2026 JGP Xi'an: General Info and Pregame Chat

[gsk8]

2026 Junior Grand Prix Xi'an​

The 2026 JGP Xi'an is the first of seven events in the 2026–27 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series and takes place August 20–22, 2026, in Xi'an, China. Top junior skaters from around the world will compete for points that determine qualification for the Junior Grand Prix Final in December 2026.

This event will feature the Singles & Pair skating and Ice Dance disciplines and will be conducted in accordance with the ISU Constitution 2025, Competition & Event Regulations 2026, Sports Rules Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance 2026, and the relevant ISU Communications.

Event Details​

• Dates: August 20–22, 2026
• Location: Xi'an, China
• Venue: Qujiang Sports Center
• Level: Junior International
• Disciplines: Singles, Pairs and Ice Dance
• Entries
• ISU Event Page
• Announcement
• Schedule

Entries as of Jul 27​

Men

Skater	Nation
Vasil BARAKHOUSKI	AIN 1
Lev LAZAREV	AIN 2
Raul GARCIA SHIBINSKIY	AND
Vinceman CHONG	AUS
Grayson LONG	CAN
Zhuo Lang LI	CHN
Boren LU	CHN
Ming Han XU	CHN
Daniel VERBAT	FRA
Felix Haoyu ZENG	GER
Jiarui LI	HKG
Muhammad Dasha AKBAR	INA
Kyvalya KOPPARAPU	IND
Kirill SHEIKO	ISR
Davide TOMAS	ITA
Daiya EBIHARA	JPN
Hayato OKAZAKI	JPN
Gyujin HWANG	KOR
Yesung KIM	KOR
Janis ZNOTINS	LAT
Ean Ee Yang LAM	MAS
Yanhao LI	NZL
Chawawit JIAMAHASUP	THA
Louie FUKUDA-WU	TPE
Patrick BLACKWELL	USA
Zachary LOPINTO	USA
Samir TEMERGALIN	UZB

AIN 1 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Belarus
AIN 2 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Russia

Women

Skater	Nation
Varvara STAHOVICH	AIN 1
Elena KOSTYLEVA	AIN 2
Andrea PAZOS GUERRA	AND
Kalyn SHIMOGAKI	AUS
Isabella WANG	AUS
Victoria BARAKHTINA	CAN
Chen Xi JIN	CHN
Shuxian JIN	CHN
Yuxuan LIU	CHN
Vasilisa BOGOMOLOVA	CYP
Michaela MALKOVA	CZE
Karina SHESTERIKOVA	EST
Ariel GUO	HKG
Candy Lieve Tilana LIM	INA
Jessy Raj MATHRAPU	IND
Elizabeth BALONOV	ISR
Izabella KIRILLOVA	ISR
Chiara MINIGHINI	ITA
Karin MIYAZAKI	JPN
Kaoruko WADA	JPN
Zlata SAPRINA	KGZ
Jeongyul HWANG	KOR
Kira BARANOVSKA	LAT
Milana SINIAVSKYTE	LTU
Violet Zhiyan EE	MAS
Amina DYENISOVNA	MGL
Lucca DIJKHUIZEN	NED
Cara TANG	NZL
Isabella Miel HAZELTON	PHI
Vianna Shen-Rou LINKE	SGP
Pasuree Marcella TATIRAT	THA
Cen Si LAI	TPE
Annika CHAO	USA
Elizaveta GRASHCHENKOVA	UZB

AIN 1 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Belarus
AIN 2 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Russia

Pairs

Pairs	Nation
Polina SHESHELEVA / Egor KARNAUKHOV	AIN 2
Brianna DION / Jacob COTE	CAN
Alia TANG / William BOCSKAY	CAN
Yuxuan CHEN / Yinbo DONG	CHN
Chen Ling WANG / Yong Zheng CHEN	CHN
Xuanqi ZHANG / Wenqiang FENG	CHN
Leontina HORCICKOVA / Jindrich KLEMENT	CZE
Abby HUO / Axel AHMED	FRA
Vassilianna SHELESTOVA / Abay SADYKOV	KAZ
Sofia JARMOC / Luke WITKOWSKI	USA
Alena KERR / Sam HERBERT	USA
Baylen TAICH / Nikolai APTER	USA

AIN 1 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Belarus
AIN 2 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Russia

