1991 World Figure Skating Championships
1991 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 12 – 17 |
Season: | 1990–91 |
Location: | Munich, Germany |
Venue: | Olympiahalle |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Kurt Browning | |
Ladies' singles: Kristi Yamaguchi | |
Pairs: Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | |
Ice dance: Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay | |
Previous: 1990 World Championships | |
Next: 1992 World Championships |
The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Munich on March. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men[1] | Kurt Browning | Viktor Petrenko | Todd Eldredge |
Ladies[2] | Kristi Yamaguchi | Tonya Harding | Nancy Kerrigan |
Pair skating[3] | Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand |
Ice dancing[4] | Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay | Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko | Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin |
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Results
Men
Kurt Browning won his third world championship in a row. Elvis Stojko (CAN) lands the first quad in combination, the first quadruple toe loop-double toe loop combination, at the World Championships.[5][6]
Ladies
The U.S. became the only nation to ever sweep the ladies' podium at a World Championships.[7]
Midori Ito and Laetitia Hubert collided with each other during a practice session.[8] In the short program, Ito stumbled over an opening in the boards and into a camera but was back on the ice after three seconds.[8] Tonya Harding became the first American woman to perform a triple-axel at an international event.
Pairs
Ice dancing
The judges voted two couples (from Czechoslovakia and Poland) exactly the same (each 12 placings in compulsory dance 2).
References
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (March 15, 1991). "FIGURE SKATING; Browning's Triple Jumps Lead to 3d Title in Row". The New York Times.
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (March 17, 1991). "Figure Skating; Skating Sweep for the U.S. Women". The New York Times.
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (March 14, 1991). "FIGURE SKATING; Brilliant Victory for Soviet Pair and Surprising 3d for U.S". The New York Times.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 29, 1991). "THE YEAR IN REVIEW; Winners of 1991 Individual and Team Championships". The New York Times.
- ^ USA Today quad timeline
- ^ "FIGURE SKATING / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : Soviets Win, U.S. Pair Third". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1991.
- ^ "Ice Queens". CNN. March 25, 1991.
- ^ a b Janofsky, Michael (March 16, 1991). "Ito Survives Hard Knocks and Gains 3d Place". The New York Times.
External links
- results
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
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