The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria – also known as the Cup of Austria – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by Skate Austria. It is held periodically as an event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
History The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) was established by the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1997 and consists of a series of seven international figure skating competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. The locations of the Junior Grand Prix events change every year. While all seven competitions feature the men's, women's, and ice dance events, only four competitions each season feature the pairs event. Skaters earn points based on their results each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are then invited to compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
Skaters are eligible to compete on the junior-level circuit if they are at least 13 years old before 1 July of the respective season, but not yet 19 (for single skaters), 21 (for men and women in ice dance and women in pair skating), or 23 (for men in pair skating). Competitors are chosen by their respective skating federations. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member nation in each discipline is determined by their results at the prior World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Austria hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition – called the Vienna Cup – in 2007 in Vienna. Brandon Mroz and Rachael Flatt of the United States won the men's and women's events, respectively. Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates, also of the United States, won the ice dance event.
The event has been held every few years in different cities: Graz (2010), Innsbruck (2011), Linz (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023), and Salzburg (2017). The most recent iteration of this competition took place in 2023.
Medalists
Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2007 Vienna Brandon Mroz Guan Jinlin Artem Borodulin 2010 Graz Yan Han Artem Grigoriev Zhan Bush 2011 Innsbruck Gordei Gorshkov Keiji Tanaka 2012 Linz Nathan Chen Ryuju Hino Kim Jin-seo 2015 Dmitri Aliev Vincent Zhou Ivan Pavlov 2017 Salzburg Camden Pulkinen Luc Economides Egor Murashov 2018 Linz Koshiro Shimada Roman Savosin 2021 Ilia Malinin Artem Kovalev Kirill Sarnovskiy 2023 Adam Hagara Kim Hyun-gyeom Beck Strommer
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2007 Vienna Rachael Flatt Kristine Musademba Jenni Vähämaa 2010 Graz Adelina Sotnikova Christina Gao Li Zijun 2011 Innsbruck Vanessa Lam Li Zijun Polina Agafonova 2012 Linz Elena Radionova Hannah Miller Samantha Cesario 2015 Maria Sotskova Mai Mihara Choi Da-bin 2017 Salzburg Anastasia Tarakanova Lim Eun-soo Mako Yamashita 2018 Linz Alena Kostornaia Alena Kanysheva Shiika Yoshioka 2021 Sofia Muravieva Isabeau Levito Anastasia Zinina 2023 Shin Ji-a Haruna Murakami Kwon Min-sol
Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2007 Vienna No pairs competition 2010 Graz 2011 Innsbruck 2012 Linz 2015 2017 Salzburg No pairs competition 2018Linz 2021 2023
Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2007 Vienna 2010 Graz 2011 Innsbruck 2012 Linz 2015 2017 Salzburg 2018 Linz 2021 2023
References
External links ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union Skate Austria JGP Austria at Skating Scores