The ISU Junior Grand Prix in France – also called the Junior Grand Prix de Courchevel – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports (). 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.

The first edition of the Grand Prix International St. Gervais was held in 1967 in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France. It sits in the shadow of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. For many years, the Grand Prix International was paired with the Nebelhorn Trophy – a skating competition in Oberstdorf, Germany – to form the Coupe des Alpes, with many of the same skaters participating in both events. A team trophy was occasionally presented to the country with the highest combined placements across both competitions. The last edition of the Grand Prix International St. Gervais was held in 1996.

France hosted the very first Junior Grand Prix competition – then called the Junior Series – in 1997 in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Timothy Goebel of the United States won the men's event, Elena Pingacheva of Russia won the women's event, Svetlana Nikolaeva and Alexei Sokolov of Russia won the pairs event, and Flavia Ottaviani and Massimo Scali of Italy won the ice dance event.

The French Federation of Ice Sports has twice hosted the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series. The 2016 Grand Prix Final was held at the Palais Omnisports Marseille Grand-Est in Marseille. Dmitri Aliev and Alina Zagitova, both of Russia, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Anastasia Mishina and Vladislav Mirzoev of Russia won the pairs event, and Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of the United States won the ice dance event. The 2024 Grand Prix Final was originally scheduled to be held in Orléans, but the French federation chose to relocate the event to Grenoble. Jacob Sanchez of the United States won the men's event, Mao Shimada of Japan won the women's event, Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang won the pairs event, and Noemi Maria Tali and Noah Lafornara of Italy won the ice dance.

Canada was originally scheduled to host the second event of the 2021 Junior Grand Prix Series in Edmonton, but cancelled the event due to uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was reallocated to France, where the French Federation of Ice Sports was already scheduled to host the first 2021 Junior Grand Prix competition in Courchevel. Thus, two Junior Grand Prix competitions were held back-to-back at the Patinoire du Forum in Courchevel.

Medalists

Men's singles In 2021 at France II, Arlet Levandi became the first men's singles skater from Estonia to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. At the same event, Edward Appleby became the first Junior Grand Prix medalist from Great Britain in nineteen years. The last time that a British skater had won a Junior Grand Prix medal was Jenna McCorkell in 2002. +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1997 Saint-Gervais Timothy Goebel Matthew Savoie David Jäschke 1998 Vincent Restencourt Ryan Bradley Matthew Savoie 2000 Anton Smirnov Nicholas Young Marc Olivier Bosse 2002 Courchevel Alexander Shubin Evan Lysacek Jordan Brauninger 2004 Yannick Ponsero Andrei Lutai Jérémie Colot 2006 Austin Kanallakan Curran Oi Jeremy Ten 2008 Michal Březina Armin Mahbanoozadeh Florent Amodio 2010 Andrei Rogozine Jason Brown Max Aaron 2012 Jin Boyang Ryuju Hino 2014 Lee June-hyoung Sota Yamamoto Alexander Samarin 2016 Saint-Gervais Roman Savosin Ilia Skirda Koshiro Shimada Marseille Dmitri Aliev Alexander Samarin Cha Jun-hwan 2019 Courchevel Yuma Kagiyama Aleksa Rakic Andrei Kutovoi 2021France I Ilia Malinin Lucas Broussard François Pitot 2021 Wesley Chiu Arlet Levandi Edward Appleby 2022 Shunsuke Nakamura Cha Young-hyun Ryoga Morimoto 2024 Final Grenoble Jacob Sanchez Seo Min-kyu Rio Nakata

Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1997 Saint-Gervais Elena Pingacheva Andrea Diewald Shelby Lyons 1998 Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Daria Timoshenko 2000 Kristina Oblasova Susanne Stadlmüller Sarah Meier 2002 Courchevel Carolina Kostner Alissa Czisny Signe Ronka 2004 Meagan Duhamel Kimmie Meissner Jessica Houston 2006 Ashley Wagner Megan Hyatt Stefania Berton 2008 Kristine Musademba Becky Bereswill Diane Szmiett 2010 Polina Shelepen Yasmin Siraj Rosa Sheveleva 2012 Elena Radionova Rika Hongo Uliana Titushkina 2014 Evgenia Medvedeva Rin Nitaya Amber Glenn 2016 Saint-Gervais Alina Zagitova Kaori Sakamoto Rin Nitaya Marseille Anastasiia Gubanova Kaori Sakamoto 2019 Courchevel Kamila Valieva Wi Seo-yeong Maiia Khromykh 2021France I Lindsay Thorngren Kaiya Ruiter Clare Seo 2021 Isabeau Levito Kim Chae-yeon Kaiya Ruiter 2022 Hana Yoshida Ayumi Shibayama Kim Yu-jae 2024 Final Grenoble Mao Shimada Kaoruko Wada Ami Nakai

Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1997 Saint-Gervais 1998 2000 2002 Courchevel 2004 2006–16 No pairs competitions Marseille 2019–22 Courchevel No pairs competitions 2024 Final Grenoble

Ice dance In 2021 at France I, Hannah Lim and Ye Quan became the first ice dance team from South Korea to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. In 2022, Lim and Quan became the first ice dance team from South Korea to win a Junior Grand Prix gold medal. +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1997 Saint-Gervais 1998 2000 2002 Courchevel 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Saint-Gervais Marseille 2019 Courchevel 2021France I 2021 2022 2024 Final Grenoble

References

External links ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union French Federation of Ice Sports JGP France at Skating Scores