2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 10 – 16 |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Host: | Bulgarian Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Winter Sports Hall |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Nam Nguyen
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Ladies' singles: Elena Radionova
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Pair skating: Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang
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Ice dancing: Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
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| Previous: 2013 World Junior Championships |
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| Next: 2015 World Junior Championships |
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The 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2013–14 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Skaters from all ISU member nations were eligible for the competition if they were at least 13 years old but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before 1 July 2013 in their place of birth. National associations select their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandates that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the World Junior Championships.
The term "Junior" in ISU competition refers to age, not skill level. Skaters may remain age-eligible for Junior Worlds even after competing nationally and internationally at the senior level. At junior events, the ISU requires that all programs conform to junior-specific rules regarding program length, jumping passes, types of elements, etc.
Based on the results of the 2013 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
Member nations selected the following entries:
Switzerland replaced Nicola Todeschini with Carlo Röthlisberger and Belarus replaced Janina Makeenka with Daria Batura. On 5 March 2014, U.S. Figure Skating stated that the American pair of Chelsea Liu / Devin Perini had withdrawn due to injury and would be replaced by Aya Takai / Brian Johnson. On 6 March 2014, the Russian federation announced that Elena Radionova, having recovered from injury, would replace the lower-ranked Alexandra Proklova, and Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin would take the place of Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin, who withdrew due to illness. On 7 March, Canada named Larkyn Austman to replace Julianne Séguin in singles but their third pairs' spot was left unfilled after the withdrawal of Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau. Russia's Maria Sotskova withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Evgenia Medvedeva.
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