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2019 World Figure Skating Championships
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Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 18 – 24
Season:2018–19
Location:Saitama, Japan
Host:Japan Skating Federation
Venue:Saitama Super Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Nathan Chen
Ladies' singles:
Russia Alina Zagitova
Pair skating:
China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Ice dance:
France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
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The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Saitama, Japan, from March 18–24, 2019.[1]

Records

The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:

Event Component Skater(s) Score Date Ref
Pairs Short program China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 79.24 March 20, 2019 [2]
Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 81.21
Free skating China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 155.60 March 21, 2019 [3]
Total score Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov 228.47 [4]
China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong 234.84
Ice dance Rhythm dance France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron 88.42 March 22, 2019 [5]
Free dance 134.23 March 23, 2019 [6]
Total score 222.65 [7]
Men Free skating Japan Yuzuru Hanyu 206.10 [8]
Total score 300.97 [9]
Free skating United States Nathan Chen 216.02 [8]
Total score 323.42 [9]

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List of highest scores in figure skating

List of highest scores in figure skating

The following list of highest scores in figure skating contains the highest scores earned from the 2018–19 season onwards, under the ISU Judging System (IJS). The 2018–19 season began on 1 July 2018.

China

China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. With an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions. The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and largest financial center is Shanghai.

Sui Wenjing

Sui Wenjing

Sui Wenjing is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Han Cong, she is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a three-time world silver medalist, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Four Continents champion, a three-time World Junior champion (2010–2012), the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Chinese national champion. Sui and Han are the first pair skate team to achieve a Super Slam, having won all major competitions in both their senior and junior career. They are the only team that has landed throw quadruple salchows and quadruple twists in competition.

Han Cong

Han Cong

Han Cong is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Sui Wenjing, he is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a three-time world silver medalist, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Four Continents champion, a three-time World Junior champion (2010–2012), the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Chinese national champion. Sui and Han are the first pair skate team to achieve a Super Slam, having won all major competitions in both their senior and junior career. They have landed throw quadruple salchows and quadruple twists in competition.

Russia

Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of over 147 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan.

Evgenia Tarasova

Evgenia Tarasova

Evgenia Maksimovna Tarasova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Vladimir Morozov, she is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World medalist, a two-time European champion, the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Russian national champion. Earlier in their career, they became the 2014 World Junior silver medalists and the 2014 Russian junior national champions.

Vladimir Morozov (figure skater)

Vladimir Morozov (figure skater)

Vladimir Evgenyevich Morozov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Evgenia Tarasova, he is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World medalist, a two-time European champion, the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Russian national champion. Earlier in their career, they became the 2014 World Junior silver medalists and the 2014 Russian junior national champions.

France

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.

Gabriella Papadakis

Gabriella Papadakis

Gabriella Maria Papadakis is a French ice dancer. With her partner, Guillaume Cizeron, she is a 2022 Olympic champion, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion, a five-time consecutive European champion (2015–2019), the 2017 and 2019 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time French national champion. They have won ten gold medals on the Grand Prix series. Earlier in their career, they won silver at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Guillaume Cizeron

Guillaume Cizeron

Guillaume Cizeron is a French ice dancer. With his partner, Gabriella Papadakis, he is the 2022 Olympic champion, the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion, a five-time consecutive European champion (2015–2019), the 2017 and 2019 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time French national champion. They have won ten gold medals in the Grand Prix series. Earlier in their career, they won silver at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and 2013 World Junior Championships.

Qualification

Age and minimum TES requirements

Skaters are eligible for the 2019 World Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2018, and have met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships.

Due to the difference in the rules for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the required minimum scores have been adjusted separately for scores reached in the 2017–18 and the 2018–19 season.[10]

Minimum technical scores (TES)[10]
Discipline SP / SD
2017–18
FS / FD
2017–18
SP / RD
2018–19
FS / FD
2018–19
Men 36 66 34 64
Ladies 29 49 29 49
Pairs 27 46 27 44
Ice dance 30 43 31 45
Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event
in the ongoing or preceding season.
SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2018 World Championships, each ISU member nation can field one to three entries per discipline.

Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance
3  Japan
 United States
 Russia
 Japan
 Canada
 Russia
 Russia  United States
 Canada
 Italy
2  Israel
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Latvia
 Uzbekistan
 Italy
 Belgium
 United States
 Germany
 France
 Italy
 Canada
 China
 France
 Russia
If not listed above, one entry is allowed.

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2017–18 figure skating season

2017–18 figure skating season

The 2017–18 figure skating season began on July 1, 2017, and ended on June 30, 2018. During this season, elite skaters competed at the ISU Championship level in the 2018 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships, as well as at the 2018 Winter Olympics. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series.

2018–19 figure skating season

2018–19 figure skating season

The 2018–19 figure skating season began on July 1, 2018, and ended on June 30, 2019. During this season, elite skaters competed at the ISU Championship level in the 2019 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series.

