ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia
International figure skating competition

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia
Logo of the Junior Grand Prix
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
LocationTallinn
CountryEstonia Estonia
Inaugurated2005
Most recent2016
Organized byEstonian Skating Union

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia – also known as the Tallinn Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Estonian Skating Union (Estonian: Eesti Uisuliit). 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

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]

Estonia hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2005 in Tallinn. Tommy Steenberg of the United States won the men's event, Elene Gedevanishvili of Georgia won the women's event, Aaryn Smith and Will Chitwood of the United States won the pairs event, and Anastasia Gorshkova and Ilia Tkachenko of Russia won the ice dance event.[4] Estonia hosted five subsequent events in Tallinn, the most recent iteration being held in 2016.[5]

Medalists

The 2016 Tallinn Cup champions: Alexander Samarin of Russia (men's singles); Polina Tsurskaya of Russia (women's singles); Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor of Australia (pair skating); and Alla Loboda and Pavel Drozd of Russia (ice dance)

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2005 Tallinn United States Tommy Steenberg Japan Kosuke Morinaga Russia Ivan Tretiakov [4]
2007 China Guan Jinlin Russia Artur Gachinski China Yang Chao [6]
2011 United States Joshua Farris Russia Maxim Kovtun Japan Shoma Uno [7]
2013 China Jin Boyang Russia Mikhail Kolyada Philippines Michael Christian Martinez [8]
2014 Russia Alexander Petrov Japan Sōta Yamamoto China Zhang He [9]
2016 Russia Alexander Samarin Canada Roman Sadovsky United States Vincent Zhou [5]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2005 Tallinn Georgia (country) Elene Gedevanishvili Russia Veronika Kropotina Finland Kiira Korpi [4]
2007 Japan Yuki Nishino United States Blake Rosenthal Estonia Svetlana Issakova [6]
2011 United States Gracie Gold Japan Risa Shōji United States Samantha Cesario [7]
2013 Russia Serafima Sakhanovich Russia Elizaveta Yuschenko Japan Miyabi Oba [8]
2014 Japan Miyu Nakashio Russia Maria Sotskova Russia Alsu Kaiumova [9]
2016 Russia Polina Tsurskaya Russia Elizaveta Nugumanova Japan Mako Yamashita [5]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2005 Tallinn
  • United States
  • Aaryn Smith
  • Will Chitwood
  • Russia
  • Elizaveta Levshina
  • Konstantin Gavrin
  • United States
  • Lilly Pixley
  • John Salway
 [4]
2007
  • Canada
  • Amanda Velenosi
  • Mark Fernandez
 [6]
2011 [7]
2013 [8]
2014
  • Russia
  • Kamilla Gainetdinova
  • Sergei Alekseev
  • Russia
  • Anastasia Gubanova
  • Alexei Sintsov
 [9]
2016 [5]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2005 Tallinn [4]
2007
  • Canada
 [6]
2011 [7]
2013 [8]
2014 [9]
2016 [5]

References

  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 "2005 JGP Tallinn Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2016 JGP Tallinn Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "2007 JGP Tallinn Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "2011 JGP Tallinn Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "2013 JGP Tallinn Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "2014 JGP Tallinn Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  • ISU Junior Grand Prix at the International Skating Union
  • Eesti Uuisuliit (Estonian Skating Union) (in Estonian)
  • JGP Estonia at Skating Scores
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