2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international competition in the 2008–09 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 22 – March 1
Season:2008–09
Location:Sofia, Bulgaria
Host:Bulgarian Skating Federation
Venue:Winter Sports Hall
Champions
Men's singles:
Adam Rippon
Ladies' singles:
Alena Leonova
Pair skating:
Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze
Ice dance:
Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein
Previous:
2008 World Junior Championships
Next:
2010 World Junior Championships

The event was held between February 22 and March 1, 2009 at the Winter Sports Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event had been provisionally scheduled to be held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, however, due to financial reasons, the Czech Figure Skating Association could not host. Therefore, on October 13, 2008, the International Skating Union definitively assigned the World Junior Championships to Sofia.[1]

Qualification

The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2008, but had not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance was 21.

The term "Junior" refers to the age level rather than necessarily the skill level. Therefore, some of the skaters competing have competed nationally and internationally at the senior level, but are still age-eligible for World Juniors. Regardless of whether they have competed as seniors, all competitors perform programs that conform to the ISU rules for junior level competition in terms of program lengths, jumping passes, etc.

Number of entries per discipline

All members nations have one entry in each discipline by default. Member nations may earn more than entry based on their performance at the previous year's championships.

The following countries earned more than one entry to the 2009 World Junior Championships based on their performance at the 2008 World Junior Championships.[2]

Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance
3  Russia
 United States		  United States  China
 Russia		  Canada
 Russia
 United States
2  Canada
 China
 Czech Republic
 France		  Canada
 Finland
 Germany
 Japan
 Russia
 Sweden		  Canada
 Estonia
 United States		  France
 Italy
 Ukraine

Schedule

All times are GMT+2.

  • Tuesday, February 24
    • 13:30 Ice dancing – Compulsory Dance
    • 18:30 Opening Ceremony
    • 19:00 Pairs – Short Program
  • Wednesday, February 25
    • 10:00 Men – Short Program (1st Half)
    • 14:00 Men – Short Program (2nd Half)
    • 19:00 Pairs – Free Skating
  • Thursday, February 26
    • 13:00 Ice dancing – Original Dance
    • 18:30 Men – Free Skating
  • Friday, February 27
    • 09:00 Ladies – Short Program (1st Half)
    • 14:00 Ladies – Short Program (2nd Half)
    • 18:30 Ice dancing – Free Dance
  • Saturday, February 28
    • 13:30 Ladies – Free Skating
  • Sunday, March 1
    • 14:00 Exhibition

Medals table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2226
2 Russia (RUS)2125
3 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
Totals (3 nations)44412

Results

Men
The men's podium at the 2009 World Junior Championships. From left: Michal Březina (2nd), Adam Rippon (1st), Artem Grigoriev (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Adam Rippon United States222.00174.301147.70
2 Michal Březina Czech Republic204.88269.552135.33
3 Artem Grigoriev Russia184.40465.113119.29
4 Denis Ten Kazakhstan183.77564.804118.97
5 Curran Oi United States182.89369.407113.49
6 Yang Chao China177.86762.256115.61
7 Song Nan China175.441058.705116.74
8 Elladj Balde Canada170.76860.638110.13
9 Kevin Reynolds Canada169.36663.8110105.55
10 Ross Miner United States164.80959.159105.65
11 Nikolai Bondar Ukraine161.931357.7511104.18
12 Yuzuru Hanyu Japan161.771158.1813103.59
13 Alexander Majorov Sweden154.061258.151695.91
14 Denis Wieczorek Germany153.731554.201599.53
15 Florent Amodio France153.701949.8012103.90
16 Stanislav Kovalev Russia151.931850.2614101.67
17 Peter Reitmayer Slovakia150.851455.651795.20
18 Mark Vaillant France145.901652.592093.31
19 Javier Raya Spain144.191750.501993.69
20 Petr Coufal Czech Republic143.452148.401895.05
21 Ruben Errampalli Italy133.032445.932187.10
22 Kim Min-seok South Korea129.872346.732283.14
23 Viktor Romanenkov Estonia124.092049.112374.98
24 Matthew Precious Australia121.932247.042474.89
25 Pavel Petrov Savinov Bulgaria88.593730.842557.75
Did not advance to free skating
26 Sebastian Iwasaki Poland2545.20
27 Stephen Li-Chung Kuo Chinese Taipei2643.14
28 Ruben Blommaert Belgium2743.12
29 Matthew Parr United Kingdom2842.84
30 Bela Papp Finland2942.59
31 Engin Ali Artan Turkey3040.16
32 Sarkis Hairapetyan Armenia3139.18
33 Saulius Ambrulevičius Lithuania3238.01
34 Dmitri Kagirov Belarus3337.98
35 Mario-Rafael Ionian Austria3437.74
36 Tomi Pulkkinen  Switzerland3533.37
37 Zsolt Kosz Romania3633.24
38 Beka Shankulashvili Georgia3830.74
39 Boyito Mulder Netherlands3929.71
40 Ivor Mikolcevic Croatia4026.55
41 Cameron Hems New Zealand4125.91

