Figure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
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Figure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
will take place at the Olympiaworld venue in Innsbruck
, Austria
.
Unique to the Youth Olympic Games
is a mixed NOC team trophy competition.
Exception: Male skaters in Pairs and Ice Dance may have been born between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1997.
is 76 total skaters, consisting of 38 men and 38 ladies. There will be 16 skaters in each of the single skating
disciplines (men's and ladies'), 10 pair skating
teams, and 12 ice dancing
team. The maximum number of entries that can be qualified by a National Olympic Committee
is 2 per event, making 12 (6 men, 6 ladies) the maximum number of entries that a country can qualify.
If a country places a skater in the first, second or third position in a 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
discipline they qualify for two spots in that discipline at the Youth Olympics. All other nations may enter one athlete until a quota spot of 12 for each single event, 7 for pairs and 9 for ice dancing is reached. There are a further four spots for each single event and three spots for pairs/ice dancing at the 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix
.
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games , will be an international multi-sport event for youths that will take place in Innsbruck from 13 to 22 January 2012. They will become the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival...
will take place at the Olympiaworld venue in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, 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...
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Unique to the Youth Olympic Games
Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The age limitation of the athletes is between 14 to 18...
is a mixed NOC team trophy competition.
Medal table
| Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Events
| Boys' singles |
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| Girl' singles |
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| Pair skating |
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| Ice dancing |
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| Team trophy |
Eligibility
To be eligible for the 2012 Youth Olympic Games, athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1997.Exception: Male skaters in Pairs and Ice Dance may have been born between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1997.
Qualification System
The overall quota for the figure skating competitionFigure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Figure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics will take place at the Olympiaworld venue in Innsbruck, Austria.Unique to the Youth Olympic Games is a mixed NOC team trophy competition.-Medal table:-Events:-Eligibility:...
is 76 total skaters, consisting of 38 men and 38 ladies. There will be 16 skaters in each of the single skating
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...
disciplines (men's and ladies'), 10 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,...
teams, and 12 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....
team. The maximum number of entries that can be qualified by a National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
is 2 per event, making 12 (6 men, 6 ladies) the maximum number of entries that a country can qualify.
If a country places a skater in the first, second or third position in a 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event crowned the World Junior Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and...
discipline they qualify for two spots in that discipline at the Youth Olympics. All other nations may enter one athlete until a quota spot of 12 for each single event, 7 for pairs and 9 for ice dancing is reached. There are a further four spots for each single event and three spots for pairs/ice dancing at the 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix
2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2011–2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix is the 15th season of the series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It is the junior-level complement to the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating contested by senior-level skaters...
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