1982 World Figure Skating Championships

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Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 9 – 14
Season:1981–82
1982 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 9 – 14
Season:1981–82
Location:Copenhagen, Denmark
Venue:Brøndby Hall
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Scott Hamilton
Ladies' singles:
United States Elaine Zayak
Pairs:
East Germany Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
Ice dance:
United Kingdom Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean
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The 1982 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from March 9 to 14. 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 Olaf Poulsen and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič. It was the first worlds with different judging panels for compulsory figures, short programs, and compulsory dance on one side and for the free skatings and free dance on the other.

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Scott Hamilton West Germany Norbert Schramm Canada Brian Pockar
Ladies United States Elaine Zayak East Germany Katarina Witt Austria Claudia Kristofics-Binder
Pair skating East Germany Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach Soviet Union Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich United States Caitlin Carruthers / Peter Carruthers
Ice dancing United Kingdom Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean Soviet Union Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin Soviet Union Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2013
2 East Germany (GDR)1102
3 Great Britain (GBR)1001
4 Soviet Union (URS)0213
5 West Germany (FRG)0101
6 Austria (AUT)0011
 Canada (CAN)0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Results

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