2012 World Figure Skating Championships

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2012 World Figure Skating Championships
2012 World Figure Skating Championships.jpg
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 26 – April 1
Season: 2011–12
Location: Nice, France
Venue: Palais des Congrès Acropolis
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Chan
Ladies' singles:
Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner
Pairs:
Flag of Germany.svg Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Ice dance:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
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The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. The event determined the World Champions in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held between March 26 and April 1 in Nice, France.

Contents

Host

In November 2009, the International Skating Union named Nice, France as the provisional host. [1] [2] In early 2011, it was announced that Montpellier was also under consideration; [3] however, in May 2011, Nice's Palais des Expositions was confirmed as the event venue. [4] The nearby Jean Bouin Center was the practice rink. [5] The cost was estimated at USD $10 million. [6] The competition rink, practice rink, and athletes' accommodation facilities are within 60 yards of each other, with an efficient transportation system also boosting Nice's bid. [6]

The event determined the number of entries a country could send to the 2013 World Championships.

Qualification

The event was open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2011. Based on the results of the 2011 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria but those skaters had to achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the World Championships. The minimum TES for each discipline and segment were: [7]

Minimum technical scores (TES)
Discipline SP / SD FS / FD
Men2035
Ladies1525
Pairs1730
Ice dancing1727

Countries which qualified more than one entry per discipline: [7]

SpotsMenLadiesPairsDance
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Entries

Member nations submitted the following entries: [8]

CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Slavik Hayrapetyan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brendan Kerry Chantelle Kerry Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Viktor Pfeifer Kerstin Frank Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Vitali Luchanok Lubov Bakirova / Mikalai Kamianchuk Lesia Valadzenkava / Vitali Vakunov
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kevin van der Perren Isabelle Pieman
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Damjan Ostojič
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kevin Alves
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Manol Atanassov Daniela Stoeva Elizabeta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze Alexandra Chistiakova / Dimitar Lichev
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Patrick Chan
Kevin Reynolds
Amelie Lacoste Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Song Nan Zhang Kexin Pang Qing / Tong Jian
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Jordan Ju Melinda Wang
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Michal Březina
Tomáš Verner
Eliška Březinová Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Justus Strid Karina Johnson
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Jelena Glebova Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Alisa Mikonsaari
Juulia Turkkila
Henna Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo
Flag of France.svg  France Florent Amodio
Brian Joubert
Yrétha Silété Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones
Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Elene Gedevanishvili
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Peter Liebers Sarah Hecken Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave
Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Luke Chilcott Jenna McCorkell Stacey Kemp / David King Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Georgia Glastris
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Harry Hau Yin Lee
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Márton Markó Viktória Pavuk Zsuzsanna Nagy / Máté Fejes
Flag of India.svg  India Ami Parekh
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Clara Peters
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Alexei Bychenko Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski Ekaterina Bugrov / Vasili Rogov
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Samuel Contesti Carolina Kostner
Valentina Marchei
Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek
Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise
Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
Takahiko Kozuka
Daisuke Takahashi
Mao Asada
Kanako Murakami
Akiko Suzuki
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Denis Ten Cortney Mansour / Daryn Zhunussov
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Alina Fjodorova Ksenia Pecherkina / Aleksandrs Jakushin
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Saulius Ambrulevičius Inga Janulevičiūtė Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Fleur Maxwell
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Reyna Hamui Corenne Bruhns / Ryan Van Natten
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Kim Lucine
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Ri Ji-hyang / Thae Won-hyok
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Anine Rabe
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Christopher Caluza Zhaira Costiniano
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Maciej Cieplucha Alexandra Zvorygina / Maciej Bernadowski
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Victoria Muniz
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Zoltán Kelemen Sabina Măriuţă
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Artur Gachinski
Sergei Voronov
Polina Korobeynikova
Alena Leonova
Ksenia Makarova
Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Marina Seeh
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Taras Rajec Alexandra Kunova Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Dasa Grm
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Lejeanne Marais
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Min-seok Kwak Min-jeong
Suhr Chae-yeon
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Javier Fernández
Javier Raya
Sonia Lafuente Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Alexander Majorov Viktoria Helgesson
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Laurent Alvarez Romy Buhler Anais Morand / Timothy Leemann Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ali Demirboga Sıla Saygı Alisa Agafonova / Alper Ucar
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Dmytro Ihnatenko Natalia Popova Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jeremy Abbott
Adam Rippon
Alissa Czisny
Ashley Wagner
Caydee Denney / John Coughlin
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Misha Ge Anna Nagornyuk / Viktor Kovalenko

Some skaters were required to compete in a preliminary round, while others received a direct entry into the short program, after which the number of entries was reduced further. If a country had a non-direct entry, its lowest-ranked skater according to the Worlds Standings competed in the preliminary round.

