The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico – also known as the Mexico Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Mexican Federation of Ice Skating and Winter 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.
Mexico hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in Mexico City in 1998. Yōsuke Takeuchi and Yuko Kavaguti, both of Japan, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Milica Brozović and Anton Nimenko of Russia won the pairs event, and Federica Faiella and Luciano Milo of Italy won the ice dance event. Mexico hosted several subsequent Junior Grand Prix events in Mexico City; the 2013 event was the most recent iteration.
Medalists
Men's singles Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1998 Mexico City Yōsuke Takeuchi Eiji Iwamoto Jeffrey Franklin 2000 Ryan Bradley Stéphane Lambiel Shawn Sawyer 2003 Jordan Brauninger Takahiko Kozuka Ken Rose 2006 Kevin Reynolds Brandon Mroz Daisuke Murakami 2008 Richard Dornbush Elladj Baldé Cheng Gongming 2013 Nathan Chen Ryuju Hino Daniel Samohin
Women's singles Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1998 Mexico City Yuko Kavaguti Sarah Hughes Chisato Shiina 2000 Yukari Nakano Susanne Stadlmüller Ann Patrice McDonough 2003 Miki Ando Danielle Kahle Jessica Dubé 2006 Caroline Zhang Sonia Lafuente Shin Yea-Ji 2008 Amanda Dobbs Alexe Gilles Kwak Min-jeong 2013 Polina Edmunds Natalia Ogoreltseva Mariah Bell
Pairs Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1998 Mexico City 2000 2003 2006 No pairs competition 2008 2013 No pairs competition
Ice dance Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1998 Mexico City 2000 2003 2006 2008 2013
References
External links ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union Mexican Federation of Ice Skating and Winter Sports JGP Mexico at Skating Scores