World Figure Skating Championships Explained

World Figure Skating Championships
Status:Active
Genre:Sporting event
Date:Varying
Frequency:Annual
Country:Varying
First:1896
Organised:International Skating Union

The World Figure Skating Championships, commonly referred to as "Worlds", are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Generally held in March, the World Championships are considered to be the most prestigious of the ISU Figure Skating Championships. With the exception of the Olympic title, a world title is considered to be the highest competitive achievement in figure skating.

The corresponding competition for junior-level skaters is the World Junior Championships. The corresponding competition for senior-level synchronized skating is the World Synchronized Skating Championships and for junior level the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.

History

The Internationale Eislauf-Vereinigung (International Skating Union) formed in 1892 to govern international competition in speed and figure skating. The first championship, known as the Championship of the Internationale Eislauf-Vereingung, was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1896. There were four competitors and the winner of the event was Gilbert Fuchs.[1]

The championships were presumed all-male since competitive skating was generally viewed as a male sport. However, there were no specific rules regarding the gender of competitors. In 1902, Madge Syers entered the championships and won the silver medal.[2] The 1903 ISU Congress considered gender issues, but passed no new rules. The 1905 ISU Congress established a second-class ladies' competition called the "ISU Championships" rather than the "World Championships", and winners were to be known as ISU champions and not world champions. Men's and ladies' events were normally held separately. The first ladies' competition was held in Davos, Switzerland, in 1906;[2] the event was won by Syers.

The first pair skating competition was held in Saint Petersburg in 1908,[3] despite pairs competition being illegal in some countries and considered indecent. Early championships for both ladies and pairs, previously titled "ISU Championships", were retroactively given World Championship status in 1924.[3]

In the early years, judges were invited by the host country and were often native. At the 1927 ladies' event in Oslo, Norway, three of the five judges were Norwegian; these three judges awarded first place to Norwegian competitor Sonja Henie, while the Austrian and German judges placed defending champion Herma Szabo first. The controversial result stood, giving Henie her first world title, but the controversy led to the ISU introducing a new rule that allowed no more than one judge per country on the panel.[4]

The 1930 Championships in New York City were the first to be held outside Europe and combined all three competitions into one event for the first time.[3] [5] Ice dance entered the program officially in 1952.[3]

Until 1959, national teams were allowed to field multiple competitors in each discipline; for example the United Kingdom entered six skaters in the ladies' singles competition in 1948, and five skaters represented the United States in each singles discipline in 1951. Beginning in 1960, the number of participants per country was limited to a maximum of three per discipline.

Compulsory figures were removed from the World Championships in 1991.

The 6.0 system was used for judging up to and including the 2004 event, after which the ISU Judging System was instituted.

Every four years, because the World Championships take place around a month after the Winter Olympics, a large proportion of Olympic medalists tend to be absent from the competition. Many skaters need time to rest due to physical and mental exhaustion, and some Olympic medalists choose to cash in on their recent success by turning professional.[6]

Cancellations

The World Figure Skating Championships have been cancelled 16 times in the competition's history: from 1915 through 1921 due to World War I; from 1940 through 1946 due to World War II;[7] in 1961 as a result of the loss of the entire U.S. Figure Skating team in the crash of Sabena Flight 548; and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2011 Championships, originally due to be held in Tokyo, Japan, were considered for cancellation after the Japan earthquake and tsunami, but were instead moved to Moscow, Russia.[8]

Eligibility and qualifying

Skaters may compete at the World Championships if they represent a member nation of the International Skating Union and are selected by their federation. Pairs and ice dance partnerships composed of skaters of different nationalities are not allowed to compete under two flags; they are required to choose one country and obtain the other country's permission.

Member nations select their entries according to their own criteria. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria, which may include success at certain international events or specific technical requirements. All of the selected skaters must meet the ISU's age and TES requirements.