Kiira Korpi was originally nominated to represent Finland, but announced her withdrawal on March 16, 2012 due to lingering foot and hip injuries. Alisa Mikonsaari was chosen to take her place in the competition. [9]

Schedule

Nice time (UTC+02:00): [8]

Overview

The winners Jielbeaumadier Virtue Moir Kostner Chan Szolkowy Savchenko WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
The winners

27 skaters competed in the men's preliminary round and the top twelve – led by Song Nan, Sergei Voronov, and Maciej Cieplucha – advanced to the short program. [10] [11] Patrick Chan, Michal Březina, and Daisuke Takahashi were the top three skaters in the short program. [12] [13] [14]

The men's free skating was held the next evening. Chan won his second World title, [15] Takahashi won silver, and Yuzuru Hanyu won the bronze medal in his senior World debut. [16] [17] Chan was the first men's single skater to win consecutive World titles since Stéphane Lambiel of Switzerland. [18] The event was the first time Japan had two men on the World podium. [18]

33 skaters competed in the ladies' preliminary round and the top twelve – led by Jenna McCorkell, Jelena Glebova, and Sonia Lafuente – advanced to the short program. [10] [11] The top three skaters in the short program were Alena Leonova, Kanako Murakami, and Carolina Kostner. [19] [20]

Kostner was first in the free skating, followed by Akiko Suzuki and Ashley Wagner. Kostner became Italy's first ladies' World champion, silver medalist Leonova was the first Russian to reach the ladies' World podium since 2005, and Suzuki won the bronze. [21] [22] Kostner was the first European lady since 2005 (Irina Slutskaya) to win the gold medal at Worlds. Kostner said: "It is my tenth season at senior level, and in each season I've learned something. Today was my day and my competition. I would have been happy with second place, but I thought ‘keep on dreaming to the end’." [17]

Eleven couples competed in the pairs' preliminary round and the top eight – led by Sui Wenjing / Han Cong, Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres, and Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave – advanced to the short program. [23] Russian pairs Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov collided during their first practice session on March 26 but were not injured. [24]

Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy took the lead in the short program, followed by Pang Qing / Tong Jian and Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran. [25] After falls on previous competition attempts, Savchenko/Szolkowy landed the rare throw triple Axel (first successfully executed in international competition by Rena Inoue / John Baldwin at the 2006 Winter Olympics) for the first time in their career but her free foot touched the ice. [25] Some skaters expressed concerns about the ice quality. Maxim Trankov said: "It is soft in some places, brittle in others. I guess it is ok if you skate right after ice resurfacing, but if you are the last one to skate in the second group, it is quite another story." [25] Alexander Smirnov said: "Sometimes it simply crushes under your blades like glass." [25]

Volosozhar / Trankov placed first in the free skating, Savchenko / Szolkowy were second and Takahashi / Tran were third. [26] Savchenko / Szolkowy won their fourth World title – becoming the fifth pair in the post-World War II period to do so – Volosozhar / Trankov repeated as silver medalists, and Takahashi / Tran won bronze – the first ever World pairs medal for Japan. [13] [14] [26]

23 couples competed in the ice dancing preliminary round and the top ten – led by Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov, Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun, and Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand – advanced to the short dance. [23] Viktor Kovalenko – who qualified with his partner Anna Nagornyuk in 9th place – received his visa on the morning of March 26 and arrived at the arena ten minutes before they were due to compete in the preliminary round. [23] [27] Gregory Merriman's blade broke off his heel a minute before the end of the performance but he and his partner, Danielle O'Brien, were also able to qualify. [28]

Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir took the lead in the short dance, followed by Meryl Davis / Charlie White and Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat. [29] The top three were the same in the free dance. Virtue / Moir won their second World title, while the 2011 World Champions, Davis / White, took silver, and Pechalat / Bourzat won bronze, their first World medal for overall placement. [20] [30]

