| Girls' singles at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympiahalle | ||||||||||||
| Dates | January 15 January 17 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Figure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | ||
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| Singles | boys | girls |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dancing | mixed | |
| Team trophy | mixed | |
The girls' single skating competition of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck on January 15 (short program) and January 17 (free skating), 2012.
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS | TES | PCS | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded | StN |
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| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva |  Russia | 61.83 | 34.42 | 27.41 | 6.82 | 6.32 | 7.11 | 6.93 | 7.07 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 2 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 59.44 | 32.66 | 26.78 | 6.82 | 6.36 | 6.82 | 6.75 | 6.71 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 3 | Zijun Li |  China | 50.92 | 27.58 | 23.34 | 5.96 | 5.57 | 5.93 | 5.96 | 5.75 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 4 | Anais Ventard |  France | 49.85 | 27.37 | 22.48 | 5.39 | 5.21 | 5.68 | 5.86 | 5.96 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 5 | Park So-youn |  South Korea | 48.37 | 25.30 | 23.07 | 5.79 | 5.54 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.79 | 0.00 | 14 |
| 6 | Risa Shoji |  Japan | 47.29 | 23.26 | 24.03 | 6.07 | 5.71 | 6.07 | 6.18 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 7 | Jordan Bauth |  United States | 42.33 | 22.47 | 19.86 | 5.04 | 4.71 | 4.96 | 5.04 | 5.07 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 8 | Tina Stürzinger |  Switzerland | 40.63 | 22.63 | 18.00 | 4.71 | 4.29 | 4.50 | 4.61 | 4.39 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 9 | Micol Cristini |  Italy | 39.87 | 21.75 | 18.12 | 4.96 | 4.32 | 4.50 | 4.54 | 4.32 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Darin Khussein |  Ukraine | 39.77 | 22.75 | 17.02 | 4.50 | 3.93 | 4.39 | 4.29 | 4.18 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Chantelle Kerry |  Australia | 37.51 | 20.12 | 17.39 | 4.43 | 4.00 | 4.39 | 4.43 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 12 | Nina Larissa Wolfslast |  Austria | 34.45 | 19.08 | 15.37 | 3.93 | 3.50 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 13 | Sindra Kriisa |  Estonia | 34.43 | 16.69 | 17.74 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.46 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 14 | Myrtel Saldeen Olofsson |  Sweden | 33.57 | 17.03 | 16.54 | 4.32 | 3.96 | 4.18 | 4.18 | 4.04 | 0.00 | 16 |
| 15 | Lilo Swerts |  Belgium | 30.73 | 16.75 | 14.98 | 3.82 | 3.50 | 3.79 | 3.82 | 3.79 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 16 | Eveliina Viljanen |  Finland | 29.73 | 13.04 | 18.69 | 4.93 | 4.61 | 4.32 | 4.82 | 4.68 | 2.00 | 4 |
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS | TES | PCS | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Ded | StN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 111.27 | 57.47 | 54.80 | 7.04 | 6.46 | 6.89 | 6.93 | 6.93 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 2 | Zijun Li | China | 106.78 | 57.59 | 49.19 | 6.32 | 5.79 | 6.32 | 6.25 | 6.07 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 3 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 99.64 | 46.72 | 52.92 | 6.82 | 6.46 | 6.36 | 6.75 | 6.68 | 0.00 | 16 |
| 4 | Park So-youn | South Korea | 88.23 | 44.79 | 44.44 | 5.89 | 5.25 | 5.64 | 5.54 | 5.46 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 5 | Risa Shoji | Japan | 88.03 | 42.40 | 46.63 | 5.96 | 5.68 | 5.64 | 6.00 | 5.86 | 1.00 | 14 |
| 6 | Anais Ventard | France | 86.23 | 41.45 | 45.78 | 5.61 | 5.43 | 5.57 | 6.04 | 5.96 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 7 | Jordan Bauth | United States | 81.06 | 39.87 | 41.19 | 5.32 | 4.86 | 5.29 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 8 | Tina Stürzinger | Switzerland | 72.92 | 36.39 | 36.53 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.54 | 4.68 | 4.43 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 9 | Chantelle Kerry | Australia | 71.84 | 35.94 | 35.54 | 4.46 | 4.18 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.57 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 10 | Eveliina Viljanen | Finland | 71.37 | 36.00 | 36.37 | 4.93 | 4.11 | 4.61 | 4.54 | 4.54 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 11 | Darin Khussein | Ukraine | 69.54 | 34.37 | 35.17 | 4.68 | 4.04 | 4.54 | 4.36 | 4.36 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 12 | Micol Cristini | Italy | 65.57 | 31.10 | 35.47 | 4.89 | 4.21 | 4.25 | 4.57 | 4.25 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 13 | Nina Larissa Wolfslast | Austria | 61.81 | 31.26 | 30.55 | 3.89 | 3.64 | 3.82 | 3.89 | 3.86 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 14 | Myrtel Saldeen Olofsson | Sweden | 58.97 | 28.80 | 32.17 | 4.29 | 3.96 | 3.93 | 4.04 | 3.89 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 15 | Sindra Kriisa | Estonia | 58.00 | 26.47 | 32.53 | 4.21 | 3.79 | 4.04 | 4.18 | 4.11 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Lilo Swerts | Belgium | 54.84 | 26.81 | 29.03 | 3.71 | 3.32 | 3.68 | 3.82 | 3.61 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Pl. | Name | Nation | Total Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Russia | 173.10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia | 159.08 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Li Zijun | China | 157.70 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Park So-youn | South Korea | 136.60 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Anais Ventard | France | 136.08 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Risa Shoji | Japan | 135.32 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Jordan Bauth | United States | 123.39 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Tina Stürzinger | Switzerland | 113.55 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Darin Khussein | Ukraine | 109.31 | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Chantelle Kerry | Australia | 108.99 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Micol Cristini | Italy | 105.44 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Eveliina Viljanen | Finland | 101.10 | 16 | 10 |
| 13 | Nina Larissa Wolfslast | Austria | 96.26 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Myrtel Saldeen Olofsson | Sweden | 92.54 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Sindra Kriisa | Estonia | 92.43 | 13 | 15 |
| 16 | Lilo Swerts | Belgium | 85.57 | 15 | 16 |
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