2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Host: | International figure skating |
| Venue: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Vincent Zhou
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Ladies' singles: Alina Zagitova
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Pair skating: Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor
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| Ice dancing: Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons
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| Previous: 2016 World Junior Championships |
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| Next: 2018 World Junior Championships |
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The 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held March 15–19, 2017 in Taipei City, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei). 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.
Pair champions Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor became the first skaters representing Australia to win gold at an ISU Figure Skating Championships. The United States received gold in two disciplines, with Vincent Zhou winning the men's singles title and Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons taking the ice dancing title. Russia's Alina Zagitova won the ladies' title in her first appearance at the event.
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 2016 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 2016 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.
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