The World Junior Figure Skating Championships ("World Juniors" or "Junior Worlds") is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union, in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The ISU guidelines for junior eligibility have varied throughout the years; the current requirement is that 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 who may be as old as 21.
This event is one of the four annual ISU figure skating Championships and is considered the most prestigious international competition for juniors. Skaters compete in the categories of men, ladies, pairs, and ice dancing.
History[]
The first World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in March, 1976 in Megève, France, and were originally named the "ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships". 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. Since then, the location has changed each year.
Since 2000, the competition has generally been held in early March, but for some years previously it was held in late November or early December of the previous calendar year.
Qualifying[]
Skaters qualify for the World Junior Championships by belonging to a Member nation of the ISU. Each country gets 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.
There are exceptions if a skater is forced to withdraw in the middle of the competition due to a medical emergency or equipment problems.
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.
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Men's Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 | Megève, FRA | Mark Cockerell (USA) | Takashi Mura (JPN) | Brian Pockar (CAN) |
| 1977 | Megève, FRA | Daniel Beland (CAN) | Mark Pepperday (GBR) | Richard Furrer (SUI) |
| 1978 | Megève, FRA | Dennis Coi (CAN) | Vladimir Kotin (URS) | Brian Boitano (USA) |
| 1979 | Augsburg, FRG | Vitali Egorov (URS) | Bobby Beauchamp (USA) | Alexandr Fadeev (URS) |
| 1980 | Megève, FRA | Alexandr Fadeev (URS) | Vitali Egorov (URS) | Falko Kirsten (GDR) |
| 1981 | Ontario, CAN | Paul Wylie (USA) | Juri Bureiko (URS) | Scott Williams (USA) |
| 1982 | Oberstdorf, FRG | Scott Williams (USA) | Paul Guerrero (USA) | Alexander König (GDR) |
| 1983 | Sarajevo, YUG | Christopher Bowman (USA) | Philippe Roncoli (FRA) | Nils Köpp (GDR) |
| 1984 | Sapporo, JPN | Viktor Petrenko (URS) | Marc Ferland (CAN) | Tom Cierniak (USA) |
| 1985 | Colorado Springs, USA | Erik Larson (USA) | Vladimir Petrenko (URS) | Rudy Galindo (USA) |
| 1986 | Sarajevo, YUG | Vladimir Petrenko (URS) | Rudy Galindo (USA) | Yuri Tsimbaliuk (URS) |
| 1987 | Kitchener, CAN | Rudy Galindo (USA) | Todd Eldredge (USA) |
Yuri Tsimbaliuk (URS) |
| 1988 | Brisbane, AUS | Todd Eldredge (USA) | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk (URS) | Yuri Tsimbaliuk (URS) |
| 1989 | Sarajevo, YUG | Viacheslav Zagorodniuk (URS) | Shepherd Clark (USA) | Masakazu Kagiyama (JPN) |
| 1990 | Colorado Springs, USA | Igor Pashkevich (URS) | Alexei Urmanov (URS) | John Baldwin, Jr. (USA) |
| 1991 | Budapest, HUN | Vasili Eremenko (URS) | Alexander Abt (URS) | Nicolas Petorin (FRA) |
| 1992 | Hull, CAN | Dmitry Dmitrenko (URS) | Konstantin Kostin (URS) | Damon Allen (USA) |
| 1993 | Seoul, KOR | Evgeni Pliuta (UKR) | Michael Weiss (USA) | Ilia Kulik (RUS) |
| 1994 | Colorado Springs, USA | Michael Weiss (USA) | Naoki Shigematsu (JPN) | Jere Michael (USA) |
| 1995 | Budapest, HUN | Ilia Kulik (RUS) | Thierry Cerez (FRA) |
Seiichi Suzuki (JPN) |
| 1996 | Brisbane, AUS | Alexei Yagudin (RUS) | Takeshi Honda (JPN) |
Zhengxin Guo (CHN) |
| 1997 | Seoul, KOR | Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) | Timothy Goebel (USA) |
Zhengxin Guo (CHN) |
| 1998 | St. John, CAN | Derrick Delmore (USA) | Sergei Davydov (RUS) | Yunfei Li (CHN) |
| 1999 | Zagreb, CRO | Ilia Klimkin (RUS) | Vincent Restencourt (FRA) | Yoshuke Takeuchi (JPN) |
| 2000 | Oberstdorf, GER | Stefan Lindemann (GER) | Vincent Restencourt (FRA) | Matthew Savoie (USA) |
| 2001 | Sofia, BUL | Johnny Weir (USA) | Evan Lysacek (USA) | Vincent Restencourt (FRA) |