Age eligibility

Until the 2023-24 figure skating season, skaters had to be at least 15 years old before July 1 of the previous year.[9] At the ISU Congress held in Phuket, Thailand, in June 2022, members of the ISU Council accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 years old beginning from the 2024–25 season. To avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 years old during the 2023–24 season, and then will increase to 17 years old during the 2024–25 season.[10]

Minimum technical scores

Since 2010, only skaters who have reached minimum technical elements scores (TES) in the short and free programs at a prior international event are allowed to compete at the World Championships.[11] The short and free scores may be attained at different international events in the ongoing or preceding season. After an ISU congress voted to eliminate the qualifying rounds, the TES minimums were raised for the 2013 World Championships.

Qualifying rounds

Because of the large number of entries at the World Championships, in some years the event included qualifying rounds for men and ladies. After the 2006 championships in Calgary, Canada, the ISU Congress voted to eliminate the qualifying round. It was later reintroduced and then eliminated again after the 2012 World Championships. After the short program, the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advance to the free skate. In ice dance, the top 30 teams in the compulsory dance advanced to the original dance, and the top 24 after that segment advanced to the free dance.

Number of entries

Each national federation is entitled to send one entry per discipline. Depending on their results at the previous year's competition, some countries are allowed to send a second or third entry. If a country has only one entry, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn a second entry and in the top two to earn three entries to next year's championships. If a country has two or three entries, their combined placement (best two) must be 28 or less to keep two entries for their country, and 13 or fewer to qualify three entries. All skaters who qualify for the free segment but place 16th or lower receive 16 placement points. All skaters who compete in the short segment but do not qualify for the free receive 18 placement points. There are exceptions if skaters are forced to withdraw in the middle of the competition due to a medical emergency or equipment problems – they are not considered as entered for the purpose of entry quotas' determination for next year's competition if they did not start or finish the free segment, but were among the top 10 in the short segment. Entries do not carry over and so countries must continue to earn their second or third spot every year.

Number of entries this yearPoints required to earn three entries the next yearPoints required to earn two entries the next year
OnePlacement in the top twoPlacement in the top ten
TwoTotal placements equal to or less than 13Total placements equal to or less than 28
ThreeTop two placements equal to or less than 13Top two placements equal to or less than 28

