# 2011–12 figure skating season

The 2011–2012 figure skating season began on July 1, 2011, and ends on June 30, 2012. During this season, elite skaters competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2012 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.

## Season notes

On September 26, 2011, American Brandon Mroz landed a quad Lutz in the short program at the 2011 Colorado Springs Invitational. The U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned competition was a small non-ISU event with three men's entries, making it unclear whether the accomplishment would be recognized by the International Skating Union. In October, the ISU announced it had ratified the jump as the first quad Lutz to be performed in a sanctioned competition. World Champion Patrick Chan of Canada commented, "I don't think it can be an official ISU record until [Mroz] has done it in an ISU event." On November 12, Mroz landed it in the short program at 2011 NHK Trophy, becoming the first skater to land it in an international competition.
Between seasons, the ISU sometimes adjusts elements' base values and/or grades of execution. On December 28, 2011, the ISU announced it had discovered that the calculation program had not been updated with a new GOE introduced in July. The ISU explained: "The calculation program used up to and including the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final had erroneously calculated the Dance result with the previous Grade of Execution (GOE) for the Combination Lift, which was upgraded with ISU Communication 1677 in July 2011." The error affected the free dance results at the Grand Prix Final, with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir winning the segment instead of Meryl Davis and Charlie White, however, Davis and White remained in first place overall due to their lead from the short dance.
In December 2011, the International Skating Union released details of the team figure skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

### Age eligibility

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, 2011. Those who had turned 14 were eligible for the senior Grand Prix series and senior B internationals. Those who turned 15 before July 1, 2011 were also eligible for the senior World, European, and Four Continents Championships.
| Date of birth | Eligibility |
| Born before July 1, 1998 | Eligible for Junior Grand Prix |
| Born before July 1, 1997 | Eligible for senior Grand Prix series, senior B internationals |
| Born before July 1, 1996 | Eligible for senior Worlds, Europeans, Four Continents |
| Born before July 1, 1992 | Not eligible for junior events (except male pair skaters and ice dancers) |
| Born before July 1, 1990 | Male pair skaters and ice dancers not eligible for junior events |
| Rules may not apply to non-ISU events such as national championships ||

### Minimum scores

Minimum score requirements were added to the senior Grand Prix series, following on requirements introduced in the previous season to the European, Four Continents, and World Championships. The Grand Prix minimums were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a senior Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following:
| Discipline | Minimum |
| Men | 168.60 |
| Ladies | 117.48 |
| Pairs | 130.71 |
| Ice dance | 111.15 |
| Skaters who had not earned the minimums in the previous season could attempt to do so at: 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2011 Finlandia Trophy 2011 Coupe de Nice 2011 Ice Challenge 2011 NRW Ice Dance Trophy. ||
The International Skating Union decided minimums were not required for "host picks", i.e. Canadians Adriana DeSanctis and Elladj Balde were allowed to compete at their home country's event, 2011 Skate Canada, despite failing to reach the minimums at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy.

