2018 Junior World Championships Spots

Junior Worlds Qualification Table


Junior Worlds Qualification Rules

For 3 spots:
- If a country only has a single skater/couple, that skater/couple must place 1st or 2nd.
- If a country has multiple skaters/couples, the top two of these must have placements totalling 13 or less

For 2 spots:
- If a country only has a single skater/couple, that skater/couple must place 3rd through 10th.
- If a country has multiple skaters/couples, the top two of these must have placements totalling 28 or less

Special notes:
- Skaters/couples qualifying for the FS/FD but placing 17th or lower receive 16 placement points regardless of actual placement value
- Skaters/couples competing in the SP/SD but not qualifying for the FS/FD receive 18 placement points regardless of actual placement value

2018 World Junior Championships: Men

2017 Men's results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/wjc2017/CAT001RS.HTM

3 Spots

USA (1 + 8 = 9)
Russia (2 + 3 = 5)

2 Spots

South Korea (5 + 16 = 21)
Israel (6 + 16 = 22)
France (7 + 18 = 25)
Japan (9 + 14 = 23)
Ukraine (10, only skater) - up from 1 skater
Canada (12 + 13 = 25) - down from 3 skaters

2017-2018 Junior Grand Prix: Men

A: 2 Entries in 7 Events - Top 3 highest placing countries

(1) USA
(2) Russia
(3) South Korea

B: 1 Entry in 7 Events - Countries 4th-6th, eligible for any unused spots from A, B, or C to add a second skater to an event

(4) Israel
(5) France
(6) Japan

C: 1 Entry in 6 Events - Countries 7th - 10th

(7) Ukraine
(8) Italy
(9) Canada
(10) Great Britain

1 Entry in 5 Events - Countries qualifying for FS, 11th and lower

Taipei, Norway, Estonia, China, Czech Republic, Germany

1 Entry in 4 Events - Countries with skaters placing 25th-30th in the SP

Turkey, Mexico, Australia

1 Entry in 3 Events - Countries with skaters placing 31st or lower in the SP

Sweden, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Switzerland, Georgia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Spain, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Malaysia, Monaco, Finland, South Africa

All other countries wishing to send Men's skaters to the JGP can send 1 entry to each of 2 events.

2018 World Junior Championships: Ladies

2017 Ladies results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/wjc2017/CAT002RS.HTM

3 Spots

Russia (1 + 6 = 7)
Japan (2 + 3 = 5)

2 Spots

South Korea (4 + 16 = 20)
USA (7 + 12 = 19)
Germany (8, only skater) - up from 1 spot
Hong Kong! (9, only skater) - up from 1 spot

2017-2018 Junior Grand Prix: Ladies

A: 2 Entries in 7 Events - Top 3 highest placing countries

(1) Russia
(2) Japan
(3) South Korea

B: 1 Entry in 7 Events - Countries 4th-6th, eligible for any unused spots from A, B, or C to add a second skater to an event

(4) USA
(5) Germany
(6) Hong Kong

C: 1 Entry in 6 Events - Countries 7th - 10th

(7) China
(8) Sweden
(9) Finland
(10) Great Britain

1 Entry in 5 Events - Countries qualifying for FS, 11th and lower

Czech Republic, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Taipei, Turkey, Australia, Spain

1 Entry in 4 Events - Countries with skaters placing 25th-30th in the SP

Bulgaria, Ukraine, Israel, Estonia, Switzerland, Latvia

1 Entry in 3 Events - Countries with skaters placing 31st or lower in the SP

Kazakhstan, Hungary, Romania, Singapore, France, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Lithuania, Croatia, Austria, Slovakia, Norway, Slovenia

All other countries wishing to send Ladies skaters to the JGP can send 1 entry to each of 2 events.

2018 World Junior Championships: Pairs

2017 Pairs results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/wjc2017/CAT003RS.HTM

3 Spots

Australia! (1, only team) - up from 1 team
Russia (2 + 4 = 6)

2 Spots

China (3, only team) - up from 1 team
Canada (5 + 9 = 14)
USA (7 + 10 = 17)
South Korea (8, only team) - up from 1 team

2017-2018 Junior Grand Prix: Pairs

A: 3 Entries in 4 Events - Top 4 placing countries

(1) Australia
(2) Russia
(3) China
(4) Canada

B: 2 Entry in 4 Events - Non-top-4 placing countries qualifying for the FS

USA, South Korea, Israel, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Spain

As there are only 16 competing pairs, all entries qualify for the FS, so no countries can send 1 entry to each of 4 events. All other countries wishing to send Pairs teams to the JGP can send 1 entry to each of 3 events.

