2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix

Figure skating competition the Junior Grand Prix Final 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final April 2009 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix ISU Junior Grand Prix August 27 December 14, 2008 2008–09 FRA Courchevel ITA Merano MEX Mexico City CZE Ostrava ESP Madrid BLR Gomel RSA Cape Town GBR Sheffield KOR Goyang $22,500 (series) $105,000 (final) 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 12th 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 2008–09 ISU 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. Skaters earned points towards qualification at each of the eight Junior Grand Prix events. The top eight skaters/teams in the series from each discipline met at the Junior Grand Prix Final. For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held concurrently with the senior Grand Prix Final. Competitions The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2008–09 season, the series was composed of the following events: Date Event Location Other notes August 27–31 2008 JGP Courchevel Courchevel, France No pair competition September 3–7 2008 JGP Merano Merano, Italy No pair competition September 10–14 2008 JGP Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico September 17–21 2008 JGP Czech Skate Ostrava, Czech Republic September 24–28 2008 JGP Madrid Cup Madrid, Spain No pair competition October 1–5 2008 JGP Golden Lynx Gomel, Belarus October 8–12 2008 JGP Skate Safari Cape Town, South Africa No pair competition October 15–18 2008 JGP John Curry Memorial Sheffield, United Kingdom December 10–14 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final Goyang, South Korea For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Final. Qualifying Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2008 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 2008–09 season, in singles, the five best placed member nations at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were allowed to enter two skaters in all eight events. Member nations who placed sixth through tenth were allowed to enter one skater in all eight events. Member nations with a skater who had qualified for the free skate at Junior Worlds were allowed to 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 were allowed to enter one skater in six of the events. All other nations were allowed to enter one skater in five of the events. There were provisions for additional entries per member country if another country did not use all of its allotted entries. In pairs, member nations were allowed to enter up to three teams per event. The host nation was allowed to enter as many pair teams as it wanted. Pairs was contested at four events out of eight. In ice dance, member nations were allowed to enter one dance team per event. Member nations who placed in the top five at the 2008 World Junior Championships were allowed to enter a second dance team. The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance in their event, and there was no limit to the number of pairs teams. The general spots allowance for the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix events was as follows: Entries Men Ladies Ice dance 2 per event 1 per event 1 in seven events 1 in six events All other member nations had one entry per discipline in five of the eight events in singles, and one entry in all eight events for ice dance. Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers The following skaters qualified for the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsmen.htm Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20081020022454/http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsmen.htm 2008-10-20 dead http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsladies.htm Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009202832/http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsladies.htm 2008-10-09 dead http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpspairs.htm Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009195808/http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpspairs.htm 2008-10-09 dead http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsdance.htm Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2008-10-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081020022648/http://www.isufs.org/events/jgp2008/jgpsdance.htm 2008-10-20 Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance 1 USA Richard Dornbush USA Kristine Musademba RUS Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze USA Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell 2 CZE Michal Březina JPN Yukiko Fujisawa RUS Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov USA Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein 3 USA Armin Mahbanoozadeh USA Alexe Gilles RUS Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov USA Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani 4 USA Alexander Johnson JPN Kanako Murakami RUS Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh RUS Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro 5 FRA Florent Amodio USA Amanda Dobbs RUS Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert USA Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue 6 RUS Ivan Bariev USA Becky Bereswill JPN Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran UKR Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun 7 KAZ Denis Ten USA Angela Maxwell CHN Zhang Yue / Wang Lei CAN Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill 8 CAN Elladj Baldé CAN Diane Szmiett USA Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir RUS Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev Alternates 1st RUS Artur Gachinski ITA Stefania Berton RUS Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov RUS Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev 2nd USA Keegan Messing GER Sarah Hecken CAN Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers CAN Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle 3rd CHN Cheng Gongming JPN Shoko Ishikawa SUI Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz CZE Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák Michal Březina, the second qualifier in the men's event, withdrew on December 1.http://www.isufs.org/events/Entries_JuniorMen.htm SBS ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Entries Men 2008-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206062224/http://www.isufs.org/events/Entries_JuniorMen.htm 2008-12-06 dead Artur Gachinski, the first alternate, replaced him. Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue, the fifth qualifiers in the ice dance event, withdrew due to an injury to Gilles.http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=42263 Six U.S. Skaters Qualify for Grand Prix Final: Ice dancers Gilles and Donohue withdraw from Junior Grand Prix Final 2008-12-11 2011-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613143219/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=42263 dead Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev, the first alternates, replace them. Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov, the first alternates in the pairs event, withdrew on December 1.http://www.isufs.org/events/Entries_JuniorPairs.htm SBS ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Entries Junior Pairs 2008-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206063959/http://www.isufs.org/events/Entries_JuniorPairs.htm 2008-12-06 dead Medalists Men Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France CZE Michal Březina USA Armin Mahbanoozadeh FRA Florent Amodio Italy CZE Michal Březina USA Curran Oi RUS Alexander Nikolaev Mexico USA Richard Dornbush CAN Elladj Baldé CHN Cheng Gongming Czech Rep. USA Alexander Johnson RUS Ivan Bariev JPN Akio Sasaki Spain USA Armin Mahbanoozadeh RUS Artur Gachinski JPN Tatsuki Machida Belarus KAZ Denis Ten CHN Yang Chao CHN Cheng Gongming South Africa USA Richard Dornbush RUS Ivan Bariev CAN Elladj Baldé United Kingdom FRA Florent Amodio USA Keegan Messing USA Alexander Johnson Final FRA Florent Amodio USA Armin Mahbanoozadeh USA Richard Dornbush Ladies Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France USA Kristine Musademba USA Becky Bereswill CAN Diane Szmiett Italy USA Melissa Bulanhagui JPN Rumi Suizu GER Sarah Hecken Mexico USA Amanda Dobbs USA Alexe Gilles KOR Kwak Min-jeong Czech Rep. JPN Yukiko Fujisawa USA Angela Maxwell ITA Stefania Berton Spain USA Kristine Musademba USA Becky Bereswill JPN Kanako Murakami Belarus JPN Haruka Imai RUS Oksana Gozeva JPN Kana Muramoto South Africa USA Alexe Gilles CAN Diane Szmiett USA Amanda Dobbs United Kingdom JPN Kanako Murakami JPN Yukiko Fujisawa USA Angela Maxwell Final USA Becky Bereswill JPN Yukiko Fujisawa USA Alexe Gilles Pairs Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France No pairs competition held Italy No pairs competition held Mexico RUS Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh RUS Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov RUS Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov Czech Rep. RUS Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze RUS Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov RUS Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert Spain No pairs competition held Belarus RUS Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze RUS Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert CHN Zhang Yue / Wang Lei South Africa No pairs competition held United Kingdom RUS Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov RUS Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov JPN Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Final RUS Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze CHN Zhang Yue / Wang Lei RUS Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Ice dance Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France USA Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani CAN Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill CZE Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák Italy USA Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein RUS Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro ITA Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi Mexico USA Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell CAN Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill RUS Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin Czech Rep. USA Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue RUS Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev CAN Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle Spain RUS Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro USA Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani UKR Anastasia Vykhodtseva / Alexei Shumski Belarus UKR Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun RUS Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev FRA Terra Findlay / Benoît Richaud South Africa USA Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell USA Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue RUS Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin United Kingdom USA Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein UKR Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun CAN Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle Final USA Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein USA Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell RUS Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro Medals table The following is the table of total medals earned by each country on the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix. It can be sorted by country name, number of gold medals, number of silver medals, number of bronze medals, and total medals overall. 17 11 5 6 11 7 3 3 5 0 4 4 0 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 References http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=938 2008/2009 Announcement 2008-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211105115/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=938 2009-02-11 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=962 Junior Grand Prix France Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081004114357/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=962 2008-10-04 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=979 Junior Grand Prix Italy Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081222221446/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=979 2008-12-22 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=963 Junior Grand Prix Mexico Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210201744/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=963 2008-12-10 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=964 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210201758/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=964 2008-12-10 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=978 Junior Grand Prix Spain Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081222220352/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=978 2008-12-22 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=977 Junior Grand Prix Belarus Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210201419/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=977 2008-12-10 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=983 Junior Grand Prix South Africa Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081222221241/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=983 2008-12-22 dead http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=966 Junior Grand Prix United Kingdom Announcement 2008-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210201402/http://isu.sportcentric.net/db/files/serve.php?id=966 2008-12-10 dead External links International Skating Union: ISU Junior Grand Prix Official Site: Junior Grand Prix Merano, Italy Official Site: Junior Grand Prix Madrid, Spain Official Site: Junior Grand Prix Sheffield, United Kingdom isuresults.org jgpfra2008 Junior Grand Prix Courchevel, France isuresults.org jgpita2008 Junior Grand Prix Merano, Italy isuresults.org jgpmex2008 Junior Grand Prix Mexico City, Mexico isuresults.org jgpcze2008 Junior Grand Prix Ostrava, Czech Republic isuresults.org jgpesp2008 Junior Grand Prix Madrid, Spain isuresults.org jgpblr2008 Junior Grand Prix Gomel, Belarus isuresults.org jgprsa2008 Junior Grand Prix Cape Town, South Africa isuresults.org jgpgbr2008 Junior Grand Prix Sheffield, United Kingdom isuresults.com gpf0809 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Category:ISU Junior Grand Prix Junior Grand Prix Category:2008 in youth sport Category:2009 in youth sport