2003–04 ISU Junior Grand Prix
# 2003–04 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 2003–04 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the seventh 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 2003–04 season, the series was composed of the following events:

| Date | Event | Location |
| - | - | - |
| September 11–13 | 2003 JGP Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| September 18–21 | 2003 JGP Skate Slovakia | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| September 24–28 | 2003 JGP Mexico Cup | Mexico City, Mexico |
| October 2–5 | 2003 JGP Czech Skate | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| October 9–12 | 2003 JGP Skate Bled | Bled, Slovenia |
| October 16–19 | 2003 JGP SBC Cup | Okaya, Japan |
| October 22–26 | 2003 JGP Croatia Cup | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 | 2003 JGP Gdańsk Cup | Gdańsk, Poland |
| December 11–14 | 2003–04 Junior Grand Prix Final | Malmö, Sweden |

## Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 2003–04 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.

| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andrei Griazev | Miki Ando | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
| 2 | Evan Lysacek | Lina Johansson | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev |
| 3 | Tomáš Verner | Mai Asada | Tatiana Kokoreva / Egor Golovkin | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
| 4 | Christopher Mabee | Danielle Kahle | Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev | Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky |
| 5 | Jordan Brauninger | Kimmie Meissner | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo |
| 6 | Alexander Uspenski | Viktória Pavuk | Andrea Varraux / David Pelletier | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| 7 | Sergei Dobrin | Olga Naidenova | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov | Olga Orlova / Maxim Bolotin |
| 8 | Nobunari Oda | Akiko Kitamura | Arina Ushakova / Alexander Popov | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer |
| Alternates |||||
| 1st | Alban Préaubert | Katy Taylor | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Camilla Spelta / Luca La Notte |
| 2nd | Kazumi Kishimoto | Lucie Krausová | Michelle Cronin / Brian Shales | Anna Cappellini / Matteo Zanni |
| 3rd | Shawn Sawyer | Aki Sawada | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason |

Lina Johansson of Sweden was the second qualifier in the ladies' event, and so Sweden did not have a host wildcard entry to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

## Medalists

### Men

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | Andrei Griazev | Tomáš Verner | Shawn Sawyer |
| Slovakia | Andrei Griazev | Nobunari Oda | Christopher Mabee |
| Mexico | Jordan Brauninger | Takahiko Kozuka | Ken Rose |
| Czech Rep. | Tomáš Verner | Sergei Dobrin | Alexander Uspenski |
| Slovenia | Christopher Mabee | Dennis Phan | Shawn Sawyer |
| Japan | Evan Lysacek | Kazumi Kishimoto | Nobunari Oda |
| Croatia | Evan Lysacek | Alban Préaubert | Sergei Dobrin |
| Poland | Parker Pennington | Alexander Uspenski | Yasuharu Nanri |
| Final | Evan Lysacek | Andrei Griazev | Christopher Mabee |

### Ladies

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | Lina Johansson | Kimmie Meissner | Cynthia Phaneuf |
| Slovakia | Mai Asada | Katy Taylor | Olga Naidenova |
| Mexico | Miki Ando | Danielle Kahle | Jessica Dubé |
| Czech Rep. | Lucie Krausová | Olga Naidenova | Akiko Kitamura |
| Slovenia | Kimmie Meissner | Lina Johansson | Viktória Pavuk |
| Japan | Miki Ando | Mai Asada | Aki Sawada |
| Croatia | Danielle Kahle | Myriane Samson | Elena Naumova |
| Poland | Viktória Pavuk | Akiko Kitamura | Kiira Korpi |
| Final | Miki Ando | Lina Johansson | Viktória Pavuk |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole |
| Slovakia | Tatiana Kokoreva / Egor Golovkin | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger |
| Mexico | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Michelle Cronin / Brian Shales |
| Czech Rep. | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko | Arina Ushakova / Alexander Popov |
| Slovenia | Tatiana Kokoreva / Egor Golovkin | Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev | Terra Findlay / John Mattatal |
| Japan | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Michelle Cronin / Brian Shales | Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski |
| Croatia | Andrea Varraux / David Pelletier | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov |
| Poland | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | Arina Ushakova / Alexander Popov | Brandilyn Sandoval / Laureano Ibarra |
| Final | Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev | Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Camilla Spelta / Luca La Notte | Anastasia Platonova / Andrei Maximishin |
| Slovakia | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| Mexico | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev | Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky | Anna Cappellini / Matteo Zanni |
| Czech Rep. | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | Olga Orlova / Maxim Bolotin | Petra Pachlová / Petr Knoth |
| Slovenia | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | Anna Cappellini / Matteo Zanni |
| Japan | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Lauren Senft / Leif Gislason |
| Croatia | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin | Olga Orlova / Maxim Bolotin | Camilla Spelta / Luca La Notte |
| Poland | Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | Kirsten Frisch / Augie Hill |
| Final | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
