1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix
# 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 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 Grand Prix Final.

## Competitions

The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1998–99 season, the series was composed of the following events:

| Date | Event | Location |
| - | - | - |
| August 18–22, 1998 | 1998 JGP Grand Prix de Saint Gervais | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France |
| September 9–13, 1998 | 1998 JGP Mexico Cup | Mexico City, Mexico |
| September 16–20, 1998 | 1998 JGP Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| September 23–27, 1998 | 1998 JGP Ukrainian Souvenir | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| October 7–10, 1998 | 1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter | Chemnitz, Germany |
| October 14–18, 1998 | 1998 JGP Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest, Hungary |
| October 20–25, 1998 | 1998 JGP China Int. Junior Competition | Beijing, China |
| Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1998 | 1998 JGP Slovakia | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| March 12–14, 1999 | 1998–99 JGP Final | Detroit, United States |

## Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.

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

| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ilia Klimkin | Irina Nikolaeva | Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski | Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali |
| 2 | Vincent Restencourt | Viktoria Volchkova | Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek |
| 3 | Yosuke Takeuchi | Tamara Dorofejev | Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko | Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko |
| 4 | Stefan Lindemann | Sarah Hughes | Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko | Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev |
| 5 | Ryan Bradley | Anna Jurkiewicz | Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose | Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov |
| 6 | Alexei Vasilevsky | Daria Timoshenko | Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov | Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo |
| 7 | Lukáš Rakowski | Gwenaelle Jullien | – | – |
| 8 | Matthew Savoie | Chisato Shiina | – | – |
| Alternates |||||
| 1st | Matthew Davies | Júlia Sebestyén | Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov | Tatiana Kurkudym / Yuri Kocherzhenko |
| 2nd | Scott Smith | Yoshie Onda | Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino | Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai |
| 3rd | Soshi Tanaka | Yuko Kawaguchi | Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov | Nelly Gouverst / Cedric Pernet |

## Medalists

### Men

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Vincent Restencourt | Ryan Bradley | Matthew Savoie |
| Mexico | Yosuke Takeuchi | Eiji Iwamoto | Jeffrey Franklin |
| Bulgaria | Ilia Klimkin | Stefan Lindemann | Soshi Tanaka |
| Ukraine | Andriy Kyforenko | Alexei Vasilevski | Oleksandr Smokvin |
| Germany | Vincent Restencourt | Stefan Lindemann | Scott Smith |
| Hungary | Ilia Klimkin | Yosuke Takeuchi | Ryan Bradley |
| China | Guo Zhengxin | Gao Song | Yu Wang |
| Slovakia | Johnny Weir | Lukáš Rakowski | Matthew Davies |
| Final | Vincent Restencourt | Ilia Klimkin | Alexei Vasilevski |

### Ladies

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Irina Nikolaeva | Anna Jurkiewicz | Daria Timoshenko |
| Mexico | Yuko Kawaguchi | Sarah Hughes | Chisato Shiina |
| Bulgaria | Tamara Dorofejev | Daria Timoshenko | Sabina Wojtala |
| Ukraine | Viktoria Volchkova | Galina Maniachenko | Anna Neshcheret |
| Germany | Irina Nikolaeva | Anna Jurkiewicz | Sara Wheat |
| Hungary | Júlia Sebestyén | Sarah Hughes | Chisato Shiina |
| China | Yoshie Onda | Gwenaëlle Jullien | Wang Huan |
| Slovakia | Viktoria Volchkova | Tamara Dorofejev | Erin Pearl |
| Final | Viktoria Volchkova | Sarah Hughes | Daria Timoshenko |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals | Jaisa MacAdam / Garrett Lucash |
| Mexico | Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko | Eve Butchart / Clinton Petersen | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright |
| Bulgaria | Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski | Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov | Aneta Kowalska / Łukasz Różycki |
| Ukraine | Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko | Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov |
| Germany | Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski | Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose | Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov |
| Hungary | Elena Bogospasaeva / Oleg Ponomarenko | Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov | Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer |
| China | Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao | Melica Brozovich / Anton Nimenko | Anna Kaverzina / Vitali Dubina |
| Slovakia | Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose | Jacinth Lariviere / Lenny Faustino | Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov |
| Final | Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose | Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko | Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek | Nelly Gourvest / Cédric Pernet |
| Mexico | Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo | Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai | Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenholscher |
| Bulgaria | Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali | Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev | Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth |
| Ukraine | Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko | Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov | Olga Kudym / Anton Tereshenko |
| Germany | Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek | Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo | Tetyana Kurkudym / Yuriy Kocherzhenko |
| Hungary | Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov | Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai | Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth |
| China | Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali | Melissa Gregory / James Shufford | Nelly Gourvest / Cedric Pernet |
| Slovakia | Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev | Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voyko | Jill Vernekohl / Jan Luggenhoelscher |
| Final | Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek | Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo | Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
