2001–02 ISU Junior Grand Prix

2001–02 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type: ISU Junior Grand Prix
Season: 2001–02
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The 2001–02 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fifth 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.

Competitions

The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2001–02 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location
September 13–16 2001 JGP Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria
September 20–23 2001 JGP Phoenix (cancelled) Phoenix, Arizona, USA
September 27–30 2001 JGP Czech Skate Ostrava, Czech Republic
October 11–14 2001 JGP Gdańsk Gdańsk, Poland
October 25–28 2001 JGP The Hague The Hague, Netherlands
November 1–4 2001 JGP Salchow Trophy Malmö, Sweden
November 8–11 2001 JGP Trofeo Rita Trapanese Milan, Italy
November 15–18 2001 JGP SBC Cup Nagano, Japan
December 13–16 2001–02 Junior Grand Prix Final Bled, Slovenia

Series notes

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States Figure Skating Association cancelled the Junior Grand Prix event to be held in Arizona and did not allow their skaters to compete on the Junior Grand Prix for the rest of the season.[1]

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 2001–02 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[2][3][4][5]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 Russia Stanislav Timchenko Japan Miki Ando China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev
2 Russia Andrei Griazev Russia Irina Tkatchuk Canada Clara Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Russia Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin
3 Japan Daisuke Takahashi Japan Akiko Suzuki Russia Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Ukraine Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko
4 Belgium Kevin van der Perren Russia Ludmila Nelidina Russia Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotine
5 Canada Shawn Sawyer Russia Tatiana Basova Russia Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Germany Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov
6 China Ma Xiaodong Japan Yukina Ota Canada Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Ukraine Marina Kozlova / Sergei Baranov
7 Finland Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Japan Yukari Nakano China Ding Yang / Ren Zongfei Hungary Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek
8 Switzerland Jamal Othman Canada Cynthia Phaneuf Ukraine Tatiana Volosozhar / Petro Kharchenko France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
Alternates
1st France Damien Djordievic Russia Irina Nikolaeva Russia Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Ukraine Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbilo
2nd Italy Karel Zelenka Switzerland Kimena Brog-Meier Canada Cathy Monette / Daniel Castello Germany Christina Beier / William Beier
3rd Russia Alexander Shubin Canada Joannie Rochette Czech Republic Veronika Havlíčková / Karel Štefl France Amandine Borsi / Fabrice Blondel

Gregor Urbas was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final. He had finished three spots below third alternate position in overall qualification standings. He placed 8th out of 9 competitors at the Final.

Medals table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 16 12 5 33
2  Japan 6 2 3 11
3  Canada 4 1 6 11
4  China 3 3 4 10
5  Ukraine 1 6 1 8
6  Germany 1 0 3 4
7  France 0 1 3 4
8  Belgium 1 1 1 3
9   Switzerland 0 2 0 2
10  Finland 0 1 1 2
10  Hungary 0 1 1 2
10  Italy 0 1 1 2
10  United States 0 1 1 2
14  Poland 0 0 1 1

Medalists

Men

2001–02 Junior Grand Prix
Men's medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
Bulgaria Canada Shawn Sawyer Japan Daisuke Takahashi United States Shaun Rogers
United States Event cancelled
Czech Rep. Russia Andrei Griazev Belgium Kevin van der Perren France Damien Djordjevic
Poland Russia Stanislav Timchenko Italy Karel Zelenka Russia Alexander Uspenski
Netherlands Belgium Kevin van der Perren Switzerland Jamal Othman Canada Nicholas Young
Sweden Russia Andrei Griazev China Ma Xiaodong Finland Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Italy Russia Stanislav Timchenko Russia Alexander Shubin China Ma Xiaodong
Japan Japan Daisuke Takahashi Finland Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Canada Shawn Sawyer
Final Russia Stanislav Timchenko China Ma Xiaodong Belgium Kevin van der Perren

Ladies

2001–02 Junior Grand Prix
Ladies' medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
Bulgaria Japan Yukina Ota Russia Olga Agapkina Japan Yukari Nakano
United States Event cancelled
Czech Rep. Japan Miki Ando Russia Tatiana Basova Japan Akiko Suzuki
Poland Russia Irina Tkatchuk Ukraine Svitlana Pilipenko Poland Magdalena Leska
Netherlands Canada Cynthia Phaneuf Russia Irina Nikolaeva Russia Liudmila Nelidina
Sweden Japan Miki Ando Russia Tatiana Basova Russia Irina Tkachuk
Italy Russia Ludmila Nelidina Switzerland Kimena Brog-Meier Canada Joannie Rochette
Japan Japan Akiko Suzuki Japan Yukari Nakano China Fang Dan
Final Japan Miki Ando Russia Ludmila Nelidina Japan Akiko Suzuki

Pairs

2001–02 Junior Grand Prix
Pairs' medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
Bulgaria Russia Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin United States Jacqueline Jimenez / Themistocles Leftheris Canada Cathy Monette / Daniel Castelo
United States Event cancelled
Czech Rep. Russia Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Russia Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Ukraine Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko
Poland Russia Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Ukraine Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko Canada Cathy Monette / Daniel Castelo
Netherlands Canada Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Russia Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin Canada Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault
Sweden China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei Russia Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev
Italy China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov China Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei
Japan Canada Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Canada Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault –
Final China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov China Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei

Ice dancing

2001–02 Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
Bulgaria Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotine Ukraine Mariana Kozlova / Sergey Baranov Hungary Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek
United States Event cancelled
Czech Rep. Ukraine Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotin France Amandine Borsi / Fabrice Blondel
Poland Russia Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin Ukraine Marina Kozlova / Sergei Baranov Germany Christina Beier / William Beier
Netherlands Russia Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Ukraine Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko Germany Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov
Sweden Russia Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Ukraine Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo France Myriam Trividic / Yann Abback
Italy Russia Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin Hungary Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek Italy Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi
Japan Germany Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Russia Daria Borisova / Alexandr Chepurnov
Final Russia Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin Russia Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Germany Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov

References

  1. ↑ http://ww2.isu.org/news/sept19.html
  2. ↑ http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2001/jgpsmen.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2001/jgpsladies.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2001/jgpspairs.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.isuresults.org/events/jgp2001/jgpsdance.htm

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