Ladies
The ladies' podium at the 2009 World Junior Championships. From left: Caroline Zhang (2nd), Alena Leonova (1st), Ashley Wagner (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Alena Leonova Russia157.18355.502101.68
2 Caroline Zhang United States154.671047.641107.03
3 Ashley Wagner United States153.57257.50396.07
4 Joshi Helgesson Sweden139.89455.14684.75
5 Katrina Hacker United States139.68551.06488.62
6 Elene Gedevanishvili Georgia138.32160.321178.00
7 Sarah Hecken Germany135.83948.14587.69
8 Ivana Reitmayerová Slovakia129.40648.34881.06
9 Oksana Gozeva Russia126.701544.54782.16
10 Isabel Drescher Germany126.65848.161078.49
11 Francesca Rio Italy122.70748.241274.46
12 Maé Bérénice Méité France122.531643.98978.55
13 Diane Szmiett Canada119.091247.481571.61
14 Miriam Ziegler Austria116.201942.921373.28
15 Svetlana Issakova Estonia115.141843.381471.76
16 Haruka Imai Japan113.241743.581669.66
17 Chaochih Liu Chinese Taipei112.491346.821865.67
18 Geng Bingwa China111.711147.542164.17
19 Eleonora Vinnichenko Ukraine110.662042.421768.24
20 Sonia Lafuente Spain109.271446.162263.11
21 Kathryn Kang Canada104.822340.382064.44
22 Kwak Min-jeong South Korea103.692438.941964.75
23 Karly Robertson United Kingdom102.532240.582361.95
24 Katsiarina Pakhamovich Belarus88.502141.182547.32
25 Stefanie Pechlaner Bulgaria76.454428.822447.63
Did not advance to free skating
26 Mari Suzuki Japan2538.50
27 Romy Bühler  Switzerland2637.60
28 Manouk Gijsman Netherlands2737.44
29 Karina Johnson Denmark2837.26
30 Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook Thailand2937.02
31 Alexandra Rout New Zealand3036.56
32 Angelica Olsson Sweden3136.50
33 Anne Line Gjersem Norway3234.30
34 Alexandria Riordan Poland3334.04
35 Beatrice Rozinskaite Lithuania3433.38
36 Chelsea Rose Chiappa Hungary3533.26
37 Georgia Glastris Greece3632.74
38 Matleena Laakso Finland3732.36
39 Jaimee Nobbs Australia3832.02
40 Zanna Pugaca Latvia3931.28
41 Kristina Kostková Czech Republic4031.06
42 Reyna Hamui Mexico4130.98
43 Mary Grace Baldo Philippines4230.66
44 Sofia Bardakov Israel4329.52
45 Noora Pitkänen Finland4528.22
46 Daša Grm Slovenia4628.14
47 Maria Dikanovic Croatia4727.08
48 Lydia Fuentes Andorra4827.04
49 Laurie Lougsami Belgium4926.72
50 Armine Stambultsyan Armenia5026.50
51 Birce Atabey Turkey5124.14
52 Mila Petrovic Serbia5223.54
53 Naida Akšamija Bosnia and Herzegovina5320.08
54 Anja Chong Singapore5415.46

