2008 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2007–08 figure skating season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from March 16 to 23.

2008 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 16 – 23
Season:2007–08
Location:Gothenburg, Sweden
Venue:Scandinavium
Champions
Men's singles:
Jeffrey Buttle
Ladies' singles:
Mao Asada
Pair skating:
Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Ice dance:
Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
Previous:
2007 World Championships
Next:
2009 World Championships

Qualification

Scandinavium arena during the championship

The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2007. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2008 World Junior Championships.

Based on the results of the 2007 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria.

Due to the large number of entries at the World Championships, only the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advanced to the free skating after the short program. In ice dancing, the top 30 couples in the compulsory dance advanced to the original dance, and the top 24 couples after the original dance advanced to the free dance.

Medals summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men Jeffrey Buttle Brian Joubert Johnny Weir
Ladies Mao Asada Carolina Kostner Kim Yuna
Pairs Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison
Ice dancing Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)1113
2 France (FRA)1102
3 Germany (GER)1001
 Japan (JPN)1001
5 China (CHN)0101
 Italy (ITA)0101
7 Russia (RUS)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (9 nations)44412

Competition notes

The compulsory dance was the Argentine Tango.

Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang from China set a new world record of 74.36 points under the ISU Judging System for pairs' short program.

European champion ice dancers Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin (RUS) withdrew before the event due to an injury to his knee. They were replaced by Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev. Four Continents and Grand Prix Final bronze medalist Evan Lysacek withdrew before the event due to injury.[1] He was replaced by US pewter medalist Jeremy Abbott.

Results

Men

The men's podium. From left: Johnny Weir (3rd), Jeffrey Buttle (1st), Brian Joubert (2nd).

Jeffrey Buttle was the sixth Canadian man to win the world title. His win set off a controversy because he did not attempt a quadruple jump. Brian Joubert the silver medalist criticized the system for producing a winner who did not complete or attempt a quadruple jump. This set off the first of many debates on the value of the quads and what men's figure skating should be about that would culminate in the 2010 Olympic Quadruple jump controversy.[2]

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Jeffrey Buttle Canada245.17182.101163.07
2 Brian Joubert France231.22677.752153.47
3 Johnny Weir United States221.84280.795141.05
4 Daisuke Takahashi Japan220.11380.406139.71
5 Stéphane Lambiel  Switzerland217.88579.127138.76
6 Kevin van der Perren Belgium216.02970.243145.78
7 Sergei Voronov Russia209.931565.264144.67
8 Takahiko Kozuka Japan205.15870.918134.24
9 Patrick Chan Canada203.55772.8111130.74
10 Stephen Carriere United States201.691168.209133.49
11 Jeremy Abbott United States197.261465.6110131.65
12 Sergei Davydov Belarus196.791268.1912128.60
13 Adrian Schultheiss Sweden194.391366.4513127.94
14 Kristoffer Berntsson Sweden193.721069.0215124.70
15 Tomáš Verner Czech Republic191.94479.8720112.07
16 Karel Zelenka Italy187.651764.0516123.60
17 Gregor Urbas Slovenia187.481861.6514125.83
18 Yannick Ponsero France182.061664.4618117.60
19 Yasuharu Nanri Japan179.882060.8917118.99
20 Anton Kovalevski Ukraine178.132160.7419117.39
21 Igor Macypura Slovakia169.931961.1921108.74
22 Jamal Othman  Switzerland164.022257.7522106.27
23 Li Chengjiang China155.752353.9923101.76
24 Abzal Rakimgaliev Kazakhstan149.922451.582498.34
Free Skating Not Reached
25 Alexandr Kazakov Belarus2551.00
26 Michael Chrolenko Norway2650.50
27 Pavel Kaška Czech Republic2749.98
28 Boris Martinec Croatia2848.91
29 Elliot Hilton United Kingdom2948.10
30 Javier Fernández Spain3047.87
31 Mikko Minkkinen Finland3147.15
32 Peter Liebers Germany3246.96
33 Zoltán Kelemen Romania3345.58
34 Maxim Shipov Israel3444.32
35 Sean Carlow Australia3543.98
36 Luis Hernández Mexico3642.74
37 Manuel Koll Austria3742.47
38 Justin Pietersen South Africa3838.67
39 Naiden Borichev Bulgaria3938.36
40 Konstantin Tupikov Poland4037.47
41 Tristan Thode New Zealand4135.29
42 Kutay Eryoldas Turkey4235.04
43 Danil Privalov Azerbaijan4334.73
44 Tigran Vardanjan Hungary4432.37
45 Saulius Ambrulevičius Lithuania4528.63
WD Alban Préaubert France

Ladies

The ladies' podium. From left: Carolina Kostner (2nd), Mao Asada (1st), Kim Yuna (3rd).

