1997 World Figure Skating Championships
1997 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 16 – 23 |
Season: | 1996–97 |
Location: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Venue: | CIG de Malley |
Champions | |
Men's singles: ![]() | |
Ladies' singles: ![]() | |
Pairs: ![]() | |
Ice dance: ![]() | |
Previous: 1996 World Championships | |
Next: 1998 World Championships |
The 1997 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the CIG de Malley in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 16–23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing.
Medal tables
[edit]Medalists
[edit]Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ladies[2] | ![]() |
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Pair skating[3] | ![]() |
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Ice dancing | ![]() |
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Medals by country
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Competition notes
[edit]At age 14, Tara Lipinski became the youngest skater to win the World title in ladies' singles.
Legendary coach, Carlo Fassi suffered a heart attack and passed away while at the event with his skater. Nicole Bobek.
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]1994 Olympic champion Alexei Urmanov withdrew with a groin injury.
Stojko became the first skater to win a world title with a successful 4T-3T.
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Marie Reine le Gougne
France
- Agnes Morvai
Hungary
- Sally Rehorick
Canada
- Sviatoslav Babenko
Russia
- George Iashvili
Georgia
- Zoya Yordanova
Bulgaria
- Paula Naughton
United States
- Daniela Cavelli
Italy
- Sissy Krick
Germany
Substitute judge:
Ladies
[edit]Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Josette Betsch
France
- Alexander Pentchev
Bulgaria
- Maria Zuchowicz
Poland
- Christa Gunsam
Austria
- Judit Fürst-Tombor
Hungary
- Jan Hoffmann
Germany
- Gloria Morandi
Italy
- Hisashi Yoshikawa
Japan
- Adriana Domanska
Slovakia
Substitute judge:
Pairs
[edit]Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Frank Parsons
Australia
- Ulf Denzer
Germany
- Debbie Islam
Canada
- Alexei Shirshov
Belarus
- Marina Sanaya
Russia
- Anna Sierocka
Poland
- Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
Greece
- Laura McNair
United Kingdom
- Lucy J. Brennan
United States
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
[edit]Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Robert Horen
United States
- Gilles Van Den Broeck
France
- Halina Gordon-Poltorak
Poland
- John Greenwood
Canada
- Irina Absaliamova
Belarus
- Isabella Micheli
Italy
- Evgenia Karnolska
Bulgaria
- Mary Parry
United Kingdom
- Heide Maritczak
Austria
Substitute judge:
References
[edit]- ^ JERE LONGMAN (1997-03-21). "Stojko Leaps to Another Championship - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ JERE LONGMAN (1997-03-23). "Lipinski, 14, Is Youngest World Champion - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "German Pair Win World Title - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1997-03-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
External links
[edit]- 1997 Worlds results Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine