1991 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Munich, Germany on March. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 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 | |
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| Previous: 1990 World Championships | |
| Next: 1992 World Championships | |
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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.
- 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)