2012 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 2012 2012 World Figure Skating Championships 2012 World Figure Skating Championships.jpg ISU Championship March 26 April 1 2011–12 Nice, France Palais des Congrès Acropolis ITA Carolina Kostner CAN Patrick Chan GER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 2011 World Championships 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 In November 2009, the International Skating Union named Nice, France as the provisional host. In early 2011, it was announced that Montpellier was also under consideration; however, in May 2011, Nice's Palais des Expositions was confirmed as the event venue. The nearby Jean Bouin Center was the practice rink. The cost was estimated at US$10 million. 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. The event determined the number of entries a country could send to the 2013 World Championships. Qualification 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: + Minimum technical scores (TES) 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: Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance 3 2 Entries Member nations submitted the following entries: http://www.isuresults.com/events/fsevent00011327.htm Entries and schedule International Skating Union Country Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Slavik Hayrapetyan Brendan Kerry Chantelle Kerry Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Viktor Pfeifer Kerstin Frank Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov Vitali Luchanok Lubov Bakirova / Mikalai Kamianchuk Lesia Valadzenkava / Vitali Vakunov Kevin van der Perren Isabelle Pieman Damjan Ostojič Kevin Alves Manol Atanassov Daniela Stoeva Elizabeta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze Alexandra Chistiakova / Dimitar Lichev Patrick Chan Kevin Reynolds Amelie Lacoste Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Song Nan Zhang Kexin Pang Qing / Tong Jian Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun Jordan Ju Melinda Wang Michal Březina Tomáš Verner Eliška Březinová Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev Justus Strid Karina Johnson Jelena Glebova Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Alisa Mikonsaari Juulia Turkkila Henna Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo Florent Amodio Brian Joubert Yrétha Silété Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat Elene Gedevanishvili Peter Liebers Sarah Hecken Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi GBR Great Britain Luke Chilcott Jenna McCorkell Stacey Kemp / David King Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland Georgia Glastris Harry Hau Yin Lee Márton Markó Viktória Pavuk Zsuzsanna Nagy / Máté Fejes Ami Parekh Clara Peters Alexei Bychenko Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski Ekaterina Bugrov / Vasili Rogov Samuel Contesti Carolina Kostner Valentina Marchei Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Yuzuru Hanyu Takahiko Kozuka Daisuke Takahashi Mao Asada Kanako Murakami Akiko Suzuki Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Denis Ten Cortney Mansour / Daryn Zhunussov Alina Fjodorova Ksenia Pecherkina / Aleksandrs Jakushin Saulius Ambrulevičius Inga Janulevičiūtė Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas Fleur Maxwell Reyna Hamui Corenne Bruhns / Ryan Van Natten Kim Lucine Ri Ji-hyang / Thae Won-hyok Anine Rabe Christopher Caluza Zhaira Costiniano Maciej Cieplucha Alexandra Zvorygina / Maciej Bernadowski Victoria Muniz Zoltán Kelemen Sabina Măriuţă Artur Gachinski Sergei Voronov Polina Korobeynikova Alena Leonova Ksenia Makarova Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko Marina Seeh Taras Rajec Alexandra Kunova Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley Dasa Grm Lejeanne Marais Kim Min-seok Kwak Min-jeong Suhr Chae-yeon Javier Fernández Javier Raya Sonia Lafuente Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz Alexander Majorov Viktoria Helgesson Laurent Alvarez Romy Buhler Anais Morand / Timothy Leemann Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook Ali Demirboga Sıla Saygı Alisa Agafonova / Alper Ucar Dmytro Ihnatenko Natalia Popova Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun Jeremy Abbott Adam Rippon Alissa Czisny Ashley Wagner Caydee Denney / John Coughlin Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker Meryl Davis / Charlie White Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Misha Ge Anna Nagornyuk / Viktor Kovalenko 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. Schedule Nice time (UTC+02:00): 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 thumb|The winners 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. Patrick Chan, Michal Březina, and Daisuke Takahashi were the top three skaters in the short program. The men's free skating was held the next evening. Chan won his second World title, Takahashi won silver, and Yuzuru Hanyu won the bronze medal in his senior World debut. Chan was the first men's single skater to win consecutive World titles since Stéphane Lambiel of Switzerland. The event was the first time Japan had two men on the World podium. 