Carolina Kostner led the short program with 64.28 points, just 0.18 points higher than Mao Asada who was in second. Kim Yuna fell on her triple Lutz, leaving her in fifth place after the short program. Kim managed a clean free skate, earning the top score of 123.38 points. However, that was insufficient to make up for the short program. Kostner received negative grade of execution on five of her seven jumping passes but still managed the third highest free score. Asada, one of two women attempting the triple Axel in the competition, fell during the takeoff of the axel, but still managed to do two triple-triples and score 1.46 points higher than Kostner, securing the gold medal. Silver went to Kostner and Kim received the bronze medal.

Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Mao Asada Japan185.56264.102121.46
2 Carolina Kostner Italy184.68164.283120.40
3 Kim Yuna South Korea183.23559.851123.38
4 Yukari Nakano Japan177.40361.104116.30
5 Joannie Rochette Canada174.12659.535114.59
6 Sarah Meier  Switzerland171.88759.496112.39
7 Kimmie Meissner United States149.74957.251292.49
8 Laura Lepistö Finland147.262145.417101.85
9 Kiira Korpi Finland145.73460.581785.15
10 Beatrisa Liang United States145.291052.811392.48
11 Júlia Sebestyén Hungary145.171947.04898.13
12 Annette Dytrt Germany144.311250.991193.32
13 Valentina Marchei Italy142.931748.89994.04
14 Mira Leung Canada140.591450.691489.90
15 Jelena Glebova Estonia140.102046.261093.84
16 Ashley Wagner United States137.401151.491585.91
17 Ksenia Doronina Russia135.251549.941685.31
18 Viktoria Helgesson Sweden127.961649.682078.28
19 Kim Na-young South Korea127.321847.961979.36
20 Elene Gedevanishvili Georgia125.992344.061881.93
21 Anastasia Gimazetdinova Uzbekistan124.921350.842174.08
22 Tamar Katz Israel116.862443.582273.28
23 Melinda Sherilyn Wang Chinese Taipei116.122244.772371.35
WD Miki Ando Japan859.21
Free Skating Not Reached
25 Jenna McCorkell United Kingdom2542.55
26 Ivana Reitmayerová Slovakia2641.79
27 Tuğba Karademir Turkey2738.71
28 Mérovée Ephrem Monaco2838.61
29 Victoria Muniz Puerto Rico2938.41
30 Sonia Lafuente Spain3038.35
31 Liu Yan China3138.13
32 Nella Simaová Czech Republic3237.72
33 Sonia Radeva Bulgaria3337.44
34 Anna Jurkiewicz Poland3437.09
35 Irina Movchan Ukraine3536.17
36 Julia Sheremet Belarus3634.69
37 Tina Wang Australia3734.00
38 Candice Didier France3833.91
39 Roxana Luca Romania3932.07
40 Viviane Käser  Switzerland4030.37
41 Mirna Libric Croatia4130.20
42 Ksenia Jastsenjski Serbia4229.05
43 Barbara Klerk Belgium4328.38
44 Loretta Hamui Mexico4428.15
45 Gracielle Jeanne Tan Philippines4527.85
46 Denise Koegl Austria4627.36
47 Charissa Tansomboon Thailand4727.28
48 Stasia Rage Latvia4826.45
49 Tamami Ono Hong Kong4926.20
50 Maria-Elena Papasotiriou Greece5025.95
51 Lejeanne Marais South Africa5125.85
52 Morgan Figgins New Zealand5225.16
53 Beatrice Rozinskaite Lithuania5324.02