## Changes
### Partnership changes

| Date | Skaters | Disc. | Type | Notes |
| July 27, 2011 | Piper Gilles Paul Poirier | Ice dance | Formed | For Canada |
| August 22, 2011 | Emily Samuelson Todd Gilles | Ice dance | Formed | |
| September 27, 2011 | Jana Khokhlova Fedor Andreev | Ice dance | Dissolved | Andreev retired. |
| September 27, 2011 | Nikola Višňová Lukáš Csölley | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| October 3, 2011 | Federica Testa Lukáš Csölley | Ice dance | Formed | For Slovakia |
| November 2011 | Lucie Myslivečková Neil Brown | Ice dance | Formed | For the Czech Republic |
| November 19, 2011 | Nicole Della Monica Matteo Guarise | Pairs | Formed | |
| January 2012 | Klára Kadlecová Petr Bidař | Pairs | Dissolved | Bidař with Martina Boček |
| February 2012 | Tanja Kolbe Stefano Caruso | Ice dance | Dissolved | Teamed up again in July 2012 |
| February 6, 2012 | Anastasia Galyeta Alexei Shumski | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| February 15, 2012 | Natalja Zabijako Sergei Kulbach | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| February 24, 2012 | Ashley Cain Joshua Reagan | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| March 19, 2012 | Angelina Telegina Otar Japaridze | Ice dance | Formed | Russian/Georgian team to represent Georgia. |
| March 21, 2012 | Alexandra Vasilieva Yuri Shevchuk | Pairs | Dissolved | Shevchuk with Natalia Mitina |
| March 21, 2012 | Lubov Iliushechkina Nodari Maisuradze | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| March 22, 2012 | Caitlin Yankowskas Joshua Reagan | Pairs | Formed | |
| March 2012 | Katharina Gierok Florian Just | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| March 23, 2012 | Kiri Baga Taylor Toth | Pairs | Formed | |
| March 2012 | Maria Nosulia Evgeni Kholoniuk | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| March 2012 | Nadezhda Frolenkova Mikhail Kasalo | Ice dance | Dissolved | Frolenkova with Vitali Nikiforov |
| March 2012 | Isabella Cannuscio Ian Lorello | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| March 2012 | Brittany Jones Kurtis Gaskell | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| April 2012 | Katherine Bobak Ian Beharry | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| April 2012 | Brittany Jones Ian Beharry | Pairs | Formed | |
| April 10, 2012 | Amanda Evora Mark Ladwig | Pairs | Dissolved | Evora retired. |
| April 2012 | Lauri Bonacorsi Travis Mager | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| April 27, 2012 | Charlotte Lichtman Dean Copely | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| April 30, 2012 | Anastasia Olson Keiffer Hubbell | Ice dance | Formed | |
| April 30, 2012 | Carolina Gillespie Luca Dematté | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| May 4, 2012 | Lindsay Davis Mark Ladwig | Pairs | Formed | |
| May 6, 2012 | Zhang Dan Zhang Hao | Pairs | Dissolved | Zhang Hao with Peng Cheng; Zhang Dan retired. |
| May 2012 | Vanessa Crone Nikolaj Sorensen | Ice dance | Formed | Split in June 2012 |
| June 2012 | Emily Samuelson Todd Gilles | Ice dance | Dissolved | |
| July 5, 2012 | Anaïs Morand Timothy Leemann | Pairs | Dissolved | |
| July 23, 2012 | Lubov Iliushechkina Yannick Kocon | Pairs | Formed | Russian/French team; did not officially represent a country competitively. |

### Coaching changes

| Discipline | Announced | Skater(s) | From | To |
| Ladies | November 2011 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Annie Barabé, Sophie Richard | Brian Orser |
| Ice dance | December 2011 | Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz | John Dunn | Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon |
| Ice dance | February 18, 2012 | Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin | Elena Kustarova, Svetlana Alexeeva | Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov |
| Ice dance | January 2012 | Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi | Roberto Pelizzola, Nicoletta Lunghi | Pasquale Camerlengo, Massimo Scali, Anjelika Krylova |
| Ladies | April 2012 | Mirai Nagasu | Frank Carroll | Wendy Olson |
| Men | April 2012 | Michal Březina | Petr Starec, Karel Fajfr | Viktor Petrenko |
| Men | April 16, 2012 | Patrick Chan | Christy Krall | |
| Ice dance | April 25, 2012 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Elena Kustarova, Svetlana Alexeeva | Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov |
| Men | April 25, 2012 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Nanami Abe | Brian Orser |
| Ice dance | June 4, 2012 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Igor Shpilband | Continued with Marina Zueva |
| Ice dance | June 12, 2012 | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Marina Zueva | Continued with Igor Shpilband |
| Ice dance | June 14, 2012 | Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniunas | Marina Zueva | Continued with Igor Shpilband |
| Men | June 15, 2012 | Daisuke Takahashi | Not applicable Continued with Utako Nagamitsu as primary coach | Nikolai Morozov as advisory coach |
| Ice dance | June 2012 | Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam | David Islam, Kelly Johnson, Tyler Myles | Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova |

### Retirements

| Discipline | Announced | Skater(s) |
| Ladies | March 25, 2012 | Laura Lepistö |
| Men | April 2, 2012 | Kevin van der Perren |
| Men | June 15, 2012 | Samuel Contesti |

## Competitions

The following competitions were scheduled in the 2011–2012 figure skating season.

