The 2023

World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (''"World Juniors"'' or ''"Junior Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for ...

was held in

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, from February 27 to March 5, 2023. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles,

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, and

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. The competition determined the entry quotas for each federation at the 2024 World Junior Championships. On March 1, 2022, the ISU banned figure skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus from attending all international competitions due to the

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Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

Skaters were eligible for the 2023 World Junior Championships if they turned 13 years of age before July 1, 2022, and if they have not yet turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers). Additionally, skaters must meet the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at junior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing or preceding season, no later than 21 days before the first official practice day. * *

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2022 World Junior Championships, each ISU member nation could field one to three entries per discipline.

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did not participate due to COVID-19 protocols, and may only field one entry. *

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2022. The International Skating Union published entries on February 7, 2023.

Changes to preliminary assignments

Medal summary

Medalists

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline: Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or

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placements in each discipline: Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest

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placements in each discipline:

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement: Table of small medals for placement in the short/rhythm segment: Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

Record

The following new ISU best score was set during this competition:

Results

Men

Women

Pairs

Ice dance

References

External links

World Junior Championships
at the

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