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World Junior Figure Skating Championships

For the 2024 edition, see 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships, commonly referred to as "World Juniors" or "Junior Worlds", are annual figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for the titles of World Junior Champion.

World Junior Figure Skating Championships
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Varying
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1976
Organised byInternational Skating Union

The ISU guidelines for junior eligibility have varied throughout the years – currently, skaters must be at least 13 years old but not yet 19 before the previous 1 July, except for men competing in pair skating and ice dancing where the age maximum is 21.[1]

This event is one of the four annual ISU figure skating championship events and the most prestigious international one for juniors. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

History

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The first World Junior Championships were held in March 1976 in Megève, France, and were originally named the "ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships".[2] In 1977 the championships were held again under the same name at the same place. In 1978 these championships were officially renamed the "World Junior Figure Skating Championships", and held once again in Megève, France. Since then, the location has changed each year.[3]

From its inception until 1980, the World Junior Championships were held in the spring. In 1981, the timing was changed to the November or December of the previous calendar year. In 2000, the timing was changed back to its previous form and the World Junior Championships were once again held in the spring.

Qualifying

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Skaters qualify for the World Junior Championships by belonging to an ISU member nation. Each country is allowed one entry in every discipline by default. The most entries a country can have in a single discipline is three. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). Entries do not carry over and so countries must continue to earn their second or third spot every year. If a country only has one skater/team, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn a second entry and in the top two to earn three entries to next year's championships. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to keep their two entries. If they do not do so, they only have one entry for the following year.

Which skaters from each country attend the World Junior Championships is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria. Selections vary by country.

Skaters must be older than 13 and less than 19 (or less than 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers) by 1 July of the previous year. For example, to compete at the 2010 Junior Worlds, skaters had to be at least 13 and younger than 19 (or 21) by 1 July 2009. A skater must turn 13 before 1 July in their place of birth, e.g. Adelina Sotnikova was born a few hours into 1 July 1996 in Moscow and was not eligible to compete at the 2010 event.[4]

Medalists

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Men's singles[5]

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1976   Megève   Mark Cockerell   Takashi Mura   Brian Pockar [6]
1977   Megève   Daniel Beland   Mark Pepperday   Richard Furrer
1978   Megève   Dennis Coi   Vladimir Kotin   Brian Boitano
1979   Augsburg   Vitali Egorov   Bobby Beauchamp   Alexandre Fadeev
1980   Megève   Alexandre Fadeev   Vitali Egorov   Falko Kirsten
1981   London   Paul Wylie   Yuri Bureiko   Scott Williams
1982   Oberstdorf   Scott Williams   Paul Guerrero   Alexander König
1983   Sarajevo   Christopher Bowman   Philippe Roncoli   Nils Köpp
1984   Sapporo   Viktor Petrenko   Marc Ferland   Tom Cierniak
1985   Colorado Springs   Erik Larson   Vladimir Petrenko   Rudy Galindo
1986   Sarajevo   Vladimir Petrenko   Rudy Galindo   Yuriy Tsymbalyuk
1987   Kitchener   Rudy Galindo   Todd Eldredge   Yuriy Tsymbalyuk
1988   Brisbane   Todd Eldredge   Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk   Yuriy Tsymbalyuk
1989   Sarajevo   Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk   Shepherd Clark   Masakazu Kagiyama
1990   Colorado Springs   Igor Pashkevich   Alexei Urmanov   John Baldwin
1991   Budapest   Vasili Eremenko   Alexander Abt   Nicolas Pétorin
1992   Hull   Dmytro Dmytrenko   Konstantin Kostin   Damon Allen
1993   Seoul   Evgeni Pliuta   Michael Weiss   Ilia Kulik
1994   Colorado Springs   Michael Weiss   Naoki Shigematsu   Jere Michael
1995   Budapest   Ilia Kulik   Thierry Cerez   Seiichi Suzuki
1996   Brisbane   Alexei Yagudin   Takeshi Honda   Guo Zhengxin
1997   Seoul   Evgeni Plushenko   Timothy Goebel   Guo Zhengxin
1998   Saint John   Derrick Delmore   Sergei Davydov   Li Yunfei
1999   Zagreb   Ilia Klimkin   Vincent Restencourt   Yosuke Takeuchi
2000   Oberstdorf   Stefan Lindemann   Vincent Restencourt   Matthew Savoie [7]
2001   Sofia   Johnny Weir   Evan Lysacek   Vincent Restencourt [8]
2002   Hamar   Daisuke Takahashi   Kevin van der Perren   Stanislav Timchenko [9]
2003   Ostrava   Alexander Shubin   Evan Lysacek   Alban Préaubert [10]
2004   The Hague   Andrei Griazev   Evan Lysacek   Jordan Brauninger [11]
2005   Kitchener   Nobunari Oda   Yannick Ponsero   Sergei Dobrin [12]
2006   Ljubljana   Takahiko Kozuka   Sergei Voronov   Yannick Ponsero [13]
2007   Oberstdorf   Stephen Carriere   Patrick Chan   Sergei Voronov [14]
2008   Sofia   Adam Rippon   Artem Borodulin   Guan Jinlin [15]
2009   Sofia   Adam Rippon   Michal Březina   Artem Grigoriev [16]
2010   The Hague   Yuzuru Hanyu   Song Nan   Artur Gachinski [17]
2011   Gangneung   Andrei Rogozine   Keiji Tanaka   Alexander Majorov [18]
2012   Minsk   Yan Han   Joshua Farris   Jason Brown [19]
2013   Milan   Joshua Farris   Jason Brown   Shotaro Omori [20]
2014   Sofia   Nam Nguyen   Adian Pitkeev   Nathan Chen [21]
2015   Tallinn   Shoma Uno   Jin Boyang   Sōta Yamamoto [22]
2016   Debrecen   Daniel Samohin   Nicolas Nadeau   Tomoki Hiwatashi [23]
2017   Taipei   Vincent Zhou   Dmitri Aliev   Alexander Samarin [24]
2018   Sofia   Alexey Erokhov   Artur Danielian   Matteo Rizzo [25]
2019   Zagreb   Tomoki Hiwatashi   Roman Savosin   Daniel Grassl [26]
2020   Tallinn   Andrei Mozalev   Yuma Kagiyama   Petr Gumennik [27]
2021   Harbin Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022   Tallinn   Ilia Malinin   Mikhail Shaidorov   Tatsuya Tsuboi [29]
2023   Calgary   Kao Miura   Naoki Rossi   Nozomu Yoshioka [30]
2024   Taipei   Seo Min-kyu   Rio Nakata   Adam Hagara [31]
2025   Debrecen
2026   Tallinn
2027   Sofia

