1998 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 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: Russia Alexei Yagudin | |
| Ladies' singles: United States Michelle Kwan | |
| Pairs: Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
| Ice dance: Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | |
| Previous: 1997 World Championships | |
| Next: 1999 World 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.
Medal tables
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[edit | edit source]| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Russia Alexei Yagudin | United States Todd Eldredge | Russia Evgeni Plushenko |
| Ladies | United States Michelle Kwan | Russia Irina Slutskaya | Russia Maria Butyrskaya |
| Pair skating | Russia Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | United States Jenni Meno / Todd Sand |  Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller
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| Ice dancing | Russia Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | France Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | Canada Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz |
Medals by country
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Competition notes
[edit | edit source]Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
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Judges:
- Gavril Velchev File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
- Frank Parsons File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- Elfriede Beyer Germany
- Lucy J. Brennan File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Seppo Kurtti File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- Prisca Binz-Moser File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- Ingelise Blangsted File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- Agnes Morvai
Hungary - Odile Guedj File:Flag of France.svg France
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Ladies
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Judges:
- Julianna Beke Hungary
- Alfred Korytek File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- Marianne Oeverby File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- Hideo Sugita File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Rafaella Loccatelli File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- Christa Gunsam File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- Jacqueline Itschner File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- Susan Heffernan File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- Liliana Strechova
Czech Republic
Substitute judge:
Pairs
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Judges:
- Maria Zuchowicz File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- Jiasheng Yang File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- Hugh Graham File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Igor Prokop File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
- Gьnther Teichmann Germany
- Robert Worsfold File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
- Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
Greece - Susan Lynch File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- Alain Miguel File:Flag of France.svg France
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
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Judges:
- Katalin Alpern Hungary
- Elena Buriak File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- Monika Zeidler Germany
- Yury Balkov File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- Isabella Micheli File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- Armelle Van Eybergen File:Flag of France.svg France
- Patricia S. French File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
- Irina Absaliamova File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
- Janet Coton File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
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External links
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1998 in figure skating
- 1998 in American sports
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United States
- Sports competitions in Minneapolis
- March 1998 sports events in the United States
- April 1998 sports events in the United States
- 1998 in sports in Minnesota
- 1990s in Minneapolis