2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 5–11 March 2018.[1]

2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:5–11 March 2018
Season:2017–18
Location:Sofia, Bulgaria
Host:Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships
Venue:Armeets Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
Russia Alexey Erokhov
Ladies' singles:
Russia Alexandra Trusova
Pairs:
Russia Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin
Ice dance:
Russia Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
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Records

The following new junior records were set during this competition:

EventComponentSkater(s)ScoreDateRef
LadiesFree skating Alexandra Trusova153.4910 March 2018[2]
Total score225.52

Qualification

Minimum TES

The ISU stipulates that the minimum scores must be achieved at an ISU-recognized junior international competition in the ongoing or preceding season, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day.[3]

Minimum technical scores (TES)[3]
DisciplineSP / SDFS / FD
Men2042
Ladies2035
Pairs2030
Ice dance1828
SP and FS scores may be attained at different events.

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2017 Junior World Championships, each ISU member nation fielded one to three entries per discipline.

SpotsMenLadiesPairsDance
3  United States
 Russia
 Russia
 Japan
 Australia
 Russia
 United States
 Russia
2  South Korea
 Israel
 France
 Japan
 Ukraine
 Canada
 South Korea
 United States
 Germany
 Hong Kong
 China
 Canada
 United States
 South Korea
 Canada
 France
 Czech Republic
 Germany
If not listed above, one entry is allowed.

Schedule

DayDateStartFinishDisciplineEvent
Day 1March 712:00DanceShort dance
17:30Opening ceremony
19:00PairsShort program
Day 2March 811:30MenShort program
19:00PairsFree skating
PairsVictory ceremony
Day 3March 910:45LadiesShort program
19:00DanceFree dance
DanceVictory ceremony
Day 4March 1011:00MenFree skating
MenVictory ceremony
16:00LadiesFree skating
LadiesVictory ceremony
Day 5March 1115:00Exhibition gala

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2017. The International Skating Union published the full list of entries on 13 February 2018.

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dance
 AustraliaJames Min
 Austria[4]Luc MaierhoferStefanie Pesendorfer
 AzerbaijanLarry LoupoloverMorgan FloodYana Buga / Georgy Pokhilyuk
 BelarusYakau ZenkoAliaksandra ChepelevaKarina Sidarenka / Maksim Yalenich
 BulgariaAlexander ZlatkovAlexandra FeiginYana Bozhilova / Kaloyan Georgiev
 Canada[5]Conrad Orzel
Joseph Phan
Aurora CotopLori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud
Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha
Olivia McIsaac / Elliott Graham
 ChinaChen HongyiGao Yumeng / Xie Zhong
Tang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao
Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao
 Chinese TaipeiMicah TangAmy Lin
 CroatiaCharles Henry KatanovicHana Cvijanovic
 Czech Republic[6]Petr KotlaříkDahyun KoEdita Hornakova / Radek JakubkaNatálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler
 EstoniaAleksandr SelevkoKristina Shkuleta-GromovaViktoria Semenjuk / Artur Gruzdev
 FinlandRoman GalaySofia Sula
 FranceLuc Economides
Adam Siao Him Fa
Léa SernaCléo Hamon / Denys StrekalinLoïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier
Natacha Lagouge / Corentin Rahier
 GeorgiaIrakli MaysuradzeIrina Gvadeneshvili / Alex DolishniyMaria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya
 GermanyJonathan HessLea Johanna Dastich
Ann-Christin Marold
Talisa Thomalla / Robert KunkelCharise Matthaei / Maximilian Pfisterer
Ria Schwendinger / Valentin Wunderlich
 Hong KongHarrison Jon-Yen WongHiu Ching Kwong
Yi Christy Leung
 HungaryAlexander BorovojJúlia LángVillő Marton / Danyil Semko
 IrelandSamuel McAllister
 IsraelDavid Igor Birinberg
Mark Gorodnitsky
Maya GorodnitskyHailey Esther Kops / Artem TsoglinShira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich
 ItalyMatteo RizzoLucrezia BeccariSara Carli / Marco PaulettiChiara Calderone / Pietro Papetti
 Japan[7]Sena Miyake
Mitsuki Sumoto
Rika Kihira
Mako Yamashita
Yuhana Yokoi
Riku Miura / Shoya IchihashiHaruno Yajima / Daiki Shimazaki
 KazakhstanNikita MankoAlana ToktarovaGaukhar Nauryzova / Boyisangur Datiev
 LatviaKims Georgs PavlovsAnete Lāce
 LithuaniaPaulina Ramanauskaitė
 MalaysiaChew Kai Xiang
 MexicoDonovan CarrilloAndrea Montesinos Cantú
 MonacoDavide Lewton Brain
 NetherlandsKyarha Van Tiel
 PhilippinesYamato Rowe
 PolandErik MatysiakOliwia RzepielOlexandra Borysova / Cezary Zawadzki
 RomaniaAmanda Stan
 RussiaArtur Danielian
Alexey Erokhov
Roman Savosin
Stanislava Konstantinova
Alena Kostornaia
Alexandra Trusova
Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin
Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov
Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin
Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko
Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin
Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov
 South KoreaCha Young-hyun
Lee Si-hyeong
Lim Eun-soo
You Young
 SerbiaLeona Rogic
 SingaporeChadwick WangChloe Ing
 SlovakiaSilvia Hugec
 SloveniaMarusa Udrih
 SpainAleix GabaraIsabella Gámez / Tòn CónsulMalene Nichita-Basquin / Jaime García
 SwedenGabriel FolkessonSelma Ihr
 SwitzerlandNurullah SahakaMaia Mazzara
 ThailandMicah Kai Lynette
 TurkeyBaşar OktarGuzide Irmak Bayir
 UkraineIvan Pavlov
Ivan Shmuratko
Anastasiia ArkhipovaSofiia Nesterova / Artem DarenskyiDarya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov
 United Kingdom[8]Luke DigbyKristen SpoursSasha Fear / George Waddell
 United States[9]Tomoki Hiwatashi
Alexei Krasnozhon
Camden Pulkinen
Ting Cui
Emmy Ma
Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman
Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov
Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko
Caroline Green / Gordon Green
Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye

