2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 12th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type:ISU Junior Grand Prix
Date:August 27 – December 14, 2008
Season:2008–09
Location: Courchevel
Merano
Mexico City
Ostrava
Madrid
Gomel
Cape Town
Sheffield
Goyang
Prize money:$22,500 (series)
$105,000 (final)
Previous:
2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Next:
2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix

Skaters earned points towards qualification at each of the eight Junior Grand Prix events. The top eight skaters/teams in the series from each discipline met at the Junior Grand Prix Final. For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held concurrently with the senior Grand Prix Final.

Competitions

The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2008–09 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location Other notes
August 27–31 2008 JGP Courchevel Courchevel, France No pair competition
September 3–7 2008 JGP Merano Merano, Italy No pair competition
September 10–14 2008 JGP Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico
September 17–21 2008 JGP Czech Skate Ostrava, Czech Republic
September 24–28 2008 JGP Madrid Cup Madrid, Spain No pair competition
October 1–5 2008 JGP Golden Lynx Gomel, Belarus
October 8–12 2008 JGP Skate Safari Cape Town, South Africa No pair competition
October 15–18 2008 JGP John Curry Memorial Sheffield, United Kingdom
December 10–14 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final Goyang, South Korea

For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Final.

Qualifying

Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2008 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Unlike the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, skaters for the Junior Grand Prix are entered by their national federations rather than seeded by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation is determined by their skaters' placements at the previous season's World Junior Figure Skating Championships in each respective discipline.

For the 2008–09 season, in singles, the five best placed member nations at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were allowed to enter two skaters in all eight events. Member nations who placed sixth through tenth were allowed to enter one skater in all eight events. Member nations with a skater who had qualified for the free skate at Junior Worlds were allowed to enter one skater in seven of the events. Member nations who did not qualify for the free skate but placed 25th through 30th in the short program were allowed to enter one skater in six of the events. All other nations were allowed to enter one skater in five of the events. There were provisions for additional entries per member country if another country did not use all of its allotted entries.

In pairs, member nations were allowed to enter up to three teams per event. The host nation was allowed to enter as many pair teams as it wanted. Pairs was contested at four events out of eight.

In ice dance, member nations were allowed to enter one dance team per event. Member nations who placed in the top five at the 2008 World Junior Championships were allowed to enter a second dance team.

The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance in their event, and there was no limit to the number of pairs teams.

The general spots allowance for the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix events was as follows:

Entries Men Ladies Ice dance
2 per event  United States
 Russia
 China
 Czech Republic
 Canada
 United States
 Finland
 Japan
 Russia
 Sweden
 United States
 Canada
 Russia
 Ukraine
 Italy
1 per event  France
  Switzerland
 Spain
 Ukraine
 Kazakhstan
 Germany
 Canada
 Estonia
 Spain
 Italy
1 in seven events  Japan
 Sweden
 Germany
 Slovakia
 Poland
 South Korea
 Slovakia
 Ukraine
 Austria
 China
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Hungary
1 in six events  Estonia
 Austria
 Norway
 Finland
 Israel
 Italy
 Czech Republic
 Azerbaijan
 Chinese Taipei
 Denmark

All other member nations had one entry per discipline in five of the eight events in singles, and one entry in all eight events for ice dance.

Prize money

The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix events in the 2008–2009 season was $22,500. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:

Placement Prize money (Singles) Prize money (Pairs/Dance)
1st $2,000$3,000
2nd $1,500$2,250
3rd $1,000$1,500

The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2008–2009 season was $105,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:

Placement Prize money (Singles) Prize money (Pairs/Dance)
1st $6,000$9,000
2nd $5,000$7,500
3rd $4,000$6,000
4th $3,000$4,500
5th $2,000$3,000
6th $1,000$1,500

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters have qualified for the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1][2][3][4]

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
1 Richard Dornbush Kristine Musademba Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell
2 Michal Březina Yukiko Fujisawa Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
3 Armin Mahbanoozadeh Alexe Gilles Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
4 Alexander Johnson Kanako Murakami Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro
5 Florent Amodio Amanda Dobbs Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue
6 Ivan Bariev Becky Bereswill Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun
7 Denis Ten Angela Maxwell Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill
8 Elladj Baldé Diane Szmiett Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev
Alternates
1st Artur Gachinski Stefania Berton Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev
2nd Keegan Messing Sarah Hecken Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle
3rd Cheng Gongming Shoko Ishikawa Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák

Medalists

Men

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Michal Březina Armin Mahbanoozadeh Florent Amodio
Italy Michal Březina Curran Oi Alexander Nikolaev
Mexico Richard Dornbush Elladj Baldé Cheng Gongming
Czech Rep. Alexander Johnson Ivan Bariev Akio Sasaki
Spain Armin Mahbanoozadeh Artur Gachinski Tatsuki Machida
Belarus Denis Ten Yang Chao Cheng Gongming
South Africa Richard Dornbush Ivan Bariev Elladj Baldé
United Kingdom Florent Amodio Keegan Messing Alexander Johnson
Final Florent Amodio Armin Mahbanoozadeh Richard Dornbush

Ladies

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Kristine Musademba Becky Bereswill Diane Szmiett
Italy Melissa Bulanhagui Rumi Suizu Sarah Hecken
Mexico Amanda Dobbs Alexe Gilles Kwak Min-jeong
Czech Rep. Yukiko Fujisawa Angela Maxwell Stefania Berton
Spain Kristine Musademba Becky Bereswill Kanako Murakami
Belarus Haruka Imai Oksana Gozeva Kana Muramoto
South Africa Alexe Gilles Diane Szmiett Amanda Dobbs
United Kingdom Kanako Murakami Yukiko Fujisawa Angela Maxwell
Final Becky Bereswill Yukiko Fujisawa Alexe Gilles

Pairs

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
FranceNo pairs competition held
ItalyNo pairs competition held
Mexico Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov
Czech Rep. Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert
SpainNo pairs competition held
Belarus Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Ksenia Ozerova / Alexander Enbert Zhang Yue / Wang Lei
South AfricaNo pairs competition held
United Kingdom Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov Sabina Imaikina / Andrei Novoselov Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Final Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Zhang Yue / Wang Lei Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh

Ice dance

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák
Italy Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi
Mexico Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin
Czech Rep. Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle
Spain Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Anastasia Vykhodtseva / Alexei Shumski
Belarus Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev Terra Findlay / Benoît Richaud
South Africa Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell Piper Gilles / Zachary Donohue Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
United Kingdom Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle
Final Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro

Medals table

The following is the table of total medals earned by each country on the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix. It can be sorted by country name, number of gold medals, number of silver medals, number of bronze medals, and total medals overall.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1711533
2 Russia (RUS)611724
3 Japan (JPN)33410
4 France (FRA)2024
5 Czech Republic (CZE)2013
6 Ukraine (UKR)1113
7 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
8 Canada (CAN)0437
9 China (CHN)0235
10 Italy (ITA)0022
11 Germany (GER)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (12 nations)32323094

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