Junior Worlds Pairs Free Skate Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	105.14	53.86		51.28	6.39	6.07	6.64	6.39	6.57	0.00	#10
2	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	103.22	52.70		50.52	6.36	6.00	6.43	6.32	6.46	0.00	#13
3	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	101.61	51.62		49.99	6.32	6.04	6.29	6.21	6.39	0.00	#14
4	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	97.88	50.17		47.71	5.96	5.68	6.25	5.96	5.96	0.00	#11
5	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	96.52	50.72		46.80	6.00	5.79	5.79	5.89	5.79	1.00	#15
6	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	96.49	50.44		48.05	6.32	5.93	5.93	5.96	5.89	2.00	#16
7	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	96.40	49.20		47.20	6.04	5.64	6.00	5.86	5.96	0.00	#12
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	92.74	47.02		45.72	5.82	5.43	5.79	5.75	5.79	0.00	#6
9	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	87.29	43.00		44.29	5.68	5.39	5.54	5.46	5.61	0.00	#9
10	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	80.57	43.16		38.41	5.04	4.57	4.79	4.93	4.68	1.00	#1
11	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	78.35	37.43		42.92	5.46	5.18	5.43	5.36	5.39	2.00	#7
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	75.04	40.11		35.93	4.68	4.50	4.39	4.50	4.39	1.00	#5
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	72.91	38.97		35.94	4.75	4.25	4.46	4.50	4.50	2.00	#4
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	70.39	32.41		38.98	5.04	4.79	4.82	4.93	4.79	1.00	#8
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	67.34	33.63		33.71	4.43	4.07	4.14	4.32	4.11	0.00	#3
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	60.41	29.81		31.60	4.07	3.93	3.82	4.07	3.86	1.00	#2

FPl.	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	155.83	3	2
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	154.70	2	3
3	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	154.57	7	1
4	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	151.47	1	5
5	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	148.74	4	6
6	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	147.97	5	7
7	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	147.83	6	4
8	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	135.61	10	8
9	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	133.01	8	9
10	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	121.51	9	11
11	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	120.75	14	10
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	116.92	12	12
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	113.48	13	13
14	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	113.00	11	14
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	103.64	15	15
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	91.31	16	16

