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World Figure Skating Championships

For the 2025 edition, see 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.

World Figure Skating Championships
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StatusActive
GenreInternational championship event
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1896
Previous event2024 World Championships
Next event2025 World Championships
Organised byInternational Skating Union
The men's medalists at the 2013 World Championships
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the men's event at the 2013 World Championships: Patrick Chan of Canada (center), Denis Ten of Kazakhstan (left), and Javier Fernández of Spain (right)
The women's medalists at the 2014 World Championships
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the women's event at the 2014 World Championships: Mao Asada of Japan (center), Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia (left), and Carolina Kostner of Italy (right)
The pairs medalists at the 2015 World Championships
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the pairs event at the 2015 World Championships: Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada (center), Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China (left), and Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China (right)
The ice dance medalists at the 2017 World Championships
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the ice dance event at the 2017 World Championships: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada (center), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (left), and Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States (right)

The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The World Championships are considered the most prestigious annual event in figure skating,[1] second only to the Olympics.

The first World Championships were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1896. The competitors were from Germany, Austria, or Russia and were all men. A separate competition for women was established in 1905 and the men's and women's competitions were held separately for several years. Pair skating was added in 1908 and ice dance in 1952.

The corresponding competition for junior-level skaters is the World Junior Championships. The corresponding competition for senior-level synchronized skating is the World Synchronized Skating Championships and for junior-level, the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.

Ulrich Salchow of Sweden holds the record for the most World championships won in men's singles (with ten),[2] while Sonja Henie of Norway holds the record for the most championships won in women's singles (also with ten).[3] Irina Rodnina of the Soviet Union holds the record for the most championships won in pair skating (with ten); four while partnered with Alexei Ulanov and another six with Alexander Zaitsev.[4] Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov of the Soviet Union hold the record for the most championships won in ice dance (with six).[5]

The 2026 World Championships are scheduled to be held in Prague, Czech Republic.[6]

  1. ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ulrich Salchow". Olympedia. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sonja Henie". Olympedia. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Irina Rodnina". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Russell, Susan D. (January 5, 2013). "Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov". International Figure Skating Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "2026 World Figure Skating Championships". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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