| 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
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| Type: | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Date: | August 30 – December 9, 2007 |
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The 2007–2008 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 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the discplines 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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Pairs champions Vera Bazarova and 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 and Jon Nuss to earn a spot on the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
The locations of the eight ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly. For the 2007–2008 season, the series comprised the following events:
| Date | Event | Location | Other notes |
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| Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 | 2007 JGP Lake Placid | Lake Placid, New York, USA | |
| 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, Great Britain | |
| December 6–9 | 2007–2008 Junior Grand Prix Final | Gdansk, Poland |
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 2007/2008 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 pairs, 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 dancing, 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.
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 |
The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[2][3][4][5]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Men's medalists | ||||
| Competition | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| JGP Lake Placid | Lake Placid, USA | Armin Mahbanoozadeh | Austin Kanallakan | Artem Grigoriev |
| Harghita Cup | Miercurea Ciuc, Romania | Adam Rippon | Ivan Bariev | Takahito Mura |
| Vienna Cup | Vienna, Austria | Brandon Mroz | Guan Jinlin | Artem Borodulin |
| Tallinn Cup | Tallinn, Estonia | Guan Jinlin | Artur Gachinski | Yang Chao |
| Croatia Cup | Zagreb, Croatia | Austin Kanallakan | Ivan Bariev | Armin Mahbanoozadeh |
| Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria | Artem Borodulin | Adam Rippon | Jeremy Ten |
| Pokal der Blauen Schwerter | Chemnitz, Germany | Brandon Mroz | Michal Březina | Takahito Mura |
| John Curry Memorial | Sheffield, Great Britain | Tatsuki Machida | Douglas Razzano | Artem Grigoriev |
| ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Gdansk, Poland | Adam Rippon | Brandon Mroz | Armin Mahbanoozadeh |
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| Ladies medalists | ||||
| Competition | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| JGP Lake Placid | Lake Placid, USA | Mirai Nagasu | Alexe Gilles | Angela Maxwell |
| Harghita Cup | Miercurea Ciuc, Romania | Chrissy Hughes | Alena Leonova | Rumi Suizu |
| Vienna Cup | Vienna, Austria | Rachael Flatt | Kristine Musademba | Jenni Vähämaa |
| Tallinn Cup | Tallinn, Estonia | Yuki Nishino | Blake Rosenthal | Svetlana Issakova |
| Croatia Cup | Zagreb, Croatia | Mirai Nagasu | Jenni Vähämaa | Kim Na-Young |
| Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria | Chrissy Hughes | Satsuki Muramoto | Jana Smekhnova |
| Pokal der Blauen Schwerter | Chemnitz, Germany | Sarah Hecken | Rachael Flatt | Rumi Suizu |
| John Curry Memorial | Sheffield, Great Britain | Yuki Nishino | Svetlana Issakova | Sonia Lafuente |
| ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Gdansk, Poland | Mirai Nagasu | Rachael Flatt | Yuki Nishino |
†Bazarova & Larionov were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.
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