Ten placed 6th at 2012 Skate Canada International, 9th at 2012 Rostelecom Cup and 12th at the 2013 Four Continents Championships.
Later he explained that he had a series of injuries during the earlier part of the season, which prevented him from performing to his capacity.

At the 2013 World Championships, he scored a personal best of 91.56 points in the short program—second only to Patrick Chan—and received a small silver medal for the segment.
Another personal best, 174.92 points, saw him place first in the long program and win a small gold medal.
Overall, Ten won the silver medal with a total score of 266.48 points—just 1.3 points less than Chan.
He became the first person from Kazakhstan to stand on a World podium in figure skating.

In June 2013, Carroll and Ten moved to the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.
Ten placed 6th at 2012 Skate Canada International, 9th at 2012 Rostelecom Cup and 12th at the 2013 Four Continents Championships. Later he explained that he had a series of injuries during the earlier part of the season, which prevented him from performing to his capacity.
At the 2013 World Championships, he scored a personal best of 91.56 points in the short program—second only to Patrick Chan—and received a small silver medal for the segment. Another personal best, 174.92 points, saw him place first in the long program and win a small gold medal. Overall, Ten won the silver medal with a total score of 266.48 points—just 1.3 points less than Chan. He became the first person from Kazakhstan to stand on a World podium in figure skating.
In June 2013, Carroll and Ten moved to the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.
Denis Ten