2026-27 Junior Grand Prix - General Discussion

[Sylvia]

Australian article after Hana Bath had won the silver at Junior Worlds (April 23, 2026):

Figure skating teen makes history for Australia

At just 15, Hana Bath became the first Australian female to ever land a triple axel in competition. The rising star now has her eye on the 2030 Winter Olympics.

www.abc.net.au

In late 2024, Hana and her mum packed their bags and made the move north.
"She saw Japan as a stepping stone towards her dream," Mr Bath said.
Now based in Tokyo, Hana trains alongside some of the best in the world.
"I'm training around a lot of high-level skaters that I can watch, and I can learn a lot from them," she said.
Hana juggles online schooling in Western Australia during the day with training in the afternoon.
This move has meant sacrifices for her family, with her brother and father remaining in Perth.
"I think in her DNA that she wants to be a figure skater and she dreams big and it's hard not to really want to embrace that," Mr Bath said.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

JGP #3 in Bangkok, Thailand - entries as of August 4: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/entries/isu-jgp-bangkok-2026/

JUNIOR MEN
No Name Nation
1 Vasil BARAKHOUSKI AIN1
Pavel GAVDIS S
Heorhi KAZLOUSKI S
2 Lev LAZAREV AIN2
Arsenii FEDOTOV S
3 James LIN AUS
Vinceman CHONG S
Kryshtof PRADEAUX S
Rahul RAVINDRAN S
4 Colton MONESS CAN
James CHA S
William CHAN S
Alexander GE S
Ethan LUO S
Rui QIN S
Liam SCHMIDT S
Travis TRANG S
Bowen YAN S
5 Yihe SUN CHN
Zhuo Lang LI S
6 Romulus PELTONEN FIN
Benjamin ERIKSSON S
Anton ERKAMA S
Matias HEINONEN S
Henri MOISIO S
Venni PITKO S
7 Lloyd THOMSON GBR
Callum GILCHRIST S
Lewis MACDONALD S
Edward SOLOVYOV S
8 Soner OEZTUERK GER
Michelangelo CAPRANO S
Leon ROJKOV S
Robert WILDT S
Felix Haoyu ZENG S
9 Simon SUN HKG
Jarvis HO S
Jiarui LI S
Zihao Harvey ZHOU S
10 Igor Gyula KIND HUN
11 Rafif Herfianto PUTRA INA
12 Haseesh MERUGUPALA IND
13 Kirill SHEIKO ISR
Nikita SHEIKO S
Matvey SOKOLOV S
14 Taiga NISHINO JPN
15 Shun UEMURA JPN
Daiya EBIHARA S
Hayato OKAZAKI S
Sena TAKAHASHI S
16 Yeraly SHAKHIMURAT KAZ
Nikita KOZLOV S
Artur SMAGULOV S
17 Jaewook CHUNG KOR
18 Aaron KIM KOR
Habin CHOI S
Gyujin HWANG S
Yesung KIM S
Jaekeun LEE S
19 Jia Hao LAI MAS
Jayden Ye Hung TIN S
20 Yanhao LI NZL
21 Gion SCHMID SUI
Sandro DE ANGELO S
Ean WEILER S
22 Chawawit JIAMAHASUP THA
23 Hiro KAEWTATHIP THA
24 Tharon WARASITTICHAI THA
25 Wei Te JUAN TPE
26 Louis MALLANE USA
27 Hitonari TANI USA
Ryan William AZADPOUR S
Patrick BLACKWELL S
Caleb FARRINGTON S
Isaac FULTON S
Henry GAO S
Kirk HAUGETO S
Daniel KOPPEL S
Zachary LOPINTO S
Evan NEUHAUS S
Marlo ROSEN S
Ryedin RUDE-DENMAN S
Vaclav VASQUEZ S
28 Hoang Huu NGUYEN VIE