Results

Men

Yuzuru Hanyu at Worlds 2012 Jielbeaumadier Yuzuru Hanyu 1 WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Yuzuru Hanyu at Worlds 2012
Brian Joubert at Worlds 2012 Jielbeaumadier Brian Joubert 1 WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Brian Joubert at Worlds 2012
RankNameNationTotal pointsPR SP FS
1 Patrick Chan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 266.11189.411176.70
2 Daisuke Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 259.66385.723173.94
3 Yuzuru Hanyu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 251.06777.072173.99
4 Brian Joubert Flag of France.svg  France 244.58483.475161.11
5 Florent Amodio Flag of France.svg  France 243.03679.964163.07
6 Michal Březina Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 239.55287.677151.88
7 Denis Ten Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 229.70876.006153.70
8 Jeremy Abbott Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 226.19974.858151.34
9 Javier Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 225.87581.8714144.00
10 Samuel Contesti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 224.891173.559151.34
11 Takahiko Kozuka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 218.631371.7811146.85
12 Kevin Reynolds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 217.201272.9513144.25
13 Adam Rippon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 216.631073.5516143.08
14 Song Nan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 216.331130.751569.5812146.75
15 Kevin van der Perren Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 214.041866.3810147.66
16 Tomáš Verner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 210.661470.3817140.28
17 Sergei Voronov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 210.042128.471766.8115143.23
18 Artur Gachinski Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 205.061668.5018136.56
19 Misha Ge Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 186.414124.411965.2923121.12
20 Peter Liebers Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 184.132358.2119125.92
21 Christopher Caluza Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 184.108112.082061.8720122.23
22 Viktor Pfeifer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 182.546120.482160.6121121.93
23 Kim Lucine Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 181.375122.582259.9322121.44
24 Javier Raya Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 167.489111.662457.2224110.26
Did not advance to free skating
25 Maciej Cieplucha Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3126.502557.18
26 Alexander Majorov Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7115.782656.57
27 Kim Min-seok Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11110.242755.41
28 Dmytro Ihnatenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2852.93
29 Alexei Bychenko Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12108.512952.76
30 Justus Strid Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10110.453050.55
Did not advance to short program
31 Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13100.16
32 Zoltán Kelemen Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1497.75
33 Brendan Kerry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1595.40
34 Laurent Alvarez Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1693.24
35 Damjan Ostojič Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1793.11
36 Slavik Hayrapetyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1892.84
37 Luke Chilcott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1991.92
38 Jordan Ju Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2089.56
39 Márton Markó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2186.08
40 Ali Demirboga Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2284.34
41 Vitali Luchanok Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2383.97
42 Saulius Ambrulevičius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2482.40
43 Taras Rajec Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2581.81
44 Manol Atanassov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2679.14
45 Harry Hau Yin Lee Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2766.56
WD Kevin Alves Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Ladies

Alena Leonova at WFSC Jielbeaumadier Alena Leonova WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Alena Leonova at WFSC
Akiko Suzuki at WFSC Jielbeaumadier Akiko Suzuki WSFC Nice 2012.jpg
Akiko Suzuki at WFSC
RankNameNationTotal pointsPR SP FS
1 Carolina Kostner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 189.94361.001128.94
2 Alena Leonova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 184.28164.614119.67
3 Akiko Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 180.68559.382121.30
4 Ashley Wagner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 176.77856.423120.35
5 Kanako Murakami Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 175.41262.675112.74
6 Mao Asada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 164.52459.496105.03
7 Zhang Kexin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 157.57955.007102.57
8 Valentina Marchei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 150.10488.921152.14997.96
9 Ksenia Makarova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 149.48658.511490.97
10 Elene Gedevanishvili Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 149.20758.491590.71
11 Viktoria Helgesson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 148.541054.191194.35
12 Yrétha Silété Flag of France.svg  France 148.181548.42899.76
13 Jelena Glebova Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 144.28292.521449.041095.24
14 Jenna McCorkell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 143.84195.631250.421293.42
15 Sonia Lafuente Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 140.24391.841847.361392.88
16 Amélie Lacoste Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 138.601349.371789.23
17 Natalia Popova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 136.36877.572046.601689.76
18 Juulia Turkkila Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 135.561747.751887.81
19 Polina Korobeynikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 129.98781.701946.711983.27
20 Sarah Hecken Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 129.202146.392082.81
21 Kerstin Frank Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 126.17585.092245.802180.37
22 Alissa Czisny Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 124.111648.312275.80
23 Romy Bühler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 116.21681.742444.022372.19
24 Alisa Mikonsaari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 110.402344.162466.24
Did not advance to free skating
25 Victoria Muniz Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 975.062543.27
26 Isabelle Pieman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2638.45
27 Alīna Fjodorova Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1073.642738.06
28 Kwak Min-jeong Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2836.91
29 Clara Peters Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1173.362934.03
30 Lejeanne Marais Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1270.503032.22
Did not advance to short program
31 Melinda Wang Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1370.43
32 Reyna Hamui Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1469.84
33 Sıla Saygı Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1568.85
34 Inga Janulevičiūtė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1668.51
35 Karina Johnson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1768.46
36 Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1867.62
37 Fleur Maxwell Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1967.44
38 Suhr Chae-yeon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2067.17
39 Daša Grm Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2166.45
40 Chantelle Kerry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2265.48
41 Eliška Březinová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2365.47
42 Anine Rabe Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2464.92
43 Sabina Măriuţă Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2564.52
44 Alexandra Kunova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2661.09
45 Georgia Glastris Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2760.49
46 Ami Parekh Flag of India.svg  India 2858.06
47 Zhaira Costiniano Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2956.46
48 Daniela Stoeva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3056.38
49 Marina Seeh Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3152.65
50 Mirna Librić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3252.16
51 Viktória Pavuk Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3351.43

