ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP) was established by the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1997 and consists of a series of seven international figure skating competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. The locations of the Junior Grand Prix events change every year. While all seven competitions feature the men's, women's, and ice dance events, only four competitions each season feature the pairs event. Skaters earn points based on their results each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are then invited to compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.^[1]

Skaters are eligible to compete on the junior-level circuit if they are at least 13 years old before 1 July of the respective season, but not yet 19 (for single skaters), 21 (for men and women in ice dance and women in pair skating), or 23 (for men in pair skating).^[2] Competitors are chosen by their respective skating federations. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member nation in each discipline is determined by their results at the prior World Junior Figure Skating Championships.^[3]

Mexico hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in Mexico City in 1998. Yōsuke Takeuchi and Yuko Kavaguti, both of Japan, won the men's and women's events, respectively. Milica Brozović and Anton Nimenko of Russia won the pairs event, and Federica Faiella and Luciano Milo of Italy won the ice dance event.^[4] Mexico hosted several subsequent Junior Grand Prix events in Mexico City; the 2013 event was the most recent iteration.^[5]