| 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 28 – March 6 |
| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Location: | Gangneung,South Korea |
| Host: | Korea Skating Union |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Andrei Rogozine | |
Ladies' singles: Adelina Sotnikova | |
Pairs: Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | |
| Ice dance:Ksenia Monko /Kirill Khaliavin | |
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The2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an internationalfigure skating competition during the2010–11 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event crowned the World Junior Champions in the disciplines ofmen's singles, ladies' singles,pair skating, andice dancing.
The event took place inGangneung,South Korea from 28 February to 6 March 2011. It was a qualification event for thefigure skating events at the2012 Winter Youth Olympics.[1]
The competition was open to skaters fromISU Member Nations who were at least 13 but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before July 1, 2010, in their place of birth. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria.
The term "Junior" in ISU competition refers to age, not skill level. Skaters may remain age-eligible for Junior Worlds even after competing nationally and internationally at the senior level. At junior events, the ISU requires that all programs conform to junior-specific rules regarding program length, jumping passes, types of elements, etc.
Based on the results of the2010 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline. Countries which qualified more than one entry in a discipline:
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Japan Russia United States | Japan Russia United States | China Japan Russia | Russia United States |
| 2 | Canada China Kazakhstan Sweden | Canada Germany Sweden | Canada United States | Canada France Italy Ukraine |
If not listed above, one entry was allowed.
201 athletes from 48 countries participated in this edition.[2]
China'sSui Wenjing /Han Cong won the pairs' title for the second year in a row.[3][4] Switching their 2010 placements, Russia'sKsenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov took the silver medal and Japan'sNarumi Takahashi /Mervin Tran the bronze.
Andrei Rogozine became the first Canadian men's skater to win the World Junior title since 1978.[5] Japan'sKeiji Tanaka took the silver medal andAlexander Majorov took the bronze, becoming the first Swedish men's skater to step on the podium at Junior Worlds.
Bronze medalists in 2010,Ksenia Monko /Kirill Khaliavin of Russia won gold in 2011.[6] The silver went to another Russian team,Ekaterina Pushkash /Jonathan Guerreiro, and bronze to AmericansCharlotte Lichtman /Dean Copely.
In the ladies' event,Adelina Sotnikova andElizaveta Tuktamysheva won gold and silver for Russia and AmericanAgnes Zawadzki took the bronze medal.[7]
Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Andrei Rogozine | Keiji Tanaka | Alexander Majorov |
| Ladies | Adelina Sotnikova | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva |  Agnes Zawadzki |
| Pair skating | Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov | Narumi Takahashi /Mervin Tran |
| Ice dancing | Ksenia Monko /Kirill Khaliavin | Ekaterina Pushkash /Jonathan Guerreiro | Charlotte Lichtman /Dean Copely |
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Keegan Messing | Artur Dmitriev, Jr. | Andrei Rogozine |
| Ladies | Adelina Sotnikova | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Christina Gao |
| Pair skating | Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | Narumi Takahashi /Mervin Tran | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov |
| Ice dancing | Ksenia Monko /Kirill Khaliavin | Ekaterina Pushkash /Jonathan Guerreiro | Charlotte Lichtman /Dean Copely |
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Keiji Tanaka | Andrei Rogozine | Alexander Majorov |
| Ladies | Adelina Sotnikova | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Agnes Zawadzki |
| Pair skating | Sui Wenjing /Han Cong | Ksenia Stolbova /Fedor Klimov | Narumi Takahashi /Mervin Tran |
| Ice dancing | Ksenia Monko /Kirill Khaliavin | Tiffany Zahorski /Alexis Miart | Ekaterina Pushkash /Jonathan Guerreiro |
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Prize money (US$)[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Placement | Men's / Ladies' singles | Pairs / Ice dancers |
| 1st | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 2nd | 7,000 | 10,500 |
| 3rd | 5,000 | 7,000 |
| 4th | 3,500 | 4,500 |
| 5th | 2,750 | 4,000 |
| 6th | 2,500 | 3,750 |
| 7th | 2,250 | 3,500 |
| 8th | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| 9th | 1,750 | 2,750 |
| 10th | 1,500 | 2,250 |
| 11th | 1,250 | 1,750 |
| 12th | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| Pairs and ice dance couples split the amount. Total prize money: US$200,000. | ||
