2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix

2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Type: ISU Junior Grand Prix
Date: August 21 – December 10, 2017
Season: 2017–18
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2016–17 ISU Junior Grand Prix
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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
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

  1. "Communication No. 2053: Decisions of the ISU Council" (PDF). International Skating Union. October 24, 2016.

External links

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