This event is one of the four annual ISU figure skating Championships and is considered the most prestigious international competition for juniors. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The first World Junior Championships were held in March 1976 in Megève, France, and were originally named the "ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships". In 1977 the championships were held again under the same name at the same place. In 1978 these championships were officially renamed the "World Junior Figure Skating Championships", and held once again in Megève, France. Since then, the location has changed each year.
From its inception until 1980, the World Junior Championships were held in the spring. In 1981, the timing was changed to the November or December of the previous calendar year. In 2000, the timing was changed back to its previous form and the World Junior Championships were once again held in the spring.
Skaters qualify for the World Junior Championships by belonging to an ISU member nation. Each country is allowed one entry in every discipline by default. The most entries a country can have in a single discipline is three. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). Entries do not carry over and so countries must continue to earn their second or third spot every year. If a country only has one skater/team, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn a second entry and in the top two to earn three entries to next year's championships. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to keep their two entries. If they do not do so, they only have one entry for the following year.
Which skaters from each country attend the World Junior Championships is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria. Selections vary by country.
Skaters must be older than 13 and less than 19 (or less than 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers) by 1 July of the previous year. For example, to compete at the 2010 Junior Worlds, skaters had to be at least 13 and younger than 19 (or 21) by 1 July 2009. A skater must turn 13 before 1 July in their place of birth, e.g. Adelina Sotnikova was born a few hours into 1 July 1996 in Moscow and was not eligible to compete at the 2010 event.[1]
| Pairs' medalists[4] | | Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1976 | FRA}} Megève | CAN}} Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan | USA}} Lorene Mitchell / Donald Mitchell | AUS}} Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain |
| 1977 | FRA}} Megève | CAN}} Josée France / Paul Mills | RSA|1928}} Elga Balk / Gavin MacPherson | no other competitors |
| 1978 | FRA}} Megève | CAN}} Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | TCH}} Jana Bláhová / Luděk Feňo | USA}} Beth Flora / Ken Flora |
| 1979 | FRG}} Augsburg | URS|1955}} Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | URS|1955}} Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | CAN}} Lori Baier / Lloyd Eisler |
| 1980 | FRA}} Megève | URS}} Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | URS}} Marina Nikitiuk / Rashid Kadyrkaev | FRA}} Kathia Dubec / Xavier Douillard |
| 1981 | CAN}} London, Ontario | URS}} Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | CAN}} Lorri Baier / Lloyd Eisler | URS}} Marina Nikitiuk / Rashid Kadyrkaev |
| 1982 | FRG}} Oberstdorf | URS}} Marina Avstriyskaya / Yuri Kvashnin | URS}} Inna Bekker / Sergei Likhanski | GDR}} Babette Preussler / Torsten Ohlow |
| 1983 | SFR Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo | URS}} Marina Avstriyskaya / Yuri Kvashnin | GDR}} Peggy Seidel / Ralf Seifert | URS}} Inna Bekker / Sergei Likhanski |
| 1984 | JPN|1947}} Sapporo | GDR}} Manuela Landgraf / Ingo Steuer | USA}} Susan Dungjen / Jason Dungjen | URS}} Olga Neizvestnaya / Sergei Khudiakov |
| 1985 | USA}} Colorado Springs | URS}} Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | URS}} Irina Mironenko / Dmitri Shkidchenko | URS}} Elena Gud / Evgeni Koltun |
| 1986 | SFR Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo | URS}} Elena Leonova / Gennadi Krasnitski | URS}} Irina Mironenko / Dmitri Shkidchenko | URS}} Ekaterina Murugova / Artem Torgashev |
| 1987 | CAN}} Kitchener | URS}} Elena Leonova / Gennadi Krasnitski | URS}} Ekaterina Murugova / Artem Torgashev | USA}} Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo |
| 1988 | AUS}} Brisbane | USA}} Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo | URS}} Evgenia Chernyshova / Dmitri Sukhanov | URS}} Yulia Liashenko / Andrei Bushkov |
| 1989 | SFR Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo | URS}} Evgenia Chernyshova / Dmitri Sukhanov | GDR}} Angela Caspari / Marno Kreft | URS}} Irina Saifutdinova / Alexei Tikhonov |
