2012–2013 figure skating season
| 2012–13 figure skating season | |
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| Date: | July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 |
| Previous: 2011–12 |
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| Next: 2013–14 |
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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 dancing 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.
The 2012–2013 pattern dance in the short dance was the Yankee Polka on the senior level and Blues on the junior level.
One accident occurred at a competition – at the 2012 Cup of China, the United States' Adam Rippon collided with China's Song Nan who sustained a concussion and withdrew.
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, 2012. Those who turned 14 before that date were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals. Those who turned 15 before July 1, 2012 were also eligible for the senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.
In order to compete in the Grand Prix series, skaters were required to reach the minimum total score at an accepted ISU event:
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