International figure skating competition
TheISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia – also known as theTallinn Cup – is an internationalfigure skating competition sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by theEstonian Skating Union (Estonian:Eesti Uisuliit). 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]
Estonia hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2005 inTallinn. Tommy Steenberg of the United States won the men's event,Elene Gedevanishvili of Georgia won the women's event, Aaryn Smith and Will Chitwood of the United States won the pairs event, andAnastasia Gorshkova andIlia Tkachenko of Russia won the ice dance event.[4] Estonia hosted five subsequent events in Tallinn, the most recent iteration being held in 2016.[5]
Estonia
Tommy Steenberg
Kosuke Morinaga
Ivan Tretiakov
Guan Jinlin
Michael Christian Martinez
Roman Sadovsky
Elene Gedevanishvili
Kiira Korpi
