1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Figure skating competition
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The 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the third 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.
| 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Season: | 1999–2000 |
| Previous: 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
| Next: 2000–01 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1999–2000 season, the series was composed of the following events:
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 22–26, 1999 | 1999 JGP Croatia Cup | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 1999 | 1999 JGP Canadian Junior International | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| October 6–10, 1999 | 1999 JGP Czech Skate | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| October 14–17, 1999 | 1999 JGP The Hague | The Hague, Netherlands |
| October 21–24, 1999 | 1999 JGP Skate Slovenia | Bled, Slovenia |
| November 3–7, 1999 | 1999 JGP Salchow Trophy | Stockholm, Sweden |
| November 11–14, 1999 | 1999 JGP Piruetten | Hamar, Norway |
| November 18–21, 1999 | 1999 JGP SBC Cup | Nagano, Japan |
| December 16–19, 1999 | 1999–2000 JGP Final | Gdańsk, Poland |
Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 1999–2000 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1][2][3][4]
There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.
| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soshi Tanaka |
 Irina Nikolaeva |
Julia Shapiro / Alexei Sokolov |
Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev |
| 2 |  Fedor Andreev |
Irina Tkatchuk |
 Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao |
 Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko |
| 3 |  Florian Just |
Marianne Dubuc |
 Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals |
 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
| 4 | Gao Song |
Jennifer Kirk |
Chantal Poirier / Craig Buntin Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov |
Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth |
| 5 | Ryan Bradley |
Deanna Stellato |
 Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali | |
| 6 |  Cyril Brun |
Yukari Nakano |
Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski |
Svetlana Kulikova / Arseni Markov |
| 7 | Stefan Lindemann |
 Tamara Dorofejev |
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| 8 | Denis Balandin |
Svetlana Bukareva | ||
| Alternates | ||||
| 1st |  Alan Street |
Stacey Pensgen |
Amanda Magarian / Jered Guzman |
Elena Khalyavina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 2nd | Valery Medvedev |
 Anna Lundström |
Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko |
Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov |
| 3rd | Evan Lysacek |
 Carina Chen |
Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright |
Caroline Truong / Sylvain Longchambon |
There was an unbreakable tie in 4th place standings in the pairs event, and so Chantal Poirier / Craig Buntin of Canada and Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov of Ukraine both qualified in 4th position. There were no 5th place qualifiers in pairs, because that spot was left empty as a result of the tie for fourth. The two teams had tied exactly, down to the 7th tiebreaker. In later years, a different final tiebreaker was added, one which would have allowed for this tie to be broken.
Medalists
Men
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Florian Just | Laurent Porteret | Denis Balandin | |
| Canada | Soshi Tananka | Ryan Bradley | Kensuke Nakaniwa | |
| Czech Rep. | Fedor Andreev |  Lukáš Rakowski | Valery Medvedev | |
| Netherlands | Fedor Andreev | Alan Street | Cyril Brun | |
| Slovenia | Stefan Lindemann | Ben Miller | Denis Balandin | |
| Sweden | Evan Lysacek | Cyril Brun | Ryan Bradley | |
| Norway | Gao Song | Johnny Weir | Andrei Lezin | |
| Japan | Soshi Tanaka | Ma Xiaodong |  Stéphane Lambiel | |
| Final | Gao Song | Stefan Lindemann | Fedor Andreev |
Ladies
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Olga Stepanova | Svetlana Bukareva | Svetlana Pilipenko | |
| Canada | Irina Nikolaeva | Naomi Nari Nam | Stacey Pensgen | |
| Czech Rep. | Marianne Dubuc | Elizabeth Kwon | Utako Wakamatsu | |
| Netherlands | Kristina Oblasova | Sara Wheat | Susanne Stadlmüller | |
| Slovenia | Irina Tkatchuk | Tamara Dorofejev | Galina Maniachenko | |
| Sweden | Sasha Cohen | Anna Lundström |  Mikkeline Kierkgaard | |
| Norway | Deanna Stellato | Irina Nikolaeva | Irina Tkatchuk | |
| Japan | Jennifer Kirk | Yukari Nakano | Marianne Dubuc | |
| Final | Deanna Stellato | Jennifer Kirk | Svetlana Bukareva |
Pairs
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov | Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko | Anne Powers / Jamie Campbell | |
| Canada | Chantel Poirier / Craig Buntin | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Jaime O'Reilly / David Mollenkamp | |
| Czech Rep. | Julia Shapiro / Alexei Sokolov | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright | Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk | |
| Netherlands | Amanda Magarian / Jered Guzman | Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals | Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko | |
| Slovenia | Julia Shapiro / Alexei Sokolov | Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov | Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski | |
| Sweden | Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals | Abbi Gleeson / Jonathon Hunt | Jessica Waldstein / Garrett Lucash | |
| Norway | Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski | Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov | Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk | |
| Japan | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Chantel Poirier / Craig Buntin | Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright | |
| Final | Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov | Julia Shapiro / Alexei Sokolov | Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski |
Ice dance
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |