2022 ISU Junior Grand Prix — Riga Cup (Latvia)

 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Riga, Latvia

.The 2022 JGP Riga Cup was the third stop of the 25th International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix season. Held from September 7 to 10, 2022, at the Volvo Sports Center in Riga, Latvia, the event featured elite junior skaters competing for medals and critical qualifying points toward the Junior Grand Prix Final.

🏆 Podiums and Event Highlights

🕺 Men's Singles

Italy's Nikolaj Memola captured the gold medal with a dominant performance, utilizing his immense technical scale. Japan's Rio Nakata mounted a strong challenge to take the silver, while Kazakhstan's Rakhat Bralin secured a historic bronze for his nation.

• 🥇 Gold: Nikolaj Memola (Italy) — 225.76 points

• 🥈 Silver: Rio Nakata (Japan) — 200.41 points

• 🥉 Bronze: Rakhat Bralin (Kazakhstan) — 199.31 points

💃 Women's Singles

Reigning World Junior silver medalist Shin Ji-a of South Korea won the women's crown with a brilliant, clean free skate. Team USA’s Soho Lee delivered an impressive performance to secure the silver medal, holding off Japan’s breakout talent Ami Nakai.

• 🥇 Gold: Shin Ji-a (South Korea) — 194.68 points

• 🥈 Silver: Soho Lee (United States) — 185.92 points

• 🥉 Bronze: Ami Nakai (Japan) — 183.85 points

Pairs

Team USA’s Cayla Smith and Andy Deng captured the gold medal in the pairs event. Skating their free program to "Angel et Démon", they locked down the victory with a total score of 137.23 points (52.49 in the short program / 84.74 in the free skate). This golden finish officially punched their ticket to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

• 🥇 Gold: Cayla Smith / Andy Deng (United States) — 137.23 points

• 🥈 Silver: Ava Rae Kemp / Yohnatan Elizarov (Canada) — 124.73 points

• 🥉 Bronze: Ashlyn Schmitz / Tristan Taylor (Canada) — 113.40 points

🩰 Ice Dance

Germany's Darya Grimm and Michail Savitskiy took the top spot on the podium with an incredibly polished performance, narrowly beating out Canada's top junior team.

• 🥇 Gold: Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy (Germany) — 161.41 points

• 🥈 Silver: Sandrine Gauthier / Quentin Thieren (Canada) — 156.75 points

• 🥉 Bronze: Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta Pogorielov (Ukraine) — 150.28 points

📊 2022 JGP Riga Cup Medal Standings

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	🇺🇸 United States	1	1	0	2
2	🇮🇹 Italy	1	0	0	1
	🇰🇷 South Korea	1	0	0	1
	🇩🇪 Germany	1	0	0	1
5	🇨🇦 Canada	0	2	1	3
6	🇯🇵 Japan	0	1	1	2
7	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	🇺🇦 Ukraine	0	0

Note on Qualification: Skaters earn qualifying points based on their placement at each JGP event. Only the top six scoring entries across the entire worldwide series in each discipline qualify for the prestigious Junior Grand Prix Final.

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