With Evgenia Medvedeva, Serafima Sakhanovich and Wakaba Higuchi repeating at the Junior Worlds in Tallinn the podium in Barcelona, from three months ago, Inside Skating invites you to travel back in time and relive the emotions of the Junior Grand Prix Final.
We are offering you some glimpses of the ladies’ event at JGPF – an event which had Evgenia Medvedeva on the first place (190.89 points), Serafima Sakhanovich on the second (186.01 points), Wakaba Higuchi on the third (178.09 points), Maria Sotskova on 4th (175.99 points), Yuka Nagai on 5th (172.34 points) and Miyu Nakashio on 6th (144.44 points). Enjoy the photos taken in Barcelona, in December…

Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva in Barcelona, performing her short program to “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”

Medvedeva on her short program in Barcelona, at the Junior Grand Prix Final: “In this season I have moved three jump elements to the second half, while in the past I had two elements in the second half. I think I am upping the ante”

Medvedeva on her free skate this season: “For the most part, the music was chosen by Alexander Zhulin. He did great programs for me. The story of the program is that there are two sides to each person, the dark side and the light side”

Russia’s Serafima Sakhanovich skating her short program to “My Sweet and Tender Beast”, in Barcelona, at the Junior Grand Prix Final

Serafima skating her free program to “Oblivion” and “I love you, I hate you” (Barcelona, December 2014)

The Japanese Wakaba Higuchi, skating her short program to “Beloved Czardas” by Vittorio Monti in Barcelona, at JGPF

Happy ending for Wakaba Higuchi in Barcelona, at Junior Grand Prix Final: a bronze medal for the (then) 13-year old from Tokyo

Maria, as Audrey Hepburn, in the free skate; music from the movies “Funny Face” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

Glimpses from the press conference after the ladies’ free skate in Barcelona, at the Junior Grand Prix Final; in the spotlight, the winner of the gold medal, Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva

A 13-year old girl in Barcelona: Japan’s Wakaba Higuchi during the press conference after the free skate

The winners of the ladies’ event at 2014-2015 JGPF: Serafima (silver), Evgenia (gold), Wakaba (bronze)
2015 JUNIOR WORLDS: 14-year-old Wakaba Higuchi strikes bronze in her debut at the Junior Worlds