2018 World Junior Championships: Ice Dance

2017 Ice Dance results: http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1617/wjc2017/CAT004RS.HTM

3 Spots

USA (1 + 3 = 4)
Russia (2 + 4 = 6)

2 Spots

Canada (6 + 14 = 20)
France (8 + 11 = 19)
Czech Republic (9, only team) - up from 1 team
Germany (10, only team) - up from 1 team

2017-2018 Junior Grand Prix: Ice Dance

A: 2 Entries in 7 Events - Top 3 highest placing countries

(1) USA
(2) Russia
(3) Canada

B: 1 Entry in 7 Events - Countries 4th-6th, eligible for any unused spots from A, B, or C to add a second skater to an event

(4) France
(5) Czech Republic
(6) Germany

C: 1 Entry in 6 Events - Countries 7th - 10th

(7) Ukraine
(8) Japan
(9) Great Britain
(10) Belarus

1 Entry in 5 Events - Countries qualifying for FD, 11th and lower

Lithuania, Georgia, Finland, Hungary

1 Entry in 4 Events - Countries with teams placing 21th-25th in the SD

Estonia, Kazakhstan, China, Italy, Australia

1 Entry in 3 Events - Countries with teams placing 26th or lower in the SD

Israel, Spain, Austria, Poland, Hong Kong, Bulgaria

All other countries wishing to send Ice Dance teams to the JGP can send 1 entry to each of 2 events.

I had fun tracking this as each discipline finished last year and had saved my formatting for my posts, so I figured I'd do it again!

Also, JGP spot rules are based on the 2016-2017 Announcement, but they haven't changed for a few years yet, so I'm assuming for now that they'll remain constant.

Poor China is down to 1 Men's spot, eek

South Korea is making a nice push for more entries!

Everything should be finished now!

Russian Ladies - who pretends to JGP spots?

Team Russia was published http://minsport.gov.ru/2017/doc/FigurKatanie_sp2017-18.pdf

We may see who pretends to JGP spots.

Age eligible Ladies who have not GP spots are:

Senior Team (reserve part)

1. Stanislava Konstantinova (born 14.07.2000), she may pretend to JGP spot if will not get spot at Rostelecom Cup.

Juniors team.

2. Anastasia V. Gubanova (02.12.2002)

3. Elizaveta Nugumanova (25.08.2002)

4. Darya Panenkova (08.12.2002)

5. Sofia Samodurova (30.07.2002)

6. Alisa Fedichkina (14.02.2002), may get Rostelecom Cup spot instead of Konstantinova

Boys, girls (born at 1998-2004)

7. Viktoria Vasilieva (25.11.2003)

8. Anastasia Gulyakova (29.08.2002)

9. Anastasia Tarakanova (14.04.2004)

10. Alexandra Trusova (23.06.2004)

Boys, girls (born at 2003-2006)

11. Anna Tarusina (24.01.2003)

12. Anna Shcherbakova (28.03.2004)

Also I may mention Ekaterina Kurakova (24.06.2002), she is not at national team, but may pretend too, by her level of skating.

All these Ladies have topics at "Fan Fests", so anybody may get extra info.

Most promising of girls,who did not paricipate at JGP Events, are Scherbakova, Trusova, Panenkova, Tarakanova. All of the same coach - Eteri Tutberidze.
Very high level girls, with about the same results of 2016-2017 season. They all won each other in season.

Shcherbakova and Trusova both land 3Lz+3T and 3Lz+3Lo (I've seen it by my eyes) on no doubt positive GOE (Trusova sometimes gets GOE +3 for 3Lz+3T and it is deserved). They both are practicing quad jumps, and at Shcherbakova's video (in her Fan Fest topic) I see 4T+3T of quality absolutely enough for Senior Men. Shcherbakova at gala after local competition skated complicated version of her FS - 5 combos, only triples including 3Lz+3T+3T (not solo combo, but at program!).

Panenkova is first who landed 3Lz+3T both arms up (i.e. rippon). Also she has all jumps at 2nd half, all triples rippon, all 2A tano, both at SP and FS.

Tarakanova - nice skating, good skating skills and presentation, won both Nationals Younger Age (Zhuk Memorial) and Nationals Elder Age at 2017.

Shcherbakova is a phenom: artistically, physically and psychologically.
She's no-nonsense girl, raised by no-nonsense parents, trained by no-nonsense coaches.
Devoted to training rather than duckfaces or selfies on instagram, equipped with good genes for fs, if I had to bet my money on some of present Russian juniors success in senior skating, I'd lay it all on Anna. She's been a crouching tiger, going to bare her sharp teeth on JGP in few months. :yes:

When someone with wonderful performing quality like Gubanova might never be sent to Junior Worlds. This poor girl isn't loved by Russian federation. And now there are other jumping phenoms. It's so hard.

to buy a ticket for 2018 JW

is there anyone know how to buy a ticket for 2018 JW in Sofia?
I looked through official website of the rink but i cannot find where or how to buy a ticket :/

The tickets are not for sale. This time the competition will be in huge arena so it will be absolutely possible to buy tickets from the desk at the arena.
I am available if anyone has any questions regarding the competition or Sofia.
Bulgarian Skating Federation is full of idiots, they have no official website for the competition, not even FB page. There is only event created by me https://www.facebook.com/events/2095537444008033/?active_tab=about and I plan to update it daily. Of course I will post link for tickets

Tickets are now for sale. They are very cheap. VIP ticket for 1 day costs about 5 EUR.
https://www.beautyinsport.com/en/tickets-for-junior-worlds-in-sofia-now-for-sale/

There is now official website but i do not expect much info in it
http://isujworlds2018.bsf.bg/