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' 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 annually. This season, the series included the following events.
Date Event Location Notes August 30 – September 2 2007 JGP United States Lake Placid, New York, United States September 6–9 2007 JGP Romania Miercurea Ciuc, Romania No pairs September 13–16 2007 JGP Austria Vienna, Austria No pairs September 20–23 2007 JGP Estonia Tallinn, Estonia September 27–30 2007 JGP Croatia Zagreb, Croatia No pairs October 4–7 2007 JGP Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria No pairs October 11–14 2007 JGP Germany Chemnitz, Germany October 18–21 2007 JGP Great Britain Sheffield, England, Great Britain December 6–9 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final Gdańsk, Poland
Series notes Pairs champions Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov were retroactively disqualified from the Junior Grand Prix Final due to a positive test on a doping sample which Larionov had given before the competition. All other teams consequently moved up one spot.Entry/Resultlist This change caused fourth-place finishers Jessica Rose Paetsch and Jon Nuss to earn a spot on the podium at 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 dance, 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.
Qualifiers The following skaters qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Brandon Mroz Mirai Nagasu Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier 2 Adam Rippon Yuki Nishino Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates 3 Guan Jinlin Chrissy Hughes Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko 4 Austin Kanallakan Rachael Flatt Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov 5 Artem Borodulin Jenni Vähämaa Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein 6 Armin Mahbanoozadeh Svetlana Issakova Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso 7 Ivan Bariev Alexe Gilles Anastaisa Khodkova / Pavel Sliusarenko Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro 8 Artur Gachinski Kristine Musademba Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam Alternates Men Women Pairs Ice dance 1 Douglas Razzano Rumi Suizu Olivia Jones / Donald Jackson Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun 2 Takahito Mura Alena Leonova Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák 3 Artem Grigoriev Blake Rosenthal Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
Pair skaters Krystyna Klimczak / Janusz Karweta were given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.
Medalists Men Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh Austin Kanallakan Artem Grigoriev Romania Adam Rippon Ivan Bariev Takahito Mura Austria Brandon Mroz Guan Jinlin Artem Borodulin Estonia Guan Jinlin Artur Gachinski Yang Chao Croatia Austin Kanallakan Ivan Bariev Armin Mahbanoozadeh Bulgaria Artem Borodulin Adam Rippon Jeremy Ten Germany Brandon Mroz Michal Březina Takahito Mura Great Britain Tatsuki Machida Douglas Razzano Artem Grigoriev Final Adam Rippon Brandon Mroz Armin Mahbanoozadeh
Ladies Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details United States Mirai Nagasu Alexe Gilles Angela Maxwell Romania Chrissy Hughes Alena Leonova Rumi Suizu Austria Rachael Flatt Kristine Musademba Jenni Vähämaa Estonia Yuki Nishino Blake Rosenthal Svetlana Issakova Croatia Mirai Nagasu Jenni Vähämaa Kim Na-Young Bulgaria Chrissy Hughes Satsuki Muramoto Jana Smekhnova Germany Sarah Hecken Rachael Flatt Rumi Suizu Great Britain Yuki Nishino Svetlana Issakova Sonia Lafuente Final Mirai Nagasu Rachael Flatt Yuki Nishino
Pairs Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details United States Olivia Jones / Donald Jackson Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans Anastasia Khodkova / Pavel Sliusarenko Estonia Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Amanda Velenosi / Mark Fernandez Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Germany Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Great Britain Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Final Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov† Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Jessica Rose Paetsch / Jon Nuss
†Bazarova / Larionov were later disqualified from the competition due to a positive doping sample from Larionov.
Ice dance Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details United States Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam Pilar Bosley / John Corona Romania Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin Austria Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso Estonia Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun Joanna Lenko / Mitchell Islam Croatia Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin Bulgaria Isabella Pajardi / Stefano Caruso Shannon Wingle / Ryan Devereaux Anastasia Vykhodtseva / Alexei Shumski Germany Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov Ekaterina Riazanova / John Guerreiro Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Great Britain Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák Nadezhda Frolenkova / Mikhail Kasalo Final Maria Monko / Ilia Tkachenko Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov
Medals table
References
External links
2007–08 Results