World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...
were held in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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from March 8 to 13. At the event, sanctioned by the
International Skating Union
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pair skating
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, and
ice dancing
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.
The ISU Representative was
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and the ISU Technical Delegate
Elemér Terták
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. The original dance was part of the competition for the first time.
Medal tables
Medalists
Medals by country
Results
Men
Referee:
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Sonia Bianchetti
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Irina Absaliamova
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Monique Georgelin
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Margaret Berezowski
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Benjamin T. Wright
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Assistant Referee:
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Judges:
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Linda Petersen
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Margaret Berezowski
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Ludwig Gassner
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Eugen Romminger
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Walburga Grimm
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Substitute judge:
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Giovanni De Mori Giovanni may refer to:
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Erika Schiechtl
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Judges:
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Suzanne Fancis
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Ingrid Linke
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Ice dancing
Jayne Torvill
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Christopher Dean
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got 5.9 scores from all nine judges in their third dance, the Argentine tango, of the compulsory portion of the event.
Referee:
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Lawrence Demmy
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Judges:
* Cia Bordogna
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Katalin Alpern
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Roy Mason
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World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...