2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships


The 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was held from April 13–17, 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. Figure skaters competed for the title of junior world champion in men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each federation during the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and at the 2023 World Junior Championships.
The competition was originally scheduled to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 7–13, 2022. On February 27, the ISU announced that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the event would be unable to be held as scheduled in Bulgaria. Tallinn was announced as the host for the newly scheduled dates on March 4. The city previously had previously hosted the event twice, in 2015 and 2020.

Background

On February 12, the International Skating Union announced that the event could not be held as planned due to concerns about a surge in omicron variant cases in Bulgaria peaking on the originally scheduled dates, as well as the host nation's restrictive entry requirements. As the 2021 World Junior Championships were already cancelled, the ISU announced that they would evaluate the feasibility of postponing the event until May 2022, if the Bulgarian Skating Federation and other ISU member nations were willing to attend. A final decision was expected to be made at the ISU Council meeting on February 24, but was delayed to allow time to assess the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On February 27, the ISU announced that while they were still considering the feasibility of postponing the event to later in the spring, Bulgaria would no longer be available to host and invited other ISU member nations to apply as replacement hosts. The Estonian Skating Union, which had hosted both the European and Four Continents Championships earlier in the season, was the sole applicant.

Qualifications

Age and minimum TES requirements

Skaters who reached the age of 13 before July 1, 2021, but had not turned 19 or 21 were eligible to compete at the junior level.
The ISU stipulated that the minimum scores must have been achieved at an ISU-recognized junior international competition in the ongoing or preceding two seasons, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day.
DisciplineSP / RDFS / FD
Men2342
Women2338
Pairs2334
Ice dance2337

Number of entries per discipline

Normally, the number of entries would be based on the results of the preceding Junior Worlds. However, as the 2021 World Junior Championships were cancelled, the results of the 2020 World Junior Championships were used instead.
On March 1, the ISU banned participation by Russian and Belarusian skaters in all international competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
SpotsMenWomenPairsIce dance
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2




Schedule

No exhibition gala was scheduled.
DateDisciplineTimeSegment
Thursday, April 14Men13:00Short program
Thursday, April 14All18:30Opening ceremony
Thursday, April 14Pairs19:05Short program
Friday, April 15Ice dance14:15Rhythm dance
Friday, April 15Pairs18:55Free skating
Saturday, April 16Women10:15Short program
Saturday, April 16Men18:15Free skating
Sunday, April 17Ice dance11:45Free dance
Sunday, April 17Women15:45Free skating

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2021. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on March 25, 2022.

Changes to preliminary entries

DateDisciplineWithdrewAddedReasonRefs
February 6Pairs

Medal summary

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:
DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

Records and achievements

The following new junior ISU best scores were set during this season:
SegmentSkaterScoreDate
MenShort program