The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The event crowned the World Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
They were held in the Palavela in Turin, Italy from 22–28 March 2010.[1]
[edit] Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from ISU Member Nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2009. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Each country was allowed one entry in every discipline by default. Countries earned a second or third entry by earning points through skater placement at the previous year's competition.
The following countries earned more than one entry to the event based on performance at the 2009 World Championships.[2]
[edit] Schedule
(Local time, UTC+1)
- Tuesday, March 23
- 12:00 Compulsory Dance
- 17:15 Opening Ceremonies
- 18:15 Pairs Short Program
- Wednesday, March 24
- 09:30 Men's Short Program
- 18:45 Pairs Free Skating
- Thursday, March 25
- 12:45 Original Dance
- 18:15 Men's Free Skating
- Friday, March 26
- 09:00 Ladies Short Program
- 18:45 Free Dance
- Saturday, March 27
- 12:30 Ladies Free Skating
[edit] Competition notes
- The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz. 2010 Worlds were the final event to include a compulsory dance. The last compulsory dance in competition was skated by Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali.[3]
- Also in the ice dance competition, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (CAN) set a world record for the original dance, earning 70.27 points,[4] 2010 Worlds were also the final event to include an original dance.
- Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese man to win a world title. He attempted a quad flip which made him the first gold medalist to try a quad since 2007 Worlds, but he underrotated the jump, making him the third champion in a row not to land one successfully.[5]
- Laura Lepistö became the first Finn to medal in ladies' singles at the World Championships.[6]
[edit] Medals summary
[edit] Medals table
[edit] Medalists
[edit] Results
[edit] Men's singles
[edit] Ladies singles
[edit] Ice dancing
[edit] Prize money
|
Prize money (US$)[7] |
| Placement |
Men's / Ladies' singles |
Pairs / Ice dancers |
| 1st |
45,000 |
67,500 |
| 2nd |
27,000 |
40,500 |
| 3rd |
18,000 |
27,000 |
| 4th |
13,000 |
19,500 |
| 5th |
10,000 |
15,000 |
| 6th |
7,000 |
10,500 |
| 7th |
6,000 |
9,000 |
| 8th |
5,000 |
7,500 |
| 9th |
3,500 |
5,250 |
| 10th |
3,000 |
4,500 |
| 11th |
2,500 |
3,750 |
| 12th |
2,000 |
3,000 |
Pairs and ice dance couples split the amount.
Total prize money: $710,000 USD. |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Turin, Italy
Daisuke Takahashi
Pang Qing & Tong Jian
Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
United States
Russia
Czech Republic
France
Kazakhstan
Finland
Georgia
South Korea
Switzerland
Germany
Ukraine
United Kingdom