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. The top three skaters in the short program were Alena Leonova, Kanako Murakami, and Carolina Kostner. 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. 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’." 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. Russian pairs Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov collided during their first practice session on March 26 but were not injured. Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy took the lead in the short program, followed by Pang Qing / Tong Jian and Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran. 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. 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." Alexander Smirnov said: "Sometimes it simply crushes under your blades like glass." Volosozhar / Trankov placed first in the free skating, Savchenko / Szolkowy were second and Takahashi / Tran were third. 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. 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. 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. 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. Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir took the lead in the short dance, followed by Meryl Davis / Charlie White and Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat. 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. Results Men thumb|150px|Yuzuru Hanyu at Worlds 2012 thumb|150px|Brian Joubert at Worlds 2012 Rank Name Nation Total points PR SP FS 1 Patrick Chan 266.11 1 89.41 1 176.70 2 Daisuke Takahashi 259.66 3 85.72 3 173.94 3 Yuzuru Hanyu 251.06 7 77.07 2 173.99 4 Brian Joubert 244.58 4 83.47 5 161.11 5 Florent Amodio 243.03 6 79.96 4 163.07 6 Michal Březina 239.55 2 87.67 7 151.88 7 Denis Ten 229.70 8 76.00 6 153.70 8 Jeremy Abbott 226.19 9 74.85 8 151.34 9 Javier Fernández 225.87 5 81.87 14 144.00 10 Samuel Contesti 224.89 11 73.55 9 151.34 11 Takahiko Kozuka 218.63 13 71.78 11 146.85 12 Kevin Reynolds 217.20 12 72.95 13 144.25 13 Adam Rippon 216.63 10 73.55 16 143.08 14 Song Nan 216.33 1 130.75 15 69.58 12 146.75 15 Kevin van der Perren 214.04 18 66.38 10 147.66 16 Tomáš Verner 210.66 14 70.38 17 140.28 17 Sergei Voronov 210.04 2 128.47 17 66.81 15 143.23 18 Artur Gachinski 205.06 16 68.50 18 136.56 19 Misha Ge 186.41 4 124.41 19 65.29 23 121.12 20 Peter Liebers 184.13 23 58.21 19 125.92 21 Christopher Caluza 184.10 8 112.08 20 61.87 20 122.23 22 Viktor Pfeifer 182.54 6 120.48 21 60.61 21 121.93 23 Kim Lucine 181.37 5 122.58 22 59.93 22 121.44 24 Javier Raya 167.48 9 111.66 24 57.22 24 110.26 Did not advance to free skating 25 Maciej Cieplucha 3 126.50 25 57.18 26 Alexander Majorov 7 115.78 26 56.57 27 Kim Min-seok 11 110.24 27 55.41 28 Dmytro Ihnatenko 28 52.93 29 Alexei Bychenko 12 108.51 29 52.76 30 Justus Strid 10 110.45 30 50.55 Did not advance to short program 31 Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari 13 100.16 32 Zoltán Kelemen 14 97.75 33 Brendan Kerry 15 95.40 34 Laurent Alvarez 16 93.24 35 Damjan Ostojič 17 93.11 36 Slavik Hayrapetyan 18 92.84 37 Luke Chilcott GBR Great Britain 19 91.92 38 Jordan Ju 20 89.56 39 Márton Markó 21 86.08 40 Ali Demirboga 22 84.34 41 Vitali Luchanok 23 83.97 42 Saulius Ambrulevičius 24 82.40 43 Taras Rajec 25 81.81 44 Manol Atanassov 26 79.14 45 Harry Hau Yin Lee 27 66.56 WD Kevin Alves Ladies thumb|150px|Alena Leonova at WFSC thumb|150px|Akiko Suzuki at WFSC Rank Name Nation Total points PR SP FS 1 Carolina Kostner 189.94 3 61.00 1 128.94 2 Alena Leonova 184.28 1 64.61 4 119.67 3 Akiko Suzuki 180.68 5 59.38 2 121.30 4 Ashley Wagner 176.77 8 56.42 3 120.35 5 Kanako Murakami 175.41 2 62.67 5 112.74 6 Mao Asada 164.52 4 59.49 6 105.03 7 Zhang Kexin 157.57 9 55.00 7 102.57 8 Valentina Marchei 150.10 4 88.92 11 52.14 9 97.96 9 Ksenia Makarova 149.48 6 58.51 14 90.97 10 Elene Gedevanishvili 149.20 7 58.49 15 90.71 11 Viktoria Helgesson 148.54 10 54.19 11 94.35 12 Yrétha Silété 148.18 15 48.42 8 99.76 13 Jelena Glebova 144.28 2 92.52 14 49.04 10 95.24 14 Jenna McCorkell GBR Great Britain 143.84 1 95.63 12 50.42 12 93.42 15 Sonia Lafuente 140.24 3 91.84 18 47.36 13 92.88 16 Amélie Lacoste 138.60 13 49.37 17 89.23 17 Natalia Popova 136.36 8 77.57 20 46.60 16 89.76 18 Juulia Turkkila 135.56 17 47.75 18 87.81 19 Polina Korobeynikova 129.98 7 81.70 19 46.71 19 83.27 20 Sarah Hecken 129.20 21 46.39 20 82.81 21 Kerstin Frank 126.17 5 85.09 22 45.80 21 80.37 22 Alissa Czisny 124.11 16 48.31 22 75.80 23 Romy Bühler 116.21 6 81.74 24 44.02 23 72.19 24 Alisa Mikonsaari 110.40 23 44.16 24 66.24 Did not advance to free skating 25 Victoria Muniz 9 75.06 25 43.27 26 Isabelle Pieman 26 38.45 27 Alīna Fjodorova 10 73.64 27 38.06 28 Kwak Min-jeong 28 36.91 29 Clara Peters 11 73.36 29 34.03 30 Lejeanne Marais 12 70.50 30 32.22 Did not advance to short