Short program (figure skating)

Short program (figure skating)

The short program of figure skating is the first of two segments of competitions, skated before the free skating program. It lasts, for both senior and junior singles and pair skaters, 2 minutes and 40 seconds. In synchronized skating, for both juniors and seniors, the short program lasts 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014-2015 season. The short program for single skaters and for pair skaters consists of seven required elements, and there are six required elements for synchronized skaters.

Short dance

Short dance

The short dance (SD) was the first segment of an ice dancing competition from the 2010–2011 to the 2017–2018 seasons. It was approved in June 2010 by the International Skating Union (ISU). It merged the original dance (OD) and compulsory dance (CD), which were both discontinued. The ISU renamed the short dance to the rhythm dance (RD) in 2018.

Free skating

Free skating

The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters and teams, and three and one-half minutes for junior skaters and teams. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014—2015 season. The free skating program, across all disciplines, must be well-balanced and include certain elements described and published by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Rhythm dance

Rhythm dance

The rhythm dance (RD) is the first segment of an ice dance competition. The International Skating Union (ISU) renamed the short dance to the "rhythm dance" in June 2018, prior to the 2018–2019 season. It became part of international competitions in July 2018. French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron hold the highest RD score of 90.83 points, which they achieved at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

2018 World Figure Skating Championships

2018 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2018 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Milan, Italy from 19–25 March 2018, at the Mediolanum Forum.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

United States

United States

The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City.

Russia

Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of over 147 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan.

Canada

Canada

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. It is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. The country is sparsely inhabited, with most residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Entries

Member nations began announcing their selections in January 2019. The International Skating Union published the full list of entries on February 25, 2019.

Country Men[11] Ladies[12] Pairs[13] Ice dancing[14]
 Armenia Slavik Hayrapetyan Anastasia Galustyan
 Australia Brendan Kerry Kailani Craine Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds
 Austria Luc Maierhofer Sophia Schaller Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer
 Azerbaijan Vladimir Litvintsev Ekaterina Ryabova
 Belarus Anna Kublikova / Yuri Hulitski
 Belgium Loena Hendrickx
 Brazil Isadora Williams
 Bulgaria Alexandra Feigin
 Canada[15][16] Keegan Messing
Nam Nguyen
Alaine Chartrand
Aurora Cotop
Gabrielle Daleman
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro
Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud
Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
 China Jin Boyang Chen Hongyi Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
 Croatia Lana Petranović / Antonio Souza-Kordeiru
 Czech Republic Michal Březina Eliška Březinová Hanna Abrazhevich / Martin Bidař
 Denmark Pernille Sørensen
 Estonia Aleksandr Selevko Eva Lotta Kiibus Katerina Bunina / German Frolov
 Finland Valtter Virtanen Emmi Peltonen Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis
 France[17] Kévin Aymoz Laurine Lecavelier Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac
Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
 Georgia Morisi Kvitelashvili
 Germany Paul Fentz Nicole Schott Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert
Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert
Shari Koch / Christian Nüchtern
 Hong Kong Yi Christy Leung
 Hungary Ivett Tóth Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács
 Israel Alexei Bychenko
Daniel Samohin
Shira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich
 Italy Matteo Rizzo Marina Piredda
Roberta Rodeghiero
Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise
Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini
Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri
Jasmine Tessari / Francesco Fioretti
 Japan[18] Yuzuru Hanyu
Keiji Tanaka
Shoma Uno
Rika Kihira
Satoko Miyahara
Kaori Sakamoto
Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto
 Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva
 Latvia Deniss Vasiļjevs
 Lithuania Elžbieta Kropa Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius
 Malaysia Julian Zhi Jie Yee
 Mexico Donovan Carrillo
 Netherlands Kyarha van Tiel
 North Korea Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik
 Poland Igor Reznichenko Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev
 Romania Julia Sauter
 Russia[19] Mikhail Kolyada
Andrei Lazukin
Alexander Samarin
Evgenia Medvedeva
Sofia Samodurova
Alina Zagitova
Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert
Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
 Slovakia Nicole Rajičová
 Slovenia Daša Grm
 South Korea Cha Jun-hwan Lim Eun-soo
 Spain Valentina Matos Laura Barquero / Aritz Maestu Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin
 Sweden Alexander Majorov Anita Östlund
 Switzerland[20] Lukas Britschgi Alexia Paganini Victoria Manni / Carlo Rothlisberger
 Turkey Burak Demirboğa
 Ukraine Ivan Shmuratko Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin
 United Kingdom[21] Peter James Hallam Natasha McKay Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson
 United States[22] Jason Brown
Nathan Chen
Vincent Zhou
Mariah Bell
Bradie Tennell
Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker
Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

Changes to preliminary assignments

Date Discipline Withdrew Added Reason/Other notes Refs
February 26 Pairs Japan Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara N/A Concussion (Kihara) [23]
February 27 Ladies Russia Stanislava Konstantinova Russia Evgenia Medvedeva Further consideration [19]
March 5 Finland Viveca Lindfors Finland Emmi Peltonen Medical [24]
March 6 Sweden Matilda Algotsson Sweden Anita Östlund Further consideration [25]
March 13 Men Russia Maxim Kovtun Russia Andrei Lazukin Medical [19]

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International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in July 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Switzerland.

