2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 14 – 20 March |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Location: | Debrecen, Hungary |
| Host: | Hungarian Skating Union |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Daniel Samohin
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Ladies' singles: Marin Honda
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Pair skating: Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař
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Ice dancing: Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
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| Previous: 2015 World Junior Championships |
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| Next: 2017 World Junior Championships |
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The 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held from 14–20 March 2016 in Debrecen, Hungary. 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.
Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař and Daniel Samohin became the first World Junior champions in figure skating from the Czech Republic and Israel, respectively. Japan's Marin Honda won the ladies' title and Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter took the ice dancing event.
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who were at least 13 but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before July 1, 2015 in their place of birth. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the Junior Worlds.
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 2015 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
Some national associations began announcing their selections in December 2015. The ISU published a complete list on 25 February 2016.
Israel's Daniel Samohin climbed from 9th after the short program to win his country's first World Junior title in figure skating. Nicolas Nadeau, who missed the cut for the free skate in 2015, obtained the silver medal and three spots for Canada in the 2017 men's event. Called up to replace the injured Nathan Chen, Tomoki Hiwatashi was awarded the bronze medal in his first appearance at Junior Worlds.
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