| 2002 | Hamar, NOR | Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) | Kevin van der Perren (BEL) | Stanislav Timchenko (RUS) |
| 2003 | Ostrava, CZE | Alexander Shubin (RUS) | Evan Lysacek (USA) | Alban Preaubert (FRA) |
| 2004 | The Hague, NED | Andrei Griazev (RUS) | Evan Lysacek (USA) | Jordan Brauninger (USA) |
| 2005 | Kitchener, CAN | Nobunari Oda (JPN) | Yannick Ponsero (FRA) | Sergei Dobrin (FRA) |
| 2006 | Ljubljana, SLO | Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) | Sergei Voronov (RUS) | Yannick Ponsero (FRA) |
| 2007 | Oberstdorf, GER | Stephen Carriere (USA) | Patrick Chan (CAN) | Sergei Voronov (RUS) |
| 2008 | Sofia, BUL | Adam Rippon (USA) | Artem Borodulin (RUS) | Jinlin Guan (CHN) |
| 2009 | Sofia, BUL | Adam Rippon (USA) | Michal Brezina (CZE) | Artem Grigoriev (RUS) |
| 2010 | The Hague, NED | Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) | Nan Song (CHN) | Artur Gachinski (RUS) |
| 2011 | Gangneug, KOR | Andrei Rogozine (CAN) | Keiji Tanaka (JPN) | Alexander Majorov (SWE) |
| 2012 | Minsk, BLR | Han Yan (CHN) | Joshua Farris (USA) | Jason Brown (USA) |
| 2013 | Milano, ITA | Joshua Farris (USA) | Jason Brown (USA) | Shotaro Omori (USA) |
| 2014 | Sofia, BUL | Nam Nguyen (CAN) | Adian Pitkeev (RUS) | Nathan Chen (USA) |
| 2015 | Talinn, EST | Shoma Uno (JPN) | Boyang Jin (CHN) | Sota Yamamot0 (JPN) |
| 2016 | Debrecen, HUN | Daniel Samohin (ISR) | Nicolas Nadeau (CAN) | Tomoki Hiwatashi (USA) |
| 2017 | Taipei, TAI | Vincent Zhou (USA) | Dmitri Aliev (RUS) | Alexander Samarin (RUS) |
| 2018 | Sofia, BUL | Alexey Erokhov (RUS) | Artur Danielian (RUS) | Matteo Rizzo (ITA) |
| 2019 | Zagreb, CRO | Tomoki Hiwatashi (USA) | Roman Savosin (RUS) | Daniel Grassl (ITA) |
| 2020 | Tallinn, EST | Andrei Mozalev (RUS) | Yuma Kagiyama (JPN) | Petr Gumennik (RUS) |
Ladies[]
| Ladies' Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 | Megève, FRA | Suzie Brasher (USA) | Garnet Ostermeier (FRG) | Tracey Solomons (GRB) |
| 1977 | Megève, FRA | Carolyn Skoczen (CAN) | Christa Jorda (AUT) | Corine Wyrsch (SUI) |
| 1978 | Megève, FRA | Jill Sawyer (USA) | Kira Ivanova (URS) | Petra Ernert (FRG) |
| 1979 | Augsburg, FRG | Elaine Zayak (USA) | Manuela Ruben (FRG) | Jacki Farrell (USA) |
| 1980 | Megève, FRA | Rosalynn Sumners (USA) | Kay Thompson (CAN) | Carola Paul (GDR) |
| 1981 | Ontario, CAN | Tiffany Chin (USA) | Marina Serova (URS) | Anna Antonova (URS) |
| 1982 | Oberstdorf, FRG | Janina Wirth (GDR) | Cornelia Tesch (FRG) | Elizabeth Manley (CAN) |
| 1983 | Sarajevo, YUG | Simone Koch (GDR) | Karin Hendschke (GDR) | Parthena Sarafidis (AUT) |
| 1984 | Sapporo, JPN | Karin Hendschke (GDR) | Simone Koch (GDR) | Midori Ito (JPN) |
| 1985 | Colorado Springs, USA | Tatiana Andreeva (URS) | Susanne Becher (FRG) | Natalia Gorbenko (URS) |
| 1986 | Sarajevo, YUG | Natalia Gorbenko (URS) | Susanne Becher (FRG) | Linda Florkevich (CAN) |
| 1987 | Kitchener, CAN | Cindy Bortz (USA) | Susanne Becher (FRG) | Shannon Allison (CAN) |
| 1988 | Brisbane, AUS | Kristi Yamaguchi (USA) | Junko Yaginuma (JPN) | Yukiko Kashihara (JPN) |
| 1989 | Sarajevo, YUG | Jessica Mills (USA) | Junko Yaginuma (JPN) | Surya Bonaly (FRA) |
| 1990 | Colorado Springs, USA | Yuka Sato (JPN) | Surya Bonaly (FRA) | Tanja Krienke (GDR) |
| 1991 | Budapest, HUN | Surya Bonaly (FRA) | Lisa Ervin (USA) | Lu Chen (CHN) |
| 1992 | Hull, CAN | Laetitia Hubert (FRA) | Lisa Ervin (USA) | Lu Chen (CHN) |
| 1993 | Seoul, KOR | Kumiko Koiwai (JPN) | Lisa Ervin (USA) | Tanja Szewczenko (GER) |
| 1994 | Colorado Springs, USA | Michelle Kwan (USA) | Krisztine Czako (HUN) | Irina Slutskaya (RUS) |
| 1995 | Budapest, HUN | Irina Slutskaya (RUS) | Elena Ivanova (RUS) | Krisztina Czako (HUN) |
| 1996 | Brisbane, AUS | Elena Ivanova (RUS) | Elena Pingacheva (RUS) | Nadejda Kanaeva (RUS) |
| 1997 | Seoul, KOR | Sydne Vogel (USA) | Elene Sokolova (RUS) | Elena Ivanova (RUS) |
| 1998 | St. John, CAN | Julia Soldatova (RUS) | Elena Ivanova (RUS) | Victoria Volchkova (RUS) |
