The 1998–99 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' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.
Competitions The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1998–99 season, the series was composed of the following events:
Date Event Location August 18–22, 1998 1998 JGP Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France September 9–13, 1998 1998 JGP Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico September 16–20, 1998 1998 JGP Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria September 23–27, 1998 1998 JGP Ukrainian Souvenir Kyiv, Ukraine October 7–10, 1998 1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany October 14–18, 1998 1998 JGP Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary October 20–25, 1998 1998 JGP China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1998 1998 JGP Slovakia Banská Bystrica, Slovakia March 12–14, 1999 1998–99 JGP Final Detroit, United States
Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers The following skaters qualified for the 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.
There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.
Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance 1 Ilia Klimkin Irina Nikolaeva Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali 2 Vincent Restencourt Viktoria Volchkova Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek 3 Yosuke Takeuchi Tamara Dorofejev Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko 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 / Yuri Kocherzhenko 2nd Scott Smith Yoshie Onda Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai 3rd Soshi Tanaka Yuko Kawaguchi Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov Nelly Gourvest / Cedric Pernet
Medalists Men Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Vincent Restencourt Ryan Bradley Matthew Savoie Mexico Yosuke Takeuchi Eiji Iwamoto Jeffrey Franklin Bulgaria Ilia Klimkin Stefan Lindemann Soshi Tanaka Ukraine Andriy Kyforenko Alexei Vasilevski Oleksandr Smokvin Germany Vincent Restencourt Stefan Lindemann Scott Smith Hungary Ilia Klimkin Yosuke Takeuchi Ryan Bradley China Guo Zhengxin Gao Song Yu Wang Slovakia Johnny Weir Lukáš Rakowski Matthew Davies Final Vincent Restencourt Ilia Klimkin Alexei Vasilevski
Ladies Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Daria Timoshenko Mexico Yuko Kawaguchi Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina Bulgaria Tamara Dorofejev Daria Timoshenko Sabina Wojtala Ukraine Viktoria Volchkova Galina Maniachenko Anna Neshcheret Germany Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Sara Wheat Hungary Júlia Sebestyén Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina China Yoshie Onda Gwenaëlle Jullien Wang Huan Slovakia Viktoria Volchkova Tamara Dorofejev Erin Pearl Final Viktoria Volchkova Sarah Hughes Daria Timoshenko
Pairs Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals Jaisa MacAdam / Garrett Lucash Mexico Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Eve Butchart / Clinton Petersen Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright Bulgaria Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Aneta Kowalska / Łukasz Różycki Ukraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov Germany Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Hungary Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer China Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao Melica Brozovich / Anton Nimenko Anna Kaverzina / Vitali Dubina Slovakia Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Jacinth Lariviere / Lenny Faustino Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Final Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski
Ice dance Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Nelly Gourvest / Cédric Pernet Mexico Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenholscher Bulgaria Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth Ukraine Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Olga Kudym / Anton Tereshenko Germany Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko Hungary Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth China Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali Melissa Gregory / James Shufford Nelly Gourvest / Cedric Pernet Slovakia Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenhoelscher Final Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev
Medals table
References
External links 1998–99 Results 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix Final result