2012–13 figure skating season

For the synchronized skating season, see 2012–13 synchronized skating season.
2012–13 figure skating season
Date:July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
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The 2012–13 figure skating season began on July 1, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2013. During this season, elite skaters from men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2013 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final.

Age eligibility

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Skaters were eligible to compete in International Skating Union (ISU) events at the junior or senior levels according to their age. These rules may not have applied to non-ISU events such as national championships.[1]

Level Date of birth
Seniors (eligible for Junior Grand Prix competitions) Born before July 1, 1999
Seniors (eligible for Grand Prix competitions) Born before July 1, 1998
Seniors (eligible for senior ISU Championship competitions) Born before July 1, 1997
Juniors (females in all disciplines; males in singles) Born before July 1, 1993
Juniors (males in pairs & ice dance) Born before July 1, 1991

Changes

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If skaters of different nationalities formed a team, the ISU required that they choose one country to represent. The date provided is the date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.

Partnership changes

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Date Skaters Disc. Type Ref.
August 14, 2012 United States Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker Pairs Dissolved [2]
October 17, 2012 United States Kylie Duarte / Colin Grafton [3]
November 9, 2012 France Tiffany Zahorski / Alexis Miart Ice dance [4]
December 11, 2012 Czech Republic Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev [5]
Czech Republic Gabriela Kubová / Matěj Novák Formed
December 18, 2012 Japan Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Pairs Dissolved [6]
January 30, 2013 Japan Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara Formed [7]
February 7, 2013 United States Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig Dissolved [8]
February 19, 2013 United States Lindsay Davis / Rockne Brubaker Formed [9]
March 2013 Ukraine Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan
March 12, 2013 United States Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran [10]
April 29, 2013 United States Becky Bereswill / Joshua Reagan [11]

Retirements

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Date Skater(s) Disc. Ref.
September 26, 2012 Canada Cynthia Phaneuf Ladies [12]
November 1, 2012 Canada Myriane Samson [13]
January 9, 2013 Canada Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe Pairs [14]
April 4, 2013 United States Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin [15]
June 4, 2013 United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh Men [16]

Coaching changes

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Date Skater(s) Disc. From To Ref.
Summer 2012 Russia Maxim Kovtun Men Nikolai Morozov Elena Buianova & Tatiana Tarasova [17]
September 11, 2012 United States Adam Rippon Jason Dungjen & Yuka Sato Rafael Arutyunyan [18]
February 21, 2013 Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Pairs Ludmila Kalinina Nina Mozer [19][20]
February 25, 2013 United States Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Ice dance Yaroslava Nechaeva & Yuri Chesnichenko Igor Shpilband [21]
April 4, 2013 Russia Sergei Voronov Men Nikolai Morozov Eteri Tutberidze [22]
May 20, 2013 France Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat Ice dance Pasquale Camerlengo & Anjelika Krylova Igor Shpilband [23]
June 25, 2013 United States Ashley Wagner Ladies Rafael Arutyunyan [24]

