1999 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 20 – 28 |
Season: | 1998–99 |
Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
Venue: | Hartwall Areena |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Alexei Yagudin | |
Ladies' singles: Maria Butyrskaya | |
Pair skating: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
Ice dance: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | |
Previous: 1998 World Championships | |
Next: 2000 World Championships |
The 1999 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 20 through 28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. [1]
1999 was the first year that the qualifying competition in the men's and ladies' events counted towards the total score. Qualifying was 20% of the total score, the short program 30%, and the free skating 50%.
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men | Alexei Yagudin | Evgeni Plushenko | Michael Weiss |
Ladies | Maria Butyrskaya | Michelle Kwan | Julia Soldatova |
Pair skating | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | Dorota Zagorska / Mariusz Siudek |
Ice dancing | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. In the ladies' qualifying group B, Klara Bramfeldt (SWE) and Marion Krijgsman (NED) tied for 17th place, leading to a three-way tie in overall standings for 33rd place in the ladies' event.
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