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, during warm-up in Barcelona
Evgenia Medvedeva, during her free skate at JGPF, to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Tango Tschak”
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)
Russia’s Serafima Sakhanovich finished the event in Barcelona on the second place
The Japanese Wakaba Higuchi, skating her short program to “Beloved Czardas” by Vittorio Monti in Barcelona, at JGPF
Wakaba, during the 6-minute warm-up prior to the free skate
For this season’s free program, Wakaba Higuchi chose to skate to Gershwin’s “Piano Concerto in F”
Happy ending for Wakaba Higuchi in Barcelona, at Junior Grand Prix Final: a bronze medal for the (then) 13-year old from Tokyo
Russia’s Maria Sotskova, skating to Vivaldi’s Winter; and a great costume to match the music
Maria, as Audrey Hepburn, in the free skate; music from the movies “Funny Face” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
Maria Sotskova finished the competition in Barcelona on the 4th place
Japan’s Yuka Nagai chose to skate to music from “East of Eden” in the short program this season
Yuka’s free skate in Barcelona, to “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso”
Yuka finished the event in Barcelona on the 5th place
Miyu Nakashio, prior to her free skate in Barcelona, at the Junior Grand Prix Final
Miyu, skating to “Tango de los Exilados” (her music for the free skate this season)
Miyu Nakashio ended the competition in Barcelona on the 6th place
Japanese fans in Barcelona, at the end of Miyu Nakashio’s free skate
A little chit-chat between teammates: the Japanese ladies in Barcelona, at JGPF
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 medalists, sharing a laugh during the press conference
The silver medalist, Russia’s Serafima Sakhanovich
Wakaba Higuchi, bronze medalist in Barcelona, at JGPF
The winners of the ladies’ event at 2014-2015 JGPF: Serafima (silver), Evgenia (gold), Wakaba (bronze)
In the spotlight.
2015 JUNIOR WORLDS: 14-year-old Wakaba Higuchi strikes bronze in her debut at the Junior Worlds