Competitions

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  •   ISU Championships
  •   Grand Prix or Junior Grand Prix
  •   National championships
  •   Other competition
2012
Dates Event Type Level Disc. Location Results
August 8–12 Asian Trophy Other All M/L Taipei, Taiwan Details
August 23–25 JGP France Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Courchevel, France Details
August 30 – September 1 JGP United States Grand Prix Junior All Lake Placid, New York, United States Details
September 8–10 Ice Star Other All All Minsk, Belarus Details
September 13–15 JGP Austria Grand Prix Junior All Linz, Austria Details
September 13–16 U.S. International Classic Other Senior All Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Details
September 22–24 JGP Turkey Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Istanbul, Turkey Details
September 27–29 JGP Slovenia Grand Prix Junior M/L/D Bled, Slovenia Details
Nebelhorn Trophy Other Senior All Oberstdorf, Germany Details
September 29 – October 2 New Zealand Championships Nationals All All Auckland, New Zealand Details
October 4–6 Master's de Patinage Other S/J All Orléans, France Details
JGP Croatia Grand Prix Junior All Zagreb, Croatia Details
Ondrej Nepela Memorial Other Senior All Bratislava, Slovakia Details
October 5–7 Finlandia Trophy Other Senior M/L/D Espoo, Finland Details
October 5 Medal Winners Open Other Senior M/L Saitama, Japan Details
October 6 Japan Open Other Senior M/L Saitama, Japan Details
October 11–13 JGP Germany Grand Prix Junior All Chemnitz, Germany Details
October 19–21 Skate America Grand Prix Senior All Kent, Washington, United States Details
October 24–28 Coupe de Nice Other S/J All Nice, France Details
October 25–28 Tirnavia Ice Cup Other J/N M/L Trnava, Slovakia Details
October 26–28 Skate Canada International Grand Prix Senior All Windsor, Ontario, Canada Details
October 30 – November 4 Crystal Skate of Romania Other S/J M/L/D Brasov, Romania Details
November 2–4 Cup of China Grand Prix Senior All Shanghai, China Details
NRW Trophy Other All D Dortmund, Germany Details
November 6–11 Ice Challenge Other All All Graz, Austria Details
November 9–11 Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix Senior All Moscow, Russia Details
November 14–18 Skate Celje Other J/N M/L Celje, Slovenia Details
November 15–18 Warsaw Cup Other All M/L/P Warsaw, Poland Details
November 16–18 Trophée Éric Bompard Grand Prix Senior All Paris, France Details
November 17–18 Merano Cup Other S/J M/L Merano, Italy Details
Pavel Roman Memorial Other All D Olomouc, Czech Republic Details
November 22–24 Grand Prize SNP Other J/N All Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Details
Belgian Championships Nationals All All Deurne, Belgium Details
November 23–25 NHK Trophy Grand Prix Senior All Sendai, Japan Details
Golden Bear of Zagreb Other All M/L/P Zagreb, Croatia Details
November 26 – December 2 British Championships Nationals All All Sheffield, England, United Kingdom Details
November 28 – December 2 Tallinn Trophy Other All M/L/D Tallinn, Estonia Details
December 1–7 Australian Championships Nationals All All Brisbane, Australia Details
December 5–9 NRW Trophy Other All M/L/P Dortmund, Germany Details
Santa Claus Cup Other J/N M/L/D Budapest, Hungary Details
December 6–9 Grand Prix Final Grand Prix S/J All Sochi, Russia Details
December 7–9 Danish Championships Nationals All All Aalborg, Denmark Details
December 13–15 Swiss Championships Nationals Senior All Geneva, Switzerland Details
December 13–16 Golden Spin of Zagreb Other Senior All Zagreb, Croatia Details
Denkova-Staviski Cup Other All M/L Sofia, Bulgaria Details
French Championships Nationals Senior All Strasbourg, France Details
Swedish Championships Nationals S/J M/L/P Växjö, Sweden Details
December 14–16 Three Nationals Championships Nationals Senior All Cieszyn, Poland Details
Finnish Championships Nationals S/J M/L/D Joensuu, Finland Details
Norwegian Championships Nationals All M/L Stavanger, Norway Details
Spanish Championships Nationals All All Majadahonda, Spain Details
December 15–19 Estonian Championships Nationals Senior M/L/D Tallinn, Estonia Details
December 18–21 Ukrainian Championships Nationals Senior All Kyiv, Ukraine Details
December 19–22 Austrian Championships Nationals S/J All Vienna, Austria Details 1, 2
Italian Championships Nationals Senior All Milan, Italy Details
December 20–21 Chinese Championships Nationals Senior All Harbin, China Details
December 21–22 German Championships Nationals Senior All Hamburg, Germany Details
Hungarian Championships Nationals All All Budapest, Hungary Details
December 21–23 Japan Championships Nationals Senior M/L/D Sapporo, Japan Details
December 25–28 Russian Championships Nationals Senior All Sochi, Russia Details
December 29–30 Latvian Championships Nationals All M/L/P Riga, Latvia Details
2013
Dates Event Type Level Disc. Location Results
January 3–6 New Year's Cup Other All All Bratislava, Slovakia Details
January 4–6 South Korean Championships Nationals All M/L Seoul, South Korea Details 1 2 3
January 10–12 Mentor Nestle Nesquik Cup Other All All Toruń, Poland Details
Trophy of Lyon Other All D Lyon, France Details
January 10–13 Volvo Open Cup Other All M/L/D Riga, Latvia Details
January 13–20 Canadian Championships Nationals All All Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Details
January 20–27 U.S. Championships Nationals All All Omaha, Nebraska, United States Details
January 23–27 European Championships Championships Senior All Zagreb, Croatia Details
January 23–26 Skate Helena Other All M/L Belgrade, Serbia Details
January 31 – February 3 Nordic Championships Other All M/L Reykjavík, Iceland Details
February 1–3 Russian Junior Championships Nationals Junior All Saransk, Russia Details
February 6–11 Bavarian Open Other All All Oberstdorf, Germany Details
February 8–10 Dragon Trophy Other All M/L Ljubljana, Slovenia Details
Four Continents Championships Championships Senior All Osaka, Japan Details
February 13–16 Hellmut Seibt Memorial Other All M/L Vienna, Austria Details
February 17–22 European Youth Olympic Festival Other Junior M/L Brașov, Romania Details
February 21–24 International Challenge Cup Other All M/L/P The Hague, Netherlands Details
February 25 – March 3 World Junior Championships Championships Junior All Milan, Italy Details
March 10–17 World Championships Championships Senior All London, Ontario, Canada Details
March 22–24 Coupe du Printemps Other All M/L/P Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Details
Mladost Trophy Other J/N M/L/P Zagreb, Croatia Details
March 26–30 World Development Trophy Other J/N M/L Cieszyn, Poland Details
March 27–31 Triglav Trophy Other All M/L Jesenice, Slovenia Details
April 1–3 Gardena Spring Trophy Other All M/L Sëlva, Italy Details
April 11–14 World Team Trophy Other Senior All Tokyo, Japan Details
April 16–20 World Development Trophy Other J/N M/L/D Manila, Philippines
May 12–14 South African Championships Nationals All M/L Cape Town, South Africa Details

