1982 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1982 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from March 9 to 14. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 1982 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 9 – 14 |
| Season: | 1981–82 |
| Location: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Venue: | Brøndby Hall |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Scott Hamilton | |
| Ladies' singles: Elaine Zayak | |
Pair skating:  Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | |
Ice dance:  Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
| Previous: 1981 World Championships | |
| Next: 1983 World Championships | |
The ISU Representative was Olaf Poulsen and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič. It was the first worlds with different judging panels for compulsory figures, short programs, and compulsory dance on one side and for the free skatings and free dance on the other.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Scott Hamilton |
 Norbert Schramm |
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| Ladies | Elaine Zayak |
Katarina Witt |
 Claudia Kristofics-Binder |
| Pair skating | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
 Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich |
Caitlin Carruthers / Peter Carruthers |
| Ice dancing | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean |
Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin |
Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
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Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti
Italy
Assistant Referee:
- Martin Flesenreich Austria
Judges for the compulsory figures and the short program:
- Markus Germann
Switzerland - Maria Zuchowicz
Poland - Elaine DeMore United States
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Monique Georgelin
France - Giordano Abbondati Italy
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
Substitute judge:
- Dennis McFarlane Canada
Judges for the free skating:
- Oskar Urban
Czechoslovakia - Tjaša Andrée
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Yugoslavia - Sally-Anne Stapleford United Kingdom
- Britta Lindgren
Sweden - Kinuko Ueno
Japan - Norris Bowden Canada
- Leena Vainio
Finland
Substitute judge:
- Günter Teichmann East Germany
Ladies
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Berit Årnes
Norway
Judges for the compulsory figures and the short program:
- Leena Vainio Finland
- Margaret Berezowski Canada
- Elsbeth Bon
Netherlands - Toshio Suzuki Japan
- Jacqueline Kendall-Baker
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Australia - Eugen Romminger West Germany
- Tatiana Danilenko Soviet Union
Substitute judge:
Judges for the free skating:
- Markus Germann Switzerland
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
- Elaine DeMore United States
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Monique Georgelin France
- Giordano Abbondati Italy
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
Substitute judge:
- Dennis McFarlane Canada
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| 2 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 2.8 | |
| 3 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | United States | 4 | 3 | 4.6 | |
| 4 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada | 5 | 4 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski | Soviet Union | 3 | 5 | 6.2 | |
| 6 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 8.4 | |
| 7 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 8 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States | 9 | 8 | 11.6 | |
| 9 | Lori Baier / Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 8 | 9 | 12.2 | |
| 10 | Maria DiDomenico / Burt Lancon | United States | 10 | 10 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | Bettina Hage / Stefan Zins | West Germany | 12 | 11 | 15.8 | |
| 12 | Nathalie Tortel / Xavier Videau | France | 11 | 12 | 16.4 | |
| 13 | Luan Bo / Yao Bin |  China | 13 | 13 | 18.2 |
Referee:
- Benjamin T. Wright United States
Assistant Referee:
- Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
Judges for the short program:
- Virginia LeFevre United States
- Sergei Kononykhin Soviet Union
- Norris Bowden Canada
- Markus Germann Switzerland
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
- Kinuko Ueno Japan
- Giordano Abbondati Italy
Substitute judge:
- Britta Lindgren Sweden
Judges for the free skating:
- Elfriede Beyer West Germany
- Günter Teichmann East Germany
- Thérèse Maisel France
- Tjaša Andrée Yugoslavia
- Jacqueline Kendall-Baker Australia
- Elsbeth Bon Netherlands
- Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
Substitute judge:
- Britta Lindgren Sweden
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Hans Kutschera Austria
Judges for the compulsory dance:
- Joyce Hisey Canada
- István Sugár
Hungary - Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
- Lysiane Lauret France
- Brenda Long United Kingdom
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Lily Klapp Switzerland
Substitute judge:
- Tsukasa Kimura Japan
Judges for the free dance:
- Gerhard Frey West Germany
- Igor Kabanov Soviet Union
- Lily Klapp Switzerland
- Mary Louise Wright United States
- Cia Bordogna Italy
- Tsukasa Kimura Japan
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
Substitute judge:
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU