1997 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1997 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the CIG de Malley in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 16–23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing.
| 1997 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 16 – 23 |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Location: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Venue: | CIG de Malley |
| Champions | |
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Ladies' singles:  | |
Pair skating:  | |
Ice dance:  | |
| Previous: 1996 World Championships | |
| Next: 1998 World Championships | |
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men[1] | |
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| Ladies[2] | |
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| Pair skating[3] | |
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| Ice dancing | |
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Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 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.
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Referee:
- Britta Lindgren
Assistant Referee:
- Katsuichiro Hisanaga
Judges:
- Marie Reine le Gougne
- Agnes Morvai
- Sally Rehorick
- Sviatoslav Babenko
- George Iashvili
- Zoya Yordanova
- Paula Naughton
- Daniela Cavelli
- Sissy Krick
Substitute judge:
- Merja Kosonen
Ladies
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Hely Abbondati
Judges:
- Josette Betsch
- Alexander Pentchev
- Maria Zuchowicz
- Christa Gunsam
- Judit Fürst-Tombor
- Jan Hoffmann
- Gloria Morandi
- Hisashi Yoshikawa
- Adriana Domanska
Substitute judge:
- Bettina Meier
Pairs
Referee:
- Walburga Grimm
Assistant Referee:
- Markus German
Judges:
- Frank Parsons
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- Ulf Denzer
- Debbie Islam
- Alexei Shirshov
- Marina Sanaya
- Anna Sierocka
- Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
- Laura McNair
- Lucy J. Brennan
Substitute judge:
- Evgenia Bogdanova
Ice dancing
Referee:
- Wolfgang Kunz
Assistant Referee:
- Roland Wehinger
Judges:
- Robert Horen
- Gilles Van Den Broeck
- Halina Gordon-Poltorak
- John Greenwood
- Irina Absaliamova
- Isabella Micheli
- Evgenia Karnolska
- Mary Parry
- Heide Maritczak
Substitute judge:
- Sumiko Kobayashi
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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.
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