| ISU Junior Grand Prix in Hungary | |
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| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Frequency | Occasional |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Organized by | Hungarian Skating Federation |
TheISU Junior Grand Prix in Hungary is an internationalfigure skating competition sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by th Hungarian Skating Federation (Hungarian:Magyar Országos Korcsolyázó Szövetség). It is held periodically as an event of theISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Medals may be awarded inmen's singles, women's singles,pair skating, andice 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 theJunior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
TheISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) was established by theInternational Skating Union (ISU) in 1997 and consists of a series of seven internationalfigure 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 theJunior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.[1]
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 (forsingle skaters), 21 (for men and women inice dance and women inpair skating), or 23 (for men in pair skating).[2] 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 priorWorld Junior Figure Skating Championships.[3]
Hungary hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition – then called theHungarian Cup – in 1997 inSzékesfehérvár.Vitaliy Danylchenko of Ukraine won the men's event,Julia Soldatova of Russia won the women's event, Alena Maltseva and Oleg Popov of Russia won the pairs event, andJessica Joseph andCharles Butler of the United States won the ice dance event.[4]
The International Skating Union officially cancelled all scheduled Junior Grand Prix events for the2020–21 season, which included the 2020 competition inBudapest, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, citing increased travel and entry requirements between countries and potentially excessive sanitary and health care costs for those hosting competitions.[5]
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Székesfehérvár |  Julia Soldatova | Júlia Sebestyén |  Annette Dytrt | [4] |
| 1998 | Budapest | Júlia Sebestyén |  Sarah Hughes |  Chisato Shiina | [6] |
| 2004 |  Yuna Kim | Aki Sawada | Katy Taylor | [7] | |
| 2006 | Juliana Cannarozzo | Rumi Suizu | Choi Ji-eun | [8] | |
| 2009 | Polina Shelepen | Angela Maxwell | Haruka Imai | [9] | |
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | [5] | |||
| 2023 | Shin Ji-a | Kim Yu-seong | Ayumi Shibayama | [10] | |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Székesfehérvár |
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| 1998 | Budapest |
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| 2004 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2009 | No pairs competition | [9] | |||
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | [5] | |||
| 2023 | [10] | ||||
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Székesfehérvár | [4] | |||
| 1998 | Budapest |
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| 2004 | [7] | ||||
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| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | [5] | |||
| 2023 | [10] | ||||