Junior Worlds Men's Short Program Results

Pl.	Qual.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Q	Joshua FARRIS	USA	75.84	41.45		34.39	6.93	6.54	6.89	6.96	7.07	0.00	#32
2	Q	Shotaro OMORI	USA	70.82	39.75		31.07	6.36	5.96	6.36	6.18	6.21	0.00	#34
3	Q	Jason BROWN	USA	70.06	36.62		33.44	6.61	6.36	6.75	6.79	6.93	0.00	#31
4	Q	Michael Christian MARTINEZ	PHI	67.01	36.73		30.28	6.00	5.79	6.21	6.07	6.21	0.00	#37
5	Q	Alexander SAMARIN	RUS	63.07	34.78		28.29	5.86	5.46	5.68	5.68	5.61	0.00	#22
6	Q	Boyang JIN	CHN	62.82	36.08		27.74	5.82	5.21	5.61	5.64	5.46	1.00	#24
7	Q	Shoma UNO	JPN	61.66	31.45		30.21	6.00	5.86	6.07	6.07	6.21	0.00	#27
8	Q	Mikhail KOLYADA	RUS	61.50	34.10		28.40	5.89	5.43	5.61	5.68	5.79	1.00	#23
9	Q	He ZHANG	CHN	60.42	31.64		28.78	5.82	5.46	5.86	5.75	5.89	0.00	#30
10	Q	Pavel IGNATENKO	BLR	59.73	32.59		27.14	5.68	5.21	5.50	5.39	5.36	0.00	#35
11	Q	Martin RAPPE	GER	59.44	32.59		26.85	5.57	5.18	5.43	5.46	5.21	0.00	#26
12	Q	Ryuju HINO	JPN	57.71	30.14		27.57	5.86	5.39	5.32	5.61	5.39	0.00	#29
13	Q	June Hyoung LEE	KOR	54.15	28.19		26.96	5.61	5.18	5.32	5.46	5.39	1.00	#28
14	Q	Simon HOCQUAUX	FRA	54.14	29.38		24.76	5.04	4.61	5.04	4.96	5.11	0.00	#17
15	Q	Mitchell GORDON	CAN	54.04	28.19		25.85	5.32	4.96	5.18	5.21	5.18	0.00	#21
16	Q	Nam NGUYEN	CAN	53.43	24.97		29.46	5.93	5.57	5.82	6.07	6.07	1.00	#33
17	Q	Luiz MANELLA	BRA	52.48	31.20		23.28	4.93	4.43	4.64	4.71	4.57	2.00	#13
18	Q	Ivan PAVLOV	UKR	51.73	28.37		23.36	4.86	4.32	4.89	4.68	4.61	0.00	#18
19	Q	Matthias VERSLUIS	FIN	51.01	28.33		23.68	4.89	4.50	4.68	4.82	4.79	1.00	#19
20	Q	David KRANJEC	AUS	50.37	27.66		23.71	4.96	4.36	4.89	4.75	4.75	1.00	#14
21	Q	Victor BUSTAMANTE	ESP	49.70	25.85		23.85	4.89	4.46	4.89	4.79	4.82	0.00	#15
22	Q	Chih-I TSAO	TPE	48.57	26.32		23.25	4.71	4.36	4.79	4.71	4.68	1.00	#12
23	Q	Slavik HAYRAPETYAN	ARM	48.27	25.70		22.57	4.64	4.29	4.50	4.57	4.57	0.00	#11
24	Q	Antonio PANFILI	ITA	46.02	21.19		24.83	4.93	4.79	4.93	5.04	5.14	0.00	#25
25		Petr COUFAL	CZE	43.85	19.93		24.92	5.14	4.82	4.89	5.14	4.93	1.00	#36
26		Sondre ODDVOLL BOE	NOR	43.77	22.19		21.58	4.25	4.25	4.36	4.36	4.36	0.00	#8
27		Kamil DYMOWSKI	POL	43.55	21.72		21.83	4.54	4.18	4.39	4.43	4.29	0.00	#7
28		Ondrej SPIEGL	SWE	42.66	19.55		23.11	4.75	4.39	4.61	4.68	4.68	0.00	#20
29		Jamie WHITEMAN	GBR	42.48	21.23		22.25	4.50	4.43	4.29	4.57	4.46	1.00	#9
30		Kristof FORGO	HUN	40.96	21.35		21.61	4.57	4.00	4.32	4.29	4.43	2.00	#5
31		Iassen PETKOV	BUL	40.77	22.23		19.54	3.96	3.79	3.93	4.04	3.82	1.00	#2
32		Samuel KOPPEL	EST	39.24	19.95		20.29	4.14	4.07	4.04	4.11	3.93	1.00	#1
33		Nicola TODESCHINI	SUI	39.16	18.01		21.15	4.32	4.00	4.18	4.36	4.29	0.00	#16
34		Julian Zhi Jie YEE	MAS	38.16	18.13		20.03	3.96	3.79	3.96	4.07	4.25	0.00	#6
35		Catalin DIMITRESCU	ROU	37.61	18.36		19.25	4.07	3.61	3.86	3.96	3.75	0.00	#10
36		Marco KLEPOCH	SVK	36.85	17.92		18.93	3.93	3.57	3.89	3.86	3.68	0.00	#3
37		Giray SENOL	TUR	36.64	19.17		17.47	3.54	3.32	3.50	3.61	3.50	0.00	#4

