1989 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 14 – 19
Season:1988–89
Location:Paris, France
Venue:Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Champions
Men's singles:
Canada Kurt Browning
Ladies' singles:
Japan Midori Ito
Pairs:
Soviet Union Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko
Previous:
1988 World Championships
Next:
1990 World Championships

The 1989 World Figure Skating Championships was held March 14–19 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Medal tables

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Canada Kurt Browning United States Christopher Bowman Poland Grzegorz Filipowski
Ladies Japan Midori Ito West Germany Claudia Leistner United States Jill Trenary
Pair skating Soviet Union Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov Canada Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston Soviet Union Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov
Ice dancing Soviet Union Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union Maya Usova / Aleksandr Zhulin France Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2114
2 Canada (CAN)1102
3 Japan (JPN)1001
4 United States (USA)0112
5 West Germany (FRG)0101
6 France (FRA)0011
 Poland (POL)0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Results

Men

Kurt Browning became the first man to win a world championship while completing a quadruple jump.[1]

Rank Name Nation TFP CF OP FS
1 Kurt Browning Canada3.6511
2 Christopher Bowman United States5.8423
3 Grzegorz Filipowski Poland6.2352
4 Alexander Fadeev Soviet Union6.2134
5 Petr Barna Czechoslovakia10.2745
6 Viktor Petrenko Soviet Union10.4266
7 Daniel Doran United States16.06117
8 Oliver Höner  Switzerland18.010108
9 Michael Slipchuk Canada19.413710
10 Cameron Medhurst Australia20.811911
11 Makoto Kano Japan21.01889
12 Daniel Weiss West Germany25.291612
13 Axel Médéric France26.0121214
14 Dmitri Gromov Soviet Union27.6141513
15 András Száraz Hungary31.8151318
16 Mirko Eichhorn East Germany33.2201715
17 Ralph Burghart Austria34.681920
18 Alessandro Riccitelli Italy34.8172016
19 Peter Johansson Sweden35.0191419
20 Henrik Walentin Denmark37.0231817
Free skating not reached
21 Christian Newberry United Kingdom1625
22 Jung Sung-il South Korea2221
23 Iwo Svec West Germany2123
24 Oula Jääskeläinen Finland2522
25 David Liu Chinese Taipei2624
26 Boyko Aleksiev Bulgaria2426
27 Alexandre Geers Belgium2727
WD Ricardo Olavarrieta MexicoDNF28

Ladies

Midori Ito was the first Japanese skater to win gold and the first woman to do a triple axel in a major ISU competition.[2]

Rank Name Nation TFP CF OP FS
1 Midori Ito Japan4.0611
2 Claudia Leistner West Germany4.2132
3 Jill Trenary United States5.0223
4 Patricia Neske West Germany11.6566
5 Natalia Lebedeva Soviet Union11.6348
6 Kristi Yamaguchi United States11.81254
7 Evelyn Großmann East Germany16.614105
8 Natalia Gorbenko Soviet Union17.44811
9 Beatrice Gelmini Italy18.611710
10 Surya Bonaly France18.81697
11 Karen Preston Canada22.417119
12 Simone Lang East Germany23.8101312
13 Yvonne Pokorny Austria27.091415
14 Tamara Téglássy Hungary28.8131614
15 Junko Yaginuma Japan29.2151216
16 Charlene Wong Canada29.281517
17 Željka Čižmešija Yugoslavia34.271920
18 Yvonne Gómez Spain34.6242013
19 Helene Persson Sweden37.2211818
20 Petra Vonmoos  Switzerland38.0221719
Free skating not reached
21 Tracy Brook Australia2321
22 Lily Lyoonjung Lee South Korea2025
23 Louisa Danskin United Kingdom1927
24 Anisette Torp-Lind Denmark2722
25 Jacqueline Soames United Kingdom2623
26 Mari Niskanen Finland2524
27 Tsvetelina Yankova Bulgaria3026
28 Diana Marcos Mexico2828
29 Charuda Upatham Thailand2929
WD Sandy Suy BelgiumDNF18

Pairs

Rank Name Nation TFP SP FS
1 Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov Soviet Union1.511
2 Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston Canada3.022
3 Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov Soviet Union5.043
4 Peggy Schwarz / Alexander König East Germany6.535
5 Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo United States7.064
6 Elena Kvitchenko / Rashid Kadyrkaev Soviet Union9.557
7 Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler Canada10.086
8 Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold United States11.068
9 Anuschka Gläser / Stefan Pfrengle West Germany13.599
10 Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr Australia15.01010
11 Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor United Kingdom16.51111

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation TFP CD OSP FD
1 Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko Soviet Union2.0111
2 Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin Soviet Union4.0222
3 Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay France7.2353
4 Klára Engi / Attila Tóth Hungary7.4434
5 Susie Wynne / Joseph Druar United States9.4545
6 Larisa Fedorinova / Evgeni Platov Soviet Union12.0666
7 Stefania Calegari / Pasquale Camerlengo Italy14.0777
8 Karyn Garossino / Rod Garossino Canada16.0888
9 Sharon Jones / Paul Askham United Kingdom18.0999
10 Andrea Juklova / Martin Šimeček Czechoslovakia20.4111010
11 Michelle McDonald / Mark Mitchell Canada22.8131111
12 Dominique Yvon / Frédéric Palluel France24.0121212
13 Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko Finland26.8151313
14 Andrea Weppelmann / Hendryk Schamberger West Germany28.0141414
15 Anna Croci / Luca Mantovani Italy30.8171515
16 Małgorzata Grajcar / Andrzej Dostatni Poland32.0161616
17 Krisztina Kerekes / Csaba Szentpéteri Hungary34.4181717
18 Diane Gerencser / Alexander Stanislavov  Switzerland36.4191919
19 Kaoru Takino / Kenji Takino Japan38.4201919
Free dance not reached
20 Monica MacDonald / Duncan Smart Australia2221
21 Ursula Holik / Herbert Holik Austria2322
22 Park Kyung-sook / Han Seung-jong South Korea2423
23 Petya Gavazova / Nikolai Tonev Bulgaria2524
WD April Sargent / Russ Witherby United StatesDNF10

References

  1. "Results Plus". The New York Times. 17 March 1989.
  2. "Archives".
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