The 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2013–14 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
| 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 10 – 16 |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Host: | Bulgarian Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Winter Sports Hall |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Nam Nguyen | |
Ladies' singles:  Elena Radionova | |
Pairs:  Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | |
Ice dance:  Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | |
| Previous: 2013 World Junior Championships | |
| Next: 2015 World Junior Championships | |
Records edit
The following new junior records were set during this competition:
| Event | Component | Skater(s) | Score | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | Short program | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | 62.58 | 12 March 2014 | [2] |
| Ice dancing | Short dance | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | 66.73 | [3] | |
| Free dance | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov | 91.36 | 14 March 2014 | ||
| Total score | 155.16 | ||||
| Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | 157.12 | ||||
| Ladies | Short program | Elena Radionova | 66.90 | 15 March 2014 | [4] |
| Free skating | 127.39 | 16 March 2014 | |||
| Total score | 194.29 |
Qualification edit
Skaters from all ISU member nations were eligible for the competition if they were at least 13 years old but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before 1 July 2013 in their place of birth. National associations select their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandates that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the World Junior Championships.
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.
Minimum TES edit
| Minimum technical scores (TES)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Short | Free |
| Men | 20 | 40 |
| Ladies | 20 | 35 |
| Pairs | 20 | 30 |
| Ice dancing | 18 | 28 |
| Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season. SP and FS scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Number of entries per discipline edit
Based on the results of the 2013 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | China  United States | Russia United States | Canada Russia United States | Russia United States |
| 2 | Canada  Japan  Philippines Russia | Canada  Germany Japan  South Korea | China Germany | Canada  France Germany  Uzbekistan |
| If not listed above, one entry is allowed. | ||||
Entries edit
Member nations selected the following entries:
Switzerland replaced Nicola Todeschini with Carlo Röthlisberger[5] and Belarus replaced Janina Makeenka with Daria Batura.[6] On 5 March 2014, U.S. Figure Skating stated that the American pair of Chelsea Liu / Devin Perini had withdrawn due to injury and would be replaced by Aya Takai / Brian Johnson.[16] On 6 March 2014, the Russian federation announced that Elena Radionova, having recovered from injury, would replace the lower-ranked Alexandra Proklova, and Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin would take the place of Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin, who withdrew due to illness.[14] On 7 March, Canada named Larkyn Austman to replace Julianne Séguin in singles but their third pairs' spot was left unfilled after the withdrawal of Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau.[10][9] Russia's Maria Sotskova withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Evgenia Medvedeva.[17]
Schedule edit
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Discipline | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wednesday 12 March | 13:00 | 17:15 | Ice dancing | Short dance |
| 18:30 | 19:00 | Opening ceremony | |||
| 19:15 | 22:15 | Pairs | Short program | ||
| Day 2 | Thursday 13 March | 11:30 | 18:00 | Men | Short program |
| 19:15 | 22:05 | Pairs | Free skating | ||
| 22:05 | Pairs | Victory ceremony | |||
| Day 3 | Friday 14 March | 11:00 | 18:15 | Ladies | Short program |
| 19:00 | 22:10 | Ice dancing | Free dance | ||
| 22:10 | Ice dancing | Victory ceremony | |||
| Day 4 | Saturday 15 March | 13:00 | 16:55 | Men | Free skating |
| 16:55 | Men | Victory ceremony | |||
| Day 5 | Sunday 16 March | 11:00 | 14:45 | Ladies | Free skating |
| 14:45 | Ladies | Victory ceremony | |||
| 16:00 | 18:00 | Exhibition gala | |||
| Updated: 27 February 2014.[18] All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2). | |||||
Overview edit
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker of the United States finished first in the short dance by a margin of 2.93 points over Russia's Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov, the 2013 JGP Final champions, while another American team, Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter, placed third. Yanovskaya/Mozgov narrowly came in first in the free dance but it was not enough to continue Russian ice dancers' four-year streak of gold medals at the World Junior Championships. Hawayek/Baker became the first American ice dancers to win the title since 2009. Rising from fifth after the short dance, Canada's Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang took the bronze medal ahead of McNamara/Carpenter who finished fourth.