| 1990 | USA}} Colorado Springs | URS}} Natalia Krestianinova / Alexei Torchinski | URS}} Svetlana Pristav / Viacheslav Tkachenko | USA}} Jennifer Heurlin / John Frederiksen |
| 1991 | HUN}} Budapest | URS}} Natalia Krestianinova / Alexei Torchinski | URS}} Svetlana Pristav / Viacheslav Tkachenko | USA}} Jennifer Heurlin / John Frederiksen |
| 1992 | CAN}} Hull | URS}} Natalia Krestianinova / Alexei Torchinski | CAN}} Caroline Haddad / Jean-Sebastien Fecteau | URS}} Svetlana Pristav / Viacheslav Tkachenko |
| 1993 | KOR|1984}} Seoul | RUS}} Inga Korshunova / Dmitri Saveliev | RUS}} Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze | CAN}} Isabelle Coulombe / Bruno Marcotte |
| 1994 | USA}} Colorado Springs | RUS}} Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze | CAN}} Caroline Haddad / Jean-Sebastien Fecteau | UKR}} Galina Maniachenko / Evgeni Zhigurski |
| 1995 | HUN}} Budapest | RUS}} Maria Petrova / Anton Sikharulidze | USA}} Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | UKR}} Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko |
| 1996 | AUS}} Brisbane | RUS}} Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski | UKR}} Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko | USA}} Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell |
| 1997 | KOR|1984}} Seoul | USA}} Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell | RUS}} Maria Petrova / Teimuraz Pulin | RUS}} Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski |
| 1998 | CAN}} Saint John | UKR}} Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | RUS}} Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov | RUS}} Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski |
| 1999 | CRO}} Zagreb | UKR}} Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | USA}} Laura Handy / Paul Binnebose | RUS}} Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski |
| 2000 | GER}} Oberstdorf | UKR}} Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov | UKR}} Julia Obertas / Dmitri Palamarchuk | RUS}} Julia Shapiro / Alexei Sokolov |
| 2001 | BUL}} Sofia | CHN}} Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | JPN}} Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Markuntsov | USA}} Kristen Roth / Michael McPherson |
| 2002 | NOR}} Hamar | RUS}} Elena Riabchuk / Stanislav Zakarov | RUS}} Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | CHN}} Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei |
| 2003 | CZE}} Ostrava | CHN}} Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | CHN}} Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei | USA}} Jennifer Don / Jonathon Hunt |
| 2004 | NED}} The Hague | RUS}} Natalia Shestakova / Pavel Lebedev | CAN}} Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison | RUS}} Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov |
| 2005 | CAN}} Kitchener | RUS}} Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov | CAN}} Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison | RUS}} Tatiana Kokoreva / Egor Golovkin |
| 2006 | SLO}} Ljubljana | USA}} Julia Vlassov / Drew Meekins | USA}} Kendra Moyle / Andy Seitz | RUS}} Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh |
| 2007 | GER}} Oberstdorf | USA}} Keauna McLaughlin / Rockne Brubaker | RUS}} Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | RUS}} Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh |
| 2008 | BUL}} Sofia | RUS}} Ksenia Krasilnikova / Konstantin Bezmaternikh | RUS}} Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | CHN}} Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming |
| 2009 | BUL}} Sofia | RUS}} Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | RUS}} Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | USA}} Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir |
| 2010 | NED}} The Hague | CHN}} Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | JPN}} Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | RUS}} Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov |
| 2011 | KOR}} Gangneung | CHN}} Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | RUS}} Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | JPN}} Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran |
| 2012 | BLR}} Minsk | CHN}} Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | CHN}} Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | RUS}} Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat |
| 2013 | ITA}} Milan | USA}} Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier | CAN}} Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro | RUS}} Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin |
