Dear Skating Family,

Slovene Skating Union is proudly honored to have you as our guests for ISU Junior World Figure Skating Championships® 2006. After 36 years Ljubljana, the Slovene capital, is again hosting the ISU Championships - it is a long period, but no fear, new generations of people, dedicated to figure skating are in place and ready to make your stay pleasant and successful as "once upon a time" to your forerunners at 1967 ISU European and 1970 ISU World Figure Skating Championships.

For sure some of competitors together with their coaches and officials still have unforgettable remembrance on ISU Junior Grand Prix competitions and Finals held on Bled and further on to the worldwide recognized International Triglav Trophy held at Jesenice/Kranjska gora, then Dragon Trophy (in Ljubljana) and European Criterium (in Celje). We will put all efforts making you to remember the Worlds in Ljubljana as well....

As 2006 edition is going to be the first Junior Worlds after Winter Olympic Games, we are surely going to meet the contestants for the next Olympics in 2010. Beside we will welcome some new names, just becoming juniors at their first Junior Worlds. We are waiting for you all to see your personal best skating in Slovene main multipurpose arena Hala Tivoli where more then 20 world championships in different sports had been successfully organized during its history.

So welcome in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the country on the sunny side of Alps where you can experience at each next exit that the byways are more attractive then highways.


Tjasa Andree - Prosenc,
President of Organizing Committee