Armenia

Armenia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.

Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.

Brendan Kerry

Brendan Kerry

Brendan Kerry is an Australian figure skater. He is the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy bronze medalist, the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy bronze medalist, the 2019 Toruń Cup champion, the 2016 Egna Spring Trophy champion, and an eight-time Australian national champion.

Kailani Craine

Kailani Craine

Kailani Craine is an Australian former figure skater. She is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist, the 2015 Toruń Cup silver medalist, and a six-time Australian national champion (2014–2019). She represented Australia at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing 17th and 29th, respectively.

Chantelle Kerry

Chantelle Kerry

Chantelle Kerry is an Australian figure skater. As an ice dancer with Andrew Dodds, she is a two-time Australian national champion and has competed at two Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she competed in ladies' singles. She is the 2013 Skate Down Under champion and 2013 Australian national champion, and competed in the final segment at two Four Continents.

Andrew Dodds

Andrew Dodds

Andrew Dodds is an Australian figure skater who competes in both men's singles and ice dance. As a single skater, he is a three-time Australian national silver medalist and has competed in the final segment at four Four Continents Championships. As an ice dancer with partner Chantelle Kerry, he is a two-time Australian national champion and has appeared at two Four Continents.

Austria

Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) and has a population of 9 million.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.

Ekaterina Ryabova (figure skater)

Ekaterina Ryabova (figure skater)

Ekaterina Alexeyevna Ryabova is a retired Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater who represented Azerbaijan in women's singles. She is the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge silver medalist, the 2019 CS Ice Star bronze medalist, the 2018 Ice Star champion, the 2019 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, and the 2019 Azerbaijani national champion.

Belarus

Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.2 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into seven regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city.

Anna Kublikova

Anna Kublikova

Anna Alexandrovna Kublikova is a Russian-born retired ice dancer who competed for Belarus. With Yuri Hulitski, she is the 2018 Open d'Andorra silver medalist and the 2019 Belarusian national champion. They competed at the 2019 World Championships and the 2019 European Championships.

Recap

Men

Short program

Nathan Chen finished first after the short program, with his American teammate Jason Brown finishing in second place. Chen was satisfied with his performance, saying, "There are always things I can do better, things I can improve on but ultimately everything I did, I did as best as I could and I hope to continue that into the free program".[26] Brown's short program, despite not having any quad jumps in comparison to his competitors, has been praised as one of the best short programs of the season.[27] After moving to Toronto in the off-season, Brown reflected on his newfound maturity, noting, "There's a bit of confidence, a maturity confidence. As far as the skating goes, there's still a lot of changes that we have to make, but as the season's gone on, I've gotten a lot more confidence. I think it's a sense of maturity, the way that I'm carrying myself."[28] Two-time Olympic and World Champion Yuzuru Hanyu, rounded out the top 3 despite doubling his quad salchow attempt. While commenting about his performance at the press conference Hanyu expressed his surprise of being awarded third place, despite missing the second half of the season due to an injured ankle, "I'm disappointed with my short program, I made a big mistake and I've got to reform and improve for the free skate, but I'm honoured to be in the top three."[26] Four Continents Bronze Medallist Vincent Zhou finished in fourth, European bronze medallist Matteo Rizzo was fifth, while Four Continents champion, Olympic silver medallist and two-time defending silver medallist Shoma Uno completed the top six.

Free skate

Chen maintained the lead he gained in the short program, becoming the first American male skater to defend a World Title since Scott Hamilton in 1984.[29] He finished 22 points ahead of Hanyu, who became the first skater to break the 200-point mark since the introduction of the +5 GOE system, marking the fifth consecutive year of a Japanese skater winning the silver medal.[29] Hanyu was called for an under-rotation and uneasy landing on his quad salchow, missed half of the season due to a lingering ankle injury and was proud of his performance despite not having enough strength in his ankle.[30][31] Zhou's bronze medal was his first major ISU Championship senior medal, making himself and Chen the first two American men to make the world championship podium since 1996. After breaking the free skate world record at Four Continents, Uno's fourth-place finish was a shock to the home crowd—with a fall on his quad flip, an under-rotation on a combination jump and incomplete landing call on his opening quad salchow—was notably in tears when speaking to Japanese media stating feelings of regret and disappointment.[31] When reflecting on his season, Uno was upset at his performance "If I recall, there are more competitions that I got disappointed over joyful ones in this season, [...] Overall, I am still disappointed in myself. I need to become much stronger mentally."[30] Jin Boyang finished in fifth with two triple Axels and a big cheer from the crowd, with his performance component score bringing down his marks.[31] Despite a second-place finish in the short program, Brown could not maintain his lead and dropped to ninth overall after a messy free skate, including a fall on his quad salchow, although was positive about his incredible improvement throughout the season.[29][31] Kevin Aymoz suffered an injury to his hands after cutting them when trying to save a jump gone wrong, resulting in blood dripping on the ice.