| 1999 | Zagreb, CRO | Daria Timoshenko (RUS) | Sarah Hughes (USA) | Victoria Volchkova (RUS) |
| 2000 | Oberstdorf, GER | Jennifer Kirk (USA) | Deanna Stellato (USA) | Sarah Meier (SUI) |
| 2001 | Sofia, BUL | Kristina Oblasova (RUS) | Ann Patrice McDonough (USA) | Susannah Poykio (FIN) |
| 2002 | Hamar, NOR | Ann Patrice McDonough (USA) | Yukari Nakano (JPN) | Miki Ando (JPN) |
| 2003 | Ostrava, CZE | Yukina Ota (JPN) | Miki Ando (JPN) | Carolina Kostner (ITA) |
| 2004 | The Hague, NED | Miki Ando (JPN) | Kimmie Meissner (USA) | Katy Taylor (USA) |
| 2005 | Kitchener, CAN | Mao Asada (JPN) | Kim Yu-Na (KOR) | Emily Hughes (USA) |
| 2006 | Ljubljana, SLO | Kim Yu-Na (KOR) | Mao Asada (JPN) | Christine Zukowski (USA) |
| 2007 | Oberstdorf, GER | Caroline Zhang (USA) | Mirai Nagasu (USA) | Ashley Wagner (USA) |
| 2008 | Sofia, BUL | Rachael Flatt (USA) | Caroline Zhang (USA) | Mirai Nagasu (USA) |
| 2009 | Sofia, BUL | Alena Leonova (RUS) | Caroline Zhang (USA) | Ashley Wagner (USA) |
| 2010 | The Hague, NED | Kanako Murakami (JPN) | Agnes Zawadzki (USA) | Polina Agafonova (RUS) |
| 2011 | Gangneug, KOR | Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) | Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (RUS) | Agnes Zawadzki (USA) |
| 2012 | Minsk, BLR | Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS) | Gracie Gold (USA) | Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) |
| 2013 | Milano, ITA | Elena Radionova (RUS) | Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS) | Anna Pogorilaya (RUS) |
| 2014 | Sofia, BUL | Elena Radionova (RUS) | Serafima Sakhanovich (RUS) | Evgenia Medvedeva (RUS) |
| 2015 | Talinn, EST | Evgenia Medvedeva (RUS) | Serafima Sakhanovich (RUS) | Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) |
| 2016 | Debrecen, HUN | Marin Honda (JPN) | Maria Sotskova (RUS) | Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) |
| 2017 | Taipei, TAI | Alina Zagitova (RUS) | Marin Honda (JPN) | Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) |
| 2018 | Sofia, BUL | Alexandra Trusova (RUS) | Alena Kostornaia (RUS) | Mako Yamashita (JPN) |
| 2019 | Zagreb, CRO | Alexandra Trusova (RUS) | Anna Shcherbakova (RUS) | Ting Cui (USA) |
| 2020 | Tallinn, EST | Kamila Valieva (RUS) | Daria Usacheva (RUS) | Alysa Liu (USA) |
Pairs[]
| Pairs Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2017 | Taipei, TAI | Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya/ Harley Windosr (AUS) | Aleksandra Boikova/Dmitrii Kozlovskii (RUS) | Yumeng Gao/Zhong Xie (CHN) |
| 2018 | Sofia, BUL | Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin (RUS) | Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin (RUS) | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov (RUS) |
| 2019 | Zagreb, CRO | Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov (RUS) | Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov (RUS) | Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin (RUS) |
| 2020 | Tallinn, EST | Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov (RUS) | Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov (RUS) | Iuliia Artemeva / Mikhail Nazarychev (RUS) |
Ice Dancing[]
| Ice Dance Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2017 | Taipei, TAI | Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons (USA) | Alla Loboda/Pavel Drozd (RUS) | Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko (USA) |
| 2018 | Sofia, BUL | Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin (RUS) | Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko (USA) | Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov (RUS) |
| 2019 | Zagreb, CRO | Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (CAN) | Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov (RUS) | Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko (RUS) |
| 2020 | Tallinn, EST | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik (USA) | Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya (GEO) | Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy (RUS) |
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