2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix

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The 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix will be the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It will be the the Junior-level complement to the 2008-2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters. Skaters will compete in the discplines of men's singles, ladies singes, pair skating, and ice dancing. The top eight skaters/teams in the series from each discipline will meet at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

[edit] Competitions

The locations of the eight ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly. For the 2008-2009 season, the ISU Junior Grand Prix will contain the following events:

• Junior Grand Prix Courchevel (August 27 - 31, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Merano (September 3 - 7, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Mexico City (September 10 -14, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Ostrava (September 17 - 21, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Madrid (September 24 - 28, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Gomel (October 1 - 5, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Cape Town (October 8 - 12, 2008)
• Junior Grand Prix Sheffield (October 15 - 18, 2008)
• ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, Seoul, South Korea (December 10 – 14, 2008)

For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final will be held at the same time and place as the Grand Prix Final.

[edit] Qualifying

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 2008/2009 season, in singles, the five best placed member nations at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships may enter two skaters in all eight events. Member nations who placed sixth through tenth may 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 may enter one skater in six of the events. All other nations may enter one skater in five of the events. There are provisions for additional entries per member country if another country does not use all of its allotted entries.

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

In ice dancing, member nations may enter one dance team per event. Member nations who placed in the top five at the 2008 Junior Worlds may enter a second dance team.

The host country may enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance in their event, and there is no limit to the number of pairs teams.

The general spots allowance is as follows:

Entries	Men	Ladies	Ice Dancing
2 per event	United States  Russia  China  Czech Republic  Canada	United States  Finland  Japan  Russia  Sweden	United States  Canada  Russia  Ukraine  Italy
1 per event	France  Switzerland  Spain  Ukraine  Kazakhstan	Germany  Canada  Estonia  Spain  Italy
1 in seven events	Japan  Sweden  Germany  Slovakia  Poland	South Korea  Slovakia  Ukraine  Austria  China  New Zealand  Australia  Hungary
1 in six events	Estonia  Austria  Norway  Finland  Israel  Italy	Czech Republic  Azerbaijan  Chinese Taipei  Denmark

All other member nations have one entry per discipline in five of the eight events in singles, and one entry in all eight events for ice dancing.

[edit] Prize Money

The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix events in the 2008/2009 season will be $22,500. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:

The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2008/2009 season will be $105,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Men

[edit] Ladies

[edit] Pairs

[edit] Ice Dancing

[edit] References

• 2008/2009 AnnouncementPDF

[edit] External links

• ISU: Junior Grand Prix

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