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.
| 1983 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 8 – 13 |
| Season: | 1982–83 |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue: | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Scott Hamilton | |
| Ladies' singles: Rosalynn Sumners | |
Pairs:  Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | |
Ice dance:  Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
| Previous: 1982 World Championships | |
| Next: 1984 World Championships | |
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
editMedalists
edit| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Scott Hamilton
|
 Norbert Schramm
|
 Brian Orser
|
| Ladies | Rosalynn Sumners
|
Claudia Leistner
|
Elena Vodorezova
|
| Pair skating | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
|
 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
|
Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini
|
| Ice dancing | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean
|
Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin
|
Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
|
Medals by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FS | SP+FS | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hamilton | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | Norbert Schramm | West Germany |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.6 | |
| 3 | Brian Orser | Canada |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 | |
| 4 | Alexander Fadeev | Soviet Union |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9.2 | |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France |
1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 6 | Jozef Sabovčík |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10.4 | |
| 7 | Brian Boitano | United States |
9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14.2 | |
| 8 | Heiko Fischer | West Germany |
5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15.2 | |
| 9 | Vladimir Kotin | Soviet Union |
7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16.6 | |
| 10 | Rudi Cerne | West Germany |
10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18.4 | |
| 11 | Laurent Depouilly | France |
12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 23.4 | |
| 12 | Falko Kirsten | East Germany |
14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24.4 | |
| 13 | Gary Beacom | Canada |
11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 27.4 | |
| 14 | Mark Cockerell | United States |
19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 29.2 | |
| 15 | Lars Åkesson |  Sweden |
13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 30.4 | |
| 16 | Miljan Begović |  Yugoslavia |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 31.0 | |
| 17 | Masaru Ogawa |  Japan |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31.6 | |
| 18 | Shinji Someya | Japan |
16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 35.8 | |
| 19 | Thomas Hlavik |  Austria |
18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 37.2 | |
| 20 | Mark Pepperday | United Kingdom |
21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 40.2 | |
| 21 | Cameron Medhurst |  Australia |
20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 41.0 | |
| 22 | Fernando Soria |  Spain |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44.0 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Kazuo Ohashi Japan
- Heinz Müllenbach West Germany
- Helga von Wiecki East Germany
- Tjaša Andrée Yugoslavia
- Monique Georgelin France
- Hugh C. Graham, Jr. United States
- Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
- Margaret Berezowski Canada
Substitute judge:
Ladies
edit
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Linda Petersen
Denmark - Raymond Alperth United States
- Margaret Berezowski Canada
- Jacqueline Itschner
Switzerland - Monique Petis France
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Eugen Romminger West Germany
- Hideo Sugita Japan
- Britta Lindgren Sweden
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
Substitute judge:
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
| 2 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany |
1 | 2 | 2.4 | |
| 3 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada |
3 | 3 | 4.2 | |
| 4 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | United States |
5 | 4 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 7.4 | |
| 6 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union |
4 | 7 | 8.6 | |
| 7 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States |
8 | 6 | 9.2 | |
| 8 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany |
7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 9 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada |
9 | 9 | 12.6 | |
| 10 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada |
10 | 10 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | Jill Watson / Burt Lancon | United States |
11 | 11 | 15.4 | |
| 12 | Babette Preußler / Torsten Ohlow | East Germany |
12 | 12 | 16.8 | |
| 13 | Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins | United Kingdom |
14 | 13 | 18.6 | |
| 14 | Toshimi Ito / Takashi Mura | Japan |
13 | 14 | 19.2 | |
| 15 | Jana Havlová / René Novotný | Czechoslovakia |
15 | 15 | 21.0 | |
| 16 | Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola | West Germany |
16 | 16 | 22.4 | |
| 17 | Maija Pekkala / Pekka Pekkala |  Finland |
17 | 17 | 23.8 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Suzanne Fancis Canada
- Mikhail Drei Soviet Union
- Ingrid Reetz West Germany
- Hely Abbondati Finland
- Dagmar Řeháková Czechoslovakia
- Virginia LeFevre United States
- Sally-Anne Stapleford United Kingdom
- Ingrid Linke East Germany
- Hideo Sugita Japan
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
editJayne 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:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Cia Bordogna
Italy - Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
- Kazuo Ohashi Japan
- Margaret Freepartner United States
- Ann Shaw Canada
- Heide Maritszak Austria
- Igor Kabanov Soviet Union
- Katalin Alpern
Hungary - Roy Mason United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
References
edit- ^ AP (1983-03-10). "Russians Triumph In Pairs". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
Sources
edit- Result list provided by the ISU