The pairs' short program saw 2012 World Junior silver medalists, Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang of China, take a lead of 3.12 points over Russia's Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov, who were trailed closely by Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat, the 2012 bronze medalists. In the free skating, Yu/Jin were again ranked first, this time by 2.45 points, and won the gold medal by a total margin of 5.57 points. Tarasova/Morozov took the silver medal while another Russian pair, Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev, edged past Davankova/Deputat to take the bronze medal.
Canada's Nam Nguyen won the men's short program by a margin of 1.36 over China's Jin Boyang. Several skaters, led by Japan's Shoma Uno and Keiji Tanaka, trailed closely behind. In the free skating, Nguyen narrowly outscored Russia's Adian Pitkeev (by 0.44) and American Nathan Chen (by 1.81). The gold medal was awarded to Nguyen, silver to Pitkeev (4.55 point deficit in the combined score), and bronze to Chen (0.52 of a point behind Pitkeev).
2013 World Junior champion Elena Radionova won the ladies' short program, outscoring teammates Serafima Sakhanovich by a margin of 2.15 and Evgenia Medvedeva by 3.18. Ten points ahead of her nearest rival in the free skating and 12.16 overall, Radionova became the first ladies' single skater to repeat as World Junior champion. Sakhanovich won the silver medal, finishing a total of 3.7 points ahead of Medvedeva, who took the bronze medal. It was the second year in a row that Russia swept the ladies' podium at the World Junior Championships. Japan's Satoko Miyahara finished fourth, less than a point behind Medvedeva.
Results edit
Men edit
Ladies edit
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points[25] | SP[26] | FS[27] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | China | 173.77 | 62.58 | 1 | 111.19 | 1 |
| 2 | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 168.20 | 59.46 | 2 | 108.74 | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev | Russia | 152.48 | 55.32 | 4 | 97.16 | 3 |
| 4 | Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat | Russia | 150.67 | 58.35 | 3 | 92.32 | 5 |
| 5 | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | United States | 144.91 | 51.95 | 5 | 92.96 | 4 |
| 6 | Mary Orr / Phelan Simpson | Canada | 132.02 | 45.14 | 6 | 86.88 | 6 |
| 7 | Tara Hancherow / Wesley Killing | Canada | 128.68 | 42.35 | 8 | 86.33 | 7 |
| 8 | Alessandra Cernuschi / Filippo Ambrosini |  Italy | 123.95 | 44.90 | 7 | 79.05 | 8 |
| 9 | Kaitlin Budd / Nikita Cheban | United States | 117.36 | 41.74 | 9 | 75.62 | 9 |
| 10 | Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař |  Czech Republic | 113.85 | 41.29 | 10 | 72.56 | 10 |
| 11 | Aya Takai / Brian Johnson | United States | 111.90 | 40.24 | 11 | 71.66 | 11 |
| 12 | Sumire Suto / Konstantin Chizhikov | Japan | 107.41 | 39.70 | 13 | 67.71 | 13 |
| 13 | Julia Linckh / Konrad Hocker-Scholler | Germany | 105.07 | 36.09 | 14 | 68.98 | 12 |
| 14 | Marin Ono / Hon Lam To |  Hong Kong | 103.41 | 40.05 | 12 | 63.36 | 14 |
| 15 | Ekaterina Pribylova / Jegors Nikita Admiralovs |  Latvia | 95.04 | 31.88 | 15 | 63.16 | 15 |
Ice dancing edit
Medals summary edit
Medalists edit
Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Nam Nguyen | Adian Pitkeev | Nathan Chen |
| Ladies | Elena Radionova | Serafima Sakhanovich | Evgenia Medvedeva |
| Pairs | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev |
| Ice dancing | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov | Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang |
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Nam Nguyen | Jin Boyang | Shoma Uno |
| Ladies | Elena Radionova | Serafima Sakhanovich | Evgenia Medvedeva |
| Pairs | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat |
| Ice dancing | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov | Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter |
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Nam Nguyen | Adian Pitkeev | Nathan Chen |
| Ladies | Elena Radionova | Serafima Sakhanovich | Evgenia Medvedeva |
| Pairs | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev |
| Ice dancing | Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang |
By country edit
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References edit
External links edit
- Official site
- International Skating Union
- Starting orders and detailed results at the International Skating Union