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 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.
Level Date of birth Seniors Born before July 1, 1999 Seniors Born before July 1, 1998 Seniors Born before July 1, 1997 Juniors Born before July 1, 1993 Juniors Born before July 1, 1991
Changes 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 Date Skaters Type August 14, 2012 Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker Pairs Dissolved October 17, 2012 Kylie Duarte / Colin Grafton November 9, 2012 Tiffany Zahorski / Alexis Miart Ice dance December 11, 2012 Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev Gabriela Kubová / Matěj Novák Formed December 18, 2012 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Pairs Dissolved January 30, 2013 Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara Formed February 7, 2013 Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig Dissolved February 19, 2013 Lindsay Davis / Rockne Brubaker Formed March 2013 Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan March 12, 2013 Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran April 29, 2013 Becky Bereswill / Joshua Reagan
Retirements Date Skater(s) September 26, 2012 Cynthia PhaneufLadies November 1, 2012 Myriane Samson January 9, 2013 Jessica Dubé / Sébastien WolfePairs April 4, 2013 Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin June 4, 2013 Armin Mahbanoozadeh Men
Coaching changes Date Skater(s) From To Summer 2012 Maxim Kovtun Men Nikolai Morozov Elena Buianova & Tatiana Tarasova September 11, 2012 Adam Rippon Jason Dungjen & Yuka Sato Rafael Arutyunyan February 21, 2013 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Pairs Ludmila Kalinina Nina Mozer February 25, 2013 Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Ice dance Yaroslava Nechaeva & Yuri Chesnichenko Igor Shpilband April 4, 2013 Sergei Voronov Men Nikolai Morozov Eteri Tutberidze May 20, 2013 Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat Ice dance Pasquale Camerlengo & Anjelika Krylova Igor Shpilband June 25, 2013 Ashley Wagner Ladies Rafael Arutyunyan
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+2012 Dates Event Type Level 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 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 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 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
Men's singles +Championships Competition Gold Silver Bronze Results European Championships Javier Fernández Florent Amodio Michal Březina Details Four Continents Championships Kevin Reynolds Yuzuru Hanyu Yan Han Details World Junior Championships Joshua Farris Jason Brown Shotaro Omori Details World Championships Patrick Chan Denis Ten Javier Fernández Details