ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
LocationZagreb
Country Croatia
Inaugurated1999
Most recent2019
Organized byCroatian Skating Federation

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia – also known as the Croatia Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Croatian Skating Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski klizački savez). 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

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]

Croatia hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 1999 in Zagreb. Florian Just of Germany won the men's event, Olga Stepanova of Russia won the women's event, Aljona Savchenko and Stanislav Morozov of Ukraine won the pairs event, and Svetlana Kulikova and Arseni Markov of Russia won the ice dance event.[4]

The event has been held repeatedly in Zagreb. The 2019 event was the competition's most recent iteration.[5]

Medalists

The 2019 Croatia Cup champions: Andrei Mozalev of Russia (men's singles); Lee Hae-in of South Korea (women's singles); Iuliia Artemeva and Mikhail Nazarychev of Russia (pair skating); and Maria Kazakova and Georgy Reviya of Georgia (ice dance)

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Zagreb Florian Just Laurent Porteret Denis Balandin [4]
2003 Evan Lysacek Alban Préaubert Sergei Dobrin [6]
2005 Adrian Schultheiss Geoffrey Varner Ryo Shibata [7]
2007 Austin Kanallakan Ivan Bariev Armin Mahbanoozadeh [8]
2009 Yuzuru Hanyu Ross Miner Zhan Bush [9]
2012 Maxim Kovtun Yan Han Harrison Choate [10]
2014 Shoma Uno Nathan Chen Lee June-hyoung [11]
2015 Alexander Samarin Nicolas Nadeau Tomoki Hiwatashi [12]
2017 Alexei Krasnozhon Joseph Phan Makar Ignatov [13]
2019 Andrei Mozalev Artur Danielian Shun Sato [5]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Zagreb Olga Stepanova Svetlana Bukareva Svitlana Pylypenko [4]
2003 Danielle Kahle Myriane Samson Elena Naumova [6]
2005 Veronika Kropotina Nana Takeda Christine Zukowski [7]
2007 Mirai Nagasu Jenni Vähämaa Kim Na-Young [8]
2009 Kanako Murakami Kate Charbonneau Ellie Kawamura [9]
2012 Angela Wang Hannah Miller Anna Pogorilaya [10]
2014 Maria Sotskova Karen Chen Alexandra Proklova [11]
2015 Marin Honda Wakaba Higuchi Diana Pervushkina [12]
2017 Sofia Samodurova Mako Yamashita Anastasia Tarakanova [13]
2019 Lee Hae-in Daria Usacheva Anna Frolova [5]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Zagreb
  • Anne Powers
  • Jamie Campbell
 [4]
2003
  • Andrea Varraux
  • David Pelletier
  • Amy Howerton
  • Steven Pottenger
  • Anastasia Kuzmina
  • Stanislav Evdokimov
 [6]
2005 [7]
2007 No pairs competitions [8]
2009 [9]
2012 [10]
2014
[11]
2015 No pairs competition [12]
2017 [13]
2019 [5]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1999 Zagreb
  • Valentina Anselmi
  • Fabrizio Pedrazzini
 [4]
2003
[6]
2005
[7]
2007 [8]
2009
[9]
2012
  • Valeria Zenkova
  • Valerie Sinitsin
 [10]
2014 [11]
2015 [12]
2017
[13]
2019
  • Emmy Bronsard
  • Aissa Bouaraguia
 [5]

References

  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 e "1999&2000 Junior Grand Prix, 1st, event – 1999 Croatia Cup". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2019 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "2003/2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 7th event – Croatia Cup 2003". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d "2005 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "2007 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "2009 Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "2012 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "2014 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "2015 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "2017 JGP Croatia Cup". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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