ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States

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.

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, but not yet 19 (for single skaters), 21 (for men and women in ice dance and women in pair skating), or 23 (for men in pair skating). 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.

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.

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. Scottsdale 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.

The event has been held every few years in different cities: Long Beach, California (2004); Lake Placid, New York (2007, 2009, 2012, 2019); and Colorado Springs, Colorado (2015). Its most recent appearance was in Lake Placid in 2019.

Medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

References

References

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