The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Polish Figure Skating Association (). It is held periodically as an event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. It has been held under several names during its history, including the Gdańsk Cup (2005), the Toruń Cup (2009 and 2015), the Baltic Cup (2011, 2013, 2019, 2021, and 2022), and the Solidarity Cup (2022, 2023, and 2024). Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
History The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) was established by the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1997 and consists of a series of seven international figure skating competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. The locations of the Junior Grand Prix events change every year. While all seven competitions feature the men's, women's, and ice dance events, only four competitions each season feature the pairs event. Skaters earn points based on their results each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are then invited to compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
Skaters are eligible to compete on the junior-level circuit if they are at least 13 years old before 1 July of the respective season, but not yet 19 (for single skaters), 21 (for men and women in ice dance and women in pair skating), or 23 (for men in pair skating). Competitors are chosen by their respective skating federations. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member nation in each discipline is determined by their results at the prior World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Poland hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2000 in Gdańsk. Ryan Bradley of the United States won the men's event, Anna Jurkiewicz of Poland won the women's event, Julia Karbovskaya and Sergei Slavnov of Russia won the pairs event, and Elena Romanovskaya and Alexander Grachev, also of Russia, won the ice dance event.
Poland has twice hosted the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series. The 1999 Junior Grand Prix Final was held in Gdańsk. Gao Song of China won the men's event, Deanna Stellato of the United States won the women's event, Aljona Savchenko and Stanislav Morozov of Ukraine won the pairs event, and Natalia Romaniuta and Daniil Barantsev of Russia won the ice dance event. The 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final was also held in Gdańsk. Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu, both of the United States, won the men's and women's events, respectively; and Maria Monko and Ilia Tkachenko of Russia won the ice dance event. Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia originally won the pairs event, but when a positive drug test from Larionov revealed the presence of a banned substance, they were stripped of their gold medals, and Ksenia Krasilnikova and Konstantin Bezmaternikh, also of Russia, were elevated to pairs champions.
The Croatian Skating Federation was scheduled to host the fifth event of the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Series in Zagreb, but cancelled the event for "logistical reasons." The French Federation of Ice Sports had originally volunteered to host a replacement event in Grenoble; however, it, too, was cancelled. The event was reallocated to Poland, where the Polish Figure Skating Association was already scheduled to host the fifth 2022 Junior Grand Prix competition in Gdańsk. Thus, two Junior Grand Prix competitions were held back-to-back at the Hala Olivia in Gdańsk.
On 30 June 2026, the ISU announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each skater was required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they met the criteria for neutral status, which included having not previously taken active part in the Russian war in Ukraine, as well as not having actively or publicly supported the war. As AINs, Russian and Belarusian skaters were not permitted to compete under their national flags or anthems. The 2026 event will be held from 8 to 10 October in Gdańsk.
Medalists
Men's singles In 2021, Mikhail Shaidorov became the first skater from Kazakhstan to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix medal since Denis Ten in 2008. +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Gdańsk Gao Song Stefan Lindemann Fedor Andreev 2000 Ryan Bradley Andrei Griazev Stanislav Timchenko 2001 Stanislav Timchenko Karel Zelenka Alexander Uspenski 2003 Parker Pennington Alexander Uspenski Yasuharu Nanri 2005 Alexander Uspenski Austin Kanallakan Yang Chao 2007 Final Adam Rippon Brandon Mroz Armin Mahbanoozadeh 2009 Toruń Yuzuru Hanyu Austin Kanallakan Gordei Gorshkov 2011 Gdańsk Joshua Farris Artur Dmitriev Jr. Ryuichi Kihara 2013 Adian Pitkeev Alexander Petrov Zhang He 2015 Toruń Sota Yamamoto Deniss Vasiļjevs Roman Sadovsky 2017 Gdańsk Alexey Erokhov Camden Pulkinen Conrad Orzel 2019 Daniil Samsonov Yuma Kagiyama Daniel Grassl 2021 Gleb Lutfullin Mikhail Shaidorov Egor Rukhin 2022Poland I Lucas Broussard Chen Yudong Raffaele Francesco Zich 2022 Takeru Amine Kataise Robert Yampolsky Seo Min-kyu 2023 Lim Ju-heon Beck Strommer Daiya Ebihara 2024 Lukáš Václavík Sena Takahashi Seo Min-kyu 2025 Choi Ha-bin Taiga Nishino Genrikh Gartung 2026
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Gdańsk Deanna Stellato Jennifer Kirk Svetlana Bukareva 2000 Anna Jurkiewicz Colette Irving Carina Chen 2001 Irina Tkatchuk Svitlana Pylypenko Magdalena Leska 2003 Viktória Pavuk Akiko Kitamura Kiira Korpi 2005 Haruka Inoue Xu Binshu 2007 Final Mirai Nagasu Rachael Flatt Yuki Nishino 2009 Toruń Kanako Murakami Anna Ovcharova Christina Gao 2011 Gdańsk Yulia Lipnitskaya Satoko Miyahara Samantha Cesario 2013 Evgenia Medvedeva Angela Wang Gabrielle Daleman 2015 Toruń Polina Tsurskaya Ekaterina Mitrofanova Rin Nitaya 2017 Gdańsk Alena Kostornaia Daria Panenkova Rino Kasakake 2019 Alysa Liu Viktoria Vasilieva Anastasia Tarakanova 2021 Sofia Akateva Elizaveta Kulikova Shin Ji-a 2022Poland I Mao Shimada Mone Chiba Kim Chae-yeon 2022 Ami Nakai Shin Ji-a Kwon Min-sol 2023 Rena Uezono Kwon Min-sol Youn Seo-jin 2024 Mao Shimada Kaoruko Wada Ko Na-yeon 2025 Kim Yu-jae Alica Lengyelová Sophie Joline von Felten 2026
Pairs Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia originally won the gold medal at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, but they were later disqualified due to a positive doping test from Larionov.
+Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Gdańsk 2000 2001 2003 2005 2007 Final 2009 Toruń 2011 Gdańsk 2013 No pairs competition 2015 Toruń 2017 Gdańsk 2019 2021 2022Poland I 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Ice dance In 2021, Angelina Kudryavtseva and Ilia Karankevich became the first skaters from Cyprus to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix medal in any discipline. +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Gdańsk 2000 2001 2003 2005 2007 Final 2009 Toruń 2011 Gdańsk 2013 2015 Toruń 2017 Gdańsk 2019 2021 2022Poland I 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
References
External links ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union Polish Figure Skating Association JGP Poland at Skating Scores