1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix

1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type: ISU Junior Grand Prix
Season: 1998–1999
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The 1998–1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second 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 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singes, pair skating, and ice dancing. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

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Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 1998–1999 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1]

There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dancing.

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 Ilia Klimkin Irina Nikolaeva Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali
2 Vincent Restencourt Viktoria Volchkova Julia Obertas / Dmitri Palamarchuk Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
3 Yosuke Takeuchi Tamara Dorofejev Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko
4 Stefan Lindemann Sarah Hughes Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev
5 Ryan Bradley Anna Jurkiewicz Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov
6 Alexei Vasilevsky Daria Timoshenko Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo
7 Lukáš Rakowski Gwenaelle Jullien - -
8 Matthew Savoie Chisato Shiina - -
Alternates
1st Matthew Davies Júlia Sebestyén Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Tatiana Kurkudym / Yury Kocherzhenko
2nd Scott Smith Yoshie Onda Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai
3rd Soshi Tanaka Yuko Kawaguchi Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov Nelly Gouverst / Cedric Pernet

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 13 9 8 30
2  United States 4 8 9 21
3  Ukraine 6 2 5 13
4  Japan 3 2 3 8
5  France 3 1 2 6
6  Italy 3 2 0 5
6  Hungary 2 3 0 5
6  China 2 1 2 5
6  Germany 0 2 3 5
7  Poland 0 2 2 4
8  Canada 0 2 1 3
9  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
9  Estonia 0 1 0 1
9  United Kingdom 0 0 1 1

Medalists

Men

1998–1999 Junior Grand Prix
Men's medalists
Competition Location Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint Gervais, France Vincent Restencourt Ryan Bradley Matthew Savoie
Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico Yosuke Takeuchi Eiji Iwamoto Jeffrey Franklin
Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria Ilia Klimkin Stefan Lindemann Soshi Tanaka
Ukrainian Souvenir Kiev, Ukraine Andrej Kiforenko Alexei Vasilevsky Alexandr Smokvin
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany Vincent Restencourt Stefan Lindemann Scott Smith
Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Ilia Klimkin Yosuke Takeuchi Ryan Bradley
China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China Guo Zhengxin Gao Song Yu Wang
Grand Prize SNP Banska Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Johnny Weir Lukáš Rakowski Matthew Davies
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Detroit, USA Vincent Restencourt Ilia Klimkin Alexei Vasilevsky

Ladies

1998–1999 Junior Grand Prix
Ladies medalists
Competition Location Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint Gervais, France Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Darys Tymoshenko
Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico Yuko Kawaguchi Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina
Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria Tamara Dorofejev Daria Timoshenko Sabina Wojtala
Ukrainian Souvenir Kiev, Ukraine Viktoria Volchkova Galina Maniachenko Anna Neshcheret
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Sara Wheat
Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina
China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China Yoshie Onda Gwenaelle Jullien Wang Huan
Grand Prize SNP Banska Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Viktoria Volchkova Tamara Dorofejev Erin Pearl
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Detroit, USA Viktoria Volchkova Sarah Hughes Daria Timoshenko

Pairs

1998–1999 Junior Grand Prix
Pairs medalists
Competition Location Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint Gervais, France Yulia Obertas / Dmitry Palamarchuk Viktorya Shklover / Vladis Mintals Jaisa Mac Adam / Garrett Lucash
Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Eve Butchart / Clinton Petersen Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright
Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria Victoria Maksuita / Vladislav Zhovnirsky Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Aneta Kowalska / Łukasz Różycki
Ukrainian Souvenir Kiev, Ukraine Yulia Obertas / Dmitry Palamarchuk Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov
Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer
China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao Melica Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Anna Kaverzina / Vitali Dybina
Grand Prize SNP Banska Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Jacinth Lariviere / Lenny Faustino Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Detroit, USA Yulia Obertas / Dmitry Palamarchuk Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky

Ice dancing

1998–1999 Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing medalists
Competition Location Gold Silver Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint Gervais, France Tatania Kurkudym / Yuri Kocherzhenko Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Nelly Gourvest / Cédric Pernet
Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenholscher
Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Skali Natalia Romaniuta / Danil Barantsev Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth
Ukrainian Souvenir Kiev, Ukraine Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Olga Kudym / Anton Tereshenko
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Tatiana Kurkudym / Yury Kocherzhenko
Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth
China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Melissa Gregory / James Shufford Nelly Gourvest / Cedric Pernet
Grand Prize SNP Banska Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Natalia Romanyuta / Daniel Barantsev Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenhoelscher
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Detroit, USA Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Natalia Romanyuta / Daniel Barantsev

References