Changes to initial assignments

AnnouncedCountryDisciplineInitialReplacementReference
January 12, 2018  United StatesLadiesStarr AndrewsEmmy Ma[9]

Results

Men

The leader from the short program, Alexei Krasnozhon, sustained an injury on his first jumping pass, a quad Salchow, and subsequently withdrew from the competition.[10]

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Alexey Erokhov  Russia231.52276.541154.98
2Artur Danielian  Russia218.76869.152149.61
3Matteo Rizzo  Italy211.58670.246141.34
4Joseph Phan  Canada210.911465.263145.65
5Roman Savosin  Russia207.911265.365142.55
6Camden Pulkinen  United States207.881762.314145.57
7Tomoki Hiwatashi  United States206.681167.857138.83
8Ivan Pavlov  Ukraine206.38471.058135.33
9Mitsuki Sumoto  Japan199.51372.949126.57
10Jonathan Hess  Germany195.32769.8810125.44
11Lee Si-hyeong  South Korea194.85570.7011124.15
12Irakli Maysuradze  Georgia186.98968.3115118.67
13Conrad Orzel  Canada185.931564.4912121.44
14Mark Gorodnitsky  Israel180.431861.7214118.71
15Luc Economides  France179.552158.8413120.71
16Nurullah Sahaka  Switzerland177.751365.3118112.44
17Adam Siao Him Fa  France175.591664.1119111.48
18Sena Miyake  Japan174.661067.9823106.68
19Cha Young-hyun  South Korea174.132357.5716116.56
20Petr Kotlařík  Czech Republic173.152060.2717112.88
21Donovan Carrillo  Mexico168.681961.3722107.31
22Gabriel Folkesson  Sweden166.392457.1120109.28
23Micah Kai Lynette  Thailand166.002258.3821107.62
WDAlexei Krasnozhon  United States180.28
Did not advance to free skating
25Başar Oktar  Turkey56.842556.84
26Kai Xiang Chew  Malaysia56.762656.76
27Aleksandr Selevko  Estonia54.902754.90
28Ivan Shmuratko  Ukraine54.512854.51
29Yakau Zenko  Belarus54.152954.15
30Larry Loupolover  Azerbaijan53.673053.67
31Aleix Gabara  Spain52.223152.22
32Davide Lewton Brain  Monaco51.683251.68
33Harrison Jon-Yen Wong  Hong Kong49.113349.11
34Alexander Zlatkov  Bulgaria48.363448.36
35Roman Galay  Finland47.873547.87
36Micah Tang  Chinese Taipei47.373647.37
37Kims Georgs Pavlovs  Latvia46.653746.65
38David Igor Birinberg  Israel46.033846.03
39James Min  Australia45.723945.72
40Alexander Borovoj  Hungary43.434043.43
41Luc Maierhofer  Austria42.524142.52
42Nikita Manko  Kazakhstan41.034241.03
43Luke Digby  United Kingdom40.374340.37
44Samuel McAllister  Ireland39.974439.97
45Chadwick Wang  Singapore39.544539.54
46Erik Matysiak  Poland39.484639.48
47Charles Henry Katanovic  Croatia36.804736.80
48Yamato Rowe  Philippines34.374834.37