Junior Worlds Pairs Short Program Results

Pl.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CH	IN	Ded. -	StN.
1	Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN	CHN	54.95	31.10		23.85	6.14	5.75	6.04	5.96	5.93	0.00	#12
2	Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO	CAN	53.09	29.18		23.91	6.00	5.68	6.11	5.96	6.14	0.00	#10
3	Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER	USA	52.61	27.76		24.85	6.18	5.96	6.39	6.21	6.32	0.00	#13
4	Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV	RUS	52.25	29.51		23.74	6.11	5.82	5.89	5.96	5.89	1.00	#8
5	Brittany JONES / Ian BEHARRY	CAN	51.57	28.03		23.54	6.04	5.61	5.96	5.93	5.89	0.00	#5
6	Annabelle PRÖLSS / Ruben BLOMMAERT	GER	49.95	27.75		22.20	5.50	5.29	5.71	5.61	5.64	0.00	#7
7	Lina FEDOROVA / Maxim MIROSHKIN	RUS	49.43	26.46		23.97	6.18	5.86	6.04	5.96	5.93	1.00	#15
8	Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU	USA	45.72	24.58		22.14	5.50	5.18	5.61	5.68	5.71	1.00	#16
9	Britney SIMPSON / Matthew BLACKMER	USA	43.16	22.36		21.80	5.54	5.18	5.46	5.50	5.57	1.00	#11
10	Kamilla GAINETDINOVA / Ivan BICH	RUS	42.87	22.20		21.67	5.61	5.18	5.36	5.57	5.36	1.00	#4
11	Julia LAVRENTIEVA / Yuri RUDYK	UKR	42.61	22.37		20.24	5.25	4.86	5.04	5.07	5.07	0.00	#14
12	Meiyi LI / Bo JIANG	CHN	41.88	23.05		18.83	4.96	4.50	4.68	4.79	4.61	0.00	#9
13	Giulia FORESTI / Leo Luca SFORZA	ITA	40.57	23.59		17.98	4.61	4.25	4.57	4.54	4.50	1.00	#1
14	Hayleigh BELL / Alistair SYLVESTER	CAN	40.18	20.52		20.66	5.32	4.96	5.07	5.25	5.21	1.00	#6
15	Marcelina LECH / Jakub TYC	POL	36.30	20.27		16.03	4.25	3.79	4.04	4.07	3.89	0.00	#3
16	Rachel EPSTEIN / Dmitry EPSTEIN	NED	30.90	16.24		15.66	4.00	3.82	3.89	4.00	3.86	1.00	#2

