ISU Junior Grand Prix in Armenia

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ISU Junior Grand Prix in Armenia
Logo of the Junior Grand Prix
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
LocationYerevan
CountryArmenia Armenia
Inaugurated2018
Most recent2023
Organized byFigure Skating Federation of Armenia

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Armenia – also known as the Armenian Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Figure Skating Federation of Armenia. 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

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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]

Armenia hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2018 in Yerevan. Adam Siao Him Fa of France won the men's event, Alexandra Trusova of Russia won the women's event, and Arina Ushakova and Maxim Nekrasov of Russia won the ice dance event.[4]

Plans to host a Junior Grand Prix competition in Yerevan in 2022 were cancelled following the Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia.[5] The ISU looked into re-allocating the assignment to another host nation, but when no feasible alternatives were found, the skaters who had been assigned to Yerevan were re-assigned to the other Junior Grand Prix events in Gdańsk, Poland, and Egna, Italy.[6] The most recent iteration of this competition took place in 2023.[7]

Medalists

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Mao Shimada at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final
Elizabeth Tkachenko and Alexei Kiliakov at the 2025 World Championships
The 2023 Junior Grand Prix in Armenia champions: Mao Shimada of Japan (women's singles); and Elizabeth Tkachenko and Alexei Kiliakov of Israel (ice dance).
Not pictured: Daniel Martynov of the United States (men's singles)

Men's singles

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Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2018 Yerevan France Adam Siao Him Fa Japan Yuma Kagiyama Canada Iliya Kovler [4]
2022 Competition cancelled due to the Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia [5]
2023 United States Daniel Martynov Japan Shunsuke Nakamura Latvia Fedir Kulish [7]

Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2018 Yerevan Russia Alexandra Trusova Russia Alena Kanysheva Japan Yuhana Yokoi [4]
2022 Competition cancelled due to the Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia [5]
2023 Japan Mao Shimada United States Elyce Lin-Gracey United States Sherry Zhang [7]

Ice dance

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2018 Yerevan
  • Russia
  • Canada
  • Ellie Fisher
  • Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette
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2022 Competition cancelled due to the Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia [5]
2023 [7]

References

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  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 "2018 JGP Armenian Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Cancellation of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Yerevan (ARM) – September 21-24, 2022". International Skating Union. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Reallocation of entries of cancelled ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2022 Yerevan, Armenia". So You Want to Watch Figure Skating. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "2023 JGP Yerevan". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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