World Team Trophy 2012
The World Team Trophy 2012 in figure skating took place from April 19-22 , 2012 in the Yoyogi National Sports Hall in the Japanese capital Tokyo .
It was the second edition of the World Team Trophy after 2009. It was supposed to take place in Yokohama in 2011 , but had to be canceled due to the Tōhoku earthquake .
The six best nations of the season, Japan (7891 points), Canada (6943), Russia (6807), USA (6399), Italy (5412) and France (5214) qualified.
Japan won the World Team Trophy for the first time, replacing the USA as defending champions. The United States took second place. The bronze medal went to Canada, which was tied with France and only stayed in front because of the better top placement.
Daisuke Takahashi achieved an unofficial point record in the short program with 94 points.
Attendees
Results
Bottom line
| rank | nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Japan
|
55 |
| 2 |
 United States
|
53 |
| 3 |
 Canada
|
42 |
| 4th |
 France
|
42 |
| 5 |
 Russia
|
39 |
| 6th |
 Italy
|
39 |
Men's
| rank | nation | Surname | Points | KP | K | Team points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
Daisuke Takahashi | 276.72 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |
Canada
|
Patrick Chan | 260.46 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |
France
|
Brian Joubert | 239.64 | 4th | 4th | 10 |
| 4th |
France
|
Florent Amodio | 238.33 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |
United States
|
Jeremy Abbott | 234.37 | 3 | 7th | 8th |
| 6th |
Japan
|
Takahiko Kozuka | 225.30 | 8th | 5 | 7th |
| 7th |
United States
|
Adam Rippon | 222.73 | 7th | 6th | 6th |
| 8th |
Canada
|
Kevin Reynolds | 221.31 | 6th | 8th | 5 |
| 9 |
Italy
|
Samuel Contesti | 210.00 | 9 | 9 | 4th |
| 10 |
Russia
|
Schan Bush | 178.26 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 |
Italy
|
Paolo Bacchini | 173.85 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 |
Russia
|
Maxim Kowtun | 172.46 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
Ladies
| rank | nation | Surname | Points | KP | K | Team points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
Akiko Suzuki | 187.79 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
Carolina Kostner | 185.72 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |
United States
|
Ashley Wagner | 179.81 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 4th |
Russia
|
Adelina Sotnikova | 169.69 | 6th | 4th | 9 |
| 5 |
United States
|
Gracie Gold | 169.65 | 4th | 5 | 8th |
| 6th |
Japan
|
Kanako Murakami | 159.62 | 3 | 8th | 7th |
| 7th |
Russia
|
Alyona Leonova | 153.71 | 9 | 6th | 6th |
| 8th |
Italy
|
Valentina Marchei | 152.59 | 8th | 7th | 5 |
| 9 |
France
|
Mae Berenice Meite | 144.15 | 11 | 9 | 4th |
| 10 |
Canada
|
Amelie Lacoste | 143.88 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 |
France
|
Yretha Silete | 138.63 | 7th | 11 | 2 |
| 12 |
Canada
|
Cynthia Phaneuf | 126.95 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Couples
| rank | nation | Surname | Points | KP | K | Team points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Russia
|
Vera Basarowa / Juri Larionow | 180.70 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |
Canada
|
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford | 177.62 | 4th | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |
Japan
|
Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran | 177.56 | 1 | 4th | 10 |
| 4th |
United States
|
Caydee Denney / John Coughlin | 175.98 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |
Italy
|
Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek | 158.74 | 3 | 5 | 8th |
| 6th |
France
|
Daria Popova / Bruno Massot | 119.10 | 6th | 6th | 7th |
Ice dance
| rank | nation | Surname | Points | KT | K | Team points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
Meryl Davis / Charlie White | 183.36 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |
Canada
|
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 177.76 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |
France
|
Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | 167.83 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4th |
Italy
|
Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | 162.00 | 4th | 4th | 9 |
| 5 |
Russia
|
Jelena Ilyinych / Nikita Kazalapov | 146.84 | 5 | 5 | 8th |
| 6th |
Japan
|
Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | 119.55 | 6th | 6th | 7th |
Prize money
| placement | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | $ 200,000 | |
| 2. | $ 170,000 | |
| 3. | $ 160,000 | |
| 4th | $ 150,000 | |
| 5. | $ 140,000 | |
| 6th | $ 130,000 | |
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Each individual runner receives 15% of the prize money that his nation has won. Each pair running and each ice dancing pair receives 20%, which is divided equally between the two. |
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