Yu-Na Kim, Aki Sawada, Elene Gedevanishvili, Mai Asada, Katy Taylor, Christine Zukowski and Binshu Xu all moved up to the Senior GP. Veronika Kropotina sustained an injury after the JGP series last season and wasn't able to make the JGPF, and she hasn't competed anywhere since.
Sawada, Asada, Taylor and Xu had skated in the JGP for years and it was time to move up. This month, Sawada and Taylor celebrated their 18th and 17th birthdays, respectively, Xu is 17 and Mai Asada is 18.
Some of the Japanese ladies still in the JGP have been skating at this level for years, too. Akiko Kitamura was 18 this month, and Nana Takeda turns 18 in December. This year was the first time in four years that Kitamura didn't make the JGPF; she scored only 2 points in Norway and even if she gets a second event and wins gold, she's out of contention for the final.
Sawada, Asada, Taylor and Xu had skated in the JGP for years and it was time to move up. This month, Sawada and Taylor celebrated their 18th and 17th birthdays, respectively, Xu is 17 and Mai Asada is 18.
Some of the Japanese ladies still in the JGP have been skating at this level for years, too. Akiko Kitamura was 18 this month, and Nana Takeda turns 18 in December. This year was the first time in four years that Kitamura didn't make the JGPF; she scored only 2 points in Norway and even if she gets a second event and wins gold, she's out of contention for the final.