| 2014 | BUL}} Sofia | CHN}} Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | RUS}} Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | RUS}} Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev |
| 2015 | EST}} Tallinn | CHN}} Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | CAN}} Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau | RUS}} Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin |
| 2016 | HUN}} Debrecen | CZE}} Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař | RUS}} Anastasia Mishina / Vladislav Mirzoev | RUS}} Ekaterina Borisova / Dmitry Sopot |
| 2017 | TPE}} Taipei | AUS}} Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | RUS}} Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii | CHN}} Gao Yumeng / Xie Zhong |
| 2018 | BUL}} Sofia | RUS}} Daria Pavliuchenko / Denis Khodykin | RUS}} Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin | RUS}} Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov |
| 2019 | CRO}} Zagreb | RUS}} Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | RUS}} Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov | RUS}} Polina Kostiukovich / Dmitrii Ialin |
| 2020 | EST}} Tallinn |
| Ice dancing medalists[5] | | Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|
| 1976 | FRA}} Megève | GBR}} Kathryn Winter / Nicholas Slater | GBR}} Denise Best / David Dagnell | FRA}} Martine Olivier / Yves Tarayre |
| 1977 | FRA}} Megève | GBR}} Wendy Sessions / Mark Reed | GBR}} Karen Barber / Kim Spreyer | CAN}} Marie McNeil / Robert McCall |
| 1978 | FRA}} Megève | URS|1955}} Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko | CAN}} Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber | FRA}} Nathalie Hervé / Pierre Husarek |
| 1979 | GER}} Augsburg | URS|1955}} Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko | URS|1955}} Elena Batanova / Andrei Antonov | CAN}} Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber |
| 1980 | FRA}} Megève | URS}} Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev | HUN}} Judit Péterfy / Csaba Bálint | USA}} Renée Roca / Andrew Ouellette |
| 1981 | CAN}} London, Ontario | URS}} Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev | URS}} Natalia Annenko / Vadim Karkachev | CAN}} Karyn Garossino / Rodney Garossino |
| 1982 | GER}} Oberstdorf | URS}} Natalia Annenko / Vadim Karkachev | URS}} Tatiana Gladkova / Igor Shpilband | USA}} Lynda Malek / Alexander Miller |
| 1983 | SFR Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo | URS}} Tatiana Gladkova / Igor Shpilband | URS}} Elena Novikova / Oleg Bliakhman | USA}} Christina Yatsuhashi / Keith Yatsuhashi |
| 1984 | Japan|1947}} Sapporo | URS}} Elena Krykanova / Evgeni Platov | USA}} Christina Yatsuhashi / Keith Yatsuhashi | URS}} Svetlana Liapina / Georgi Sur |
| 1985 | USA}} Colorado Springs | URS}} Elena Krykanova / Evgeni Platov | URS}} Svetlana Liapina / Georgi Sur | FRA}} Doriane Bontemps / Charles Paliard |
| 1986 | SFR Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo | URS}} Elena Krykanova / Evgeni Platov | URS}} Svetlana Serkeli / Andrei Zharkov | FRA}} Corinne Paliard / Didier Courtois |
| 1987 | CAN}} Kitchener | URS}} Ilona Melnichenko / Gennadi Kaskov | URS}} Oksana Grishuk / Alexander Chichkov | CAN}} Catherine Pal / Donald Godfrey |
| 1988 | AUS}} Brisbane | URS}} Oksana Grishuk / Alexander Chichkov | URS}} Irina Antsiferova / Maxim Sevastianov | URS}} Maria Orlova / Oleg Ovsyannikov |
| 1989 | SFR Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo | URS}} Angelika Kirkhmaier / Dmitri Lagutin | URS}} Liudmila Berezova / Vladimir Fedorov | FRA}} Marina Morel / Gwendal Peizerat |
| 1990 | USA}} Colorado Springs | URS}} Marina Anissina / Ilia Averbukh | URS}} Elena Kustarova / Sergei Romashkin | CAN}} Marie-France Dubreuil / Bruno Yvars |
| 1991 | HUN}} Budapest | URS}} Aliki Stergiadu / Yuri Razguliaiev | FRA}} Marina Morel / Gwendal Peizerat | URS}} Elena Kustarova / Sergei Romashkin |
| 1992 | CAN}} Hull | URS}} Marina Anissina / Ilia Averbukh | URS}} Yaroslava Nechaeva / Yuri Chesnichenko | CAN}} Amelie Dion / Alexandre Alain |
| 1993 | KOR|1984}} Seoul | RUS}} Ekaterina Svirina / Sergei Sakhnovski | POL}} Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasiński | FRA}} Bérangère Nau / Luc Monéger |
| 1994 | USA}} Colorado Springs | POL}} Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasiński | RUS}} Ekaterina Svirina / Sergei Sakhnovski | FRA}} Agnes Jacquemard / Alexis Gayet |
| 1995 | HUN}} Budapest | RUS}} Olga Sharutenko / Dmitri Naumkin | FRA}} Stéphanie Guardia / Franck Laporte | POL}} Iwona Filipowicz / Michał Szumski |
| 1996 | AUS}} Brisbane | RUS}} Ekaterina Davydova / Roman Kostomarov | FRA}} Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | UKR}} Natalia Gudina / Vitali Kurkudym |
