Sophia Baram/Daniel Tioumentsev (USA) grabbed the lead in the Junior Pairs Short Program over favorites and World Junior silver medalists Anastasia Golubeva/Hektor Giotopoulos Moore of Australia. Cayla Smith/Andy Deng (USA) came third.
Baram/Tioumentsev delivered an upbeat performance to ‘Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha’, completing a triple twist, double Axel, throw double Lutz and level four lift, spin, footwork and death spiral. The JGP Ostrava Champions netted 63.62 points.
Baram/Tioumentsev (USA) delivered an upbeat performance to lead in their first Junior Grand Prix final © ISU
“I felt very happy after our fourth element just because the first three elements were important to us, and after the lift it was just “perform, perform, perform, and smile”, Baram said.
“We were fighting to get first place, of course, we want to be and stay in the top, so we were just fighting,” she added.
Tioumentsev agreed: “I think the program went pretty well, especially for the first Junior Grand Prix final. I think I couldn’t ask for anything better."
Golubeva/Giotopoulos Moore opened their program to ‘Architect of the Mind’ with a triple twist and a double Axel, but then Golubeva stepped out of the throw triple toe loop, but was able to avoid a fall. The 2022 ISU World Junior silver medalists scored 60.19 points.
“Today it was not perfect but I tried. I made two small mistakes. I wanted to skate much better, but it happens, so I’m going to adjust and next time I will know that it shouldn’t be this way,” Golubeva analyzed.
Golubeva/Giotopoulos Moore (AUS) overcame a couple of errors to sit in second place after the Pairs Short Program © ISU
Giotopoulos Moore agreed. “Our feelings are a bit mixed. We had a few mistakes here and there. We've actually been in Poland for the last 2 1/2 months since the Junior Grand Prix.
“We've been training in a small town called Torun with a group of ice dancers and a group of single skaters and it's been really good, we actually had a really good preparation and the skating was getting very well and they treated us very, very well in Poland,” he added.
Skating to ‘Summer of 42’, Smith/Deng produced a triple twist, double Axel and throw double Lutz to earn 55.21 points.
Smith/Deng (USA) were delighted to produce a triple twist for the first time in competition in Torino (ITA) © ISU
“It was the first time we've done the triple twist in a competition, so I think… not bad for a first time! We have something to improve on for Saturday [Free Skating], but overall I’m very happy with it,” Smith noted.
Violetta Sierova/Ivan Khobta (UKR) struggled with their lift to come fourth on 50.74 points. Haruna Murakami/Sumitada Moriguchi (JPN) placed fifth (46.80 points) followed by Chloe Panetta/Kieran Thrasher (CAN) on 44.35 points.
Schedule of the event
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, December 8: Junior Men, Junior Pairs, Junior Women’s Short Programs, Pairs & Men’s Short Programs
Friday, December 9: Junior Rhythm Dance, Junior Women’s & Pairs Free Skating, Rhythm Dance & Women’s Short Program
Saturday, December 10: Men’s, Junior Pairs & Junior Men’s Free Skating, Junior Free Dance, Free Dance, Women’s Free Skating
Sunday, December 11: Exhibition Gala
The ISU Junior Grand Prix started in August with the event in Courchevel (FRA) and continued in September and October in Ostrava (CZE), Riga (LAT), Gdansk (POL) and Egna-Neumarkt (ITA). The event in Yerevan (ARM) had to be cancelled due to safety concerns and the entries were allocated to the three remaining events. Gdansk hosted two events, taking over for Grenoble (FRA) that returned one JGP.
Full entry lists, results, the General Announcement and further information are available on the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series page.
Selection Criteria
A total of 367 young Skaters/Couples from over 50 ISU Members competed in this year’s Series. Each ISU Member is entitled to enter competitors for the Series while the number of their entries depends on the result of the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2022.
Following the IOC recommendation and in order to protect the integrity of ice skating competitions and for the safety of all the participants of international ice skating competitions, the ISU Council based on Article 17.1.q)i) of the ISU Constitution, agreed that with immediate effect and until further notice, no Skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia (Russian Skating Union and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia) and Belarus (Skating Union of Belarus) shall be invited or allowed to participate in International ice skating competitions including ISU Championships and other ISU Events. The same applies to Officials listed in the respective ISU Communications and/or Regulations under Russia and Belarus (see ISU Communication 2469).
Junior Grand Prix Standings
Men Women Ice Dance Pair Skating
Where to Watch
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ISU Junior Grand Prix Schedule
The schedules of each ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating events are available below:
24 - 27 Aug 2022 Courchevel/FRA
31 Aug - 3 Sept 2022 Ostrava/CZE
7 - 10 Sept 2022 Riga/LAT
21 - 24 Sept 2022 Yerevan/ARM (cancelled)
28 Sept - 1 Oct 2022 Gdansk/POL
5 - 8 Oct 2022 Gdansk/POL
12 - 15 Oct 2022 Egna/ITA
08 - 11 Dec 2022 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Torino (ITA)
