The first competition of the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Series takes place in Courchevel, France, Aug. 24-27. This is a non-pairs event. There are 20 men, 32 women and 11 ice dance teams slated to compete.
With many of top skaters and teams from last season moving into the senior ranks this year, there are a lot of new names on the rosters of skaters we have yet to get to know. While unfamiliar at this time, no doubt many will be very well known by the end of the Series in mid October.
It will be exciting to watch the new stars that emerge throughout the seven events — to see who rises to the challenge this season; who will earn a place at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Torino in December.
Given the number of substitutes listed in each discipline, it appears that figure skating programs in many nations have a wealth of young talent waiting in the wings to draw from.
France was scheduled to host a second event in Grenoble, but that competition has now been reassigned to Gdańsk, Poland.
South Korea′s Younghun Cha is the most experienced skater in the men′s field. This will be his fourth season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. He finished fourth at his second event in Ljubljana in 2021, his highest placement to date.
Japan is fielding two women to this competition, Yuma Shibayama and Hana Yoshida, who closed out last season by winning the Bavarian Open (junior) and Egna Spring Trophy titles. Clare Seo of the U.S. finished third at this event in 2021 and could be a strong contender for the top step of the podium this year.
The ice dance competition will be interesting with only a few teams from last season returning and the majority making their respective debuts.
Ted Barton will be joined by Mark Hanretty as co-commentators of this event.
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