Here are some of those young ladies who will be facing off at Jr worlds in Korea.
Top row (L-R)- Adelina Sotnikova (RUS), Agnes Zawadski (USA), Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (RUS)
Bottom Row- Christina Gao (USA), Risa Shoji (JPN) and Courtney Hicks (USA)
Adelina Sotnikova (Russia, 14 years old)
Coach- Elena Buianova, CSKA Moskow
Choreographer - Tatiana Tarasova
Qualifications - 2 time Russian Champion, JGP champion
Top Skills - Triple Lutz-Triple Loop combination
Personal Best (ISU) 178.97 - JGP Austia 2010
Agnes Zawadski (USA, 16 years old)
Coach - Tom Zakrajsek, Broadmoor SC, Colorado Springs
Choreographer - Lori Nichol
Qualifications - 4th at US nationals, Jr World silver medallist
Top Skills - Triple Toe-Triple Toe combination
Personal Best (ISU) - 154.35 - Skate Canada 2010
Elizaveta Tuktamisheva (Russia, 14 years old)
Coach - Alexei Mishin, St Petersburg
Choreographer - Georgi Kovtun
Qualifications 3 time Russian Sr medallist, JGP Silver
Top Skills - Triple-triple, Triple Axel (at least in practice!)
Personal Best (ISU) - 172.78 - JGP Dresden 2010
Christina Gao (USA, 16 years old)
Coach - Brian Orser, Toronto Cricket Club
Choreographer - David Wilson
Qualifications - 5th US Nationals, JGP Bronze
Top Skills - Triple flip-triple toe
Personal Best (ISU) - 167.14 - JGP Austia 2010
Risa Shoji (Japan, 14 years old)
Coach - Naoki Shigematsu
Choreographer - Kenji Miyamoto (SP), Naoki Shigematsu (FS)
Qualifications - 5th Japan Nationals, JGP final - 4th
Top Skills - Triples, Double axel-triple toe
Personal best (ISU) - 155.23 - JGP Czech Republic 2010
Courtney Hicks (USA, 14 years old)
Coach - John Nicks, All Year FSC, California
Choreographer - Philllip Mills
Qualifications - US Junior champion 2011
Top Skills - Triple Flip-Triple toe
Personal Best - 173.22 (at US nationals)
Who would you pick for gold?
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