1997–98 ISU Junior Series
The 1997–98 ISU Junior Series was the first season of what was later named the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was designed to be a junior-level complement to the ISU Champions Series, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Series Final in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 5–8, 1998.
Competitions
The locations of the ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly. In the 1997–98 season, the series was composed of the following events:| Date | Event | Location |
| August 19–23, 1997 | 1997 JS Grand Prix de Saint Gervais | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France |
| September 17–21, 1997 | 1997 JS Sofia Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| September 25–28, 1997 | 1997 JS Ukrainian Souvenir | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| October 8–11, 1997 | 1997 JS Pokal der Blauen Schwerter | Chemnitz, Germany |
| October 23–26, 1997 | 1997 JS Hungarian Cup | Székesfehérvár, Hungary |
| Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 1997 | 1997 JS Grand Prix SNP | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| March 6–8, 1998 | 1997–98 JS Final | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Series notes
At the Junior Series Final, Timothy Goebel, the winner of the men's event, made history by becoming the first skater to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition. It was videotaped by the father of another skater.Junior Series Final qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 1997–98 Junior Series Final, in order of qualification.There were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.
| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
| 1 |  Timothy Goebel |  Viktoria Volchkova | Alena Maltseva / Oleg Popov |  Flavia Ottaviani / Massimo Scali |
| 2 |  Ivan Dinev | Julia Soldatova |  Julia Obertas / Dmytro Palamarchuk | Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler |
| 3 | Matt Savoie | Amber Corwin | Natalie Vlandis / Jered Guzman | Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo |
| 4 |  Vincent Restencourt |  Chisato Shina | Victoria Maxiuta / Vladislav Zhovnirski | Oksana Potdykova / Denis Petukhov |
| 5 | Christo Turlakov |  Andrea Diewald | Svetlana Nikolaeva / Alexei Sokolov |  Zita Gebora / Andras Visontai |
| 6 | David Jäschke | Shelby Lyons | Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler | Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek |
| 7 | Yosuke Takeuchi | Morgan Rowe | – | – |
| 8 | Vitaly Danilchenko | Elena Pingachova | – | – |
Christel Borghi was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Series Final. She placed 8th out of 8 competitors. Viktoria Volchkova withdrew before the competition with injury.