Ladies

Alexandra Trusova set a new junior world record for the free skating (153.49 points) landing a quadruple salchow and quadruple toe. She also set the new combined total record (225.52 points).

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Alexandra Trusova  Russia225.52172.031153.49
2Alena Kostornaia  Russia207.39271.632135.76
3Mako Yamashita  Japan195.17366.793128.38
4Stanislava Konstantinova  Russia186.35662.635123.72
5Lim Eun-soo  South Korea185.12562.966122.16
6Yuhana Yokoi  Japan184.78859.814124.97
7Ting Cui  United States180.39762.227118.17
8Rika Kihira  Japan175.25463.749111.51
9You Young  South Korea171.78959.798111.99
10Lea Johanna Dastich  Germany164.341255.3210109.02
11Yi Christy Leung  Hong Kong156.221156.971399.25
12Stefanie Pesendorfer  Austria153.701354.161299.54
13Anastasiia Arkhipova  Ukraine151.981059.371692.61
14Selma Ihr  Sweden150.351453.331497.02
15Alexandra Feigin  Bulgaria147.501751.491596.01
16Lucrezia Beccari  Italy147.452346.4611100.99
17Aurora Cotop  Canada141.642149.151792.49
18Chen Hongyi  China141.001849.831891.17
19Emmy Ma  United States139.981652.781987.20
20Ann-Christin Marold  Germany135.561552.842082.72
21Kristen Spours  United Kingdom129.211949.572179.64
22Alana Toktarova  Kazakhstan127.272248.282278.99
23Chloe Ing  Singapore124.262049.272374.99
24Kyarha van Tiel  Netherlands116.772445.882470.89
Did not advance to free skating
25Dahyun Ko  Czech Republic45.682545.68
26Morgan Flood  Azerbaijan45.042645.04
27Andrea Montesinos Cantu  Mexico44.262744.26
28Maya Gorodnitsky  Israel44.242844.24
29Sofia Sula  Finland44.212944.21
30Güzide Irmak Bayır  Turkey43.093043.09
31Amy Lin  Chinese Taipei43.063143.06
32Júlia Láng  Hungary42.003242.00
33Silvia Hugec  Slovakia41.493341.49
34Kristina Škuleta-Gromova  Estonia41.303441.30
35Maïa Mazzara  Switzerland40.693540.69
36Hana Cvijanović  Croatia40.513640.51
37Anete Lāce  Latvia40.033740.03
38Léa Serna  France39.973839.97
39Oliwia Rzepiel  Poland39.713939.71
40Amanda Stan  Romania38.464038.46
41Hiu Ching Kwong  Hong Kong37.314137.31
42Aliaksandra Chepeleva  Belarus36.634236.63
43Paulina Ramanauskaitė  Lithuania33.504333.50
44Maruša Udrih  Slovenia32.714432.71