Pairs
The pairs podium at the 2009 World Junior Championships. From left: Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov(2nd), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (1st), Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze Russia144.32155.12289.20
2 Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov Russia138.591144.60193.99
3 Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir United States137.47249.10488.37
4 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers Canada137.07448.64388.43
5 Ekaterina Sheremetieva / Mikhail Kuznetsov Russia134.80348.84585.96
6 Maddison Bird / Raymond Schultz Canada127.63646.60681.03
7 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Japan126.64845.98780.66
8 Zhang Yue / Wang Lei China125.30745.98879.32
9 Brynn Carman / Chris Knierim United States124.93945.94978.99
10 Anaïs Morand / Antoine Dorsaz  Switzerland123.60547.281076.32
11 Cheng Duo / Gao Yu China119.731044.941174.79
12 Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov Estonia116.381244.361272.02
13 Krystyna Klimczak / Janusz Karweta Poland107.811440.581367.23
14 Camille Foucher / Bruno Massot France104.261340.981563.28
15 Carolina Gillespie / Daniel Aggiano Italy101.431537.941463.49
16 Gabriela Čermanová / Martin Hanulák Slovakia101.081637.921663.16
17 Alexandra Herbríková / Lukáš Ovčáček Czech Republic98.261737.401760.86
18 Marylie Jorg / Benjamin Koenderink Netherlands97.631837.041860.59
19 Rie Aoi / Wen Xiong Guo Hong Kong91.282033.661957.62
20 Anna Khnychenkova / Sergei Kulbach Ukraine87.811934.242053.57
Did not advance to free skating
21 Tameron Drake / Edward Alton United Kingdom2130.82

Ice dancing
The ice dancing podium at the 2009 World Junior Championships. From left: Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (2nd), Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (1st), Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points CD OD FD
1 Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein United States172.55133.15157.29182.11
2 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani United States162.15529.71452.10280.34
3 Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro Russia161.80729.02253.80378.98
4 Madison Hubbell / Keiffer Hubbell United States161.34231.39353.44476.51
5 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Canada152.76430.09649.58573.09
6 Ekaterina Pushkash / Dmitri Kiselev Russia150.21330.44550.30969.47
7 Karen Routhier / Eric Saucke-Lacelle Canada149.50629.24848.06672.20
8 Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák Czech Republic146.041127.80749.181069.06
9 Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi Italy145.611027.81947.67870.13
10 Terra Findlay / Benoît Richaud France145.171326.821047.11771.24
11 Marina Antipova / Artem Kudashev Russia138.86828.571345.001265.29
12 Tarrah Harvey / Keith Gagnon Canada138.381227.531245.331165.52
13 Alisa Agafonova / Dmitri Dun Ukraine134.86927.921145.551461.39
14 Guan Xueting / Wang Meng China124.321525.372536.161362.79
15 Nikki Georgiadis / Graham Hockley Greece121.321823.211639.521558.59
16 Sonja Pauli / Tobias Eisenbauer Austria121.071724.521838.811757.74
17 Nikola Višňová / Lukáš Csolley Slovakia121.032022.761540.161658.11
18 Genevieve Deutch / Evan Roberts United Kingdom120.971426.371441.692252.91
19 Charlene Guignard / Guillaume Paulmier France119.881624.561938.221857.10
20 Paola Amati / Marco Fabbri Italy115.662122.612337.382055.67
21 Dora Turoczi / Balazs Major Hungary115.162422.232437.171955.76
22 Dominique Dieck / Michael Zenkner Germany114.292222.482137.652154.16
23 Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski Ukraine113.041923.121739.172350.75
24 Oksana Klimova / Sasha Palomäki Finland111.222322.442038.082450.70
25 Lora Semova / Dimitar Lichev Bulgaria99.112920.292931.282547.54
Did not advance to free dance
26 Lesia Valadzenkava / Vitali Vakunov Belarus57.952820.362237.59
27 Justyna Plutowska / Dawid Pietrzyński Poland56.442521.862634.58
28 Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost  Switzerland54.413019.912734.50
29 Kristina Kiudmaa / Aleksei Trohlev Estonia53.472720.452833.02
30 Alissandra Aronow / Aleksandr Pirogov Lithuania52.722621.803030.92
Did not advance to original dance
31 Ariana Weintraub / Avidan Brown Israel3119.87
32 Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz Spain3219.86
33 Maria Popkova / Viktor Kovalenko Uzbekistan3319.77

References
  1. "INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 1535". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  2. "International Skating Union Communication No. 1527 Entries ISU Championships 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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