2010 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 2010
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The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Palavela in Turin, Italy from 22 to 28 March.[1]
| 2010 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 22 March – 28 |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Location: | Turin, Italy |
| Host: | Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio |
| Venue: | Palavela |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Daisuke Takahashi | |
| Ladies' singles: Mao Asada | |
Pairs:  Pang Qing / Tong Jian | |
Ice dance:  Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | |
| Previous: 2009 World Championships | |
| Next: 2011 World Championships | |
Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by 1 July 2009. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2010 World Junior Championships.
Based on the results of the 2009 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria.
Countries which qualified more than one entry per discipline:[2]
| Spots | Men | Ladies | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Japan  United States |
Japan |
China  Russia |
Russia United States |
| 2 | Canada  Czech Republic  France  Italy  Kazakhstan Russia |
Canada  Finland  Georgia Russia  South Korea  Switzerland United States |
Canada  Germany  Ukraine United States |
Canada France Italy  Great Britain |
Schedule
(Local time, UTC+1)
- Tuesday, 23 March
- 12:00 Compulsory dance
- 17:15 Opening ceremonies
- 18:15 Pairs short program
- Wednesday, 24 March
- 09:30 Men's short program
- 18:45 Pairs free skating
- Thursday, 25 March
- 12:45 Original dance
- 18:15 Men's free skating
- Friday, 26 March
- 09:00 Ladies' short program
- 18:45 Free dance
- Saturday, 27 March
- 12:30 Ladies' free skating
- Sunday, 28 March
- 14:30 Gala exhibition
Medals summary
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Daisuke Takahashi |
Patrick Chan |
Brian Joubert |
| Ladies | Mao Asada |
Kim Yuna |
Laura Lepistö |
| Pairs | Pang Qing / Tong Jian |
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
 Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Daisuke Takahashi |
Patrick Chan |
Brian Joubert |
| Ladies | Mirai Nagasu |
Mao Asada |
Laura Lepistö |
| Pairs | Pang Qing / Tong Jian |
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| Ice dancing | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali |
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Daisuke Takahashi |
Patrick Chan |
Michal Březina |
| Ladies | Kim Yuna |
Mao Asada |
Miki Ando |
| Pairs | Pang Qing / Tong Jian |
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| Ice dancing | Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat |
Medals by country
Table of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Competition notes
- The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz. 2010 Worlds were the final event to include a compulsory dance. The last compulsory dance in competition was skated by Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali.[3] Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir set a world record for the original dance, earning 70.27 points,[4] 2010 Worlds were also the final event to include an original dance.
- Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese man to win a world title. He attempted a quad flip which made him the first gold medalist to try a quad since 2007 Worlds, but he underrotated the jump, making him the third champion in a row not to land one successfully.[5]
- Mao Asada became the first ladies figure skater from Asia to win multiple world titles.
- Japan won two of the four titles, and both singles titles for the first time.
- Laura Lepistö became the first Finn to medal in ladies' singles at the World Championships.[6]
Results
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | CD | OD | FD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | Canada | 224.43 | 1 | 44.13 | 1 | 70.27 | 2 | 110.03 |
| 2 | Meryl Davis / Charlie White | United States | 223.03 | 2 | 43.25 | 2 | 69.29 | 1 | 110.49 |
| 3 | Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali | Italy | 197.85 | 3 | 40.85 | 3 | 59.16 | 4 | 97.84 |
| 4 | Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat | France | 194.39 | 4 | 37.75 | 4 | 58.55 | 3 | 98.09 |
| 5 | Sinead Kerr / John Kerr |  United Kingdom | 189.11 | 6 | 37.56 | 5 | 58.23 | 5 | 93.32 |
| 6 | Alexandra Zaretsky / Roman Zaretsky |  Israel | 181.26 | 8 | 33.79 | 6 | 56.13 | 6 | 91.34 |
| 7 | Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier | Canada | 180.30 | 9 | 33.32 | 7 | 55.76 | 7 | 91.22 |
| 8 | Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev | Russia | 177.23 | 11 | 32.43 | 8 | 55.04 | 8 | 89.76 |
| 9 | Emily Samuelson / Evan Bates | United States | 168.77 | 10 | 32.61 | 10 | 52.79 | 10 | 83.37 |
| 10 | Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin |  Hungary | 166.90 | 13 | 31.47 | 11 | 51.91 | 9 | 83.52 |
| 11 | Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte | Italy | 164.52 | 7 | 34.05 | 12 | 51.40 | 14 | 79.07 |
| 12 | Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones | France | 161.86 | 15 | 30.55 | 13 | 50.52 | 12 | 80.79 |
| 13 | Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer | Russia | 161.20 | 16 | 30.53 | 16 | 48.77 | 11 | 81.90 |
| 14 | Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre | United States | 159.68 | 14 | 31.36 | 15 | 50.33 | 15 | 77.99 |
| 15 | Cathy Reed / Chris Reed | Japan | 154.93 | 23 | 24.78 | 14 | 50.41 | 13 | 79.74 |
| 16 | Lucie Myslivečková / Matěj Novák | Czech Republic | 147.93 | 18 | 26.95 | 17 | 46.07 | 17 | 74.91 |
| 17 | Caitlin Mallory / Kristjan Rand |  Estonia | 147.39 | 20 | 26.62 | 21 | 43.77 | 16 | 77.00 |
| 18 | Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen | China | 142.80 | 17 | 28.42 | 19 | 44.59 | 19 | 69.79 |
| 19 | Kira Geil / Dmitri Matsjuk |  Austria | 142.49 | 19 | 26.69 | 18 | 44.88 | 18 | 70.92 |
| WD | Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski | Russia | 91.98 | 5 | 37.70 | 9 | 54.28 | WD | |
| Did not advance to free dance | |||||||||
| 21 | Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze | Georgia | 69.42 | 22 | 26.07 | 22 | 43.35 | ||
| 22 | Carolina Hermann / Daniel Hermann | Germany | 69.17 | 21 | 26.36 | 23 | 42.81 | ||
| 23 | Christina Chitwood / Mark Hanretty | United Kingdom | 68.97 | 24 | 24.70 | 20 | 44.27 | ||
| 24 | Katelyn Good / Nikolaj Sorensen |  Denmark | 63.55 | 25 | 22.56 | 24 | 40.99 | ||
| 25 | Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman |  Australia | 59.28 | 26 | 21.07 | 25 | 38.21 | ||
| 26 | Jenette Maitz / Alper Uçar |  Turkey | 49.50 | 27 | 17.36 | 26 | 32.14 | ||
| WD | Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo | Ukraine | 12 | 31.66 | |||||
Prize money
| Prize money (US$)[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Placement | Men's / Ladies' singles | Pairs / Ice dancers |
| 1st | 45,000 | 67,500 |
| 2nd | 27,000 | 40,500 |
| 3rd | 18,000 | 27,000 |
| 4th | 13,000 | 19,500 |
| 5th | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 6th | 7,000 | 10,500 |
| 7th | 6,000 | 9,000 |
| 8th | 5,000 | 7,500 |
| 9th | 3,500 | 5,250 |
| 10th | 3,000 | 4,500 |
| 11th | 2,500 | 3,750 |
| 12th | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| Pairs and ice dancing couples split the amount. Total prize money: US$710,000. | ||