Medalists

Men's singles

YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
1896 St. Petersburg Gilbert Fuchs Gustav Hügel Georg Sanders[12]
Stockholm Gustav Hügel Ulrich Salchow Johan Lefstad
1898 London Henning Grenander Gustav Hügel Gilbert Fuchs
1899 Davos Gustav Hügel Ulrich Salchow Edgar Syers
1900 Davos Gustav Hügel Ulrich SalchowNo other competitors
1901 Stockholm Ulrich Salchow Gilbert Fuchs
1902 London Ulrich Salchow Madge Syers Martin Gordan
1903 St. Petersburg Ulrich Salchow Nikolai Panin Kolomenkin Max Bohatsch
1904 Berlin Ulrich Salchow Heinrich Burger Martin Gordan
1905 Stockholm Ulrich Salchow Max Bohatsch Per Thorén
1906 Munich Gilbert Fuchs Heinrich Burger Bror Meyer
1907 Vienna Ulrich Salchow Max Bohatsch Gilbert Fuchs
1908 Troppau Ulrich Salchow Gilbert Fuchs Heinrich Burger
1909 Stockholm Ulrich Salchow Per Thorén Ernst Herz
1910 Davos Ulrich Salchow Werner Rittberger Andor Szende
1911 Berlin Ulrich Salchow Werner Rittberger Fritz Kachler
1912 Manchester Fritz Kachler Werner Rittberger Andor Szende
1913 Vienna Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl Andor Szende
1914 Helsinki Gösta Sandahl Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl
1915–
1921
No competition held due to World War I
1922 Stockholm Gillis Grafström Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl
1923 Vienna Fritz Kachler Willy Böckl Gösta Sandahl
1924 Manchester Gillis Grafström Willy Böckl Ernst Oppacher
1925 Vienna Willy Böckl Fritz Kachler Otto Preißecker
1926 Berlin Willy Böckl Otto Preißecker John Page
1927 Davos Willy Böckl Otto Preißecker Karl Schäfer
1928 Berlin Willy Böckl Karl Schäfer Hugo Distler
1929 London Gillis Grafström Karl Schäfer Ludwig Wrede
1930 New York City Karl Schäfer Roger Turner Georges Gautschi
1931 Berlin Karl Schäfer Roger Turner Ernst Baier
1932 Montreal Karl Schäfer Montgomery Wilson Ernst Baier
1933 Zürich Karl Schäfer Ernst Baier Marcus Nikkanen
1934 Stockholm Karl Schäfer Ernst Baier Erich Erdös
1935 Budapest Karl Schäfer Jack Dunn Dénes Pataky
1936 Paris Karl Schäfer Graham Sharp Felix Kaspar
1937 Vienna Felix Kaspar Graham Sharp Elemér Terták
1938 Berlin Felix Kaspar Graham Sharp Herbert Alward
1939 Budapest Graham Sharp Freddie Tomlins Horst Faber
1940–
1946
No competition held due to World War II
1947 Stockholm Hans Gerschwiler Dick Button Arthur Apfel
1948 Davos Dick Button Hans Gerschwiler Ede Király
1949 Paris Dick Button Ede Király Edi Rada
1950 London Dick Button Ede Király Hayes Alan Jenkins
1951 Milan Dick Button James Grogan Hellmut Seibt
1952 Paris Dick Button James Grogan Hayes Alan Jenkins
1953 Davos Hayes Alan Jenkins James Grogan Carlo Fassi
1954 Oslo Hayes Alan Jenkins James Grogan Alain Giletti
1955 Vienna Hayes Alan Jenkins Ronnie Robertson David Jenkins
1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Hayes Alan Jenkins Ronnie Robertson David Jenkins
1957 Colorado Springs David Jenkins Tim Brown Charles Snelling
1958 Paris David Jenkins Tim Brown Alain Giletti
1959 Colorado Springs David Jenkins Donald Jackson Tim Brown
1960 Vancouver Alain Giletti Donald Jackson Alain Calmat
1961 PragueCompetition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
1962 Prague Donald Jackson Karol Divín
Cortina d'Ampezzo Manfred Schnelldorfer
1964 Dortmund Manfred Schnelldorfer Alain Calmat Karol Divín
1965 Colorado Springs Alain Calmat Scott Allen Donald Knight
1966 Davos Emmerich Danzer Wolfgang Schwarz Gary Visconti
