The 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2014–15 season. The event was held on 2–8 March 2015 at the newly constructed Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, Estonia.[1][2] It determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Records
The following new junior records were set during this competition:
| Event | Component | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies | Short program |  Evgenia Medvedeva
|
68.48 | 4 March 2015 | [3] |
| Pairs | Total score |  Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
|
176.32 | 5 March 2015 | [4] |
 Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
|
178.79 | ||||
| Men | Short program | Adian Pitkeev
|
76.94 | 6 March 2015 | [5] |
 Shoma Uno
|
84.87 | ||||
| Ice dancing | Free dance | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
|
93.70 | 7 March 2015 | [6] |
Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who were at least 13 but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before July 1, 2014, in their place of birth. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the Junior Worlds.
The term "Junior" in ISU competition refers to age, not skill level. Skaters may remain age-eligible for Junior Worlds even after competing nationally and internationally at the senior level. At junior events, the ISU requires that all programs conform to junior-specific rules regarding program length, jumping passes, types of elements, etc.
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2014 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Japan Russia  United States
|
Japan Russia
|
Canada China Russia
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Russia United States
|
| 2 | Canada China  Czech Republic  Latvia
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Canada  South Korea United States
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Czech Republic  Italy United States
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Canada  France South Korea  Ukraine  Great Britain
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| If not listed above, one entry is allowed. | ||||
Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in January 2015. The ISU published the complete list of entries on 16 February 2015.
- On 21 February 2015, Sara Ghislandi / Giona Terzo Ortenzi withdrew from the ice dancing event. Italy selected Sofia Sforza / Leo Luca Sforza to replace them.[10]
- On 27 February 2015, 2014 World Junior bronze medalists Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev withdrew from the pairs event. Russia named Daria Beklemisheva / Maxim Bobrov as their replacements.[9]
- On 2 March 2015, Sweden's Illya Solomin withdrew from the men's event and was replaced by Nicky Obreykov.[7]
Schedule
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Discipline | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wednesday 4 March | 10:30 | 17:00 | Ladies | Short program |
| 18:00 | 18:30 | Opening ceremony | |||
| 18:45 | 20:55 | Pairs | Short program | ||
| Day 2 | Thursday 5 March | 13:45 | 17:55 | Dance | Short dance |
| 19:00 | 21:25 | Pairs | Free skating | ||
| 21:25 | Pairs | Victory ceremony | |||
| Day 3 | Friday 6 March | 10:45 | 16:55 | Men | Short program |
| 18:00 | 21:45 | Ladies | Free skating | ||
| 21:45 | Ladies | Victory ceremony | |||
| Day 4 | Saturday 7 March | 13:30 | 16:40 | Dance | Free dance |
| 16:40 | Dance | Victory ceremony | |||
| 18:00 | 21:55 | Men | Free skating | ||
| 21:55 | Men | Victory ceremony | |||
| Day 5 | Sunday 8 March | 15:00 | 17:00 | Exhibition gala | |
| Updated: 21 February 2015.[15] All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2). | |||||
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[16] | SP | FS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoma Uno | Japan
|
232.54 | 1 | 84.87 | 2 | 147.67 | ||
| 2 | Jin Boyang | China
|
229.70 | 5 | 72.85 | 1 | 156.85 | ||
| 3 | Sota Yamamoto | Japan
|
215.45 | 7 | 69.99 | 3 | 145.46 | ||
| 4 | Nathan Chen | United States
|
213.85 | 9 | 69.87 | 4 | 143.98 | ||
| 5 | Adian Pitkeev | Russia
|
210.71 | 2 | 76.94 | 7 | 133.77 | ||
| 6 | Alexander Petrov | Russia
|
206.23 | 3 | 75.28 | 10 | 130.95 | ||
| 7 | Deniss Vasiļjevs | Latvia
|
202.73 | 8 | 69.95 | 8 | 132.78 | ||
| 8 | Daniel Samohin |  Israel
|
202.39 | 12 | 67.00 | 5 | 135.39 | ||
| 9 | Kim Jin-seo | South Korea
|
202.25 | 4 | 74.43 | 11 | 127.82 | ||
| 10 | Andrew Torgashev | United States
|
201.74 | 10 | 67.78 | 6 | 133.96 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Samarin | Russia
|
201.70 | 6 | 70.61 | 9 | 131.09 | ||
| 12 | Denis Margalik |  Argentina
|
187.26 | 14 | 62.43 | 12 | 124.83 | ||
| 13 | Zhang He | China
|
186.91 | 11 | 67.49 | 13 | 119.42 | ||
| 14 | Roman Sadovsky | Canada
|
177.99 | 13 | 66.36 | 17 | 111.63 | ||
| 15 | Hiroaki Sato | Japan
|
176.66 | 17 | 59.94 | 14 | 116.72 | ||
| 16 | Ivan Pavlov | Ukraine
|