### Key

| Olympics | ISU Championships | Grand Prix | Other international | Nationals |
| Date | Event | Type | Level | Disc. | Location | |
| 2011 |||||||
| August 11–13 | New Zealand Winter Games | Other inter. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Dunedin, New Zealand | Details |
| August 24–28 | Asian Trophy | Other inter. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Dongguan, China | Details |
| September 1–3 | JGP Volvo Cup | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Riga, Latvia | Details |
| September 8–10 | JGP Brisbane | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Brisbane, Australia | Details |
| September 15–17 | JGP Baltic Cup | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Gdańsk, Poland | Details |
| September 20–23 | Chinese Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Changchun, China | |
| September 21–24 | Nebelhorn Trophy | Other int. | Senior | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| September 22–24 | JGP Brasov Cup | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Braşov, Romania | Details |
| Sept. 28 – Oct. 2 | Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Other int. | Senior | All | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 | JGP Cup of Austria | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Innsbruck, Austria | Details |
| October 1 | Japan Open | Other int. | Senior | M/L | Saitama, Japan | Details |
| October 6–8 | Master's de Patinage | Other dom. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Orléans, France | Details |
| October 6–8 | JGP Trofeo Lombardi | Grand Prix | Junior | M/L/D | Milan, Italy | Details |
| October 6–9 | Finlandia Trophy | Other int. | Senior | M/L/D | Vantaa, Finland | Details |
| October 13–15 | JGP Tallinn Cup | Grand Prix | Junior | All | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
| October 21–23 | Skate America | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Ontario, United States | Details |
| October 26–30 | Coupe de Nice | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Nice, France | Details |
| October 27–29 | Tirnavia Ice Cup | Other int. | Jun.–PJ. | M/L | Trnava, Slovakia | Details |
| October 27–30 | Skate Canada International | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Mississauga, Canada | Details |
| November 1–6 | Ice Challenge | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Graz, Austria | Details |
| November 4–6 | NRW Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
| November 4–6 | Cup of China | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Shanghai, China | Details |
| November 10–13 | Skate Celje | Other int. | Jun.–PN. | M/L | Celje, Slovenia | Details |
| November 10–13 | Crystal Skate of Romania | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Brașov, Romania | |
| November 11–13 | NHK Trophy | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Sapporo, Japan | Details |
| November 11–16 | New Zealand Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Gore, New Zealand | Details |
| November 17–20 | Warsaw Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Warsaw, Poland | Details |
| November 18–20 | Merano Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L | Merano, Italy | |
| November 18–20 | Pavel Roman Memorial | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Olomouc, Czech Republic | Details |
| November 18–20 | Trophée Éric Bompard | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Paris, France | Details |
| November 21–27 | British Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Details |
| November 24–25 | Tallinn Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–PN. | M/L/D | Tallinn, Estonia | Details |
| November 24–26 | Grand Prize SNP | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | Details |
| November 24–27 | Golden Bear of Zagreb | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L/P | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
| November 25–26 | Belgian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Deurne, Belgium | Details |
| November 25–27 | Japan Junior Championships | Nats. | Junior | M/L | Hachinohe, Japan | Details |
| November 25–27 | Cup of Russia | Grand Prix | Senior | All | Moscow, Russia | Details |
| Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 | NRW Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | Dortmund, Germany | Details |
| December 1–4 | Danish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/D | Hvidovre, Denmark | Details |
| December 1–4 | Santa Claus Cup | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L/D | Budapest, Hungary | Details |
| December 2–10 | Australian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Brisbane, Australia | Details |
| December 8–10 | Swiss Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Basel, Switzerland | Details |
| December 8–11 | Golden Spin of Zagreb | Other int. | Senior | All | Zagreb, Croatia | Details |
