1983 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1983 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 8 – 13 |
| Season: | 1982–83 |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue: | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: United States Scott Hamilton | |
| Ladies' singles: United States Rosalynn Sumners | |
| Pairs: Soviet Union Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | |
| Ice dance: United Kingdom Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
| Previous: 1982 World Championships | |
| Next: 1984 World 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
[edit | edit source]Medalists
[edit | edit source]| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | United States Scott Hamilton | West Germany Norbert Schramm | Canada Brian Orser |
| Ladies | United States Rosalynn Sumners | West Germany Claudia Leistner | Soviet Union Elena Vodorezova |
| Pair skating | Soviet Union Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | East Germany Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | Canada Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini |
| Ice dancing | United Kingdom Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | Soviet Union Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | United States Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert |
Medals by country
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
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Judges:
- Irina Absaliamova File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- Kazuo Ohashi File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Heinz Müllenbach File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
- Helga von Wiecki File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
- Tjaša Andrée File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
- Monique Georgelin File:Flag of France.svg France
- Hugh C. Graham, Jr. File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Gerhardt Bubnik File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
- Margaret Berezowski File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Substitute judge:
Ladies
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Judges:
- Linda Petersen File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- Raymond Alperth File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Margaret Berezowski File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- Jacqueline Itschner File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- Monique Petis File:Flag of France.svg France
- Ludwig Gassner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- Eugen Romminger File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
- Hideo Sugita File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Britta Lindgren File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- Walburga Grimm File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Substitute judge:
Pairs
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Judges:
- Suzanne Fancis File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- Mikhail Drei File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- Ingrid Reetz File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
- Hely Abbondati File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- Dagmar Řeháková File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
- Virginia LeFevre File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Sally-Anne Stapleford File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
- Ingrid Linke File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
- Hideo Sugita File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
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Ice dancing
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
Referee:
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Judges:
- Cia Bordogna File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- Jürg Wilhelm File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- Kazuo Ohashi File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Margaret Freepartner File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Ann Shaw File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- Heide Maritszak File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- Igor Kabanov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- Katalin Alpern File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
- Roy Mason File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
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References
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Sources
[edit | edit source]- Result list provided by the ISU