171.02 | 21 | 55.10 | 15 | 115.92 | ||
| 17 | Niko Ulanovsky |  Germany
|
170.37 | 15 | 62.32 | 18 | 108.05 | ||
| 18 | Irakli Maysuradze |  Georgia
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168.45 | 24 | 54.10 | 16 | 114.35 | ||
| 19 | Julian Zhi Jie Yee |  Malaysia
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160.20 | 18 | 57.46 | 19 | 102.74 | ||
| 20 | Kevin Shum | United States
|
158.61 | 16 | 61.61 | 22 | 97.00 | ||
| 21 | Graham Newberry | Great Britain
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154.94 | 23 | 54.56 | 20 | 100.38 | ||
| 22 | Matteo Rizzo | Italy
|
154.62 | 20 | 55.61 | 21 | 99.01 | ||
| 23 | Nicola Todeschini |  Switzerland
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152.56 | 19 | 56.05 | 23 | 96.51 | ||
| 24 | Slavik Hayrapetyan |  Armenia
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135.06 | 22 | 54.95 | 24 | 80.11 | ||
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||||
| 25 | Nicolas Nadeau | Canada
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25 | 53.45 | — | ||||
| 26 | Sondre Oddvoll Bøe |  Norway
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26 | 53.43 | — | ||||
| 27 | Chih-I Tsao |  Chinese Taipei
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27 | 52.55 | — | ||||
| 28 | Petr Kotlařík | Czech Republic
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28 | 51.24 | — | ||||
| 29 | Simon Hocquaux | France
|
29 | 51.19 | — | ||||
| 30 | Marco Klepoch |  Slovakia
|
30 | 50.44 | — | ||||
| 31 | James Min |  Australia
|
31 | 48.69 | — | ||||
| 32 | Aleix Gabara |  Spain
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31 | 46.60 | — | ||||
| 33 | Larry Loupolover |  Azerbaijan
|
33 | 45.92 | — | ||||
| 34 | Nicky Obreykov |  Sweden
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34 | 45.68 | — | ||||
| 35 | Anton Karpuk |  Belarus
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35 | 45.67 | — | ||||
| 36 | Roman Galay |  Finland
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36 | 45.06 | — | ||||
| 37 | Samuel Koppel |  Estonia
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37 | 41.53 | — | ||||
| 38 | Krzysztof Gała |  Poland
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38 | 41.00 | — | ||||
| 39 | Jiří Bělohradský | Czech Republic
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39 | 37.06 | — | ||||
| 40 | Gļebs Basins | Latvia
|
40 | 36.62 | — | ||||
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[17] | SP | FS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia
|
192.27 | 1 | 68.48 | 1 | 124.49 | ||
| 2 | Serafima Sakhanovich | Russia
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186.15 | 2 | 63.09 | 3 | 123.06 | ||
| 3 | Wakaba Higuchi | Japan
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185.57 | 3 | 61.27 | 2 | 124.30 | ||
| 4 | Elizabet Tursynbayeva |  Kazakhstan
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173.44 | 7 | 55.95 | 4 | 117.49 | ||
| 5 | Maria Sotskova | Russia
|
169.04 | 10 | 53.95 | 5 | 115.09 | ||
| 6 | Kaori Sakamoto | Japan
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166.25 | 4 | 58.72 | 6 | 107.53 | ||
| 7 | Yuka Nagai | Japan
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163.93 | 6 | 56.93 | 7 | 107.00 | ||
| 8 | Karen Chen | United States
|
157.30 | 12 | 51.64 | 8 | 105.66 | ||
| 9 | Choi Da-bin | South Korea
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156.38 | 9 | 54.32 | 9 | 102.06 | ||
| 10 | Diāna Ņikitina | Latvia
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148.63 | 13 | 51.22 | 10 | 97.41 | ||
| 11 | Nicole Rajičová | Slovakia
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143.77 | 5 | 57.15 | 13 | 86.62 | ||
| 12 | Anastasia Galustyan | Armenia
|
140.74 | 11 | 53.10 | 12 | 87.64 | ||
| 13 | Jenni Saarinen | Finland
|
139.50 | 8 | 55.43 | 15 | 84.07 | ||
| 14 | Lutricia Bock | Germany
|
137.90 | 17 | 47.78 | 11 | 90.12 | ||
| 15 | Guia Maria Tagliapietra | Italy
|
134.06 | 14 | 49.78 | 14 | 84.28 | ||
| 16 | Kailani Craine | Australia
|
125.94 | 18 | 47.76 | 16 | 78.18 | ||
| 17 | Elizaveta Ukolova | Czech Republic
|
123.44 | 20 | 46.39 | 17 | 77.05 | ||
| 18 | Deimantė Kizalaitė |  Lithuania
|
120.02 | 16 | 48.04 | 19 | 71.98 | ||
| 19 | Tyler Pierce | United States
|
118.21 | 19 | 46.77 | 22 | 71.44 | ||
| 20 | Léa Serna | France
|
118.07 | 21 | 45.35 | 18 | 72.72 | ||
| 21 | Li Xiangning | China
|
116.98 | 24 | 45.06 | 20 | 71.92 | ||
| 22 | Juni Marie Benjaminsen | Norway
|
116.85 | 22 | 45.30 | 21 | 71.55 | ||
| 23 | Niki Wories |  Netherlands
|
115.73 | 15 | 48.56 | 24 | 67.17 | ||
| 24 | Yu Shuran |  Singapore
|
112.61 | 23 | 45.24 | 23 | 67.37 | ||
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||||
| 25 | Julia Sauter |  Romania
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25 | 45.00 | — | ||||
| 26 | Selena Zhao | Canada
|
26 | 44.22 | — | ||||
| 27 | Danielle Harrison | Great Britain
|
27 | 44.17 | — | ||||