Ice Dance

Ice Dance	Nation
Varvara RAUHEN / Mikhail PRUSIANKOU	AIN 1
Mariia FEFELOVA / Artem VALOV	AIN 2
Chanelle CHUM / Osckar CHUM	AUS
Summer HOMICK / Nicholas BUELOW	CAN
Xin Yue KANG / Shi Bo HAO	CHN
Zhixuan LI / Quanshuo GE	CHN
Shanjie YIN / Shirui YANG	CHN
Lara SUNDBERG / Hector GONZALEZ ELVIRA	ESP
Kira LISTKOVA / Tahory TADDEI-DUGUE	FRA
Romy REVERCHON / Victor DI MUZIO	FRA
Dessie Abigail HOEWING-MOXLEY / Artyom SLADKOV	GER
Yuxuan XING / Han Wan CHAU	HKG
Rebecca Grace LICHTMAN / Blake GILMAN	ISR
Zoe BIANCHI / Daniel BASILE	ITA
Ayumi SHIBAYAMA / Tomoki KIMURA	JPN
Leina YOU / Henrick CHAN	KOR
Jane CALHOUN / Mark ZHELTYSHEV	USA
Annelise STAPERT / Maxim KOROTCOV	USA

AIN 1 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Belarus
AIN 2 = Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Russia

 

[lariko]

51 days to go till the opening of the JGP.

 

[schau]

Can I have the document of "the General Announcement for the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2026/27"? I cannot find it in ISU.

 

[cocteautwin]

Can I have the document of "the General Announcement for the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2026/27"? I cannot find it in ISU.

I don't think they have published it yet. Last year doc is still attached.

 

[schau]

I want to confirm if "No Skater (Woman, Man, Pair or Dance Couple) is allowed to participate in more than two events of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating," still valid. I heard that can be 3 events in 26-27.

 

[cocteautwin]

Hong Kong assigments:
Women: Ariel Guo
Men: Jiarui Li

 

[imoss92]

Have they put out the announcements of the entries yet?

 

[dorispulaski]

They entries are not showing up on the ISU page for the event yet

 

[Jeanie19]

Have they put out the announcements of the entries yet?

Welcome to Golden Skate.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Entries are out

ISU Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix Xi'An 2026

ISU Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix Xi'An 2026

isu-skating.com

 

[Jumping_Bean]

And I am once again reminded of how much I dislike the new Entry pages because trying to parse out the pairs and ice dance entries is impossible (as many of these teams don't have ISU bios)...

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Empty slot for German ice dance...will we see Grimm/Rodin?

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Empty slot for German ice dance...will we see Grimm/Rodin?

They were at Junior Test Skates (I'll make a post in the German Skating thread later), but they may be moved to a later JGP as Grigorii reportedly has been having boot issues. We'll see.

 

[lariko]

One benefit of AIN is that there is no need to scroll much. So far all entries went to the junior national champions -- we'll see if anything changes after the closed test skate. This is a dream comp for AIN2 judging from last year's performances.

 

[4everchan]

One benefit of AIN is that there is no need to scroll much. So far all entries went to the junior national champions -- we'll see if anything changes after the closed test skate. This is a dream comp for AIN2 judging from last year's performances.

since I don't know them yet, I will have to copy on your prediction games LOL

 

[lariko]

since I don't know them yet, I will have to copy on your prediction games LOL

I dunno if it's a great strategy because we have never seen them skate with international peers, don't know how international competition impacts them and they are in the growth developmental stage. And, like, junior pairs are insanely dynamic. You can check out the open test skates that will run in August; those should have the full junior national team and reserves. The links will be in the national forum.

Based on the last year, Lazarev and Shesheleva/Karnaukhov were remarkable. Kostyleva struggled with injuries but she has a rare innate charisma that comes across well and, on Russian ice, was able to land her jumps when needed. The saddest thing about one spot only is that Dzepka and Pleskacheva might not make JG stages because this trio stands out more than junior women normally do and they all have different vibe. In dance, there is actually a lot of captivating duos, so Fefelova/Valov did fight their way up through and on talent. Russian dance maybe finally having some sort of revival after the nepo-problems, though there is one duo that might mess things up. Anyway, I dunno if AIN2 can win out of the gates, but they are strong contenders. Hopefully, the pressure and growth is not going to ruin it.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Ukraine isn't using their allocated spots for this event it seems

 

[cocteautwin]

Ukraine isn't using their allocated spots for this event it seems

Not suprising - considering geopolitics. They don't have as many skaters to use all the spots so China seems to be an obvious one to skip.

 

[Anna K.]

Ukraine isn't using their allocated spots for this event it seems

Not suprising - considering geopolitics. They don't have as many skaters to use all the spots so China seems to be an obvious one to skip.

Some awkward situations can be avoided this way.

Although there will be a need to turn off YouTube comments regardless.

 

[cocteautwin]

Some awkward situations can be avoided this way.

I wish they weren't the ones who have to actively avoid awkward situations though.