1967 Vienna Emmerich Danzer Wolfgang Schwarz Gary Visconti
1968 Geneva Emmerich Danzer Tim Wood Patrick Péra
1969 Colorado Springs Tim Wood Ondrej Nepela Patrick Péra
1970 Ljubljana Tim Wood Ondrej Nepela Günter Zöller
1971 Lyon Ondrej Nepela Patrick Péra Sergei Chetverukhin
1972 Calgary Ondrej Nepela Sergei Chetverukhin Vladimir Kovalyov
1973 Bratislava Ondrej Nepela Sergei Chetverukhin Jan Hoffmann
1974 Munich Jan Hoffmann Toller Cranston
1975 Colorado Springs Sergei Volkov Vladimir Kovalyov John Curry
1976 Gothenburg John Curry Vladimir Kovalyov Jan Hoffmann
1977 Tokyo Vladimir Kovalyov Jan Hoffmann Minoru Sano
1978 Ottawa Charles Tickner Jan Hoffmann Robin Cousins
1979 Vienna Vladimir Kovalyov Robin Cousins Jan Hoffmann
1980 Dortmund Jan Hoffmann Robin Cousins Charles Tickner
1981 Hartford Scott Hamilton David Santee Igor Bobrin
1982 Copenhagen Scott Hamilton Norbert Schramm Brian Pockar
1983 Helsinki Scott Hamilton Norbert Schramm Brian Orser
1984 Ottawa Scott Hamilton Brian Orser Alexandre Fadeev
1985 Tokyo Alexandre Fadeev Brian Orser Brian Boitano
1986 Geneva Brian Boitano Brian Orser Alexandre Fadeev
1987 Cincinnati Brian Orser Brian Boitano Alexandre Fadeev
1988 Budapest Brian Boitano Brian Orser Viktor Petrenko
1989 Paris Kurt Browning Christopher Bowman Grzegorz Filipowski
1990 Halifax Kurt Browning Viktor Petrenko Christopher Bowman
1991 Munich Kurt Browning Viktor Petrenko Todd Eldredge
1992 Oakland Viktor Petrenko Kurt Browning Elvis Stojko
1993 Prague Kurt Browning Elvis Stojko Alexei Urmanov
1994 Chiba Elvis Stojko Philippe Candeloro Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
1995 Birmingham Elvis Stojko Todd Eldredge Philippe Candeloro
1996 Edmonton Todd Eldredge Ilia Kulik Rudy Galindo
1997 Lausanne Elvis Stojko Todd Eldredge Alexei Yagudin
1998 Minneapolis Alexei Yagudin Todd Eldredge Evgeni Plushenko
1999 Helsinki Alexei Yagudin Evgeni Plushenko Michael Weiss
2000 Nice Alexei Yagudin Elvis Stojko Michael Weiss
2001 Vancouver Evgeni Plushenko Alexei Yagudin Todd Eldredge[13]
2002 Nagano Alexei Yagudin Timothy Goebel Takeshi Honda[14]
2003 Washington, D.C. Evgeni Plushenko Timothy Goebel Takeshi Honda[15]
2004 Dortmund Evgeni Plushenko Brian Joubert Stefan Lindemann[16]
2005 Moscow Stéphane Lambiel Jeffrey Buttle Evan Lysacek[17]
2006 Calgary Stéphane Lambiel Brian Joubert Evan Lysacek[18]
2007 Tokyo Brian Joubert Daisuke Takahashi Stéphane Lambiel[19]
2008 Gothenburg Jeffrey Buttle Brian Joubert Johnny Weir[20]
2009 Los Angeles Evan Lysacek Patrick Chan Brian Joubert[21]
2010 Turin Daisuke Takahashi Patrick Chan Brian Joubert[22]
2011 Moscow Patrick Chan Takahiko Kozuka Artur Gachinski[23]
2012 Nice Patrick Chan Daisuke Takahashi Yuzuru Hanyu[24]
2013 London Patrick Chan Denis Ten Javier Fernández[25]
2014 Saitama Yuzuru Hanyu Tatsuki Machida Javier Fernández[26]
2015 Shanghai Javier Fernández Yuzuru Hanyu Denis Ten[27]
2016 Boston Javier Fernández Yuzuru Hanyu Jin Boyang[28]
2017 Helsinki Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno Jin Boyang[29]
2018 Milan Nathan Chen Shoma Uno Mikhail Kolyada[30]
2019 Saitama Nathan Chen Yuzuru Hanyu Vincent Zhou[31]
2020 MontrealCompetition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [32]
2021 Stockholm Nathan Chen Yuma Kagiyama Yuzuru Hanyu[33]
2022 Montpellier Shoma Uno Yuma Kagiyama Vincent Zhou[34]
2023 Saitama Shoma Uno Cha Jun-hwan Ilia Malinin[35]
2024 Montreal Ilia Malinin Yuma Kagiyama Adam Siao Him Fa[36]
Boston
Prague

