The 2001–02 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fifth 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.
Competitions The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2001–02 season, the series was composed of the following events:
Date Event Location September 13–16 2001 JGP Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria September 20–23 2001 JGP Phoenix (cancelled) Phoenix, Arizona, USA September 27–30 2001 JGP Czech Skate Ostrava, Czech Republic October 11–14 2001 JGP Gdańsk Gdańsk, Poland October 25–28 2001 JGP The Hague The Hague, Netherlands November 1–4 2001 JGP Salchow Trophy Malmö, Sweden November 8–11 2001 JGP Trofeo Rita Trapanese Milan, Italy November 15–18 2001 JGP SBC Cup Nagano, Japan December 13–16 2001–02 Junior Grand Prix Final Bled, Slovenia
Series notes Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States Figure Skating Association cancelled the Junior Grand Prix event to be held in Arizona and did not allow their skaters to compete on the Junior Grand Prix for the rest of the season.
Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers The following skaters qualified for the 2001–02 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.
Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance 1 Stanislav Timchenko Miki Ando Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev 2 Andrei Griazev Irina Tkatchuk Clara Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin 3 Daisuke Takahashi Akiko Suzuki Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko 4 Kevin van der Perren Ludmila Nelidina Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotine 5 Shawn Sawyer Tatiana Basova Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov 6 Ma Xiaodong Yukina Ota Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Marina Kozlova / Sergei Baranov 7 Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Yukari Nakano Ding Yang / Ren Zongfei Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek 8 Jamal Othman Cynthia Phaneuf Tatiana Volosozhar / Petro Kharchenko Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Alternates 1st Damien Djordievic Irina Nikolaeva Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbilo 2nd Karel Zelenka Kimena Brog-Meier Cathy Monette / Daniel Castello Christina Beier / William Beier 3rd Alexander Shubin Joannie Rochette Veronika Havlíčková / Karel Štefl Amandine Borsi / Fabrice Blondel
Gregor Urbas was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final. He had finished three spots below third alternate position in overall qualification standings. He placed 8th out of 9 competitors at the Final.
Medalists Men Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details Bulgaria Shawn Sawyer Daisuke Takahashi Shaun Rogers United States Event cancelled Czech Rep. Andrei Griazev Kevin van der Perren Damien Djordjevic Poland Stanislav Timchenko Karel Zelenka Alexander Uspenski Netherlands Kevin van der Perren Jamal Othman Nicholas Young Sweden Andrei Griazev Ma Xiaodong Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Italy Stanislav Timchenko Alexander Shubin Ma Xiaodong Japan Daisuke Takahashi Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Shawn Sawyer Final Stanislav Timchenko Ma Xiaodong Kevin van der Perren
Ladies Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details Bulgaria Yukina Ota Olga Agapkina Yukari Nakano United States Event cancelled Czech Rep. Miki Ando Tatiana Basova Akiko Suzuki Poland Irina Tkatchuk Svitlana Pilipenko Magdalena Leska Netherlands Cynthia Phaneuf Irina Nikolaeva Liudmila Nelidina Sweden Miki Ando Tatiana Basova Irina Tkachuk Italy Ludmila Nelidina Kimena Brog-Meier Joannie Rochette Japan Akiko Suzuki Yukari Nakano Fang Dan Final Miki Ando Ludmila Nelidina Akiko Suzuki
Pairs Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details Bulgaria Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin Jacqueline Jimenez / Themistocles Leftheris Cathy Monette / Daniel Castelo United States Event cancelled Czech Rep. Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko Poland Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko Cathy Monette / Daniel Castelo Netherlands Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Sweden Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Italy Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei Japan Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault – Final Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei
Ice dance Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details Bulgaria Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotine Mariana Kozlova / Sergey Baranov Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek United States Event cancelled Czech Rep. Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotin Amandine Borsi / Fabrice Blondel Poland Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin Marina Kozlova / Sergei Baranov Christina Beier / William Beier Netherlands Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov Sweden Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo Myriam Trividic / Yann Abback Italy Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi Japan Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Daria Borisova / Alexandr Chepurnov Final Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov
Medals table
References
External links 2001–02 Results at ISU 2001–02 Results at Skate Canada ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating: 2nd event in Phoenix (USA) Cancelled JGP Bulgaria JGP Czech JGP Poland JGP Netherlands JGP Sweden JGP Italy JGP Japan