1997 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1997 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 16 – 23 |
| Season: | 1996–1997 |
| Location: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Venue: | CIG de Malley |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Elvis Stojko | |
Ladies' singles:  Tara Lipinski | |
Pair skating:  Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer | |
Ice dancing:  Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | |
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The 1997 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland in March 1997. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing. The event was staged at the CIG de Malley
Competition notes
The competition was open to skaters representing an ISU member nation.
At age 14, Tara Lipinski became the youngest skater to win the World title in ladies' singles.
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men[1] | Elvis Stojko |
Todd Eldredge |
Alexei Yagudin |
| Ladies[2] | Tara Lipinski |
Michelle Kwan |
 Vanessa Gusmeroli |
| Pair skating[3] | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov |
Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev |
| Ice dancing | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov |
Angelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsiannikov |
Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Men
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.
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- Referee: Britta Lindgren
- Assistant Referee: Katsuichiro Hisanaga
Judges were:
- 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:
- Merja Kosonen
Finland
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | QA | QB | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tara Lipinski | United States | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Michelle Kwan | United States | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 3 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | France | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Laetitia Hubert | France | 10.5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | Krisztina Czakó | Hungary | 10.5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | Julia Lautowa |  Austria | 14.5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
| 9 | Julia Lavrenchuk |  Ukraine | 15.0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | Eva-Maria Fitze | Germany | 16.5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | |
| 11 | Joanne Carter |  Australia | 16.5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 12 | Olga Markova | Russia | 19.0 | 7 | 15 | 11 | |
| 13 | Nicole Bobek | United States | 20.0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| 14 | Zuzanna Szwed |  Poland | 21.5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |
| 15 | Lucinda Ruh |  Switzerland | 22.5 | 6 | 18 | 13 | |
| 16 | Lenka Kulovaná |  Czech Republic | 23.5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |
| 17 | Tatiana Malinina |  Uzbekistan | 25.0 | 12 | 17 | 19 | |
| 18 | Fumie Suguri |  Japan | 25.5 | 10 | 24 | 16 | |
| 19 | Alisa Drei | Finland | 27.0 | 8 | 22 | 17 | |
| 20 | Mojca Kopač |  Slovenia | 29.5 | 13 | 13 | 22 | |
| 21 | Julia Vorobieva |  Azerbaijan | 30.0 | 6 | 20 | 20 | |
| 22 | Helena Grundberg |  Sweden | 32.0 | 13 | 23 | 21 | |
| 23 | Hanae Yokoya | Japan | 32.5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | |
| WD | Susan Humphreys | Canada | 12 | 24 | |||
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| 25 | Lu Chen |  China | 11 | 25 | |||
| 26 | Tony Bombardieri | Italy | 15 | 26 | |||
| 27 | Zuzana Paurova |  Slovakia | 14 | 27 | |||
| 28 | Marta Andrade |  Spain | 11 | 28 | |||
| 29 | Ivana Jakupcevic |  Croatia | 15 | 29 | |||
| 30 | Sofia Penkova | Bulgaria | 14 | 30 | |||
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| 31 | Valeria Trifancova |  Latvia | 16 | ||||
| 31 | Yankun Du | China | 16 | ||||
| 33 | Valentina Gazeleridou |  Greece | 17 | ||||
| 33 | Shirene Human |  South Africa | 17 | ||||
| 35 | Noemi Bedo |  Romania | 18 | ||||
| 35 | Zoe Jones |  United Kingdom | 18 | ||||
| 37 | Patricia Ferriot | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 19 | ||||
| 37 | Min-Ju Jung |  South Korea | 19 | ||||
| 39 | Ja-Lin Weng |  Chinese Taipei | 20 | ||||
| 39 | Kaja Hanevold |  Norway | 20 | ||||
| 41 | Liina-Grete Lilender |  Estonia | 21 | ||||
| 41 | Rita Dolly Auyeung |  Hong Kong | 21 | ||||
| WD | Veronika Dytrt | Germany | |||||
- Referee: Sally-Anne Stapleford
- Assistant Referee: Hely Abbondati
Judges were:
- 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:
- Bettina Meier Switzerland
Pairs
- Referee: Walburga Grimm
- Assistant Referee: Markus German
Judges were:
- 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:
- Evgenia Bogdanova Azerbaijan
Ice dancing
- Referee: Wolfgang Kunz
- Assistant Referee: Roland Wehinger
Judges were:
- 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:
- Sumiko Kobayashi Japan
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/21/sports/stojko-leaps-to-another-championship.html?scp=10&sq=world+figure+skating&st=nyt
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/23/sports/lipinski-14-is-youngest-world-champion.html?scp=1&sq=world+figure+skating&st=nyt
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/20/sports/german-pair-win-world-title.html?scp=4&sq=world+figure+skating&st=nyt
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