| December 8–11 | Grand Prix Final | Grand Prix | Sen.–Jun. | All | Quebec City, Canada | Details |
| December 11–14 | U.S. Junior Championships | Nats. | Juv.–Int. | All | East Lansing, United States | Details |
| December 14–17 | Istanbul Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/D | Istanbul, Turkey | Details |
| December 15–18 | Italian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Courmayeur, Italy | Details |
| December 15–18 | Swedish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/P | Malmö, Sweden | Details |
| December 16–17 | Three Nationals Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Details |
| December 16–18 | Austrian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Graz, Austria | Details 1, 2 |
| December 16–18 | Estonian Championships | Nats. | Senior | M/L/D | Premia, Estonia | Details |
| December 16–18 | French Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Dammarie-lès-Lys, France | Details |
| December 17–18 | Dutch Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Details |
| December 17–18 | Finnish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | M/L/D | Tampere, Finland | Details |
| December 17–18 | Latvian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Riga, Latvia | Details |
| December 17–18 | Spanish Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Jaca, Spain | Details |
| December 21–22 | Ukrainian Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Kyiv, Ukraine | Details |
| December 23–25 | Japan Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Kadoma, Japan | Details |
| December 25–29 | Russian Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Saransk, Russia | Details |
| 2012 |||||||
| January 4–5 | New Year's Cup | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | All | Bratislava, Slovakia | Details |
| January 5–7 | Mentor Nestle Nesquik Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Toruń, Poland | Details |
| January 6–7 | German Championships | Nats. | Senior | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| January 6–8 | South Korean Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Seoul, South Korea | Details |
| January 6–8 | International Trophy of Lyon | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Lyon, France | Details |
| January 11–14 | Skate Helena | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L | Belgrade, Serbia | Details |
| January 13–15 | Norwegian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Trondheim, Norway | Details |
| January 13–22 | Winter Youth Olympics | Other int. | Junior | All | Innsbruck, Austria | Details |
| January 16–22 | Canadian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Jun. | All | Moncton, Canada | Details |
| January 22–29 | U.S. Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | San Jose, United States | Details |
| January 23–29 | European Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Details |
| January 27–29 | Volvo Open Cup | Other int. | Sen.–PN. | M/L/D | Riga, Latvia | Details |
| February 2–5 | Bavarian Open | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Oberstdorf, Germany | Details |
| February 2–5 | Dragon Trophy/Tivoli Cup | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Details |
| February 4–5 | Baltic Cup | Other int. | Jun.–Nov. | M/L/D | Gdańsk, Poland | Details |
| February 5–7 | Russian Junior Championships | Nats. | Junior | All | Khimki, Russia | Details |
| February 9–12 | Four Continents Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Colorado Springs, United States | Details |
| February 9–12 | Nordic Championships | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Vantaa, Finland | Details |
| February 10 | Hungarian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | All | Budapest, Hungary | Details |
| February 18 | Belgian Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | D | Deurne, Belgium | Details |
| February 24–26 | French Junior Championships | Nats. | Junior | M/L/D | Charleville-Mézières, France | Details |
| Feb. 27 – Mar. 4 | World Junior Championships | ISU Champ. | Junior | All | Minsk, Belarus | Details |
| March 8–11 | International Challenge Cup | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L/P | The Hague, Netherlands | Details |
| March 16–18 | Coupe du Printemps | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Luxembourg | Details |
| Mar. 26 – Apr. 1 | World Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | All | Nice, France | Details |
| April 4–8 | Triglav Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Jesenice, Slovenia | Details |
| April 12–15 | Gardena Spring Trophy | Other int. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Sëlva, Italy | Details |
| April 19–22 | World Team Trophy | Other int. | Senior | All | Tokyo, Japan | Details |
| May 6–8 | South African Championships | Nats. | Sen.–Nov. | M/L | Kempton Park, South Africa | Details |

