2002 World Figure Skating Championships
Appearance
2002 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 16 – 24 |
Season: | 2001–02 |
Location: | Nagano, Japan |
Venue: | M-Wave |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Alexei Yagudin | |
Ladies' singles: Irina Slutskaya | |
Pairs: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | |
Ice dance: Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | |
Previous: 2001 World Championships | |
Next: 2003 World Championships |
The 2002 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the M-Wave Arena in Nagano, Japan from March 16 to 24, sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Competition notes
It was the first ISU competition after the much publicized 2002 Olympic judging controversy. Neither pairs gold medalists chose to attend. Both went pro soon after.
2002 Worlds was the first time Israel had ever won a medal at Worlds.
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
The first compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz. The second was the Quickstep.[1]
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
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External links
- 2002 World Figure Skating Championships
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011920/http://ww2.isu.org/news/fsworlds1.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011925/http://ww2.isu.org/news/fsworlds2.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011934/http://ww2.isu.org/news/fsworlds3.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011944/http://ww2.isu.org/news/fsworlds4.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011948/http://ww2.isu.org/news/fsworlds5.html