Junior Worlds Short Dance Results

Pl.	Qual.	Name	Nation	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	SS	TR	PE	CC	IT	Ded. -	StN.
1	Q	Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN	RUS	64.65	34.71		29.94	7.50	7.32	7.50	7.54	7.54	0.00	#31
2	Q	Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON	FRA	61.58	32.21		29.37	7.32	7.11	7.50	7.36	7.39	0.00	#30
3	Q	Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON	USA	56.89	28.99		27.90	7.00	6.75	7.04	7.00	7.04	0.00	#27
4	Q	Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN	CAN	55.88	30.58		25.30	6.36	6.11	6.46	6.36	6.32	0.00	#35
5	Q	Valeria ZENKOVA / Valerie SINITSIN	RUS	55.82	30.57		25.25	6.32	6.14	6.32	6.39	6.36	0.00	#26
6	Q	Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG	CAN	54.92	29.36		25.56	6.39	6.18	6.50	6.39	6.46	0.00	#32
7	Q	Anna NAGORNYUK / Viktor KOVALENKO	UZB	52.19	28.21		23.98	6.00	5.75	6.11	6.04	6.04	0.00	#33
8	Q	Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER	USA	51.80	28.79		23.01	5.61	5.43	5.96	5.86	5.86	0.00	#24
9	Q	Evgenia KOSIGINA / Nikolai MOROSHKIN	RUS	50.64	24.85		25.79	6.43	6.18	6.54	6.46	6.57	0.00	#29
10	Q	Shari KOCH / Christian NÜCHTERN	GER	50.59	25.86		24.73	6.21	6.00	6.21	6.25	6.21	0.00	#28
11	Q	Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER	USA	49.63	26.44		23.19	5.82	5.54	5.89	5.89	5.82	0.00	#21
12	Q	Alexandra NAZAROVA / Maxim NIKITIN	UKR	48.03	25.15		22.88	5.79	5.46	5.79	5.79	5.75	0.00	#23
13	Q	Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC	FRA	47.20	25.86		21.34	5.32	5.11	5.50	5.36	5.36	0.00	#22
14	Q	Cagla DEMIRSAL / Berk AKALIN	TUR	47.03	26.92		21.11	5.29	5.04	5.39	5.36	5.29	1.00	#25
15	Q	Sofia SFORZA / Francesco FIORETTI	ITA	44.86	21.00		23.86	5.96	5.86	5.96	6.07	5.96	0.00	#34
16	Q	Yiyi ZHANG / Nan WU	CHN	44.71	26.14		18.57	4.82	4.43	4.75	4.64	4.57	0.00	#6
17	Q	Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV	KOR	44.27	25.35		18.92	4.82	4.54	4.75	4.75	4.75	0.00	#7
18	Q	Alessia BUSI / Andrea FABBRI	ITA	44.20	26.58		18.62	4.64	4.36	4.86	4.64	4.75	1.00	#10
19	Q	Ria SCHIFFNER / Julian SALATZKI	GER	44.14	24.36		19.78	4.89	4.71	5.04	5.00	5.04	0.00	#17
20	Q	Celia ROBLEDO / Luis FENERO	ESP	43.72	24.28		19.44	4.82	4.54	5.00	4.93	4.96	0.00	#15
21		Viktoria KAVALIOVA / Yurii BIELIAIEV	BLR	43.51	23.07		20.44	5.18	4.96	5.14	5.11	5.14	0.00	#18
22		Olivia SMART / Joseph BUCKLAND	GBR	42.77	22.86		19.91	4.89	4.79	5.18	5.11	4.93	0.00	#11
23		Karolina PROCHAZKOVA / Michal CESKA	CZE	41.80	20.00		21.80	5.46	5.25	5.36	5.54	5.57	0.00	#19
24		Sara AGHAI / Jussiville PARTANEN	FIN	41.63	22.50		19.13	4.82	4.54	4.82	4.82	4.86	0.00	#20
25		Lolita YERMAK / Alexei KHIMICH	UKR	41.31	22.64		19.67	4.93	4.75	5.00	4.96	4.93	1.00	#12
26		Carina GLASTRIS / Nicholas LETTNER	GRE	36.81	19.57		17.24	4.36	4.07	4.36	4.36	4.36	0.00	#13
27		Nicole KUZMICH / Jordan HOCKLEY	SLO	36.33	22.71		14.62	3.79	3.46	3.79	3.64	3.61	1.00	#4
28		Olga JAKUSHINA / Aleksandrs GRISHINS	LAT	35.92	18.93		16.99	4.25	4.11	4.32	4.39	4.18	0.00	#16
29		Joanna ZAJAC / Cezary ZAWADSKI	POL	34.15	20.43		13.72	3.61	3.29	3.54	3.50	3.25	0.00	#5
30		Anna BOLSHEM / Ronald ZILBERBERG	ISR	32.67	15.07		17.60	4.46	4.25	4.43	4.54	4.32	0.00	#9
31		Johanna ALLIK / Paul Michael BELLANTUONO	EST	31.95	15.10		17.85	4.46	4.32	4.39	4.61	4.50	1.00	#14
32		Christine SMITH / Simon EISENBAUER	AUT	31.26	18.07		13.19	3.46	3.11	3.32	3.43	3.18	0.00	#1
33		Laura ABTS / Maarten BUCKENS	BEL	28.26	15.85		12.41	3.21	2.93	3.18	3.11	3.07	0.00	#2
34		Slavyana TSENOVA / Egor ZAYTSEV	BUL	27.68	15.35		12.33	3.25	3.00	3.21	3.29	2.75	0.00	#3
35		Liliana KIRALY / Szabolcs NAGY	HUN	26.58	13.13		13.45	3.50	3.21	3.50	3.43	3.21	0.00	#8