## International medalists
### Men's singles

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
| European Championships | Evgeni Plushenko | Artur Gachinski | Florent Amodio | Details |
| Four Continents Championships | Patrick Chan | Daisuke Takahashi | Ross Miner | Details |
| World Junior Championships | Yan Han | Joshua Farris | Jason Brown | Details |
| World Championships | Patrick Chan | Daisuke Takahashi | Yuzuru Hanyu | Details |
Grand Prix :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
| Skate America | Michal Březina | Kevin van der Perren | Takahiko Kozuka | Details |
| Skate Canada International | Patrick Chan | Javier Fernández | Daisuke Takahashi | Details |
| Cup of China | Jeremy Abbott | Nobunari Oda | Song Nan | Details |
| NHK Trophy | Daisuke Takahashi | Takahiko Kozuka | Ross Miner | Details |
| Trophée Éric Bompard | Patrick Chan | Song Nan | Michal Březina | Details |
| Cup of Russia | Yuzuru Hanyu | Javier Fernández | Jeremy Abbott | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Patrick Chan | Daisuke Takahashi | Javier Fernández | Details |
Junior Grand Prix :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
| JGP Riga, Latvia | Ryuju Hino | Zhang He | Timothy Dolensky | Details |
| JGP Brisbane, Australia | Jason Brown | Keiji Tanaka | Liam Firus | Details |
| JGP Gdańsk, Poland | Joshua Farris | Artur Dmitriev, Jr. | Ryuichi Kihara | Details |
| JGP Braşov, Romania | Maxim Kovtun | Ryuju Hino | Nam Nguyen | Details |
| JGP Innsbruck, Austria | Han Yan | Gordei Gorshkov | Keiji Tanaka | Details |
| JGP Milan, Italy | Han Yan | Jason Brown | Lee June-hyoung | Details |
| JGP Tallinn, Estonia | Joshua Farris | Maxim Kovtun | Shoma Uno | Details |
| JGP Final | Jason Brown | Han Yan | Joshua Farris | Details |
Other international competitions :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Yuzuru Hanyu | Michal Březina | Stephen Carriere | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Daisuke Murakami | Kevin van der Perren | Samuel Contesti | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Takahito Mura | Douglas Razzano | Maciej Cieplucha | Details |
| Coupe de Nice | Keegan Messing | Chafik Besseghier | Konstantin Menshov | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Stephen Carriere | Misha Ge | Viktor Pfeifer | Details |
| Merano Cup | Daisuke Murakami | Paolo Bacchini | Kim Lucine | |
| NRW Trophy | Samuel Contesti | Peter Liebers | Kento Nakamura | Details |
| Golden Spin | Tatsuki Machida | Denis Ten | Ivan Bariev | Details |
| Bavarian Open | Franz Streubel | Martin Rappe | Christopher Caluza | Details |
| Challenge Cup | Brian Joubert | Jeremy Abbott | Samuel Contesti | Details |
| Triglav Trophy | Abzal Rakimgaliev | Viktor Pfeifer | Romain Ponsart | Details |

### Ladies

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Carolina Kostner | Kiira Korpi | Elene Gedevanishvili | Details |
| Four Continents | Ashley Wagner | Mao Asada | Caroline Zhang | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Gracie Gold | Adelina Sotnikova | Details |
| Worlds | Carolina Kostner | Alena Leonova | Akiko Suzuki | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Skate America | Alissa Czisny | Carolina Kostner | Viktoria Helgesson | Details |
| Skate Canada | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Akiko Suzuki | Ashley Wagner | Details |
| Cup of China | Carolina Kostner | Mirai Nagasu | Adelina Sotnikova | Details |
| NHK Trophy | Akiko Suzuki | Mao Asada | Alena Leonova | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Carolina Kostner | Alissa Czisny | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Mao Asada | Alena Leonova | Adelina Sotnikova | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Carolina Kostner | Akiko Suzuki | Alena Leonova | Details |
| Junior Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| JGP Riga, Latvia | Polina Shelepen | Li Zijun | Polina Agafonova | Details |
| JGP Brisbane, Australia | Courtney Hicks | Risa Shoji | Vanessa Lam | Details |
| JGP Gdańsk, Poland | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Satoko Miyahara | Samantha Cesario | Details |
| JGP Braşov, Romania | Polina Shelepen | Polina Korobeynikova | Kim Hae-jin | Details |
| JGP Innsbruck, Austria | Vanessa Lam | Li Zijun | Polina Agafonova | Details |
| JGP Milan, Italy | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Anna Shershak | Hannah Miller | Details |
| JGP Tallinn, Estonia | Gracie Gold | Risa Shoji | Samantha Cesario | Details |
| JGP Final | Yulia Lipnitskaya | Polina Shelepen | Polina Korobeynikova | Details |
| Other internationals |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Mirai Nagasu | Elene Gedevanishvili | Joshi Helgesson | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Maé Bérénice Méité | Shoko Ishikawa | Léna Marrocco | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Sofia Biryukova | Jelena Glebova | Alisa Mikonsaari | Details |
| Coupe de Nice | Polina Agafonova | Natalia Popova | Anna Ovcharova | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Caroline Zhang | Natalia Popova | Linnea Mellgren | Details |
| Merano Cup | Jelena Glebova | Lénaelle Gilleron-Gory | Joshi Helgesson | |
| NRW Trophy | Viktoria Helgesson | Yuki Nishino | Kako Tomotaki | Details |
| Golden Spin | Adelina Sotnikova | Haruna Suzuki | Maria Artemieva | Details |
| Bavarian Open | Nathalie Weinzierl | Roberta Rodeghiero | Isabelle Olsson | Details |
| Challenge Cup | Carolina Kostner | Valentina Marchei | Alissa Czisny | Details |
| Triglav Trophy | Li Zijun | Kristina Zaseeva | Lénaëlle Gilleron Gory | Details |