Ladies

Short program

2018 Olympic gold medallist Alina Zagitova took the lead in the short program, ahead of home crowd favourite and Japanese national champion Kaori Sakamoto who achieved a personal best score after performing a near perfect triple flip-triple toe-loop combination.[32][33] Zagitova mentioned that she was nervous before beginning her program as she had experienced several mistakes and errors throughout the season, although stated that she felt more mentally prepared in comparison to the rest of her season.[34] Sakamoto was pleased with her performance, "I was able to execute everything as I did in practice and will aim to do that again in the free skate."[34] Zagitova's training partner Elizabet Tursynbaeva surprised both critics and the crowd to finish in third. After a rocky season, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva finished fourth by achieving a seasons best for a short program that was first performed in December, receiving a standing ovation from the Japanese crowd despite an under-rotation call on her triple toe-loop.[30][33] Short program world record holder and Grand Prix Final champion, Rika Kihira finished in seventh after singling her triple Axel attempt.[30][32][33] 2017 World bronze medallist and 2018 Olympic Team Champion Gabrielle Daleman made her return to international competition after taking personal leave for mental health reasons, finishing in 11th despite skating clean.[32]

Ladies' podium (left to right) – Tursynbaeva (silver), Zagitova (gold) and Medvedeva (bronze)
Ladies' podium (left to right) – Tursynbaeva (silver), Zagitova (gold) and Medvedeva (bronze)

Free skate

Zagitova took first in the free skate to win her first world title, becoming the first female skater since Yuna Kim to complete a Career Grand Slam after silver medal finishes at the Grand Prix Final and Europeans.[30] When speaking to the media Zagitova stated "I realized that I needed a clean skate and I went into each jump determined to land it".[35] Tursynbaeva became the first senior woman to land a quad jump, completing a clean quad salchow in the free skate to take silver for Kazakhstan, their first in any discipline since Denis Ten in 2015. Tursynbaeva couldn't believe she landed her quad after falling in her previous two attempts in competition.[35] Medvedeva narrowly beat Kihira for the bronze by a tenth of a mark, despite Kihira beating Medvedeva in the free skate the deficit from the short program it was not enough to change the standings. Kihira's Japanese teammates, short program silver medallist Sakamoto and Satoko Miyahara finished fifth and sixth, respectively, with Sakamoto popping her planned triple-flip which cost her a place on the podium.[30][36] The judging panel came under scrutiny with Medvedeva not being called for her lutz performed with the wrong edge, with critics and fans criticising a lack of consistency amongst the judging of other skaters, marring the final result.[37]

Pairs

Short program

Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov finished the short program by breaking the world record, competing with their 2018 Olympic short program.[30] In their second competition of the season, 2017 World Champions Sui Wenjing & Han Cong finished in second place, with their training partners and compatriots Peng Cheng & Jin Yang finishing in third. Event favourites Vanessa James & Morgan Cipres struggled with the short program once again, after James accidentally collided with Matteo Guarise in the warm-up that left both athletes shaken.[27][30] Guarise was left with bruises on his left hip and pain in his left knee, "I wanted to slow down when I saw Vanessa, I am a big guy and she is so tiny. I didn't want to hurt her."[38] James, who was left uninjured, when discussing the incident with Olympic Channel she noted, "we've had some hard situations but we always push through them."[39]

World Champions, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong (China), with their gold medals after the pairs event podium presentation
World Champions, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong (China), with their gold medals after the pairs event podium presentation

Free skate

Sui and Han broke the free skate world record to win their second world title in three years, with the skates by the top four considered to be one of the best in recent world championships, with Sui and Han's considered one of the best pairs free skates of all time.[28][30] Sui discussed the difficulties and challenges they had throughout the season while recovering from ankle surgery, Sui noted to the media "In the short, we performed very well, and as the last to go on today, we knew that if we did well and challenged ourselves, we would win."[28] Although Morozov stumbled his side-by-side jump, he and his partner Tarasova finished in second place, with their compatriots Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert taking a surprising bronze medal after finishing in fourth in the short program.[28] Despite finishing third in the free skate and fifth overall, James and Cipres were frustrated with their performances, with Cipres adding although they were proud of their performance, "we want this title, everybody knows that we can do it, we know that we can do it, and we are going to do it."[28]

Ice dance

Rhythm dance

Defending world champions Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron completed the Rhythm Dance with a five-point lead over the Russian team of Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov. Papadakis stated that an improvement of their technique training helped them gain the points advantage they wanted going into the free skate, calling their skate "the best performance".[36] Olympic Ice Dance Champion Meryl Davis, praised Papadakis and Cizeron for their performance, calling it "very special, [...] remarkable" and "in a class of their own".[36] Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin finished in third, leading by 0.01 over Americans and defending silver medallists Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue. Hubbell was positive about their performance as they had improved their technical score, which was their main goal for their performance.[36] The reigning bronze medallists, Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje finished in fifth, with Weaver calling their performance "a magical experience [...] but not perfect".[35] Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Nikolaj Sorensen made their first appearance for Canada after competing for Denmark in previous championships, with Sorensen suffering a wardrobe malfunction that placed them in tenth.[35]

Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov at the conclusion of their silver medal-winning free skate
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov at the conclusion of their silver medal-winning free skate

