The 1997–1998 ISU Junior Series was the first season of what was later named the ISU Junior Grand Prix

ISU Junior Grand Prix

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

. It was designed to be a junior-level complement to the ISU Champions Series, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singes

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland from March 5-8, 1998.

Season notes

At the Junior Series Final, Timothy Goebel

Timothy Goebel

Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...

, the winner of the men's event, made history by becoming the first skater to land a quadruple salchow jump

Salchow jump

The Salchow is a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge of one foot. The rotation in the air is made in the direction of the curve of the take-off edge. The landing is made on the back outside edge of the foot opposite the one used for take-off. One or more rotations may be...

 in competition. It was videotaped by the father of another skater.

Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers

The following skaters qualified for the 1997–1998 Junior Series Final, in order of qualification.

There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dancing.

	Men	Ladies	Pairs	Ice dancing
1	Timothy Goebel Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...	Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova is a Russian retired figure skater who is now a coach. She is a four-time European bronze medalist, the 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 1998 and 1999 World Junior bronze medalist, and a seven-time Russian national medalist.- Career :Volchkova was the first...	Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov	Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani is an Italian ice dancer. With former partner Massimo Scali, she is the 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. They placed 4th at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Their partnership ended following the 1999-2000 season.-Competitive highlights:* J =...  / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...
2	Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...	Julia Soldatova Julia Soldatova Julia Nikolayevna Soldatova is a Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics...	Yulia Obertas / Dmitry Palamarchuk	Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph was an American figure skater.She won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Charles Butler and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. After that partnership ended, she skated with Brandon Forsyth and won a bronze medal at the 2001 Nationals...  / Charles Butler Charles Butler (figure skater) Charles Butler is a retired American competitive ice dancer. He won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Jessica Joseph and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. He attended New York University Medical School. He graduated in 2010 and is now currently...
3	Matt Savoie	Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....	Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Jered Guzman Jered Guzman is an American retired competitive pair skater. From 1992 to 1998, he teamed with Natalie Vlandis, capturing the gold medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior Championships and finishing fifth at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten...  / Luciano Milo Luciano Milo Luciano Milo is an Italian ice dancer. He had the most success with partner Federica Faiella. With Faiella, he is the 2000 Italian national silver medalist, two time World Junior silver medalist, and 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion...
4	Vincent Restencourt Vincent Restencourt Vincent Restencourt is a French figure skater.He started to skate at the age of 6. His sister, who was a figure skater as well, brought him to figure skating. His coach is André Brunet. Vincent Restencourt represents the club Champigny. He was the first French skater to land a quadruple jump, a...	Chisato Shina	Victoria Maksiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky	Oksana Potkykova / Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...
5	Christo Turlakov	Andrea Diewald	Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexey Sokolov	Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai
6	David Jäschke	Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level before teaming up with Brian Wells...	Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler is an American figure skater who has competed in both pair skating and ice dancing....  / Johnnie Stiegler Johnnie Stiegler John "Johnnie" Stiegler is an American pair skater. With his sister Tiffany, he is the 1998 & 1999 U.S. pewter medalist and the 1997 junior national champion....	Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein is an American former ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 1999 World Junior champion and U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :Silverstein grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania,...  / Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek is an American former competitive ice dancer. He had the most success in his eligible career with Jamie Silverstein. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles. The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the...
7	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	Morgan Rowe	-	-
8	Vitaly Danilchenko	Elena Pingachova	-	-

• Christel Borghi
  Christel Borghi
  Christel Borghi is a Swiss figure skater. She is the 1999 Swiss national champion. She placed 25th at the 1999 European Figure Skating Championships....
  
   was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Series Final. She placed 8th out of 8 competitors. Victoria Volchkova withdrew before the competition with injury.

Medal table

1		10	7	8	25
2		9	9	6	24
3		4	1	1	6
3		3	1	2	6
4		0	1	4	5
4		0	1	4	5
5		2	2	0	4
6		0	3	0	3
6		0	2	1	3
7		0	1	0	1
7		0	0	1	1
7		0	0	1	1

Men

1997–1998 Junior Series
Men's medalists
Competition	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais	Saint Gervais, France	Timothy Goebel Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...	Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie , is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. bronze medalist, the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a member of the 2006 Olympic team.-Biography:...	David Jaschke
Sofia Cup	Sofia, Bulgaria	Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...	Derrick Delmore Derrick Delmore Derrick Delmore is an African-American figure skater. He was the 1998 World Junior Champion and the 1999 U.S. National Collegiate Champion...	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...
Ukrainian Souvenir	Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...	Timothy Goebel Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...	Vincent Restencourt Vincent Restencourt Vincent Restencourt is a French figure skater.He started to skate at the age of 6. His sister, who was a figure skater as well, brought him to figure skating. His coach is André Brunet. Vincent Restencourt represents the club Champigny. He was the first French skater to land a quadruple jump, a...	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter	Chemnitz, Germany	Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie , is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. bronze medalist, the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a member of the 2006 Olympic team.-Biography:...	Alexei Vasilevsky	David Jaschke
Hungarian Cup	Szekesfehervar, Hungary Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...	Vitalij Danilchenko	Christo Turlakov	Vincent Restencourt Vincent Restencourt Vincent Restencourt is a French figure skater.He started to skate at the age of 6. His sister, who was a figure skater as well, brought him to figure skating. His coach is André Brunet. Vincent Restencourt represents the club Champigny. He was the first French skater to land a quadruple jump, a...
Grand Prix SNP	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...	Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...	Pavel Kersha	Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko Juraj Sviatko is a Slovak figure skater. He is the six time national champion and four time national silver medalist. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships...
ISU Junior Series Final	Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...	Timothy Goebel Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel is an American retired figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program...	Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev Ivan Dinev is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is an 11-time Bulgarian national champion and competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophée Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump...	Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie Matthew Savoie , is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. bronze medalist, the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a member of the 2006 Olympic team.-Biography:...

Ladies

1997–1998 Junior Series
Ladies medalists
Competition	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais	Saint Gervais, France	Elena Pingachova	Andrea Diewald	Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons Shelby Lyons is an American retired competitive figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level before teaming up with Brian Wells...
Sofia Cup	Sofia, Bulgaria	Morgan Rowe	Brittney McConn Brittney McConn Brittney Anne McConn Bottoms is a retired American figure skater. She placed 4th at the 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and won the Nebelhorn Trophy later that year. Her highest placement at the United States Figure Skating Championships on the senior level was 7th, which she...	Chisato Shina
Ukrainian Souvenir	Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...	Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Volchkova Viktoria Yevgenyevna Volchkova is a Russian retired figure skater who is now a coach. She is a four-time European bronze medalist, the 1998 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 1998 and 1999 World Junior bronze medalist, and a seven-time Russian national medalist.- Career :Volchkova was the first...	Chisato Shiina Chisato Shiina is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2000 Japanese national champion. She was a multiple medalist on the Junior Grand Prix and qualified for the 1999 Junior Grand prix Final. She competed on the senior Grand Prix, as well as at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and Four Continents...	Kumiko Taneda
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter	Chemnitz, Germany	Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....	Julia Soldatova Julia Soldatova Julia Nikolayevna Soldatova is a Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics...	Sara Lindroos
Hungarian Cup	Szekesfehervar, Hungary Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...	Julia Soldatova Julia Soldatova Julia Nikolayevna Soldatova is a Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics...	Júlia Sebestyén Julia Sebestyen Júlia Sebestyén is a Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002-2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, she became the first Hungarian woman to win the European title...	Anette Dytrt
Grand Prix SNP	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...	Victoria Volchkova	Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....	Erin Pearl Erin Pearl Erin Pearl is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 U.S. junior silver medalist and the 1998 U.S. junior bronze medalist. She competed at the inaugural Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 4th. She retired due to injury in...
ISU Junior Series Final	Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...	Julia Soldatova Julia Soldatova Julia Nikolayevna Soldatova is a Russian figure skater who has competed for both Russia and Belarus. She represented Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics...	Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Amber Corwin is an American figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.-Biography:Corwin was born in Harbor City, California. She started skating at the age of five....	Elena Pingachova