International medalists

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Men's singles

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Championships
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
Croatia European Championships Spain Javier Fernández France Florent Amodio Czech Republic Michal Březina Details
Japan Four Continents Championships Canada Kevin Reynolds Japan Yuzuru Hanyu China Yan Han Details
Italy World Junior Championships United States Joshua Farris United States Jason Brown United States Shotaro Omori Details
Canada World Championships Canada Patrick Chan Kazakhstan Denis Ten Spain Javier Fernández Details
Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results
United States Skate America Japan Takahiko Kozuka Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Tatsuki Machida Details
Canada Skate Canada International Spain Javier Fernández Canada Patrick Chan Japan Nobunari Oda Details
China Cup of China Japan Tatsuki Machida Japan Daisuke Takahashi Russia Sergei Voronov Details
Russia Rostelecom Cup Canada Patrick Chan Japan Takahiko Kozuka Czech Republic Michal Březina Details
France Trophée Éric Bompard Japan Takahito Mura United States Jeremy Abbott France Florent Amodio Details
Japan NHK Trophy Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Daisuke Takahashi United States Ross Miner Details
Russia Grand Prix Final Japan Daisuke Takahashi Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Canada Patrick Chan Details
Junior Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
JGP France China Jin Boyang United States Jason Brown Japan Ryuju Hino Details
JGP United States United States Joshua Farris Japan Keiji Tanaka Canada Roman Sadovsky Details
JGP Austria United States Nathan Chen Japan Ryuju Hino South Korea Kim Jin-seo Details
JGP Turkey United States Jason Brown Russia Alexander Petrov Canada Nam Nguyen Details
JGP Slovenia United States Joshua Farris China Jin Boyang Russia Alexander Samarin Details
JGP Croatia Russia Maxim Kovtun China Yan Han United States Harrison Choate Details
JGP Germany Russia Maxim Kovtun Japan Shoma Uno Russia Alexander Samarin Details
JGP Final Russia Maxim Kovtun United States Joshua Farris Japan Ryuju Hino Details
Other internationals
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. Classic United States Max Aaron United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh United States Ross Miner Details
Nebelhorn Trophy Japan Nobunari Oda Russia Konstantin Menshov United States Keegan Messing Details
Ondrej Nepela Japan Tatsuki Machida Japan Daisuke Murakami Czech Republic Tomáš Verner Details
Finlandia Trophy Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Richard Dornbush Spain Javier Fernández Details
Coupe de Nice United States Keegan Messing United States Max Aaron Germany Peter Liebers Details
Ice Challenge Germany Peter Liebers United States Douglas Razzano United States Armin Mahbanoozadeh Details
Warsaw Cup Sweden Alexander Majorov Uzbekistan Misha Ge Poland Maciej Cieplucha Details
Merano Cup Italy Paolo Bacchini Czech Republic Pavel Kaška Germany Christopher Berneck Details
NRW Trophy Russia Konstantin Menshov Czech Republic Michal Březina Germany Peter Liebers Details
Golden Spin Russia Vladislav Sezganov Russia Mark Shakhmatov Denmark Justus Strid Details
Denkova-Staviski Uzbekistan Misha Ge Italy Maurizio Zandron Bulgaria Manol Atanasov Details
New Year's Cup Sweden Alexander Majorov Hong Kong Ronald Lam Philippines Michael Christian Martinez Details
Volvo Open Cup Kazakhstan Denis Ten Russia Mikhail Kolyada Hong Kong Ronald Lam Details
Bavarian Open Japan Nobunari Oda Japan Kento Nakamura Germany Paul Fentz Details
Challenge Cup France Brian Joubert United States Alexander Johnson France Chafik Besseghier Details
Triglav Trophy Russia Artur Gachinski Kazakhstan Abzal Rakimgaliev Japan Daisuke Murakami Details
Gardena Spring Japan Takahiko Kozuka United States Adam Rippon Switzerland Stéphane Walker Details

