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1983 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1983


Annual figure skating competition held in 1983

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title1983 World Figure Skating Championships
image1983 World Figure Skating Championships.jpg
comptypeISU Championship
startdateMarch 8
enddate13
skatingseason1982–83
locationHelsinki, Finland
venueHelsinki Ice Hall
championmenUSA Scott Hamilton
championladiesUSA Rosalynn Sumners
championpairsURS Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
championdanceGBR 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 dancingGBR Jayne Torvill / Christopher DeanURS Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei BukinUSA Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert

Medals by country

Results

Men

RankNameNationCPSPFSSP+FSPointsTotal45678910111213141516171819202122
**1**Scott Hamilton21112.6
**2**Norbert Schramm43336.6
**3**Brian Orser82227.6
Alexander Fadeev64449.2
Jean-Christophe Simond15779.8
Jozef Sabovčík395510.4
Brian Boitano976614.2
Heiko Fischer589815.2
Vladimir Kotin76101016.6
Rudi Cerne10118918.4
Laurent Depouilly1213111223.4
Falko Kirsten1410121124.4
Gary Beacom1117141427.4
Mark Cockerell1912131329.2
Lars Åkesson1314171730.4
Miljan Begović1515161631.0
Masaru Ogawa1716151531.6
Shinji Someya1618191835.8
Thomas Hlavik1821181937.2
Mark Pepperday2119202040.2
Cameron Medhurst2020212141.0
Fernando Soria2222222244.0

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

RankNameNationCPSPFSSP+FSPointsTotal456789101112131415B Section161718192021222324252627WDWD
**1**Rosalynn Sumners14123.2
**2**Claudia Leistner52336.8
**3**Elena Vodorezova33447.0
Katarina Witt81217.2
Anna Kondrashova955512.4
Kristiina Wegelius299913.8
Kay Thomson6116714.0
Manuela Ruben7108816.2
Tiffany Chin1467617.8
Sandra Cariboni416121320.8
Janina Wirth157101021.8
Charlene Wong138111122.0
Sanda Dubravčić1113131224.8
Sonja Stanek1017141426.8
Katrien Pauwels1220151530.2
Karin Telser21123220.4
Catarina Lindgren18155421.8
Juri Ozawa24181322.6
Susan Jackson25142122.6
Hanne Gamborg19196625.0
Elise Ahonen22224526.0
Li Scha Wang20237728.2
Alison Southwood16278928.4
Béatrice Farinacci17249828.8
Susanne Gschwend2326101134.2
Vicki Holland2621111035.0
Rosario Esteban2825121238.8
Lim Hye-kyung2728
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

RankNameNationSPFSPointsTotal4567891011121314151617
**1**Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev211.8
**2**Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach122.4
**3**Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini334.2
Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers546.0
Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov657.4
Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich478.6
Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver869.2
Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert779.8
Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom9912.6
Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler101014.0
Jill Watson / Burt Lancon111115.4
Babette Preußler / Torsten Ohlow121216.8
Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins141318.6
Toshimi Ito / Takashi Mura131419.2
Jana Havlová / René Novotný151521.0
Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola161622.4
Maija Pekkala / Pekka Pekkala171723.8

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.

RankNameNationCDOSPFDTotal456789101112131415161718WD
**1**Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean1112.0
**2**Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin3325.0
**3**Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert2235.0
Olga Volozhinskaya / Alexander Svinin5448.6
Karen Barber / Nicholas Slater48510.6
Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall75612.2
Elisa Spitz / Scott Gregory66713.0
Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev87815.6
Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn109918.6
Kelly Johnson / John Thomas13111022.2
Isabella Micheli / Roberto Pelizzola12101122.2
Wendy Sessions / Stephen Williams11121223.4
Judit Péterfy / Csaba Bálint14141327.0
Noriko Sato / Tadayuki Takahashi15131428.2
Marianne van Bommel / Wayne Deweyert16151530.6
Kathrin Beck / Christoff Beck17161632.6
Claudia Schmidlin / Daniel Schmidlin18171734.6
Hristina Boyanova / Javor IvanovBulgaria19181836.6
Nathalie Herve / Pierre Bechu9

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

  1. AP. (1983-03-10). "Russians Triumph In Pairs". NYTimes.com.
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