Junior Worlds Pairs Preview

The Russians dominated the Junior Grand Prix this season and swept the podium at the JGP Final.  However, two of the Russian teams that stood on the podium at the Final will not be competing here and two other Russian teams will be trying to earn their spots on the podium.

Not qualifying for this event are Davankova and Deputat, who won the reigning Junior Worlds Bronze Medalists, won the silver medal at the JGPF and have the 2nd best total score of the season; Vigalova and Zakroev, JGPF silver medalists and who have the 3rd best total score of the season; Aaron and Settlage who have the 9th best total score of the season; and Purich and Arcieri who have the 10th best total score of the season.

Yu and Jin are the only medalists from last years Junior Worlds competition to return and have had an uneven season.  They only medaled at one of their JGP assignments and finished 5th at the Final.  They have several seasons of junior experience and have even competed on the senior Grand Prix.  That should give them an advantage along with their throws and twists the Chinese are known for.

Fedorova and Miroshkin swept the junior circuit this year.  They won the JGP Final by a 6 point margin and hold the highest scores of the season.  They made significant improvements between their JGP assignments and the Final and if they have done the same since December they could put up a big score.

Purdy and Marinaro won two golds on the Junior Grand Prix but finished 4th at the Final.  They finished 5th at Junior Worlds last season and have a good shot at the podium.  They have good lines and a beautiful style on the ice.  There is not a big height difference between the two which makes some of the elements more difficult and they do not attempt a triple twist.

Jones and Beharry are a new Canadian team this year and have done well in their first season together.  They won two medals on the JGP and finished 6th at the Final.  They both have experience with other partners and have gelled together quickly.  Beharry competed at Junior Worlds last season but had a disappointing result.  Since they are aging out of juniors after this season, this is their last chance to make it to the Junior Worlds podium.  

Gainetdinova and Bich surprised at Russian nationals last year and qualified for Junior Worlds despite never competing on the Junior Grand Prix.  While they didn't win a medal in their two assignments this season they showed huge improvements between Lake Placid and Croatia.  They should easily be able to break into the top 10 this season.  

Tarasova and Morozov finished 5th in their only JGP assignment but have the 2nd best short program score of the season.  If they can replicate that short program performance and clean up their free skate they can make the podium.    

Prolss and Blommaert have been tearing up the junior B circuit since their JGP assignments.  She also competes internationally in singles and has done well, showing the quality of her jumps.  

Two US teams are looking to make their mark.  Simpson and Blackmer seemed to be hitting a bit of a sophomore slump after they failed to win a JGP medal after winning a medal at the Final last season.  However, they put out solid programs at US nationals to win the junior title.  Denney and Frazier finished 4th at last year's Junior Worlds and recently competed as seniors at US nationals.  They only competed at JGP USA this season due to injuries and seem to be back to top form.

My podium predictions:
Gold: Fedorova/Miroshkin
Silver: Purdy/Marinaro
Bronze: Yu/Jin

Bios of the competitors:
Bell/Sylvester, CAN: They finished 12th at Junior Worlds last season.  They finished 7th at JGP Austria and 6th at JGP Croatia.  Their personal best is 128.74.  She is 16 and he is 18.

Jones/Beharry, CAN: They won gold at JGP Austria and bronze at JGP Germany to qualify for the JGP Final where they placed 6th.  Their personal best is 152.78.  She is 17 and he is 21.  They have the 4th best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total scores.

