N/a
Olexandra Borysova / Cezary ZawadzkiPoland37.682937.68—N/a
Wing Yi Valerie So / Marcus YauHong Kong35.313035.31—N/a
Yana Bozhilova / Kaloyan GeorgievBulgaria34.293134.29—N/a

Medals for overall placement:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
MenVincent ZhouDmitri AlievAlexander Samarin
LadiesAlina ZagitovaMarin HondaKaori Sakamoto
PairsEkaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorAleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiGao Yumeng / Xie Zhong
Ice dancingRachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsAlla Loboda / Pavel DrozdChristina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Small medals for placement in the short segment:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
MenDmitri AlievCha Jun-hwanAlexander Samarin
LadiesAlina ZagitovaMarin HondaKaori Sakamoto
PairsAleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii KozlovskiiGao Yumeng / Xie ZhongEkaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor
Ice dancingAlla Loboda / Pavel DrozdRachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsAnastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin

Small medals for placement in the free segment:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
MenVincent ZhouDaniel SamohinDmitri Aliev
LadiesAlina ZagitovaMarin HondaKaori Sakamoto
PairsAmina Atakhanova / Ilia SpiridonovEkaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley WindsorGao Yumeng / Xie Zhong
Ice dancingRachel Parsons / Michael ParsonsAlla Loboda / Pavel DrozdChristina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
12013
21315
31001
40112
50011
44412
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