| 1997 | KOR|1984}} Seoul | RUS}} Nina Ulanova / Mikhail Stifounin | RUS}} Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov | POL}} Agata Błażowska / Marcin Kozubek |
| 1998 | CAN}} Saint John | USA}} Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler Jr. | ITA}} Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo | RUS}} Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov |
| 1999 | CRO}} Zagreb | USA}} Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek | ITA}} Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo | RUS}} Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev |
| 2000 | GER}} Oberstdorf | RUS}} Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev | USA}} Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth | USA}} Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
| 2001 | BUL}} Sofia | RUS}} Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev | USA}} Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | RUS}} Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 2002 | NOR}} Hamar | USA}} Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | RUS}} Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin | RUS}} Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
| 2003 | CZE}} Ostrava | RUS}} Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin | HUN}} Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | RUS}} Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
| 2004 | NED}} The Hague | RUS}} Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | HUN}} Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | USA}} Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin |
| 2005 | CAN}} Kitchener | USA}} Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin | CAN}} Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | RUS}} Anastasia Gorshkova / Ilia Tkachenko |
| 2006 | SLO}} Ljubljana | CAN}} Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | RUS}} Natalia Mikhailova / Arkadi Sergeev | USA}} Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 2007 | GER}} Oberstdorf | RUS}} Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | EST}} Grethe Grünberg / Kristjan Rand | CAN}} Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje |
| 2008 | BUL}} Sofia | USA}} Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | CAN}} Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | RUS}} Kristina Gorshkova / Vitali Butikov |
| 2009 | BUL}} Sofia | USA}} Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein | USA}} Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | RUS}} Ekaterina Riazanova / Jonathan Guerreiro |
| 2010 | NED}} The Hague | RUS}} Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | CAN}} Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam | RUS}} Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin |
| 2011 | KOR}} Gangneung | RUS}} Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin | RUS}} Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro | USA}} Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely |
| 2012 | BLR}} Minsk | RUS}} Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | RUS}} Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | USA}} Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton |
| 2013 | ITA}} Milan | RUS}} Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | FRA}} Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | USA}} Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton |
| 2014 | BUL}} Sofia | USA}} Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | RUS}} Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov | CAN}} Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang |
| 2015 | EST}} Tallinn | RUS}} Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov | USA}} Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | UKR}} Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin |
| 2016 | HUN}} Debrecen | USA}} Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | USA}} Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | RUS}} Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd |
| 2017 | TPE}} Taipei | USA}} Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons | RUS}} Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd | USA}} Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko |
| 2018 | BUL}} Sofia | RUS}} Anastasia Skoptsova / Kirill Aleshin | USA}} Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko | RUS}} Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov |
| 2019 | CRO}} Zagreb | CAN}} Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | RUS}} Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov | RUS}} Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko |
| 2020 | EST}} Tallinn |
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