Free dance

Papadakis and Cizeron maintained their lead from the Rhythm Dance winning their fourth World Title in five years by finishing eleven points higher overall than silver medallists Sinitsina and Katsalapov, with the French team's only loss being to Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir in 2017.[29] Cizeron was happy with their performance, while Papadakis reflected at the last time the world championships were in Saitama, "we were exactly here five years ago for the worlds in Saitama and it's funny to remember the whole experience we came in this five years, where we were at the time and where we are now".[31] Katsalapov achieved his first major ISU Championship medal since his bronze medal at the Sochi Olympics with previous partner Elena Ilinykh, while it was current partner Sinitsina first overall. Sinitsina and Katsalapov were also the first Russian Ice Dance team to finish on the worlds podium since Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev in 2013.[30] Hubbell and Donohue took the bronze ahead of Stepanova and Bukin, making it the fifth consecutive year of an American Ice Dance team finishing on the podium.[30] Hubbell explained how their partnership had improved throughout the year and the risk to change their program choreography weeks before the world championship, "to be able to skate an emotionally strong performance as well as a technically strong performance, it's what every athlete wants."[31] Despite receiving a standing ovation from the crowd, Stepanova and Bukin's technical content was not enough to push them into the top three, missing by two points.[31] Weaver and Poje completed the top five, despite missing the first half of the season, performing a tribute program to late skater Denis Ten.[30][31]

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Nathan Chen

Nathan Chen

Nathan Wei Chen, is an American figure skater and author. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion, the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion, a ten-time Grand Prix medalist, a 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist.

Jason Brown (figure skater)

Jason Brown (figure skater)

Jason Lawrence Brown is an American figure skater. He is a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2015 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he became a two-time World Junior medalist, the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2010 junior national champion.

2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held on February 7–10, 2019 in Anaheim, California, United States. Held annually since 1999, the competition featured skaters from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

2019 European Figure Skating Championships

2019 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2019 European Figure Skating Championships took place in Minsk, Belarus. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing.

Matteo Rizzo

Matteo Rizzo

Matteo Rizzo is an Italian figure skater. He is a two-time European Championship medalist, a three-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, the 2019 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time Italian national champion, and a seven-time silver national medalist. He has won several ISU Challenger Series medals, including gold at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup and 2022 CS Budapest Trophy. Rizzo represented Italy at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

The men's single figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 16 and 17 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The short program was held on 16 February and the free skating was held on 17 February.

1984 World Figure Skating Championships

1984 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1984 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Canada from March 20 to 25. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1996 World Figure Skating Championships

1996 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1996 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Edmonton, Canada on March 17–24. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Free skating

Free skating

The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters and teams, and three and one-half minutes for junior skaters and teams. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014—2015 season. The free skating program, across all disciplines, must be well-balanced and include certain elements described and published by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Jin Boyang

Jin Boyang

Jin Boyang is a Chinese figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist (2016–2017), the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, and a six-time Chinese national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2015 World Junior silver medalist and the 2013 JGP Final champion. He is the first Chinese skater to medal in the men's singles at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

The ladies' single figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The short program was held on 21 February, and the free skating was held on 23 February.

Alina Zagitova

Alina Zagitova

Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, the 2018 European champion, 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2018 Russian national champion. Zagitova also won a silver medal in the team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia team.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Nathan Chen  United States 323.42 1 107.40 1 216.02
2 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 300.97 3 94.87 2 206.10
3 Vincent Zhou  United States 281.16 4 94.17 3 186.99
4 Shoma Uno  Japan 270.32 6 91.40 4 178.92
5 Jin Boyang  China 262.71 9 84.26 5 178.45
6 Mikhail Kolyada  Russia 262.44 10 84.23 6 178.21
7 Matteo Rizzo  Italy 257.66 5 93.37 10 164.29
8 Michal Březina  Czech Republic 254.28 8 86.96 8 167.32
9 Jason Brown  United States 254.15 2 96.81 14 157.34
10 Andrei Lazukin  Russia 248.74 11 84.05 9 164.69
11 Kévin Aymoz  France 247.47 7 88.24 12 159.23
12 Alexander Samarin  Russia 246.33 20 78.38 7 167.95
13 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 240.74 12 82.67 13 158.07
14 Keiji Tanaka  Japan 238.40 19 78.76 11 159.64
15 Keegan Messing  Canada 237.64 14 82.38 15 155.26
16 Nam Nguyen  Canada 237.27 13 82.51 16 154.76
17 Vladimir Litvintsev  Azerbaijan 230.84 16 81.46 19 149.38
18 Alexander Majorov  Sweden 229.72 17 79.17 17 150.55
19 Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea 229.26 18 79.17 18 150.09
20 Brendan Kerry  Australia 222.02 21 78.26 21 143.76
21 Deniss Vasiļjevs  Latvia 218.52 23 74.74 20 143.78
22 Alexei Bychenko  Israel 216.60 22 77.67 22 138.93
23 Julian Zhi Jie Yee  Malaysia 205.97 24 73.63 23 132.34
24 Daniel Samohin  Israel 205.28 15 82.00 24 123.28
Did not advance to free skating
25 Peter James Hallam  United Kingdom 66.06 25 66.06
26 Luc Maierhofer  Austria 65.78 26 65.78
27 Aleksandr Selevko  Estonia 63.25 27 63.25
28 Paul Fentz  Germany 63.24 28 63.24
29 Ivan Shmuratko  Ukraine 62.99 29 62.99
30 Burak Demirboğa  Turkey 60.79 30 60.79
31 Slavik Hayrapetyan  Armenia 60.66 31 60.66
32 Valtter Virtanen  Finland 55.73 32 55.73
33 Donovan Carrillo  Mexico 54.99 33 54.99
34 Lukas Britschgi  Switzerland 54.58 34 54.58
35 Ihor Reznichenko  Poland 50.15 35 50.15

