| 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 27 – March 5 |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Location: | Calgary, Canada |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | WinSport – Arena A |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Kao Miura | |
| Women's singles:Mao Shimada | |
Pairs: Sophia Baram /Daniel Tioumentsev | |
Ice dance: Kateřina Mrázková /Daniel Mrázek | |
Navigation | |
| Previous: 2022 World Junior Championships | |
| Next: 2024 World Junior Championships | |
The2023World Junior Figure Skating Championships was held inCalgary, Canada, from February 27 to March 5, 2023. Medals were awarded inmen's singles, women's singles,pairs, andice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each federation at the2024 World Junior Championships.
On March 1, 2022, the ISU banned figure skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus from attending all international competitions due to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
Skaters were eligible for the 2023 World Junior Championships if they turned 13 years of age before July 1, 2022, and if they have not yet turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers).
Additionally, skaters must meet the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at junior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing or preceding season, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day.[2]
| Discipline | SP /RD | FS /FD |
|---|---|---|
| Men[3] | 25 | 44 |
| Women | 25 | 40 |
| Pairs | 23 | 34 |
| Ice dance | 24 | 38 |
Based on the results of the2022 World Junior Championships, each ISU member nation could field one to three entries per discipline.[4]China did not participate due to COVID-19 protocols, and could only field one entry.
| Spots | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Canada Kazakhstan United States |  South Korea United States |  Australia Canada Georgia | Canada United States |
| 2 |  Estonia Italy Japan Sweden Switzerland | Estonia Japan Switzerland | Czech Republic France Germany Italy Ukraine United States |  Cyprus France Germany Great Britain South Korea |
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2022. The International Skating Union published entries on February 7, 2023.
| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 17 | Women | Sarina Joos | Livia Kaiser | [5] | |
 Anna Deniz Özdemir | Fatma Yade Karlıklı | ||||
| February 22 |  Zhasmin Shlaga | ||||
| February 25 | Men | Robert Yampolsky | Michael Xie | [3] | |
| March 3 | Ice dance |  Anna Šimová /Kirill Aksenov | Visa issue |
Medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest overall placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Kao Miura | Naoki Rossi | Nozomu Yoshioka |
| Women | Mao Shimada | Shin Ji-a | Ami Nakai |
| Pairs | Sophia Baram /Daniel Tioumentsev | Anastasia Golubeva /Hektor Giotopoulos Moore | Violetta Sierova /Ivan Khobta |
| Ice dance | Kateřina Mrázková /Daniel Mrázek | Hannah Lim /Ye Quan | Nadiia Bashynska /Peter Beaumont |
Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highestshort program orrhythm dance placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Kao Miura | Wesley Chiu | Naoki Rossi |
| Women | Mao Shimada | Shin Ji-a | Ami Nakai |
| Pairs | Sophia Baram /Daniel Tioumentsev | Oxana Vouillamoz /Flavien Giniaux | Anastasia Golubeva /Hektor Giotopoulos Moore |
| Ice dance | Kateřina Mrázková /Daniel Mrázek | Hannah Lim /Ye Quan | Phebe Bekker /James Hernandez |
Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highestfree skating orfree dance placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Kao Miura | Nozomu Yoshioka | Naoki Rossi |
| Women | Mao Shimada | Shin Ji-a | Ami Nakai |
| Pairs | Sophia Baram /Daniel Tioumentsev | Anastasia Golubeva /Hektor Giotopoulos Moore | Violetta Sierova /Ivan Khobta |
| Ice dance | Kateřina Mrázková /Daniel Mrázek | Hannah Lim /Ye Quan | Nadiia Bashynska /Peter Beaumont |
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
The following new juniorISU best scores were set during this season:
| Disc. | Segment | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice dance | Total score | Kateřina Mrázková /Daniel Mrázek | 177.36 | March 4, 2023 | [8] |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sophia Baram /Daniel Tioumentsev | United States | 183.47 | 1 | 66.95 | 1 | 116.52 |
 | Anastasia Golubeva /Hektor Giotopoulos Moore | Australia | 170.36 | 3 | 59.18 | 2 | 111.18 |
 | Violetta Sierova /Ivan Khobta | Ukraine | 159.39 | 4 | 58.47 | 3 | 100.92 |
| 4 | Haruna Murakami /Sumitada Moriguchi | Japan | 154.71 | 6 | 55.69 | 4 | 99.02 |
| 5 | Oxana Vouillamoz /Flavien Giniaux | France | 153.59 | 2 | 60.58 | 6 | 93.01 |
| 6 | Ava Kemp /Yohnatan Elizarov | Canada | 149.03 | 5 | 55.88 | 5 | 93.15 |
| 7 | Naomi Williams /Lachlan Lewer | United States | 145.05 | 7 | 52.13 | 7 | 92.92 |
| 8 | Chloe Panetta /Kieran Thrasher | Canada | 135.73 | 9 | 47.41 | 8 | 88.32 |
| 9 | Barbora Kuciánová /Lukáš Vochozka | Czech Republic | 132.15 | 8 | 48.38 | 10 | 83.77 |
| 10 | Yang Yixi /Deng Shunyang |  China | 131.97 | 10 | 47.19 | 9 | 84.78 |
| 11 | Ashlyn Schmitz /Tristan Taylor | Canada | 118.92 | 11 | 45.83 | 12 | 73.09 |
| 12 | Louise Ehrhard /Matthis Pellegris | France | 113.75 | 13 | 40.43 | 11 | 73.75 |
| 13 | Aliyah Ackermann /Tobija Harms | Germany | 110.44 | 12 | 40.96 | 14 | 69.48 |
| 14 | Sonja Löwenherz /Robert Löwenherz | Germany | 104.25 | 14 | 34.24 | 13 | 70.01 |
