Initial U.S. Athletes Announced for 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
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| Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell Photo by Michelle Harvath |
(6/12/08) - U.S. Figure Skating has announced the initial athlete selections for the 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) of Figure Skating Series, which will begin Aug. 27-31 in Courchevel, France. The series incorporates eight prestigious international figure skating competitions as a unified point-scoring series that awards prize money to eligible skaters.
The JGP Series consists of the following events:
JGP France, Courchevel, France, Aug. 27-31
JGP Italy, Merano, Italy, Sept. 3-7
JGP Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 10-14
JGP Czech Republic, Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept. 17-21
JPG Spain, Madrid, Spain, Sept. 24-27
JGP Belarus, Gomel, Belarus, Oct. 1-5
JGP South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 8-12
JGP Great Britain, Sheffield, Great Britain, Oct. 15-18
JGP Final, Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 10-14
The following U.S. athletes have been selected to participate in a JGP event. Official assignments will be named no later than 30 days prior to each competition. This is a preliminary listing of participants and is subject to change.
Ladies
Becky Bereswill, Melissa Bulanhagui, Amanda Dobbs, Alexe Gilles, Angela Maxwell, Kristine Musademba, Brittney Rizo,
Marissa Secundy
Men
Richard Dornbush, Andrew Gonzales, Eliot Halverson, Alexander Johnson, Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Keegan Messing, Curran Oi,
Daniel O'Shea
Pairs
Kloe Bautista & Galvani Hopson,
Brynn Carman & Christopher Knierim, Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir,
Brittany Chase & Andrew Speroff
Ice Dancing
Sara Bailey & Kyle Herring, Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello, Madison Chock & Greg Zuerlein, Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell, Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani,
Rachel Tibbetts & Collin Brubaker
