ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany
StatusInactive
GenreISU Junior Grand Prix
FrequencyOccasional
Country Germany
Inaugurated1997
Most recent2016
Organized byGerman Ice Skating Union

The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany – also known as the Blue Swords Cup – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the German Ice Skating Union (German: Deutsche Eislauf-Union). 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]

The Blue Swords Cup (German: Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) was first held in 1961 in Chemnitz – then called Karl-Marx-Stadt – in East Germany. The name refers to the crossed swords logo of Meissen Porcelain, who sponsored the competition and sculpted the trophies that were awarded to the champions.[4] In 1985, the Blue Swords became a junior-level event,[5] and in 1997, it was one of the inaugural events of the Junior Grand Prix Series. Matthew Savoie and Amber Corwin, both of the United States, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Natalie Vlandis and Jered Guzman of the United States won the pairs event, and Oksana Potdykova and Denis Petukhov of Russia won the ice dance event.[6]

Medalists

The 2016 Blue Swords Cup champions: Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea (men's singles); Anastasiia Gubanova of Russia (women's singles); Anastasia Mishina and Vladislav Mirzoev of Russia (pair skating); and Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons of the United States (ice dance)

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Chemnitz Matthew Savoie Alexei Vasilevski David Jäschke [6]
1998 Vincent Restencourt Stefan Lindemann Scott Smith [7]
2000 Stanislav Timchenko Evan Lysacek Maxime Duchemin [8]
2002 Sergei Dobrin Tomáš Verner Nicholas LaRoche [9]
2004 Jamal Othman Alexander Uspenski Princeton Kwong [10]
2007 Brandon Mroz Michal Březina Takahito Mura [11]
2009 Dresden Song Nan Artur Gachinski Gordei Gorshkov [12]
2010 Richard Dornbush Gordei Gorshkov Ryuichi Kihara [13]
2012 Chemnitz Maxim Kovtun Shoma Uno Alexander Samarin [14]
2014 Dresden Andrei Lazukin Zhang He Yaroslav Paniot [15]
2016 Cha Jun-hwan Conrad Orzel Mitsuki Sumoto [16]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Chemnitz Amber Corwin Julia Soldatova Sara Lindroos [6]
1998 Irina Nikolaeva Anna Jurkiewicz Sara Wheat [7]
2000 Kristina Oblasova Sara Wheat Tamara Dorofejev [8]
2002 Olga Naidenova Adriana DeSanctis Jenna McCorkell [9]
2004 Kiira Korpi Danielle Kahle Katy Taylor [10]
2007 Sarah Hecken Rachael Flatt Rumi Suizu [11]
2009 Dresden Kiri Baga Angela Maxwell Polina Agafonova [12]
2010 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Christina Gao Ira Vannut [13]
2012 Chemnitz Anna Pogorilaya Miyabi Oba Maria Stavitskaia [14]
2014 Dresden Wakaba Higuchi Elizabet Tursynbaeva Alexandra Proklova [15]
2016 Anastasiia Gubanova Yuna Shiraiwa Lim Eun-soo [16]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Chemnitz
  • Natalie Vlandis
  • Jered Guzman
 [6]
1998
  • Alena Maltseva
  • Oleg Popov
 [7]
2000
[8]
2002
[9]
2004
  • Brittany Vise
  • Nicholas Kole
 [10]
2007
  • Jessica Rose Paetsch
  • Jon Nuss
 [11]
2009 Dresden
[12]
2010 [13]
2012 Chemnitz [14]
2014 Dresden [15]
2016 [16]

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1997 Chemnitz [6]
1998 [7]
2000
[8]
2002 [9]
2004 [10]
2007 [11]
2009 Dresden [12]
2010
  • Marina Antipova
  • Artem Kudashev
 [13]
2012 Chemnitz [14]
2014 Dresden
  • Brianna Delmaestro
  • Timothy Lum
 [15]
2016 [16]

References

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  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. ^ Neheimer, Margit (14 June 1983). "Was halten Sie vom Gewichtheben?" [What do you think about weightlifting?]. Der Motor (in German). p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
  5. ^ "Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) – Gold Medalists". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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  7. ^ a b c d "1998 Blue Swords/Pokal der Blauen Schwerter". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating – Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2000 – Chemnitz, Germany". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  9. ^ a b c d "2002/2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix, 6th event". The Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  10. ^ a b c d "2004 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "2007 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "2009 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "2010 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d "2012 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d "2014 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d "2016 JGP Pokal Blauen Schwerter". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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