The 2012 French Figure Skating Championships will be the French national championships

French Figure Skating Championships

The French Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of France. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters compete at the senior level...

 of the 2011–2012 season

2011–2012 figure skating season

The 2011–2012 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2011, and ends on June 30, 2012. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2012 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships...

. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

, and synchronized skating

Synchronized skating

Synchronized skating or synchronised skating, a large and fast-growing discipline, consists of 8—20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds...

 on the senior level for the title of national champion of 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...

. The results of the national championships will be among the criteria used to choose the French entries for the 2012 European

2012 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2012 European Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the European Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing....

 and 2012 World Championships

2012 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the World Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing...

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The 2012 Championships will take place between 16 December and 18 December 2011 in the Patinoire de la Cartonnerie­ in Dammarie-lès-Lys

Dammarie-les-Lys

Dammarie-lès-Lys is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region from the center of Paris.-History:...

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Reference

• interwiki with French article