1989 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1989 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 14 – 19 |
| Season: | 1988–89 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Venue: | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Kurt Browning | |
Ladies' singles:  Midori Ito | |
Pairs:  Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | |
| Ice dance: Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko | |
| Previous: 1988 World Championships | |
| Next: 1990 World Championships | |
The 1989 World Figure Skating Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 14 to 19. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Kurt Browning
|
 Christopher Bowman
|
 Grzegorz Filipowski
|
| Ladies | Midori Ito
|
 Claudia Leistner
|
Jill Trenary
|
| Pair skating | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov
|
Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston
|
Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov
|
| Ice dancing | Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko
|
Maya Usova / Aleksandr Zhulin
|
 Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay
|
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
Kurt Browning became the first man to win a world championship while completing a quadruple jump.[1]
Ladies
Midori Ito was the first Japanese skater to win gold and the first woman to do a triple axel in a major ISU competition.[2]
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union |
1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston | Canada |
3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov | Soviet Union |
5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König |  East Germany |
6.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo | United States |
7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Elena Kvitchenko / Rashid Kadyrkaev | Soviet Union |
9.5 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Canada |
10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | United States |
11.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Anuschka Gläser / Stefan Pfrengle | West Germany |
13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr |  Australia |
15.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor |  United Kingdom |
16.5 | 11 | 11 |