2012 World Figure Skating Championships
| 2012 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 26 – April 1 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Nice, France |
| Venue: | Palais des Congrès Acropolis |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Patrick Chan | |
Ladies' singles:  Carolina Kostner | |
Pairs:  Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | |
| Ice dance: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
| Previous: 2011 World Championships | |
| Next: 2013 World Championships | |
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.
Host
[edit]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
[edit]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]
| Discipline | SP / SD | FS / FD |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 20 | 35 |
| Ladies | 15 | 25 |
| Pairs | 17 | 30 |
| Ice dancing | 17 | 27 |
Countries which qualified more than one entry per discipline:[7]
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Japan
|
Japan  Russia
|
Germany Russia
|
Canada Russia  United States
|
| 2 | Canada  Czech Republic  France Russia  Spain United States
|
 Finland  Georgia Italy  South Korea United States
|
Canada  China Italy Japan United States
|
France Italy
|
Entries
[edit]Member nations submitted the following entries:[8]
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
[edit]- Monday, March 26
- 14:30–16:45 – Preliminary round: Pairs
- 17:15–21:15 – Preliminary round: Dance
- Tuesday, March 27
- 10:30–16:00 – Preliminary round: Ladies
- 17:00–22:15 – Preliminary round: Men
- Wednesday, March 28
- 13:00–16:20 – Pairs' short
- 18:40–22:30 – Short dance
- Thursday, March 29
- 12:30–16:55 – Ladies' short
- 19:00–22:20 – Free dance
- Friday, March 30
- 12:30–16:55 – Men's short
- 19:30–22:25 – Pairs' free
- Saturday, March 31
- 12:55–17:00 – Men's free
- 18:30–22:25 – Ladies' free
- Sunday, April 1
- 14:15–16:45 – Exhibitions
Overview
[edit]
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
[edit]Men
[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | PR | SP | FS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada
|
266.11 | 1 | 89.41 | 1 | 176.70 | ||
| 2 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan
|
259.66 | 3 | 85.72 | 3 | 173.94 | ||
| 3 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan
|
251.06 | 7 | 77.07 | 2 | 173.99 | ||
| 4 | Brian Joubert | France
|
244.58 | 4 | 83.47 | 5 | 161.11 | ||
| 5 | Florent Amodio | France
|
243.03 | 6 | 79.96 | 4 | 163.07 | ||
| 6 | Michal Březina | Czech Republic
|
239.55 | 2 | 87.67 | 7 | 151.88 | ||
| 7 | Denis Ten |  Kazakhstan
|
229.70 | 8 | 76.00 | 6 | 153.70 | ||
| 8 | Jeremy Abbott | United States
|
226.19 | 9 | 74.85 | 8 | 151.34 | ||
| 9 | Javier Fernández | Spain
|
225.87 | 5 | 81.87 | 14 | 144.00 | ||
| 10 | Samuel Contesti | Italy
|
224.89 | 11 | 73.55 | 9 | 151.34 | ||
| 11 | Takahiko Kozuka | Japan
|
218.63 | 13 | 71.78 | 11 | 146.85 | ||
| 12 | Kevin Reynolds | Canada
|
217.20 | 12 | 72.95 | 13 | 144.25 | ||
| 13 | Adam Rippon | United States
|
216.63 | 10 | 73.55 | 16 | 143.08 | ||
| 14 | Song Nan | China
|
216.33 | 1 | 130.75 | 15 | 69.58 | 12 | 146.75 |
| 15 | Kevin van der Perren |  Belgium
|
214.04 | 18 | 66.38 | 10 | 147.66 | ||
| 16 | Tomáš Verner | Czech Republic
|
210.66 | 14 | 70.38 | 17 | 140.28 | ||
| 17 | Sergei Voronov | Russia
|
210.04 | 2 | 128.47 | 17 | 66.81 | 15 | 143.23 |
| 18 | Artur Gachinski | Russia
|
205.06 | 16 | 68.50 | 18 | 136.56 | ||
| 19 | Misha Ge |  Uzbekistan
|
186.41 | 4 | 124.41 | 19 | 65.29 | 23 | 121.12 |
| 20 | Peter Liebers | Germany
|
184.13 | 23 | 58.21 | 19 | 125.92 | ||
