Analysing JGP views - Article from Anything GOEs

[GoneWithTheWind]

I came across this newly published article from skating website Anything GOEs which analyses viewing data from the JGP series between 2011 and 2021.

https://anythinggoe.com/analysingjgpviews1121/

Some interesting takeaways:

• Women's is by far the most viewed discipline (58.5% of views), followed by mens, ice dance and then pairs (with only 4.3%)
• The most viewed skaters in each discipline are Alexandra Trusova, Donovan Carrillo, Panfilova/Rylov (pairs) and Yoshida/Nishiyama (ice dance).
• The most viewed skaters overall are 1. Alexandra Trusova, 2. Donovan Carrillo, 3. Marin Honda (full top-10 is in the article)
• 9 out of 10 of the top viewed pairs teams are Russian. The only non-Russian team is Alexandrovskaya/Windsor (Australia).
• The countries who have viewed the most JGP content are: 1. Russia, 2. Japan, 3. South Korea. Despite not having so many skaters, Mexico and India also appear on the most viewing list!

 

[lariko]

It’s amazing that Carrillo had such following in Juniors. Good for him!

 

[el henry]

Donovan Carrillo supremacy

I realize much of that is from the Juan Gabriel program, but still...

Also, although I think they are "fun", the YT viewing statistics can of course be manipulated like any other social media. Still interesting to see.

 

[lariko]

Donovan Carrillo supremacy

I realize much of that is from the Juan Gabriel program, but still...

Also, although I think they are "fun", the YT viewing statistics can of course be manipulated like any other social media. Still interesting to see.

Why would anyone manipulate YT stats for a Junior GP? It sounds pretty accurate to me anyway, with no surprises tbh except Carrillo, but he could have had huge national following.

 

[el henry]

Why would anyone manipulate YT stats for a Junior GP? It sounds pretty accurate to me anyway, with no surprises tbh except Carrillo, but he could have had huge national following.

I think that fans who take pride in the number of YouTube videos make certain those videos are viewed. So I shouldn't say "manipulation", but gaming the system: let's go watch the videos of our favorite junior skaters 85 times each and then use those views to say how popular our favorite junior skaters are.

Donovan does have a huge following in Latin America now, but his junior numbers come from an odd coincidence in his career: he skated a program to Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, who passed away shortly before his program:

You Have to Watch This Ice Skating Routine to Juan Gabriel's "Hasta Que Te Conocí"

Mexican junior figure skater Donovan Carrillo just stole everyone's hearts, honoring the late music legend Juan Gabriel with a beautiful routine to "Hasta

www.popsugar.com

this video has 1.8 million views:

 

[lariko]

I don’t really think it’s gaming the system. I mean, I never watched anything 85 times, but because fav videos are on my running list, definitely a dozen times. I guess, someone can conceivably spend 3 years running a 3 min clip back to back, like it’s a job or put a bot on it, but that still will be about 500K… I guess?

 

[StitchMonkey]

BuzzFeed also picked up on the Donovan's Juan Gabriel skate. And also celebrated his response to the homophobia he encountered.

This 16-Year-Old Figure Skater Shut Down Anti-Gay Commenters In The Best Damn Way

Figure skating to a Juan Gabriel song? Yes, please.

www.buzzfeed.com

I do think the fact that he has two other skates in the top ten is a sign of his popularity beyond this one viral skate.

 

[Mathman]

There's a website called "Anything GOES"?

 

[yesterday]

There's a website called "Anything GOES"?

Their twitter has been named as a source for a lot of things on this forum, have you never seen it? Lots of tweets embedded etc.

 

[Hyena]

Biggest standout for me, other than the worldwide love of Donovan Carillo is Anastasia Tarakanova's appearance as the #6 top viewed woman and #8 top viewed skater overall (beating Valieva, Zagitova, Kagiyama, and Chen, among others). I don't know if that's just a matter of her spending 3 full seasons on the JGP but she had such a wild, yet captivating style on the ice and I know I haven't forgotten her.

Anyway, how do we get Junior Ice Dance viewership up? Those are consistently the most entertaining events.

 

[mrrice]

Donovan Carrillo supremacy

I realize much of that is from the Juan Gabriel program, but still...

Also, although I think they are "fun", the YT viewing statistics can of course be manipulated like any other social media. Still interesting to see.

Is Donovan still a junior...

 

[el henry]

Is Donovan still a junior...

No, is he now a senior.

He has been assigned to Skate America

 

[RatedPG]

Biggest standout for me, other than the worldwide love of Donovan Carillo is Anastasia Tarakanova's appearance as the #6 top viewed woman and #8 top viewed skater overall (beating Valieva, Zagitova, Kagiyama, and Chen, among others). I don't know if that's just a matter of her spending 3 full seasons on the JGP but she had such a wild, yet captivating style on the ice and I know I haven't forgotten her.

Anyway, how do we get Junior Ice Dance viewership up? Those are consistently the most entertaining events.

Anastasia Tarakanova - I contributed at least 100+ views to her

 

[mrrice]

No, is he now a senior.

He has been assigned to Skate America