1987 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1987 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 10 – 15 |
| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Location: | Cincinnati, USA |
| Venue: | Riverfront Coliseum |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Brian Orser | |
Ladies' singles:  Katarina Witt | |
Pair skating:  Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | |
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Ice dancing: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | |
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The 1987 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Cincinnati, Ohio on March. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Brian Orser |
 Brian Boitano |
Alexander Fadeev |
| Ladies | Katarina Witt |
Debi Thomas |
Caryn Kadavy |
| Pairs | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov |
Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev |
Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard |
| Ice dancing | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin |
Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko |
Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Results
Men
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Ladies
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | United States | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union | 7.5 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston | Canada | 8.0 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada | 8.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner | United States | 10.5 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Canada | 11.0 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor |  United Kingdom | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Lenka Knapova / René Novotný |  Czechoslovakia | 15.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Sonja Adalbert / Daniele Caprano |  West Germany | 17.0 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr |  Australia | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Shuk-Ching Ngai / Cheuk-Fai Lai | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
Ice dancing
External links
- Result list provided by ISU
- For Boitano, Either It's a Hit or a Miss
- Thomas Has Fallen Upon Hard Times : Spotlight Moves Off '86 World Champion as Witt Woos the Fans
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