2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Oberstdorf, Germany from February 26 to March 4. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who have reached the age of 13 by 1 July the previous year, but have not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance is 21. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | February 26 – March 4 |
Season: | 2006–07 |
Location: | Oberstdorf, Germany |
Venue: | Eissport Zentrum |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Stephen Carriere | |
Ladies' singles: Caroline Zhang | |
Pair skating: Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | |
Ice dance: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | |
Previous: 2006 World Junior Championships | |
Next: 2008 World Junior Championships |
The term "Junior" refers to the age level rather than the skill level. Therefore, some of the skaters competing have competed nationally and internationally at the senior level, but are still age-eligible for World Juniors.
The compulsory dance was the Silver Samba.[1]
Medals table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Results
Men
Ladies
American ladies swept the podium.[2]
Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Caroline Zhang | United States | 169.25 | 1 | 59.17 | 1 | 110.08 |
2 | Mirai Nagasu | United States | 163.84 | 2 | 57.22 | 2 | 106.62 |
3 | Ashley Wagner | United States | 157.15 | 3 | 51.67 | 3 | 105.48 |
4 | Jenni Vähämaa | Finland | 138.61 | 6 | 47.50 | 4 | 91.11 |
5 | Rumi Suizu | Japan | 134.95 | 5 | 49.31 | 6 | 85.64 |
6 | Jelena Glebova | Estonia | 131.91 | 4 | 51.22 | 11 | 80.69 |
7 | Laura Lepistö | Finland | 129.72 | 12 | 43.19 | 5 | 86.53 |
8 | Shin Yea-ji | South Korea | 126.45 | 10 | 44.56 | 9 | 81.89 |
9 | Nana Takeda | Japan | 126.43 | 15 | 41.76 | 7 | 84.67 |
10 | Stefania Berton | Italy | 126.06 | 8 | 45.30 | 10 | 80.76 |
11 | Satsuki Muramoto | Japan | 123.85 | 21 | 39.70 | 8 | 84.15 |
12 | Alena Leonova | Russia | 122.89 | 9 | 45.15 | 13 | 77.74 |
13 | Arina Martinova | Russia | 122.77 | 11 | 43.77 | 12 | 79.00 |
14 | Sonia Lafuente | Spain | 116.43 | 13 | 42.39 | 14 | 74.04 |
15 | Kim Chae-hwa | South Korea | 114.01 | 16 | 41.72 | 15 | 72.29 |
16 | Julie Cagnon | France | 112.15 | 20 | 40.22 | 16 | 71.93 |
17 | Victoria Muniz | Puerto Rico | 112.10 | 17 | 41.43 | 17 | 70.67 |
18 | Myriane Samson | Canada | 111.04 | 7 | 45.78 | 19 | 65.26 |
19 | Bettina Heim | Switzerland | 108.77 | 18 | 40.34 | 18 | 68.43 |
20 | Choi Ji-eun | South Korea | 105.90 | 14 | 41.93 | 20 | 63.97 |
21 | Julia Sheremet | Belarus | 98.00 | 22 | 39.33 | 22 | 58.67 |
22 | Jennie Lee | Chinese Taipei | 97.52 | 23 | 37.77 | 21 | 59.75 |
23 | Kerstin Frank | Austria | 96.26 | 19 | 40.30 | 24 | 55.96 |
24 | Brigitte Blickling | Germany | 93.17 | 28 | 36.34 | 23 | 56.83 |
25 | Katherine Hadford | Hungary | 93.05 | 24 | 37.72 | 25 | 55.33 |
Free Skating Not Reached | |||||||
26 | Ivana Reitmayerová | Slovakia | 25 | 37.41 | |||
27 | Vanessa James | United Kingdom | 26 | 37.35 | |||
28 | Viktoria Helgesson | Sweden | 27 | 36.42 | |||
29 | Nella Simaová | Czech Republic | 29 | 35.97 | |||
30 | Charissa Tansomboon | Thailand | 30 | 35.88 | |||
31 | Tina Wang | Australia | 31 | 35.77 | |||
32 | Mérovée Ephrem | Monaco | 32 | 35.43 | |||
33 | Morgan Figgins | New Zealand | 33 | 34.69 | |||
34 | Laura Czarnotta | Poland | 34 | 34.26 | |||
35 | Loretta Hamui | Mexico | 35 | 34.05 | |||
36 | Guo Yalu | China | 36 | 33.90 | |||
37 | Jenna Syken | Israel | 37 | 32.61 | |||
38 | Melissandre Fuentes | Andorra | 38 | 32.36 | |||
39 | Anastasia Listopad | Ukraine | 39 | 31.96 | |||
40 | Barbara Klerk | Belgium | 40 | 31.47 | |||
41 | Teodora Vigu | Romania | 41 | 30.97 | |||
42 | Mirna Libric | Croatia | 42 | 30.78 | |||
43 | Daša Grm | Slovenia | 43 | 30.49 | |||
44 | Beatrice Rozinskaite | Lithuania | 44 | 30.42 | |||
45 | Sara Twete | Denmark | 45 | 30.38 | |||
46 | Stasia Rage | Latvia | 46 | 29.68 | |||
47 | Kristina Shlobina | Azerbaijan | 47 | 29.44 | |||
48 | Eva Lim | Netherlands | 48 | 29.37 | |||
49 | Devora Radeva | Bulgaria | 49 | 27.20 | |||
50 | Siobhan McColl | South Africa | 50 | 23.31 | |||
51 | Ani Vardanyan | Armenia | 51 | 22.75 | |||
52 | Sonja Mugoša | Serbia | 52 | 22.43 |
Pairs
Ice dancing
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev won the ice dancing title.[3][4][5] Grethe Grünberg / Kristian Rand's silver medal is the first medal for Estonia at an ISU Championship.[5] Kaitlyn Weaver dislocated her left shoulder in the warm-up before the original dance but was able to compete and won the bronze medal with Andrew Poje.[5] Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates were forced to withdraw after he accidentally stepped on his partner's hand, lacerating a tendon.[2]
Prize money
The total prize money for the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is US$200,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:
Placement | Singles | Pairs / Dance |
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1st | $10,000 | $15,000 |
2nd | $7,000 | $10,500 |
3rd | $5,000 | $7,500 |
4th | $3,500 | $4,500 |
5th | $2,750 | $4,000 |
6th | $2,500 | $3,750 |
7th | $2,250 | $3,500 |
8th | $2,000 | $3,000 |
9th | $1,750 | $2,750 |
10th | $1,500 | $2,250 |
11th | $1,250 | $1,750 |
12th | $1,000 | $1,500 |
References
- ISU : Full Story
- Zanca, Sal (March 3, 2007). "American Ladies Sweep World Junior Medals". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- Kaye, Rosaleen (February 28, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev take lead in Oberstdorf". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- Kaye, Rosaleen (March 2, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev maintain lead at Junior Worlds". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- Kaye, Rosaleen (March 3, 2007). "Bobrova and Soloviev win Junior World title". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 13, 2011.