| 21 | Christopher Caluza |  Philippines
|
184.10 | 8 | 112.08 | 20 | 61.87 | 20 | 122.23 |
| 22 | Viktor Pfeifer |  Austria
|
182.54 | 6 | 120.48 | 21 | 60.61 | 21 | 121.93 |
| 23 | Kim Lucine |  Monaco
|
181.37 | 5 | 122.58 | 22 | 59.93 | 22 | 121.44 |
| 24 | Javier Raya | Spain
|
167.48 | 9 | 111.66 | 24 | 57.22 | 24 | 110.26 |
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||||
| 25 | Maciej Cieplucha |  Poland
|
3 | 126.50 | 25 | 57.18 | |||
| 26 | Alexander Majorov |  Sweden
|
7 | 115.78 | 26 | 56.57 | |||
| 27 | Kim Min-seok | South Korea
|
11 | 110.24 | 27 | 55.41 | |||
| 28 | Dmytro Ihnatenko |  Ukraine
|
28 | 52.93 | |||||
| 29 | Alexei Bychenko |  Israel
|
12 | 108.51 | 29 | 52.76 | |||
| 30 | Justus Strid |  Denmark
|
10 | 110.45 | 30 | 50.55 | |||
| Did not advance to short program | |||||||||
| 31 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Finland
|
13 | 100.16 | |||||
| 32 | Zoltán Kelemen |  Romania
|
14 | 97.75 | |||||
| 33 | Brendan Kerry |  Australia
|
15 | 95.40 | |||||
| 34 | Laurent Alvarez |  Switzerland
|
16 | 93.24 | |||||
| 35 | Damjan Ostojič |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
17 | 93.11 | |||||
| 36 | Slavik Hayrapetyan |  Armenia
|
18 | 92.84 | |||||
| 37 | Luke Chilcott |  Great Britain
|
19 | 91.92 | |||||
| 38 | Jordan Ju |  Chinese Taipei
|
20 | 89.56 | |||||
| 39 | Márton Markó |  Hungary
|
21 | 86.08 | |||||
| 40 | Ali Demirboga |  Turkey
|
22 | 84.34 | |||||
| 41 | Vitali Luchanok |  Belarus
|
23 | 83.97 | |||||
| 42 | Saulius Ambrulevičius |  Lithuania
|
24 | 82.40 | |||||
| 43 | Taras Rajec |  Slovakia
|
25 | 81.81 | |||||
| 44 | Manol Atanassov |  Bulgaria
|
26 | 79.14 | |||||
| 45 | Harry Hau Yin Lee |  Hong Kong
|
27 | 66.56 | |||||
| WD | Kevin Alves |  Brazil
|
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Ladies
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| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | PR | SP | FS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Kostner | Italy
|
189.94 | 3 | 61.00 | 1 | 128.94 | ||
| 2 | Alena Leonova | Russia
|
184.28 | 1 | 64.61 | 4 | 119.67 | ||
| 3 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan
|
180.68 | 5 | 59.38 | 2 | 121.30 | ||
| 4 | Ashley Wagner | United States
|
176.77 | 8 | 56.42 | 3 | 120.35 | ||
| 5 | Kanako Murakami | Japan
|
175.41 | 2 | 62.67 | 5 | 112.74 | ||
| 6 | Mao Asada | Japan
|
164.52 | 4 | 59.49 | 6 | 105.03 | ||
| 7 | Zhang Kexin | China
|
157.57 | 9 | 55.00 | 7 | 102.57 | ||
| 8 | Valentina Marchei | Italy
|
150.10 | 4 | 88.92 | 11 | 52.14 | 9 | 97.96 |
| 9 | Ksenia Makarova | Russia
|
149.48 | 6 | 58.51 | 14 | 90.97 | ||
| 10 | Elene Gedevanishvili | Georgia
|
149.20 | 7 | 58.49 | 15 | 90.71 | ||
| 11 | Viktoria Helgesson | Sweden
|
148.54 | 10 | 54.19 | 11 | 94.35 | ||
| 12 | Yrétha Silété | France
|
148.18 | 15 | 48.42 | 8 | 99.76 | ||
| 13 | Jelena Glebova |  Estonia
|
144.28 | 2 | 92.52 | 14 | 49.04 | 10 | 95.24 |
| 14 | Jenna McCorkell | Great Britain
|
143.84 | 1 | 95.63 | 12 | 50.42 | 12 | 93.42 |
| 15 | Sonia Lafuente | Spain
|
140.24 | 3 | 91.84 | 18 | 47.36 | 13 | 92.88 |
| 16 | Amélie Lacoste | Canada
|
138.60 | 13 | 49.37 | 17 | 89.23 | ||
| 17 | Natalia Popova | Ukraine
|
136.36 | 8 | 77.57 | 20 | 46.60 | 16 | 89.76 |
| 18 | Juulia Turkkila | Finland
|
135.56 | 17 | 47.75 | 18 | 87.81 | ||
| 19 | Polina Korobeynikova | Russia
|
129.98 | 7 | 81.70 | 19 | 46.71 | 19 | 83.27 |
| 20 | Sarah Hecken | Germany
|
129.20 | 21 | 46.39 | 20 | 82.81 | ||
| 21 | Kerstin Frank | Austria
|
126.17 | 5 | 85.09 | 22 | 45.80 | 21 | 80.37 |
| 22 | Alissa Czisny | United States
|
124.11 | 16 | 48.31 | 22 | 75.80 | ||