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Alina Zagitova  Russia 237.50 1 82.08 1 155.42
2 Elizabet Tursynbaeva  Kazakhstan 224.76 3 75.96 4 148.80
3 Evgenia Medvedeva  Russia 223.80 4 74.23 3 149.57
4 Rika Kihira  Japan 223.49 7 70.90 2 152.59
5 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 222.83 2 76.86 5 145.97
6 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 215.95 8 70.60 6 145.35
7 Bradie Tennell  United States 213.47 10 69.50 7 143.97
8 Sofia Samodurova  Russia 208.58 9 70.42 8 138.16
9 Mariah Bell  United States 208.07 6 71.26 9 136.81
10 Lim Eun-soo  South Korea 205.57 5 72.91 10 132.66
11 Gabrielle Daleman  Canada 192.67 11 69.19 12 123.48
12 Loena Hendrickx  Belgium 186.29 13 62.60 11 123.69
13 Ekaterina Ryabova  Azerbaijan 179.88 17 57.18 13 122.70
14 Yi Christy Leung  Hong Kong 177.22 14 58.60 14 118.62
15 Laurine Lecavelier  France 170.59 19 56.81 15 113.78
16 Nicole Schott  Germany 170.56 12 63.18 17 107.38
17 Alexandra Feigin  Bulgaria 165.31 20 56.69 16 108.62
18 Daša Grm  Slovenia 161.16 16 57.58 18 103.58
19 Chen Hongyi  China 157.59 15 58.53 19 99.06
20 Eliška Březinová  Czech Republic 153.45 18 57.13 20 96.32
21 Natasha McKay  United Kingdom 151.56 21 56.40 21 95.16
22 Eva Lotta Kiibus  Estonia 149.99 23 55.38 22 94.61
23 Alaine Chartrand  Canada 148.97 22 55.89 23 93.08
24 Isadora Williams  Brazil 143.22 24 55.20 24 88.02
Did not advance to free skating
25 Ivett Tóth  Hungary 54.87 25 54.87
26 Pernille Sørensen  Denmark 54.36 26 54.36
27 Marina Piredda  Italy 53.27 27 53.27
28 Emmi Peltonen  Finland 53.22 28 53.22
29 Julia Sauter  Romania 53.11 29 53.11
30 Anita Östlund  Sweden 53.07 30 53.07
31 Roberta Rodeghiero  Italy 51.50 31 51.50
32 Nicole Rajičová  Slovakia 51.22 32 51.22
33 Alexia Paganini  Switzerland 50.51 33 50.51
34 Valentina Matos  Spain 50.25 34 50.25
35 Aurora Cotop  Canada 48.83 35 48.83
36 Kailani Craine  Australia 48.82 36 48.82
37 Sophia Schaller  Austria 48.72 37 48.72
38 Elžbieta Kropa  Lithuania 47.95 38 47.95
39 Anastasia Galustyan  Armenia 47.75 39 47.75
40 Kyarha van Tiel  Netherlands 41.85 40 41.85

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong  China 234.84 2 79.24 1 155.60
2 Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov  Russia 228.47 1 81.21 2 147.26
3 Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert  Russia 217.81 4 73.96 4 144.02
4 Peng Cheng / Jin Yang  China 215.84 3 75.51 5 140.33
5 Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès  France 215.19 7 68.67 3 146.52
6 Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii  Russia 210.30 6 69.99 6 140.31
7 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro  Canada 200.02 5 73.08 8 126.94
8 Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise  Italy 195.74 8 67.29 7 128.45
9 Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc  United States 193.81 9 66.93 9 126.88
10 Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer  Austria 178.66 11 63.65 11 115.01
11 Ryom Tae-ok / Kim Ju-sik  North Korea 175.31 13 58.77 10 116.54
12 Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud  Canada 174.40 12 59.84 12 114.56
13 Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert  Germany 174.04 10 64.28 14 109.76
14 Annika Hocke / Ruben Blommaert  Germany 166.36 16 53.16 13 113.20
15 Laura Barquero / Aritz Maestu  Spain 162.27 14 55.58 15 106.69
16 Lana Petranović / Antonio Souza-Kordeiru  Croatia 153.99 15 53.70 17 100.29
17 Zoe Jones / Christopher Boyadji  United Kingdom 153.70 17 52.45 16 101.25
18 Hanna Abrazhevich / Martin Bidař  Czech Republic 140.02 19 48.66 18 91.36
19 Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini  Italy 133.75 18 52.02 19 81.73

