The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2008–09 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles,

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. Results from these World Championships were used to determine the majority of the spots available for each country at the

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: 24 spots in singles, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dancing, with the remaining spots determined at an Olympic qualifying event in the fall of 2009. As every year, Worlds also determined the entries by country for the following year's event. The event was held in the Staples Center at

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, USA from March 23 to 29, 2009. The

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Qualification

The competition was open to skaters from

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who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2009 World Junior Championships. Based on the results of the 2008 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Countries which qualified more than one country per discipline:

Schedule

(Local time, UTC-7) * Tuesday, March 24 ** 13:00 - 17:05 Compulsory dance ** 18:15 - 18:40 Opening ceremonies ** 19:00 - 23:40 Pairs' short program * Wednesday, March 25 ** 09:00 - 12:55 Men's short program (1st Half) ** 13:30 - 18:20 Men's short program (2nd Half) ** 19:00 - 23:00 Pairs' free skating * Thursday, March 26 ** 12:30 - 16:50 Original dance ** 17:35 - 21:45 Men's free skating * Friday, March 27 ** 08:45 - 12:50 Ladies' short program (1st Half) ** 13:20 - 17:30 Ladies' short program (2nd Half) ** 18:30 - 23:00 Free dance * Saturday, March 28 ** 16:00 - 20:00 Ladies' free skating * Sunday, March 29 ** 14:00 - 16:30 Gala Exhibition

Competition notes

It was the first time that skaters represented

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at an ISU Championship and the first time skaters represented Brazil and Ireland at the World Championships.

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set an ISU world record of 76.12 points for the ladies short program and a world record of 207.71 points for the ladies overall score. In the men's short program, Sergei Voronov and Jeremy Abbott tied with a total score of 72.15. The tie was broken by the technical mark and so Voronov placed 9th in that segment and Abbott 10th. It was the second year in a row that the world champion did not attempt or complete a quadruple jump, leading to continued criticism from bronze medalist

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, the silver medalist, would then criticize Joubert, saying he was only concerned about quads and not the whole program. See also

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for more.

Results

Men

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became the first American to win since

Todd Eldredge Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1996 World champion, a six-time U.S. national champion (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002), a three-time Olympian (1992, 1998, 2002), and a ...

in 1996. His victory was described as unexpected, since he was not able to attempt a quadruple jump due to injury. 2009 WC Men's Podium

Men's short program

* TSS: Total Segment Score * TES: Technical Element Score * PCS: Program Component Score * SS: Skating Skills * TR: Transitions * PE: Performance/Execution * CH: Choreography * IN: Interpretation * Ded: Deductions * StN: Starting Number

Men's free skating

Men's final standings

Ladies

Ladies' short program

Ladies' free skating

Ladies' final standings

* WD = Withdrawn

Pairs

Pairs short program

Pairs free skating

Pairs final standings

Ice dancing

Ice dancing compulsory dance

* TI: Timing * PF: Performance

Ice dancing original dance

* MO: Linking Footwork/Movements * IT: Interpretation/Timing

Ice dancing free dance

Ice dancing final standings

Medals summary

Medals by country

Medalists

References

Competitors list

External links

Official site
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