Summary
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 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Pairs: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
| Ice dance: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | |
| Previous: 1998 World Championships | |
| Next: 2000 World Championships | |
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%.
Medal tables edit
Medalists edit
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Medals by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Competition notes edit
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.
Results edit
Men edit
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Lone Villefrance
Denmark - Jan Olesinski
Poland - Merja Kosonen
Finland - Ute Boehm
Germany - Peter Rankin
Australia - Igor Prokop
Slovakia - Jörg Badraun
Switzerland - Zsofia Wagner
Hungary - Zoya Yordanova
Bulgaria
Substitute judge:
- Vladislav Petukhov
Ukraine
Ladies edit
Referee:
- Britta Lindgren
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Franco Benini
Italy - Marina Sanaya
Russia - Bettina Meier Switzerland
- Jiasheng Yang
China - Agnes Morvai Hungary
- Maria Hrachovcova Slovakia
- Christa Gunsam
Austria - Pekka Leskinen Finland
- Kenji Amako
Japan
Substitute judge:
- Marianne Oeverby
Sweden
Pairs edit
Referee:
- Hely Abbondati
Assistant Referee:
- Alexander Lakernik
Judges:
- Jane Garden
Canada - Volker Waldeck Germany
- Franklin Nelson
United States - Anne Hardy-Thomas
France - Liliana Strechova
Czech Republic - Evgenia Bogdanova
Azerbaijan - Alfred Korytek Ukraine
- Sviatoslav Babenko Russia
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
Substitute judge:
- Alexei Shirshov
Belarus
Ice dancing edit
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Marie Lundmark
Judges:
- Elizabeth Clark Canada
- Walter Zuccaro Italy
- Yury Balkov Ukraine
- Mary Parry
United Kingdom - Alla Shekhovtseva Russia
- Ulf Denzer Germany
- Evgenia Karnolska Bulgaria
- Hongguo Ren China
- Margaret Faulkner United States
Substitute judge:
- Heide Maritczak Austria
References edit
- ^ Yagudin repeats as world champion
External links edit
- 1999 World Figure Skating Championships at the Internet Archive