ISU JGP #5 - Budapest, HUN - 20-23 Sept. 2023

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The entries and alternates are now posted here: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00117405.htm











A link to the time and practice schedule: https://results.isu.org/schedules/jgphu ... hedule.pdf

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Time conversion chart for this event - EDT is the 2nd from the bottom:

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ISU overview of the competition

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The Entries/Start Orders/Results link: http://www.isuresults.com/results/seaso ... gphun2023/

The ISU JGP YouTube channel has the individual links in place - they should show the start time in your time zone: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbv3gs ... Ct2JGySfJA

Budapest is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

The Skate Canada press release about the CDN team: https://skatecanada.ca/2023/09/canadian ... -budapest/

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A view inside the arena during practices


Today's events:

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The first event of the day was the Jr Men SP - the video of the full event: https://t.co/aIAY64Hhgn
The videos for individual skaters can be found in the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 3aHDp3Xfjt

The results:

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The 2nd event of day 1 was the Jr Pairs SP - the full video: https://t.co/tJNVZVpJCC
The videos for individual skaters can be found in the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... lyXE14N1aK

The results:



CDN team Martina Ariano Kent / Charly Laliberte Laurent in the Kiss 'n Cry with their coach - they sit in 3rd after the SP


Just ahead of them, the UKR team, Violetta Sierova / Ivan Khobta

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The third event of Day 1 was the Jr Women SP - the full video: https://t.co/3Xyg77wd3j
The videos for individual skaters can be found in the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... P7yyBqN_wk

The results:

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Another busy day in Budapest


Meanwhile, in what I consider an overdue move, the ISU has shut down the "chat" feature on the JGP YouTube channel:

After reviewing the use of the chat on the YouTube live stream of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating, and in view of the negative comments towards Skaters and users alike, the ISU has decided to remove the option starting today.

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The video of the Rhythm Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU5n8f3 ... cO&pp=iAQB
The links to the individual RDs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 9oM4oyH3cO

The results of the Rhythm Dance:

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The results of the Jr Pairs FS results:


The overall results:



Martina Ariano Kent and Charly Laliberte Laurent secured a spot on the podium, having won gold in Linz, they have secured a spot in the JGP Final!

“We are thrilled to have qualified for the final. Yesterday we could feel the pressure and had a bit shaky legs but today was better. We are really looking forward to Beijing!”

Our second CDN team, Ava Kemp & Yohnatan Elizarov, was right behind them, placing 4th overall.

In an interview they said:

“We are pleased overall, you have to start somewhere. Getting 4th here was actually the goal which we could have had maybe a bit easier without the mistakes in the Short. But today was much better. I (Yohnathan) was actually three months off as I had a lung surgery. Now I am fully recovered but of course we didn’t have a real off season and much less time to prepare.”

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The video of the Jr Men FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3WTKhx ... Rz&pp=iAQB
The individual performances are available in the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 7M64jvXtG4

The Jr Men FS results


The overall results

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The Jr Women FS marathon is now complete.

The FS results:


The overall results:




With her 2nd win in the JGP series, Jia Shin seals her place in the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Up next, the final event of this JGP - the Free Dance.

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After the final event, the results of the Free Dance


The overall final results:


Placing 2nd in the RD and FD, Iryna Pidgaina / Artem Koval take the crushing their previous PBs! Three weeks ago in Linz they finished 6th.


for Yahil Pedersen / Jeffrey Chen


At age 13 & 14, at their 2nd ever JGP and a bronze medal - Dania Mouaden / Theo Bigot


The GBR team won the FD and almost made it onto the podium after being 5th in the RD!

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Skate Canada's press release after JGP #5: https://skatecanada.ca/2023/09/kent-lal ... n-hungary/

Kent & Laliberté-Laurent Bring Home Bronze from Junior Grand Prix in Hungary
September 23, 2023/by Skate Canada

Budapest, Hungary (September 23, 2023) – Martina Ariano Kent of Mount Royal, Que., and Charly Laliberté-Laurent, of Boucherville, Que., are coming home with their second ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating event medal after capturing bronze in the pair event this Saturday in Budapest, Hungary.

Ariano Kent, 16, and Laliberté-Laurent, 17, were in a battle for the silver medal with Violetta Sierova and Ivan Khobta of Ukraine but had to settle for bronze after finishing with a total score of 153.59 – just 0.18 points behind the Ukrainians score of 153.77. Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia, gold medallist at the Junior Grand Prix event in Istanbul, were victorious again, taking home gold with a total score of 190.45.

“I was really happy with our performance,” said Kent following the free skate. “We had to fight for it a little bit more, but I’m glad that we had a few elements that were better than last time, so I’m happy with that.”

When asked what they’ll be looking to work on for the next competition, Laliberté-Laurent added: “I think we need to work harder on our cardio and our speed between our elements. We’ve worked really hard on our technical elements, but less on our cardio and speed.”

Ava Kemp, 15, and Yohnatan Elizarov, 19, both of Winnipeg, Man., weren’t far behind their teammates, finishing fourth with a total score of 132.93.

In ice dance, Dana Sabatini-Speciale, 17, of Springwater, Ont., and Nicholas Buelow, 16, of Barrie, Ont., finished fifth overall with a total score of 139.51, improving on their eighth-place finish at the Junior Grand Prix event in Turkey.

“I was really proud of our performances – I think it’s a step up from Turkey – both technically and component-wise, and I’m just excited for what’s to come,” said Sabatini-Speciale. “I think what we learned this week, and what we tried to improve on after Turkey, is right from the get-go, to on-the-spot perform and attack in each practice, and to go from there for each performance – I think that definitely helped us.”

Caroline Kravets, 15, of Petersburg, Ont., and Jacob Stark, 17, of Waterloo, Ont., made their international debut and finished 12th overall with a total score of 116.55.

Iryna Pidgaina and Artem Koval of Ukraine won gold with a total score of 149.42, while Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen of the USA took silver with a total score of 146.28, and Dania Mouaden and Theo Bigot of France took bronze with a total score of 146.03.

David Howes, 16, of Winnipeg, Man., was sitting in seventh following his short program in the men’s event, but a challenging free skate dropped him down to 12th overall. He finished with a total score of 159.33.

Hyungyeom Kim of Korea won gold with a total score of 222.15 while Naoki Rossi of Switzerland took silver with a total score of 204.79, and Haru Kakiuchi of Japan took bronze with a total score of 200.82.

Competing in her first international competition, Aleksa Volkova, 14, of Lac-Brôme, Que., finished 17th overall in the women’s event with a total score of 130.98.

Korean skaters took the first two spots in the women’s event with Jia Shin winning gold with a total score of 200.74, and Yuseong Kim taking silver with a total score of 176.98. Ayumi Shibayama of Japan captured bronze with a total score of 176.59.

The next Junior Grand Prix of the season takes place this upcoming week in Gdansk, Poland from September 27-30, 2023 and will feature a diverse group of young and promising athletes across various categories including women, men, pair, and ice dance.