### Pairs

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov | Details |
| Four Continents | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Vasilisa Davankova / Andrei Deputat | Details |
| Worlds | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Skate America | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Details |
| Skate Canada | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Wenjing Sui / Cong Han | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Details |
| Cup of China | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch | Details |
| NHK Trophy | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov | Details |
| Junior Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| JGP Riga, Latvia | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro | Details |
| JGP Gdańsk, Poland | Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer | Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry | Tatiana Tudvaseva / Sergei Lisiev | Details |
| JGP Innsbruck, Austria | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang | Ekaterina Petaikina / Maxim Kurduykov | Details |
| JGP Tallinn, Estonia | Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry | Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer | Jessica Calalang / Zack Sidhu | Details |
| JGP Final | Sui Wenjing / Han Cong | Katherine Bobak / Ian Beharry | Britney Simpson / Matthew Blackmer | Details |
| Other internationals |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov | Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek | Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze | Details |
| Coupe de Nice | Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek | Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert | Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Andrea Poapst / Chris Knierim | Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave | Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Details |
| NRW Trophy | Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave | Lubov Bakirova / Mikalai Kamianchuk | Natalja Zabijako / Sergei Kulbach | Details |
| Golden Spin | Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov | Katharina Gierok / Florian Just | Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Details |
| Nesquik Cup | Tatiana Novik / Andrei Novoselov | Danielle Montalbano / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Alexandra Herbríková / Rudy Halmaert | Details |
| Bavarian Open | Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende | Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert | Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise | Details |

