| 1983 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 8 – 13 |
| Season: | 1982–83 |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue: | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Scott Hamilton | |
| Ladies' singles: Rosalynn Sumners | |
Pairs:  Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | |
Ice dance:  Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
| Previous: 1982 World Championships | |
| Next: 1984 World Championships | |
The 1983 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 8 to 13. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Hermann Schiechtl and the ISU Technical Delegate Elemér Terták. The original dance was part of the competition for the first time.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Scott Hamilton |
 Norbert Schramm |
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| Ladies | Rosalynn Sumners |
Claudia Leistner |
Elena Vodorezova |
| Pair skating | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev |
 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini |
| Ice dancing | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean |
Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin |
Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FS | SP+FS | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hamilton | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | Norbert Schramm | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.6 | |
| 3 | Brian Orser | Canada | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 | |
| 4 | Alexander Fadeev | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9.2 | |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 6 | Jozef Sabovčík |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10.4 | |
| 7 | Brian Boitano | United States | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14.2 | |
| 8 | Heiko Fischer | West Germany | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15.2 | |
| 9 | Vladimir Kotin | Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16.6 | |
| 10 | Rudi Cerne | West Germany | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18.4 | |
| 11 | Laurent Depouilly | France | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 23.4 | |
| 12 | Falko Kirsten | East Germany | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24.4 | |
| 13 | Gary Beacom | Canada | 11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 27.4 | |
| 14 | Mark Cockerell | United States | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 29.2 | |
| 15 | Lars Åkesson |  Sweden | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 30.4 | |
| 16 | Miljan Begović | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 31.0 | |
| 17 | Masaru Ogawa |  Japan | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31.6 | |
| 18 | Shinji Someya | Japan | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 35.8 | |
| 19 | Thomas Hlavik |  Austria | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 37.2 | |
| 20 | Mark Pepperday | United Kingdom | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 40.2 | |
| 21 | Cameron Medhurst | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 41.0 | |
| 22 | Fernando Soria |  Spain | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44.0 |
Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti
Italy
Assistant Referee:
- Oskar Madl Austria
Judges:
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Kazuo Ohashi Japan
- Heinz Müllenbach West Germany
- Helga von Wiecki East Germany
- Tjaša Andrée Yugoslavia
- Monique Georgelin France
- Hugh C. Graham, Jr. United States
- Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
- Margaret Berezowski Canada
Substitute judge:
- Walter Hütter Austria
Ladies
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Referee:
- Benjamin T. Wright United States
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Linda Petersen
Denmark - Raymond Alperth United States
- Margaret Berezowski Canada
- Jacqueline Itschner
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Switzerland - Monique Petis France
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Eugen Romminger West Germany
- Hideo Sugita Japan
- Britta Lindgren Sweden
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
Substitute judge:
- Giovanni De Mori Italy
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
| 2 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 2.4 | |
| 3 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada | 3 | 3 | 4.2 | |
| 4 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | United States | 5 | 4 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 7.4 | |
| 6 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union | 4 | 7 | 8.6 | |
| 7 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States | 8 | 6 | 9.2 | |
| 8 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany | 7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 9 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada | 9 | 9 | 12.6 | |
| 10 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada | 10 | 10 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | Jill Watson / Burt Lancon | United States | 11 | 11 | 15.4 | |
| 12 | Babette Preußler / Torsten Ohlow | East Germany | 12 | 12 | 16.8 | |
| 13 | Susan Garland / Ian Jenkins | United Kingdom | 14 | 13 | 18.6 | |
| 14 | Toshimi Ito / Takashi Mura | Japan | 13 | 14 | 19.2 | |
| 15 | Jana Havlová / René Novotný | Czechoslovakia | 15 | 15 | 21.0 | |
| 16 | Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola | West Germany | 16 | 16 | 22.4 | |
| 17 | Maija Pekkala / Pekka Pekkala |  Finland | 17 | 17 | 23.8 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Erika Schiechtl West Germany
Judges:
- Suzanne Fancis Canada
- Mikhail Drei Soviet Union
- Ingrid Reetz West Germany
- Hely Abbondati Finland
- Dagmar Řeháková Czechoslovakia
- Virginia LeFevre United States
- Sally-Anne Stapleford United Kingdom
- Ingrid Linke East Germany
- Hideo Sugita Japan
Substitute judge:
- Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
Ice dancing
Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean got 5.9 scores from all nine judges in their third dance, the Argentine tango, of the compulsory portion of the event.[1]
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Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Roland Wehinger Austria
Judges:
- Cia Bordogna Italy
- Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
- Kazuo Ohashi Japan
- Margaret Freepartner United States
- Ann Shaw Canada
- Heide Maritszak Austria
- Igor Kabanov Soviet Union
- Katalin Alpern
Hungary - Roy Mason United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
- Lysiane Lauret France
References
- ↑ AP (1983-03-10). "Russians Triumph In Pairs". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU
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