The 2011 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series kicks off on Aug. 31-Sept. 4 with athletes competing in Riga, Latvia, at Volvo Cup (JGP Latvia). Of the 115 competitors expected across the ladies. men, pairs and ice dance events, 14 athletes represent the United States.

Andrea Poapst and Christopher Knierim are proud to open their official website at Figure Skaters Online. Poapst and Knierim, silver medalists in the junior pairs event at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greensboro, N.C., recently made their senior debut at the Indy Challenge.

Chloe Katz and Joseph Lynch, the 2005 U.S. Championship bronze medalists in junior pairs, announced today that they have ended their partnership after 13 years. Both plan to resume their studies at New York University, where both have attended classes throughout their skating career.

Rachael Flatt announced that she will begin training with Justin Dillon, Lynn Smith and Sergei Ponomarenko at three ice rinks in the Palo Alto, Calif., area as she begins coursework at Stanford University in late September.