The 2012–2013 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2012, and ends on June 30, 2013. During this season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2013 European

2013 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2013 European Figure Skating Championships will be European Figure Skating Championships of the 2012–2013 season. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Skaters must have reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2012 in order to compete. The...

, Four Continents

2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2012–2013 season. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents Champion...

, World Junior

2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will be the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2012–2013 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...

, and World Championships

2013 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2013 World Figure Skating Championships will be the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2012–2013 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....

. They will also compete in elite events such as the Grand Prix series

2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

The 2012–2013 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating will be a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2012–2013 season. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final

2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will be the senior and junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2012–2013 season. It will be the culminating competition of two international series, the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for senior-level skaters and the 2012–2013 ISU Junior...

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Season notes

To be eligible for the senior World, European, or Four Continents Championships, skaters must be 15 by July 1, 2012. For other senior international competitions, including the Grand Prix series, skaters are required to have turned 14 by the same date. Skaters competing on the junior level must be at least 13 but cannot have turned 19 (or 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers) by July 1.

Competitions

Key

ISU Champ.

Grand Prix

Other int.

National

Date	Event	Type	Level	Disc.	Location	Details
2012
August 22–26	JGP Courchevel	Grand Prix	Junior	M/L/D	Courchevel Courchevel Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Aug. 29 – Sept. 2	JGP Lake Placid	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Lake Placid, NY Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... , U.S.
September 12–16	JGP Austria	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Linz Linz Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
September 22–24	JGP Turkey	Grand Prix	Junior	M/L/D	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
September 26–30	JGP Slovenia	Grand Prix	Junior	M/L/D	Bled Bled Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
October 3–7	JGP Croatia	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
October 10–14	JGP Germany	Grand Prix	Junior	All	Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
October 19–21	Skate America	Grand Prix	Senior	All	TBD, U.S.
October 26–28	Skate Canada 2012 Skate Canada International The 2012 Skate Canada International will be an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition in the 2012–2013 season. Organized by Skate Canada, it is the second of six events in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix, a series of senior-level international invitational competitions.The event will be held in...	Grand Prix	Senior	All	Windsor, ON Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor... , Canada
November 2–4	Cup of China	Grand Prix	Senior	All	TBD, China
November 9–11	Cup of Russia	Grand Prix	Senior	All	TBD, Russia
November 16–18	Trophee Eric Bompard	Grand Prix	Senior	All	TBD, France
November 23–25	NHK Trophy	Grand Prix	Senior	All	TBD, Japan
December 6–9	Grand Prix Final 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final The 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will be the senior and junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2012–2013 season. It will be the culminating competition of two international series, the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for senior-level skaters and the 2012–2013 ISU Junior...	Grand Prix	Sen.–Jun.	All	Sochi Sochi Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
2013
January 19–27	U.S. Championships 2013 United States Figure Skating Championships The 2013 United States Figure Skating Championships will be the national figure skating championships of the United States for the 2012–2013 season.The event will be held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from January 19–27, 2013....	Nats.	Sen.–Nov.	All	Omaha, NE Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River... , U.S.
January 21–27	European Championships 2013 European Figure Skating Championships The 2013 European Figure Skating Championships will be European Figure Skating Championships of the 2012–2013 season. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Skaters must have reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2012 in order to compete. The...	ISU Champ.	Senior	All	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
February 5–10	Four Continents Championships 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2012–2013 season. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents Champion...	ISU Champ.	Senior	All	Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Feb. 25 – Mar. 3	World Junior Championships 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will be the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2012–2013 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...	ISU Champ.	Junior	All	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
March 10–17	World Championships 2013 World Figure Skating Championships The 2013 World Figure Skating Championships will be the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2012–2013 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....	ISU Champ.	Senior	All	London, ON London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships and Grand Prix; Nats. = National championships; Other nat. = Other national events Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice; Juv. = Juvenile Disciplines: M = Men's singles; L = Ladies' singles; P = Pair skating; D = Ice dancing; All = All four disciplines