1991 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 12 – 17 |
Season: | 1990–91 |
Location: | Munich, Germany |
Venue: | Olympiahalle |
Champions | |
Men's singles: ![]() | |
Ladies' singles: ![]() | |
Pairs: ![]() | |
Ice dance: ![]() | |
Previous: 1990 World Championships | |
Next: 1992 World Championships |
The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany from March 12 to 17. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men [1] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Ladies [2] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Pair skating [3] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Ice dancing [4] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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]
The U.S. became the first nation to ever sweep the ladies' podium at a World Championships. [7] [8]
Midori Ito and Laetitia Hubert collided with each other during a practice session. 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. [9] Tonya Harding became the first American woman to perform a triple axel at an international event.
Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
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1 | Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | ![]() | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
2 | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | ![]() | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand | ![]() | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
4 | Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov | ![]() | 6.5 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov | ![]() | 7.5 | 7 | 4 |
6 | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný | ![]() | 8.5 | 5 | 6 |
7 | Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König | ![]() | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
8 | Stacey Ball / Jean-Michel Bombardier | ![]() | 12.0 | 8 | 8 |
9 | Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval | ![]() | 14.5 | 9 | 10 |
10 | Jenni Meno / Scott Wendland | ![]() | 15.0 | 12 | 9 |
11 | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | ![]() | 16.0 | 10 | 11 |
12 | Anuschka Gläser / Stefan Pfrengle | ![]() | 17.5 | 11 | 12 |
13 | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor | ![]() | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
14 | Anna Gorecki / Arkadius Gorecki | ![]() | 23.0 | 18 | 14 |
15 | Rena Inoue / Tomoaki Koyama | ![]() | 23.0 | 16 | 15 |
16 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr | ![]() | 23.0 | 14 | 16 |
17 | Anna Tabacchi / Massimo Salvade | ![]() | 26.5 | 19 | 17 |
18 | Saskia Bourgeois / Guy Bourgeois | ![]() | 26.5 | 17 | 18 |
19 | Katarzyna Głowacka / Krzysztof Korcarz | ![]() | 26.5 | 15 | 19 |
The judges voted two couples (from Czechoslovakia and Poland) exactly the same (each 12 placings in compulsory dance 2). The event took place on 15th March 1991.