JUNIOR WOMEN
No Name Nation
1 Varvara STAHOVICH AIN1
Mariya EVTUKHINA S
Yaraslava KNIAZEVA S
2 Elena KOSTYLEVA AIN2
Sofiia DZEPKA S
Viktoriia STRELTSOVA S
3 Amber FU AUS
4 Isabella WANG AUS
Hana BATH S
Ann KYLE S
Kalyn SHIMOGAKI S
5 Hannah FRANK AUT
Teresa Naia EDER S
Eles NAMAZALIEVA S
Iris UMUNDUM S
Nathalie YONEMORI S
Victoria YONEMORI S
6 Lia CHO CAN
Victoria BARAKHTINA S
Uxia GONZALEZ-ABRALDES S
Gabrielle JUGNAUTH S
Ksenia KROUZKEVITCH S
Lulu LIN S
Reese ROSE S
Aleksa VOLKOVA S
7 Alicia Rocio MENCHACA-LILLO CHI
8 Yun Xi FAN CHN
Shiqi GAO S
Shuxian JIN S
9 Ana Belen VELEZ BURBANO ECU
Jana GUFLER S
10 Lotta ARTIMO FIN
Annika PELLONMAA S
Pinja PELTOLA S
Venla SINISALO S
Darja TRUBITSON S
Saaga VOLKOVA S
11 Mia CRAIG GBR
Lilian MUSGRAVE S
Alice SMITH S
Arina VOROBEVA S
Jessica WORTH S
12 Amaliia NASYBULLINA GEO
13 Yeuk Kwan ZHU HKG
Tze Yan Valerie CHAN S
Chloe Desiree LEUNG S
Yun XUE S
14 Zsofia SZEPLAKI HUN
Polina DZSUMANYIJAZOVA S
Greta Norina MAJOR S
Martina Petra MAJOR S
Hanna Laura VIRANYI S
15 Nathania Kinarizzah INSYIRAH INA
16 Abrysha SRIVASTAVA IND
17 Elin Katla SVEINBJORNSDOTTIR ISL
Saedis Heba GUDMUNDSDOTTIR S
18 Sophia SHIFRIN ISR
19 Simona TKACHMAN ISR
Elizabeth BALONOV S
Anastasia FREIFELD S
Talia GEFTAR S
Izabella KIRILLOVA S
Nikol KUPERMAN S
Shahaf PINCHAS S
Shaked PINCHAS S
Anna VALIK S
20 Sumika KANAZAWA JPN
21 Rena UEZONO JPN
Karin MIYAZAKI S
Mayuko OKA S
Mei OKADA S
Kaoruko WADA S
Kei YAMADA S
22 Mariya SOSNOVSKAYA KAZ
Safiya ABAYEVA S
23 Jiyu HUH KOR
Jeongyul HWANG S
Nayeon KO S
Hyowon LEE S
24 Zofia Zhuo Yiing KONG MAS
Chloe Xin Yao NG S
25 Tselmeg MUNKHTSEDEN MGL
26 Pernille WITH NOR
Thea Marie Kochergina ULLERENG S
27 Renee TSAI NZL
Ziyao WU S
28 Hayden Isabel BALUCATING PHI
Celine Isabelle TANSIPEK S
29 Joyce Yue En YANG SGP
Jiayuxin LIN S
Vianna Shen-Rou LINKE S
30 Ula ZADNIKAR SLO
Polina BYKOVA S
Lucka FORTUNA S
Zala GRUM S
Klara JEVNIK S
Vita KAS S
Aria Lusa KOGOVSEK S
Lija KROSELJ S
Luna ROZMAN S
Anna SERGIENKO S
31 Leandra TZIMPOUKAKIS SUI
Elisabeth DIBBERN S
Valeriya EZHOVA S
32 Olivia LENGYELOVA SVK
Alica LENGYELOVA S
33 Thanapa CHUMPOLKOOLVONG THA
34 Phattaratida KANESHIGE THA
35 Sirinatthaya MAHITTIVANICHA THA
Angela Urvashi NORIN S
Prim SOBHANAVSU S
Pasuree Marcella TATIRAT S
36 Hsiang-YU CHAN TPE
37 Evgeniia NIKOLAEVA UAE
Marie BIERWERT S
Sara BIN KARAM S
Marina MAKARENKO S