Pairs

Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy Jielbeaumadier Savchenko Szolkowy 2 WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov Jielbeaumadier Volosozhar Trankov 2 WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov
RankNameNationTotal pointsPR SP FS
1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 201.49168.632132.86
2 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 201.38860.481140.90
3 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 189.69365.373124.32
4 Pang Qing / Tong Jian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 186.05267.106118.95
5 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 185.41563.695121.72
6 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 183.68465.027118.66
7 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 182.421159.594122.83
8 Caydee Denney / John Coughlin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 180.37762.488117.89
9 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 179.441116.57663.279116.17
10 Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 170.901059.6210111.28
11 Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 168.16960.3911107.77
12 Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 156.361255.8312100.53
13 Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 145.801548.481397.32
14 Mari Vartmann / Aaron van Cleave Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 143.29390.481647.911495.38
15 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 137.31777.401449.071588.24
16 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Flag of France.svg  France 130.70296.481350.511680.19
Did not advance to free skating
17 Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 584.711744.69
18 Anaïs Morand / Timothy Leemann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 873.191844.59
19 Stacey Kemp / David King Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 489.301939.33
20 Ri Ji-hyang / Thae Won-hyok Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 684.282036.23
Did not advance to short program
21 Lubov Bakirova / Mikalai Kamianchuk Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 971.58
22 Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1064.72
23 Elizabeta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1155.13

Ice dancing

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat Jielbeaumadier Pechalat Bourzat 2 WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat
Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov Jielbeaumadier Ilinykh Katsalapov WFSC Nice 2012.jpg
Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov
RankNameNationTotal pointsPR SD FD
1 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 182.65172.311110.34
2 Meryl Davis / Charlie White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 178.62270.982107.64
3 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Flag of France.svg  France 173.18369.133104.05
4 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 166.65466.474100.18
5 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 161.00192.40565.34595.66
6 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 160.62665.11695.51
7 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 150.75958.29792.46
8 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 144.72762.351182.37
9 Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 144.431058.19886.24
10 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 143.95859.561084.39
11 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 141.361156.29985.07
12 Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 130.27279.691351.351378.92
13 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 129.551550.751478.80
14 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 129.31479.091254.351774.96
15 Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 128.751748.701280.05
16 Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 126.89773.961451.181675.71
17 Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 126.57577.801948.151578.42
18 Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 124.071650.221973.85
19 Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 123.12676.261848.681874.44
20 Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 112.23871.372047.922064.31
Did not advance to free dance
21 Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones Flag of France.svg  France 2147.75
22 Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 379.172247.24
23 Zsuzsanna Nagy / Máté Fejes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1070.842345.70
24 Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2444.19
25 Anna Nagornyuk / Viktor Kovalenko Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 970.882544.08
Did not advance to short dance
26 Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1170.39
27 Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1268.42
28 Henna Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1368.42
29 Alexandra Zvorigina / Maciej Bernadowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1468.29
30 Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1566.29
31 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1664.61
32 Ksenia Pecherkina / Aleksandrs Jakushin Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1762.15
33 Corenne Bruhns / Ryan Van Natten Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1861.11
34 Ekaterina Bugrov / Vasili Rogov Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1960.81
35 Cortney Mansour / Daryn Zhunussov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2058.92
36 Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2157.78
37 Alexandra Chistiakova / Dimitar Lichev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2255.22
38 Lesia Valadzenkava / Vitali Vakunov Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2353.00

Medals summary

Medalists

Medals for overall placement:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Chan Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg Yuzuru Hanyu
Ladies Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner Flag of Russia.svg Alena Leonova Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Suzuki
Pairs Flag of Germany.svg Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Flag of Japan.svg Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Ice dancing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Flag of the United States.svg Meryl Davis / Charlie White Flag of France.svg Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat

Small medals for placement in the short segment:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Chan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Březina Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Takahashi
Ladies Flag of Russia.svg Alena Leonova Flag of Japan.svg Kanako Murakami Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner
Pairs Flag of Germany.svg Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Qing / Tong Jian Flag of Japan.svg Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Ice dancing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Flag of the United States.svg Meryl Davis / Charlie White Flag of France.svg Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat

Small medals for placement in the free segment:

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Chan Flag of Japan.svg Yuzuru Hanyu Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Takahashi
Ladies Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Kostner Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Suzuki Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Wagner
Pairs Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Flag of Germany.svg Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Flag of Japan.svg Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
Ice dancing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Flag of the United States.svg Meryl Davis / Charlie White Flag of France.svg Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2002
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1001
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0202
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0134
6Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0101
7Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2002
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1001
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1001
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0123
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0101
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0101
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0101
8Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Totals (9 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2002
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1001
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0224
5Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0112
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0101
7Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

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