The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Polish Figure Skating Association (Polish: Polski Związek Łyżwiarstwa Figurowego). It is held periodically as an event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (JGP), a series of international competitions exclusively for junior-level skaters. It has been held under several names during its history, including the Gdańsk Cup (2005), the Toruń Cup (2009, 2015), the Baltic Cup (2011, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022), and the Solidarity Cup (2022, 2023, 2024). Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their results at the qualifying competitions each season, and the top skaters or teams in each discipline are invited to then compete at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.
| Junior Grand Prix in Poland | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Frequency | Occasional |
| Country | Poland |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Previous event | 2025 |
| Organized by | Polish Figure Skating Association |
History
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.
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). 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.
Poland hosted its first Junior Grand Prix competition in 2000 in Gdańsk. Ryan Bradley of the United States won the men's event, Anna Jurkiewicz of Poland won the women's event, Julia Karbovskaya and Sergei Slavnov of Russia won the pairs event, and Elena Romanovskaya and Alexander Grachev, also of Russia, won the ice dance event.
Poland has twice hosted the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the culminating event of the Junior Grand Prix series. The 1999 Junior Grand Prix Final was held in Gdańsk. Gao Song of China won the men's event, Deanna Stellato of the United States won the women's event, Aljona Savchenko and Stanislav Morozov of Ukraine won the pairs event, and Natalia Romaniuta and Daniil Barantsev of Russia won the ice dance event. The 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final was also held in Gdańsk. Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu, both of the United States, won the men's and women's events, respectively; and Maria Monko and Ilia Tkachenko of Russia won the ice dance event. Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia originally won the pairs event, but when a positive drug test from Larionov revealed the presence of a banned substance, they were stripped of their gold medals, and Ksenia Krasilnikova and Konstantin Bezmaternikh, also of Russia, were elevated to pairs champions.
The Croatian Skating Federation was scheduled to host the fifth event of the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Series in Zagreb, but cancelled the event for "logistical reasons." The French Federation of Ice Sports had originally volunteered to host a replacement event in Grenoble; however, it, too, was cancelled. The event was reallocated to Poland, where the Polish Figure Skating Association was already scheduled to host the fifth 2022 Junior Grand Prix competition in Gdańsk. Thus, two Junior Grand Prix competitions were held back-to-back at the Hala Olivia in Gdańsk.
Medalists
Not pictured: Lukáš Václavík of Slovakia (men's singles)
Men's singles
In 2021, Mikhail Shaidorov became the first skater from Kazakhstan to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix medal since Denis Ten in 2008.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1999 Final | Gdańsk | Gao Song | Stefan Lindemann | Fedor Andreev | |
| 2000 | Ryan Bradley | Andrei Griazev | Stanislav Timchenko | ||
| 2001 | Stanislav Timchenko | Karel Zelenka | Alexander Uspenski | ||
| 2003 | Parker Pennington | Alexander Uspenski | Yasuharu Nanri | ||
| 2005 | Alexander Uspenski | Austin Kanallakan | Yang Chao | ||
| 2007 Final | Adam Rippon | Brandon Mroz | Armin Mahbanoozadeh | ||
| 2009 | Toruń | Yuzuru Hanyu | Austin Kanallakan | Gordei Gorshkov | |
| 2011 | Gdańsk | Joshua Farris | Artur Dmitriev Jr. | Ryuichi Kihara | |
| 2013 | Adian Pitkeev | Alexander Petrov | Zhang He | ||
| 2015 | Toruń | Sota Yamamoto | Deniss Vasiļjevs | Roman Sadovsky | |
| 2017 | Gdańsk | Alexey Erokhov | Camden Pulkinen | Conrad Orzel | |
| 2019 | Daniil Samsonov | Yuma Kagiyama | Daniel Grassl | ||
| 2021 | Gleb Lutfullin | Mikhail Shaidorov | Egor Rukhin | ||
| 2022 Poland I | Lucas Broussard | Chen Yudong | Raffaele Francesco Zich | ||
| 2022 Poland II | Takeru Amine Kataise | Robert Yampolsky | Seo Min-kyu | ||
| 2023 | Lim Ju-heon | Beck Strommer | Daiya Ebihara | ||
| 2024 | Lukáš Václavík | Sena Takahashi | Seo Min-kyu | ||
| 2025 | Choi Ha-bin | Taiga Nishino | Genrikh Gartung |
Women's singles
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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| 1999 Final | Gdańsk | Deanna Stellato | Jennifer Kirk | Svetlana Bukareva | |
| 2000 | Anna Jurkiewicz | Colette Irving | Carina Chen | ||
| 2001 | Irina Tkatchuk | Svitlana Pylypenko | Magdalena Leska | ||
| 2003 | Viktória Pavuk | Akiko Kitamura | Kiira Korpi | ||
| 2005 | Haruka Inoue | Xu Binshu | |||
| 2007 Final | Mirai Nagasu | Rachael Flatt | Yuki Nishino | ||
| 2009 | Toruń | Kanako Murakami | Anna Ovcharova | Christina Gao | |
| 2011 | Gdańsk | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Satoko Miyahara | Samantha Cesario | |
| 2013 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Angela Wang | Gabrielle Daleman | ||
| 2015 | Toruń | Polina Tsurskaya | Ekaterina Mitrofanova | Rin Nitaya | |
| 2017 | Gdańsk | Alena Kostornaia | Daria Panenkova | Rino Kasakake | |
| 2019 | Alysa Liu | Viktoria Vasilieva | Anastasia Tarakanova | ||
| 2021 | Sofia Akateva | Elizaveta Kulikova | Shin Ji-a | ||
| 2022 Poland I | Mao Shimada | Mone Chiba | Kim Chae-yeon | ||
| 2022 Poland II | Ami Nakai | Shin Ji-a | Kwon Min-sol | ||
| 2023 | Rena Uezono | Kwon Min-sol | Youn Seo-jin | ||
| 2024 | Mao Shimada | Kaoruko Wada | Ko Na-yeon | ||
| 2025 | Kim Yu-jae | Alica Lengyelova | Sophie Joline von Felten |
Pairs
Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia originally won the gold medal at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, but they were later disqualified due to a positive doping test from Larionov.
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In 2021, Angelina Kudryavtseva and Ilia Karankevich became the first skaters from Cyprus to win an ISU Junior Grand Prix medal in any discipline.
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