1988 World Figure Skating Championships | |
---|---|
Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 22 – 27 |
Season: | 1987–88 |
Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
Venue: | Budapest Sportcsarnok |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Brian Boitano | |
Ladies' singles: Katarina Witt | |
Pairs: Elena Valova / Oleg Vassiliev | |
Ice dance: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | |
Previous: 1987 World Championships | |
Next: 1989 World Championships |
The 1988 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from March 22 to 27. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men | Brian Boitano | Brian Orser | Viktor Petrenko |
Ladies | Katarina Witt | Elizabeth Manley | Debi Thomas |
Pairs | Elena Valova / Oleg Vassiliev | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | Larissa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov |
Ice dancing | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko | Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Kurt Browning of Canada landed the first ratified quadruple jump (a toe loop) in his free skating. [1] Jozef Sabovcik of Czechoslovakia had landed a quad toe loop at the 1986 European Championships which was recognized at the event but then ruled invalid three weeks later due to a touchdown with his free foot. [2]
Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union | 1.8 | 2 | 1 |
2 | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union | 2.4 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union | 4.2 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner | United States | 6.0 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston | Canada | 7.4 | 6 | 5 |
6 | Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | United States | 8.6 | 4 | 7 |
7 | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 8.8 | 7 | 6 |
8 | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach | East Germany | 11.2 | 8 | 8 |
9 | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Canada | 12.6 | 9 | 9 |
10 | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | United States | 14.0 | 10 | 10 |
11 | Lenka Knapová / René Novotný | Czechoslovakia | 15.4 | 11 | 11 |
12 | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor | United Kingdom | 16.8 | 12 | 12 |
13 | Anuschka Gläser / Stefan Pfrengle | West Germany | 18.2 | 13 | 13 |
14 | Lisa Cushley / Neil Cushley | United Kingdom | 19.6 | 14 | 14 |
15 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr | Australia | 21.0 | 15 | 15 |
16 | Akiko Nogami / Yoichi Yamazaki | Japan | 22.4 | 16 | 16 |