JUNIOR ICE DANCE
No Name Nation
1 Olga GRABOVSKAYA / Yaraslau SYTSIK AIN1
Varvara RAUHEN / Mikhail PRUSIANKOU S
2 Mariia FEFELOVA / Artem VALOV AIN2
Daria DROZHZHINA / Ivan TELNOV S
3 Chanelle CHUM / Osckar CHUM AUS
4 Chaima BEN KHELIFA / Julien LEVESQUE CAN [new]
5 Madelaine Ann BREAU / Kurtis CHE CAN
Charlie ANDERSON / Cayden DAWSON S
Laurence BRIERE / Earl Jesse CELESTINO S [new]
Victoria CARANDIUC / Andrei CARANDIUC S
Summer HOMICK / Nicholas BUELOW S
6 Zhixuan LI / Quanshuo GE CHN
7 Eleonore GABET / Raphael DUCLUSAUD FRA
8 Lea HIENNE / Louis VARESCON FRA
Alexandra BALYAN / Nikolai BALABARDIN S [new]
Rose Anne Marie BORDET / Hugo TOMAS S
Louise COHAS-BOGEY / Daniil GRISHIN S
Angelina CUCHERAT / Leopold HERNANDEZ-DACQUIN S
Siloe Nayeli Claire DESBOIS-RENAUDIN / Enzo TOMAS S
Emi DUFOUR / Juan Carlos MARAVILLA S [new]
Lou-Bella LEMAIRE / Mael QUINQUIS S
Kira LISTKOVA / Tahory TADDEI-DUGUE S
Dania MOUADEN / Theo BIGOT S
Ambre PERRIER GIANESINI / Samuel BLANC KLAPERMAN S
Emilie PROULX / Morgan LALIBERTE LAURENT S
Romy REVERCHON / Victor DI MUZIO S
9 Ashlie SLATTER / Louis GREGORY GBR
Annabel MANN / Jack HAMMOND S
Mimi MARLER DAVIES / Joseph BLACK S
10 Dessie Abigail HOEWING-MOXLEY / Artyom SLADKOV GER [new]
Mia-Luisa GIBBESCH / Lias LUFT S
Darya GRIMM / Grigorii RODIN S [1st int'l season]
Eniko KOBOR / Zoard KOBOR S
Alexia KRUK / Jan EISENHABER S
Warunya Katharina SALENBAUCH / Paiboon Hermann SALENBAUCH S
11 Yuxuan XING / Han Wan CHAU HKG
12 Villo Mira SZILAGYI / Istvan JARACS HUN
Diane GALLIX / Elod EGYED-ZSIGMOND S
Aletta LANYI / Ilya LAURENAU S [new]
Lena ZERINVARY-SIMON / Huba GALLAI S [new]
13 Zoe BIANCHI / Daniel BASILE ITA
Laura FINELLI / Tommaso BARISON S [new]
Martina LAVAZZA / Raphael Raymond MEUNIER S
14 Ayumi SHIBAYAMA / Tomoki KIMURA JPN
15 Inkyong PARK / Andrew SONG KOR [new]
Leina YOU / Henrick CHAN S [new]
16 Seraina TSCHARNER / Laurin WIEDERKEHR SUI
17 Anaelle KOUEVI / Yann HOMAWOO USA
18 Annelise STAPERT / Maxim KOROTCOV USA
Hana Maria ABOIAN / Daniil VESELUKHIN S
Jane CALHOUN / Mark ZHELTYSHEV S
Marian CARHART / Denis BLEDSOE S
Sophia FEIGE / Wiles MIDDLEKAUFF S
Grace FISCHER / Luke FISCHER S
Clara FUGATE / Warren FUGATE S
Rylen LUKANIN / Patrick O'BRIEN S
Aneta VACLAVIKOVA / William LISSAUER S [1st int'l season]

S = Substitute
*AIN 1 : Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Belarus
*AIN 2 : Skaters affiliated with ISU Members in Russia

No USA men at this event?