Purdy/Marinaro, CAN: They finished 5th at Junior Worlds last season.  They won gold at JGP USA and gold at JGP Croatia to qualify for the JGPF where they finished 4th.  Their personal best is 149.94.  She is 18 and he is 21.  They have the 3rd best short program, 5th best free skate and 5th best total scores.

Li/Jiang, CHN: They placed 9th at Junior Worlds last season.  They finished 8th at JGP Austria.   Their personal best is 138.92.  She is 15 and he is 20.

Yu/Jin, CHN: They are the reigning World Junior Silver Medalists.  They placed 4th at JGP Austria and won silver at JGP Croatia to qualify for the JGPF where they finished 5th.  Their personal best is 167.48.  She is 17 and he is 18.  They have the 7th best short program, 6th best free skate and 6th best total scores.

Prolls/Blommaert, GER: They placed 6th at JGP USA and 4th at JGP Germany.  Their personal best is 133.48.  She is 13 and he is 20.  They have the 9th best short program and 10th best total scores.

Foresti/Sforza, ITA: They placed 11th at JGP USA and 13th at JGP Germany.  Their personal best is 105.19.  She is 13 and he is 15.

Epstein/Epstein, NED: They placed 17th at Junior Worlds last season.  Their personal best is 86.33.  She is 19 and he is 19.

Lech/Tyc, POL: They placed 13th at JGP Croatia and 12th at JGP Germany.  Their personal best is 98.22.  She is 16 and he is 21.

Fedorova/Miroshkin, RUS: They won silver at JGP Austria and gold at JGP Germany to qualify for the JGPF where they won gold.  Their personal best is 161.11.  She is 15 and he is 18.  They have the best short program, free skate and total scores.

Gainetdinova/Bich, RUS: They finished 11th at Junior Worlds last season.  They placed 7th at JGP USA and 4th at JGP Croatia.  Their personal best is 142.26.  She is 15 and he is 20.  They have the 8th best short program, 7th best free skate and 7th best total scores.

Tarasova/Morozov, RUS: They finished 5th at JGP Croatia.  Their personal best is 137.29. She is 18 and he is 20.  They have the 2nd best short program and 9th best total score.

Lavrentieva/Rudyk, UKR: They finished 14th at Junior Worlds last season.  They placed 11th at Europeans.  They finished 13th at JGP USA and 12th at JGP Austria.  Their personal best is 128.79.  She is 15 and he is 21.

Calalang/Sidhu, USA: They finished 6th at JGP Austria and 8th at JGP Croatia.  Their personal best is 139.32.  She is 18 and he is 21.

Denney/Frazier, USA: They placed 4th at Junior Worlds last season.  They placed 4th at JGP USA.  Their personal best is 150.55.  She is 17 and he is 20.

Simpson/Blackmer, USA: They placed 10th at Junior Worlds last season.  They placed 5th at JGP Austria and 5th at JGP Germany.  Their personal best is 146.35.  She is 16 and he is 21.  They have the 10th best short program and 8th best free skate. 

Junior Worlds Ladies Preview

The junior ladies field is so deep that only three of the JGP Finalists will be competing at this event.  Julia Lipnitskaia and Satoko Miyahara both finished in the top five last year and are returning.

Not qualifying for this event are Hannah Miller, who won the silver medal at the JGPF and has the 2nd best score of the season; Angela Wang, who qualified for the JGPF and has the 4th best total score of the season; Leah Keiser, who qualified for the JGPF and has the 7th best total score of the season 

Julia Lipnitskaia is competing here to defend her title but has had a rough time with injuries this season, withdrawing from the Grand Prix Final and Russian Nationals.  She has the triple + triples plus the senior experience to give her a second title if she can perform at her full capabilities.  She is well known for her flexibility which is showcased in her footwork and spins.  

Elena Radionova has been unbeatable this season, winning gold at both of her JGP assignments and at the Final.  She also has triple + triple combinations and beat Lipnitskaia at Russian Junior Nationals.  