Ladies

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Championships
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Croatia European Championships Italy Carolina Kostner Russia Adelina Sotnikova Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Details
Japan Four Continents Championships Japan Mao Asada Japan Akiko Suzuki Japan Kanako Murakami Details
Italy World Junior Championships Russia Elena Radionova Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Russia Anna Pogorilaya Details
Canada World Championships South Korea Kim Yuna Italy Carolina Kostner Japan Mao Asada Details
Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
United States Skate America United States Ashley Wagner United States Christina Gao Russia Adelina Sotnikova Details
Canada Skate Canada International Canada Kaetlyn Osmond Japan Akiko Suzuki Japan Kanako Murakami Details
China Cup of China Japan Mao Asada Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Finland Kiira Korpi Details
Russia Rostelecom Cup Finland Kiira Korpi United States Gracie Gold United States Agnes Zawadzki Details
France Trophée Éric Bompard United States Ashley Wagner Russia Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Details
Japan NHK Trophy Japan Mao Asada Japan Akiko Suzuki United States Mirai Nagasu Details
Russia Grand Prix Final Japan Mao Asada United States Ashley Wagner Japan Akiko Suzuki Details
Junior Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
JGP France Russia Elena Radionova Japan Rika Hongo Russia Uliana Titushkina Details
JGP United States Japan Satoko Miyahara United States Courtney Hicks United States Angela Wang Details
JGP Austria Russia Elena Radionova United States Hannah Miller United States Samantha Cesario Details
JGP Turkey United States Leah Keiser South Korea Park So-youn Japan Satoko Miyahara Details
JGP Slovenia South Korea Kim Hae-jin United States Barbie Long Russia Evgenia Gerasimova Details
JGP Croatia United States Angela Wang United States Hannah Miller Russia Anna Pogorilaya Details
JGP Germany Russia Anna Pogorilaya Japan Miyabi Oba Russia Maria Stavitskaia Details
JGP Final Russia Elena Radionova United States Hannah Miller Russia Anna Pogorilaya Details
Other internationals
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. Classic United States Agnes Zawadzki United States Gracie Gold Canada Amelie Lacoste Details
Nebelhorn Trophy Canada Kaetlyn Osmond Russia Adelina Sotnikova Japan Haruka Imai Details
Ondrej Nepela United Kingdom Jenna McCorkell Slovakia Monika Simančíková Czech Republic Eliška Březinová Details
Finlandia Trophy Russia Yulia Lipnitskaya Finland Kiira Korpi United States Mirai Nagasu Details
Coupe de Nice Russia Polina Korobeynikova Sweden Isabelle Olsson Russia Kristina Zaseeva Details
Ice Challenge United Kingdom Jenna McCorkell Sweden Isabelle Olsson Slovakia Monika Simančíková Details
Warsaw Cup Sweden Isabelle Olsson Ukraine Natalia Popova Germany Sandy Hoffmann Details
Merano Cup Germany Sarah Hecken Slovakia Nicole Rajicova Australia Brooklee Han Details
NRW Trophy South Korea Kim Yuna Russia Ksenia Makarova Sweden Viktoria Helgesson Details
Golden Spin Italy Carolina Kostner Russia Kristina Zaseeva Brazil Isadora Williams Details
Denkova-Staviski Italy Valentina Marchei Italy Francesca Rio Italy Roberta Rodeghiero Details
New Year's Cup Germany Sarah Hecken Austria Kerstin Frank Slovakia Monika Simančíková Details
Volvo Open Cup China Li Zijun China Zhao Ziquan Slovenia Daša Grm Details
Bavarian Open Germany Nathalie Weinzierl Germany Sarah Hecken Slovakia Nicole Rajicova Details
Challenge Cup Italy Carolina Kostner France Maé Bérénice Méité Austria Kerstin Frank Details
Triglav Trophy Russia Nikol Gosviani Japan Miyabi Oba Russia Polina Agafonova Details
Gardena Spring Italy Valentina Marchei Japan Haruka Imai Italy Giada Russo Details

