2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix
2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
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Type: | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
Date: | August 21 – December 10, 2017 |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Previous: 2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
Next: 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix |
The 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix will be the 21st season of a series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It is the junior-level complement to the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Skaters will compete for medals in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, as well as for qualifying points. The top six from each discipline will meet at the 2017–18 Junior Grand Prix Final, to be held together with the senior final.
Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2017–18 season, the series is composed of the following events in autumn 2017:[1]
Date | Event | Location | Other notes | Refs |
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August 21–27 | 2017 JGP Australia | Brisbane, Australia | No pairs | |
Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 | 2017 JGP Austria | Salzburg, Austria | No pairs | |
September 4–10 | 2017 JGP Latvia | Riga, Latvia | ||
September 18–24 | 2017 JGP Belarus | Minsk, Belarus | ||
Sept. 25 – Oct. 1 | 2017 JGP Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
October 2–8 | 2017 JGP Poland | Gdańsk, Poland | ||
October 9–15 | 2017 JGP Italy | Egna/Bolzano, Italy | No pairs | |
December 7–10 | 2017–18 JGP Final | TBD, Japan | Held with senior GPF |
Entries
Skaters who reach the age of 13 by July 1, 2017 but have not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) are eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Competitors are chosen by their countries according to their federation's selection procedures. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation is determined by their skaters' placements at the 2017 World Junior Championships in each discipline.
References
- ↑ "Communication No. 2053: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. October 24, 2016.