{"id":585,"date":"2024-09-20T15:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/?p=585"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:33:25","slug":"a-historic-jgp-thailand-new-champions-emerge-and-records-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/a-historic-jgp-thailand-new-champions-emerge-and-records-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"A Historic JGP Thailand: New Champions Emerge and Records Broken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series continued its thrilling journey in Bangkok, Thailand, where young skaters showcased their exceptional talent. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isu.org\/figure-skating\/news\/news-fsk\/15051-youngsters-make-history-for-china-and-new-zealand-at-isu-junior-grand-prix-in-bangkok?templateParam=15\">The event, held from September 12th to 14th<\/a>, witnessed history being made as China and New Zealand claimed their first-ever Junior Grand Prix gold medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yihan Wang<\/strong> (CHN) etched her name in Chinese figure skating history, becoming the first Chinese female single skater to win a JGP title. 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