Women's singles[32]

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1976   Megève   Suzie Brasher   Garnet Ostermeier   Tracey Solomons [33]
1977   Megève   Carolyn Skoczen   Christa Jorda   Corine Wyrsch
1978   Megève   Jill Sawyer   Kira Ivanova   Petra Ernert
1979   Augsburg   Elaine Zayak   Manuela Ruben   Jacki Farrell
1980   Megève   Rosalynn Sumners   Kay Thomson   Carola Paul
1981   London   Tiffany Chin   Marina Serova   Anna Antonova
1982   Oberstdorf   Janina Wirth   Cornelia Tesch   Elizabeth Manley
1983   Sarajevo   Simone Koch   Karin Hendschke   Parthena Sarafidis
1984   Sapporo   Karin Hendschke   Simone Koch   Midori Ito
1985   Colorado Springs   Tatiana Andreeva   Susanne Becher   Natalia Gorbenko
1986   Sarajevo   Natalia Gorbenko   Susanne Becher   Linda Florkevich
1987   Kitchener   Cindy Bortz   Susanne Becher   Shannon Allison
1988   Brisbane   Kristi Yamaguchi   Junko Yaginuma   Yukiko Kashihara
1989   Sarajevo   Jessica Mills   Junko Yaginuma   Surya Bonaly
1990   Colorado Springs   Yuka Sato   Surya Bonaly   Tanja Krienke
1991   Budapest   Surya Bonaly   Lisa Ervin   Chen Lu
1992   Hull   Laëtitia Hubert   Lisa Ervin   Chen Lu
1993   Seoul   Kumiko Koiwai   Lisa Ervin   Tanja Szewczenko
1994   Colorado Springs   Michelle Kwan   Krisztina Czakó   Irina Slutskaya
1995   Budapest   Irina Slutskaya   Elena Ivanova   Krisztina Czakó
1996   Brisbane   Elena Ivanova   Elena Pingacheva   Nadezhda Kanaeva
1997   Seoul   Sydne Vogel   Elena Sokolova   Elena Ivanova
1998   Saint John   Julia Soldatova   Elena Ivanova   Viktoria Volchkova
1999   Zagreb   Daria Timoshenko   Sarah Hughes   Viktoria Volchkova
2000   Oberstdorf   Jennifer Kirk   Deanna Stellato   Sarah Meier [7]
2001   Sofia   Kristina Oblasova   Ann Patrice McDonough   Susanna Pöykiö [8]
2002   Hamar   Ann Patrice McDonough   Yukari Nakano   Miki Ando [9]
2003   Ostrava   Yukina Ota   Miki Ando   Carolina Kostner [10]
2004   The Hague   Miki Ando   Kimmie Meissner   Katy Taylor [11]
2005   Kitchener   Mao Asada   Yuna Kim   Emily Hughes [12]
2006   Ljubljana   Yuna Kim   Mao Asada   Christine Zukowski [13]
2007   Oberstdorf   Caroline Zhang   Mirai Nagasu   Ashley Wagner [14]
2008   Sofia   Rachael Flatt   Caroline Zhang   Mirai Nagasu [15]
2009   Sofia   Alena Leonova   Caroline Zhang   Ashley Wagner [16]
2010   The Hague   Kanako Murakami   Agnes Zawadzki   Polina Agafonova [17]
2011   Gangneung   Adelina Sotnikova   Elizaveta Tuktamysheva   Agnes Zawadzki [18]
2012   Minsk   Yulia Lipnitskaya   Gracie Gold   Adelina Sotnikova [19]
2013   Milan   Elena Radionova   Yulia Lipnitskaya   Anna Pogorilaya [20]
2014   Sofia   Elena Radionova   Serafima Sakhanovich   Evgenia Medvedeva [21]
2015   Tallinn   Evgenia Medvedeva   Serafima Sakhanovich   Wakaba Higuchi [22]
2016   Debrecen   Marin Honda   Maria Sotskova   Wakaba Higuchi [23]
2017   Taipei   Alina Zagitova   Marin Honda   Kaori Sakamoto [24]
2018   Sofia   Alexandra Trusova   Alena Kostornaia   Mako Yamashita [25]
2019   Zagreb   Alexandra Trusova   Anna Shcherbakova   Ting Cui [26]
2020   Tallinn   Kamila Valieva   Daria Usacheva   Alysa Liu [27]
2021   Harbin Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022   Tallinn   Isabeau Levito   Shin Ji-a   Lindsay Thorngren [29]
2023   Calgary   Mao Shimada   Shin Ji-a   Ami Nakai [30]
2024   Taipei   Mao Shimada   Shin Ji-a   Rena Uezono [31]
2025   Debrecen
2026   Tallinn
2027   Sofia

