The 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the
2011–12 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies singles,
pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
, and
ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...
. The event was held in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
from 27 February to 4 March 2012.
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Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations
Figure skating is a sport with participants across the world. Originally based in North America and Europe, the sport has experienced a major expansion in the countries of East Asia. The international governing body of the sport is the Internation ...
who were at least 13 but not 19—or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers—before July 1, 2011, in their place of birth. Thus, competitors had to be born before July 1, 1998, but not earlier than July 1, 1992, except male pair skaters and ice dancers who could be born no earlier than July 1, 1990. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria.
The term "Junior" in ISU competition refers to age, not skill level. Skaters may remain age-eligible for Junior Worlds even after competing nationally and internationally at the senior level. At junior events, the ISU requires that all programs conform to junior-specific rules regarding program length, jumping passes, types of elements, etc.
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2011 World Junior Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline. Countries which qualified more than one entry in a discipline:
If not listed above, one entry was allowed.
Entries
Member nations submitted the following entries:Entries
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Elizaveta Sergeyevna Tuktamysheva ( ; rus, Елизавета Серге́евна Туктамышева, , jɪlʲɪzɐˈvʲetə tʊktɐˈmɨʂɨvə; born 17 December 1996) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2015 World champion, the 202 ...
withdrew and was replaced by Polina Shelepen.[
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 could be reduced further. If a country had a non-direct entry, its lowest-ranked skater according to the Worlds Standings competed in the preliminary round.
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Schedule
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
time ( UTC+03:00), subject to changes:[
* Monday, February 27
** 10:00–14:30 – Preliminary round: Men
** 15:30–18:20 – Preliminary round: Dance
** 19:15–22:10 – Preliminary round: Pairs
* Tuesday, February 28
** 10:00–16:00 – Preliminary round: Ladies
* Wednesday, February 29
** 13:00–16:50 – Short dance
** 18:30–19:00 – Opening ceremony
** 19:15–22:35 – Pairs' short
* Thursday, March 1
** 13:30–17:55 – Men's short
** 19:30–22:20 – Pairs' free
* Friday, March 2
** 13:00–17:25 – Ladies' short
** 19:00–22:10 – Free dance
* Saturday, March 3
** 13:00–16:50 – Men's free
** 18:30–22:15 – Ladies' free
* Sunday, March 4
** 14:30–17:00 – Exhibitions
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Results
Men
Ladies
Despite finishing out of the top 12, Belarus' Kristina Zakharanka qualified for the short program as she was the representative of the host country.
Pairs
Sui / Han won their third World Junior title.[
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Ice dancing
All medalists were at their first World Junior Championships. In the free dance, Yanovskaia / Mozgov's music was stopped by the referee when Mozgov's bootstrap came loose.[
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Medals summary
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
By country
Table of medals for overall placement:
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:
References
External links
2012 World Junior Championships - Starting orders and results
at the International Skating Union
at the International Skating Union
{{2011–12 in figure skating
World Junior
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
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World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (''"World Juniors"'' or ''"Junior Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for ...