2012 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating

The 2012 ISU World Team Trophy was an international team figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. Participating countries selected two men's single skaters, two ladies' single skaters, one pair and one ice dancing entry to compete in a team format with points based on the skaters' placement.

2012 World Team Trophy
The medal ceremony at the 2012 World Team Trophy
Type:ISU Event
Date:April 19 – 22
Season:2011–12
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Host:Japan Skating Federation
Venue:Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Prize money:US $1,000,000
Previous:
2009 ISU World Team Trophy
Next:
2013 ISU World Team Trophy

Background

The event was originally scheduled to be held on April 14–17, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan, but the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami led to the event's postponement.[1][2] It was rescheduled to April 19–22, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Japan qualified in first place with 7,891 points, followed by Canada (6,943), Russia (6,807), the United States (6,399), Italy (5,412), and France (5,214).[4] The total prize money at the World Team Trophy paid by the Japan Skating Federation is US$1 million, the highest of any ISU event.[4]

World Team Trophy medals are awarded to the national teams. Skaters who place in the top three of their discipline receive gifts rather than individual medals.[3]

Entries
Country Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing
 Canada Patrick Chan
Kevin Reynolds		 Amelie Lacoste
Cynthia Phaneuf		 Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
 France Florent Amodio
Brian Joubert		 Mae Berenice Meite
Yretha Silete		 Daria Popova / Bruno Massot Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat
 Italy Paolo Bacchini
Samuel Contesti		 Carolina Kostner
Valentina Marchei		 Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte
 Japan Takahiko Kozuka
Daisuke Takahashi		 Kanako Murakami
Akiko Suzuki		 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Cathy Reed / Chris Reed
 Russia Zhan Bush
Maxim Kovtun		 Alena Leonova
Adelina Sotnikova		 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov
 United States Jeremy Abbott
Adam Rippon		 Ashley Wagner
Gracie Gold		 Caydee Denney / John Coughlin Meryl Davis / Charlie White

Results

Competition notes

Daisuke Takahashi set a world record to win the men's short program, scoring 94.00 points.[5][6] Carolina Kostner won the ladies' short program,[7] while Meryl Davis / Charlie White were first in the short dance.[8] On the second day of competition, Takahashi won the men's event,[9] Davis and White won the ice dancing event,[10] and Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran won the pairs' short program.[11][12] On the final day of the World Team Trophy, Akiko Suzuki won the ladies' event[13] and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov the pairs' event.[14] Team Japan won the title overall, with Team USA taking the silver medal. Team Canada and Team France were tied, with Canada winning the tiebreaker to claim the bronze medal.[13][15] Team France won the organizing committee's team spirit award.[13]

Team standings
Rank Nation Total team points
1  Japan 55
2  United States 53
3  Canada 42
4  France 42
5  Russia 39
6  Italy 39

Men
Rank Nation Name Total points[16] SP[17] FS[18] Team points
1  Japan Daisuke Takahashi 276.72 1 94.00 1 182.72 12
2  Canada Patrick Chan 260.46 2 84.69 2 170.65 11
3  France Brian Joubert 239.64 4 84.69 4 154.95 10
4  France Florent Amodio 238.33 5 81.84 3 156.49 9
5  United States Jeremy Abbott 234.37 3 86.98 7 147.39 8
6  Japan Takahiko Kozuka 225.30 8 73.61 5 151.69 7
7  United States Adam Rippon 222.73 7 74.93 6 147.80 6
8  Canada Kevin Reynolds 221.31 6 78.82 8 142.49 5
9  Italy Samuel Contesti 210.00 9 73.38 9 136.62 4
10  Russia Zhan Bush 178.26 12 58.67 10 119.59 3
11  Italy Paolo Bacchini 173.85 10 62.26 11 111.59 2
12  Russia Maxim Kovtun 172.46 11 60.93 12 111.53 1

Ladies
Rank Nation Name Total points[19] SP[20] FS[21] Team points
1  Japan Akiko Suzuki 187.79 2 67.51 2 120.28 12
2  Italy Carolina Kostner 185.72 1 69.48 3 116.24 11
3  United States Ashley Wagner 179.81 5 57.52 1 122.29 10
4  Russia Adelina Sotnikova 169.69 6 56.12 4 113.57 9
5  United States Gracie Gold 169.65 4 59.07 5 110.58 8
6  Japan Kanako Murakami 159.62 3 63.78 8 95.84 7
7  Russia Alena Leonova 153.71 9 50.92 6 102.79 6
8  Italy Valentina Marchei 152.59 8 53.52 7 99.07 5
9  France Mae Berenice Meite 144.15 11 48.57 9 95.58 4
10  Canada Amelie Lacoste 143.88 10 48.61 10 95.27 3
11  France Yretha Silete 138.63 7 54.83 11 83.80 2
12  Canada Cynthia Phaneuf 126.95 12 45.99 12 80.96 1

Pairs
Rank Nation Name Total points[22] SP[23] FS[24] Team points
1  Russia Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov 180.70 2 62.02 1 118.68 12
2  Canada Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 177.62 4 59.27 2 118.35 11
3  Japan Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran 177.56 1 64.92 4 112.64 10
4  United States Caydee Denney / John Coughlin 175.98 5 58.93 3 117.05 9
5  Italy Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek 158.74 3 59.28 5 99.46 8
6  France Daria Popova / Bruno Massot 119.10 6 42.07 6 77.03 7

Ice dancing
Rank Nation Name Total points[25] SD[26] FD[27] Team points
1  United States Meryl Davis / Charlie White 183.36 1 72.18 1 111.18 12
2  Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 177.76 2 69.93 2 107.83 11
3  France Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat 167.83 3 66.57 3 101.26 10
4  Italy Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte 162.00 4 63.70 4 98.30 9
5  Russia Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 146.84 5 60.44 5 86.40 8
6  Japan Cathy Reed / Chris Reed 119.55 6 49.47 6 70.08 7

Prize money
Placement Prize money per team[3]
1st200,000
2nd170,000
3rd160,000
4th150,000
5th140,000
6th130,000
Each single skater receives 15% of the amount earned by his or her country.
Each pair or ice dancing couple receives 20% to be split between the two.
Of these amounts, their skating association may retain 10%.
Total prize money: US$1,000,000.[3]

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