2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix
# 2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 2002–03 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth 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 2002–03 season, the series was composed of the following events:

| Date | Event | Location |
| - | - | - |
| August 21–25 | 2002 JGP Courchevel | Courchevel, France |
| September 12–15 | 2002 JGP Belgrade Sparrow | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| September 19–22 | 2002 JGP Scottsdale | Scottsdale, United States |
| September 26–29 | 2002 JGP Montreal | Montreal, Canada |
| October 3–6 | 2002 JGP Skate Slovakia | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| October 10–13 | 2002 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter | Chemnitz, Germany |
| October 16–20 | 2002 JGP China | Beijing, China |
| Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 | 2002 JGP Trofeo Rita Trapanese | Milan, Italy |
| December 12–15 | 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final | The Hague, Netherlands |

## Series notes

At the Junior Grand Prix Final, bronze medalist Miki Ando became the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition when she landed a quadruple salchow.

## Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 2002–03 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.

| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sergei Dobrin | Yukina Ota | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
| 2 | Alexander Shubin | Miki Ando | Ding Yang / Ren Zongfei | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 3 | Andrei Griazev | Alissa Czisny | Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
| 4 | Evan Lysacek | Adriana DeSanctis | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault | Christina Beier / William Beier |
| 5 | Parker Pennington | Beatrisa Liang | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi |
| 6 | Mikhail Magerovski | Carolina Kostner | Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold | Mariana Kozlova / Sergei Baranov |
| 7 | Jamal Othman | Lina Johansson | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev |
| 8 | Tomáš Verner | Signe Ronka | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer |
| Alternates |||||
| 1st | Jordan Brauninger | Akiko Suzuki | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski |
| 2nd | Shawn Sawyer | Olga Naidenova | Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakharov | Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty |
| 3rd | Wesley Campbell | Ye Bin Mok | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |

Joelle Bastiaans was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

## Medalists

### Men

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Alexander Shubin | Evan Lysacek | Jordan Brauninger |
| Yugoslavia | Shawn Sawyer | Wesley Campbell | Song Choi Ri |
| United States | Andrei Griazev | Parker Pennington | Ken Rose |
| Canada | Andrei Griazev | Evan Lysacek | Jamal Othman |
| Slovakia | Alexander Shubin | Nobunari Oda | Yannick Ponsero |
| Germany | Sergei Dobrin | Tomáš Verner | Nicholas LaRoche |
| China | Mikhail Magerovski | Rui Yi | Wu Jialiang |
| Italy | Sergei Dobrin | Parker Pennington | Jamal Othman |
| Final | Alexander Shubin | Sergei Dobrin | Parker Pennington |

### Ladies

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Carolina Kostner | Alissa Czisny | Signe Ronka |
| Yugoslavia | Yukina Ota | Adriana DeSanctis | Alima Gershkovic |
| United States | Akiko Suzuki | Beatrisa Liang | Felicia Beck |
| Canada | Miki Ando | Louann Donovan | Cynthia Phaneuf |
| Slovakia | Lina Johansson | Alissa Czisny | Natalie Mecher |
| Germany | Olga Naidenova | Adriana DeSanctis | Jenna McCorkell |
| China | Miki Ando | Beatrisa Liang | Ye Bin Mok |
| Italy | Yukina Ota | Signe Ronka | Viktória Pavuk |
| Final | Yukina Ota | Carolina Kostner | Miki Ando |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold | Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakharov | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov |
| Yugoslavia | Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov | Amy Howerton / Steven Pottenger |
| United States | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Brittany Vise / Nicholas Kole |
| Canada | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault |
| Slovakia | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Chantal Poirier / Jesse Sturdy | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra |
| Germany | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault | Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler |
| China | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Tiffany Vise / Laureano Ibarra | Tatiana Kokoreva / Egor Golovkin |
| Italy | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt | Veronika Havlíčková / Karel Štefl |
| Final | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault | Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| France | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Christina Beier / William Beier | Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty |
| Yugoslavia | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Mariana Kozlova / Sergei Baranov | Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky |
| United States | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Olga Orlova / Maxim Bolotin | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |
| Canada | Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev | Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi | Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| Slovakia | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | Siobhan Karam / Joshua McGrath |
| Germany | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Mariana Kozlova / Sergei Baranov | Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky |
| China | Christina Beier / William Beier | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | Loren Galler-Rabinowitz / David Mitchell |
| Italy | Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty |
| Final | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 17 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United States (USA) | 0 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
