1998 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Minneapolis, USA from March 29 through April 5. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1998 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 29 – April 5
Season:1997–98
Location:Minneapolis, USA
Venue:Target Center
Champions
Men's singles:
Alexei Yagudin
Ladies' singles:
Michelle Kwan
Pair skating:
Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze
Ice dance:
Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov
Previous:
1997 World Championships
Next:
1999 World Championships

Medal tables

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Alexei Yagudin Todd Eldredge Evgeni Plushenko
Ladies Michelle Kwan Irina Slutskaya Maria Butyrskaya
Pair skating Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Jenni Meno / Todd Sand Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller
Ice dancing Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)3126
2 United States (USA)1203
3 France (FRA)0101
4 Canada (CAN)0011
 Germany (GER)0011
Totals (5 nations)44412

Competition notes

Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation TFP QA QB SP FS
1 Alexei Yagudin Russia2.5212
2 Todd Eldredge United States3.0141
3 Evgeni Plushenko Russia5.0124
4 Viacheslav Zagorodniuk Ukraine5.5353
5 Andrejs Vlascenko Germany8.0765
6 Michael Weiss United States8.5237
7 Steven Cousins United Kingdom10.5776
8 Jeffrey Langdon Canada12.0588
9 Evgeni Pliuta Ukraine14.55910
10 Szabolcs Vidrai Hungary15.04129
11 Takeshi Honda Japan16.531111
12 Zhengxin Guo China19.091412
13 Michael Tyllesen Denmark23.0131814
14 Roman Skorniakov Uzbekistan23.562113
15 Michael Shmerkin Israel24.0111019
16 Laurent Tobel France25.5111916
17 Anthony Liu Australia26.0122215
18 Margus Hernits Estonia26.5121718
19 Markus Leminen Finland26.5131320
20 Patrick Meier  Switzerland28.562317
21 Ivan Dinev Bulgaria28.541521
22 Robert Grzegorczyk Poland31.0101623
23 Sven Meyer Germany34.0102422
24 Gilberto Viadana Italy34.082024
Free skating not reached
25 Patrick Schmit Luxembourg1425
26 Yamato Tamura Japan926
27 Sergejs Telenkov Latvia1527
28 Vakhtang Murvanidze Georgia1528
29 Emanuel Sandhu Canada829
30 Lee Kyu-hyun South Korea1430
Short program not reached
31 Gheorghe Chiper Romania16
31 David Liu Chinese Taipei16
33 Juraj Sviatko Slovakia17
33 Daniel Feinado Spain17
35 Panagiotis Markouizo Greece18
35 Ricardo Olavarrieta Mexico18

Referee:

  • Walburga Grimm

Assistant Referee:

  • Charles Foster

Judges:

Substitute judge:

Ladies

Rank Name Nation TFP QA QB SP FS
1 Michelle Kwan United States1.5111
2 Irina Slutskaya Russia4.0242
3 Maria Butyrskaya Russia5.5153
4 Laetitia Hubert France5.5834
5 Anna Rechnio Poland6.0225
6 Tonia Kwiatkowski United States10.0486
7 Elena Liashenko Ukraine10.0367
8 Elena Sokolova Russia14.53138
9 Tanja Szewczenko Germany15.061010
10 Diána Póth Hungary16.58159
11 Julia Vorobieva Azerbaijan16.551111
12 Julia Lavrenchuk Ukraine19.041213
13 Joanne Carter Australia20.061612
14 Tatiana Malinina Uzbekistan21.55718
15 Lenka Kulovaná Czech Republic22.5101714
16 Vanessa Gusmeroli France23.57919
17 Marie-Pierre Leray France25.0141816
18 Silvia Fontana Italy25.592115
19 Júlia Sebestyén Hungary27.092017
20 Angela Derochie Canada29.5111920
21 Zuzana Paurová Slovakia30.0111423
22 Shizuka Arakawa Japan32.072221
23 Lucinda Ruh  Switzerland34.0102422
24 Mojca Kopač Slovenia35.5122324
Free skating not reached
25 Alisa Drei Finland1225
26 Anna Wenzel Austria1426
27 Anna Lundström Sweden1327
28 Marta Andrade Spain1328
29 Choi Hyung-kyung South Korea1529
30 Yankun Du China1530
Short program not reached
31 Ivana Jakupčević Croatia16
31 Olga Vassiljeva Estonia16
33 Shirene Human South Africa17
33 Valeria Trifancova Latvia17
35 Lauryna Slavinskaite Lithuania18
35 Helena Pajović Yugoslavia18
37 Anna Chatziathanassiou Greece19
37 Roxana Luca Romania19
39 Rocia Salas Mexico20
WD Kaja Hanevold Norway

