The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships. Skaters compete in the discplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The 2007 championships were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from March 19 to 25.
Figure skaters are entered into the championships by country. Each International Skating Union Member (national association) may enter one skater or team in each event. Some countries are permitted to enter 2 or 3 participants if their skaters performed well at the previous championship.
Because of the large number of entries at the World Championships, only the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advanced to the free skate after the short program. In ice dance, the top 30 couples in the compulsory dance advanced to the original dance, and the top 24 couples after the original dance advanced to the free dance.
To compete, skaters must have reached the age of 15 by July 1st of the previous year. The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the corresponding competition for skaters who are not age-eligible for senior worlds.
[edit] Competition notes
- Yukari Nakano and Carolina Kostner tied for 5th place with 168.92 points overall. Nakano won 5th place on the tiebreak, which was the free skate placement, and Kostner dropped to 6th.
- In the ladies event, two world records were set: Kim Yu-Na for the short program with a score of 71.95, and Mao Asada for the free skate with a score of 133.13.
[edit] Medals Table
[edit] Results
Judges for the men's short program
Judges of the men's free program
[edit] Ladies
Judges for the ladies short program
Judges of the ladies free program
Judges for the pairs short program
Judges of the pairs free program
[edit] Ice Dancing
Judges for the compulsory dance (rumba)
Judges of the original dance
Judges of the free dance
[edit] Multiple entries for 2008
The following countries secured multiple entries for the 2008 championships based on their performances at the 2007 Worlds.
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[edit] Prize Money
The total prize money for the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships is US$710,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. All amounts are in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:
| Placement | Prize Money (Singles) | Prize Money (Pairs/Dance) |
| 1st | $ 45,000 | $ 67,500 |
| 2nd | $ 27,000 | $ 40,500 |
| 3rd | $ 18,000 | $ 27,000 |
| 4th | $ 13,000 | $ 19,500 |
| 5th | $ 10,000 | $ 15,000 |
| 6th | $ 7,000 | $ 10,500 |
| 7th | $ 6,000 | $ 9,000 |
| 8th | $ 5,000 | $ 7,500 |
| 9th | $ 3,500 | $ 5,250 |
| 10th | $ 3,000 | $ 4,500 |
| 11th | $ 2,500 | $ 3,750 |
| 12th | $ 2,000 | $ 3,000 |
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