1976 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The 1976 competition took place between March 10 and March 13, 1976 in Megève

Megève

Megève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Megève is a famous ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps...

, France. It was the first World Junior Figure Skating Championships to be held.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	CF Compulsory figures Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight...	SP	FS	SP+FS	Points	Places
1	Mark Cockerell Mark Cockerell Mark Cockerell is a former American figure skater. He won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1976, its inaugural year. He won a bronze medals at US Nationals in 1983 and in 1984, and came in second in 1985. He placed 13th at the 1984 Winter Olympics.-Results:-Navigation:...		4	3	1	1	172.42	11
2	Takashi Mura Takashi Mura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. He is the 1976 World Junior silver medalist, winning that medal at the first World Junior Championships to be held. He went on to win six medals in singles at the Japan Figure Skating Championships, and won it twice in...		9	2	2	2	165.70	24
3	Brian Pockar Brian Pockar Brian James Pockar was a Canadian figure skater. He was the three-time Canadian national champion , 1980 Olympian, and the 1982 World bronze medalist. He was born and died in Calgary....		1	1	5	3	166.62	23
4	Norbert Schramm Norbert Schramm Norbert Schramm is a German figure skater. He is a two-time European Champion, two time World silver medalist, and a three-time German national champion.-Biography:...		7	4	3	4	159.80	40
5	Andrew Bestwick		13	5	4	5	158.10	48
6	Stephan Bril		5	7	7	7	155.72	57
7	Patrice Macrez		12	6	6	6	151.76	71
8	Pierre Lamine		6	10	8	8	150.50	79
9	Shinji Someya		3	12	10	10	150.34	74.5
10	Jozef Sabovčík Jozef Sabovcík Jozef Sabovčík is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time European Champion .- Career :...		11	9	9	9	148.88	87
11	Daniel Fuerer		2	8	15	13	146.18	92.5
12	Gerald Schranz		10	11	11	11	143.04	102
13	Helmut Kristofics-Binder		8	16	14	15	137.32	123
14	Michael Passfield		17	13	12	12	136.60	119
15	Francis Demarteau		18	14	13	14	131.02	140
16	Adrian Vasile	Romania	15	15	17	16	127.74	143
17	Miljan Begovic		16	18	16	17	127.30	143
18	Jeremy Dowson	South Africa	19	17	18	18	114.98	166
19	Marc Franquet		14	19	19	19	114.38	167

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	CF Compulsory figures Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight...	SP	FS	SP+FS	Points	Places
1	Suzie Brasher Suzie Brasher Suzie Brasher is a former American figure skater. She won the World Junior Championships in 1976, its inaugural year.She is now a coach at Cottonwood Heights FSC in Salt Lake City, Utah.-Navigation:...		1	2	1	1	174.22	11
2	Garnet Ostermeier		3	1	2	2	169.80	16
3	Tracy Solomons		2	4	4	4	162.82	31
4	Christa Jorda		4	7	3	3	160.94	35
5	Shinobu Watanabe		7	3	6	5	156.68	47
6	Young-Soon Choo		5	5	8	8	151.66	60
7	Sanda Dubravčić Sanda Dubravcic Sanda Dubravčić-Šimunjak is a Croatian figure skater who competed internationally for Yugoslavia. She is the 1981 European silver medalist...		12	8	5	5	151.08	63
8	Renata Baierova		11	6	7	7	148.08	70
9	Christine Eicher		6	9	10	10	147.46	72
10	Vicki Hollande		15	11	9	9	135.20	94
11	Genevieve Schoumaker		13	13	12	11	128.44	106
12	Sylvia Doulat		9	10	14	14	125.78	112
13	Irina Nichifolov	Romania	14	12	11	12	125.12	113
14	Herma van der Horst		10	14	13	13	127.26	115
15	Eveline Panova	Bulgaria	16	15	15	15	112.58	135

Pairs

Rank	Name	SP	FS	Points	Places
1	Sherri Baier Sherri Baier Sherri Baier is a former Canadian pair skater. With partner Robin Cowan, she won the World Junior Championships in 1976, its inaugural year, and then went on to win the Canadian national championships in 1978.-Results:pairs with Robin Cowan... / Robin Cowan Robin Cowan Robin Cowan is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Sherri Baier, he won the World Junior Championships in 1976, its inaugural year, and then went on to win the Canadian national championships in 1978.-Results:pairs with Sherri Baier...	1	1	128.39	9
2	Lorene Mitchell / Donald Mitchell	2	2	124.94	16
3	Elizabeth Cain Elizabeth Cain Elizabeth Jane "Liz" Cain is an Australian former pair skater and current figure skating coach. With brother Peter Cain, she is the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist and four time Australian national champion.Their highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 12, in 1977. They... / Peter Cain Peter Cain Peter Christian Cain is an Australian pair skater who currently works as a coach. With sister Elizabeth Cain, he is the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist and a four-time Australian national champion. Their highest placement at the World Championships was 12th in 1977. They competed in the 1980...	4	3	116.67	33
4	Jana Bláhová Jana Bláhová Jana Bláhová is a Czech sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged.... / Ludek Feno	5	4	113,74	36
5	Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau	3	5	114.12	39
6	Karen Wood / Stephen Baker	7	6	100.33	55
7	Catherine Brunet / Philippe Brunet Philippe Brunet Philippe Brunet is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada. Prior to being elected mayor, he served as a city councilor for District 4 under the previous administration of Sean Finn.-External links:**...	6	7	94.27	62

Ice Dance

Rank	Name	CD	FD	Points	Places
1	Kathryn Winter Kathryn Winter Kathryn Winter is a British ice dancer. She won the 1976 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in ice dancing with partner Nicholas Slater.-References:... / Nicholas Slater Nicholas Slater Nicholas Mark "Nicky" Slater is a former competitive British ice dancer.-Skating career:With partner Kathryn Winter, he is the 1976 World Junior Champion. Following that partnership, he teamed up with Karen Barber. They are the 1983 European bronze medalists...	1	1	176.22	9
2	Denise Best / David Dagnell	2	3	167.50	18
3	Martine Olivier / Yves Tarayre	4	2	162.96	31
4	Anne-Sophie Druet / Laurent Mazarguil	3	4	161.20	32
5	Claudia Koch / Roland Schranz	5	5	154.28	47
6	Manuela Masserenz / Roberto Pelizzola	6	6	149.42	52
7	Rossella Rossio / Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi Carlo Pavesi was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He received a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He received Olympic gold medals in épée team in 1952, 1956 and 1960.-References:...	7	7	141.86	63
8	Sabine Köppe / Ernst Köppe	8	8	131.34	72

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