| Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Junior Grand Prix event |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1997–98 Junior Series Final |
| Previous event | 2025–26 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Next event | 2026–27 Junior Grand Prix Final |
| Organized by | International Skating Union |
TheISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an internationalfigure skating competition sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union (ISU). It is the final event of theISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Medals are 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 the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Since 2008, the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final has been held concurrently with the senior-levelGrand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
Mao Shimada of Japan currently holds the record for winning the most Junior Grand Prix Final titles in women's singles (with four). Three teams are tied for winning the most titles in pair skating (with two each):Julia Obertas andDmytro Palamarchuk of Ukraine,Sui Wenjing andHan Cong of China, andZhang Dan andZhang Hao of China.Anastasia Mishina has also won two titles in pairs, but with two different partners. Two teams are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance:Ksenia Monko andKirill Khaliavin of Russia andAnna Yanovskaya andSergey Mozgov of Russia.Maxim Shabalin of Russia has also won two titles in ice dance, but with two different partners. No one skater holds the record in men's singles as there has been a unique champion each time the competition has been held.
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 the Junior 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 July 1 of the respective season, and if they have not yet turned 19 (forsingle skaters, and females inice dance andpair skating) or 21 (for males in ice dance and pair skating).[1] 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.[2]
Switzerland hosted the very first Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series, in 1997 inLausanne.Timothy Goebel of the United States won the men's event,[3] becoming the first skater in the world to successfully perform aquadruple Salchow jump in competition,[4] as well as the first American skater to land a quadruple jump of any kind in competition.[5]Julia Soldatova of Russia won the women's event,Julia Obertas andDmytro Palamarchuk of Ukraine won the pairs event, andFederica Faiella andLuciano Milo of Italy won the ice dance event.[3]
At the2002 Junior Grand Prix Final,Miki Ando of Japan became the first woman to land aquadruple jump in competition (a quadruple Salchow). Beginning with the 2008–09 season, the Junior Grand Prix Final has been held concurrently with its senior-level complement, theGrand Prix of Figure Skating Final.[6] China was scheduled to host the2020 Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, but the ISU cancelled all scheduled Junior Grand Prix events for the2020–21 season 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.[7]
Vera Bazarova andYuri Larionov of Russia originally won the gold medal at the2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, but were later disqualified due to a positivedoping test from Larionov.[34]
| Discipline | Most titles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skater(s) | No. | Seasons | Ref. | |
| Men's singles | N/a | |||
| Women's singles | 4 | 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 | [36] | |
| Pairs | [a] | 2 | 2016–17, 2018–19 | [37][38] |
| 1997–98, 1998–99 | [39] | |||
| 2009–10, 2011–12 | [40] | |||
| 2000–01, 2001–02 | [41] | |||
| Ice dance | 2 | 2009–10, 2010–11 | [42] | |
| [b] | 2001–02, 2002–03 | [43][44] | ||
| 2013–14, 2014–15 | [45] | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (12 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 | |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 44 | 37 | 118 | |
| 2 | United States | 25 | 29 | 27 | 81 |
| 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 39 | |
| 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (19 entries) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 324 | |
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