ISU Junior Grand Prix in Belarus

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Junior Grand Prix in Belarus
ISU Junior Grand Prix logo.png
StatusInactive
Genre ISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
Country Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Inaugurated2008
Previous event2017
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.

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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. [1]

Skaters are eligible to compete on the junior-level circuit if they are at least 13 years old before July 1 of the respective season, and if they have not yet turned 19 (for single skaters, and females in ice dance and pair skating) or 21 (for males in ice dance and pair skating). [1] 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. [2]

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. [3]

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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)

Medalists

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Daria Pavliuchenko, Denis Khodykin - 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki - 09.jpg
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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

Men's event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2008 Gomel Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Denis Ten Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Chao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Gongming [3]
2009 Minsk Flag of Russia.svg Artur Gachinski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Nan Flag of Russia.svg Stanislav Kovalev [4]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Chen Flag of Japan.svg Ryuju Hino Flag of Russia.svg Murad Kurbanov [5]
2017 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Erokhov Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Torgashev Flag of Russia.svg Igor Efimchuk [6]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2008 Gomel Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Imai Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Gozeva Flag of Japan.svg Kana Muramoto [3]
2009 Minsk Flag of Russia.svg Polina Shelepen Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nishino Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Makarova [4]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Polina Edmunds Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elizabet Tursynbaeva Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hongo [5]
2017 Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Trusova Flag of Japan.svg Nana Araki Flag of Russia.svg Stanislava Konstantinova [6]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2008 Gomel
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[3]
2009 Minsk
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  • Kaleigh Hole
  • Adam Johnson
[4]
2013
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[5]
2017 [6]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2008 Gomel [3]
2009 Minsk
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  • Rachel Tibbetts
  • Collin Brubaker
[4]
2013 [5]
2017 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating". International Skating Union . Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. "Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 – Announcement". International Skating Union . Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "2008 JGP Golden Lynx". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2009 JGP Minsk Ice". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2013 JGP Minsk". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2017 JGP Minsk Arena Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.