2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Host: | International figure skating |
| Venue: | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles:  Daniel Samohin | |
Ladies' singles:  Marin Honda | |
Pair skating:  Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař | |
Ice dancing:  Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter | |
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Previous: 2016 World Junior Championships | |
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Next: 2018 World Junior Championships | |
The 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an international figure skating competition in the 2016–17 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event will determine the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Qualification
Skaters from all ISU member nations were eligible for the competition if they were at least 13 years old but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before 1 July 2016 in their place of birth. National associations select their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandates that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the World Junior Championships.
The term "Junior" in ISU competition refers to age, not skill level. Skaters may remain age-eligible for Junior Worlds even after competing nationally and internationally at the senior level. At junior events, the ISU requires that all programs conform to junior-specific rules regarding program length, jumping passes, types of elements, etc.
Minimum TES
| Minimum technical scores (TES) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Short | Free |
| Men | 20 | 42 |
| Ladies | 20 | 35 |
| Pairs | 20 | 30 |
| Ice dancing | 18 | 28 |
| Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season. SP and FS scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2016 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Canada  Russia United States |
Japan Russia |
Czech Republic Russia |
Russia United States |
| 2 |  China  France Israel Japan  Latvia  South Korea |
 Hungary  Kazakhstan Latvia South Korea United States |
Canada  Italy  Ukraine United States |
Canada France Italy |
| If not listed above, one entry is allowed. | ||||
Entries
Member nations selected the following entries:
Schedule
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Discipline | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Ladies | Short program | |||
| Opening ceremony | |||||
| Pairs | Short program | ||||
| Day 2 | Dance | Short dance | |||
| Pairs | Free skating | ||||
| Pairs | Victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 3 | Men | Short program | |||
| Ladies | Free skating | ||||
| Ladies | Victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 4 | Dance | Free dance | |||
| Dance | Victory ceremony | ||||
| Men | Free skating | ||||
| Men | Victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 5 | Sunday | Exhibition gala | |||