program 31 Melinda Wang 13 70.43 32 Reyna Hamui 14 69.84 33 Sıla Saygı 15 68.85 34 Inga Janulevičiūtė 16 68.51 35 Karina Johnson 17 68.46 36 Mimi Tanasorn Chindasook 18 67.62 37 Fleur Maxwell 19 67.44 38 Suhr Chae-yeon 20 67.17 39 Daša Grm 21 66.45 40 Chantelle Kerry 22 65.48 41 Eliška Březinová 23 65.47 42 Anine Rabe 24 64.92 43 Sabina Măriuţă 25 64.52 44 Alexandra Kunova 26 61.09 45 Georgia Glastris 27 60.49 46 Ami Parekh 28 58.06 47 Zhaira Costiniano 29 56.46 48 Daniela Stoeva 30 56.38 49 Marina Seeh 31 52.65 50 Mirna Librić 32 52.16 51 Viktória Pavuk 33 51.43 Pairs thumb|150px|Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy thumb|150px|Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov Rank Name Nation Total points PR SP FS 1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy 201.49 1 68.63 2 132.86 2 Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov 201.38 8 60.48 1 140.90 3 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran 189.69 3 65.37 3 124.32 4 Pang Qing / Tong Jian 186.05 2 67.10 6 118.95 5 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 185.41 5 63.69 5 121.72 6 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov 183.68 4 65.02 7 118.66 7 Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov 182.42 11 59.59 4 122.83 8 Caydee Denney / John Coughlin 180.37 7 62.48 8 117.89 9 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 179.44 1 116.57 6 63.27 9 116.17 10 Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker 170.90 10 59.62 10 111.28 11 Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek 168.16 9 60.39 11 107.77 12 Jessica Dubé / Sébastien Wolfe 156.36 12 55.83 12 100.53 13 Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende 145.80 15 48.48 13 97.32 14 Mari Vartmann / Aaron van Cleave 143.29 3 90.48 16 47.91 14 95.38 15 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise 137.31 7 77.40 14 49.07 15 88.24 16 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès 130.70 2 96.48 13 50.51 16 80.19 Did not advance to free skating 17 Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski 5 84.71 17 44.69 18 Anaïs Morand / Timothy Leemann 8 73.19 18 44.59 19 Stacey Kemp / David King GBR Great Britain 4 89.30 19 39.33 20 Ri Ji-hyang / Thae Won-hyok 6 84.28 20 36.23 Did not advance to short program 21 Lubov Bakirova / Mikalai Kamianchuk 9 71.58 22 Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer 10 64.72 23 Elizabeta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze 11 55.13 Ice dancing thumb|150px|Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat thumb|150px|Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov Rank Name Nation Total points PR SD FD 1 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 182.65 1 72.31 1 110.34 2 Meryl Davis / Charlie White 178.62 2 70.98 2 107.64 3 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 173.18 3 69.13 3 104.05 4 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 166.65 4 66.47 4 100.18 5 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 161.00 1 92.40 5 65.34 5 95.66 6 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte 160.62 6 65.11 6 95.51 7 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 150.75 9 58.29 7 92.46 8 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani 144.72 7 62.35 11 82.37 9 Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko 144.43 10 58.19 8 86.24 10 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue 143.95 8 59.56 10 84.39 11 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi 141.36 11 56.29 9 85.07 12 Huang Xintong / Zheng Xun 130.27 2 79.69 13 51.35 13 78.92 13 Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill 129.55 15 50.75 14 78.80 14 Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland GBR Great Britain 129.31 4 79.09 12 54.35 17 74.96 15 Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun 128.75 17 48.70 12 80.05 16 Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi 126.89 7 73.96 14 51.18 16 75.71 17 Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov 126.57 5 77.80 19 48.15 15 78.42 18 Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniūnas 124.07 16 50.22 19 73.85 19 Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz 123.12 6 76.26 18 48.68 18 74.44 20 Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman 112.23 8 71.37 20 47.92 20 64.31 Did not advance to free dance 21 Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones 21 47.75 22 Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand 3 79.17 22 47.24 23 Zsuzsanna Nagy / Máté Fejes 10 70.84 23 45.70 24 Cathy Reed / Chris Reed 24 44.19 25 Anna Nagornyuk / Viktor Kovalenko 9 70.88 25 44.08 Did not advance to short dance 26 Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev 11 70.39 27 Federica Testa / Lukáš Csölley 12 68.42 28 Henna Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo 13 68.42 29 Alexandra Zvorigina / Maciej Bernadowski 14 68.29 30 Ramona Elsener / Florian Roost 15 66.29 31 Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar 16 64.61 32 Ksenia Pecherkina / Aleksandrs Jakushin 17 62.15 33 Corenne Bruhns / Ryan Van Natten 18 61.11 34 Ekaterina Bugrov / Vasili Rogov 19 60.81 35 Cortney Mansour / Daryn Zhunussov 20 58.92 36 Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin 21 57.78 37 Alexandra Chistiakova / Dimitar Lichev 22 55.22 38 Lesia Valadzenkava / Vitali Vakunov 23 53.00 Medals summary Medalists Medals for overall placement: Men CAN Patrick Chan JPN Daisuke Takahashi JPN Yuzuru Hanyu Ladies ITA Carolina Kostner RUS Alena Leonova JPN Akiko Suzuki Pairs GER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov JPN Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Ice dancing CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White FRA Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat Small medals for placement in the short segment: Men CAN Patrick Chan CZE Michal Březina JPN Daisuke Takahashi Ladies RUS Alena Leonova JPN Kanako Murakami ITA Carolina Kostner Pairs GER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy CHN Pang Qing / Tong Jian JPN Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Ice dancing CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White FRA Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat Small medals for placement in the free segment: Men CAN Patrick Chan JPN Yuzuru Hanyu JPN Daisuke Takahashi Ladies ITA Carolina Kostner JPN Akiko Suzuki USA Ashley Wagner Pairs RUS Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov GER Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy JPN Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Ice dancing CAN Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir USA Meryl Davis / Charlie White FRA Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat 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lead pairs in Nice Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 28, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/virtue-and-moir-recapture-world-title/ Virtue and Moir recapture World title Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 29, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/leonova-takes-short-program-at-worlds/ Leonova takes short program at Worlds Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 29, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/kostner-captures-gold-in-nice/ Kostner captures gold in Nice Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 31, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/savchenko-and-szolkowy-capture-fourth-world-title/ Savchenko and Szolkowy capture fourth World title Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 30, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/chan-leads-men-in-nice/ Chan leads men in Nice Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 30, 2012 http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/03/chan-wins-second-consecutive-world-title/ Chan wins second consecutive World title Anna Kondakova Golden Skate March 31, 2012 http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=articles&id=2012worlds-day6 Worlds 2012 – Day 6: Time for Patrick and Carolina Titanilla Bőd Absolute Skating April 1, 2012 http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=articles&id=2012worlds-day5 Worlds 2012 – Day 5: Savchenko and Szolkowy earn world title by 0.11 points Titanilla Bőd Absolute Skating March 31, 2012 https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iqTZ9SB_AHv110aa4L74BbkMBM1A?docId=CNG.65605d82f9e8f0788a078c1a4655b4de.f51 https://web.archive.org/web/20140224150147/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iqTZ9SB_AHv110aa4L74BbkMBM1A?docId=CNG.65605d82f9e8f0788a078c1a4655b4de.f51 dead February 24, 2014 Kostner strikes figure skating gold for Italy Agence France-Presse March 31, 2012 March 31, 2012 https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/7758540/canada-patrick-chan-takes-another-world-figure-skating-title Patrick Chan wins second world title Associated Press ESPN March 31, 2012 March 31, 2012 https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/7755255/aliona-savchenko-robin-szolkowy-claim-fourth-pairs-title Savchenko-Szolkowy claim 4th title Associated Press ESPN March 30, 2012 March 31, 2012 https://www.espn.com/olympics/figureskating/story/_/id/7751153/canada-tessa-virtue-scott-moir-win-ice-dance-worlds Virtue-Moir win ice dance at worlds Associated Press ESPN March 29, 2012 March 31, 2012 http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2012patrickchan Patrick Chan: "My job isn't to judge or argue about my points, my job is to go out and produce something beautiful." Titanilla Bőd Absolute Skating October 28, 2012 External links Starting orders and results at the International Skating Union Official website of Nice 2012 Entries and schedule World Figure Skating Championships, 2012 World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships Category:World Figure Skating Championships Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by France