Pairs

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Championships
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Croatia European Championships Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Italy Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Details
Japan Four Continents Championships Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch United States Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir Details
Italy World Junior Championships United States Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier Canada Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro Russia Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin Details
Canada World Championships Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Details
Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
United States Skate America Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov China Pang Qing / Tong Jian United States Caydee Denney / John Coughlin Details
Canada Skate Canada International Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Italy Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Details
China Cup of China China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Details
Russia Rostelecom Cup Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov United States Caydee Denney / John Coughlin Details
France Trophée Éric Bompard Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Italy Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Details
Japan NHK Trophy Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch United States Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir Details
Russia Grand Prix Final Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov China Pang Qing / Tong Jian Details
Junior Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
JGP United States Canada Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro Russia Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat United States Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage Details
JGP Austria Canada Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry Russia Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin Russia Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev Details
JGP Croatia Canada Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro China Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang Russia Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat Details
JGP Germany Russia Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin Russia Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev Canada Brittany Jones / Ian Beharry Details
JGP Final Russia Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin Russia Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat Russia Maria Vigalova / Egor Zakroev Details
Other internationals
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. Classic Canada Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch Canada Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers United States Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin Details
Nebelhorn Trophy Russia Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov United States Caydee Denney / John Coughlin France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Details
Ondrej Nepela Russia Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov Italy Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Italy Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Details
Coupe de Nice United States Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Italy Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Details
Ice Challenge United States Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir United States Gretchen Donlan / Andrew Speroff Israel Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski Details
Warsaw Cup Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Belarus Maria Paliakova / Nikita Bochkov Ukraine Alexandra Gorovaya / Sergei Deynega Details
NRW Trophy Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Italy Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Details
Golden Spin Azerbaijan Angelina Ekaterinina / Philipp Tarasov Austria Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer Bulgaria Elizaveta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze Details
Nestle Cup Bulgaria Elizaveta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze Belarus Maria Paliakova / Nikita Bochkov Poland Marcelina Lech / Jakub Tyc Details
Bavarian Open Russia Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov Russia Julia Antipova / Nodari Maisuradze Germany Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave Details
Challenge Cup France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès United States Tarah Kayne / Daniel O'Shea Germany Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave Details

