Last year's JGP graduates Adelina Sotnikova and Elizaveta Tuktamisheva have moved on up and are ready to compete with the seniors this year. This years JGP series could give us a glimpse of the future. Skaters eligible for the JGP this year will also be eligible for the 2014 olympic games in Sochi.
Here are a few names to look out for at JGP Latvia(Full list of entries here).
Canadian junior men's champion Nam Nguyen (pictured) who beat skaters several years his senior and well over a foot taller than himself to claim his 4th national title (he also holds novice, pre-novice and juvenile golds) and also skated at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Gala. He is pipped to be one of Canada's brightest takents for the coming 2 quadrennia. Read my previous post on Nam here.
Russian Ladies Polina Shelepen and Polina Agafonova. Both have medalled on the JGP before and will be contenders this season aswell.
American Yasmin Siraj, who won two silvers of the series last year and placed 7th at the JGP final.
2 time World Junior Champions, and last year's Senior GP bronze medallists Wenjing Sui & Cong Han who seem to still be competing on the junior circuit alongside their senior exploits. No conclusion has been made following a controversy over Sui's age last year, questioning whether she was old enough to compete on the senior circuit.
These and many more could be names we hear more about over the coming years.
31/8-4/9 Riga, Latvia*
7-11/9 Brisbane, Australia
14-18/9 Gdansk, Poland*
21-25/9 Brasov, Romania
28/9-2/10 Innsbruk, Austria*
5-9/10 Milano, Italy
12-16/10 Tailinn, Estonia*
(*includes pairs skating event)
8-11 December - JGP and GP finals - Quebec City, Canada
Also, the ISU site has announced that the 2012 GP and JGP finals will infact be held in Sochi, Russia.
You can also preview the entries for the senior Grand Prix series (starting with Skate America 21-23 October) here.
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