1984 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 20 – 25 |
Season: | 1983–84 |
Location: | Ottawa, Canada |
Venue: | Ottawa Civic Centre |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Scott Hamilton | |
Ladies' singles: Katarina Witt | |
Pairs: Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | |
Ice dance: Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
Previous: 1983 World Championships | |
Next: 1985 World 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.
The ISU Representative was Olaf Poulsen (Norway), and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták (Hungary).
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men | Scott Hamilton | Brian Orser | Alexander Fadeev |
Ladies | Katarina Witt | Anna Kondrashova | Elaine Zayak |
Pair skating | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
Ice dancing | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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Olympic champions Valova / Vasiliev led after the short program, followed by Underhill / Martini and Selezneva / Makarov. [2] Underhill / Martini placed first in the free skating and won Canada's first world figure skating title since Karen Magnussen in 1973. [3]
Two pairs withdrew before the free skating – Massari / Azzola, due to Massari's recurring knee problem, and Watson / Lancon, due to Lancon's back injury from a fall in the short program. [3]
Rank | Name | Nation | SP [2] | FS | Points | Total |
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1 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
2 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | |
3 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany | 4 | 3 | 4.6 | |
4 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 5.2 | |
5 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 5 | 5 | 7.0 | |
6 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany | 8 | 6 | 9.2 | |
7 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
8 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union | 6 | 8 | 10.4 | |
9 | Babette Preußler / Tobias Schröter | East Germany | 11 | 9 | 13.4 | |
10 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States | 9 | 10 | 13.6 | |
WD | Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola | West Germany | 10 | |||
WD | Jill Watson / Burt Lancon | United States | 12 |
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1984 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 20 – 25 |
Season: | 1983–84 |
Location: | Ottawa, Canada |
Venue: | Ottawa Civic Centre |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Scott Hamilton | |
Ladies' singles: Katarina Witt | |
Pairs: Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | |
Ice dance: Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
Previous: 1983 World Championships | |
Next: 1985 World 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.
The ISU Representative was Olaf Poulsen (Norway), and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták (Hungary).
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men | Scott Hamilton | Brian Orser | Alexander Fadeev |
Ladies | Katarina Witt | Anna Kondrashova | Elaine Zayak |
Pair skating | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
Ice dancing | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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Olympic champions Valova / Vasiliev led after the short program, followed by Underhill / Martini and Selezneva / Makarov. [2] Underhill / Martini placed first in the free skating and won Canada's first world figure skating title since Karen Magnussen in 1973. [3]
Two pairs withdrew before the free skating – Massari / Azzola, due to Massari's recurring knee problem, and Watson / Lancon, due to Lancon's back injury from a fall in the short program. [3]
Rank | Name | Nation | SP [2] | FS | Points | Total |
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1 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
2 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | |
3 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany | 4 | 3 | 4.6 | |
4 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 5.2 | |
5 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 5 | 5 | 7.0 | |
6 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany | 8 | 6 | 9.2 | |
7 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
8 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union | 6 | 8 | 10.4 | |
9 | Babette Preußler / Tobias Schröter | East Germany | 11 | 9 | 13.4 | |
10 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States | 9 | 10 | 13.6 | |
WD | Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola | West Germany | 10 | |||
WD | Jill Watson / Burt Lancon | United States | 12 |
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