Ice dance

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Championships
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
Croatia European Championships Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Russia Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov Italy Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Details
Japan Four Continents Championships United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Details
Italy World Junior Championships Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Details
Canada World Championships United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Details
Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
United States Skate America United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Details
Canada Skate Canada International Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Italy Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Russia Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Details
China Cup of China France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Details
Russia Rostelecom Cup Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Russia Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin Details
France Trophée Éric Bompard France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Italy Anna Cappelini / Luca Lanotte Russia Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Details
Japan NHK Trophy United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Russia Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov United States Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Details
Russia Grand Prix Final United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Details
Junior Grand Prix
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
JGP France France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin Canada Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang Details
JGP United States United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Russia Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin Canada Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant Details
JGP Austria France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Anna Yanovskaia / Sergei Mozgov Canada Mackenzie Bent / Garrett MacKeen Details
JGP Turkey Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin Germany Shari Koch / Christian Nüchtern Canada Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang Details
JGP Slovenia United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Russia Anna Yanovskaia / Sergei Mozgov Canada Andréanne Poulin / Marc-André Servant Details
JGP Croatia Russia Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin Russia Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin United States Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons Details
JGP Germany Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin United States Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker Russia Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov Details
JGP Final Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron United States Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Details
Other internationals
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Reports
U.S. Classic Canada Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier Canada Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam United States Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Details
Nebelhorn Trophy United States Madison Chock / Evan Bates Azerbaijan Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov Germany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi Details
Ondrej Nepela Canada Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Italy Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi United Kingdom Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne Details
Finlandia Trophy Russia Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Italy Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Details
Coupe de Nice Russia Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin Russia Valeria Starygina / Ivan Volobuiev Estonia Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand Details
NRW Trophy France Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones Japan Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Russia Valeria Starygina / Ivan Volobuiev Details
Ice Challenge United States Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Czech Republic Lucie Myslivečková / Neil Brown Switzerland Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost Details
Pavel Roman Germany Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi Ukraine Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Details (pdf)
Golden Spin Russia Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Azerbaijan Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov Ukraine Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun Details
New Year's Cup Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Slovakia Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley Germany Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso Details
Nestle Cup Ukraine Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun Japan Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Australia Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Details
Volvo Open Cup Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin Estonia Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand Germany Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso Details
Trophy of Lyon Italy Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri Spain Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz Czech Republic Lucie Myslivečková / Neil Brown Details
Bavarian Open United Kingdom Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Lithuania Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas Italy Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi Details


Season's best scores

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For the all-time highest scores, see list of highest scores in figure skating.
For the all-time highest junior scores, see list of highest junior scores in figure skating.

Men's singles

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Top 10 season's best scores in the men's combined total[25]
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Javier Fernández  Spain 274.87 2013 European Championships
2 Daisuke Takahashi  Japan 269.40 2012–13 Grand Prix Final
3 Patrick Chan  Canada 267.78 2013 World Championships
4 Denis Ten  Kazakhstan 266.48
5 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 264.29 2012–13 Grand Prix Final
6 Takahiko Kozuka 253.27
7 Kevin Reynolds  Canada 250.55 2013 Four Continents Championships
8 Florent Amodio  France 250.53 2013 European Championships
9 Michal Březina  Czech Republic 243.52
10 Max Aaron  United States 238.36 2013 World Championships

Ladies' singles

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Top 10 season's best scores in the ladies' combined total[26]
No. Skater Nation Score Event
1 Kim Yuna  South Korea 218.31 2013 World Championships
2 Mao Asada  Japan 205.45 2013 Four Continents Championships
3 Akiko Suzuki 199.58 2013 World Team Trophy
4 Carolina Kostner  Italy 197.89 2013 World Championships
5 Adelina Sotnikova  Russia 193.99 2013 European Championships
6 Ashley Wagner  United States 190.63 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard
7 Kanako Murakami  Japan 189.73 2013 World Championships
8 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  Russia 188.85 2013 European Championships
9 Gracie Gold  United States 188.03 2013 World Team Trophy
10 Li Zijun  China 183.85 2013 World Championships

Pairs

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Top 10 season's best scores in the pairs' combined total[27]
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov  Russia 225.71 2013 World Championships
2 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany 205.56
3 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford  Canada 204.56
4 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov  Russia 201.60 2012–13 Grand Prix Final
5 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch  Canada 199.50 2013 World Championships
6 Pang Qing / Tong Jian  China 194.64
7 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov  Russia 191.59
8 Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek  Italy 187.45 2013 European Championships
9 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès  France 180.17 2013 World Championships
10 Caydee Denney / John Coughlin  United States 179.21 2012 Rostelecom Cup

Ice dance

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Top 10 season's best scores in the combined total (ice dance)[28]
No. Team Nation Score Event
1 Meryl Davis / Charlie White  United States 189.56 2013 World Championships
2 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir  Canada 185.04
3 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat  France 170.18 2012–13 Grand Prix Final
4 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev  Russia 169.25 2013 European Championships
5 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 169.14
6 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte  Italy 168.04 2013 World Championships
7 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 166.20
8 Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States 164.91 2013 World Team Trophy
9 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani 159.97 2013 Four Continents Championships
10 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 157.83

World standings

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Main article: 2012–13 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking

Men's singles

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As of April 20, 2013[29]

No. Skater Nation
1 Patrick Chan  Canada
2 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan
3 Daisuke Takahashi
4 Javier Fernandez  Spain
5 Michal Brezina  Czech Republic
6 Denis Ten  Kazakhstan
7 Takahiko Kozuka  Japan
8 Artur Gachinski  Russia
9 Jeremy Abbott  United States
10 Florent Amodio  France