Pairs[34]

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1976   Megève
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1977   Megève No other competitors
1978   Megève
1979   Augsburg
1980   Megève
1981   London
1982   Oberstdorf
1983   Sarajevo
1984   Sapporo
1985   Colorado Springs
1986   Sarajevo
1987   Kitchener
1988   Brisbane
1989   Sarajevo
1990   Colorado Springs
1991   Budapest
1992   Hull
1993   Seoul
1994   Colorado Springs
1995   Budapest
1996   Brisbane
1997   Seoul
1998   Saint John
1999   Zagreb
2000   Oberstdorf [7]
2001   Sofia [8]
2002   Hamar [9]
2003   Ostrava [10]
2004   The Hague [11]
2005   Kitchener [12]
2006   Ljubljana [13]
2007   Oberstdorf [14]
2008   Sofia [15]
2009   Sofia [16]
2010   The Hague [17]
2011   Gangneung [18]
2012   Minsk [19]
2013   Milan [20]
2014   Sofia [21]
2015   Tallinn [22]
2016   Debrecen [23]
2017   Taipei [24]
2018   Sofia [25]
2019   Zagreb [26]
2020   Tallinn [27]
2021   Harbin Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022   Tallinn [29]
2023   Calgary [30]
2024   Taipei [31]
2025   Debrecen
2026   Tallinn
2027   Sofia

Ice dance[36]

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Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1976   Megève [37]
1977   Megève
1978   Megève
1979   Augsburg
1980   Megève
1981   London
1982   Oberstdorf
1983   Sarajevo
1984   Sapporo
1985   Colorado Springs
1986   Sarajevo
1987   Kitchener
1988   Brisbane
1989   Sarajevo
1990   Colorado Springs
1991   Budapest
1992   Hull
1993   Seoul
1994   Colorado Springs
1995   Budapest
1996   Brisbane
1997   Seoul
1998   Saint John
1999   Zagreb
2000   Oberstdorf [7]
2001   Sofia [8]
2002   Hamar [9]
2003   Ostrava [10]
2004   The Hague [11]
2005   Kitchener [12]
2006   Ljubljana [13]
2007   Oberstdorf [14]
2008   Sofia [15]
2009   Sofia [16]
2010   The Hague [17]
2011   Gangneung [18]
2012   Minsk [19]
2013   Milan [20]
2014   Sofia [21]
2015   Tallinn [22]
2016   Debrecen [23]
2017   Taipei [24]
2018   Sofia [25]
2019   Zagreb [26]
2020   Tallinn [27]
2021   Harbin Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022   Tallinn [29]
2023   Calgary [30]
2024   Taipei [31]
2025   Debrecen
2026   Tallinn
2027   Sofia

Cumulative medal count

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia504247139
2  United States503743130
3  Soviet Union37301784
4  Japan15141645
5  Canada10161743
6  China84921
7  East Germany44614
8  Ukraine42511
9  France2101325
10  South Korea2507
11  Great Britain2316
12  Czech Republic2103
  Georgia2103
14  Australia1214
15  Poland1124
16  Israel1102
17  Germany1023
18  West Germany0617
19  Hungary0415
20  Italy0235
21  Switzerland0134
22  Austria0112
23  Belgium0101
  Czechoslovakia0101
  Estonia0101
  Kazakhstan0101
  South Africa0101
28  Finland0011
  Slovakia0011
  Sweden0011
Totals (30 entries)192192191575

See also

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References

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