Women's singles

YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
1906 Davos Madge Syers Jenny Herz Lily Kronberger[37]
1907 Vienna Madge Syers Jenny Herz Lily Kronberger
1908 Troppau Lily Kronberger Elsa RendschmidtNo other competitors
1909 Budapest Lily KronbergerNo other competitors
1910 Berlin Lily Kronberger Elsa RendschmidtNo other competitors
1911 Vienna Lily Kronberger Opika von Méray Horváth Ludowika Eilers
1912 Davos Opika von Méray Horváth Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Phyllis Johnson
1913 Stockholm Opika von Méray Horváth Phyllis Johnson Svea Norén
1914 St. Moritz Opika von Méray Horváth Angela Hanka Phyllis Johnson
1915–
1921
No competition held due to World War I
1922 Stockholm Herma Szabo Svea Norén Margot Moe
1923 Vienna Herma Szabo Gisela Reichmann Svea Norén
1924 Kristiania Herma Szabo Ellen Brockhöft Beatrix Loughran
1925 Davos Herma Szabo Ellen Brockhöft Elisabeth Böckel
Stockholm Herma Szabo Sonja Henie Kathleen Shaw
1927 Oslo Sonja Henie Herma Szabo Karen Simensen
1928 London Sonja Henie Maribel Vinson Fritzi Burger
1929 Budapest Sonja Henie Fritzi Burger Melitta Brunner
1930 New York City Sonja Henie Cecil Smith Maribel Vinson
1931 Berlin Sonja Henie Hilde Holovsky Fritzi Burger
1932 Montreal Sonja Henie Fritzi Burger Constance Wilson-Samuel
1933 Stockholm Sonja Henie Vivi-Anne Hultén Hilde Holovsky
1934 Oslo Sonja Henie Megan Taylor Liselotte Landbeck
1935 Vienna Sonja Henie Cecilia Colledge Vivi-Anne Hultén
1936 Paris Sonja Henie Megan Taylor Vivi-Anne Hultén
1937 London Cecilia Colledge Megan Taylor Vivi-Anne Hultén
1938 Stockholm Megan Taylor Cecilia Colledge Hedy Stenuf
Prague Megan Taylor Hedy Stenuf Daphne Walker
1940–
1946
No competition held due to World War II
1947 Stockholm Barbara Ann Scott Daphne Walker Gretchen Merrill
1948 Davos Barbara Ann Scott Eva Pawlik Jiřina Nekolová
1949 Paris Alena Vrzáňová Yvonne Sherman Jeannette Altwegg
1950 London Alena Vrzáňová Jeannette Altwegg Yvonne Sherman
1951 Milan Jeannette Altwegg Jacqueline du Bief Sonya Klopfer
1952 Paris Jacqueline du Bief Sonya Klopfer Virginia Baxter
1953 Davos Tenley Albright Gundi Busch Valda Osborn
1954 Oslo Gundi Busch Tenley Albright Erica Batchelor
1955 Vienna Tenley Albright Carol Heiss Hanna Eigel
1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Carol Heiss Tenley Albright Ingrid Wendl
1957 Colorado Springs Carol Heiss Hanna Eigel Ingrid Wendl
1958 Paris Carol Heiss Ingrid Wendl Hanna Walter
1959 Colorado Springs Carol Heiss Hanna Walter Sjoukje Dijkstra
1960 Vancouver Carol Heiss Sjoukje Dijkstra Barbara Ann Roles
1961 PragueCompetition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
1962 Prague Sjoukje Dijkstra Wendy Griner Regine Heitzer
1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Sjoukje Dijkstra Regine Heitzer Nicole Hassler
1964 Dortmund Sjoukje Dijkstra Regine Heitzer Petra Burka
1965 Colorado Springs Petra Burka Regine Heitzer Peggy Fleming
1966 Davos Peggy Fleming Gabriele Seyfert Petra Burka
1967 Vienna Peggy Fleming Gabriele Seyfert Hana Mašková
1968 Geneva Peggy Fleming Gabriele Seyfert Hana Mašková
1969 Colorado Springs Gabriele Seyfert Beatrix Schuba Zsuzsa Almássy
