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Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen perform to their 80s style rhythm dance. Both with joyful expressions, Pedersen wears a bright pink top and leather pants while Chen wears black pants and a black top with a pink rhinestone detail.
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National Team: Figure Skating

Team USA Travels to Hungary for Fifth Junior Grand Prix

The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series continues this week with the fifth of seven stops taking place in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 20-23.

Six athletes will represent Team USA with five competing in their second Junior Grand Prix of the season.

After teaming up in April, ice dancers Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen medaled in their international debut, earning silver at the Junior Grand Prix in Turkey Sept. 6-9.

Teammates in Turkey, Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain will compete alongside Pedersen and Chen once again. They took sixth place in their Junior Grand Prix debut with international personal bests in the rhythm dance, free dance and total score.

Reigning U.S. junior silver medalist Jacob Sanchez has his eyes on a medal in Hungary after finishing just off the podium at the first JGP of the season.

Competing at her first JGP this year, Sherry Zhang enters the women's competition as the 2023 U.S. Junior Championships pewter medalist. She placed sixth at her JGP last season.

Competition begins Thursday with the women's and men's short programs. The event continues Friday with the rhythm dance and men's free skate before concluding Saturday with the women's free skate and free dance.

Entering its 26th season, the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series consists of seven international events in a cumulative point-scoring format. Each athlete is eligible to score points in two of the seven scheduled events (pairs can compete in two of four designated events). The top six point-earners in each discipline qualify for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2023, taking place Dec. 7-10 in Beijing, China.

For more information on the Junior Grand Prix Series, including full results, streaming information, news and more, visit the Junior Grand Prix Competition Central on the U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone.
 
U.S. ENTRIES AT JGP THAILAND
Athlete | Hometown | Training Town

Women
Sherry Zhang | San Jose, Calif. | Anaheim, Calif.
 
Men
Jacob Sanchez | Montgomery, N.Y. | Newburgh, N.Y.

Ice Dance
Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain | Gaithersburg, Md.; North Bethesda, Md. | Rockville, Md.
Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen | Ann Arbor, Mich.; Fremont, Calif. | Canton, Mich.
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Players Mentioned

Jacob Sanchez

#96 Jacob Sanchez

April 23, 2007
Junior/Men
Middletown, N.Y.
Sherry Zhang

#114 Sherry Zhang

Dec. 24, 2008
Junior/Ladies
San Jose, Calif.
  Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain

#48   Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain

July 20, 2009 | Aug. 14, 2008
Junior/Ice Dance
Gaithersburg, Md. | Rockville, Md.
  Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen

#92   Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen

April 26, 2007 | July 21, 2002
Junior/Ice Dance
Jerusalem, Israel | Fremont, Calif.

Players Mentioned

Jacob Sanchez

#96 Jacob Sanchez

Junior/Men
Middletown, N.Y.
April 23, 2007
Sherry Zhang

#114 Sherry Zhang

Junior/Ladies
San Jose, Calif.
Dec. 24, 2008
  Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain

#48   Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain

Junior/Ice Dance
Gaithersburg, Md. | Rockville, Md.
July 20, 2009 | Aug. 14, 2008
  Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen

#92   Yahli Pedersen and Jeffrey Chen

Junior/Ice Dance
Jerusalem, Israel | Fremont, Calif.
April 26, 2007 | July 21, 2002