2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
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| 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | ||
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| Type: | ISU Championship | |
| Date: | February 23 – March 1 | |
| Season: | 2008-2009 | |
| Location: |  Ostrava |
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The 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will be the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2008-2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The event will crown the World Junior Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The competition will be open to skaters from ISU Member Nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2008, but have not yet turned 19. The upper age limit for men competing in pairs and dance is 21.
The term "Junior" refers to the age level rather than necessarily the skill level. Therefore, some of the skaters competing have competed nationally and internationally at the senior level, but are still age-eligible for World Juniors. Regardless of whether they have competed as seniors, all competitors perform programs that conform to the ISU rules for junior level competition in terms of program lengths, jumping passes, etc.
It is provisionally scheduled to take place between February 23 and March 1, 2009 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[1]
[edit] Multiple entries
All members nations have one entry in each discipline by default. Member nations may earn more than entry based on their performance at the previous year's championships.
The following countries have earned more than entry to the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships based on performance at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
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| 3 |  United States Russia |
United States |
Russia China |
United States Canada Russia |
| 2 | China Czech Republic Canada France |
 Finland Japan Russia Sweden Germany Canada |
United States Estonia Canada |
 Ukraine Italy France |
[edit] References
- ^ "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. Retrieved on 2008-09-19.
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