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1983 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1983
Annual figure skating competition held in 1983
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1983 World Figure Skating Championships |
| image | 1983 World Figure Skating Championships.jpg |
| comptype | ISU Championship |
| startdate | March 8 |
| enddate | 13 |
| skatingseason | 1982–83 |
| location | Helsinki, Finland |
| venue | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| championmen | USA Scott Hamilton |
| championladies | USA Rosalynn Sumners |
| championpairs | URS Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev |
| championdance | GBR Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean |
| previouscomp | [1982 World Championships](1982-world-figure-skating-championships) |
| nextcomp | [1984 World Championships](1984-world-figure-skating-championships) |
The 1983 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 8 to 13. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Hermann Schiechtl and the ISU Technical Delegate Elemér Terták. The original dance was part of the competition for the first time.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Ice dancing | GBR Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | URS Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | USA Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert |
|---|
Medals by country
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FS | SP+FS | Points | Total | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Scott Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| **2** | Norbert Schramm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| **3** | Brian Orser | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Fadeev | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Christophe Simond | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jozef Sabovčík | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Boitano | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heiko Fischer | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Kotin | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rudi Cerne | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurent Depouilly | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 23.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falko Kirsten | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Beacom | 11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 27.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cockerell | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 29.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lars Åkesson | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 30.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miljan Begović | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 31.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masaru Ogawa | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shinji Someya | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 35.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hlavik | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 37.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Pepperday | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 40.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Medhurst | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 41.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fernando Soria | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44.0 |
Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti
Assistant Referee:
- Oskar Madl
Judges:
- Irina Absaliamova
- Kazuo Ohashi
- Heinz Müllenbach
- Helga von Wiecki
- Tjaša Andrée
- Monique Georgelin
- Hugh C. Graham, Jr.
- Gerhardt Bubnik
- Margaret Berezowski
Substitute judge:
- Walter Hütter
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FS | SP+FS | Points | Total | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | B Section | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Rosalynn Sumners | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **2** | Claudia Leistner | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **3** | Elena Vodorezova | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Witt | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Kondrashova | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristiina Wegelius | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kay Thomson | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manuela Ruben | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiffany Chin | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandra Cariboni | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Janina Wirth | 15 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlene Wong | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanda Dubravčić | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 24.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonja Stanek | 10 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 26.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katrien Pauwels | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 30.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karin Telser | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 20.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catarina Lindgren | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juri Ozawa | 24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 22.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Jackson | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 22.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanne Gamborg | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 25.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elise Ahonen | 22 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Scha Wang | 20 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Southwood | 16 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Béatrice Farinacci | 17 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 28.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susanne Gschwend | 23 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 34.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vicki Holland | 26 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosario Esteban | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lim Hye-kyung | 27 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elaine Zayak |
Referee:
- Benjamin T. Wright
Assistant Referee:
- Leena Vainio
Judges:
- Linda Petersen
- Raymond Alperth
- Margaret Berezowski
- Jacqueline Itschner
- Monique Petis
- Ludwig Gassner
- Eugen Romminger
- Hideo Sugita
- Britta Lindgren
- Walburga Grimm
Substitute judge:
- Giovanni De Mori
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | Points | Total | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| **2** | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| **3** | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | 3 | 3 | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | 5 | 4 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | 6 | 5 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | 4 | 7 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | 8 | 6 | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | 9 | 9 | 12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | 10 | 10 | 14.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jill Watson / Burt Lancon | 11 | 11 | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Babette Preußler / Torsten Ohlow | 12 | 12 | 16.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins | 14 | 13 | 18.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Toshimi Ito / Takashi Mura | 13 | 14 | 19.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jana Havlová / René Novotný | 15 | 15 | 21.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola | 16 | 16 | 22.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maija Pekkala / Pekka Pekkala | 17 | 17 | 23.8 |
Referee:
- Donald H. Gilchrist
Assistant Referee:
- Erika Schiechtl
Judges:
- Suzanne Fancis
- Mikhail Drei
- Ingrid Reetz
- Hely Abbondati
- Dagmar Řeháková
- Virginia LeFevre
- Sally-Anne Stapleford
- Ingrid Linke
- Hideo Sugita
Substitute judge:
- Jürg Wilhelm
Ice dancing
Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean got 5.9 scores from all nine judges in their third dance, the Argentine tango, of the compulsory portion of the event.
| Rank | Name | Nation | CD | OSP | FD | Total | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| **2** | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| **3** | Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Olga Volozhinskaya / Alexander Svinin | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Johnson / John Thomas | 13 | 11 | 10 | 22.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Isabella Micheli / Roberto Pelizzola | 12 | 10 | 11 | 22.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams | 11 | 12 | 12 | 23.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Judit Péterfy / Csaba Bálint | 14 | 14 | 13 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Sato / Tadayuki Takahashi | 15 | 13 | 14 | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marianne van Bommel / Wayne Deweyert | 16 | 15 | 15 | 30.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kathrin Beck / Christoff Beck | 17 | 16 | 16 | 32.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Claudia Schmidlin / Daniel Schmidlin | 18 | 17 | 17 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hristina Boyanova / Javor Ivanov | Bulgaria | 19 | 18 | 18 | 36.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nathalie Herve / Pierre Bechu | 9 |
Referee:
- Lawrence Demmy
Assistant Referee:
- Roland Wehinger
Judges:
- Cia Bordogna
- Jürg Wilhelm
- Kazuo Ohashi
- Margaret Freepartner
- Ann Shaw
- Heide Maritszak
- Igor Kabanov
- Katalin Alpern
- Roy Mason
Substitute judge:
- Lysiane Lauret
References
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU
References
- AP. (1983-03-10). "Russians Triumph In Pairs". NYTimes.com.
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