1998 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1998 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 29 – April 5 |
| Season: | 1997–98 |
| Location: | Minneapolis, USA |
| Venue: | Target Center |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Alexei Yagudin | |
Ladies' singles:  Michelle Kwan | |
|
Pair skating: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
|
Ice dancing: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | |
|
Previous: 1997 World Championships | |
|
Next: 1999 World Championships | |
The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Minneapolis, USA from March 29 through April 5. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Competition notes
The competition was open to skaters representing an ISU member nation. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Alexei Yagudin |
Todd Eldredge |
Evgeni Plushenko |
| Ladies | Michelle Kwan |
Irina Slutskaya |
Maria Butyrskaya |
| Pair skating | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze |
Jenni Meno / Todd Sand |
 Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller |
| Ice dancing | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov |
 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat |
 Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Men
.svg.png){kind=small}
Referee:
- Walburga Grimm
Assistant Referee:
- Charles Foster
Judges:
- Gavril Velchev
Bulgaria - Frank Parsons
Australia - Elfriede Beyer Germany
- Lucy J. Brennan United States
- Seppo Kurtti
Finland - Prisca Binz-Moser
Switzerland - Ingelise Blangsted
Denmark - Agnes Morvai
Hungary - Odile Guedj France
Substitute judge:
Ladies
Referee:
- Ronald Pfenning
Assistant Referee:
- Gerhardt Bubnik
Judges:
- Julianna Beke Hungary
- Alfred Korytek
Ukraine - Marianne Oeverby
Sweden - Hideo Sugita
Japan - Rafaella Loccatelli
Italy - Christa Gunsam
Austria - Jacqueline Itschner Switzerland
- Susan Heffernan Canada
- Liliana Strechova
Czech Republic
Substitute judge:
- Wendy Langdon Australia
Pairs
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Marie Lundmark
Judges:
- Maria Zuchowicz
Poland - Jiasheng Yang
China - Hugh Graham United States
- Igor Prokop
Slovakia - Gьnther Teichmann Germany
- Robert Worsfold
United Kingdom - Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
Greece - Susan Lynch Australia
- Alain Miguel France
Substitute judge:
- Vladislav Petukhov Ukraine
Ice dancing
Referee:
- Ann Shaw
Assistant Referee:
- Ludmila Mikhailovskaya
Judges:
- Katalin Alpern Hungary
- Elena Buriak Russia
- Monika Zeidler Germany
- Yury Balkov Ukraine
- Isabella Micheli Italy
- Armelle Van Eybergen France
- Patricia S. French United States
- Irina Absaliamova
Belarus - Janet Coton United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
- Evgenia Karnolska Bulgaria
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.