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- ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Meister der vergangenen Jahre" [Previous champions] (in German). Skate Austria (Österreichischer Eiskunstlaufverband). Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.