At the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, they were eighth in the short program after falling off from their death spiral, but rebounded to place first in the free skate with a new personal best score of 140.90 in the segment.
At the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, they placed eighth in the short program after both fell on a death spiral. Volosozhar and Trankov rebounded to place first in the free skate with a new personal best score of 140.90 in the segment.