| 23 | Romy Bühler | Switzerland
|
116.21 | 6 | 81.74 | 24 | 44.02 | 23 | 72.19 |
| 24 | Alisa Mikonsaari | Finland
|
110.40 | 23 | 44.16 | 24 | 66.24 | ||
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||||
| 25 | Victoria Muniz |  Puerto Rico
|
9 | 75.06 | 25 | 43.27 | |||
| 26 | Isabelle Pieman | Belgium
|
26 | 38.45 | |||||
| 27 | Alīna Fjodorova |  Latvia
|
10 | 73.64 | 27 | 38.06 | |||
| 28 | Kwak Min-jeong | South Korea
|
28 | 36.91 | |||||
| 29 | Clara Peters |  Ireland
|
11 | 73.36 | 29 | 34.03 | |||
| 30 | Lejeanne Marais |  South Africa
|
12 | 70.50 | 30 | 32.22 | |||
| Did not advance to short program | |||||||||
| 31 | Melinda Wang | Chinese Taipei
|
13 | 70.43 | |||||
| 32 | Reyna Hamui |  Mexico
|
14 | 69.84 | |||||
| 33 | Sıla Saygı | Turkey
|
15 | 68.85 | |||||
| 34 | Inga Janulevičiūtė | Lithuania
|
16 | 68.51 | |||||
| 35 | Karina Johnson | Denmark
|
17 | 68.46 | |||||
| 36 | Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook |  Thailand
|
18 | 67.62 | |||||
| 37 | Fleur Maxwell |  Luxembourg
|
19 | 67.44 | |||||
| 38 | Suhr Chae-yeon | South Korea
|
20 | 67.17 | |||||
| 39 | Daša Grm |  Slovenia
|
21 | 66.45 | |||||
| 40 | Chantelle Kerry | Australia
|
22 | 65.48 | |||||
| 41 | Eliška Březinová | Czech Republic
|
23 | 65.47 | |||||
| 42 | Anine Rabe |  Norway
|
24 | 64.92 | |||||
| 43 | Sabina Măriuţă | Romania
|
25 | 64.52 | |||||
| 44 | Alexandra Kunova | Slovakia
|
26 | 61.09 | |||||
| 45 | Georgia Glastris |  Greece
|
27 | 60.49 | |||||
| 46 | Ami Parekh |  India
|
28 | 58.06 | |||||
| 47 | Zhaira Costiniano | Philippines
|
29 | 56.46 | |||||
| 48 | Daniela Stoeva | Bulgaria
|
30 | 56.38 | |||||
| 49 | Marina Seeh |  Serbia
|
31 | 52.65 | |||||
| 50 | Mirna Librić |  Croatia
|
32 | 52.16 | |||||
| 51 | Viktória Pavuk | Hungary
|
33 | 51.43 | |||||
Pairs
[edit]
Ice dancing
[edit]
Medals summary
[edit]Medalists
[edit]Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Patrick Chan
|
Daisuke Takahashi
|
Yuzuru Hanyu
|
| Ladies | Carolina Kostner
|
Alena Leonova
|
Akiko Suzuki
|
| Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
|
Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
|
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
|
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
|
 Meryl Davis / Charlie White
|
Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat
|
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Patrick Chan
|
Michal Březina
|
Daisuke Takahashi
|
| Ladies | Alena Leonova
|
Kanako Murakami
|
Carolina Kostner
|
| Pairs | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
|
Pang Qing / Tong Jian
|
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
|
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
|
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
|
Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat
|
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Patrick Chan
|
Yuzuru Hanyu
|
Daisuke Takahashi
|
| Ladies | Carolina Kostner
|
Akiko Suzuki
|
Ashley Wagner
|
| Pairs | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
|
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
|
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran
|
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
|
Meryl Davis / Charlie White
|
Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat
|
Medals by country
[edit]Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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External links
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- Starting orders and results at the International Skating Union
- Official website of Nice 2012
- Entries and schedule