### Ice dance

Championships :
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Europeans | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Details |
| Four Continents | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Details |
| Junior Worlds | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton | Details |
| Worlds | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Details |
| Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Skate America | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Isabella Tobias / Deividas Stagniunas | Details |
| Skate Canada | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Details |
| Cup of China | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones | Details |
| NHK Trophy | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov | Details |
| Trophée Bompard | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Details |
| Rostelecom Cup | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Details |
| Grand Prix Final | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | Details |
| Junior Grand Prix |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| JGP Riga, Latvia | Maria Nosulia / Evgen Kholoniuk | Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin | Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton | Details |
| JGP Brisbane, Australia | Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams | Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager | Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin | Details |
| JGP Gdańsk, Poland | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski | Anna Yanovskaia / Sergei Mozgov | Details |
| JGP Braşov, Romania | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski | Mackenzie Bent / Garrett McKeen | Details |
| JGP Innsbruck, Austria | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton | Maria Nosulia / Evgen Kholoniuk | Details |
| JGP Milan, Italy | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Valeria Zenkova / Valerie Sinitsin | Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager | Details |
| JGP Tallinn, Estonia | Anna Yanovskaia / Sergei Mozgov | Irina Shtork / Taavi Rand | Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin | Details |
| JGP Final | Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin | Anna Yanovskaia / Sergei Mozgov | Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin | Details |
| Other internationals |||||
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Reports |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill | Details |
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Lorenza Alessandrini / Simone Vaturi | Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov | Details |
| Finlandia Trophy | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani | Madison Chock / Evan Bates | Details |
| Coupe de Nice | Valeria Starygina / Ivan Volobuiev | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones | Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz | Details |
| Ice Challenge | Lynn Kriengkrairut / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt | Isabella Cannuscio / Ian Lorello | Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun | Details |
| NRW Trophy | Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann | Details |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | Zsuzsanna Nagy / Mate Fejes | Gabriela Kubová / Dmitri Kiselev | Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann | Details |
| Golden Spin | Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Details |
| Nesquik Cup | Penny Coomes / Nicholas Buckland | Siobhan Heekin-Canedy / Dmitri Dun | Kira Geil / Tobias Eisenbauer | Details |
| Inter. Trophy of Lyon | Tiffany Zahorski / Alexis Miart | Barbora Silná / Juri Kurakin | Louise Walden / Owen Edwards | Details |
| Bavarian Open | Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri | Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro | Lucie Myslivečková / Neil Brown | Details |

## Season's best scores

Top scores according to the ISU Season's Best standings. All scores are from ISU Championships (World, European, Four Continents, Junior World) or the Grand Prix series (both senior and junior), except for skaters who have no such assignments. In the latter case, a score from another international event may be included with an asterisk. As of April 21, 2012:

### Men

| Rank | Name | Best: Total score | Event |
| 1 | Daisuke Takahashi | 276.72 | World Team |
| 2 | Patrick Chan | 273.94 | Four Continents |
| 3 | Evgeni Plushenko | 261.23 | Europeans |
| 4 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 251.06 | Worlds |
| 5 | Javier Fernández | 250.33 | Skate Canada |
| 6 | Artur Gachinski | 246.27 | Europeans |
| 7 | Brian Joubert | 244.58 | Worlds |
| 8 | Florent Amodio | 243.03 | Worlds |
| 9 | Michal Březina | 239.55 | Worlds |
| 10 | Jeremy Abbott | 238.82 | GP Final |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | Best: Total score | Event |
| 1 | Ashley Wagner | 192.41 | Four Continents |
| 2 | Carolina Kostner | 189.94 | Worlds |
| 3 | Mao Asada | 188.62 | Four Continents |
| 4 | Akiko Suzuki | 188.62 | ISU World Team Trophy |
| 5 | Yulia Lipnitskaya | 187.05 | World Junior Championships |
| 6 | Alena Leonova | 184.28 | World Championships |
| 7 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | 182.89 | ISU GP Trophee E. Bompard |
| 8 | Alissa Czisny | 179.15 | ISU GP Trophee E. Bompard |
| 9 | Caroline Zhang | 176.18 | Four Continents |
| 10 | Kanako Murakami | 175.41 | World Championships |

### Pairs

| Rank | Name | Country | Best: Total score | Event |
| 1 | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy | | 212.26 | GP Final |
| 2 | Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov | | 212.08 | GP Final |

### Ice dance

| Rank | Name | Country | Best: Total score | Event |
| 1 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | | 188.55 | GP Final |
| 2 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | | 183.34 | GP Final |

## World standings
### Men's singles

As of 9 April 2012
| No. | Skater | Nation |
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada |
| 2 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan |
| 3 | Michal Brezina | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan |
| 5 | Artur Gachinski | Russia |
| 6 | Takahiko Kozuka | Japan |
| 7 | Jeremy Abbott | United States |
| 8 | Nobunari Oda | Japan |
| 9 | Florent Amodio | France |
| 10 | Tomas Verner | Czech Republic |

### Women's singles

As of 9 April 2012
| No. | Skater | Nation |
| 1 | Carolina Kostner | Italy |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan |
| 3 | Alena Leonova | Russia |
| 4 | Miki Ando | Japan |
| 5 | Alissa Czisny | United States |
| 6 | Kiira Korpi | Finland |
| 7 | Kanako Murakami | Japan |
| 8 | Mao Asada | Japan |
| 9 | Mirai Nagasu | United States |
| 10 | Viktoria Helgesson | Sweden |

