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ISU Junior Grand Prix in Belarus

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Junior Grand Prix in Belarus
Logo of the Junior Grand Prix
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
CountryBelarus Belarus
Inaugurated2008
Most recent2017
Organized bySkating Union of Belarus

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Belarus is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Skating Union of Belarus. 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

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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.[1]

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).[2] 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.[3]

Belarus hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition – called the Golden Lynx – in 2008 in Gomel. Denis Ten of Kazakhstan won the men's event, Haruka Imai of Japan won the women's event, Liubov Ilyushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze of Russia won the pairs event, and Alisa Agafonova and Dmitri Dun of Ukraine won the ice dance event.[4]

Denis Ten at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Haruka Imai at the 2010 Skate Canada International
Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze at the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final
Alisa Agafonova and Dmitri Dun at the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final
The 2008 Golden Lynx champions: Denis Ten of Kazakhstan (men's singles); Haruka Imai of Japan (women's singles); Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze of Russia (pair skating); and Alisa Agafonova and Dmitri Dun of Ukraine (ice dance)

The most recent iteration of this competition was held in 2017.[5]

Medalists

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Alexey Erokhov at the 2017 Junior Grand Prix Final
Alexandra Trusova at the 2022 Russian Championships
Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki
The 2017 Minsk Arena Cup champions: Alexey Erokhov of Russia (men's singles); Alexandra Trusova of Russia (women's singles); Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin of Russia (pair skating); and Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko of the United States (ice dance)

Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Gomel Kazakhstan Denis Ten China Yang Chao China Cheng Gongming [4]
2009 Minsk Russia Artur Gachinski China Song Nan Russia Stanislav Kovalev [6]
2013 United States Nathan Chen Japan Ryuju Hino Russia Murad Kurbanov [7]
2017 Russia Alexey Erokhov United States Andrew Torgashev Russia Igor Efimchuk [5]

Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Gomel Japan Haruka Imai Russia Oksana Gozeva Japan Kana Muramoto [4]
2009 Minsk Russia Polina Shelepen Japan Yuki Nishino Russia Ksenia Makarova [6]
2013 United States Polina Edmunds Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva Japan Rika Hongo [7]
2017 Russia Alexandra Trusova Japan Nana Araki Russia Stanislava Konstantinova [5]

Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Gomel
  • Russia
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2009 Minsk
  • Canada
  • Kaleigh Hole
  • Adam Johnson
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2013
  • Russia
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2017 [5]

Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2008 Gomel [4]
2009 Minsk
  • United States
  • Rachel Tibbetts
  • Collin Brubaker
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2013 [7]
2017 [5]

References

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  1. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Communication No. 2655: Single & Pair Skating". International Skating Union. 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 – Announcement". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2008 JGP Golden Lynx". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2017 JGP Minsk Arena Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "2009 JGP Minsk Ice". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "2013 JGP Minsk". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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