Pairs

RankNameNationTotal pointsSPFS
1Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin  Russia180.53163.121117.41
2Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin  Russia167.99261.773106.22
3Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov  Russia167.24456.952110.29
4Gao Yumeng / Xie Zhong  China164.70359.555105.15
5Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov  United States160.09654.384105.71
6Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud  Canada158.96555.316103.65
7Talisa Thomalla / Robert Kunkel  Germany144.38852.13892.25
8Sarah Feng / TJ Nyman  United States143.10754.09989.01
9Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland  Canada142.511050.14792.37
10Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi  Japan137.22950.301186.92
11Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin  France133.041344.451088.59
12Tang Feiyao / Yang Yongchao  China130.971148.151282.82
13Isabella Gamez / Tòn Cónsul  Spain121.001245.041475.96
14Sofiia Nesterova / Artem Darenskyi  Ukraine117.731443.911576.18
15Edita Hornaková / Radek Jakubka  Czech Republic117.551541.371373.82
16Hailey Esther Kops / Artem Tsoglin  Israel106.011638.811667.20
Did not advance to free skating
17Sara Carli / Marco Pauletti  Italy36.991736.99

Ice dance

RankNameNationTotal pointsSDFD
1Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin  Russia155.15166.44188.71
2Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko  United States147.68660.85286.83
3Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov  Russia146.88361.29385.59
4Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha  Canada146.22262.39583.83
5Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko  Russia145.85460.95484.90
6Caroline Green / Gordon Green  United States141.83560.86780.97
7Chloe Lewis / Logan Bye  United States139.17858.07681.10
8Natacha Lagouge / Corentin Rahier  France136.75759.26977.49
9Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya  Georgia133.071154.95878.12
10Ria Schwendinger / Valentin Wunderlich  Germany130.271055.021075.25
11Darya Popova / Volodymyr Byelikov  Ukraine125.26955.561169.70
12Olivia McIsaac / Elliott Graham  Canada121.171252.801468.37
13Chiara Calderone / Pietro Papetti  Italy120.851351.781369.07
14Villő Marton / Danyil Semko  Hungary119.921550.581269.36
15Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier  France117.601451.521566.08
16Yana Buga / Georgy Pokhilyuk  Azerbaijan112.551848.271664.28
17Shira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich  Israel112.221749.631762.59
18Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler  Czech Republic110.301650.251860.05
19Charise Matthaei / Maximilian Pfisterer  Germany105.452045.931959.52
20Viktoria Semenjuk / Artur Gruzdev  Estonia105.181946.092059.09
Did not advance to free dance
21Sasha Fear / George Waddell  United Kingdom42.572142.57
22Ning Wanqi / Wang Chao  China41.402241.40
23Haruno Yajima / Daiki Shimazaki  Japan41.162341.16
24Karina Sidarenka / Maksim Yalenich  Belarus40.002440.00
25Yana Bozhilova / Kaloyan Georgiev  Bulgaria38.812538.81
26Olexandra Borysova / Cezary Zawadzki  Poland38.672638.67
27Gaukhar Nauryzova / Boyisangur Datiev  Kazakhstan38.332738.33
28Malene Niquita-Basquin / Jaime García  Spain36.262836.26

Medals summary

Medalists

Medals for overall placement:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Alexey Erokhov Artur Danielian Matteo Rizzo
Ladies Alexandra Trusova Alena Kostornaia Mako Yamashita
Pairs Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov
Ice dancing Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov

Small medals for placement in the short segment:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Alexei Krasnozhon Alexey Erokhov Mitsuki Sumoto
Ladies Alexandra Trusova Alena Kostornaia Mako Yamashita
Pairs Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin Gao Yumeng / Xie Zhong
Ice dance Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov

Small medals for placement in the free segment:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Alexey Erokhov Artur Danielian Joseph Phan
Ladies Alexandra Trusova Alena Kostornaia Mako Yamashita
Pairs Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galiamov Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin
Ice dance Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov

By country

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)4329
2  United States (USA)0101
3  Italy (ITA)0011
 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)3317
2  United States (USA)1001
3  Canada (CAN)0101
4  Japan (JPN)0022
5  China (CHN)0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)4329
2  United States (USA)0101
3  Canada (CAN)0011
 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

References

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