The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Thailand is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Figure & Speed Skating Association of Thailand (). It is held periodically as an event of the 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, 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 JGP 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.
Thailand hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2023 in Bangkok. Rio Nakata of Japan won the men's event, Ami Nakai of Japan won the women's event, and Leah Neset and Artem Markelov of the United States won the ice dance event.
Thailand hosted the event again in 2024 and 2025. 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 3 to 5 September.
Medalists Men's singles In 2023, Yanhao Li became the first skater from New Zealand to win a Junior Grand Prix medal in any discipline. In 2024, Li won New Zealand's first ever Junior Grand Prix gold medal in any discipline.
+Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2023 Bangkok Rio Nakata François Pitot Li Yanhao 2024 Li Yanhao Rio Nakata Tian Tonghe 2025 Rio Nakata Patrick Blackwell Li Yanhao 2026 Lev Lazarev Li Yanhao Hiro Kaewtathip
Women's singles In 2024, Wang Yihan became the first Chinese woman to win a Junior Grand Prix title.
+Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2023 Bangkok Ami Nakai Kim Yu-seong Han Hee-sue 2024 Wang Yihan Yo Takagi Mei Okada 2025 Mao Shimada Mei Okada Hwang Jeong-youl 2026 Sofia Dzepka Sumika Kanazawa Lia Cho
Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2023 Bangkok No pairs competitions 2024 2025 2026 No pairs competitions
Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2023 Bangkok 2024 2025 2026
References
External links ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union Figure & Speed Skating Association of Thailand JGP Thailand at Skating Scores