2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix

2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type: ISU Junior Grand Prix
Date: August 30 – December 9, 2007
Season: 2007–08
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2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix
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The men's podium at the Final
The ladies' podium at the Final
The pairs' podium at the Final
The ice dancing podium at the Final

The 2007–08 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 2007–08 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is 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 2007–08 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location Other notes
Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 2007 JGP Lake Placid Lake Placid, United States
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, United Kingdom
December 6–9 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final Gdańsk, Poland

Series notes

Pairs champions Vera Bazarova / 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 / Jon Nuss to earn a spot on the Final.

Qualifying

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 2007–08 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 pair skating, 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.

Prize money

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

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

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

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
1 United States Brandon Mroz United States Mirai Nagasu Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Canada Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier
2 United States Adam Rippon Japan Yuki Nishino Russia Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov United States Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates
3 China Guan Jinlin United States Chrissy Hughes Russia Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Russia Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko
4 United States Austin Kanallakan United States Rachael Flatt United States Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss Russia Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
5 Russia Artem Borodulin Finland Jenni Vähämaa China Zhang Yue / Wang Lei United States Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
6 United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh Estonia Svetlana Issakova Canada Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez Italy Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso
7 Russia Ivan Bariev United States Alexe Gilles Russia Anastaisa Khodkova / Pavel Sliusarenko Russia Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro
8 Russia Artur Gachinski United States Kristine Musademba United States Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen Canada Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam
Alternates
1st United States Douglas Razzano Japan Rumi Suizu Canada Olivia Jones / Donald Jackson Ukraine Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun
2nd Japan Takahito Mura Russia Alena Leonova Canada Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans Czech Republic Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák
3rd Russia Artem Grigoriev United States Blake Rosenthal Estonia Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov Russia Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin

Pair skaters Krystyna Klimczak / Janusz Karweta were given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Medals table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
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  Italy 1 0 1 2
7  Czech Republic 0 2 0 2
9  Estonia 0 1 1 2
9  Finland 0 1 1 2
11  Germany 1 0 0 1
12  South Korea 0 0 1 1
12  Spain 0 0 1 1

Medalists

Men

2007–08 Junior Grand Prix
Men's medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh United States Austin Kanallakan Russia Artem Grigoriev
Romania United States Adam Rippon Russia Ivan Bariev Japan Takahito Mura
Austria United States Brandon Mroz China Guan Jinlin Russia Artem Borodulin
Estonia China Guan Jinlin Russia Artur Gachinski China Yang Chao
Croatia United States Austin Kanallakan Russia Ivan Bariev United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Bulgaria Russia Artem Borodulin United States Adam Rippon Canada Jeremy Ten
Germany United States Brandon Mroz Czech Republic Michal Březina Japan Takahito Mura
Great Britain Japan Tatsuki Machida United States Douglas Razzano Russia Artem Grigoriev
Final United States Adam Rippon United States Brandon Mroz United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh

Ladies

2007–08 Junior Grand Prix
Ladies' medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States United States Mirai Nagasu United States Alexe Gilles United States Angela Maxwell
Romania United States Chrissy Hughes Russia Alena Leonova Japan Rumi Suizu
Austria United States Rachael Flatt United States Kristine Musademba Finland Jenni Vähämaa
Estonia Japan Yuki Nishino United States Blake Rosenthal Estonia Svetlana Issakova
Croatia United States Mirai Nagasu Finland Jenni Vähämaa South Korea Kim Na-Young
Bulgaria United States Chrissy Hughes Japan Satsuki Muramoto Russia Jana Smekhnova
Germany Germany Sarah Hecken United States Rachael Flatt Japan Rumi Suizu
Great Britain Japan Yuki Nishino Estonia Svetlana Issakova Spain Sonia Lafuente
Final United States Mirai Nagasu United States Rachael Flatt Japan Yuki Nishino

Pairs

2007–08 Junior Grand Prix
Pairs' medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States Canada Olivia Jones / Donald Jackson Canada Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans Russia Anastasia Khodkova / Pavel Sliusarenko
Romania No pairs competition held
Austria No pairs competition held
Estonia Russia Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Canada Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez China Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
Croatia No pairs competition held
Bulgaria No pairs competition held
Germany United States Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Russia Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
Great Britain Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Russia Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh China Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
Final Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
Russia Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
Russia Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov United States Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss

Bazarova / Larionov were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.

Ice dancing

2007–08 Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing medalists
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
United States United States Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Canada Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam United States Pilar Bosley / John Corona
Romania Canada Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier Russia Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro Russia Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
Austria United States Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Russia Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko Italy Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso
Estonia United States Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Ukraine Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun Canada Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam
Croatia Canada Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier Russia Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov Russia Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
Bulgaria Italy Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso United States Shannon Wingle / Ryan Devereaux Ukraine Anastasia Vykhodtseva / Alexei Shumski
Germany Russia Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov Russia Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro United States Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Great Britain Russia Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko Czech Republic Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák Ukraine Nadezhda Frolenkova / Mikhail Kasalo
Final Russia Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko United States Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Russia Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov

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