The 1997–98 ISU Junior Series was the first season of what was later named the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was designed to be a junior-level complement to the ISU Champions Series, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 5–8, 1998.
Competitions The locations of the ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly. In the 1997–98 season, the series was composed of the following events:
Date Event Location August 19–23, 1997 1997 JS Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France September 17–21, 1997 1997 JS Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria September 25–28, 1997 1997 JS Ukrainian Souvenir Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine October 8–11, 1997 1997 JS Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany October 23–26, 1997 1997 JS Hungarian Cup Székesfehérvár, Hungary Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 1997 1997 JS Grand Prix SNP Banská Bystrica, Slovakia March 6–8, 1998 1997–98 JS Final Lausanne, Switzerland
Series notes At the Junior Series Final, Timothy Goebel, the winner of the men's event, made history by becoming the first skater to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition. It was videotaped by the father of another skater.
Junior Series Final qualifiers The following skaters qualified for the 1997–98 Junior Series Final, in order of qualification.
There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.
Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance 1 Timothy Goebel Viktoria Volchkova Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali 2 Ivan Dinev Julia Soldatova Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler 3 Matt Savoie Amber Corwin Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo 4 Vincent Restencourt Chisato Shina Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov 5 Christo Turlakov Andrea Diewald Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai 6 David Jäschke Shelby Lyons Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek 7 Yosuke Takeuchi Morgan Rowe – – 8 Vitaly Danilchenko Elena Pingachova – –
Christel Borghi was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Series Final. She placed 8th out of 8 competitors. Viktoria Volchkova withdrew before the competition with injury.
Medalists Men Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Timothy Goebel Matthew Savoie David Jäschke Bulgaria Ivan Dinev Derrick Delmore Yosuke Takeuchi Ukraine Timothy Goebel Vincent Restencourt Yosuke Takeuchi Germany Matthew Savoie Alexei Vasilevski David Jäschke Hungary Vitali Danilchenko Christo Turlakov Vincent Restencourt Slovakia Ivan Dinev Pavel Kersha Juraj Sviatko Final Timothy Goebel Ivan Dinev Matthew Savoie
Ladies Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Elena Pingachova Andrea Diewald Shelby Lyons Bulgaria Morgan Rowe Brittney McConn Chisato Shina Ukraine Viktoria Volchkova Chisato Shiina Kumiko Taneda Germany Amber Corwin Julia Soldatova Sara Lindroos Hungary Julia Soldatova Júlia Sebestyén Anette Dytrt Slovakia Viktoria Volchkova Amber Corwin Erin Pearl Final Julia Soldatova Amber Corwin Elena Pingachova
Pairs Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer Bulgaria Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino Irina Melihova / Vladimir Saprykin Ukraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski Germany Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Hungary Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Slovakia Viktoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Sabrina Lefrançois / Nicolas Osseland Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon Final Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman
Ice dance Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Bulgaria Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Ukraine Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko Germany Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Hungary Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov Slovakia Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Olga Pogosian / Alexander Kirsanov Olga Kudym / Anton Tereschenko Final Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali
Medals table
References
External links 1997–98 Results at Skate Canada 1997–98 Results at Ice Skating International 1997–98 ISU Junior Series at the Figure Skating Corner