The third of the Junior Grand Prix events takes place in Riga, Latvia from the 4th-7th September.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
There is no Pairs event at JGP Riga Cup.
Ladies
* Junior debut
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | Result from 1st JGP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Mikutina | Austria | International Halloween Cup - 1st (167.04) | 1st | SP: Sing Sing Sing / FP: Step Up Tango | 3Lz+3T | |
| Beverly Wooden | Azebaijan | Open ce Mall Cup - 5th (136.94) | SP: Tears of an Angel / FP: I Surrender | 2A+1Eu+3S (training 4S on harness) | 16th (125.05) - JGP Lake Placid | |
| Maria Levushkina | Bulgaria | Sofia Trophy - 2nd (153.42) | 1st | SP: Les Moulins de mon Coeur / FP: Hallelujah | 3S+1Eu+2S | |
| *Kaiya Ruiter | Canada | Bavarian Open - 3rd (100.98, N) | 1st (N) | SP: Oh Heart / FP: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (soundtrack) | 3Lo+2T | |
| Ekaterina Luneva | Cyprus | 31th Coppa Europa - 14th (83.40) | 1st | 3S | ||
| Catharina Victoria Petersen | Denmark | Nordics Open - 3rd (95.13, N) | 1st (N) | SP: Gringo / FP: Anna Karenina (soundtrack) | 3S+2T | 29th (104.86) - JGP Courchevel |
| Niina Petrokina | Estonia | Lounakeskus Trophy - 1st (152.31) | 4th (S) | SP: S'Wonderful / FP: Love of My Life | 2A+1Eu+3S | |
| Vera Stolt | Finland | Egna Spring Trophy - 4th (156.29) | 8th (S) | SP: Final Light/Rise - Tunes of Fantasy / FP: One Eye Open/Never Tear Us Apart | 3Lz+3T | |
| Oceane Piegad | France | Prague Riedell Ice Cup - 7th (120.38) | 6th (J), 6th (S) | 3Lo+2T | ||
| Elodie Eudine | Germany | Grand Prix of Bratislava - 3rd (133.36) | 2nd | SP: Helium / FP: Papa Can You Hear Me (soundtrack) | 3T+2T/3S+2T | |
| Genevieve Somerville | Great Britain | Tirnavia Ice Cup - 2nd (115.37) | 6th | SP: Moonlight Sonata/The Show Must Go On / FP: Caruso | 3Lo+2T | |
| Elisavet Voulgari | Greece | Skate Victoria - 13th (95.72) | SP: Bravo tu as gagne / FP: Carmen | |||
| Tsin Nam Nicole Chan | Hong Kong | JGP Kaunas - 26th (95.93) | SP: Back to Black / FP: Don't Cry For Me Argentina | |||
| Regina Schermann | Hungary | 60th Grand Prix of Bratislava - 1st (150.67) | SP: In the House / FP: Memoirs of a Geisha (soundtrack) | 3T+1Eu+3S | 23rd (122.49) - JGP Courchevel | |
| Elizabeth Golding | Ireland | JGP Linz - 27th - (87.72) | 1st | SP: Masquerade Waltz / FP: Two Steps from Hell medley | ||
| *Ivetta Berkovich | Israel | 37th Volvo Open Cup - 1st (100.29, N) | 3S+2Lo | |||
| *Rino Matsuike | Japan | 8th | SP: The Color Purple: Main Theme / FP: Dryades Pan/Variation on an Original Theme Op. 15 | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Rion Sumiyoshi | Japan | JGP Richmond - 3rd (174.96) | 9th | SP: The Rose / FP: Les Desmoiselles de Rochefort | 3F+3Lo | |
| Alana Toktarova | Kazakhstan | Golden Spin - 3rd (130.52) | SP: Parla piu piano / FP: Nella Fantasia | 3Lz+2T | ||
| *Anastasija Konga | Latvia | Silver Skate Cup - 2nd (90.03, N) | 2nd (N) | SP: No Roots / FP: Alice in Wonderland (soundtrack)/Hey Alice | 3S+2T | |
| Anete Lace | Latvia | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 11th (124.82) | 1st | SP: Dollhouse/Dead Silence / FP: Crazy in Love | 3Lz+2T | 22nd (124.66) - JGP Courchevel |
| Arina Somova | Latvia | Tallink Hotels Cup - 3rd (127.21) | 2nd | SP: Iron/Black Out the Sun / FP: Restrictus/Summer 78/Preparation for the Last TV Fake | 3T+1Eu+2F | |
| Jogaile Aglinskyte | Lithuania | Silver Skate Cup - 1st (97.98, N) | 1st (N) | SP: Never Enough / FP: She Is Like the Swallow | 3T+2T | 14th (141.62) - JGP Courchevel |
| Lenne Van Gorp | Netherlands | Kempen Trophy - 1st (143.65) | SP: Tango de los Exilados / FP: Bring Me Back to Life | 3Lo+2T | ||
| Jocelyn Hong | New Zealand | Skate Celje - 4th (120.13) | SP: Danzarin Tango / FP: I Will Find You | 3Lz+2T | ||
