1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix
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The 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second 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.
| 1998–99 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Previous: 1997–98 ISU Junior Series | |
| Next: 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1998–99 season, the series was composed of the following events:
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| August 18–22, 1998 | 1998 JGP Grand Prix de Saint Gervais | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France |
| September 9–13, 1998 | 1998 JGP Mexico Cup | Mexico City, Mexico |
| September 16–20, 1998 | 1998 JGP Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| September 23–27, 1998 | 1998 JGP Ukrainian Souvenir | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| October 7–10, 1998 | 1998 JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter | Chemnitz, Germany |
| October 14–18, 1998 | 1998 JGP Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest, Hungary |
| October 20–25, 1998 | 1998 JGP China Int. Junior Competition | Beijing, China |
| Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 1998 | 1998 JGP Slovakia | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| March 12–14, 1999 | 1998–99 JGP Final | Detroit, United States |
The following skaters qualified for the 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.[1]
There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.
Men
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |  Vincent Restencourt |  Ryan Bradley | Matthew Savoie | |
| Mexico |  Yosuke Takeuchi | Eiji Iwamoto |  Jeffrey Franklin | |
| Bulgaria |  Ilia Klimkin |  Stefan Lindemann | Soshi Tanaka | |
| Ukraine |  Andriy Kyforenko | Alexei Vasilevski | Oleksandr Smokvin | |
| Germany | Vincent Restencourt | Stefan Lindemann | Scott Smith | |
| Hungary | Ilia Klimkin | Yosuke Takeuchi | Ryan Bradley | |
| China |  Guo Zhengxin | Gao Song | Yu Wang | |
| Slovakia | Johnny Weir |  Lukáš Rakowski |  Matthew Davies | |
| Final | Vincent Restencourt | Ilia Klimkin | Alexei Vasilevski |
Ladies
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Irina Nikolaeva |  Anna Jurkiewicz | Daria Timoshenko | |
| Mexico | Yuko Kawaguchi | Sarah Hughes | Chisato Shiina | |
| Bulgaria |  Tamara Dorofejev | Daria Timoshenko | Sabina Wojtala | |
| Ukraine | Viktoria Volchkova | Galina Maniachenko | Anna Neshcheret | |
| Germany | Irina Nikolaeva | Anna Jurkiewicz | Sara Wheat | |
| Hungary | Júlia Sebestyén | Sarah Hughes | Chisato Shiina | |
| China | Yoshie Onda | Gwenaëlle Jullien | Wang Huan | |
| Slovakia | Viktoria Volchkova | Tamara Dorofejev | Erin Pearl | |
| Final | Viktoria Volchkova | Sarah Hughes | Daria Timoshenko |
Pairs
Ice dance
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
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