2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 26 – March 2 |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Venue: | Winter Sports Hall |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Johnny Weir | |
Ladies' singles:  Kristina Oblasova | |
Pair skating:  Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | |
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Ice dancing: Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev | |
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Previous: 2000 World Junior Championships | |
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Next: 2002 World Junior Championships | |
The 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held from February 26 to March 2 at the Winter Sports Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
Competition notes
Susanna Pöykiö became the first Finnish ladies' singles skater to medal at an ISU Championships.[1]
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Markuntsov became the first pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championships.[2]
This was the first World Junior Figure Skating Championships that The National Anthem of The Russian Fedoration was heard.
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Men
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Ladies
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov | Japan | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson | United States | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Russia | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Deborah Blinder / Jeremy Allen | United States | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei | China | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Svetlana Nikolaeva / Pavel Lebedev | Russia | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakharov | Russia | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Claudia Rauschenbach / Robin Szolkowy |  Germany | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Johanna Purdy / Kevin Maguire |  Canada | 15 | 7 |
| 11 | Carla Montgomery / Jarvis Hetu | Canada | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Tatiana Chuvaeva / Dmitri Palamarchuk |  Ukraine | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petro Kharchenko | Ukraine | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Aljona Kokhanevich / Denis Petrov | Ukraine | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Diana Riskova / Vladimir Futas |  Slovakia | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Marina Aganina / Artem Knyazev |  Uzbekistan | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Aneta Kowalska / Artur Szeliski |  Poland | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | Rebecca Corne / Richard Rowlands |  United Kingdom | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | Ivana Durin / Andrei Maximov |  Yugoslavia | 19 | 19 |
Ice dancing
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References
- ↑ Mittan, Barry (October 9, 2002). "Susanna Poykio: Finland's Poykio Makes Skating History". GoldenSkate. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ↑ Flade, Tatjana (June 6, 2010). "High ambitions for Takahashi and Tran". Golden Skate. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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