Pairs

1997–1998 Junior Series
Pairs medalists
Competition	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais	Saint Gervais, France	Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov is a Russian pairs figure skater. He found his most success paired with Julia Obertas from 2000 to 2003. Previously, he had skated with Svetlana Nikolaeva and Julia Shapiro. After ending his competitive career, he began coaching alongside Natalia Pavlova in Moscow...	Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Jered Guzman Jered Guzman is an American retired competitive pair skater. From 1992 to 1998, he teamed with Natalie Vlandis, capturing the gold medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior Championships and finishing fifth at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...	Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer
Sofia Cup	Sofia, Bulgaria	Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov	Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière Jacinthe Larivière is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Lenny Faustino, and they won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. She currently lives in Barrie, Ontario and has since retired from figure skating.-Results:-External links:...  / Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino Lenny Faustino is a Canadian pair skater. who competed with Jacinthe Larivière. They won the gold medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Lenny retired from competitive sport in 2004...	Irina Melihova / Vladimir Saprikin
Ukrainian Souvenir	Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...	Yulia Obertas / Dmitriy Palamarchuk	Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler Tiffany Stiegler is an American figure skater who has competed in both pair skating and ice dancing....  / Johnnie Stiegler Johnnie Stiegler John "Johnnie" Stiegler is an American pair skater. With his sister Tiffany, he is the 1998 & 1999 U.S. pewter medalist and the 1997 junior national champion....	Victoria Shiakhova / Grigory Petrovsky
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter	Chemnitz, Germany	Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Jered Guzman Jered Guzman is an American retired competitive pair skater. From 1992 to 1998, he teamed with Natalie Vlandis, capturing the gold medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior Championships and finishing fifth at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...	Yulia Obertas / Dmitry Palamarchuk	Svetlana Nikovaeva / Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov Alexei Sokolov is a Russian pairs figure skater. He found his most success paired with Julia Obertas from 2000 to 2003. Previously, he had skated with Svetlana Nikolaeva and Julia Shapiro. After ending his competitive career, he began coaching alongside Natalia Pavlova in Moscow...
Hungarian Cup	Szekesfehervar, Hungary Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...	Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov	Megan Sierk / Dustin Sierk	Victoria Maksiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky
Grand Prix SNP	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...	Viktoria Maksiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski Vladislav Zhovnirski Vladislav Vladimirovich Zhovnirski is a Ukrainian pair skater who competed internationally for Russia. With partner Victoria Maxiuta, he is the 1996 World Junior champion for Russia. He later competed with Elena Ivanovich. Following the end of his competitive career, he began working as a pairs...	Sabrina Lefrançois Sabrina Lefrançois Sabrina Lefrancois was a French pair skater. With partner Nicolas Osseland, she competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. She later competed with Jérôme Blanchard and won the gold medal at the 2004 French Figure Skating Championships.- Programs :-Results:-External links:...  / Nicolas Osseland Nicolas Osseland Nicolas Osseland was a French pair skater. With partner Sabrina Lefrançois, he competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. He later competed with Marie-Pierre Leray....	Carissa Guild / Andrew Muldoon
ISU Junior Series Final	Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...	Yulia Obertas / Dmitriy Palamarchuk	Victoria Maksiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirsky	Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman Jered Guzman Jered Guzman is an American retired competitive pair skater. From 1992 to 1998, he teamed with Natalie Vlandis, capturing the gold medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior Championships and finishing fifth at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...

