2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type:ISU Junior Grand Prix
Date:August 30 – December 9, 2007
Season:2007–08
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The men's podium at the Final
The ladies' podium at the Final
The pairs' podium at the Final
The ice dance podium at the Final

Competitions edit

The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2007–08 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location Other notes
Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 2007 JGP Lake Placid Lake Placid, United States
September 6–9 2007 JGP Harghita Cup Miercurea Ciuc, Romania No pair competition
September 13–16 2007 JGP Vienna Cup Vienna, Austria No pair competition
September 20–23 2007 JGP Tallinn Cup Tallinn, Estonia
September 27–30 2007 JGP Croatia Cup Zagreb, Croatia No pair competition
October 4–7 2007 JGP Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria No pair competition
October 11–14 2007 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany
October 18–21 2007 JGP John Curry Memorial Sheffield, United Kingdom
December 6–9 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final Gdańsk, Poland

Series notes edit

Pairs champions Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov were later retroactively disqualified from the Junior Grand Prix Final due to a positive test on a doping sample which Larionov gave before that competition. All other teams consequently moved up one spot.[1] This change caused fourth-place finishers Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss to earn a spot on the podium at the Final.

Qualifying edit

Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2007 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Unlike the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, skaters for the Junior Grand Prix are entered by their national federations rather than seeded by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation is determined by their skaters' placements at the previous season's World Junior Figure Skating Championships in each respective discipline.

For the 2007–08 season, in singles, the five best placed member nations at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships could enter two skaters in all eight events. Member nations who placed sixth through tenth could enter one skater in all eight events. Member nations with a skater who had qualified for the free skate at Junior Worlds may enter one skater in seven of the events. Member nations who did not qualify for the free skate but placed 25th through 30th in the short program could enter one skater in six of the events. All other nations could enter one skater in five of the events.

In pair skating, member nations could enter up to three teams per event. The host nation is allowed to enter as many pair teams as it wishes. Pairs were contested at four events out of eight.

In ice dance, member nations could enter one dance team per event. Member nations who placed in the top five at the 2007 Junior Worlds could enter a second dance team.

The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters or teams in singles and dance in their event, and there were no limit to the number of pairs teams.

Prize money edit

The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix events in the 2007/2008 season was $22,500. Pairs and dance teams split the money:

Placement Prize money (Singles) Prize money (Pairs/Dance)
1st $2,000 $3,000
2nd $1,500 $2,250
3rd $1,000 $1,500

The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2007–2008 season was $105,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money:

Placement Prize Money (Singles) Prize Money (Pairs/Dance)
1st $6,000 $9,000
2nd $5,000 $7,500
3rd $4,000 $6,000
4th $3,000 $4,500
5th $2,000 $3,000
6th $1,000 $1,500

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers edit

The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[2][3][4][5]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
1   Brandon Mroz   Mirai Nagasu   Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov   Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
2   Adam Rippon   Yuki Nishino   Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov   Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
3   Guan Jinlin   Chrissy Hughes   Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh   Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko
4   Austin Kanallakan   Rachael Flatt   Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss   Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
5   Artem Borodulin   Jenni Vähämaa   Zhang Yue / Wang Lei   Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
6   Armin Mahbanoozadeh   Svetlana Issakova   Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez   Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso
7   Ivan Bariev   Alexe Gilles   Anastaisa Khodkova / Pavel Sliusarenko   Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro
8   Artur Gachinski   Kristine Musademba   Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen   Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam
Alternates
1st   Douglas Razzano   Rumi Suizu   Olivia Jones / Donald Jackson   Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun
2nd   Takahito Mura   Alena Leonova   Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans   Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák
3rd   Artem Grigoriev   Blake Rosenthal   Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov   Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin

Pair skaters Krystyna Klimczak / Janusz Karweta were given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Medalists edit

Men edit

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States   Armin Mahbanoozadeh   Austin Kanallakan   Artem Grigoriev
Romania   Adam Rippon   Ivan Bariev   Takahito Mura
Austria   Brandon Mroz   Guan Jinlin   Artem Borodulin
Estonia   Guan Jinlin   Artur Gachinski   Yang Chao
Croatia   Austin Kanallakan   Ivan Bariev   Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Bulgaria   Artem Borodulin   Adam Rippon   Jeremy Ten
Germany   Brandon Mroz   Michal Březina   Takahito Mura
Great Britain   Tatsuki Machida   Douglas Razzano   Artem Grigoriev
Final   Adam Rippon   Brandon Mroz   Armin Mahbanoozadeh

Ladies edit

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States   Mirai Nagasu   Alexe Gilles   Angela Maxwell
Romania   Chrissy Hughes   Alena Leonova   Rumi Suizu
Austria   Rachael Flatt   Kristine Musademba   Jenni Vähämaa
Estonia   Yuki Nishino   Blake Rosenthal   Svetlana Issakova
Croatia   Mirai Nagasu   Jenni Vähämaa   Kim Na-Young
Bulgaria   Chrissy Hughes   Satsuki Muramoto   Jana Smekhnova
Germany   Sarah Hecken   Rachael Flatt   Rumi Suizu
Great Britain   Yuki Nishino   Svetlana Issakova   Sonia Lafuente
Final   Mirai Nagasu   Rachael Flatt   Yuki Nishino

Pairs edit

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States   Olivia Jones / Donald Jackson   Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans   Anastasia Khodkova / Pavel Sliusarenko
Romania No pairs competition held
Austria No pairs competition held
Estonia   Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov   Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez   Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
Croatia No pairs competition held
Bulgaria No pairs competition held
Germany   Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss   Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov   Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
Great Britain   Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov   Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh   Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
Final   Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
  Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
  Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov   Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss

Bazarova / Larionov were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.

Ice dance edit

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States   Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates   Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam   Pilar Bosley / John Corona
Romania   Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier   Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro   Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
Austria   Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates   Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko   Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso
Estonia   Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein   Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun   Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam
Croatia   Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier   Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov   Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
Bulgaria   Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso   Shannon Wingle / Ryan Devereaux   Anastasia Vykhodtseva / Alexei Shumski
Germany   Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov   Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro   Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Great Britain   Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko   Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák   Nadezhda Frolenkova / Mikhail Kasalo
Final   Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko   Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates   Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov

Medals table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)1611532
2  Russia (RUS)7111028
3  Canada (CAN)3328
4  Japan (JPN)3159
5  China (CHN)1135
6  Italy (ITA)1012
7  Germany (GER)1001
8  Czech Republic (CZE)0202
9  Ukraine (UKR)0123
10  Estonia (EST)0112
  Finland (FIN)0112
12  South Korea (KOR)0011
  Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (13 entries)32323296

References edit

  1. ^ Entry/Resultlist Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  3. ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  4. ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  5. ^ "Crystal Report Viewer". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

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