# 2001–02 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 2001–02 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the fifth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

## Competitions

The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2001–02 season, the series was composed of the following events:
| Date | Event | Location |
| September 13–16 | 2001 JGP Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| September 20–23 | 2001 JGP Phoenix (cancelled) | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| September 27–30 | 2001 JGP Czech Skate | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| October 11–14 | 2001 JGP Gdańsk | Gdańsk, Poland |
| October 25–28 | 2001 JGP The Hague | The Hague, Netherlands |
| November 1–4 | 2001 JGP Salchow Trophy | Malmö, Sweden |
| November 8–11 | 2001 JGP Trofeo Rita Trapanese | Milan, Italy |
| November 15–18 | 2001 JGP SBC Cup | Nagano, Japan |
| December 13–16 | 2001–02 Junior Grand Prix Final | Bled, Slovenia |

## Series notes

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States Figure Skating Association cancelled the Junior Grand Prix event to be held in Arizona and did not allow their skaters to compete on the Junior Grand Prix for the rest of the season.

## Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 2001–02 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.
| | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance |
| 1 | Stanislav Timchenko | Miki Ando | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev |
| 2 | Andrei Griazev | Irina Tkatchuk | Clara Montgomery / Ryan Arnold | Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 3 | Daisuke Takahashi | Akiko Suzuki | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko |
| 4 | Kevin van der Perren | Ludmila Nelidina | Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotine |
| 5 | Shawn Sawyer | Tatiana Basova | Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev | Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov |
| 6 | Ma Xiaodong | Yukina Ota | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault | Marina Kozlova / Sergei Baranov |
| 7 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Yukari Nakano | Ding Yang / Ren Zongfei | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
| 8 | Jamal Othman | Cynthia Phaneuf | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petro Kharchenko | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat |
| Alternates |||||
| 1st | Damien Djordievic | Irina Nikolaeva | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbilo |
| 2nd | Karel Zelenka | Kimena Brog-Meier | Cathy Monette / Daniel Castello | Christina Beier / William Beier |
| 3rd | Alexander Shubin | Joannie Rochette | Veronika Havlíčková / Karel Štefl | Amandine Borsi / Fabrice Blondel |
Gregor Urbas was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Grand Prix Final. He had finished three spots below third alternate position in overall qualification standings. He placed 8th out of 9 competitors at the Final.

## Medalists
### Men

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bulgaria | Shawn Sawyer | Daisuke Takahashi | Shaun Rogers |
| United States | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled |
| Czech Rep. | Andrei Griazev | Kevin van der Perren | Damien Djordjevic |
| Poland | Stanislav Timchenko | Karel Zelenka | Alexander Uspenski |
| Netherlands | Kevin van der Perren | Jamal Othman | Nicholas Young |
| Sweden | Andrei Griazev | Ma Xiaodong | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari |
| Italy | Stanislav Timchenko | Alexander Shubin | Ma Xiaodong |
| Japan | Daisuke Takahashi | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Shawn Sawyer |
| Final | Stanislav Timchenko | Ma Xiaodong | Kevin van der Perren |

### Ladies

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bulgaria | Yukina Ota | Olga Agapkina | Yukari Nakano |
| United States | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled |
| Czech Rep. | Miki Ando | Tatiana Basova | Akiko Suzuki |
| Poland | Irina Tkatchuk | Svitlana Pilipenko | Magdalena Leska |
| Netherlands | Cynthia Phaneuf | Irina Nikolaeva | Liudmila Nelidina |
| Sweden | Miki Ando | Tatiana Basova | Irina Tkachuk |
| Italy | Ludmila Nelidina | Kimena Brog-Meier | Joannie Rochette |
| Japan | Akiko Suzuki | Yukari Nakano | Fang Dan |
| Final | Miki Ando | Ludmila Nelidina | Akiko Suzuki |

### Pairs

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bulgaria | Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin | Jacqueline Jimenez / Themistocles Leftheris | Cathy Monette / Daniel Castelo |
| United States | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled |
| Czech Rep. | Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev | Anastasia Kuzmina / Stanislav Evdokimov | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko |
| Poland | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Tatiana Volosozhar / Petr Kharchenko | Cathy Monette / Daniel Castelo |
| Netherlands | Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold | Julia Shapiro / Dmitri Khromin | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault |
| Sweden | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei | Maria Mukhortova / Pavel Lebedev |
| Italy | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei |
| Japan | Carla Montgomery / Ryan Arnold | Jessica Dubé / Samuel Tetrault | – |
| Final | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Julia Karbovskaya / Sergei Slavnov | Ding Yang / Ren Zhongfei |

### Ice dance

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bulgaria | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotine | Mariana Kozlova / Sergey Baranov | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek |
| United States | Event cancelled | Event cancelled | Event cancelled |
| Czech Rep. | Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Bolotin | Amandine Borsi / Fabrice Blondel |
| Poland | Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin | Marina Kozlova / Sergei Baranov | Christina Beier / William Beier |
| Netherlands | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Julia Golovina / Oleg Voiko | Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov |
| Sweden | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | Myriam Trividic / Yann Abback |
| Italy | Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin | Nóra Hoffmann / Attila Elek | Alessia Aureli / Andrea Vaturi |
| Japan | Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Daria Borisova / Alexandr Chepurnov |
| Final | Elena Khaliavina / Maxim Shabalin | Elena Romanovskaya / Alexander Grachev | Miriam Steinel / Vladimir Tsvetkov |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 16 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 95 |