Ice dancing

1997–1998 Junior Series
Ice dancing medalists
Competition	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Grand Prix de Saint Gervais	Saint Gervais, France	Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani is an Italian ice dancer. With former partner Massimo Scali, she is the 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. They placed 4th at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Their partnership ended following the 1999-2000 season.-Competitive highlights:* J =...  / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...	Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai	Julia Golovina Julia Golovina Julia Golovina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Oleg Voiko. They are the 2003 Ukrainian national champions. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...  / Denis Egorov
Sofia Cup	Sofia, Bulgaria	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten...  / Luciano Milo Luciano Milo Luciano Milo is an Italian ice dancer. He had the most success with partner Federica Faiella. With Faiella, he is the 2000 Italian national silver medalist, two time World Junior silver medalist, and 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion...	Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein is an American former ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 1999 World Junior champion and U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :Silverstein grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania,...  / Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek is an American former competitive ice dancer. He had the most success in his eligible career with Jamie Silverstein. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles. The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the...	Julia Golovina Julia Golovina Julia Golovina is a Ukrainian ice dancer. She competes with Oleg Voiko. They are the 2003 Ukrainian national champions. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...  / Denis Egorov
Ukrainian Souvenir	Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...	Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph was an American figure skater.She won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Charles Butler and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. After that partnership ended, she skated with Brandon Forsyth and won a bronze medal at the 2001 Nationals...  / Charles Butler Charles Butler (figure skater) Charles Butler is a retired American competitive ice dancer. He won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Jessica Joseph and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. He attended New York University Medical School. He graduated in 2010 and is now currently...	Natalia Romaniuta Natalia Romaniuta Natalia Romaniuta is a Russian ice dancer. Romaniuta was born in Hungary, where her father was serving in the Soviet army, but was raised in Ekaterinenburg. With former partner Daniil Barantsev, she won the World Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001. Barantsev ended the partnership in 2002...  / Danil Barantsev	Kristina Kobaladze / Oleg Voiko Oleg Voiko Oleg Voiko is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With former partner Julia Golovina, he is the 2003 Ukrainian national champion. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing 21st and 23rd, respectively...
Pokal der Blauen Schwerter	Chemnitz, Germany	Oksana Potdykova Oksana Potdykova Oksana Potdykova is a former competitive Russian ice dancer. With former partner Denis Petukhov, she is the 2000 Russian national bronze medalist. They won two medals at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and competed at the European Figure Skating Championships, placing 12th. They were...  / Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten...  / Luciano Milo Luciano Milo Luciano Milo is an Italian ice dancer. He had the most success with partner Federica Faiella. With Faiella, he is the 2000 Italian national silver medalist, two time World Junior silver medalist, and 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion...	Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein is an American former ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 1999 World Junior champion and U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :Silverstein grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania,...  / Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek Justin Pekarek is an American former competitive ice dancer. He had the most success in his eligible career with Jamie Silverstein. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles. The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the...
Hungarian Cup	Szekesfehervar, Hungary Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...	Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph Jessica Joseph was an American figure skater.She won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Charles Butler and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. After that partnership ended, she skated with Brandon Forsyth and won a bronze medal at the 2001 Nationals...  / Charles Butler Charles Butler (figure skater) Charles Butler is a retired American competitive ice dancer. He won the silver medal in ice dance at the 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Jessica Joseph and competed in that year's Winter Olympics. He attended New York University Medical School. He graduated in 2010 and is now currently...	Zita Gebora / Andres Visontai	Oksana Potdikova / Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...
Grand Prix SNP	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...	Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani is an Italian ice dancer. With former partner Massimo Scali, she is the 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. They placed 4th at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Their partnership ended following the 1999-2000 season.-Competitive highlights:* J =...  / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...	Olga Pogosian / Alexander Kirsanov	Olga Kudym / Anton Tereschenko
ISU Junior Series Final	Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten...  / Luciano Milo Luciano Milo Luciano Milo is an Italian ice dancer. He had the most success with partner Federica Faiella. With Faiella, he is the 2000 Italian national silver medalist, two time World Junior silver medalist, and 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion...	Oksana Potdikova / Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov Denis Petukhov is a Russian-American ice dancer. With partner and wife Melissa Gregory, he is the 2004-2007 U.S. silver medalist.-Biography:...	Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani Flavia Ottaviani is an Italian ice dancer. With former partner Massimo Scali, she is the 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist. They placed 4th at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Their partnership ended following the 1999-2000 season.-Competitive highlights:* J =...  / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...