Pairs

The pairs' podium. From left: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points SP FS
1 Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy Germany202.86272.001130.86
2 Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao China197.82174.363123.46
3 Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison Canada192.78468.662124.12
4 Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov Russia191.33371.424119.91
5 Pang Qing / Tong Jian China186.78567.875118.91
6 Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin Canada169.61760.016109.60
7 Maria Mukhortova / Maxim Trankov Russia166.64664.099102.55
8 Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay Canada164.67959.437105.24
9 Tatiana Volosozhar / Stanislav Morozov Ukraine159.95859.5310100.42
10 Rena Inoue / John Baldwin United States157.201053.838103.37
11 Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski United States146.031249.591196.44
12 Dong Huibo / Wu Yiming China142.831150.491292.34
13 Laura Magitteri / Ondřej Hotárek Italy126.381442.181384.20
14 Adeline Canac / Maximin Coia France124.681641.751482.93
15 Stacey Kemp / David King United Kingdom123.981344.281579.70
16 Dominika Piątkowska / Dmitri Khromin Poland111.941738.321673.62
17 Hayley Anne Sacks / Vadim Akolzin Israel111.231541.961769.27
18 Marina Aganina / Dmitri Zobnin Uzbekistan97.311835.241962.07
19 Ariel Fay Gagnon / Chad Tsagris Greece95.651933.341862.31
20 Amy Ireland / Michael Bahoric Croatia77.392026.572050.82
WD Ekaterina Kostenko / Roman Talan Ukraine

Ice dancing

The ice dancing podium. From left: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (2nd), Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder (1st), Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski (3rd).
Rank Name Nation Total points CD OD FD
1 Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder France212.94140.73167.252104.96
2 Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Canada208.80238.71364.811105.28
3 Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski Russia203.26337.98265.99599.29
4 Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto United States203.00535.02464.693103.29
5 Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali Italy201.91437.15563.554101.21
6 Meryl Davis / Charlie White United States191.19734.80760.36696.03
7 Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat France190.51634.82660.67795.02
8 Sinead Kerr / John Kerr United Kingdom186.94833.48859.86893.60
9 Alexandra Zaretski / Roman Zaretski Israel179.21932.51958.101088.60
10 Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte Italy179.031131.521057.05990.46
11 Kristin Fraser / Igor Lukanin Azerbaijan173.951031.861156.351185.74
12 Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre United States165.901231.481352.101482.32
13 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Russia164.721629.121252.881382.72
14 Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniūnas Lithuania164.281329.851451.661282.77
15 Ekaterina Rubleva / Ivan Shefer Russia160.371529.141549.521581.71
16 Cathy Reed / Chris Reed Japan155.151828.161847.701679.29
17 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje Canada154.842027.741748.621778.48
18 Anna Zadorozhniuk / Sergei Verbillo Ukraine153.251429.311649.172174.77
19 Allie Hann-McCurdy / Michael Coreno Canada153.131728.331947.011877.79
20 Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi Germany150.821928.072145.521977.23
21 Barbora Silná / Dmitri Matsjuk Austria147.212124.852046.902075.46
22 Yu Xiaoyang / Wang Chen China139.202323.902343.972371.33
23 Kamila Hájková / David Vincour Czech Republic138.632224.062541.912272.66
24 Leonie Krail / Oscar Peter  Switzerland126.502522.382244.102460.02
Free Dance Not Reached
25 Krisztina Barta / Ádám Tóth Hungary64.082721.442442.64
26 Joanna Budner / Jan Mościcki Poland62.282423.612838.67
27 Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman Australia60.122820.242739.88
28 Ksenia Shmirina / Egor Maistrov Belarus59.372918.872640.50
29 Yu Sun Hye / Ramil Sarkulov Uzbekistan56.932621.853035.08
30 Ina Demireva / Juri Kurakin Bulgaria53.383017.752935.63
Original Dance Not Reached
31 Kristina Kiudmaa / Aleksei Trohlev Estonia3116.72

Multiple spots for 2009 Worlds

The following countries have earned more than one entry to the 2009 World Championships based on performance at the 2008 World Championships.[3]

Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance
3  Canada
 Japan
 United States
 Japan  Canada
 China
 Germany
 Russia
 France
 United States
2  Belgium
 France
 Russia
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Canada
 Finland
 Italy
 South Korea
  Switzerland
 United States
 Ukraine
 United States
 Canada
 Israel
 Italy
 Russia
 United Kingdom

References

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