| *Mia Caroline Risa Gomez | Norway | Egna Spring Trophy - 5th (88.08, N) | 1st (N) | SP: Unlocking the Mind ("Theory of Everything" soundtrack) / FP: Mary Poppins Returns (soundtrack) | 3S+2T | |
| Ekaterina Kurakova | Poland | Four Nationals Championship - 1st (178.80, S) | 1st | SP: La vie en rose / FP: Le Corsaire | 3Lz+3T (3Lz+1Eu+3F in summer comp, training a 3A and previously a 4S) | |
| Haein Lee | South Korea | JGP Ljubljana - 3rd (180.48) | SP: Nocturne / FP: Firedance | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Maiia Khromykh | Russia | Hopes of Russia - 2nd (203.97) | SP: Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra / FP: Ghost (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T | 3rd (179.32) - JGP Courchevel | |
| *Daria Usacheva | Russia | Hopes of Russia - 3rd (200.37) | 10th | SP: Please Don't Make Me Love You / FP: Je Suis Malade | 3Lz+3T | |
| Gian-Quen Isaacs | South Africa | JGP Kaunas - 31st (68.31) | 1st | SP: Uninvited / FP: My Immortal | 3T+2T | |
| Emelie Nordqvist | Sweden | Nordics Open - 2nd (137.01) | 2nd | SP: Big Spender/Rich Man's Frug / FP: Hallelujah | 3Lo+2Lo | |
| Anastasiia Arkhipova | Ukraine | Bosporus Cup - 1st (172.53) | 1st (S) | SP: Aranjuez / FP: Imagine | 3Lz+3T (training a 3A) | |
| *Isabelle Inthisone | USA | Egna Spring Trophy - 1st (109.86, N) | 3rd (N) | SP: Not About Angels / FP: East of Eden | 2A+1Eu+3S (training 4T on harness) | |
| Gabriella Izzo | USA | Egna Spring Trophy - 1st (182.00, S) | 1st | SP: I Am Here / FP: Starry Starry Night | 3Lz+2T | |
| Darya Svobodina | Uzbekistan | Bosporus Cup - 10th (103.80) |
Men
* Junior debut
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | Result from 1st JGP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yauhenii Pazanau | Belarus | 14th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 3rd (175.07) | 1st | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Alexander Zlatkov | Bulgaria | Skate Victoria - 3rd (179.73) | 2nd (S) | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Eric Liu | Canada | JGP Kaunas - 17th (46.03) (WD after SP) | 11th (S) | SP: Beyond the Sea / FP: The Four Seasons Concerto No. 4 | 3Lz+3T | |
| Joseph Phan | Canada | Junior Worlds - 12th (209.02) | 4th (S) | SP: Torn (Redux) / FP: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" | 4T+2T | |
| Lucas Strzelec | Denmark | Mini Europa - 2nd (116.92) | 2nd | SP: To Build A Home / FP: Astor Piazzolla | 3S+1Eu+2S | 19th (115.56) - JGP Courchevel |
| Aleksandr Selevko | Estonia | Tallink Hotels Cup - 2nd (201.08) | 3rd (S) | SP: I Step Out For A While / FP: Caruso | 3Lz+3T | |
| Tom Bouvart | France | Egna Spring Trophy - 8th (170.58, S) | 4th (J) 7th (S) | SP: Les Copains d'abord / FP: Goodbye/Freedom | 3Lz+2T | |
| Edward Appleby | Great Britain | Sofia Trophy - 4th (138.06) | 3rd | 3T+3T | ||
| *Lev Vinokur | Israel | Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy - 2nd (119.29, N) | SP: Way Down We Go / FP: The Barber of Seville | 3Lz+3T (training a 4T) | ||
| Nikolaj Memola | Italy | Skate Victoria - 2nd (169.68) | 2nd | SP: Fly/Experience (Ludovico Einaudi) / FP: Angels and Demons (soundtrack) | 3Lz+2T | |
| *Kao Miura | Japan | 8th | SP: Rise / FP: The Bells of Notre Dame | 4T (4S at training camp) | ||
| Nikita Manko | Kazakhstan | Golden Spin - 18th (161.59, S) | 1st (S) | SP: Gethsemane - I Only Want To Say / FP: Send Me An Angel | 3T+3T | |
| Kornel Witkowski | Poland | Mentor Torun Cup - 8th (139.60) | 1st | 3Lz+2T (3A in practice) | ||
| Sihyeong Lee | South Korea | Four Continents - 15th (183.98, S) | 3rd (S) | SP: Elena and Lila/Last Days / FP: Love Never Dies | 2A+3T / 3A (training 4s) | |
| Andrei Mozalev | Russia | JGP Ostrava - 1st (217.12) | 11th | SP: Juno and Avos (Rock Opera) / FP: Step Up (soundtrack) | 3Lz+3T / 4T | |
