The 2011–2012 figure skating season began on July 1, 2011, and ends on June 30, 2012. During this

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, elite

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competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2012

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Four Continents Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Africa in the south, America in the west, Asia in the east, a ...

, World Junior, and

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. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the

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Season notes

On September 26, 2011, American

Brandon Mroz Brandon Mroz (born December 22, 1990) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2009 U.S. silver medalist and the 2006 & 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist. He is the first skater to have completed a quadruple Lutz j ...

landed a quad

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in the short program at the 2011 Colorado Springs Invitational. The

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-sanctioned competition was a small non-ISU event with three men's entries, making it unclear whether the accomplishment would be recognized by the

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. In October, the ISU announced it had ratified the jump as the first quad Lutz to be performed in a sanctioned competition. World Champion

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of Canada commented, "I don't think it can be an official ISU record until rozhas done it in an ISU event." On November 12, Mroz landed it in the short program at

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, becoming the first skater to land it in an international competition. Between seasons, the ISU sometimes adjusts elements' base values and/or grades of execution. On December 28, 2011, the ISU announced it had discovered that the calculation program had not been updated with a new GOE introduced in July. The ISU explained: "The calculation program used up to and including the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final had erroneously calculated the Dance result with the previous Grade of Execution (GOE) for the Combination Lift, which was upgraded with ISU Communication 1677 in July 2011." The error affected the free dance results at the

, with

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and

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winning the segment instead of

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and Charlie White, however, Davis and White remained in first place overall due to their lead from the short dance. In December 2011, the International Skating Union released details of the team figure skating event at the

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Age eligibility

Skaters competing on the junior level were required to be at least 13 but not 19 – or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers – before July 1, 2011. Those who had turned 14 were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals. Those who turned 15 before July 1, 2011 were also eligible for the senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.

Minimum scores

Minimum score requirements were added to the senior Grand Prix series, following on requirements introduced in the previous season to the European, Four Continents, and World Championships. The Grand Prix minimums were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a senior Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following: The International Skating Union decided minimums were not required for "host picks", i.e. Canadians

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and Elladj Balde were allowed to compete at their home country's event, 2011 Skate Canada, despite failing to reach the minimums at the

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Partnership changes

Some skaters announced the dissolution of a partnership or formation of a new one. Listed are changes involving at least one partner who competed at Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents, Junior Worlds or the senior Grand Prix, or who medaled on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.

Coaching changes

Retirements

Competitions

The following competitions were scheduled in the 2011–2012 figure skating season. ;Key

International medalists

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Season's best scores

Top scores according to the ISU Season's Best standings. All scores are from ISU Championships (World, European, Four Continents, Junior World) or the Grand Prix series (both senior and junior), except for skaters who have no such assignments. In the latter case, a score from another international event may be included with an asterisk. As of April 21, 2012:

Men

Ladies

Pairs

Ice dance

Standings and ranking

Season-end standings (top 30)

Men's singles

Ladies' singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Season's ranking (top 30)

Men's singles

Ladies' singles

Pairs

Ice dance

References

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