It was designed to be a junior-level complement to the ISU Champions Series, which was for senior-level skaters.
The locations of the ISU Junior Grand Prix events change yearly.
In the 1997–98 season, the series was composed of the following events: 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.
[1] The following skaters qualified for the 1997–98 Junior Series Final, in order of qualification.
Christel Borghi was given the host wildcard spot to the Junior Series Final.