Figure Skater Huh Ji-yu Places 12th at Junior Grand Prix; Russia's Zefka Wins

Promising figure skating women's singles skater Huh Ji-yu finished 12th at the 2026-2027 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix Series, Leg 3.

Huh scored 97.24 points in the free skate at the competition held in Bangkok, Thailand.

She wrapped up the event with a total combined score of 161.16 points, including her short program score of 63.92 points.

Huh, who placed sixth in the short program, saw her ranking drop after receiving deductions on five of her six jumping elements performed today.

Sofia Zefka of Russia, competing as an individual neutral athlete and winner of the first leg, secured her second win of the season with a total score of 205.73 points.

With this victory, she also confirmed her qualification for the Junior Grand Prix Final, which will be held in Chongqing, China, this coming December.

The Junior Grand Prix Final is the ultimate showdown featuring the top six skaters in each discipline based on their performances across the seven Junior Grand Prix events of the season.

Skaters can compete in a maximum of two Junior Grand Prix events, and qualifiers for the Final are determined by summing up the points awarded according to their rankings at each competition.

Sumika Kanazawa of Japan finished as the runner-up of the event, while Korean-Canadian skater Leah Cho took third place.

(Photo: Captured from ISU social media, Yonhap News)
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