1991 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1991 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 12 – 17 |
| Season: | 1990–91 |
| Location: | Munich, Germany |
| Venue: | Olympiahalle |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Kurt Browning | |
Ladies' singles:  Kristi Yamaguchi | |
Pair skating:  Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | |
Ice dancing:  Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay | |
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The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Munich on March. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men[1] | Kurt Browning |
Viktor Petrenko |
Todd Eldredge |
| Ladies[2] | Kristi Yamaguchi |
Tonya Harding |
Nancy Kerrigan |
| Pair skating[3] | Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev |
Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler |
Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand |
| Ice dancing[4] | Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay |
Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko |
Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Results
Men
Kurt Browning won his third world championship in a row. Elvis Stojko (CAN) lands the first quad in combination, the first quadruple toe loop-double toe loop combination, at the World Championships.[5][6]
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Ladies
The U.S. became the only nation to ever sweep the ladies' podium at a World Championships.[7]
Midori Ito and Laetitia Hubert collided with each other during a practice session.[8] In the short program, Ito stumbled over an opening in the boards and into a camera but was back on the ice after three seconds.[8]
Pairs
Ice dancing
The judges voted two couples (from Czechoslovakia and Poland) exactly the same (each 12 placings in compulsory dance 2).
| Rank | Name | Nation | C1 | C2 | OD | FD | TFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay | France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.6 |
| 3 | Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Klára Engi / Attila Tóth |  Hungary | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Stefania Calegari / Pasquale Camerlengo |  Italy | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko |  Finland | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Dominique Yvon / Frédéric Palluel | France | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15.6 |
| 9 | April Sargent / Russ Witherby | United States | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19.0 |
| 10 | Jacqueline Petr / Mark Janoschak | Canada | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21.0 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow | United States | 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček |  Czechoslovakia | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 23.4 |
| 13 | Małgorzata Grajcar / Andrzej Dostatni |  Poland | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 25.8 |
| 14 | Isabelle Sarech / Xavier Debernis | France | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 28.6 |
| 15 | Anna Croci / Luca Mantovani | Italy | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 29.2 |
| 16 | Michelle McDonald / Martin Smith | Canada | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 31.4 |
| 17 | Jennifer Goolsbee / Hendryk Schamberger |  Germany | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 33.6 |
| 18 | Ann Hall / Jason Blomfield |  United Kingdom | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 37.0 |
| 19 | Saskia Stahler / Sven Authorsen | Germany | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 37.0 |
| 20 | Diane Gerencser / Bernard Columberg |  Switzerland | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 40.6 |
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| 21 | Kaoru Takino / Kenji Takino |  Japan | 20 | 20 | 21 | FNR | |
| 22 | Daria-Larissa Maritczak / Ihor-Andrij Maritczak |  Austria | 23 | 23 | 22 | FNR | |
| 23 | Monica MacDonald / Duncan Smart |  Australia | 22 | 21 | 23 | FNR | |
| 24 | Katri Uski / Juha Sasi | Finland | 24 | 24 | 24 | FNR | |
| 25 | Maria Hadjiiska / Hristo Nikolov |  Bulgaria | 25 | 25 | 25 | FNR | |
| 26 | Park Jun-hee / You Jong-hyun |  South Korea | 26 | 26 | 26 | FNR | |
References
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (March 15, 1991). "FIGURE SKATING; Browning's Triple Jumps Lead to 3d Title in Row". The New York Times.
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (March 17, 1991). "Figure Skating; Skating Sweep for the U.S. Women". The New York Times.
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (March 14, 1991). "FIGURE SKATING; Brilliant Victory for Soviet Pair and Surprising 3d for U.S". The New York Times.
- ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 29, 1991). "THE YEAR IN REVIEW; Winners of 1991 Individual and Team Championships". The New York Times.
- ↑ USA Today quad timeline
- ↑ "FIGURE SKATING / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : Soviets Win, U.S. Pair Third". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1991.
- ↑ "Ice Queens". CNN. March 25, 1991.
- 1 2 Janofsky, Michael (March 16, 1991). "Ito Survives Hard Knocks and Gains 3d Place". The New York Times.
External links
- results
- World Figure Skating Championships Results: Men PDF (9.95 KB)
- World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies PDF (14.2 KB)
- World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs PDF (19.4 KB)
- World Figure Skating Championships Results: Dance PDF (15.5 KB)
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