2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
| 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 25 February – 3 March |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| Host: | Skating Union of Italy |
| Venue: | Agorà Ice Stadium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Joshua Farris
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Ladies' singles: Elena Radionova
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| Pair skating: Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier
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| Ice dancing: Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
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| Previous: 2012 World Junior Championships |
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| Next: 2014 World Junior Championships |
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The 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2012–13 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 Milan, Italy from 25 February to 3 March 2013.
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, 2012 in their place of birth. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the Junior Worlds.
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 2012 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 selected the following entries:
China removed Yan Han from the roster, despite having three spots. No reason was given.
Subject to changes:
2012 silver medalist Joshua Farris, Shotaro Omori, and Jason Brown, all of the United States, took the top three spots after the men's short program. In the free skating, Farris was second to Brown but finished first overall, Brown moved up from third to take the silver medal, and Omori obtained the bronze. The three Americans produced the first ever sweep of the men's podium at the World Junior Championships.
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