### Pairs

As of 30 March 2012
| No. | Skater | Nation |
| 1 | Aljona Savchenko Robin Szolkowy | Germany |
| 2 | Tatiana Volosozhar Maxim Trankov | Russia |
| 3 | Pang Qing Tong Jian | China |
| 4 | Vera Bazarova Yuri Larionov | Russia |
| 5 | Yuko Kavaguti Alexander Smirnov | Russia |
| 6 | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | China |
| 7 | Narumi Takahashi Mervin Tran | Japan |
| 8 | Stefania Berton Ondrej Hotarek | Italy |
| 9 | Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford | Canada |
| 10 | Maylin Hausch Daniel Wende | Germany |

### Ice dance

As of 31 March 2012
| No. | Skater | Nation |
| 1 | Meryl Davis Charlie White | United States |
| 2 | Nathalie Péchalat Fabian Bourzat | France |
| 3 | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Canada |
| 4 | Maia Shibutani Alex Shibutani | United States |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje | Canada |
| 6 | Ekaterina Bobrova Dmitri Soloviev | Russia |
| 7 | Anna Cappellini Luca Lanotte | Italy |
| 8 | Pernelle Carron Lloyd Jones | France |
| 9 | Ekaterina Riazanova Ilia Tkachenko | Russia |
| 10 | Elena Ilinykh Nikita Katsalapov | Russia |

## Current season's world rankings
### Men's singles

As of 9 April 2012
| No. | Skater | Nation |
| 1 | Patrick Chan | Canada |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan |
| 3 | Daisuke Takahashi | Japan |
| 4 | Michal Brezina | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Jeremy Abbott | United States |
| 6 | Javier Fernandez | Spain |
| 7 | Denis Ten | Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Samuel Contesti | Italy |
| 9 | Artur Gachinski | Russia |
| 10 | Ross Miner | United States |

### Women's singles

As of 9 April 2012
| No. | Skater | Nation |
| 1 | Carolina Kostner | Italy |
| 2 | Akiko Suzuki | Japan |
| 3 | Alena Leonova | Russia |
| 4 | Viktoria Helgesson | Sweden |
| 5 | Mao Asada | Japan |
| 6 | Ashley Wagner | United States |
| 7 | Elene Gedevanishvili | Georgia |
| 8 | Kanako Murakami | Japan |
| 9 | Adelina Sotnikova | Russia |
| 10 | Alissa Czisny | United States |

### Pairs

As of 30 March 2012
| No. | Team | Nation |
| 1 | Tatiana Volosozhar Maxim Trankov | Russia |
| 2 | Aljona Savchenko Robin Szolkowy | Germany |
| 3 | Narumi Takahashi Mervin Tran | Japan |
| 4 | Stefania Berton Ondrej Hotarek | Italy |
| 5 | Yuko Kavaguti Alexander Smirnov | Russia |
| 6 | Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford | Canada |
| 7 | Vera Bazarova Yuri Larionov | Russia |
| 8 | Sui Wenjing Han Cong | China |
| 9 | Caydee Denney John Coughlin | United States |
| 10 | Ksenia Stolbova Fedor Klimov | Russia |

### Ice dance

As of 31 March 2012
| No. | Team | Nation |
| 1 | Tessa Virtue Scott Moir | Canada |
| 2 | Meryl Davis Charlie White | United States |
| 3 | Nathalie Péchalat Fabian Bourzat | France |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Weaver Andrew Poje | Canada |
| 5 | Maia Shibutani Alex Shibutani | United States |
| 6 | Ekaterina Bobrova Dmitri Soloviev | Russia |
| 7 | Nelli Zhiganshina Alexander Gazsi | Germany |
| 8 | Elena Ilinykh Nikita Katsalapov | Russia |
| 9 | Anna Cappellini Luca Lanotte | Italy |
| 10 | Penny Coomes Nicholas Buckland | Great Britain |