2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 27 – March 4 |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Location: | Minsk, Belarus |
| Host: | Skating Union of Belarus |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Yan Han
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Ladies' singles: Yulia Lipnitskaya
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| Pair skating: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
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| Ice dancing: Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin
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| Previous: 2011 World Junior Championships |
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| Next: 2013 World Junior Championships |
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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, and ice dancing. The event was held in Minsk, Belarus from 27 February to 4 March 2012.
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations 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.
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.
Member nations submitted the following entries:Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 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.
Minsk time (UTC+03:00), subject to changes:
Despite finishing out of the top 12, Belarus' Kristina Zakharanka qualified for the short program as she was the representative of the host country.
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