1997–98 ISU Junior Series

The 1997–98 ISU Junior Series was the first season of what was later named the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was designed to be a junior-level complement to the ISU Champions Series, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 5–8, 1998.

1997–98 ISU Junior Series
Type:ISU Junior Series
Season:1997–98
Next:
1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix

Competitions

The locations of the ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly. In the 1997–98 season, the series was composed of the following events:

Date Event Location
August 19–23, 1997 1997 JS Grand Prix de Saint Gervais Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
September 17–21, 1997 1997 JS Sofia Cup Sofia, Bulgaria
September 25–28, 1997 1997 JS Ukrainian Souvenir Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
October 8–11, 1997 1997 JS Pokal der Blauen Schwerter Chemnitz, Germany
October 23–26, 1997 1997 JS Hungarian Cup Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 1997 1997 JS Grand Prix SNP Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
March 6–8, 1998 1997–98 JS Final Lausanne, Switzerland

Series notes

At the Junior Series Final, Timothy Goebel, the winner of the men's event, made history by becoming the first skater to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition. It was videotaped by the father of another skater.[1]

Junior Series Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 1997–98 Junior Series Final, in order of qualification.

There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.

Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance
1 United States Timothy Goebel Russia Viktoria Volchkova Russia Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov Italy Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali
2 Bulgaria Ivan Dinev Russia Julia Soldatova Ukraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk United States Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler
3 United States Matt Savoie United States Amber Corwin United States Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Italy Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo
4 France Vincent Restencourt Japan Chisato Shina Russia Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Russia Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov
5 Bulgaria Christo Turlakov Germany Andrea Diewald Russia Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Hungary Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai
6 Germany David Jäschke United States Shelby Lyons United States Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler United States Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
7 Japan Yosuke Takeuchi United States Morgan Rowe – –
8 Ukraine Vitaly Danilchenko Russia Elena Pingachova – –

Christel Borghi was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Series Final. She placed 8th out of 8 competitors. Viktoria Volchkova withdrew before the competition with injury.

Medalists

Men
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
FranceUnited States Timothy GoebelUnited States Matthew SavoieGermany David Jäschke
BulgariaBulgaria Ivan DinevUnited States Derrick DelmoreJapan Yosuke Takeuchi
UkraineUnited States Timothy GoebelFrance Vincent RestencourtJapan Yosuke Takeuchi
GermanyUnited States Matthew SavoieRussia Alexei VasilevskiGermany David Jäschke
HungaryUkraine Vitali DanilchenkoBulgaria Christo TurlakovFrance Vincent Restencourt
SlovakiaBulgaria Ivan DinevRussia Pavel KershaSlovakia Juraj Sviatko
FinalUnited States Timothy GoebelBulgaria Ivan DinevUnited States Matthew Savoie

Ladies
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
FranceRussia Elena PingachovaGermany Andrea DiewaldUnited States Shelby Lyons
BulgariaUnited States Morgan RoweUnited States Brittney McConnJapan Chisato Shina
UkraineRussia Viktoria VolchkovaJapan Chisato ShiinaJapan Kumiko Taneda
GermanyUnited States Amber CorwinRussia Julia SoldatovaFinland Sara Lindroos
HungaryRussia Julia SoldatovaHungary Júlia SebestyénGermany Anette Dytrt
SlovakiaRussia Viktoria VolchkovaUnited States Amber CorwinUnited States Erin Pearl
FinalRussia Julia SoldatovaUnited States Amber CorwinRussia Elena Pingachova

Pairs
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
FranceRussia Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei SokolovUnited States Natalie Vlandis / Jered GuzmanGermany Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer
BulgariaRussia Alena Maltseva / Oleg PopovCanada Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny FaustinoRussia Irina Melihova / Vladimir Saprikin
UkraineUkraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro PalamarchukUnited States Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie StieglerRussia Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski
GermanyUnited States Natalie Vlandis / Jered GuzmanUkraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro PalamarchukRussia Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov
HungaryRussia Alena Maltseva / Oleg PopovUnited States Megan Sierk / Dustin SierkRussia Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski
SlovakiaRussia Viktoria Maxiuta / Vladislav ZhovnirskiFrance Sabrina Lefrançois / Nicolas OsselandUnited States Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon
FinalUkraine Julia Obertas / Dmytro PalamarchukRussia Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav ZhovnirskiUnited States Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman

Ice dance
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Details
FranceItaly Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo ScaliHungary Zita Gebora / Andras VisontaiRussia Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov
BulgariaItaly Federica Faiella / Luciano MiloUnited States Jamie Silverstein / Justin PekarekRussia Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov
UkraineUnited States Jessica Joseph / Charles ButlerRussia Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil BarantsevUkraine Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko
GermanyRussia Oksana Potdykova / Denis PetukhovItaly Federica Faiella / Luciano MiloUnited States Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek
HungaryUnited States Jessica Joseph / Charles ButlerHungary Zita Gebora / Andres VisontaiRussia Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov
SlovakiaItaly Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo ScaliRussia Olga Pogosian / Alexander KirsanovUkraine Olga Kudym / Anton Tereschenko
FinalItaly Federica Faiella / Luciano MiloRussia Oksana Potdykova / Denis PetukhovItaly Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali

Medals table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)107825
2 United States (USA)99624
3 Italy (ITA)4116
4 Ukraine (UKR)3126
5 Bulgaria (BUL)2204
6 Hungary (HUN)0303
7 France (FRA)0213
8 Germany (GER)0145
 Japan (JPN)0145
10 Canada (CAN)0101
11 Finland (FIN)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
Totals (12 entries)28282884

References
  1. Rosewater, Amy (September 27, 2011). "Mroz attempting to push boundaries of sport". Icenetwork. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
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