1999 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1999 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 20 through 28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.[1]
| 1999 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 20 – 28 |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue: | Hartwall Areena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  | |
| Ladies' singles: | |
| Pair skating: | |
| Ice dance: | |
| Previous: 1998 World Championships | |
| Next: 2000 World Championships | |
1999 was the first year that the qualifying competition in the men's and ladies' events counted towards the total score. Qualifying was 20% of the total score, the short program 30%, and the free skating 50%.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pair skating | |
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| Ice dancing | |
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Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. In the ladies' qualifying group B, Klara Bramfeldt (SWE) and Marion Krijgsman (NED) tied for 17th place, leading to a three-way tie in overall standings for 33rd place in the ladies' event.
Results
Men
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Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Hideo Sugita
Judges:
- Lone Villefrance
- Jan Olesinski
- Merja Kosonen
- Ute Boehm
- Peter Rankin
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- Igor Prokop
- Jörg Badraun
- Zsofia Wagner
- Zoya Yordanova
Substitute judge:
- Vladislav Petukhov
Ladies
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Referee:
- Britta Lindgren
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Franco Benini
- Marina Sanaya
- Bettina Meier
- Jiasheng Yang
- Agnes Morvai
- Maria Hrachovcova
- Christa Gunsam
- Pekka Leskinen
- Kenji Amako
Substitute judge:
- Marianne Oeverby
Pairs
Referee:
- Hely Abbondati
Assistant Referee:
- Alexander Lakernik
Judges:
- Jane Garden
- Volker Waldeck
- Franklin Nelson
- Anne Hardy-Thomas
- Liliana Strechova
- Evgenia Bogdanova
- Alfred Korytek
- Sviatoslav Babenko
- Maria Zuchowicz
Substitute judge:
- Alexei Shirshov
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Marie Lundmark
Judges:
- Elizabeth Clark
- Walter Zuccaro
- Yury Balkov
- Mary Parry
- Alla Shekhovtseva
- Ulf Denzer
- Evgenia Karnolska
- Hongguo Ren
- Margaret Faulkner
Substitute judge:
- Heide Maritczak