Ice dance

Rank Name Nation Total points RD FD
1 Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron  France 222.65 1 88.42 1 134.23
2 Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov  Russia 211.76 2 83.94 2 127.82
3 Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue  United States 210.40 4 83.09 3 127.31
4 Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin  Russia 208.52 3 83.10 4 125.42
5 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje  Canada 205.62 5 82.84 5 122.78
6 Madison Chock / Evan Bates  United States 204.92 6 82.32 6 122.60
7 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier  Canada 200.92 8 80.44 7 120.48
8 Charlène Guignard / Marco Fabbri  Italy 199.18 7 81.66 8 117.52
9 Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker  United States 189.06 9 75.90 10 113.16
10 Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen  Canada 188.10 10 74.76 9 113.34
11 Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev  Poland 183.30 11 73.64 12 109.66
12 Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin  Spain 180.93 12 72.45 13 108.48
13 Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson  United Kingdom 179.57 15 68.46 11 111.11
14 Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac  France 179.26 13 71.26 14 108.00
15 Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu  China 173.89 14 68.47 15 105.42
16 Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis  Finland 168.12 18 66.01 16 102.11
17 Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius  Lithuania 168.06 16 67.21 17 100.85
18 Shari Koch / Christian Nüchtern  Germany 162.47 17 66.91 18 95.56
19 Anna Yanovskaya / Ádám Lukács  Hungary 156.81 20 61.96 19 94.85
20 Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin  Ukraine 153.43 19 65.76 20 87.67
Did not advance to free dance
21 Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto  Japan 60.98 21 60.98
22 Anna Kublikova / Yuri Hulitski  Belarus 56.55 22 56.55
23 Victoria Manni / Carlo Rothlisberger  Switzerland 53.94 23 53.94
24 Jasmine Tessari / Francesco Fioretti  Italy 53.47 24 53.47
25 Shira Ichilov / Vadim Davidovich  Israel 52.51 25 52.51
26 Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds  Australia 51.94 26 51.94
27 Katerina Bunina / German Frolov  Estonia 46.22 27 46.22

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Free skating

The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters and teams, and three and one-half minutes for junior skaters and teams. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014—2015 season. The free skating program, across all disciplines, must be well-balanced and include certain elements described and published by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Nathan Chen

Nathan Chen

Nathan Wei Chen, is an American figure skater and author. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion, the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion, a ten-time Grand Prix medalist, a 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

Jin Boyang

Jin Boyang

Jin Boyang is a Chinese figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist (2016–2017), the 2018 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, and a six-time Chinese national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2015 World Junior silver medalist and the 2013 JGP Final champion. He is the first Chinese skater to medal in the men's singles at the World Figure Skating Championships.

China

China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. With an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions. The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and largest financial center is Shanghai.

Mikhail Kolyada

Mikhail Kolyada

Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada is a Russian figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, the 2018 World bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist, the 2017 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a five-time Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time Russian national champion.

Russia

Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of over 147 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan.

Matteo Rizzo

Matteo Rizzo

Matteo Rizzo is an Italian figure skater. He is a two-time European Championship medalist, a three-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, the 2019 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time Italian national champion, and a seven-time silver national medalist. He has won several ISU Challenger Series medals, including gold at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup and 2022 CS Budapest Trophy. Rizzo represented Italy at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Italy

Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome.

Michal Březina

Michal Březina

Michal Březina is a retired Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and four-time Czech national champion. He also won the 2014-15 ISU Challenger Series. Michal represented the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.

Jason Brown (figure skater)

Jason Brown (figure skater)

Jason Lawrence Brown is an American figure skater. He is a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2015 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he became a two-time World Junior medalist, the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2010 junior national champion.

Medals summary

Medalists

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest overall placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Vincent Zhou
Ladies Russia Alina Zagitova Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva Russia Evgenia Medvedeva
Pairs China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov Russia Natalia Zabiiako / Alexander Enbert
Ice dancing France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Nathan Chen United States Jason Brown Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
Ladies Russia Alina Zagitova Japan Kaori Sakamoto Kazakhstan Elizabet Tursynbaeva
Pairs Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong China Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
Ice dancing France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov Russia Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin

Medals awarded to the skaters who achieve the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuzuru Hanyu United States Vincent Zhou
Ladies Russia Alina Zagitova Japan Rika Kihira Russia Evgenia Medvedeva
Pairs China Sui Wenjing / Han Cong Russia Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov France Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès
Ice dancing France Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron Russia Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov United States Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)1225
2 United States (USA)1023
3 China (CHN)1001
 France (FRA)1001
5 Japan (JPN)0101
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0101
Totals (6 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)2114
2 United States (USA)1102
3 France (FRA)1001
4 China (CHN)0112
 Japan (JPN)0112
6 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)1214
2 United States (USA)1023
3 France (FRA)1012
4 China (CHN)1001
5 Japan (JPN)0202
Totals (5 entries)44412

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United States

The United States of America, commonly known as the United States or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City.