| Daniil Samsonov | Russia | 1st Winter Children of Asia International Sports Games - 1st (238.06) | 1st | SP: Rain, In Your Black Eyes / FP: Per Te | 3Lz+3Lo (training 4Lz) | |
| Evan Wrensch | South Africa | Bosporus Cup - 4th (134.82) | 1st | SP: Fly Me to the Moon / FP: Secrets | 3Lz+2T | |
| Oliver Praetorius | Sweden | 30th Golden Bear - 7th (147.84) | 4th | SP: Bohemian Rhapsody / FP: Tango Amore | 3Lz+3T | |
| Basar Oktar | Turkey | Bosporus Cup - 3rd (199.46, S) | 1st | 3Lz+3T | ||
| Andrey Kokura | Ukraine | Mentor Torun Cup - 1st (163.63) | 2nd (S) | 3Lz+2T | ||
| *Liam Kapeikis | USA | 5th (N) | SP: Never Enough / FP: Les Miserables | 2A+3T (3F+3T on IG) | ||
| Andrew Torgashev | USA | Egna Spring Trophy - 2nd (218.43) | 7th (S) | SP: Bloodstream / FP: Tosca | 4T+3T | |
| Azizmurod Shabazov | Uzbekistan | 1st Winter Children of Asia International Sports Games - 15th (92.01) | SP: Menouthis / FP: James Horner medley |
Ice Dance
* Junior debut
| Team | Country | Notable Results 18/19 | Nationals | Program Information | Results from 1st JGP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Elvira Nikolova / Dane Francis Ayers | Bulgaria | RD: Dirty Dancing / FD: Young and Beautiful/A Little Party never Killed Nobody | |||
| Natalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell | Canada | JGP Richmond - 6th (138.13) | 3rd | RD: He Loves and She Loves/Le Jazz Hot / FD: I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) | |
| *Isabel McQuilkin / Jacob Portz | Canada | 3rd (N) | RD: Sing Sing Sing/Big Spender / FD: La Foule/Carmen's Story | ||
| Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich | Cyprus | Open d'Andorra - 1st (124.02, N) | RD: Gypsy / FD: Raphael Bea medley | 14th (113.75) - JGP Courchevel | |
| Elisabeta Korinkova / Tomas Moravec | Czech Republic | Bavarian Open - 17th (110.62) | 2nd | RD: Burlesque / FD: Never Tear Us Apart/River | |
| Darja Netjaga / Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko | Estonia | Tallinn Trophy International - 5th (127.73) | RD: Puttin' On the Ritz / FD: Love Of My Life/Death On Two Legs | ||
| Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais | France | Egna Dance Trophy - 6th (128.78) | 3rd | ||
| Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya | Georgia | Volvo Open Cup - 1st (167.30) | RD: Take Good Care of My Baby/Go Down Moses / FD: In The End | ||
| Anne-Marie Wolf / Max Liebers | Germany | Pavel Roman Memorial - 9th (118.59) | 3rd | RD: Hello Dolly/Top Hat / FD: You Are the Reason | |
| *Erin Gillies / Joshua Tarry | Great Britain | RD: Cotton Club/Blues Brothers / FD: Un Giorno Per Noi (Romeo and Juliet) | |||
| Katica Kedves / Fedor Sharonov | Hungary | Open Ice Mall Cup - 4th (104.98, N) | 1st (N) | RD: Paris Holds The Key (To Your Heart)/Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / FD: I'm Still Loving You | 12th (104.33) - JGP Lake Placid |
| Mariia Nosovitskaya / Mikhail Nosovitskiy | Israel | Volvo Open Cup - 13th (119.87) | 1st | RD: Mary Poppns / FD: La Strada (soundtrack) | 7th (123.98) - JGP Lake Placid |
| Jeongeun Jeon / Sungmin Choi | South Korea | Open d'Andorra - 5th (100.58) | 1st | RD: Chicago / FD: Limelight (soundtrack) - Charlie Chaplin Medley | |
| *Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Andrey Filatov | Russia | RD: La La Land / FD: Sign of the Times | |||
| *Sofya Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitskiy | Russia | 8th | RD: La La Land / FD: Turning Page | ||
| *Martina Rossi / Adriano Rossi | Spain | ||||
| Maria Golubtsova / Kirill Belobrov | Ukraine | Grand Prix of Bratislava - 2nd (154.95) | RD: Top Hat / FD: The Swan/Danse Macabre | ||
| *Molly Cesanek / Yehor Yehorov | USA | 5th | RD: My One and Only / FD: Make It Rain/Take Me To Church | ||
| Arina Pavlishchuk / Alexandr Kuropatka | Uzbekistan | Volvo Open Cup - 21st (84.25) |
