1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix
| 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
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| Type: | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Season: | 1999–2000 |
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Previous: 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
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Next: 2000–01 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
The 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the third 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' singes, pair skating, and ice dancing. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.
Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1999–2000 season, the series was composed of the following events:
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 22–26, 1999 | 1999 JGP Croatia Cup | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 1999 | 1999 JGP Canadian Junior International | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| October 6–10, 1999 | 1999 JGP Czech Skate | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| October 14–17, 1999 | 1999 JGP The Hague | The Hague, Netherlands |
| October 21–24, 1999 | 1999 JGP Skate Slovenia | Bled, Slovenia |
| November 3–7, 1999 | 1999 JGP Salchow Trophy | Stockholm, Sweden |
| November 11–14, 1999 | 1999 JGP Piruetten | Hamar, Norway |
| November 18–21, 1999 | 1999 JGP SBC Cup | Nagano, Japan |
| December 16–19, 1999 | 1999–2000 JGP Final | Gdańsk, Poland |
Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 1999–2000 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1][2][3][4]
There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dancing.
| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soshi Tanaka |
 Irina Nikolaeva |
Julia Shapiro / Alexei Sokolov |
Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev |
| 2 |  Fedor Andreev |
Irina Tkatchuk |
 Zhang Xiaodan / Zhang Hao |
 Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko |
| 3 |  Florian Just |
Marianne Dubuc |
 Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals |
 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
| 4 | Gao Song |
Jennifer Kirk |
Chantal Poirier / Craig Buntin Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov |
Emilie Nussear / Brandon Forsyth |
| 5 | Ryan Bradley |
Deanna Stellato |
– |  Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali |
| 6 |  Cyril Brun |
Yukari Nakano |
Viktoria Shliakhova / Grigori Petrovski |
Svetlana Kulikova / Arseni Markov |
| 7 | Stefan Lindemann |
 Tamara Dorofejev |
– | – |
| 8 | Denis Balandin |
Svetlana Bukareva |
– | – |
| Alternates | ||||
| 1st |  Alan Street |
Stacey Pensgen |
Amanda Magarian / Jered Guzman |
Elena Khalyavina / Maxim Shabalin |
| 2nd | Valery Medvedev |
 Anna Lundström |
Meliza Brozovich / Anton Nimenko |
Julia Golovina / Denis Egorov |
| 3rd | Evan Lysacek |
 Carina Chen |
Larisa Spielberg / Craig Joeright |
Caroline Truong / Sylvain Longchambon |
There was an unbreakable tie in 4th place standings in the pairs event, and so Chantal Poirier / Craig Buntin of Canada and Aliona Savchenko / Stanislav Morozov of Ukraine both qualified in 4th position. There were no 5th place qualifiers in pairs, because that spot was left empty as a result of the tie for fourth. The two teams had tied exactly, down to the 7th tiebreaker. In later years, a different final tiebreaker was added, one which would have allowed for this tie to be broken.
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 12 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | United States | 8 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists
Men
| 1999–2000 Junior Grand Prix | ||||
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| Men's medalists | ||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
| Croatia | Florian Just | Laurent Porteret | Denis Balandin | |
| Canada | Soshi Tananka | Ryan Bradley | Kensuke Nakaniwa | |
| Czech Rep. | Fedor Andreev | Lukáš Rakowski | Valery Medvedev | |
| Netherlands | Fedor Andreev | Alan Street | Cyril Brun | |
| Slovenia | Stefan Lindemann | Ben Miller | Denis Balandin | |
| Sweden | Evan Lysacek | Cyril Brun | Ryan Bradley | |
| Norway | Gao Song | Johnny Weir | Andrei Lezin | |
| Japan | Soshi Tanaka | Ma Xiaodong | Stéphane Lambiel | |
| Final | Gao Song | Stefan Lindemann | Fedor Andreev | |
Ladies
| 1999–2000 Junior Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies' medalists | ||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
| Croatia | Olga Stepanova | Svetlana Bukareva | Svetlana Pilipenko | |
| Canada | Irina Nikolaeva | Naomi Nari Nam | Stacey Pensgen | |
| Czech Rep. | Marianne Dubuc | Elizabeth Kwon | Utako Wakamatsu | |
| Netherlands | Kristina Oblasova | Sara Wheat | Susanne Stadlmüller | |
| Slovenia | Irina Tkatchuk | Tamara Dorofejev | Galina Maniachenko | |
| Sweden | Sasha Cohen | Anna Lundström | Mikkeline Kierkgaard | |
| Norway | Deanna Stellato | Irina Nikolaeva | Irina Tkatchuk | |
| Japan | Jennifer Kirk | Yukari Nakano | Marianne Dubuc | |
| Final | Deanna Stellato | Jennifer Kirk | Svetlana Bukareva | |