The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Turkey is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Turkish Ice Skating Federation (). 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.
Turkey hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2009 in Istanbul. Yan Han of China won the men's event, Kiri Baga of the United States won the women's event, and Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin of Russia won the ice dance event.
Turkey has hosted this event four additional times: in 2012 and 2023 in Istanbul, and in 2024 and 2025 in Ankara. On 30 June 2026, the ISU announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each skater was required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they met the criteria for neutral status, which included having not previously taken active part in the Russian war in Ukraine, as well as not having actively or publicly supported the war. As AINs, Russian and Belarusian skaters were not permitted to compete under their national flags or anthems. The 2026 event will be held from 17 to 19 September.
Medalists
Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2009 Istanbul Yan Han Stanislav Kovalev Kento Nakamura 2012 Jason Brown Alexander Petrov Nam Nguyen 2023 Seo Min-kyu Rio Nakata Daiya Ebihara 2024 Ankara Jacob Sanchez Shunsuke Nakamura Arlet Levandi 2025 Seo Min-kyu Sena Takahashi Lucius Kazanecki 2026 Daiya Ebihara Yehor Kurtsev Choi Ha-bin
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2009 Istanbul Kiri Baga Sofia Biryukova Christina Gao 2012 Leah Keiser Park So-youn Satoko Miyahara 2023 Ami Nakai Rena Uezono Kim Yu-jae 2024 Ankara Kim Yu-seong Ami Nakai Stefania Gladki 2025 Mayuko Oka Kim Yu-jae Sophie Joline von Felten 2026 Mei Okada Jin Shuxian Stefania Gladki
Pairs In 2023, Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava became the first pairs team from Georgia to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medal.
In 2026, Anita Mapelli and Noah Quesada Grau became the first pairs team representing Spain to medal on the Junior Grand Prix.
+Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2009 Istanbul No pairs competitions 2012 2023 2024 Ankara 2025 2026
Ice dance In 2023, Gina Zehnder and Beda Leon Sieber became the first ice dance team from Switzerland to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix medal. +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2009 Istanbul 2012 2023 2024 Ankara 2025 2026
References
External links ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union Turkish Ice Skating Federation JGP Turkey at Skating Scores