Anna Pogorilaya won a gold and silver medal on the JGP circuit to qualify for the JGP Final where she won the bronze.  Her scores have steadily improved throughout the season and she has the triple + triple combinations to keep her in contention.

Samantha Cesario has also had her share of injuries over the years but was able to put out a stunning performance of her Carmen short and Black Swan free skate at US Nationals.  She has been remarkably consistent despite the injuries, winning three JGP bronze medals in three attempts over the last two seasons.  She is aging out of juniors after this season and will need a good result to earn senior assignments next season.

Satoko Miyahara finished 4th at Junior Worlds last season and is looking to make the jump to the podium.  She started off her season with a gold medal finish at JGP USA but dropped to bronze at JGP Turkey with an 18 point decrease in her score.  She doesn't get a lot of height on her jumps which increases the change of under-rotation and downgrade calls.

Courtney Hicks last competed at Junior Worlds in 2011 but missed most of the 2012 season due to injury.  She recently finished 4th at US Nationals with her triple+triple combinations and innovative spins.

Also in the mix are Rika Hongo and Hae Jin Kim who each won a medal on the JGP but finished off the podium in their second events.  

My podium predictions:
Gold: Elena Radionova
Silver: Julia Lipnitskaia
Bronze: Anna Pogorilaya

Bios of the competitiors:
Brooklee Han, AUS: She placed 30th at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 12th at Four Continents.  She finished 8th at JGP USA and 12th at JGP Turkey.  Her personal best is 143.90.  She is 17 years old.

Sabrina Schultz, AUT: She placed 24th at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 16th at JGP Slovenia and 20th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 108.90.  She is 18 years old.

Kristina Zakharanka, BLR: She placed 29th at Junior Worlds last season.  She placed 36th at Europeans.  She finished 26th at JGP Turkey and 20th at JGP Croatia.  Her personal best is 92.03  She is 15 years old.

Isadora Williams, BRA: She placed 16th at Junior Worlds last season.  Her personal best is 123.93.  She is 17 years old.

Anna Afonkina, BUL: She finished 25th at Europeans.  She placed 25th at JGP Turkey.  Her personal best is 87.47.  She is 16 years old. 

Alaine Chartrand, CAN: She placed 7th at JGP USA and 6th at JGP Croatia.  Her personal best is 137.72.  She is 16 years old.

Gabrielle Daleman, CAN: She finished 6th at JGP Austria and 5th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 139.77.  She is 15 years old.

Xiaowen Guo, CHN: She finished 8th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 130.01.  She is 15 years old.

Ziquan Zhao, CHN: She placed 11th at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 10th at JGP France and 4th at JGP Austria.  Her personal best is 146.22.  She is 15 years old.  She has the 10th best short program score.

Elizaveta Ukolova, CZE: She placed 22nd at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 8th at JGP Turkey and 11th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 118.47.  She is 14 years old.

Pernille Sorensen, DEN: She placed 16th at JGP USA and 12th at JGP Croatia.  Her personal best is 106.26.  She is 15 years old.

Gerli Liinamae, EST: She placed 14th at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 6th at JGP Turkey and 8th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 140.30.  She is 17 years old.

Jenni Saarinen, FIN: She is 13 years old.

Laurine Lecavelier, FRA: She finished 12th at JGP France and 9th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 124.93.  She is 16 years old.  

Nathalie Weinzierl, GER: She placed 9th at Europeans.  She finished 9th at JGP Austria and 10th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 147.52.  She is 18 years old.

Amani Fancy, GBR: She placed 17th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 104.48.  She is 15 years old.

Isabella Schuster-Vellissarou, GRE: She placed 25th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 33rd at Europeans.  She finished 24th at JGP Germany.  Her personal best is 82.04.  She is 17 years old. 

Ivett Toth, HUN: She finished 14th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 110.28.  She is 14 years old.

Netta Schreiber, ISR: She finished 14th at JGP USA and 23rd at JGP Turkey.  Her personal best is 101.33.  She is 14 years old.