Referee:

  • Ronald Pfenning

Assistant Referee:

  • Gerhardt Bubnik

Judges:

Substitute judge:

Pairs

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze Russia2.021
2 Jenni Meno / Todd Sand United States2.512
3 Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller Germany4.533
4 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo China7.064
5 Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek Poland8.046
6 Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov Russia8.575
7 Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz Canada9.557
8 Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis France12.088
9 Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon / Luc Bradet Canada15.0129
10 Shelby Lyons / Brian Wells United States15.01010
11 Marina Khalturina / Andrei Kriukov Kazakhstan15.5911
12 Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko Ukraine16.51112
13 Marsha Poluliaschenko / Andrew Seabrook United Kingdom20.51513
14 Kateřina Beránková / Otto Dlabola Czech Republic20.51314
15 Danielle McGrath / Stephen Carr Australia22.01415
16 Elaine Asanakis / Alcuin Schulten Greece24.01616
17 Inga Rodionova / Alexander Anichenko Azerbaijan26.01817
18 Oľga Beständigová / Jozef Beständig Slovakia26.51718
19 Jelena Sirokhvatova / Juri Salmanov Latvia29.02019
20 Jekaterina Nekrassova / Valdis Mintals Estonia29.51920
WD Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev Russia

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

  • Marie Lundmark

Judges:

Substitute judge:

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation TFP CD1 CD2 OD FD
1 Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov Russia2.01111
2 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat France4.23222
3 Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz Canada5.82333
4 Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh Russia8.04444
5 Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio Italy10.46655
6 Elizabeth Punsalan / Jerod Swallow United States11.65566
7 Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko Ukraine14.69877
8 Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas Lithuania15.67788
9 Kati Winkler / René Lohse Germany17.88999
10 Tatiana Navka / Nikolai Morozov Belarus20.611121010
11 Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasinski Poland21.610101111
12 Kateřina Mrázová / Martin Šimeček Czech Republic23.812111212
13 Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov Ukraine26.013131313
14 Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhanovsky Israel29.216151514
15 Anna Semenovich / Vladimir Fedorov Russia29.415151415
16 Diane Gerencser / Pasquale Camerlengo Italy31.614161616
17 Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviyski Bulgaria34.017171717
18 Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder France36.419191818
19 Chantal Lefebvre / Michel Brunet Canada37.618181919
20 Zuzana Merzova / Tomas Morbacher Slovakia40.620202120
21 Angelika Füring / Bruno Ellinger Austria43.222232221
22 Elizaveta Stekolnikova / Dmitri Kazarlyga Kazakhstan44.220212024
23 Charlotte Clements / Gary Shortland United Kingdom45.624252322
24 Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo France46.423222423
Free dance not reached
25 Jessica Joseph / Charles Butler United States262429
26 Eliane Hugentobler / Daniel Hugentobler  Switzerland282826
27 Ksenia Smetanenko / Samvel Gezalian Armenia272627
28 Aya Kawai / Hiroshi Tanaka Japan252728
29 Kornélia Bárány / András Rosnik Hungary292929
30 Margarita Fourer / Timothy Heinecke Australia303030

Referee:

  • Ann Shaw

Assistant Referee:

  • Ludmila Mikhailovskaya

Judges:

Substitute judge:

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