1997 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1997 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 16 – 23 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Venue: | CIG de Malley |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Elvis Stojko | |
Ladies' singles:  Tara Lipinski | |
Pairs:  Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer | |
Ice dance:  Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | |
| Previous: 1996 World Championships | |
| Next: 1998 World Championships | |
The 1997 ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men[1] | Elvis Stojko
|
Todd Eldredge
|
Alexei Yagudin
|
| Ladies[2] | Tara Lipinski
|
Michelle Kwan
|
 Vanessa Gusmeroli
|
| Pair skating[3] | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer
|
Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov
|
Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev
|
| Ice dancing | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov
|
Oleg Ovsiannikov
|
Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz
|
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Competition notes
At age 14, Tara Lipinski became the youngest skater to win the World title in ladies' singles.
Results
Men
1994 Olympic champion Alexei Urmanov withdrew with a groin injury.
Stojko became the first skater to win a world title with a successful 4T-3T.
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Marie Reine le Gougne
France - Agnes Morvai
Hungary - Sally Rehorick
Canada - Sviatoslav Babenko
Russia - George Iashvili
Georgia - Zoya Yordanova
Bulgaria - Paula Naughton
United States - Daniela Cavelli
Italy - Sissy Krick
Germany
Substitute judge:
Ladies
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Josette Betsch France
- Alexander Pentchev Bulgaria
- Maria Zuchowicz
Poland - Christa Gunsam
Austria - Judit Fürst-Tombor Hungary
- Jan Hoffmann Germany
- Gloria Morandi Italy
- Hisashi Yoshikawa
Japan - Adriana Domanska
Slovakia
Substitute judge:
Pairs
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Frank Parsons
Australia - Ulf Denzer Germany
- Debbie Islam Canada
- Alexei Shirshov
Belarus - Marina Sanaya Russia
- Anna Sierocka Poland
- Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
Greece - Laura McNair
United Kingdom - Lucy J. Brennan United States
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Robert Horen United States
- Gilles Van Den Broeck France
- Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland
- John Greenwood Canada
- Irina Absaliamova Belarus
- Isabella Micheli Italy
- Evgenia Karnolska Bulgaria
- Mary Parry United Kingdom
- Heide Maritczak Austria
Substitute judge:
- Sumiko Kobayashi Japan
References
- ^ JERE LONGMAN (1997-03-21). "Stojko Leaps to Another Championship - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ JERE LONGMAN (1997-03-23). "Lipinski, 14, Is Youngest World Champion - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "German Pair Win World Title - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1997-03-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
External links
- 1997 Worlds results Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine