1991 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1991 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 12 – 17 |
| Season: | 1990–91 |
| Location: | Munich, Germany |
| Venue: | Olympiahalle |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  | |
Ladies' singles:  | |
Pair skating:  | |
Ice dance:  | |
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Previous: 1990 World Championships | |
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Next: 1992 World Championships | |
The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Munich on March. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men[1] | |
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| Ladies[2] | |
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| Pair skating[3] | |
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| Ice dancing[4] | |
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Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
Kurt Browning won his third world championship in a row. Elvis Stojko (CAN) lands the first quad in combination, the first quadruple toe loop-double toe loop combination, at the World Championships.[5][6]
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Ladies
The U.S. became the only nation to ever sweep the ladies' podium at a World Championships.[7]
Midori Ito and Laetitia Hubert collided with each other during a practice session.[8] In the short program, Ito stumbled over an opening in the boards and into a camera but was back on the ice after three seconds.[8] Tonya Harding became the first American woman to perform a triple-axel at an international event.
Pairs
Ice dancing
The judges voted two couples (from Czechoslovakia and Poland) exactly the same (each 12 placings in compulsory dance 2).
References
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (March 15, 1991). "FIGURE SKATING; Browning's Triple Jumps Lead to 3d Title in Row". The New York Times.
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (March 17, 1991). "Figure Skating; Skating Sweep for the U.S. Women". The New York Times.
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (March 14, 1991). "FIGURE SKATING; Brilliant Victory for Soviet Pair and Surprising 3d for U.S". The New York Times.
- ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 29, 1991). "THE YEAR IN REVIEW; Winners of 1991 Individual and Team Championships". The New York Times.
- ↑ USA Today quad timeline
- ↑ "FIGURE SKATING / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : Soviets Win, U.S. Pair Third". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1991.
- ↑ "Ice Queens". CNN. March 25, 1991.
- 1 2 Janofsky, Michael (March 16, 1991). "Ito Survives Hard Knocks and Gains 3d Place". The New York Times.
External links
- results
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05. (9.95 KB)
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03. (14.2 KB)
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05. (19.4 KB)
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-09-25. (15.5 KB)