Nathan Chen

Nathan Chen

Nathan Wei Chen, is an American figure skater and author. He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion, the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion, a ten-time Grand Prix medalist, a 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event and a six-time U.S. national champion (2017–22). At the junior level, Chen is the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2013–14 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Junior Grand Prix medalist.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

Vincent Zhou

Vincent Zhou

Vincent Zhou is an American figure skater. He is a 2022 Olympic Games team event silver medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist, the 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2021 Skate America champion, the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy silver medalist, the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, and a three-time U.S. national silver medalist.

Russia

Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of over 147 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan.

Alina Zagitova

Alina Zagitova

Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, the 2018 European champion, 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2018 Russian national champion. Zagitova also won a silver medal in the team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia team.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental landlocked country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's ninth-largest country by land area and the world's largest landlocked country. It has a population of 19 million people and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre. Ethnic Kazakhs constitute a majority of the population, while ethnic Russians form a significant minority. Kazakhstan is a Muslim-majority country, although ethnic Russians in the country form a sizeable Christian community.

Evgenia Medvedeva

Evgenia Medvedeva

Evgenia Armanovna Medvedeva, is a retired competitive Russian figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a two-time European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Russian national champion, silver medalist at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships and bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championships. Earlier in her career, she won the 2015 World Junior Championships, the 2014 Junior Grand Prix Final, and the 2015 Russian Junior Championships.

China

China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. With an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometres (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two special administrative regions. The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and largest financial center is Shanghai.

Sui Wenjing

Sui Wenjing

Sui Wenjing is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Han Cong, she is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a three-time world silver medalist, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Four Continents champion, a three-time World Junior champion (2010–2012), the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Chinese national champion. Sui and Han are the first pair skate team to achieve a Super Slam, having won all major competitions in both their senior and junior career. They are the only team that has landed throw quadruple salchows and quadruple twists in competition.

Han Cong

Han Cong

Han Cong is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Sui Wenjing, he is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a three-time world silver medalist, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Four Continents champion, a three-time World Junior champion (2010–2012), the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Chinese national champion. Sui and Han are the first pair skate team to achieve a Super Slam, having won all major competitions in both their senior and junior career. They have landed throw quadruple salchows and quadruple twists in competition.

Evgenia Tarasova

Evgenia Tarasova

Evgenia Maksimovna Tarasova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Vladimir Morozov, she is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World medalist, a two-time European champion, the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Russian national champion. Earlier in their career, they became the 2014 World Junior silver medalists and the 2014 Russian junior national champions.

Controversy

Mariah Bell/Lim Eun-soo collision

During a practice session run-through of American skater Mariah Bell's short program, Bell skated past Korean skater Lim Eun-soo, who was along the baseboards. As Bell approached, her toe-pick scraped the back of Lim's left calf, causing a minor injury. Bell had right-of-way on the ice at the time due to it being her program run-through. Lim's management agency, All That Skate, claimed that the incident was a deliberate attack by Bell on her training teammate in Rafael Arutyunyan's coaching group, while Bell said it was an accident. Because Bell's music was playing during practice, she had the right-of-way at the time and Lim should have been aware of where Bell was on the ice.[40][41] ISU released a statement clearing Bell of wrongdoing in the incident.[42] U.S. Figure Skating extended an apology to the Korean Skating Union over the incident.[42]

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Mariah Bell

Mariah Bell

Mariah Cheyenne Bell is an American former figure skater. She is the 2022 U.S. national champion, 2020 U.S. national silver medalist, and two-time U.S. national bronze medalist. She is also the 2020 Skate America gold medalist, 2016 Skate America silver medalist, the 2019 Internationaux de France bronze medalist, the 2019 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and the 2016 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist.

Lim Eun-soo

Lim Eun-soo

Lim Eun-soo is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, the two-time CS Asian Open champion, the 2018 CS U.S. Classic silver medalist, and the 2017 South Korean national champion. She has finished within the top ten at three senior ISU Championships.

All That Skate

All That Skate

All That Skate is a figure skating show produced by All That Sports, a sports agency based on Seoul, South Korea set up by 2010 Winter Olympic champion Kim Yuna and her mother Park Mi-hee.

Rafael Arutyunyan

Rafael Arutyunyan

Rafael Arutyunyan is an Armenian-American figure skating coach. He has coached in Armenia, Russia and the United States.

U.S. Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee "USOPC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and is the United States member of the International Skating Union ("ISU"). Although the name of the organization is “the United States Figure Skating Association” it is now known as and conducts business under the name “U.S. Figure Skating.” Founded in 1921, U.S. Figure Skating regulates and governs the sport and defines and maintains the standard of skating proficiency. It specifies the rules for testing, competitions, and all other figure skating related activities. U.S. Figure Skating promotes interest and participation in the sport by assisting member clubs, skaters, and athletes, appointing officials, organizing competitions, exhibitions, and other figure skating pursuits, and offering a wide variety of programs.

Source: "2019 World Figure Skating Championships", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 5th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_World_Figure_Skating_Championships.

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