Ladies' singles

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As of 20 April 2013[30]

No. Skater Nation
1 Carolina Kostner  Italy
2 Akiko Suzuki  Japan
3 Mao Asada
4 Alena Leonova  Russia
5 Ashley Wagner  United States
6 Kiira Korpi  Finland
7 Kanako Murakami  Japan
8 Viktoria Helgesson  Sweden
9 Adelina Sotnikova  Russia
10 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Pairs

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As of 20 April 2013[31]

No. Team Nation
1 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov  Russia
2 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy  Germany
3 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford  Canada
4 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov  Russia
5 Pang Qing / Tong Jian  China
6 Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek  Italy
7 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov  Russia
8 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch  Canada
9 Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov  Russia
10 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong  China

Ice dance

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As of 20 April 2013[32]

No. Team Nation
1 Meryl Davis / Charlie White  United States
2 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir  Canada
3 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat  France
4 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev  Russia
5 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte  Italy
6 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada
7 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia
8 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani  United States
9 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi  Germany
10 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland  Great Britain

Current season's world rankings

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Men's singles

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As of 20 April 2013[29]

No. Skater Nation
1 Patrick Chan  Canada
2 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan
3 Javier Fernandez  Spain
4 Daisuke Takahashi  Japan
5 Michal Brezina  Czech Republic
6 Denis Ten  Kazakhstan
7 Kevin Reynolds  Canada
8 Florent Amodio  France
9 Tatsuki Machida  Japan
10 Richard Dornbush  United States

Ladies' singles

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As of 20 April 2013[30]

Rank Skater Nation
1 Mao Asada  JPN
2 Ashley Wagner  USA
3 Akiko Suzuki  JPN
4 Carolina Kostner  ITA
5 Adelina Sotnikova  RUS
6 Elizaveta Tuktamysheva  RUS
7 Gracie Gold  USA
8 Kanako Murakami  JPN
9 Yuna Kim  KOR
10 Christina Gao  USA

Pairs

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As of 20 April 2013[31]

Rank Team Nation
1 Tatiana Volosozhar /
Maxim Trankov 		 RUS
2 Kirsten Moore-Towers /
Dylan Moscovitch 		 CAN
3 Meagan Duhamel /
Eric Radford 		 CAN
4 Qing Pang /
Jian Tong 		 CHN
5 Vera Bazarova /
Yuri Larionov 		 RUS
6 Aliona Savchenko /
Robin Szolkowy 		 GER
7 Vanessa James /
Morgan Cipres 		 FRA
8 Yuko Kavaguti /
Alexander Smirnov 		 RUS
9 Ksenia Stolbova /
Fedor Klimov 		 RUS
10 Stefania Berton /
Ondrej Hotarek 		 ITA

Ice dance

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As of 20 April 2013[32]

Rank Team Nation
1 Meryl Davis /
Charlie White 		 USA
2 Tessa Virtue /
Scott Moir 		 CAN
3 Ekaterina Bobrova /
Dmitri Soloviev 		 RUS
4 Anna Cappellini /
Luca Lanotte 		 ITA
5 Elena Ilinykh /
Nikita Katsalapov 		 RUS
6 Nathalie Péchalat /
Fabian Bourzat 		 FRA
7 Kaitlyn Weaver /
Andrew Poje 		 CAN
8 Ekaterina Riazanova /
Ilia Tkachenko 		 RUS
9 Nelli Zhiganshina /
Alexander Gazsi 		 GER
10 Madison Chock /
Evan Bates 		 USA

References

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  4. ^ Flade, Tatjana (2012-11-09). "Ice Dancers T. Zahorski/A. Miart (FRA) split". Twitter.
  5. ^ "Three National Championships 2013" (PDF). Polish Figure Skating Association. 2012-12-11.
  6. ^ "Figure skating: Takahashi-Tran dissolve pair combo". Kyodo News. Mainichi Shimbun. 2012-12-19. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18.
  7. ^ 高橋・木原組は佐藤有香氏に師事…フィギュア [Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara will skate together, coached by Yuka Sato] (in Japanese). Yomiuri. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
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