 

[Sylvia]

No USA men at this event?

You mean woman? Mallane & Tani are the 2 U.S. men listed. Bangkok is the only JGP that doesn't have a U.S. woman's spot this season.

Cross-posting here from the AUS/NZL news thread since Australia's Mia Zeng is finally old enough to make her JGP debut this season (I first saw her skate in May 2024):

Mia Zixuan ZENG won the Junior Women's gold medal (184.02) at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in Jakarta, Indonesia!
1st in SP: 63.74 39.24 24.50 6.17 6.33 5.92 0.00 #3 (3F+3Lo, 2A, 3Lz; all L4 spins)
Mia turned 13 in March - link to her updated ISU profile: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/mia-zixuan-zeng/
...
SP music: Bogotá by Gil Ventura and his orchestra

Fan cam of Mia's SP:

Han *⁠.⁠✧ on Instagram: "Mia Zixuan Zeng SP 🇦🇺 26/27 in AOFST 2026 #figureskating #miazixuanzeng"

357 likes, 4 comments - milkteakuy on August 5, 2026: "Mia Zixuan Zeng SP 🇦🇺 26/27 in AOFST 2026 #figureskating #miazixuanzeng".

www.instagram.com

 

[Sylvia]

Skate Austria has announced their JGP assignments:

Skate Austria on Instagram: "Team Austria startet in die Junior Grand Prix Saison! 🇦🇹💪🏼 Bei #JGPFigure zeigen unsere Nachwuchstalente ihr Können. ⛸️ An den Start gehen: Frauen: Hannah Frank - Ankara 🇹🇷 Laibach 🇸🇮 Eles Namazalieva - Riga 🇱🇻 Nath

90 likes, 1 comments - skateaustria on August 7, 2026: "Team Austria startet in die Junior Grand Prix Saison! 🇦🇹💪🏼 Bei #JGPFigure zeigen unsere Nachwuchstalente ihr Können. ⛸️ An den Start gehen: Frauen: Hannah Frank - Ankara 🇹🇷 Laibach 🇸🇮 Eles Namazalieva - Riga 🇱🇻 Nathalie Yonemori -...

www.instagram.com

Frauen:
Hannah Frank - Ankara Laibach [Ljubljana]
Eles Namazalieva - Riga
Nathalie Yonemori - Bangkok

Männer:
Daniel Ruis - Ankara Laibach

These days are: cross your fingers for our athletes!
27.-29. August 2026, Riga
3.-5. September 2026, Bangkok
17.-19. September 2026, Ankara
1.-3. Oktober 2026 Laibach

 

[Ka3sha]

Sofia Dzepka will replace Elena Kostyleva at the JGP Xi’an

Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России

❗️❗️София Дзепка заменит Елену Костылеву на ЮГП в Китае В составе команды, которая отправится на первый этап юниорской серии ISU Гран-при в Китае, произошла замена. Елена Костылева не сможет принять участие в турнире по медицинским показаниям. Спортсменку заменит София Дзепка. Первый этап ЮГП...

t.me

 

[Sylvia]

Estonia's Elina Goidina, 16, talks about being coached by Alexei Mishin, her new programs, and plans to add the triple Axel this season (August 9):

Estonia's Elina Goidina growing into her own

Estonia's Elina Goidina growing into her own Elina Goidina could be the next name to emerge from Estonia's rising figure skating program. Two-time

www.goldenskate.com

She is listed for JGP #2 in Riga.

 

[Sylvia]

[wrong thread]

JGP Xi'an (Aug.19-22) colored schedule is available: https://results.isu.org/schedules/jgpchn2026_ColouredTimeSchedule.pdf
Anyone here planning to attend in person?

