ISU Junior Grand Prix

For the 2015–2016 season, see 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–1998 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.[1] The series was inaugurated in 1997 to complement the senior-level ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.[2] Skaters earn qualifying points at each Junior Grand Prix event and the six highest-ranking qualifiers meet at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, which is held concurrently with the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.[1]

Competitions

The junior version of the Grand Prix series was established in the 1997–98 season.[2] There are generally seven qualifying events which lead to a final. All seven hold competitions in men's singles, ladies singles, and ice dancing. Four or five of the events also include a pairs competition. The locations of the ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly. The eighth event is the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.[1] Beginning in the 2008–09 season, it has been held concurrently with the senior final.[3]

Qualifying

Unlike the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, competitors 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 the country's placements at the previous season's World Junior Championships in each respective discipline.[3][4]

The host country is allowed to enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance, with no limit on its pair entries. For a number of years, pairs were allowed to compete on both the junior and senior Grand Prix series in the same season but this option was removed before the 2012–2013 season.[5]

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Junior Grand Prix series, skaters must be at least 13 but not 19 (or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers) before the preceding July 1. A skater must meet the age requirement before it turns July 1 in their place of birth.[6] For example, Adelina Sotnikova was born a few hours into July 1, 1996 in Moscow and consequently, was not eligible to compete until the 2010-11 season.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ISU Junior Grand Prix 2014 - 15 Announcement" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 "Some key dates in ISU history". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "ISU Junior Grand Prix 2008 - 09 Announcement". International Skating Union.
  4. ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix 2009 - 10 Announcement". International Skating Union.
  5. ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix 2012 - 13 Announcement". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "ISU Communication No. 1874" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ Vaytsekhovskaya, Elena (December 13, 2010). Елена Буянова: "Сотникова намного лучше, чем была я" [Elena Buianova: "Sotnikova is much better than I was"]. sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 19, 2010.

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