Junior World Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships ( World Junior Figure Skating Championships , also known as World Juniors and Junior Worlds known) are a year by the International Skating Union aligned (ISU) Figure Skating Competition, compete with the young athletes for the title of Junior World Champion.
execution
The ISU changed its guidelines for participation several times in the past. The current regulations stipulate that figure skaters must have reached the age of 13 (by the previous July 1st of each year) and not be older than 19 years old. In pair skating and ice dancing , the maximum age for men is set at 21 years.
The title fights are one of four that the ISU organizes annually and is considered the most prestigious international competitions in the junior sector. The figure skaters compete in the disciplines individual skating (men and women), pair skating and ice dancing .
history
The first figure skating junior world championships were held in March 1976 in Megève as ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships . The competition was held two more times in the French city. At the third edition in 1978, the competition was officially renamed the World Junior Figure Skating Championships . The venues have varied every year since 1979.
Since 2000, the competitions have always been held in early March, but late November or early December of the previous calendar year have been selected for some editions.
Start authorization
Figure skaters qualify for the Junior World Figure Skating Championships if they are nationals of a country that is a member of the International Skating Union. Each nation receives a standard starting place for each discipline. A second or third starting place for the following year is assigned by awarding points, which depends on the placement of the athlete. The number of points results from the sum of the placements of the figure skaters of a respective country (the best two placements, with three starting places). Several starting places will not be transferred, so that the countries have to compete for the award of a second or third starting place every year. If a country sends out only one figure skater or one pair, this / these must place in the top ten to achieve a second starting place; among the top 2 for three starting positions. If a country nominates two athletes / pairs, the total of the placements must be 13 or less to get three starting places for the next year; 28 or less for two starting places.
Exceptions will be made if a runner should be forced not to complete the competition that has started due to health reasons or material problems.
The nominations for the Junior World Championships are the responsibility of the respective national associations. Some countries are based on the results of their athletes in national championships, while others choose according to more diverse criteria.
Medalist
Men's
Previously well-known senior runners such as the later Olympic or world champions Alexander Fadejew , Viktor Petrenko , Todd Eldredge , Ilja Kulik , Alexei Jagudin , Evgeni Pljuschtschenko , Daisuke Takahashi and Yuzuru Hanyū could join the list of winners . The American Adam Rippon was the first to defend his title in 2009.
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Ladies
Previously well-known senior runners such as the later Olympic or world champions Elaine Zayak , Rosalynn Sumners , Kristi Yamaguchi , Yuka Satō , Michelle Kwan , Irina Sluzkaja , Miki Andō , Mao Asada , Kim Yuna , Julija Lipnizkaja were able to make the winners list (serial winners have not yet appeared) and Adelina Sotnikowa . The Russian Jelena Radionova was the first to defend her title in 2014.
Couples
Well-known senior couples like the later Olympic, World or European champions Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini , Larissa Selesnjowa and Oleg were able to make the list of winners (most successful with three wins each: Natalja Krestjaninowa and Alexei Torzhinsky, as well as Sui Wenjing and Han Cong) Makarow , Jekaterina Gordejewa and Sergei Grinkow rank. Corresponding successes were achieved by various victorious participants, such as Marija Petrowa , Anton Sicharulidze or Aljona Savchenko , in the senior sector with other partners.
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Ice dance
In the list of winners (most successful with three victories: Yevgeny Platov with his partner at the time Jelena Krikanowa) so far well-known senior runners like the later Olympic, World or European champions Sergei Ponomarenko , Oxana "Pascha" Grishchuk , Marina Anissina , Ilya Averbuch , Roman Kostomarow , Oxana Domnina and Maxim Schabalin, as well as Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir .
See also
- World figure skating championship
- European figure skating championships
- List of Olympic champions in figure skating
Web links
- Full results of the Junior World Championships 2012 at isufs.org (English)