 

[Sylvia]

Sofiia DZEPKA officially has replaced Elena Kostyleva (Russian media reported she has a gluteal muscle injury) in the JGP Xi'an entries: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/entries/isu-gp-cup-of-china-2026/?type=11817683

ETA - checking the Xi'an entries as of today:

JUNIOR MEN (27 to 26)
Janis ZNOTINS LAT is no longer listed (no replacement)

JUNIOR WOMEN (still 34)
Elena KOSTYLEVA AIN2 has been replaced by Sofiia DZEPKA
Eliska KUBANOVA CZE has been replaced by Darya TIMOFEEVA
Elizabeth BALONOV ISR has been replaced by Shaked PINCHAS
Kira BARANOVSKA LAT has been replaced by Natasa JERMOLICKA

JUNIOR PAIRS (12 down to 10)
Xuanqi ZHANG / Wenqiang FENG CHN are no longer listed and there's no replacement even though a sub pair is still listed
Vassilianna SHELESTOVA / Abay SADYKOV KAZ [new] - are no longer listed

JUNIOR ICE DANCE (18) - no changes

 

[Capt. DeSoto]

checking the Xi'an entries as of today:

JUNIOR MEN (27 to 26)
Janis ZNOTINS LAT is no longer listed (no replacement)

Based on a statement I saw posted from his fed a few days ago, he'll be skating in Gdansk instead.

 

[Sylvia]

^^^ Thanks - here's the Latvian Skating Association's August 3rd JGP singles skaters selection press release: https://www.skatelatvia.lv/latvijas...lijums-2026-27-isu-junior-grand-prix-posmiem/

After the figure skating control starts [test skates] held on August 1 and 2, the distribution of our junior athletes for the 2026-27 ISU Junior Grand Prix stages has been determined. And it is as follows:

Junior women:
Latvia, Riga – Kira Baranovska, Natasha Jermolicka, Mia Kasparovicha
China, Xi'an – Natasha Jermolicka
Poland, Gdansk – Kira Baranovska

Junior men:
Latvia, Riga – Jānis Znotiņš, Ratmirs Bekišbajevs, Daniels Van Lubeks
Turkey, Ankara – Jānis Znotiņš, Akims Kirilovs

I was kinda surprised Latvia has that many subs for women.

The Latvian test skates (August 1-2) results link in this press release isn't working for me: https://www.skatelatvia.lv/dailslidosanas-kontrolstartu-rezultati-2026/

In the junior men's competition [3 competed], Janis Znotiņš won (163.04), Ratmirs Bekišbajevs took second place (117.65), and Daniels van Lubeks took third place (86.73). In the junior women's competition, Kira Baranovska won (152.23). Nataša Jermoļitska came in second place (143.69), and Mia Kasparoviča took third place (126.51).

ETA that 12 Junior women competed in the test skate: https://results.fsresults.info/2026-2027/LSATEST2026/CAT004RS.htm

 

[coralline]

The Arena of JGP Xi'an:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db77TRhCy5b/?igsh=a2trZXVxdHRyenJk

 

[Sylvia]

Estonia's JGP test skates took place on August 11-12 in Tallinn - singles results:

EUL Katsevõistlused 2026-27

Event results for EUL Katsevõistlused 2026-27

results.fsresults.info

Ilja NESTEROV was the only man - he scored 185.71 total.
It was close between the top 2 women:
1 Elina GOIDINA 179.87 1 (65.73) 1 (114.14)
2 Sofia NEKRASSOVA 176.77 2 (63.44) 2 (113.33)

ETA that Elina has shared video highlights from her test skates:
SP: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db8rHoBvh4Z/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9-1CyO7qD//

Estonia's Elina Goidina, 16, talks about being coached by Alexei Mishin, her new programs, and plans to add the triple Axel this season (August 9):

Estonia's Elina Goidina growing into her own

Estonia's Elina Goidina growing into her own Elina Goidina could be the next name to emerge from Estonia's rising figure skating program. Two-time

www.goldenskate.com

She is listed for JGP #2 in Riga.