The 2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth 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 2002–03 season, the series was composed of the following events:
Date Event Location August 21–25 2002 JGP Courchevel Courchevel, France September 12–15 2002 JGP Belgrade Sparrow Belgrade, Yugoslavia September 19–22 2002 JGP Scottsdale Scottsdale, United States September 26–29 2002 JGP Montreal Montreal, Canada October 3–6 2002 JGP Skate Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia October 10–13 2002 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany October 16–20 2002 JGP China Beijing, China Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 2002 JGP Trofeo Rita Trapanese Milan, Italy December 12–15 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final The Hague, Netherlands
Series notes At the Junior Grand Prix Final, bronze medalist Miki Ando became the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition when she landed a quadruple salchow.
Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers The following skaters qualified for the 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.
Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance 1 Sergei Dobrin Yukina Ota Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek 2 Alexander Shubin Miki Ando Ding Yang / Ren Zongfei Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin 3 Andrei Griazev Alissa Czisny Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev 4 Evan Lysacek Adriana DeSanctis Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Christina Beier / William Beier 5 Parker Pennington Beatrisa Liang Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi 6 Mikhail Magerovski Carolina Kostner Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Mariana Kozlova / Sergei Baranov 7 Jamal Othman Lina Johansson Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev 8 Tomáš Verner Signe Ronka Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer Alternates 1st Jordan Brauninger Akiko Suzuki Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski 2nd Shawn Sawyer Olga Naidenova Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakharov Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty 3rd Wesley Campbell Ye Bin Mok Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell
Joelle Bastiaans was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.
Medalists Men Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Alexander Shubin Evan Lysacek Jordan Brauninger Yugoslavia Shawn Sawyer Wesley Campbell Song Choi Ri United States Andrei Griazev Parker Pennington Ken Rose Canada Andrei Griazev Evan Lysacek Jamal Othman Slovakia Alexander Shubin Nobunari Oda Yannick Ponsero Germany Sergei Dobrin Tomáš Verner Nicholas LaRoche China Mikhail Magerovski Rui Yi Wu Jialiang Italy Sergei Dobrin Parker Pennington Jamal Othman Final Alexander Shubin Sergei Dobrin Parker Pennington
Ladies Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Carolina Kostner Alissa Czisny Signe Ronka Yugoslavia Yukina Ota Adriana DeSanctis Alima Gershkovic United States Akiko Suzuki Beatrisa Liang Felicia Beck Canada Miki Ando Louann Donovan Cynthia Phaneuf Slovakia Lina Johansson Alissa Czisny Natalie Mecher Germany Olga Naidenova Adriana DeSanctis Jenna McCorkell China Miki Ando Beatrisa Liang Ye Bin Mok Italy Yukina Ota Signe Ronka Viktória Pavuk Final Yukina Ota Carolina Kostner Miki Ando
Pairs Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakharov Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Yugoslavia Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger United States Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole Canada Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Slovakia Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Chantal Poirier / Jesse Sturdy Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra Germany Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra Tatiana Kokoreva / Egor Golovkin Italy Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt Veronika Havlíčková / Karel Štefl Final Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt
Ice dance Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details France Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin Christina Beier / William Beier Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty Yugoslavia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin Mariana Kozlova / Sergei Baranov Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky United States Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek Olga Orlova / Maxim Bolotin Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell Canada Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin Slovakia Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo Siobhan Karam / Joshua McGrath Germany Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek Mariana Kozlova / Sergei Baranov Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky China Christina Beier / William Beier Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell Italy Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty Final Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev
Medals table
References
External links Junior Grand Prix, France Junior Grand Prix, Yugoslavia Junior Grand Prix, Canada Junior Grand Prix, USA Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia Junior Grand Prix, Germany Junior Grand Prix, China Junior Grand Prix, Italy 2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2002–03 Results at ISU