| 28 | Ivett Tóth |  Hungary
|
28 | 44.03 | — | ||||
| 29 | Kim DeGuise-Léveillée | Canada
|
29 | 43.75 | — | ||||
| 30 | Yoon Eun-su | South Korea
|
30 | 43.38 | — | ||||
| 31 | Lara Roth |  Austria
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31 | 42.20 | — | ||||
| 32 | Anita Östlund | Sweden
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32 | 40.88 | — | ||||
| 33 | Netta Schreiber | Israel
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33 | 40.60 | — | ||||
| 34 | Kristina Škuleta-Gromova | Estonia
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34 | 40.54 | — | ||||
| 35 | Elif Erdem |  Turkey
|
35 | 39.94 | — | ||||
| 36 | Alina Biletska | Ukraine
|
36 | 39.41 | — | ||||
| 37 | Michaela Du Toit |  South Africa
|
37 | 38.69 | — | ||||
| 38 | Mäeva Gallarda Rossell | Spain
|
38 | 37.26 | — | ||||
| 39 | Pernille Sørensen |  Denmark
|
39 | 36.64 | — | ||||
| 40 | Daria Batura | Belarus
|
40 | 35.90 | — | ||||
| 41 | Maisy Hiu Ching Ma |  Hong Kong
|
41 | 35.48 | — | ||||
| 42 | Matilde Gianocca | Switzerland
|
42 | 34.18 | — | ||||
| 43 | Thita Lamsam |  Thailand
|
43 | 29.76 | — | ||||
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[18] | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | China
|
178.79 | 1 | 62.56 | 1 | 116.23 |
| 2 | Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | Canada
|
176.32 | 2 | 61.32 | 2 | 115.00 |
| 3 | Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin | Russia
|
154.33 | 3 | 58.27 | 3 | 96.06 |
| 4 | Anastasia Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov | Russia
|
140.39 | 4 | 50.36 | 5 | 90.03 |
| 5 | Caitlin Fields / Ernie Utah Stevens | United States
|
138.62 | 7 | 46.84 | 4 | 91.78 |
| 6 | Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau Audet | Japan
|
134.97 | 6 | 48.45 | 6 | 86.52 |
| 7 | Chelsea Liu / Brian Johnson | United States
|
133.57 | 5 | 49.96 | 8 | 83.61 |
| 8 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař | Czech Republic
|
128.80 | 9 | 45.51 | 9 | 83.29 |
| 9 | Shalena Rau / Sébastian Arcieri | Canada
|
128.66 | 8 | 46.18 | 10 | 82.48 |
| 10 | Mary Orr / Phelan Simpson | Canada
|
128.25 | 11 | 43.73 | 7 | 84.52 |
| 11 | Daria Beklemisheva / Maxim Bobrov | Russia
|
121.98 | 10 | 44.45 | 12 | 77.53 |
| 12 | Bianca Manacorda / Niccolò Macii | Italy
|
118.27 | 13 | 40.07 | 11 | 78.20 |
| WD | Renata Ohanesian / Mark Bardei | Ukraine
|
withdrew | 12 | 43.61 | withdrew from competition | |
Ice dancing
Medals summary
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Shoma Uno
|
Jin Boyang
|
Sota Yamamoto
|
| Ladies | Evgenia Medvedeva
|
Serafima Sakhanovich
|
Wakaba Higuchi
|
| Pairs | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
|
Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
|
Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin
|
| Ice dancing | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
|
 Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
|
Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin
|
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Shoma Uno
|
Adian Pitkeev
|
Alexander Petrov
|
| Ladies | Evgenia Medvedeva
|
Serafima Sakhanovich
|
Wakaba Higuchi
|
| Pairs | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
|
Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
|
Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin
|
| Ice dancing | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
|
Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen
|
Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
|
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Jin Boyang
|
Shoma Uno
|
Sota Yamamoto
|
| Ladies | Evgenia Medvedeva
|
Wakaba Higuchi
|
Serafima Sakhanovich
|
| Pairs | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
|
Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau
|
Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin
|
| Ice dancing | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
|
Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin
|
Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
|
By country
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
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- ^ "Highest Score: Ice dancing". International Skating Union. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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- ^ "2015 World, Four Continents, World Junior Teams Announced". U.S. Figure Skating. 25 January 2015.
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- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2015 - Junior Men". 2015-03-07.
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- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2015 - Junior Pairs". 2015-03-05.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2015 - Junior Ice Dance". 2015-03-07.
External links
- 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
- Detailed results at the International Skating Union