ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France Protocol of the ® ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2012 including preliminary rounds organized by Fédération Française des Sports de Glace with the authorization of the International Skating Union held in Nice / France March 26 – April 1, 2012 The events of the Championships took place at the “Palais des Expositions” an artificial and heated indoor ice surface. Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France International Skating Union (ISU) Council President: Ottavio Cinquanta Italy 1st Vice President Figure Skating: David M. Dore Canada 2nd Vice President Speed Skating: Jan Dijkema Netherlands Members Figure Skating: Marie Lundmark Finland Junko Hiramatsu Japan Phyllis Howard U.S.A. Tjasa Andrée-Prosenc Slovenia Speed Skating: György Martos Hungary German Panov Russia Lan Li China Roland E. Maillard Switzerland ISU Director General Fredi Schmid Switzerland ISU Chair Sports Directorate Peter Krick Germany ISU Figure Skating Sports Director Krisztina Regöczy Hungary ISU Speed Skating Sports Director Hugo Herrnhof Italy Technical Committees Single & Pair Skating Chairperson: Alexander Lakernik Russia Members: Fabio Bianchetti Italy Rita Zonnekeyn Belgium Susan Lynch Australia Appointed Skater: Patrick Meier Switzerland Appointed Coach: David P. Kirby U.S.A. Ice Dance Chairperson: Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland Members: Robert Horen U.S.A. Gilles Vandenbroeck France Alla Shekhovtsova Russia Appointed Skater: Sylwia Nowak-Trebacka Poland Appointed Coach: John Dunn Great Britain Synchronized Skating Chairperson: Christopher Buchanan Great Britain Members: Mika Saarelainen Finland Karen Wolanchuk USA Philippe Maitrot France Appointed Skater: Helena Johansson Finland Appointed Coach: Cathy Dalton Canada Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France ISU Event Officials ISU Representative: Mr. Ottavio CINQUANTA Chair ISU Sports Directorate: Mr. Peter KRICK ISU Medical Advisor: Ms. Sanda DUBRAVCIC-SIMUNJAK, MD ISU Event Coordinator: Mr. Mario MEINEL ISU Event Coordinator Assistants: Ms. Julia DEGENHARDT Ms. Christine KARADAR MEN Referee Ms. Gale TANGER Technical Controller Ms. Raffaella LOCATELLI Technical Specialist Mr. Ravi WALIA Assistant Technical Specialist Mr. Sarkis TEWANIAN Data Operator Mr. Eugen LARASSER Replay Operator Ms. Wanda STANKOVIANSKA LADIES Referee Mr. Philippe MERIGUET Technical Controller Mr. Alexander LAKERNIK Technical Specialist Mr. Shin AMANO Assistant Technical Specialist Ms. Claudia UNGER Data Operator Ms. Wanda STANKOVIANSKA Replay Operator Mr. Eugen LARASSER PAIRS Referee Ms. Beatrice PFISTER Technical Controller Ms. Hely ABBONDATI Technical Specialist Mr. David KIRBY Assistant Technical Specialist Ms. Veronique FLEURY Data Operator Mr. Eugen LARASSER Replay Operator Ms. Wanda STANKOVIANSKA ICE DANCE Referee Ms. Katalin ALPERN Technical Controller Ms. Christine HURTH Technical Specialist Ms. Marie BOWNESS Assistant Technical Specialist Mr. Andrzej DOSTATNI Data Operator Ms. Wanda STANKOVIANSKA Replay Operator Mr. Eugen LARASSER Officials Assessment Commission Single and Pair Skating Ms. Mona JONSSON Mr. Matjaz KRUSEC Ice Dance Mr. Roland WEHINGER Mr. Walter ZUCCARO Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France Time Schedule Date Time Event 10:00 Team Leaders Meeting I 16:30 Referees and Technical Controllers Meeting Sunday, March 25 17:30 ICE DANCE Preliminary – Initial Judges Meeting 19:30 PAIRS Preliminary – Initial Judges Meeting 09:00 LADIES Preliminary – Initial Judges Meeting 14:30 PAIRS Preliminary – Free Skating Monday, 17:15 ICE DANCE Preliminary – Free Dance March 26 18:00 MEN Preliminary – Initial Judges Meeting 19:30 PAIRS – Initial Judges Meeting 10:30 LADIES Preliminary – Free Skating Tuesday, 12:00 ICE DANCE – Initial Judges Meeting March 27 17:00 MEN Preliminary – Free Skating 20:00 Team Leaders Meeting II 09:00 LADIES – Initial Judges Meeting 13:00 PAIRS – Short Program Wednesday, 18:00 OPENING ON ICE March 28 18:40 ICE DANCE – Short Dance 19:00 LADIES Preliminary – Judges Round Table Discussion 20:00 MEN Preliminary – Judges Round Table Discussion 08:30 MEN – Initial Judges Meeting Thursday, 12:30 LADIES – Short Program March 29 19:00 ICE DANCE – Free Dance 09:00 ICE DANCE – Judges Round Table Discussion Friday, 12:30 MEN – Short Program March 30 19:30 PAIRS – Free Skating 09:00 PAIRS – Judges Round Table Discussion Saturday, 12:55 MEN – Free Skating March 31 18:30 LADIES – Free Skating 08:00 MEN – Judges Round