Sara Casella, ITA: She is 14 years old.

Rika Hongo, JPN: She won silver at JGP France and placed 5th at JGP Croatia.  Her personal best is 149.38.  She is 16 years old.  She has the 10th best free skate and 10th best total scores.

Satoko Miyahara, JPN: She placed 4th at Junior Worlds last season.  She won gold at JGP USA and bronze at JGP Turkey to qualify for the JGP Final where she finished 5th.  Her personal best is 162.20.  She is 14 years old.  She has the 7th best short program, 5th best free skate and 5th best total scores.

Angelina Kuchvalska, LAT: She finished 16th at JGP France.  Her personal best is 103.91.  She is 14 years old.

Aleksandra Golovkina, LTU: She placed 18th at JGP France and 17th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 107.19.  She is 14 years old.

Reyna Hamui, MEX: She finished 13th at Four Continents.  Her personal best is 123.69.  She is 19 years old.

Kim Bell, NED: She placed 24th in the preliminary round at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 25th at JGP France.  Her personal best is 84.11.  She is 18 years old.

Camilla Gjersem, NOR: She placed 15th at JGP France and 22nd at JGP Austria.  Her personal best is 105.32.  She is 19 years old.

Alisson Krystle Perticheto, PHI: She placed 13th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 114.88.    She is 15 years old.

Agata Kryger, POL: Her personal best is 91.76.  She is 15 years old.

Hae Jin Kim, KOR: She placed 8th at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 5th at JGP Austria and won gold at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 149.71.  She is 15 years old.  She has the 8th best short program score.

So Youn Park, KOR: She placed 6th at JGP USA and won silver at JGP Turkey.  Her personal best is 144.77.  She is 15 years old.

Julia Lipnitskaia, RUS: She is the reigning Junior World Champion.  She won silver at Cup of China and bronze at Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final but withdrew due to injury.  Her personal best is 187.05.  She is 14 years old.

Anna Pogorilaya, RUS: She won silver at JGP Croatia and gold at JGP Germany to qualify for the JGPF where she won bronze.  Her personal best is 167.40.  She is 14 years old.  She has the 4th best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total scores.

Elena Radionova, RUS: She won gold at JGP France and gold at JGP Austria to qualify for the JGPF where she won gold.  Her personal best is 182.86.  She is 14 years old.  She has the best short program, free skate and total scores.

Nicole Rajicova, SVK: She placed 13th at JGP USA and 15th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 109.56.  She is 17 years old.

Patricia Glescic, SLO: She placed 17th at Junior Worlds last season.  She finished 28th at Europeans.    She placed 14th at JGP Austria and 11th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 125.46.  She is 18 years old.

Marta Garcia, ESP: Her personal best is 97.78.  She is 19 years old.

Rebecka Emanuelsson, SWE: She finished 21st at JGP France and 16th at JGP Turkey.  Her personal best is 119.89.  She is 18 years old.

Josefine Taljegard, SWE: She placed 10th at JGP USA and 7th at JGP Croatia.  Her personal best is 122.99.  She is 17 years old.

Laure Nicodet, SUI: She placed 13th at JGP Austria and 21st at JGP Croatia.  Her personal best is 105.09.  She is 15 years old.

Melisa Sema Atik, TUR: She placed 24th at JGP Turkey and 20th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 96.70.  She is 16 years old.

Anna Khnuchenkova, UKR: She is 18 years old.

Samantha Cesario, USA: She won bronze at JGP Austria.  Her personal best is 157.72.  She is 19 years old.  She has the 9th best short program, 7th best free skate and 6th best total scores.

Courtney Hicks, USA: She won silver at JGP USA and finished 4th at JGP Slovenia.  Her personal best is 153.77.  She is 17 years old.  She has the 8th best free skate and 8th best total scores.

Yasmin Siraj, USA: Her personal best is 161.75.  She is 16 years old.