1970 Ljubljana Gabriele Seyfert Beatrix Schuba Julie Lynn Holmes
1971 Lyon Beatrix Schuba Julie Lynn Holmes Karen Magnussen
1972 Calgary Beatrix Schuba Karen Magnussen Janet Lynn
1973 Bratislava Karen Magnussen Janet Lynn Christine Errath
1974 Munich Christine Errath Dorothy Hamill Dianne de Leeuw
1975 Colorado Springs Dianne de Leeuw Dorothy Hamill Christine Errath
1976 Gothenburg Dorothy Hamill Christine Errath Dianne de Leeuw
1977 Tokyo Linda Fratianne Anett Pötzsch Dagmar Lurz
1978 Ottawa Anett Pötzsch Linda Fratianne Susanna Driano
1979 Vienna Linda Fratianne Anett Pötzsch Emi Watanabe
1980 Dortmund Anett Pötzsch Dagmar Lurz Linda Fratianne
1981 Hartford Denise Biellmann Elaine Zayak Claudia Kristofics-Binder
1982 Copenhagen Elaine Zayak Katarina Witt Claudia Kristofics-Binder
1983 Helsinki Rosalynn Sumners Claudia Leistner Elena Vodorezova
1984 Ottawa Katarina Witt Anna Kondrashova Elaine Zayak
1985 Tokyo Katarina Witt Kira Ivanova Tiffany Chin
1986 Geneva Debi Thomas Katarina Witt Tiffany Chin
1987 Cincinnati Katarina Witt Debi Thomas Caryn Kadavy
1988 Budapest Katarina Witt Elizabeth Manley Debi Thomas
1989 Paris Midori Ito Claudia Leistner
1990 Halifax Jill Trenary Midori Ito Holly Cook
1991 Munich Kristi Yamaguchi Tonya Harding Nancy Kerrigan
1992 Oakland Kristi Yamaguchi Nancy Kerrigan Chen Lu
1993 Prague Oksana Baiul Surya Bonaly Chen Lu
1994 Chiba Yuka Sato Surya Bonaly Tanja Szewczenko
1995 Birmingham Chen Lu Surya Bonaly Nicole Bobek
1996 Edmonton Michelle Kwan Chen Lu Irina Slutskaya
1997 Lausanne Tara Lipinski Michelle Kwan Vanessa Gusmeroli
1998 Minneapolis Michelle Kwan Irina Slutskaya Maria Butyrskaya
1999 Helsinki Maria Butyrskaya Michelle Kwan Julia Soldatova
2000 Nice Michelle Kwan Irina Slutskaya Maria Butyrskaya
2001 Vancouver Michelle Kwan Irina Slutskaya Sarah Hughes
2002 Nagano Irina Slutskaya Michelle Kwan Fumie Suguri
2003 Washington, D.C. Michelle Kwan Elena Sokolova Fumie Suguri
2004 Dortmund Shizuka Arakawa Sasha Cohen Michelle Kwan
2005 Moscow Irina Slutskaya Sasha Cohen Carolina Kostner
2006 Calgary Kimmie Meissner Fumie Suguri Sasha Cohen
2007 Tokyo Miki Ando Mao Asada Yuna Kim
2008 Gothenburg Mao Asada Carolina Kostner Yuna Kim
2009 Los Angeles Yuna Kim Joannie Rochette Miki Ando
2010 Turin Mao Asada Yuna Kim Laura Lepistö
2011 Moscow Miki Ando Yuna Kim Carolina Kostner
2012 Nice Carolina Kostner Alena Leonova Akiko Suzuki
2013 London Yuna Kim Carolina Kostner Mao Asada
2014 Saitama Mao Asada Yulia Lipnitskaya Carolina Kostner
2015 Shanghai Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Satoko Miyahara Elena Radionova
2016 Boston Evgenia Medvedeva Ashley Wagner Anna Pogorilaya
2017 Helsinki Evgenia Medvedeva Kaetlyn Osmond Gabrielle Daleman
2018 Milan Kaetlyn Osmond Wakaba Higuchi Satoko Miyahara
2019 Saitama Alina Zagitova Elizabet Tursynbaeva Evgenia Medvedeva
2020 MontrealCompetition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 StockholmFSR Anna ShcherbakovaFSR Elizaveta TuktamyshevaFSR Alexandra Trusova
2022 Montpellier Kaori Sakamoto Loena Hendrickx Alysa Liu
Saitama Kaori Sakamoto Lee Hae-in Loena Hendrickx
2024 Montreal Kaori Sakamoto Isabeau Levito Kim Chae-yeon
2025 Boston
2026 Prague