Table Discussion Sunday, 10:00 LADIES – Judges Round Table Discussion April 1 14:15 Exhibition Gala 20:30 Closing Banquet Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France World Championships 2012 Participating ISU Members and Entries Member M Men Ladies Pairs Ice Dance Total Armenia ARM10001 Australia AUS11014 Austria AUT11116 AzerbaijanAZE00012 Belarus BLR10115 Belgium BEL11002 Bosnia and BIH10001 Herzegovina Brazil BRA10001 Bulgaria BUL11116 Canada CAN212313 China CHN11218 Chinese TaipeiTPE11002 Croatia CRO01001 Czech RepublicCZE21015 Denmark DEN11002 D.P.R KoreaPRK00102 Estonia EST01013 Finland FIN12015 France FRA21129 Georgia GEO01001 Germany GER113110 Great BritainGBR11116 Greece GRE01001 Hong Kong / ChinaHKG10001 Hungary HUN11014 India IND01001 Ireland IRL01001 Israel ISR10115 Italy ITA122211 Japan JPN 331110 KazakhstanKAZ10013 Latvia LAT01013 Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France Lithuania LTU11014 LuxembourgLUX01001 Mexico MEX01013 Monaco MON10001 Norway NOR01001 PhilippinesPHI11002 Poland POL10013 Puerto RicoPUR01001 Republic of KoreaKOR12003 Romania ROU11002 Russia RUS233317 Serbia SRB01001 Slovakia SVK11014 Slovenia SLO01001 South AfricaRSA01001 Spain ESP21015 Sweden SWE 11002 SwitzerlandSUI11116 Thailand THA01001 Turkey TUR11014 Ukraine UKR11014 United States of USA222314 America UzbekistanUZB10013 46 51 23 38 219 Nations 55 38 43 15 30 19.03.2012 18:13:29 Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France Organizing Committee Chairman Didier GAILHAGUET Vice chairman Michel GENTELET Competition Manager Philippe MAITROT Accreditation/ Accommodation Sylvie PULCINI Transportation Joce PACE Medical Gilles ETOSSE Media & Press Operation Nicolas BEAUDELIN TV Gilles BEYER Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2012 ICE DANCE Palais des Expositions 28 Mar 2012 Short Dance 29 Mar 2012 Free Dance Size of Skating Area : 30m*60m Ice Conditions : very good Number of Entries : 25 Number of Participants : 25 Entry Withdrawn : Short Dance Duration : 2:50 +- 10 Sec. Segment Factor : 1.00 Program Component Factors Skating Skills 0.80 Transitions/Linking Footwork/Movements 0.70 Performance/Execution 0.70 Composition/Choreography 0.80 Interpretation/Timing 1.00 Free Dance Duration : 4:00 +- 10 Sec. Segment Factor : 1.00 Program Components Factors Skating Skills 1.25 Transitions/Linking Footwork/Movements 1.75 Performance/Execution 1.00 Composition/Choreography 1.00 Interpretation/Timing 1.00 Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2012 PANEL OF JUDGES ICE DANCE - SHORT DANCE Officials Technical Controller Ms. Christine HURTH ISU Technical Specialist Ms. Marie BOWNESS ISU Assistant Technical Specialist Mr. Andrzej DOSTATNI ISU Judges Referee Ms. Katalin ALPERN ISU Judges Ms. Jodi ABBOTT ISU Mr. Ulf DENZER ISU Mr. Alexandre GOROJDANOV ISU Mr. Richard KOSINA ISU Ms. Irina MEDVEDEVA ISU Mr. Nicholas RUSSELL ISU Mr. Mark STORTON ISU Mr. Szilard TOTH ISU Mr. Albert ZAYDMAN ISU Data/Replay Operator Ms. Wanda STANKOVIANSKA ISU Mr. Eugen LARASSER ISU printed at: 30.03.2012 12:51:36 Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2012 PANEL OF JUDGES ICE DANCE - FREE DANCE Officials Technical Controller Ms. Christine HURTH ISU Technical Specialist Ms. Marie BOWNESS ISU Assistant Technical Specialist Mr. Andrzej DOSTATNI ISU Judges Referee Ms. Katalin ALPERN ISU Judges Ms. Jodi ABBOTT ISU Ms. Michela CESARO ISU Ms. Salome CHIGOGIDZE ISU Mr. Ulf DENZER ISU Mr. Richard KOSINA ISU Mr. David MOLINA ISU Mr. Szilard TOTH ISU Mr. Albert ZAYDMAN ISU Ms. Tianyi ZHANG ISU Data/Replay Operator Ms. Wanda STANKOVIANSKA ISU Mr. Eugen LARASSER ISU printed at: 30.03.2012 12:52:13 Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France Podium Ice Dance 1st place Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 2nd place 3rd place Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT USA FRA Official ISU Sponsors ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS® 2012 March 26 – April 1, 2012, Nice / France ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2012 RESULTS ICE DANCE FINAL RESULT NamePl. Nation Total SD FD Score 1 Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR CAN 182.65 1 1 2 Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE USA 178.62 2 2 3 Nathalie PECHALAT / Fabian BOURZAT FRA 173.18 3 3 4 Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE CAN 166.65 4 4 5 Elena ILINYKH / Nikita KATSALAPOV RUS 161.00 5 5 6 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA 160.62 6 6 7 Ekaterina BOBROVA / Dmitri SOLOVIEV