The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2008-2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The event crowned the World Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Results from these World Championships were used to determine the majority of the spots available for each country for the 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as determining as usual the entries by country for the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships. 24 spots in singles, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dancing for the Olympics were determined at the 2009 World Championships. The remaining spots will be determined at an Olympic qualifying event in the fall of 2009.
The event was held in the Staples Center at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, United States from 23–29 March 2009[1].
[edit] Competition notes
- The compulsory dance was the Paso Doble.
- This was the first time that skaters represented Montenegro at an ISU Championship and the first time skaters represented Brazil and Ireland at the World Championships[2].
- Kim Yu-Na set an ISU world record of 76.12 points for the ladies short program[3] and a world record of 207.71 points for the ladies overall score[4].
- In the men's short program, Sergei Voronov and Jeremy Abbott tied with a total score of 72.15. The tie was broken by the technical mark and so Voronov placed 9th in that segment and Abbott 10th.
[edit] Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from ISU Member Nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Skaters qualify for the World Championships by belonging to an ISU member nation. Each country is allowed one entry in every discipline by default. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement.
The following countries earned more than one entry to the 2009 World Championships based on their placement at the 2008 World Championships.[5]
[edit] Medals summary
[edit] Medals table
[edit] Medalists
[edit] Schedule
(Local time, UTC-7)
- Tuesday, March 24
- 13:00 - 17:05 Compulsory Dance
- 18:15 - 18:40 Opening Ceremonies
- 19:00 - 23:40 Pairs Short Program
- Wednesday, March 25
- 09:00 - 12:55 Men's Short Program (1st Half)
- 13:30 - 18:20 Men's Short Program (2nd Half)
- 19:00 - 23:00 Pairs Free Skating
- Thursday, March 26
- 12:30 - 16:50 Original Dance
- 17:35 - 21:45 Men's Free Skating
- Friday, March 27
- 08:45 - 12:50 Ladies Short Program (1st Half)
- 13:20 - 17:30 Ladies Short Program (2nd Half)
- 18:30 - 23:00 Free Dance
- Saturday, March 28
- 16:00 - 20:00 Ladies Free Skating
- Sunday, March 29
- 14:00 - 16:30 Gala Exhibition
[edit] Results
[edit] Men's short program
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TR: Transitions
- PE: Performance/Execution
- CH: Choreography
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Men's free skating
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TR: Transitions
- PE: Performance/Execution
- CH: Choreography
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Men's final standings
The men's podium. From left: Patrick Chan (2nd), Evan Lysacek (1st), Brian Joubert (3rd).
[edit] Ladies
[edit] Ladies' short program
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TR: Transitions
- PE: Performance/Execution
- CH: Choreography
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
- WDR: Withdrawn
[edit] Ladies' free skating
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TR: Transitions
- PE: Performance/Execution
- CH: Choreography
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Ladies' final standings
The ladies podium. From left: Joannie Rochette (2nd), Kim Yu-Na (1st), Miki Ando (3rd).
[edit] Pairs short program
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TR: Transitions
- PE: Performance/Execution
- CH: Choreography
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Pairs free skating
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TR: Transitions
- PE: Performance/Execution
- CH: Choreography
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Pairs final standings
The pairs podium. From left: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (3rd).
[edit] Ice dancing
[edit] Ice dancing compulsory dance
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- TI: Timing
- PF: Performance
- IN: Interpretation
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Ice dancing original dance
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- MO: Linking Footwork/Movements
- PF: Performance
- CH: Choreography
- IT: Interpretation/Timing
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Ice dancing free dance
- TSS: Total Segment Score
- TES: Technical Element Score
- PCS: Program Component Score
- SS: Skating Skills
- MO: Linking Footwork/Movements
- PF: Performance
- CH: Choreography
- IT: Interpretation/Timing
- Ded: Deductions
- StN: Starting Number
[edit] Ice dancing final standings
The ice dancing podium. From left: Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (2nd), Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin (1st), Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (3rd).
[edit] References
- ^ "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-182959-200177-nav-list,00.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2009 - Preview". International Skating Union. 20 March 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-294938-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Domnina/Shabalin dance to gold - Kim takes Ladies Short with record score". International Skating Union. 28 March 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295143-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Yu-Na Kim wins Korea’s first World figure skating gold and cracks 200 points". International Skating Union. 29 March 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295149-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ International Skating Union Communication No. 1527 Entries ISU Championships 2009PDF
[edit] External links