Pairs

YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
St. Petersburg[38]
Stockholm
Berlin
ViennaNo other competitors
Manchester
Stockholm
St. Moritz
1915–
1921
No competition held due to World War I
Davos
Kristiania
Manchester
Vienna
Berlin
Vienna
London
Budapest
New York City
Berlin
Montreal
Stockholm
Helsinki
Budapest
Paris
London
Berlin
Budapest
1940–
1946
No competition held due to World War II
Stockholm
Davos
Paris
London
Milan
Paris
Davos
Oslo
Vienna
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Colorado Springs
Paris
Colorado Springs
Vancouver
1961 PragueCompetition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
Prague
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Dortmund
Colorado Springs
Davos
Vienna
Geneva
Colorado Springs
Ljubljana
Lyon
Calgary
Bratislava
Munich
Colorado Springs
Gothenburg
Tokyo
Ottawa
Vienna
Dortmund
Hartford
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Ottawa
Tokyo
Geneva
Cincinnati
Budapest
Paris
Halifax
Munich
Oakland
Prague
Chiba
Birmingham
Edmonton
Lausanne
Minneapolis
Helsinki
Nice
Vancouver
Nagano
Washington, D.C.
Dortmund
Moscow
Calgary
Tokyo
Gothenburg
Los Angeles
Turin
Moscow
Nice
London
Saitama
Shanghai
Boston
Helsinki
Milan
Saitama
2020 MontrealCompetition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Stockholm
Montpellier
Saitama
Montreal
Boston
Prague

Ice dance

YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
Paris[39]
Davos
Oslo
Vienna
Colorado Springs
Paris
Colorado Springs
Vancouver
1961 PragueCompetition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
Prague
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Dortmund
Colorado Springs
Davos
Vienna
Geneva
Colorado Springs
Ljubljana
Lyon
Calgary
Bratislava
Munich
Colorado Springs
Gothenburg
Tokyo
Ottawa
Vienna
Dortmund
Hartford
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Ottawa
Tokyo
Geneva
Cincinnati
Budapest
Paris
Halifax
Munich
Oakland
Prague
Chiba
Birmingham
Edmonton
Lausanne
Minneapolis
Helsinki
Nice
Vancouver
Nagano
Washington, D.C.
Dortmund
Moscow
Calgary
Tokyo
Gothenburg
Los Angeles
Turin
Moscow
Nice
London
Saitama
Shanghai
Boston
Helsinki
Milan
Saitama
2020 MontrealCompetition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Stockholm
Montpellier
Saitama
Montreal
Boston
Prague

Records

EventMost titlesMost consecutive titlesMedal sweeps
Men's singles101901–05;
1907–11
71930–361925
1927–28
1952
1955–56
Women's singles101927–36101927–361991
FSR2021
Pairs61973–7861973–78 Germany1939
101969–78101969–781969
1988
Ice dance61970–74;
1976
51970–741955–56
1968
1992
1993
Note:

Cumulative medal count

See main article: World Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count.

See also

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