Dates February 12–21, 2016 | Competitors 76 | |
Venue Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre | ||
Figure skating at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Hamar, Norway. The event was held from 12–21 February 2016.
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Unique to the Youth Olympic Games was a mixed NOC team trophy competition.
Eligibility
Skaters were eligible to participate at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics if they were born between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001, except males in pairs and ice dance, who may be born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000.
Qualification system
The overall quota for the figure skating competition was 76 total skaters, consisting of 38 men and 38 ladies. There were 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 qualified by a National Olympic Committee was 2 per event, making 12 (6 men, 6 ladies) the maximum number of entries that a country could qualify.
If a country placed a skater in the first, second or third position in a 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships discipline they qualified for two spots in that discipline at the Youth Olympics. All other nations could enter one athlete until a quota spot of twelve for each singles event, seven for pairs and nine for ice dancing, was reached. There were further four spots for each single event and three spots for pairs/ice dancing at the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix.
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2015 World Junior Championships and the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the following countries have earned YOG quota places.
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Entries
Some countries announced their selections in 2015, as early as October. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 4 February 2016.
Time schedule
Figure skating events will take place 13–16 February 2016.
Teams
The skaters who took part the team trophy was determined by draw. The result of the draw was that none of the ladies' medalist, Polina Tsurskaya, Maria Sotskova and Elizabet Tursynbayeva could take part to this competition. It was the 2nd consecutive time when this happened. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics none of the ladies' medalist, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Adelina Sotnikova and Li Zijun could take part the team trophy competition either.