1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second 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 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. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type:ISU Junior Grand Prix
Season:1998–99
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Competitions

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The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1998–99 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location
August 18–22, 1998 1998 JGP Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
September 9–13, 1998 1998 JGP Mexico Cup Mexico City, Mexico
September 16–20, 1998 1998 JGP Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria
September 23–27, 1998 1998 JGP Ukrainian Souvenir Kyiv, Ukraine
October 7–10, 1998 1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany
October 14–18, 1998 1998 JGP Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary
October 20–25, 1998 1998 JGP China Int. Junior Competition Beijing, China
Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1998 1998 JGP Slovakia Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
March 12–14, 1999 1998–99 JGP Final Detroit, United States

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

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The following skaters qualified for the 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1]

There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
1   Ilia Klimkin   Irina Nikolaeva   Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski   Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali
2   Vincent Restencourt   Viktoria Volchkova   Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk   Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
3   Yosuke Takeuchi   Tamara Dorofejev   Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko   Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko
4   Stefan Lindemann   Sarah Hughes   Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko   Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev
5   Ryan Bradley   Anna Jurkiewicz   Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose   Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov
6   Alexei Vasilevsky   Daria Timoshenko   Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov   Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo
7   Lukáš Rakowski   Gwenaelle Jullien
8   Matthew Savoie   Chisato Shiina
Alternates
1st   Matthew Davies   Júlia Sebestyén   Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov   Tatiana Kurkudym / Yuri Kocherzhenko
2nd   Scott Smith   Yoshie Onda   Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino   Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai
3rd   Soshi Tanaka   Yuko Kawaguchi   Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov   Nelly Gouverst / Cedric Pernet

Medalists

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Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France   Vincent Restencourt   Ryan Bradley   Matthew Savoie
Mexico   Yosuke Takeuchi   Eiji Iwamoto   Jeffrey Franklin
Bulgaria   Ilia Klimkin   Stefan Lindemann   Soshi Tanaka
Ukraine   Andriy Kyforenko   Alexei Vasilevski   Oleksandr Smokvin
Germany   Vincent Restencourt   Stefan Lindemann   Scott Smith
Hungary   Ilia Klimkin   Yosuke Takeuchi   Ryan Bradley
China   Guo Zhengxin   Gao Song   Yu Wang
Slovakia   Johnny Weir   Lukáš Rakowski   Matthew Davies
Final   Vincent Restencourt   Ilia Klimkin   Alexei Vasilevski

Ladies

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Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France   Irina Nikolaeva   Anna Jurkiewicz   Daria Timoshenko
Mexico   Yuko Kawaguchi   Sarah Hughes   Chisato Shiina
Bulgaria   Tamara Dorofejev   Daria Timoshenko   Sabina Wojtala
Ukraine   Viktoria Volchkova   Galina Maniachenko   Anna Neshcheret
Germany   Irina Nikolaeva   Anna Jurkiewicz   Sara Wheat
Hungary   Júlia Sebestyén   Sarah Hughes   Chisato Shiina
China   Yoshie Onda   Gwenaëlle Jullien   Wang Huan
Slovakia   Viktoria Volchkova   Tamara Dorofejev   Erin Pearl
Final   Viktoria Volchkova   Sarah Hughes   Daria Timoshenko

Pairs

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Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France   Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk   Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals   Jaisa MacAdam / Garrett Lucash
Mexico   Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko   Eve Butchart / Clinton Petersen   Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright
Bulgaria   Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski   Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov   Aneta Kowalska / Łukasz Różycki
Ukraine   Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk   Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko   Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov
Germany   Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski   Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose   Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov
Hungary   Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko   Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov   Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer
China   Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao   Melica Brozovich / Anton Nimenko   Anna Kaverzina / Vitali Dubina
Slovakia   Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose   Jacinth Lariviere / Lenny Faustino   Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov
Final   Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk   Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose   Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski

Ice dance

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Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
France   Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko   Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek   Nelly Gourvest / Cédric Pernet
Mexico   Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo   Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai   Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenholscher
Bulgaria   Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali   Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev   Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth
Ukraine   Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko   Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov   Olga Kudym / Anton Tereshenko
Germany   Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek   Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo   Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko
Hungary   Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov   Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai   Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth
China   Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali   Melissa Gregory / James Shufford   Nelly Gourvest / Cedric Pernet
Slovakia   Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev   Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko   Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenhoelscher
Final   Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek   Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo   Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev

Medals table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)139830
2  Ukraine (UKR)62513
3  United States (USA)48921
4  Japan (JPN)3238
5  Italy (ITA)3205
6  France (FRA)3126
7  Hungary (HUN)2305
8  China (CHN)2125
9  Germany (GER)0235
10  Poland (POL)0224
11  Canada (CAN)0213
12  Czech Republic (CZE)0101
  Estonia (EST)0101
14  Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (14 entries)363636108

References

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  1. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix 1998/99". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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